Songs about love and loss

[Monte]

 

[triaddukefan]

Not sure if this has been posted yet or not.... more like Crush and Loss

 

[Scud49]

Soulful Boz at his very best:

I'll be high flyin'
By the time you come round to me
Todays a new day
Different from tomorrow you'll see
Good luck with your path
But it wasn't built to last
Or we might take it differently

 

[soxfan23]

So while digging through the Everly Brothers catalog, I came across this haunting song that inspired this thread topic.

Interestingly enough, Guns n Roses "Estranged" was written by Axl Rose about his ex-wife Erin Everly, who happens to be Don Everly's daughter.

Guns N' Roses - Estranged

Music video by Guns N' Roses performing Estranged. (C) 1993 Guns N' Roses under exclusive license to Geffen Records

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[Scud49]

And soulful Bonnie at her best:

 

[Scud49]

Alex Taylor, James's brother, doing an aching version of "Highway Song"

I'm thinking 'bout a broken heart
I'm talking 'bout the break of dawn
You love me while I'm here Then you can miss me when I'm gone
Sweet misunderstanding Won't you leave a poor boy alone I'm the one eyed seed of a tumbleweed, in the belly of a rolling stone....

 

[uconnfan68]

This is my favorite folk song. Listen to his guitar all the way through.

Tom Rush performed at UConn for our freshman orientation. "Child's Song" and "Colors of the Sun" are my favorites from the "Tom Rush" album.

 

[Scud49]

UCONNFan, "A Child's Song"- I had forgotten about David Bromberg's amazing version of that one:

 

[ShabooAllStar]

The words/lyrics/story of this song will bring tears to your eyes.

 

[Monte]

 

[Scud49]

I think for a feeling of gut wrenching loss and abandonment, this song is simply a classic for the ages, it just seems to touch all the bases. Reading the comments below really brings it home:

 

[Bliss]

 

[Bigboote]

Here are a couple of songs about being jilted at the altar. The first one is the beginning of a trilogy, with the jilted one vowing revenge and basically losing all the good in her soul.

 

[Bigboote]

The second one about being jilted at the altar (although not literally in this one, he left on their wedding night). Anyone who was between about 5 and 25 in 1970 will remember this one, #1 for six weeks straight if I remember correctly.

 

[Scud49]

Not sure of this one has been posted....? Don't know what to say about it that hasn't been said....Lennon's voice, Harrison's guitar...the harmony....

 

[Scud49]

Maybe my favorite Bonnie Raitt song....

 

[Bama fan]

When you're a heel and know it.

 

[Bama fan]

Here is what I believe to be the original version of this song.

 

[Bama fan]

The most famous love and loss story of all time.

 

[Hoops66]

The most famous love and loss story of all time.

Yes, for sure and here's Andy Williams with the song with lyrics printed. It has some larger meaning in today's world.

A Time For Us (Romeo & Juliet) - andy williams

A time for us, some day there'll be... A new world, a world of shining hope for you and me...Disclaimer: Absolutely no copyright infringement is intended. A...

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[Hoops66]

It's hard to pick just one Ink Spots' ballad but this one hit the "spot" for millions in the early 40's.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

There, a trilogy from back in time that stick to the love side of things.

 

[Bama fan]

Here is a very old one, said to be based on a song played at Maria Theresa's wedding. The very name cries out betrayal.