What's the saddest song ever?

[JohnnyMack]

Go.

[SouthCarolinaSooner]

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[C&CDean]

Cat and the Cradle. Just wait JM. You'll get it.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Cat and the Cradle. Just wait JM. You'll get it.I get it...have since my first born...

[C&CDean]

I bawl like a bitch when I hear that ****ing song.

[Soonerson1975]

Cat's in the Cradle is a good choice. Seasons in the Sun would be another.

[Turd_Ferguson]

:D:D:D:D:D

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[ouwasp]

Gosh. Dean nailed it before I could even get to thinking. There are some songs out there that purposely pull heartstrings...

But the Cat and the Cradle is a sad message all in itself that speaks to a large part of our society...

[Whet]

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[MR2-Sooner86]

I really don't know if there's a "sad song" really. I know people that can't listen to something you'd never really label as "sad sounding" yet they get upset when they hear it because it reminds them or someone or something.

Example, my dad gets upset when he hears Elton John's Rocket Man because that was the song he remembers playing on the plane ride from Thailand to the U.S. when he was going to his brother's funeral who had just died in a car crash.

As for me, this one has always gotten to me for some reason.

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[Adrian]

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[Turd_Ferguson]

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[XingTheRubicon]

Leader of the Band

[Turd_Ferguson]

Leader of the Bandspek ya bastard...ya got me teared up...

[TitoMorelli]

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Gates wrote the last one after losing his father.


Still waiting for someone to mention Clapton....

[MamaMia]

What a bunch of Debbie Downers. :(

[Thaumaturge]

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[cjames317]

Sister Morphine

[StoopTroup]

Sister Morphine

They had quite a few of them. SM, Dead Flowers, Mother's Little helper....

[StoopTroup]

For me it was written by Frank Zappa when that guy took a dog doo snow cone and stuck it in his right eye and then took a dog doo snow come and stuck it in his other eye and the husky wee wee I mean the doggie wee had blinded him and he couldn't see.

I cried. It was brutal.

[Whet]

We all know David Gates is from Tulsa and attended Will Rogers HS, along with Leon Russell, Gailord Sartain, S.E. Hinton, and Anita Bryant, to name a few.

[Wishboned]

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[Turd_Ferguson]

For me it was written by Frank Zappa when that guy took a dog doo snow cone and stuck it in his right eye and then took a dog doo snow come and stuck it in his other eye and the husky wee wee I mean the doggie wee had blinded him and he couldn't see.

I cried. It was brutal.Your drunk...again...aren't ya...

[StoopTroup]

Your drunk...again...aren't ya...

Nope. Sober. I'm actually starting to feel pretty good again. It comes and goes. It sucks to get old and broken.

[C&CDean]

OK. I gotta step in. What's sadder? A song about your son not giving a **** about you anymore or a song about some POS ship sinking in Lake Superior?

I rest my case.

[OUthunder]

Go.

Never heard of it.

[Soonerson1975]

OK. I gotta step in. What's sadder? A song about your son not giving a **** about you anymore or a song about some POS ship sinking in Lake Superior?

I rest my case.

What about a song about a son who doesn't care sinking in Lake Superior?

[Adrian]

OK. I gotta step in. What's sadder? A song about your son not giving a **** about you anymore or a song about some POS ship sinking in Lake Superior?

I rest my case.

Try this one:

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[StoopTroup]

I'm writing a song about Courtesy Flushing. It's a real tear jerker.

[C&CDean]

Try this one:

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Oh no. I don't do George Jones. Worst combover ever.

[Adrian]

Oh no. I don't do George Jones. Worst combover ever.

You must have a heart made of stone...

[OUthunder]

There are some old ****s posting in this thread. here, let me add some youth, leather, drugs, rock n roll.

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[JohnnyMack]

I'll offer up:

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[Turd_Ferguson]

OK. I gotta step in. What's sadder? A song about your son not giving a **** about you anymore or a song about some POS ship sinking in Lake Superior?

I rest my case.I ain't eve trying to compare Cat's in the cradle to the Edmond Fitzgerald...Cat's takes it big time but Gordon did a pretty damn good job on his...

[stoopified]

Cat's in the Cradle is a good choice. Seasons in the Sun would be another.Seasons in the Sun was my first thought,Cat's in the Cradle ranks up there too.However I thought of another couple of nomineees; Don't Take the Girl,and another one which I am not sure on the title but I think it is called Monna's Shoes.It is about a boy buying his Mother a pair of shoes so she can meet Jesus.

