So last night I am about to head onto bed when I pulled out an old Everything but the Girl album in "Idlewild". The first song on it is a cover of the old Danny Whitten song, "I Don't Want to Talk About It". As I listened to the beautiful voice of Tracy Thorn singing this song, I couldn't help but think of some of the disappointments it seems like I go through from time to time. So, without getting all mushy and everything, what are some songs that you find to be very sad? These songs don't have to have sad lyrics - they could just sound sad. Ones off the top of my head include: "I Don't Want to Talk About It" - Everything but the Girl "The Show Must Go On" - Queen "Who Wants to Live Forever" - Queen "Joan of Arc" - Jennifer Warnes with Leonard Cohen "Ripples" - Genesis "When the Tigers Broke Free" - Pink Floyd "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths "Round and Round (It Won't Be Long)" - Neil Young "Is There Life on Mars?" - David Bowie I'm sure I'll think of some others but that is all that comes to mind for now.
auld lang syne - Dan Fogelberg i think that's my second reference to the guy in the past couple of months. very strange. "grace is gone" -- DMB
Did you know that Dan Fogelberg has testicular cancer? back on topic: Keep Me in Your Heart - Warren Zevon
Hands-down, the saddest song ever written: Gloomy Sunday. (written by Hungarian Rezső Seress in 1933) Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will never awaken you Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you Angels have no thought of ever returning you Would they be angry if I thought of joining you? Gloomy Sunday Gloomy is Sunday, with shadows I spend it all My heart and I have decided to end it all Soon there'll be candles and prayers that are sad I know Let them not weep let them know that I'm glad to go Death is no dream for in death I'm caressing you With the last breath of my soul I'll be blessing you Gloomy Sunday Love that song!
Sad Songs and Waltzes (for the other two Cake fans on the board) Everybody Hurts - REM (Even the video is depressing...a huge traffic jam) You Don't Love Me Anymore (for the other two Weird Al fans on the board)
sad songs and waltzes - willie silver wings - merle haggard dont let it bring you down - neil young disentigration - the cure picture in a frame - tom waits im so lonesome i could cry - hank williams (actually, pretty much his entire catalogue is pretty sad) bob dylan - tangled up in blue (the whole blood on the tracks album is one big downer - best break-up album ever) townes van zandt - entire catalogue, but i love our mother the mountain - sad song.
i love sad songs. as has been mentioned, dylan, neil young and townes van zandt have many great ones. here's one from the king of mope: Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head And as I climb into an empty bed Oh well. Enough said. I know it's over - still I cling I don't know where else I can go Oh ... Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head See, the sea wants to take me The knife wants to slit me Do you think you can help me ? Sad veiled bride, please be happy Handsome groom, give her room Loud, loutish lover, treat her kindly (Though she needs you More than she loves you) And I know it's over - still I cling I don't know where else I can go Over and over and over and over Over and over, la ... I know it's over And it never really began But in my heart it was so real And you even spoke to me, and said : "If you're so funny Then why are you on your own tonight ? And if you're so clever Then why are you on your own tonight ? If you're so very entertaining Then why are you on your own tonight ? If you're so very good-looking Why do you sleep alone tonight ? I know ... 'Cause tonight is just like any other night That's why you're on your own tonight With your triumphs and your charms While they're in each other's arms..." It's so easy to laugh It's so easy to hate It takes strength to be gentle and kind Over, over, over, over It's so easy to laugh It's so easy to hate It takes guts to be gentle and kind Over, over Love is Natural and Real But not for you, my love Not tonight, my love Love is Natural and Real But not for such as you and I, my love Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my ... Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can even feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my ...
Good call on those, especially the Dylan one. I got Tom Waits' debut the other day and that whole album is sad or at least sounds sad. It reminded me a lot of the stuff I have on Leonard Cohen. As for The Cure, I'll add their great B-side, "Lament" to this list.
i forgot about ray... my pick would be hard times - that songs kills me My mother told me Before she passed away Said son when I'm gone Don't forget to pray 'Cause there'll be hard times Lord those hard times Who knows better than I? Well I soon found out Just what she meant When I had to pawn my clothes Just to pay the rent Talkin' 'about hard times Who knows better than I? I had a woman Who was always around But when I lost my money She put me down Talkin' 'bout hard times Yeah,yeah, who knows better than I? Lord, one of these days There'll be no sorrow When I pass away And no more hard times Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?
