sad/depressing songs

"How To Fight Loneliness" by WILCO

From the album "Summerteeth"

Amazing...In my singular opinion...

 

Sheryl Crow - Home
John Prime - (not sure of title but...) There's a Hole in Daddy's Arm
Poe - That Day
Maria Muldaur - Mad, Mad Me

Also, "Smoke" by Ben Folds Five, "Exit Music" and "Talk Show Host" by Radiohead

to name a few...

 

"Linger" and "Dreaming My Dreams" by the Cranberries are to beautifully written and performed songs. Never fail to put me on the verge of tears

 

Jets to Brazil - Sea Anemone

 

Evenesence - My Immortal

Reminds me of an old relationship and always gets me upset(esp after a drink) apart from the little guitar bit at the end

NIN - Hurt is pretty sensitive as well

 

You gotta go there to come back - stereophonics ( title track from that album)
rainbows and pots of gold - stereophonics
The heart asks pleasure first - Michael Nyman - one of the most infinitely beautiful pieces of music EVER!

peace and love
xxxxx

 

"Mess" - Ben Folds Five
"magic" - Ben Folds Five
"Don't Let It Bring You Down" - Neil Young
"Old Man" - Neil Young
"The Needle & the Damage Done" - Neil Young
"Candy Says" - The Velvet Underground
"Jesus" - The Velvet Underground
"Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" - Velvet Underground
"One More Try" - George Michael
"Danny's Song" - Kenny Loggins
"69 Love Songs" (pretty much the whole album) - The Magnetic Fields
"Don't Leave The Light On, Baby" - Belle & Sebastian
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash
"Personal Jesus" - Johnny Cash
"Summertime" - Billie Holiday or Janis Joplin or Nina Simone or Ella Fitzgerald, etc

 

That's "MMM Bop"

Heeheehee...

 

One sad song is...

"Queen Jane Approxiamtely" - Bob Dylan. I love this song, but I gotta stop mentioning it on here every other post.

 

mary jane's last dance by tom petty

 

"Hurt" by Johnny Cash. Its good but the original is better

 

Dysfunction(the whole album) - Staind

 

some more...

Tori Amos - Bells for her!! An absolute antidote for unwelcome joyous feelings. You'll be down as new in a matter of seconds (no exaggeration there...)

all Shape of Despair, Esoteric, Skepticism, Thergothon, Funeralium, Torture Wheel (Fuuuuuuuneral Dooooooooooom).
And Sunn O))), but not in a good way like the rest.

 

Epitaph by King Crimson from Court Of The Crimson King.
Truly a melancholy masterpiece IMHO.

Also Lalena from Deep Purple's self titled release.
Not a well known one but DAMN it's beautiful.

 

I can't believe no one has mentioned Lennon's "Working Class Hero." That's probably the most depressing song I've ever heard.

Agreed. I love that song.

 

"Needle in the Hay" by Elliot Smith.

Particularly if you like The Royal Tenenbaums.

 

Changes by Black Sabbath From Vol. 4 (I think)
which is just Ozzy on vocal and (I could be wrong) Tony Iommi on piano and mellotron.


Seconds by The Human League from Dare.

The closing portion of The Gates of Delerium called Soon by Yes from Relayer.
The mood of this one I find mournful yet it's also the post-war part of this songs storyline.

Grim Travellers by Bruce Cockburn from Humans.
Politically charged lyrics like 'If I Had A Rocket Launcher'

 

Gotta agree with this one.

 

Ball and Chain-Janis Joplin
Dear One- George Harrison
Imagine-John Lennon
In My Life- The Beatles
The Man Who Sold The World-Nirvana
You've Lost That Loving Feeling- The Righteous Brothers
American Pie-Don McLean

 

Anything by elliot smith.