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Favorite Sad Songs....
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Hmm, so many weepy Tom Waits ballads I could mention, favourites include:
Fish & Bird, Innocent When You Dream, Please Wake Me Up, Shiny Things, If I Have To Go, Day After Tomorrow, Martha, Bad Liver & A Broken Heart, etc...
Other favourites include
Gavin Bryars - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
Robert Wyatt - Sea Song
Two Gallants - Threnody in Minor B
Neil Young - It's A Dream
Neil Young - Philadephia
Sorry about all that, once you get started its hard to stop...
Fish & Bird, Innocent When You Dream, Please Wake Me Up, Shiny Things, If I Have To Go, Day After Tomorrow, Martha, Bad Liver & A Broken Heart, etc...
Other favourites include
Gavin Bryars - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
Robert Wyatt - Sea Song
Two Gallants - Threnody in Minor B
Neil Young - It's A Dream
Neil Young - Philadephia
Sorry about all that, once you get started its hard to stop...
As far as I'm concerned, one of the saddest songs I've ever heard is "Promising Light" by Iron & Wine.
The line "Now I see love / Looking for you in this other girl's eyes" just kills me.
The line "Now I see love / Looking for you in this other girl's eyes" just kills me.
I remember having to delete some (IIRC) Aerosmith track off my old MP3 player. It was the song Eninem sampled for one of his tracks.
Haha. We're going back a few years and I can't remember a thing
either way I was going through a bizarre phase where I was scared of getting older and that song basically amplified it.
Haha. We're going back a few years and I can't remember a thing
either way I was going through a bizarre phase where I was scared of getting older and that song basically amplified it.
I remember having to delete some (IIRC) Aerosmith track off my old MP3 player. It was the song Eninem sampled for one of his tracks.
Haha. We're going back a few years and I can't remember a thing
"Dream On" ?
I find it interesting "Fields of Gold" has been mentioned so many times. I think of that as a very romantic love song, but not sad.
Still Loving You - Scorpions
Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
White Flag - Dido
And my number 1 sad song (and the only one on my list to have already been mentioned!):
My Immortal - Evanescence
Still Loving You - Scorpions
Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
White Flag - Dido
And my number 1 sad song (and the only one on my list to have already been mentioned!):
My Immortal - Evanescence
This weekend I heard one of the ultimate sad songs.... "Empty Garden" or "Hey, Hey Johnny." As most already know, it is a heartfelt tribute to John Lennon. Every once in a while, all the various artistic elements come together to make an artist defining song or moment. For me, this song is Elton John's crowning moment. It connects on so many levels.
What happened here?
As the New York sunset disappeared,
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there.
Who lived here?
It must have been a gardener who cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop,
But now it all looks strange.
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain.
And what's it for?
This little empty garden by the brownstone door.
And in the cracks along the sidewalk, nothing grows no more.
Who lived here?
He must have been a gardener who cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop,
And we are so amazed, we're crippled and we're dazed.
A gardener like that one, no one can replace.
And I've been knocking, but no one answers,
And I've been knocking most of the day,
And I've been calling, "Oh, hey, hey, Johnny,
Can't you come out and play?"
And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear.
Who lived there?
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls,
We hear your name.
What happened here?
As the New York sunset disappeared,
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there.
Who lived here?
It must have been a gardener who cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop,
But now it all looks strange.
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain.
And what's it for?
This little empty garden by the brownstone door.
And in the cracks along the sidewalk, nothing grows no more.
Who lived here?
He must have been a gardener who cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop,
And we are so amazed, we're crippled and we're dazed.
A gardener like that one, no one can replace.
And I've been knocking, but no one answers,
And I've been knocking most of the day,
And I've been calling, "Oh, hey, hey, Johnny,
Can't you come out and play?"
And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear.
Who lived there?
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls,
We hear your name.
I'm a big fan of Rufus Wainwright's music. It seems that some of his most emotional songs are created for big motion pictures. Two of them, also being favorites of mine, include...
[YouTube links for listening to whole song]
"Hallelujah" (Shrek soundtrack)
"The Maker Makes" (Brokeback Mountain soundtrack)
Something about a gentle piano is what hits me the most.
[YouTube links for listening to whole song]
"Hallelujah" (Shrek soundtrack)
"The Maker Makes" (Brokeback Mountain soundtrack)
Something about a gentle piano is what hits me the most.
"I will follow you into the dark" by Death Cab for Cutie
Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
'cause we'll hold each other soon
In the blackest of rooms
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the No's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
'cause we'll hold each other soon
In the blackest of rooms
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the No's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connon
The First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Shine Your Light - Robbie Robertson
Everybody Hurts - The Corrs
Scientist - Coldplay
Fix You - Coldplay
Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
Speeding Cars - Imogen Heap
Mockingbird - Eminem
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connon
The First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Shine Your Light - Robbie Robertson
Everybody Hurts - The Corrs
Scientist - Coldplay
Fix You - Coldplay
Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
Speeding Cars - Imogen Heap
Mockingbird - Eminem
I think allot of those are remakes. Good songs though.
A few of mine:
Pictures of You - The Cure
Desperados Waiting For a Train - Guy Clark or Jerry Jeff Walker
Yep, but prefer the cover versions over the originals.
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, originally bee gees
I Will Always Love You, originally dolly parton
Nothing Compares 2 U, originally prince
Everybody Hurts, originally R.E.M (This one is really good too!)