Somewhat OT - Most depressing songs

by **Grotelul** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:33 pm

Johnny Cash-Hurt
Elton John-Sixty Years On
Elton John-Talking Old Soldiers
Elton John-Tonight
Eric Carmen-All By Myself

by **stmonkeys** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:53 pm

Grotelul wrote:Johnny Cash-Hurt

OMG..... i just LOVE this song. The NIN (reznor) version is great, but Johnny takes it to a whole new level. simply amazing. for those of you who aren't familliar with it, go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

it is breathtaking- the raw emotion, pain, disappointment, and disdain he sings with. Another poignant version was performed by trent reznor solo on piano, for the Katrina tribute show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmQ_ANFOo1M

by **bugsymalone** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:02 am

stmonkeys wrote:
Grotelul wrote:Johnny Cash-Hurt

OMG..... i just LOVE this song. The NIN (reznor) version is great, but Johnny takes it to a whole new level. simply amazing. for those of you who aren't familliar with it, go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

it is breathtaking- the raw emotion, pain, disappointment, and disdain he sings with. Another poignant version was performed by trent reznor solo on piano, for the Katrina tribute show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmQ_ANFOo1M

Fantastic! I always thought that "Hurt" was a fitting coda to Johnny Cash's career.

Elton John-Sixty Years On

This is one of my all-time favorite Elton songs. I always wonder how he (and Sir Paul) feel NOW about songs, written when they were young, that deal with the "ancient" ages of 60 and 64, LOL!

"I've no wish to be living, sixty years on" Heh.
"Will you still need me? Will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?" Heh, heh.

Bugsy

by **Zan** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:12 am

Damn, that Hurt song is extraordinarily depressing! I had another NIN song in mind as well when I made this list. It was on Pretty Hate Machine called "Something I Can Never Have." Also pretty depressing, but not as much as "Hurt."

by **Zan** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:12 am

How about "Goodnight Saigon?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvIE32rdvKU

by **NealIsGod** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:13 am

Have you seen SadKermit's version of Hurt?

http://www.sadkermit.com/

by **stmonkeys** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:04 am

NealIsGod wrote:Have you seen SadKermit's version of Hurt?

http://www.sadkermit.com/

O. M. F'n. G!!!!!!!!!

by **Blue Falcon** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:00 am

I think Styx's "Lords of the Ring" is very sad because it sounds like a song that Spinal Tap would have done. Maybe they got that song from Queen because Chuck was sleeping around with Freddie Mercury.

Pure crap.

by **MtlLady** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:23 am

stmonkeys wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBPjpH3okY8

Holy cow, I'd never seen him with all that HAIR!

I think my hair looked like that in '91 too, come to think of it! LOL!

by **stmonkeys** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:32 am

MtlLady wrote:
stmonkeys wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBPjpH3okY8

Holy cow, I'd never seen him with all that HAIR!
****

LOL! isn't it great! i have some older clips i need to get around to posting.

***

I think my hair looked like that in '91 too, come to think of it! LOL!

LOL! I think it looked more like that in 87, but who's counting.

by **bugsymalone** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:32 am

stmonkeys wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBPjpH3okY8

Love the harmonies in this one. Plus the funky accordion solo at the end. Really good stuff those two did!

Bugsy

by **ek88** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:03 am

Some that come to mind . . .

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough - Smyth/Henley
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics
I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
How's It Gonna Be - Third Eye Blind
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Brick - Ben Folds Five
Throwing It All Away - Genesis
I'll See You In My Dreams - Giant

I'm sure more will come to mind later . . .

by **classicstyxfan** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:58 am

I didnt know there were so many sad R&R songs out there.......... :cry:

here a forgotten tragic classic Shannon by Henry Gross

saddest Rock and Roll Balld about a dog. :cry:

by **bugsymalone** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:36 am

classicstyxfan wrote:I didnt know there were so many sad R&R songs out there..........

here a forgotten tragic classic Shannon by Henry Gross

saddest Rock and Roll Balld about a dog.

Hiya, classic!

I can do you one sad dog song better -- Ol' Shep sung by Elvis Presley. I never failed to cry when I was a kid and I heard this one!

Bugsy

by **stmonkeys** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:00 pm

my husband's contribution:

"anything by Jackson Brown"

by **stabbim** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:33 pm

Zan wrote:Post War Dream
The Gunner's Dream

If you're looking for up-the-highway material, I don't think you could go wrong with any track from that record.

(with the possible exception of "Not Now John")

by **Zan** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:06 pm

Elvis! of course. "In the Ghetto."

It's funny, I was going to put a disclaimer not to put "sad" songs you think "suck" because I knew certain people would take the opportunity to try and make a dumb joke, but then I gave everyone the benefit of the doubt. That'll teach me. ;-)

by **Grotelul** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:58 pm

Eurythmics-Here Comes The Rain
Jim Croce-Time In A Bottle
Alice In Chains-Down In A Hole
Moody Blues-Nights In White Satin
Heart-Alone
Rod Stewart-The First Cut Is The Deepest
The Cars-Drive

by **pinkfloyd1973** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:27 am

"Crying" by Roy Orbison and kd lang....

heck pretty much ANYTHING by Roy Orbison is pretty depressing :lol:

Robin

by **ek88** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:52 pm

Downbound Train - Bruce Springsteen
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Make It Real - The Jets
I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Expose
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf
All I Want Is Everything - Def Leppard
Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelburg

by **NealIsGod** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:32 am

This Woman's Work - Kate Bush

by **conversationpc** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:44 am

This one's made all the more sad in knowing that it was Freddie's last vocal and that he seems to have been a really lonely person. :cry:

Mother Love ~ Queen

I don't want to sleep with you
I don't need the passion, too
I don't want a stormy affair
To make me feel my life is heading somewhere
All I want is the comfort and care
Just to know that my woman gives me sweet mother love

I've walked too long in this lonely lane
I've had enough of this same old game
I'm a man of the world, they say that I'm strong
But my heart is heavy and my hope is gone
Out in the city, in the cold world outside
I don't want pity, just a safe place to hide
Mama please, let me back inside

I don't want to make no waves
But you can give me all the love that I crave
I can't take if you see me cry
I long for peace before I die
All I want is to know that you're there
You're gonna give me all your sweet mother love

My body's aching but I can't sleep
My dreams are all the company I keep
Got such a feeling as the sun goes down
I'm coming home to my sweet mother love

by **Zan** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:05 pm

Old & Wise - APP

by **Moon Beam** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:40 am

Only Women Bleed from Alice Cooper
and Seven Spanish Angels from Ray Charles and Willie Nelson
always make my eyes leak.

by **bugsymalone** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:01 am

Zan wrote:Old & Wise - APP

OMG! What a great song!!

I got the extended versions (or whatever it is called) of Eye in the Sky and there is a gorgeous version of this with Eric Woolfson singing with piano only. Gives me goosebumps!

Bugsy

by **Zan** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:25 am

bugsymalone wrote:
Zan wrote:Old & Wise - APP

OMG! What a great song!!

I got the extended versions (or whatever it is called) of Eye in the Sky and there is a gorgeous version of this with Eric Woolfson singing with piano only. Gives me goosebumps!

It's one of my very favorites. Can u send me an mp3, Bugs...or do I have to, ahem, borrow a copy from the Internet? *g*

by **bugsymalone** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:40 am

Zan wrote:

It's one of my very favorites. Can u send me an mp3, Bugs...or do I have to, ahem, borrow a copy from the Internet? *g*

Chk your PM in a bit.

Bugsy

MR

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