[StoopTroup]

Jeremy spoke in class today....

[Adrian]

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From the album Berlin-woman in question has committed suicide. Contains the immortal lines:

"I'm gonna stop wasting my time
Somebody else would have broken both her arms"

[Turd_Ferguson]

Jeremy spoke in class today....heh. He bit the recess lady's breast...

[C&CDean]

Wow. Lou Reed. I've got his best stuff on vinyl in the attic.

Heroin. Sweet Jane. Memories...

[stoopified]

Seasons in the Sun was my first thought,Cat's in the Cradle ranks up there too.However I thought of another couple of nomineees; Don't Take the Girl,and another one which I am not sure on the title but I think it is called Monna's Shoes.It is about a boy buying his Mother a pair of shoes so she can meet Jesus.Did a search and found the song,it is actually called Chrstmas Shoes.I wish I could link the song but my linkage skills suck in the extreme.

I lstened to the song and it brought me to tears.That reminds me of yet another song I wish to nominate- Wayman's Song. That song always brings me to tears.

[C&CDean]

No mention of Kenny Rogers and "Ruby?" Y'all are slipping.

[StoopTroup]

Rocky Racoon?

[Partial Qualifier]

Anything by Nickelback or Creed.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Wildfire


thread over.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Wildfire


thread over.Good tune...thread ain't over yet.

[StoopTroup]

GnR - I used to Love her.....but i had to kill her. Now she's buried in my backyard.....and I can still hear her complain.

[Turd_Ferguson]

GnR - I used to Love her.....but i had to kill her. Now she's buried in my backyard.....and I can still hear her complain.You need to lay off them whiffle biskets.

[MR2-Sooner86]

Anything by Nickelback or Creed.

What kind of sad? Sad as in...

http://www.behindthehype.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jesus_hates_creed.jpg

and...

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SqLqk0T_v7s/0.jpg

yet people continue to buy their stuff and make it seem they're popular?

OR...

Do you really think Nickelback and Creed write "good" "sad" songs that really get to you?

If that's the case...

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[A Sooner in Texas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVLJaa6XYaA



I suck at posting vids, but this is a beatiful song, based on a terrible chapter in Irish history...and performed by the incomparable Joni Mitchell with the Chieftains.

[Turd_Ferguson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVLJaa6XYaA



I suck at posting vids, but this is a beatiful song, based on a terrible chapter in Irish history...and performed by the incomparable Joni Mitchell with the Chieftains.

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I can't post a frigg'n picture, but I got the youtube down...

[sooner ngintunr]

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I can't post a frigg'n picture, but I got the youtube down...

We live in opposite land.:D

youtube is hard.

[OULenexaman]

Rocky Racoon? SWEET!!!:D

[Blue]

Not the saddest, but good.

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[CrimsonKel]

Anything by Nickelback or Creed.

winner

/closethread

[Blue]

Sad as in Happy/sad

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[Blue]

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[Sooner5030]

The johnny cash Hurt cover sounded like the dude was living the song.

[Soonerus]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CCIQtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdo cid%3D5312783742139998552&ei=DItoTeesMpSmsQOIqa2mBA&usg=AFQjCNENNZQL7SKJnc9qJtMTmsvAbCr9Ng

[Turd_Ferguson]

The johnny cash Hurt cover sounded like the dude was living the song.I'm witcha...

[Leroy Lizard]

"Chemical Warfare." My cousin died playing golf like that.

Seriously, I have seen some good ones in here. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is downright spooky, and Cat's in the Cradle ranks up there.

Surprised no one has mentioned Live's "Lightning Strikes."

And Gary Jules' version of "Mad World" somehow affects me in a weird way. (I don't cry, though.)

For me,

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On the bluegrass side:

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Why? I don't know. (I had a major crush on Charlene when I was a kid.)

[Turd_Ferguson]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CCIQtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideoplay%3Fdo cid%3D5312783742139998552&ei=DItoTeesMpSmsQOIqa2mBA&usg=AFQjCNENNZQL7SKJnc9qJtMTmsvAbCr9NgDeans gonna be pissed you brought that whore onto this forum:D:D

[Soonerus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-L6rEm0rnY

[Blue]

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[proud gonzo]

I really don't know if there's a "sad song" really. I know people that can't listen to something you'd never really label as "sad sounding" yet they get upset when they hear it because it reminds them or someone or something.

