M. (hristine Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 It Makes No Differencehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJXc0NRCmRQ *sigh* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJXc0NRCmRQ *sigh* That is the single most moving performance that I have ever seen with my own eyes. It is shot perfectly, it is played perfectly, and Rick hits every...single...damn...note. Pure perfection. Thanks for reminding me about that clip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Operator Jim CroceTwo Hearts The JayhawksWaltz #2 Elliot Smith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Boeheim Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 sun kil moon- carry me ohiouncle tupelo- wherever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Phil Ochs - No More Songs10,000 Maniacs - Verdi Cries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 John Lennon - Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
holweger Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I can't believe no one has mentioned Townes Van Zandt yet. How about Marie, Tecumseh Valley or The Highway Kind. yep, I agree. "Marie" has to be one of the most depressing songs of all-time. The version I have, from the Be Here to Love me soundtrack, is a live solo acoustic performance. I think one of the reasons it is so sad is that it is so real....when you hear Townes sing that song, it sounds like a true story that actually happened to him. hmm...maybe that doesn't make any sense...not sure how to explain it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
preevyet Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Needle in the Hay -- Elliot Smith It was on The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrackand is kind of sad considering elliot smith's fate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The saddest song ever written to me (although it doesn't sound sad) is.... Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark I get up in the evening, and I aint got nothing to sayI come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same wayI aint nothing but tired, man Im just tired and bored with myselfHey there baby, I could use just a little help You cant start a fire, you cant start a fire without a sparkThis guns for hire even if were just dancing in the dark Message keeps getting clearer, radios on and Im moving round the placeI check myself out in the mirror I wanna change my clothes my hair my faceMan I aint getting nowhere just sitting in a dump like thisTheres something happening somewhere baby I just know that there is You cant start a fire... You sit around getting older theres a joke here somewhere and its on meIll shake this world off my shoulders come baby this laughs on me Stay on the streets of this town and theyll be carving you up alrightThey say you got to stay hungry hey baby Im just about starving tonightIm dying for some action Im sick of sitting round here trying to writeThis bookI need a love reaction come on now baby give me just one look For the full effect of this song check out Pete Yorn's version...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnW Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Love Story (Randy Newman)- Harry Nilsson off Nilsson sings Newman one of my all time favorite cd's OH MY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrNo Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 A few from the iPod: Gram Parsons--$1,000 WeddingJohnny Cash's version of "On the Evening Train"Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt"Antonty and the Johnsons--"Hope There's Someone"Baptist Generals--"Sweet Red Wine"Beck--"The Golden Age"Damien Jurado--"I Can't Get Over You"Elliott Smith--"King's Crossing"The Gourds--"Our Patriarch"The Handsome Family--"Passenger Pigeons"Iron & Wine--"Dead Man's Will", "The Trapeze Swinger"Leonard Cohen--"Chelsea Hotel #2"The Mendoza Line--"Triple Bill of Shame"Richard and Linda Thompson--"Down Where the Drunkards Roll"Richard Buckner--"Gauzy Dress in the Sun"Magnolia Electric Co.--"Hold On Magnolia"Townes Van Zandt--"You Are Not Needed Now", "Tecumseh Valley" or, if you believe my co-workers, practically everything I own is sad and depressing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I'm surprised no one mentioned this one: "Trouble" by Cat Stevens. I wouldn't say it's the saddest song but there's definitely some baggage in that song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
holweger Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Northstar Blues - Magnolia Elec CoA Stone - Okkervil River Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 some oldies: Wichita Lineman - Glen CampbellGreen, Green Grass of Home - Porter Wagoner (maybe too corny for some, but it still gets me)Tennesse Waltz - Eddy Arnold (also covered by a bunch of other people - the saddest song ever) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nettles Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 There's a place where lovers goTo cry their troubles awayAnd they call it Lonesome TownWhere the broken hearts stay[Lonesome town] You can buy a dream or two,To last you all through the yearsAnd the only price you payIs a heart full of tears[Full of tears] Goin' down to lonesome town,Where the broken hearts stay,Goin' down to lonesome townTo cry my troubles away. In the town of broken dreams,The streets are filled with regret,Maybe down in lonesome town,I can learn to forget.[To forget] Maybe down in lonesome town,I can learn to forget,[Lonesome town] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Also "The Hopeless Waltz" by Blanche Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rollerskate skinny Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 "he stopped loving her today" george jones"houses on the hill" whiskeytown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Has nobody mentioned Judy Collins' "Send in the Clowns"?! That there's a sad song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Jeff Buckley ~ Lover You should Have Come Over Its never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulderIts never over, all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against herIts never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughterIts never over, shes the tear that hangs inside my soul forever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 "Well, I Wonder" by the Smiths Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I'm surprised no one mentioned this one: "Trouble" by Cat Stevens. I wouldn't say it's the saddest song but there's definitely some baggage in that song. oh... or 'Father & Son" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The saddest song ever written to me (although it doesn't sound sad) is.... Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark I get up in the evening, and I aint got nothing to sayI come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same wayI aint nothing but tired, man Im just tired and bored with myselfHey there baby, I could use just a little help You cant start a fire, you cant start a fire without a sparkThis guns for hire even if were just dancing in the dark Message keeps getting clearer, radios on and Im moving round the placeI check myself out in the mirror I wanna change my clothes my hair my faceMan I aint getting nowhere just sitting in a dump like thisTheres something happening somewhere baby I just know that there is You cant start a fire... You sit around getting older theres a joke here somewhere and its on meIll shake this world off my shoulders come baby this laughs on me Stay on the streets of this town and theyll be carving you up alrightThey say you got to stay hungry hey baby Im just about starving tonightIm dying for some action Im sick of sitting round here trying to writeThis bookI need a love reaction come on now baby give me just one lookFor the full effect of this song check out Pete Yorn's version...... Never thought of this one as sad until right now. It works, it's sad. Also Racing in the Streets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redheadedstepchild Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Calexico/Iron & Wine-He Lays in the Reigns Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Picador Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I don't find it sad AT ALL! I do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Hands down, it's Nico singing "These Days". Also, Bob Dylan-Tomorrow is a Long TimeFleetwood Mac-Beautiful ChildBauhaus-All We Ever Wanted Was EverythingThe Church-It's No ReasonWilco-Via ChicagoJohnny Cash singing-If you Could Read My Mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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