Your top 3 saddest songs

[stony]

Like someone already said. Songs that mean something to you are synonymous with something that happened in your life at the time. So the saddest song to you will most likely be something personal, but mean fuck all to anyone else.

 

[PinkFinal]

This strongly reminds me of my first date, which was something of a flop. Since then I've never been able to tell if it's a actually just a sad song anyway or just makes me miserable because of what it reminds me of.

 

[johnny on the spot]

Can't get through this without welling up, for various reasons. Bravo Tim, you scruffy ****.

 

[roj]

Don Mclean - The Grave.
Only 3 mins - listen it through if you haven't before (the war he's singing about is Vietnam but could be others)



The rest would be personal. Anyway, my wife (haven't got one but dog doesn't work) could've been shot dead during 'Happy Birthday' - a lot of songs are sad songs when you're sad.

 

[Bill]

 

[eyejay51]

Master of the sad song .. Leonard Cohen has died. RIP fella.

 

[johnny on the spot]

Master of the sad song .. Leonard Cohen has died. RIP fella.

Fucking hell, it's been a harsh year.

 

[Bill]

 

[roj]

Spoiler: (lyrics)

Sing a song of sad young men,
glasses full of rye
All the news is bad again,
kiss your dreams goodbye
All the sad young men,
sitting in the bars
Knowing neon nights,
and missing all the stars
All the sad young men,
drifting through the town
Drinking up the night,
trying not to drown
All the sad young men,
singing in the cold
Trying to forget,
that they're growing old
All the sad young men,
choking on their youth
Trying to be brave,
running from the truth
Autumn turns the leaves to gold,
slowly dies the heart
Sad young men are growing old,
that's the cruelest part
All the sad young men,
seek a certain smile
Someone they can hold,
for just a little while
Tired little girl,
does the best she can
Trying to be gay,
for a sad young men
While a grimy moon,
watches from above
All the sad young men,
who play at making love
Misbegotten moon
shine for sad young men
Let your gentle light
guide them home again
All the sad,
sad,
sad,
young men

 

[roj]

Master of the sad song .. Leonard Cohen has died. RIP fella.

Phil Collins wasn't bad either