Example, my dad gets upset when he hears Elton John's Rocket Man because that was the song he remembers playing on the plane ride from Thailand to the U.S. when he was going to his brother's funeral who had just died in a car crash.


I know what you mean. There's a Ben Folds song called "Picture Window" that gets me--It's a song about a wife sitting with her son, who is in the hospital, on new years eve. Well, my grandma went to the hospital on Christmas day this past year... I avoided that song on my iPod while she was in the hospital. On January 3rd, I finally let the song play...my grandma died a few hours later. I have a really hard time listening to that song now.

And Amazing Grace gets me, too. It was sung at both my maternal grandma's and grandpa's funerals.

[Sooner5030]

bagpipes amazing grace and taps

[Turd_Ferguson]

bagpipes amazing grace and tapswerd

[Blue]

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[CrimsonJim]

A lot of good songs listed. I'm partial to Cats In The Cradle and Seasons In The Sun. This isn't the saddest, but it's a good one.

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[Soonerus]

Deans gonna be pissed you brought that whore onto this forum:D:D

He'll get over it after crying....

[StoopTroup]

Closer - NIN

[Blue]

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[C O R N * D O G]

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[Turd_Ferguson]

He'll get over it after crying....:D:D

[Blue]

The johnny cash Hurt cover sounded like the dude was living the song.

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[Blue]

Closer - NIN


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[CrimsonJim]

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[CrimsonJim]

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[StoopTroup]

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[StoopTroup]

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[Salt City Sooner]

Although there's some good choices on here, when I consider the tragic turn of events that happened to him around the time of this song's release, it's not really a tough choice to me:

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[A Sooner in Texas]

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I can't post a frigg'n picture, but I got the youtube down...

Thank you!

[StoopTroup]

I ain't goin' out like dat - Cypress Hill

[SanJoaquinSooner]

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[Flagstaffsooner]

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[GKeeper316]

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[The Profit]

One that comes to mind for me....The Beatles "Fool on a Hill."

[olevetonahill]

One that comes to mind for me....The Beatles "Fool on a Hill."

You Better quit the Dayum Name callin or Im gonna TELL :D :rolleyes:

[Soonrboy]

When I Get Where I'm going...by Brad Paisley


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHT-TF4KO4&feature=related

[Pricetag]

This song came out in 1977, the year that my parents divorced. I was three. I was too young to understand what was going on or what this song is even about, but it has always struck me as an especially sad song.
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"Margaritaville," which came out the same year, also seems sad to me, even though it's not a particularly sad song.

[Jacie]

Don't Take the Girl by Tim McGraw

KYNG's afternoon dj, A.J. Pantoja, claimed he threw the station copy of the CD in Lake Ray Roberts . . .

[texaspokieokie]

Johnnie Rivers "Cast My Fate to the Wind"
John Connalee (sp) Miss Emily

gotta be something by Hank Sr.

[Breadburner]

Deathcab for cuite......Grapevine Fires.....

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[Soonerchaz]

Great calls on Harry Chapin and Steven Curtis Chapman (this song really gets to me).

I'd offer up Warren Zevon's "Keep Me In Your Heart".

[northspeter]

stay gold- stevie wonder... reminds me of johnny... before the church fire...

[BOOMERBRADLEY]

Keith Urban - Tonight I wanna cry

[olevetonahill]

If ya aint been there then Ya dont know
This is the saddest song ever
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[King Crimson]

james taylor fire and rain is pretty sad....a backstory.

elton john daniel and rocketman are pretty compelling sad songs. bernie maupin or whatever.

[The Profit]

You Better quit the Dayum Name callin or Im gonna TELL :D :rolleyes:




What ere ya talkin bout?

[soonerscuba]

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[olevetonahill]

One that comes to mind for me....The Beatles "Fool on a Hill."


What ere ya talkin bout?

I see what ya did there:eek:

[King Crimson]

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that sing has been covered and in about 8 thousand movies in the last 5 years or so....

[The Profit]

I see what ya did there:eek:




Its a great song....Sad, but very well done.

Ohhhh. I get it. You thought....Oh, don't be so narcissistic.

[olevetonahill]

Its a great song....Sad, but very well done.

Ohhhh. I get it. You thought....Oh, don't be so narcissistic.

Did you not see ":P and :D "?:rolleyes:

[A Sooner in Texas]

Can't believe I didn't think of this one before...Eleanor Rigby.

