Colors Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 I have a strange affinity for sad songs. What is the saddest song you've ever heard? I'll start... Elephant by Jason Isbell makes me teary-eyed every time. It's just so brilliantly beautiful, visceral, and sad. Honorable Mentions: Jamie by Zach Bryan and Charles Wesley Godwin. Travelling Soldier by the Dixie Chicks Above the Clouds of Pompei by Bears Den 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Braids she/her Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 "Doubt Comes In" from the musical Hadestown left me sobbing in the theatre when I first saw it performed. I consider it to be the saddest song I have ever heard, because, while I listen to many heartwrenching songs, almost all of the others end with at least a hint of hope. Honourable Mentions "Road to Hell (Reprise)" from Hadestown "Home" from Beetlejuice "The World Was Wide Enough" from Hamilton "Cosmic Love" by Florence + the Machine "Lua" by Bright Eyes "Breathe" by Kooman & Dimond (I tried to balance out musical theatre with "normal" songs, so I ended up with a lot) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Arcade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenHasLanded he/him Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 I cannot bring myself to cry unless im under extreme stress or i just played/listened to a classical piece well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Spirit he/him Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Empty chairs at empty tables 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus he/him Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 (edited) Leaves from the Vine: Spoiler Edited March 7 by Quantus 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai she/her Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Can't pick just one, so I'll link a few of my favourites! Also, this status update might interest you. "this is me trying" by Taylor Swift Spoiler "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables (can never pick which version I like best though) "Breathe" from In The Heights Spoiler "The Logical Song" by Supertramp (might be too upbeat to be a proper sad song, but idk it makes me sad and that's what matters) Spoiler "my tears ricochet" by Taylor Swift Spoiler "It's Quiet Uptown" from Hamilton Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sibling she/her Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Little Cellist by Bears in Trees is sad but also a celebration of friendship and it's really good. Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That1Cellist he/him Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Ooh this is something I find interesting. Here are mine. The Sixth Station Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor (Though this sounds more like anguish than sadness) Mei is Missing Mad World (The Gary Jules one especially) I also think that there are some good compilations of sadder music on YouTube. I've found a few nice things there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Through The Living Glass She/Her Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 I know I've listened to plenty, I just can't think of most of them. Here's one I remember: "Through the Eyes of a Child" by AURORA 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colors Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 On 3/7/2024 at 10:48 AM, Quantus said: Leaves from the Vine: Hide contents Yooooou.....WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT? I cry every...freaking...time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla she/her Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 "Molly Ban" from The Chieftains "The Willow Maid" from Erutan "Moorlough Shore" from Celtic Woman Most songs done by Ella Roberts "Arwen's Vigil" from the Piano Guys "Love and Honour" from Celtic Woman "Mise Eire" from Celtic Woman (definitely gotta look up the translation and history for this one to get the full effect) You might notice that I like Irish music... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 (edited) Without repeating some great songs mentioned above. . . additions: "Cat's in the Cradle" Harry Chapin (1974) | Ugly Kid Joe (1993) See Below "Last Kiss" J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers (1964) "The Sacred Bird" - Miss Saigon "Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel" Barenaked Ladies (2000) - especially the ambiguous ending (see below) Spoiler Quote AM Radio was full of tearjerker songs in the 1970s, but Harry Chapin's 1974 hit "Cat's in the Cradle" is the king of them all. As everyone who ever attended summer camp knows, it's about a father who is too busy to spend time with his son. At the end, the grown-up son is too busy for his elderly father. It began as a poem by Chapin's wife, Sandy; her first husband's father was a New York politician and they had a strained relationship. Chapin died in a car accident in 1981 and he never got to see his own children grown up, making the song somehow even sadder. This hits close to home, since my father also died before we got passed out "strained-too-busy" relationship. * * * * * Re: Tonight. . . BNL has said in interviews they purposely chose the phrase "You were the last thing on my mind" so the audience could decide if the "singer' meant "I last thought of you as I died" - or - "I was dying and you were the furthest thing from my mind." Also: Quote Ed Robertson says that this song refers to Ed's brother Doug. Doug died in 1993 after crashing his motorcycle, and this song is apparently based on Ed's curiosity about what his brother was thinking about during his last moments. Edited June 26 by Treamayne SPAG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Rue she/her Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 (sorry if there are repetitions) "Pretty Funny" from Dogfight "We Raise Our Cups" from Hadestown "Once There Were Dragons" from HTTYD "Words Fail" Dear Evan Hansen "Something I Could Never Be" Wrabel "Achilles Come Down" I listen to the Annapantsu version "Who I'd Be" Shrek "I'll Be Here" Ordinary Days "No Voice" Bare "In Case You Don't Live Forever" Ben Platt Ummm sorry that's a lot...in musical theatre, they say that when the emotion is too strong to speak, you sing, so... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyAarakocra They/Them Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) Mr. Tanner - Harry Chapin Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin Eleanor Rigby - The Beetles But by far the saddest is The Shortest Story (Harry Chapin again). Lyrics in the spoiler: Spoiler I am born today The Sun burns a promise In my eye Mama strikes me And I draw a breath and cry Above me a cloud Slowly tumbles through the sky I am glad, to be alive It is my seventh day I taste the hunger And I cry My Brother and sister Cling to Mama's side She squeezes her breast But it has nothing to provide Someone weeps, I fall asleep It is twenty days today Mama does not hold me Anymore I open my mouth But I am to weak to cry Above me a bird slowly crawls across the sky Why is there nothing Now to do but die? Yep, that's the whole song. Edited March 13 by NerdyAarakocra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strmblsd he/him. (You lost the game) Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Ok so mine is how to save a life by the fray Ok so this song when I was in my worst has done miracles it makes me cry and If you read the comments you will cry so hard... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbondsmith He/him Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 (edited) On 3/10/2024 at 8:32 AM, Treamayne said: "Last Kiss" J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers (1964) I think the Pearl Jam version is better. It actually sounds sad, and I thought the original sounded too happy. On 6/26/2024 at 9:00 AM, strmblsd said: Ok so mine is how to save a life by the fray Ok so this song when I was in my worst has done miracles it makes me cry and If you read the comments you will cry so hard... If I want to feel sad, I watch a youtube video of this song with Spoiler Ray's death and funeral from Princess and the Frog There's this mashup which almost makes it worse Who Knew How to Save a Life - The Fray vs. P!nk (Mashup) (youtube.com) (as one comment said 'at least I can make a mashup of tears and a tissue'). This one is much sadder with the video I feel: CLSTR AU Lower Engage Video GENAI AIClaim LearnMore 15s 16x9 (youtube.com) I want this song played at my funeral: This one may also top lists: Saving Amy (youtube.com) Edited July 23 by jamesbondsmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treamayne Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 2 hours ago, jamesbondsmith said: I think the Pearl Jam version is better. It actually sounds sad, and I thought the original sounded too happy. I'll admit I am not super familiar with the remake, but I mentiond the JFW version for wo reasons: I grew up with it (I'm not quite that old - 70s and 80s hearing this on my parent's radio - Honey Radio Detroit) It doesn't so much sound "happy" to me as it feels like when I or others are trying (too hard) to put on a "brave face" to hold back the grief. That suppressed-emotion-false-cheer resonates with me for many reasons. But I'll give the remake another shot if I find a version. . . thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clowncarcrash Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 Fourth of July - Sufjan Stevens, really sad song, its making me dread the inevitable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drehy he/him Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 (edited) Pink Skies, by Zach Bryan I don’t know why, but his song 28 also hits me, even though it’s a sorta happy song, or at least an its’better song. Also the YouTube comments on Something in the Orange always make me cry. Edited August 13 by Drehy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittles he/him Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 On 3/7/2024 at 6:48 AM, Quantus said: Leaves from the Vine: Reveal hidden contents I think that one wins. Hands down. A close second is probably What Could Have Been from Arcane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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