I’m so very sorry, kevlaw. 
It’s strange, but sometimes, it takes confrontation with situations like yours to demonstrate how frickin’ lucky we really are.
And yes, it’s a gorgeous song. Not over the top sentimental, but not avoiding the tought parts either. Just perfect. I’ve always admired Clapton, but my interest got lost a bit with that whole early 90’s Unplugged hype. Then when he brought out Tears in Heaven, he was right back at the top of my list. Wow.
“Something’s Always Wrong” by Toad the Wet Sprocket
“Don’t Laugh at Me” by Mark Wills (?)
“Long Long Time” by Linda Ronstadt
I’m going to have to echo Grousser, Creep can make me cry anytime I hear it.
I’d like to nominate ‘So Far Away’ by Dire Straits too.
There’s many more in my mind but those come to mind.
-K
I’m going to have to echo Grousser, Creep can make me cry anytime I hear it.
I’d like to nominate ‘So Far Away’ by Dire Straits too.
There’s many more I could list, but those come to mind.
-K
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Sorry, and another that hits close to home.
Willie Nelson - “Angel Flying to Close to the Ground”
It’s haunting to me…I lived it.
-K
Billy and Sue - BJ Thomas - 1966
For those who don’t know, Billy and Sue have been in love for years, Billy gets sent to Vietnam and receices a “Dear John” letter from Sue - Billy dies shortly thereafter in Vietnam.
This song is very depressing and could be the reason that although it was a big hit it, is rarely played nowadays.
Jonathan King - Everyone’s Gone To The Moon - 1965
Gee, I’m showing my age here.
Lots of good choices here. I’d have to say of all of them, Danny Boy is top of my list so far. But I’d also like to add:
“My Beloved Wife” – Natalie Merchant (from the album “Tigerlily”)
David Bromberg’s Mr. BoJangles
“Somewhere in My Broken Heart” by Billy Dean.
There are some songs that simply resonate with a particular time in our lives.
“One for my baby (One more for the road)” - Frank Sinatra
such incredible heartbreak.
Instrumental-wise, I think Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber and Main Theme from “Schindler’s List” - John Williams are so very very sad. And while it isn’t really sad,
The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams has a very wistful quality to it that can move me to tears…
Anything by the Shaggs, particularly, “What are parents” and “Philosophy of the World”, yes, I just relistened to a song, and if any music can make you suicidal, it is a song by the Shaggs.
I just lied. I tried to relisten to them. But, my inner will to live stopped me at the last second. Sorry.
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“Flyin’ Shoes” by Townes van Zandt, as well as damn near everything else he did. When my wife hears me listening to Townes, she gets worried about me.
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, Johnny Cash version, but it’s all in the context; he knew his wife was dying, I believe. Absolutely heartbreaking. And “Hurt” was an amazingly affecting reading even before he died - now, it’s almost unbearable.
I’d like to second Jeff Buckley’s Haleluja, and yet another nomination for Tears in Heaven. Someone mentioned * Empty Chairs at Empty Tables* - that song is guaranteed to make me tear up any time I listen to it.
I recommend you try listening to some Portishead sometime. Firstly, many of their songs aren’t sad. Secondly, they’ve never released a song called “Noby loves me” (sic). The track you’re undoubtedly thinking of is “Sour Times”.
Sun Comes Up, It’s Tuesday Morning by the Cowboy Junkies is one of the best sad songs I’ve ever heard.
“To Lay Me Down” by the Grateful Dead
Howyadoin,
Without Your Love by Roger McGuinn from the Back From Rio album.
“Now that you’re gone I have to face living
Without your eyes to see through
Shadows are falling before all my steps
I can’t see the path through the tears that I’ve wept”
Music to Write Your Suicide Note By [sup]TM[/sup]…
-Rav
P.S. Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt is right up there too…
I thought this was great, too, but Roy Orbison’s version of Crying always gets me - just something about his voice combined with that song… Others:
Sarah Brightman’s version of Pia Jesu from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem.
Mike and the Mechanics, Living Years.
Tupac - Changes
Creed - So far away
Those are prolly the worst two for me, I have my reasons for why… not going to share though. Sorry.
Stan -Eminem
Unwell- Matchbox 20
When I’m Gone- 3 Doors Down
Vanessa Carlton- A Thousand Miles
The Hives- Find Another Girl (well, I think it’s really sad.)