[King Crimson]

Can't believe I didn't think of this one before...Eleanor Rigby.

ER is pretty sad, and about as sad as McCartney gets. i look at all the lonely people....

[picasso]

Can't believe I didn't think of this one before...Eleanor Rigby.

Long and Winding Road is more so. John can't find Gawd ya know.

[SoonerStormchaser]

:rolleyes:
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[olevetonahill]

:D
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[cccasooner2]

One for the bad girls.

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[Whet]

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[Whet]

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[booomer]

"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro

[booomer]

Cryin' For Me - Toby Keith

[Leroy Lizard]

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How can it be sad when no one knows what it's even about?

C'mon, Live's "Lightning Crashes" (I misidentified it earlier as "Lightning Strikes")

That song almost makes me choke up, and I have no feelings at all. :mad:

[proud gonzo]

How can it be sad when no one knows what it's even about?
it's about the plane crash that killed buddy holly, the big bopper, and Ritchie valens, along with other music-related references.

[Whet]

They were in a doctor killer, too.

[texaspokieokie]

it's about the plane crash that killed buddy holly, the big bopper, and Ritchie valens, along with other music-related references.

yep, & it's a lot longer than it is sad or good.

[texaspokieokie]

that song that Bette Midler sang in the movie. "wind beneath my wings"
to me, that's really sad !!!

[MsProudSooner2]

The first album that Paul McCartney recorded after Linda's death was Run Devil Run. It's an album of cover songs. On the album he covered Lonesome Town, a Ricky Nelson song. You can really hear how much he misses Linda in that song.

Lonesome Town Lyrics

There's a place where lovers go
To cry their troubles away
And they call it Lonesome Town
Where the broken hearts stay
[Lonesome town]

You can buy a dream or two,
To last you all through the years
And the only price you pay
Is a heart full of tears
[Full of tears]

Goin' down to lonesome town,
Where the broken hearts stay,
Goin' down to lonesome town
To 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]

[Howzit]

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[Leroy Lizard]

it's about the plane crash that killed buddy holly, the big bopper, and Ritchie valens, along with other music-related references.

That may or may not be true. One would never deduce that by listening to the lyrics. Not even Don McLean claims the song is about the crash.

The song makes me sad when I hear it because I can't stand it.

Very little mention of the teen tragedy songs from the 60s. Teen Angel, anyone? (Yeah, yeah, the songs generally suck.)

[proud gonzo]

That may or may not be true. One would never deduce that by listening to the lyrics. Not even Don McLean claims the song is about the crash.
Really? You wouldn't guess that the february that made him shiver and the widowed bride on the day the music died was February 3rd, 1959 when the plane crash killed those three musicians and widowed Buddy Holly's pregnant wife--even though the day is widely known as "the day the music died"? Some of the rest of the song is a little obscure, but THAT reference is fairly obvious.

The song's not entirely about the crash--It starts with the crash and the day the music died and then it follows the musical, cultural, political happenings in McLean's life for the decade between the plane crash and when he wrote the song in 1969.
The third verse is about Bob Dylan (plus Elvis, Kennedy, and the Beatles). Verse Four talks about charles Manson, The Byrds, 60s protests, drugs, Dylan again, Beatles again. Verse 5 mentions woodstock, moon landing, rolling stones, the hell's angels incident at Altamont Speedway, and the last verse mentions Joplin, and McLean's disillusionment at the end of the decade.

[JohnnyMack]

Really? You wouldn't guess that the february that made him shiver and the widowed bride on the day the music died was February 3rd, 1959 when the plane crash killed those three musicians and widowed Buddy Holly's pregnant wife--even though the day is widely known as "the day the music died"? Some of the rest of the song is a little obscure, but THAT reference is fairly obvious.

The song's not entirely about the crash--It starts with the crash and the day the music died and then it follows the musical, cultural, political happenings in McLean's life for the decade between the plane crash and when he wrote the song in 1969.
The third verse is about Bob Dylan (plus Elvis, Kennedy, and the Beatles). Verse Four talks about charles Manson, The Byrds, 60s protests, drugs, Dylan again, Beatles again. Verse 5 mentions woodstock, moon landing, rolling stones, the hell's angels incident at Altamont Speedway, and the last verse mentions Joplin, and McLean's disillusionment at the end of the decade.

