Sad Songs

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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited November 2013
    John Conley-Years after you.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwSiqMa_-Y0&list=PL361D9D85339E3160
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited November 2013
    I dunno the name, but it's the country Christmas song about a little kid looking for Christmas shoes for his mother, who's sick and about to go meet Jesus.

    That song is so sad I turn it off every time it comes on.

    I just searched it, and the song is "Christmas Shoes" by NewSong
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited November 2013
    James Taylor "Fire & Rain"
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited November 2013
    westmassguy wrote: »
    James Taylor "Fire & Rain"
    One of my favorite songs! The bass in this song is as good as it gets in my rig! Just a great sad song!!!!!
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited November 2013
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    One of my favorite songs! The bass in this song is as good as it gets in my rig! Just a great sad song!!!!!
    Great song, and JT is amazing in concert.
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,905
    edited November 2013
    Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2013
    Missing you:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/51WtG7bAk5w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited November 2013
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Missing you:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/51WtG7bAk5w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    No purer a voice exists (IMHO) on this planet than Steve Perry's. Somebody PLEASE convince him to get back to work on some new stuff!
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited November 2013
    Agreed, but he was very sick, one of the reasons he left music
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
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    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

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  • mr_natural78
    mr_natural78 Posts: 82
    edited November 2013
    A lot of you guys must have never heard either of the Red Sovine songs posted. For me they are hard to beat for top sad song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zoTLwrm9QE

    I was on the outskirts of a little southern town
    Trying to reach my destination before the sun went down
    The old CB was blarin' away on Channel 1-9
    When there came a little boy's voice on the radio line

    And he said, "Breaker 1-9, is anyone there?
    Come on back truckers and talk to Teddy Bear"
    I keyed the mike and I said, "You got it, Teddy Bear"
    And the little boy's voice came back on the air

    "Appreciate the breaker who we got on that end"
    I told him my handle and then he began
    "Though I'm not supposed to bother you fellows out there
    Mom says you're busy and for me to stay off the air"

    But you see, I get lonely and it helps to talk
    'Cause that's about all I can do, I'm crippled and I can't walk
    I came back and told him to fire up that mike
    And I'd talk to him as long as he'd liked

    "This was my dad's radio", the little boy said
    But I guess it's mine and mom's now 'cause my daddy's dead
    Dad had a wreck about a month ago
    He was tryin' to get home in a blinding snow

    Mom has to work now to make ends meet
    And I'm not much help with my two crippled feet
    She says not to worry that we'll make it alright
    But I hear her cryin' sometimes late at night

    You know there's one thing I want more than anything else to see
    Oh, I know you guys are too busy to bother with me
    But you see, my dad used to take me for rides when he was home
    But I guess that's all over now since my daddy's gone

    Not one breaker came on the old CB
    As that little crippled boy talked with me
    I tried hard to swallow a lump just wouldn't stay down
    As I thought about my boy back in Greenville town

    Dad was gonna take mom and me with him later on this year
    Why I remember him sayin' someday
    This old truck will be yours, Teddy Bear
    But I know now I'll never get a ride on 18-wheeler again
    But this old base'll keep me in touch with all my trucker friends

    Teddy Bear's gonna back on out now and leave you alone
    'Cause it's about time for mom to come home
    But you give me shout when you're passin' through
    And I'll surely be happy to come back to you

    Well, I came back and I said before you go 10-10
    What's your home 20, little CB friend
    He gave me his address and I didn't once hesitate
    'Cause this hot load of freight would just have to wait

    I turned that truck around on a dime
    And headed straight for Jackson Street 229
    And as I rounded the corner, oh, I got one the heck of a shock
    18-wheeler were lined up for three city blocks

    I guess every driver for miles around had caught Teddy Bear's call
    And that little crippled boy was havin' a ball
    For as fast as one driver would carry him in
    Another would carry him to his truck and take off again

    Well, you better believe I took my turn rifin' Teddy Bear
    And then carried him back in and put him down in his chair
    And buddy, if I never live to see happiness again
    I want you to know I saw it that day in the face of that little man

    We took up a collection for him before his mama got home
    And each driver said goodbye and then they were all gone
    He shook my hand with a mile long grin
    And said, "So long trucker, I'll catch you again"
    Ah, I hit that interstate with tears in my eyes

    I turned on the radio and I got another surprise
    Breaker 1-9 came the voice on the air
    Just one word of thanks from mama, Teddy Bear
    We wish each and everyone a special prayer for you
    'Cause you just made my little boy's dream come true
    I'll sign off now before I start to cry
    May God ride with you 10-4 and goodbye
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  • coolfleece
    coolfleece Posts: 2
    edited November 2013
    Changes in my Life - Mark Sherman :(
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited November 2013
    Theresa by J Geils
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited November 2013
    "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman also comes to mind.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited November 2013
    Fear Factory - Final Exit

    Stained - Epiphany

    A couple from the different crowd...
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Reviving this thread

    Heard

    He Calls Home

    Candlebox
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,552
    There Goes My Life by Kenny Chesney:

    All he could think about was I'm too young for this.
    Got my whole life ahead.
    Hell I'm just a kid myself.
    How'm I gonna raise one.

