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I'm confused. Is this thread about personal loss for the poster, or from the point of view of the singer?
 

The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack​



Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods BILLY DON'T BE A HERO


Phil Collins - Since I Lost You

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Thought of another from the same singer. One of the most chilling songs I know. She and Shelby Lynne are sisters. This is about the murder/suicide that took both of their parents away from them.

Okay, there is a newer version of the song, but I prefer the original. It's a hidden track, you have to skip to about 4:25 to hear it. It's called "Cold Cold Earth."

 
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The first song that popped into my head when I saw the topic was "Tears in Heaven".

Also, Johnny Cash's rendition of "Hurt" would be up there for me.

A few newer songs would be "Eyes Closed" by Ed Sheeran and "Wrecked" by Imagine Dragons.
 
I always try to come up with less well known songs for these threads.

Here is the first one. John and Mary. John Lombardo was one of the founding members of 10,000 Maniacs and Mary Ramsey took over as the lead singer for 10,000 Maniacs after Natalie Merchant left the band to start a solo career. John and Mary recorded several albums together. This song is from one of them.

 
Here is another. It's a cover of a song written by Terry Jacks of the Poppy Family. This is a better version than the original.

 
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A lost love...

I told Althea, I'm a roving sign
That I was born to be a bachelor
Althea told me, OK that's fine
So now I'm trying to catch her
Can't talk to you without talking to me
We're guilty of the same old things
Thinking a lot about less and less
And forgetting the love we bring

 
Even older than me, this one reaches deep into my heart.

Recorded in 1935.



Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Bunny Berigan, Ralph Muzzillo and Nate Kazebier, trumpets; Jack Lacey and Red Ballard, trombones; Hymie Shertzer and Bill DePew, alto saxophones; Dick Clark and Arthur Rollini, tenor saxophones; Jess Stacy, piano; Allan Reuss, guitar; Harry Goodman, bass; Gene Krupa, drums.
 
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RAY CHARLES- BUSTED!

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I'd even put The Boss's "Born in the U.S.A." on the list. It's funny how so many people have never really understood it being about a Vietnam vet who has lost his old life, his dignity and his faith in his country.
 
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