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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2013
    Houston Jones - I found a heart

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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited November 2013
    "Changes" by BS, "Don't let it bring you down" NY, "Don't take the girl" Tim McGraw- this song I can't even listen to, it's that powerful:-(
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2013
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEg9FbuaSCk
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited November 2013
    ^^^^^Good one^^^^^
    You been on vacation? :)
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,787
    edited November 2013
    Hank Williams

    " 'Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves begin to die? It's because he's lost the will to live; I'm so lonesome I could cry'. "

    JHFC


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXYjm74WFI

    Dean Martin does it proud, too.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6uloaHIX4Q
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited November 2013
    "leaving on a jet plane" peter, paul and mary. good for at least a 12-pack
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited November 2013
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    After some thought, Cat's In the Cradle by Cat Stevens is the saddest song ive ever heard:-(

    'Cat's in the Cradle' was sung by Harry Chapin, the writer/singer of many sad songs: 'Taxi', 'Mr. Tanner', 'A Better Place to Be', etc.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2013
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    'Cat's in the Cradle' was sung by Harry Chapin, the writer/singer of many sad songs: 'Taxi', 'Mr. Tanner', 'A Better Place to Be', etc.

    He is probably thinking of Cat Steven's Father and Son.
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  • Tornado Red
    Tornado Red Posts: 939
    edited November 2013
    How about "Sad Songs" by Elton John? Speaking of him, probably "Empty Garden" (about John Lennon) is one of the saddest songs around.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    edited November 2013
    Elton's song I Guess that's why they Call it the Blues is a pretty good one in this regard (sad-wise)...
    Also, there's a song called Madeleine by a guy called Stu Nunnery... that would be on my list, too.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2013
    Another vote for "Hurt" by Johnny Cash. Likely the most touching music video I've ever watched.

    2nd place: "Missing You" Steve Perry.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited November 2013
    Another one...Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel....this is very haunting....
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited November 2013
    How bout "I will remember you" Sara Mclachlin
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited November 2013
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    'Cat's in the Cradle' was sung by Harry Chapin, the writer/singer of many sad songs: 'Taxi', 'Mr. Tanner', 'A Better Place to Be', etc.
    I stand corrected! I knew that, and had a total brain ****! Thanx for correcting me!
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  • ArsenalFC
    ArsenalFC Posts: 50
    edited November 2013
    Anything from my wife's music catalogue. She's a sad song specialist. Anyone else have the same experience?

    For me, the closest I can think of is "I'll Be Missing You." Either Sting & The Police or Puff Daddy & The Family versions. RIP Biggie Smalls!
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited November 2013
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    I stand corrected! I knew that, and had a total brain ****! Thanx for correcting me!

    No sweat, Bob, that 'Cat's in the Cradle' gets me every time too, having grown up with a dad who traveled a lot for his job.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited November 2013
    Vince Gill - "When I Call Your Name"

    Several of his songs would fit this genre. Most are very well recorded.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited November 2013
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet...Sinead O'Conner...Nothing Compares To U...that my friends is a real tear jerker!
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    edited November 2013
    The Whitney Houston version of the Dolly Parton song "I will always love you" . . .

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  • plainoledave
    plainoledave Posts: 408
    edited November 2013
    if not for you, harrison's rendition
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited November 2013
    Grab any Leonard Cohen album.
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  • Glen B
    Glen B Posts: 269
    edited November 2013
    Some excellent song choices already listed here. To the list I would add The Unaddressed Letter by Dave (Baby) Cortez. In the song, he's reading the words to a letter he's written to his ex, describing the physical and emotional difficulties he's been experiencing since she left, and expressing remorse for the bad things he did during their relationship. At the end the letter is unaddressed because he does not know her current whereabouts.

    YouTube - "The Unaddressed Letter"
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited November 2013
    To the Last Whale

    Crosby and Nash... This one always chokes me up..

    Over the years you have been hunted
    by the men who throw harpoons
    And in the long run he will kill you
    jus to feed the pets we raise,
    put the flowers in your vase
    and make the lipstick for your face.
    Over the years you swam the ocean
    Following feelings of your own
    Now you are washed up on the shoreline
    I can see your body lie
    It's a shame you have to die
    to put the shadow on our eye
    Maybe we'll go,
    Maybe we'll disappear
    It's not that we don't know,
    It's just that we don't want to care.
    Under the bridge
    Over the foam
    Wind on the water,
    Carry me home.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    edited November 2013
    Queensryche= Silent Lucidity

    My cousin hated this song from the moment he heard it. Several yrs later we'd find out why. He died in a single car crash and the lyrics of the song made me stop and cry the first time I heard it after he died. Still to this day very cold chills over my complete body.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhat-xUQ6dw

    Hush now don't you cry
    Wipe away the teardrop from your eye

    You're lying safe in bed
    It was all a bad dream
    Spinning in your head

    Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
    Of someone close to you leaving the game
    Of life

    So here it is, another chance
    Wide awake, you face the day
    Your dream is over...

    Or has it just begun?


    mine had just begun:sad:
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  • Summerwind2
    Summerwind2 Posts: 98
    edited November 2013
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    Hurt

    Either the NIN or the Johnny Cash version

    Johnny lived this song, moves me every time I watch the video
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  • Summerwind2
    Summerwind2 Posts: 98
    edited November 2013
    Andrew Gold's Lonely Boy
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  • mr_natural78
    mr_natural78 Posts: 82
    edited November 2013
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    Tears in Heaven by EC

    Very sad song. I couldn't imaging loosing one of my boys.
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  • mr_natural78
    mr_natural78 Posts: 82
    edited November 2013
    decal wrote: »
    Sad but true..................................


    "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"
    Hank Williams

    Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kind-a mad
    I had lot's of luck but it's all been bad
    No matter how I struggle and strive
    I'll never get out of this world alive

    My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand
    My woman run away with another man
    No matter how I struggle and strive
    I'll never get out of this world alive

    A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch
    And I was livin'g high until that fatal day
    A lawyer proved I wasn't born
    I was only hatched

    Ev'rything's again' me and it's got me down
    If I jumped in the river I would prob'ly drown
    No matter how I struggle and strive
    I'll never get out of this world alive

    These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time
    Are full of holes and nails
    And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
    I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails

    I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
    'Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright nohow
    No matter how I struggle and strive
    I'll never get out of this world alive

    I could buy a Sunday suit and it would leave me broke
    If it had two pair of pants I would burn the coat
    No matter how I struggle and strive
    I'll never get out of this world alive

    If it was rainin' gold I wouldn't stand a chance
    I wouldn't have a pocket in my patched up pants
    No matter how I struggle and strive
    I'll never get out of this world alive


    Great song. I'm a big fan of Hank I, II, and III.
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  • mr_natural78
    mr_natural78 Posts: 82
    edited November 2013
    Jhayman wrote: »
    Phantom 309 ....Red Sovine

    ding ding ding....we have a winner. This is the saddest song I know. Teddy bear is another tear jerker by Red Sovine.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited November 2013
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

    Come on every one forgot about Gilbert O Sullivan-Alone Again Naturally the sadest song in my opinion.
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