    All he could see were his dreams goin' up in smoke.
    So much for ditchin' this town and hangin' out on the coast.
    Oh well, those plans are long gone.

    [Chorus:]
    And he said,
    There goes my life.
    There goes my future, my everything.
    Might as well kiss it all good-bye.
    There goes my life.......

    A couple years of up all night and a few thousand diapers later.
    That mistake he thought he made covers up the refrigerator.
    Oh yeah..........he loves that little girl.

    Momma's waiting to tuck her in,
    As she fumbles up those stairs.
    She smiles back at him dragging that teddy bear.
    Sleep tight, blue eyes and bouncin' curls.

    [Chorus:]
    He smiles.....
    There goes my life.
    There goes my future, my everything.
    I love you, daddy good-night.
    There goes my life.

    She had that Honda loaded down.
    With Abercrombie clothes and 15 pairs of shoes and his American Express.
    He checked the oil and slammed the hood, said you're good to go.
    She hugged them both and headed off to the West Coast.

    [Chorus:]
    And he cried,
    There goes my life.
    There goes my future, my everything.
    I love you.
    Baby good-bye.

    There goes my life.
    There goes my life.
    Baby good-bye.

    "Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow


    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    Puff The Magic Dragon....good song..good story....
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    My Immortal by Evanescence
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    Second Chance by 38 Special..
    ATC SCM40's,VTL TL 2.5 Preamp,PSB Stratus Goldi's,McCormack DNA 500,McCormack MAP-1 Preamp,Pro-Ject Xtension 10 TT,Ortofon Cadenza Red/Nordost RedDawn LS Speaker cables, Bryston BDP-2, Bryston BDA-2,PS Audio AC-3 power cables
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    Dancing with tears in my eyes by Ultravox
    ATC SCM40's,VTL TL 2.5 Preamp,PSB Stratus Goldi's,McCormack DNA 500,McCormack MAP-1 Preamp,Pro-Ject Xtension 10 TT,Ortofon Cadenza Red/Nordost RedDawn LS Speaker cables, Bryston BDP-2, Bryston BDA-2,PS Audio AC-3 power cables
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Natalie Merchant * Beloved Wife

    Garth Brooks * The Dance *
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,447
    edited September 2015
    please delete the double post...
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    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,447
    edited September 2015
    Brad Paisley and Allison Krause' Whiskey Lullaby...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZbN_nmxAGk
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,447
    edited September 2015
    I could also go for most anything sung by Karen Carpenter... She had one of the most haunting and alluring voices of all time IMHO.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nooeMrCws-A

    I'll say goodbye to love
    No one ever cared if I should live or die
    Time and time again the chance for love
    Has passed me by and all I know of love
    Is how to live without it I just can't seem to find it

    So I've made my mind up I must live my life alone
    And though it's not the easy way
    I guess I've always known I'd say goodbye to love

    There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine
    Surely time will lose these bitter memories
    And I'll find that there is someone to believe in
    And to live for something I could live for

    All the years of useless search have finally reached the end
    Loneliness and empty days will be my only friend
    From this day love is forgotten I'll go on as best I can

    What lies in the future is a mystery to us all
    No one can predict the wheel of fortune as it falls
    There may come a time when I will see that I've been wrong
    But for now this is my song and it's goodbye to love
    I'll say goodbye to love


    Read more: The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love Lyrics | MetroLyrics
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    Dolly Parton singing "Down from Dover".

    Sweet Jesus, I think i'm gonna cry right now just thinking about it.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited September 2015
    Indiana Wants Me, by R. Dean Tayor
    I've Just Got To Get A Message To You, by the Bee Gees
    Keep On Singing, by Helen Reddy
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young
    Anaheim Hills CA,
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    "Artificial Flowers"/Bobby Darin
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    What's really sad is most CP members here are so young they have no idea how great Bobby Darin was.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Check out Bobby Darin singing "Once Upon A Time" live. Very touching when you consider Bobby's health issues he had since childhood and the divorce from such a beautiful woman, Sandra Dee.
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