<Leroid>Not it doesn't. Says you. Wanna fight about it?</Leroid>

[Leroy Lizard]

Really? You wouldn't guess that the february that made him shiver and the widowed bride on the day the music died was February 3rd, 1959 when the plane crash killed those three musicians and widowed Buddy Holly's pregnant wife--even though the day is widely known as "the day the music died"? Some of the rest of the song is a little obscure, but THAT reference is fairly obvious.

SOME is a little obscure? Puh-leeeze.


The song's not entirely about the crash--It starts with the crash and the day the music died and then it follows the musical, cultural, political happenings in McLean's life for the decade between the plane crash and when he wrote the song in 1969.
The third verse is about Bob Dylan (plus Elvis, Kennedy, and the Beatles). Verse Four talks about charles Manson, The Byrds, 60s protests, drugs, Dylan again, Beatles again. Verse 5 mentions woodstock, moon landing, rolling stones, the hell's angels incident at Altamont Speedway, and the last verse mentions Joplin, and McLean's disillusionment at the end of the decade.

Where did all this come from? Not Don McLean. Read the lyrics -- they could be about just near anything.

[proud gonzo]

SOME is a little obscure? Puh-leeeze.

Where did all this come from? Not Don McLean. Read the lyrics -- they could be about just near anything.
yeah, I KNOW all of the lyrics, thank you.

No, it didn't come from Don McLean; it came from his lyrics he wrote and the context of the 60s and music of the 60s.

[Leroy Lizard]

yeah, I KNOW all of the lyrics, thank you.

No, it didn't come from Don McLean; it came from his lyrics he wrote and the context of the 60s and music of the 60s.

Let me guess: If you play Stairway to Heaven backwards, you can hear satanic messages, right?

[picasso]

yeah, I KNOW all of the lyrics, thank you.

No, it didn't come from Don McLean; it came from his lyrics he wrote and the context of the 60s and music of the 60s.

Don't do it PG. This dude is a sicko.

[C&CDean]

Leroid, quite often you are obtuse just for the sake of being obtuse. Cease. Desist. I'm getting tired of all you obtuse mother****ers who are obtuse for the sake of being obtuse. Especially your obtuse ***.

[Leroy Lizard]

Leroid, quite often you are obtuse just for the sake of being obtuse. Cease. Desist. I'm getting tired of all you obtuse mother****ers who are obtuse for the sake of being obtuse. Especially your obtuse ***.

Damn. I can't think of anything obtuse to say in response.

[C&CDean]

Your avatar is obtuse enough. Skank lover.

[Leroy Lizard]

Your avatar is obtuse enough. Skank lover.

That hurt, Dean.

[GDC]

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Here is olevet covering a sad song.;)

Now that I think about it, the olevet smilie kinda looks like Dwight Yoakam.

[SouthFortySooner]

Today is the 4th anniversary of the death of my wonderful wife and mother of my 3 children to cancer. We ate Chinese food tonight together in her memory. In light of this I nominate, 'Motherless Child' - Hootie and the Blowfish

[texaspokieokie]

One that comes to mind for me....The Beatles "Fool on a Hill."

i know the Beatles did this song, but the version i remember (& it's very good)
is by Sergio Mendes. just heard it on XM6 @ lunch.
it triggered strong feelings of nostalgia. fun times in CA.

[Oldnslo]

How about One Hit Wonder, Austin Roberts, with his tune, "Rocky"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTc4DlAxJ-E

[KuppiKunta]

Cat's in the Cradle....it's actually my ringtone for when my Dad calls. Needless to say, I don't hear it often.

[Leroy Lizard]

What did you do to **** him off?

[proud gonzo]

What did you do to **** him off?
holy crap you're a dick.

[soonerbrat]

For me, the saddest song ever is "Somewhere over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. the song isn't necessarily sad, but they played it as background music for a slideshow at my brother in law's funeral. Now I can't hear it without thinking about him.

[Mjcpr]

holy crap you're a dick.

Can you hum a few bars?

[soonerbrat]

here's your song...


Smelly Pat, smelly Pat,
what are they feeding you?
Smelly Pat, smelly Pat
It's not your fault...

[NormanPride]

But it really is, right?

[soonerbrat]

But it really is, right?

yes...shhhhhhh. we don't want to hurt his feelers

[Mjcpr]

Too late.

[GDC]

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[GDC]

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[GDC]

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[CowboyMRW]

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[stoops the eternal pimp]

Any song about about a little girl growin up and getting married..none of that around me...

