OT: Songs that make you sad...for whatever reason

[Cuango]

A great one from Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald. Two spectacular voices!

 

[Ozimoto]

This is a melancholy song from Jimmy Buffet, who is better known for his good time party songs.

 

[CL82]

This song was written by Eric Clapton after the death of his son. It moves me every time I hear it.

 

[CL82]

This song is about lying in bed next to a partner that you're about to break up with. It is beautifully sung by Bonnie Raitt. Full of both affection and sadness, she ultimately accepts that "I can't make you love me, if you won't." Probably her favorite performance to me.

 

[Spaceman213J]

This song is about lying in bed next to a partner that you're about to break up with. It is beautifully sung by Bonnie Raitt. Full of both affection and sadness, she ultimately accepts that "I can't make you love me, if you won't." Probably her favorite performance to me.

I was just going to name this song. I never cared for Bonnie Raitt, except for this song.

 

[Spaceman213J]

Some other songs that for me have a sad feel are "The Heart of the Matter" by Don Henley, "The Freshman" by The Verve Pipe,
and though it's from an animated movie, I think Sarah McLachlan's "When She Loved Me" from Toy Story 2 is extremely saddening.

 

[Aluminny69]

Is this song on the list yet? The number one break up song. Believe it or not, this song is supposed to cheer you up. Personally, I find this song depressing.

 

[TGW93]

 

[Hoops66]

Jim's been gone 53 years. RIP Jim. You know the song, but this video will really bring it, and the sadness, home.

 

[Ozimoto]

One more. The title kind of fits with the mood after last Friday's game.

 

[PacoSwede]

'yeehaw' shade would love this thread with all the country music recognition. i don't know if these moving musical pieces qualify as songs, they certainly qualify as sad:

samuel barber's 'adagio for strings'

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and 'pavane for a dead princess' by maurice ravel.

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[Scud49]

Ain't gonna be the first time this ol cowboy spent the night alone:

 

[bantamlaker]

CSNY’s Ohio reminds me not only of the 4 students shot and killed at Kent State on May 4,1970, but also the thousands who didn't come home from Vietnam and especially the guys from my Brooklyn neighborhood whose names are on the Vietnam Wall.

 

[NutmegDog]

I Dreamed A Dream, from Les Mis

I dreamed a dream
in time gone by,
when hope was high
and life worth living
i dream that love will never die
i dreamed that god would be forgiving
when i was young and unafraid
and dreams were made and used and wasted
but their's no ransom to be paid