[Leroy Lizard]

John Anderson -- His and Hers (I think that's the name of it)

[texaspokieokie]

how bout John Anderson- 1959 i think that's the name of it.

[saucysoonergal]

Run Joey Run or Billy Don't Be a Hero.

[cantwait48]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU9qWR6Bosw

this song tells a sad story

[GDC]

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[STUpendOUs]

Page 8 and no one has posted this yet?
A song I have heard to many times...

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Now this thread is done...

[Blue]

Page 8 and no one has posted this yet?
A song I have heard to many times...

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Now this thread is done...

"You're back?"

Who are you?

[Leroy Lizard]

how bout John Anderson- 1959 i think that's the name of it.

I think you have John Anderson confused with the Sisters of Mercy. ;)

[SicEmBaylor]

Saddest song ever. I always ball like a baby. =(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3iM3LVCpow
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[nighttrain12]

He Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones.

[SicEmBaylor]

This is such a sad song as well. I think I'd like this played at my funeral.
http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151750&page=8
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[Blue]

Yeah i know....but I like it...

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[Crucifax Autumn]

For me right now it's a song froma local SLC band that happened to touch on my own situation with this song:

http://soundcloud.com/opal-hill-drive/06-table-for-two-1#

[texaspokieokie]

"With Pen in Hand" by Vickie Carr

[Leroy Lizard]

Still no mention of the Suicide Song (Gloomy Sunday).

There's also "Joanne" and "Hollywood the Second Time" by Wall of Voodoo. (As typical of the band, the songs are about characters in which life passes them by.)

[TitoMorelli]

Run Joey Run or Billy Don't Be a Hero.

Are we talking saddest or most pathetic? ;)

[3rdgensooner]

Adapted to Music, or Addicted to It? (http://www.sfcv.org/article/adapted-to-music-or-addicted-to-it)



Why do some us love listening to sad music, while others loathe it?

David Huron has a theory. People who enjoy sorrowful music are experiencing the consoling effects of prolactin, a hormone that is usually associated with pregnancy and lactation but that the body also releases when we’re sad or weeping. People who can’t bear listening to sad music, Huron conjectures, don’t get that prolactin rush when they hear Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings or Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game. They just feel blue.

Those are two of the pieces that Huron, a professor at Ohio State’s School of Music and Center for Cognitive Science, is using to test his hormonal hypothesis. An expert in music cognition widely known for his research on music and emotion, he’s overseeing lab experiments that compare the prolactin levels of people who dig sad music with those who don’t. The study involves taking blood samples from subjects as they listen to sad music, to no music, and then to happy music — mostly bluegrass — to measure how much of the hormone is normally in their systems and how much, if any, is released when they hear the Barber or Brian Eno’s Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks.

“What we think happens in the case of sad music is that the subcortical structures of the people hearing it respond by empathizing with the sadness, and it actually induces sadness,” said Huron, a charming chap who’s writing a book called The Science of Sad Music. He’s one of many researchers exploring the connection between music and physiology.

Huron was a hit Saturday at Stanford University’s sixth annual Music and the Brain Symposium, giving a wide-ranging lecture that included some of his current research and work covered in his most recent book, Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation. He talked about the way auditory memories encoded in our brains shape our sense of what a musical work is. And he spoke about the effects of another hormone, oxytocin, the so-called love and cuddle chemical, on memory and musical nostalgia. (Memory was the theme of this year’s symposium.)

[B]Why a Sad Song Says So Much

The effect of prolactin, Huron said during an interview, is “a bit like Mother Nature wrapping her arms around you, consoling you, and saying, ‘There, there; it’s okay.’

“When you have a grief experience — like your dog dies — you get a prolactin release that prevents the grief from getting out of hand. Imagine if you could fool the brain into thinking your dog died, but at the end of the day, it didn’t. These subcortical structures start going into grief mode, and you get this prolactin, which is the brake on the grief. But the cognitive part of the brain says, ‘Who are you kidding? Your dog didn’t die; this is just music.’ So the cortical, conscious part of the brain is sending signals to the subcortical structure, saying, ‘Turn it off, there’s no reason to be sad.’ Now you have the prolactin release without the psychic pain. So at the end of the day, you’re actually feeling quite good.”

This is why, he conjectures, the people who like listening to sad music are getting that shot of prolactin, and the people who hate listening to it aren’t. The study is still in progress.

[HBick]

Eazy-E - Gimme That Nut

but that's because he died of AIDS