I don't know if this had been posted before, but here... The Fray - How to Save a Life The melody, the lyrics, the vocals, everything blends into an auditory experience that leaves me questioning certain decisions that I made in the past, mostly the 'what ifs.' But the video adds another layer; a mixture of melancholy and hope that feels like driving down the highway after the third shift, thinking about that last argument you had with the person close to your heart, hoping that it will all work out in the end... even though it rarely does. (Will edit with the video link once my 7-day probation is over)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhhOQiK8fYI This Soundtrack is by far the saddest thing that i have ever heard even though never really cried but it was the closest one to get a teardrop after that it's Kingdom Hearts BBS : Ventus theme
In my secret life leonard cohen "In My Secret Life" I saw you this morning. You were moving so fast. Can’t seem to loosen my grip On the past. And I miss you so much. There’s no one in sight. And we’re still making love In My Secret Life. I smile when I’m angry. I cheat and I lie. I do what I have to do To get by. But I know what is wrong, And I know what is right. And I’d die for the truth In My Secret Life. Hold on, hold on, my brother. My sister, hold on tight. I finally got my orders. I’ll be marching through the morning, Marching through the night, Moving cross the borders Of My Secret Life. Looked through the paper. Makes you want to cry. Nobody cares if the people Live or die. And the dealer wants you thinking That it’s either black or white. Thank G-d it’s not that simple In My Secret Life. I bite my lip. I buy what I’m told: From the latest hit, To the wisdom of old. But I’m always alone. And my heart is like ice. And it’s crowded and cold In My Secret Life.
When I'm trying to write a sad scene, I usually listen to these songs. I'm OK - Christina Aguilera - Stripped ~This one probably is the most personal to me. It's about Christina's father and the abuse she used to suffer because of him. It's basically her saying that after all of it she still manages to be okay (hence the song title). I (sadly) can relate to her and the lyrics of the song. Hurt - Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics ~Hurt is basically going to describe how I will feel when I don't make amends with my father. This song is essentially about her regretting not having a relationship with her dad. She feels guilty for holding the past against him and although I can't always decide whether I agree if I feel the same way or not, the raw emotion of it tears me up. Breathe Me - Sia - Colour The Small One ~This song always takes me to my darkest days when there was a lot of self-harm, and I felt absolutely isolated. Although there isn't any self-harm anymore, I still feel really lonely at times. Coming Home - Gwenyth Paltrow - Country Strong ~Gwenyth's was possibly one of the most surprising performances for me in the film Country Strong. I didn't know that she had pipes. This song that reminds everyone that there's no place like home is hard to listen to for me without shedding a tear. I Dreamed A Dream - Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables Soundtrack ~There's no relating to this one for me it's just how well Anne Hathaway conveyed her emotions while singing this beautiful tragedy makes me teary-eyed every time. Don't Take The Girl - Tim McGraw - Not A Moment Too Soon ~When this song tells the story of Johnny and The Girl, I can't help but bawl like a baby. Going from not wanting to bring The Girl fishing to praying that God takes his life instead of The Girl's is heart-wrenching. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires ~This is another ballad that gets me choked up. The chorus is haunting and the ending is tragic yet poetic.
King Crimson - Epitaph Spoiler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48sciFaO9B8 Akiko Shikata - Ricordando Il passato Spoiler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDfbXm2lOsY
Wish You Were Here by Delta Goodrem. It's so sad Nightminds by Missy Higgins is about depression, and that gets me almost every time. Sound of White, again by Missy Higgins, makes me cry every time I listen to it. It reminds me of my grandma who passed away in 2009.
A few options for sadness...All of these songs highlight different conditions, and all of those conditions can lead to sadness. So: The Great Pretender- Platters Runaround Sue-Dion (if you're in a relationship, obviously) Tears in Heaven- Eric Claptopn The Freshmen- Verve Pipe Abuse of SID- Hurt When I was Your Man- Bruno Mars Better Than Me- Hinder Unbreak My Heart- Toni Braxton Aint No Sunshine When She's Gone-Bill Withers You Won't Be Mine- Matchbox Twenty Let Her Cry- Hootie and the Blowfish Sorry for the long list...there are probably plenty of others. Sadness, like happiness, is a big part of our emotional makeup, as humans.
and who could forget two songs from the holiday season, that are strangely my favorites (not that Christmas Shoes Song, that one is heart wrenching though)... Please Come Home For Christmas- Eagles Blue Christmas- Elvis
This is so basic, but every time I hear Danny Boy, I either cry or nearly cry. This started with me when I was very little. I don't know why. It's not really the lyrics to the song—which are sad enough, now that I understand them—but something about that tune. I used to have to run and hide whenever somebody started playing it. For some reason, it used to make me picture my father dead. It was hard enough losing him as an adult, but losing him as a child would have been unthinkable. Don't know why I connected my dad with that tune, though.
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones "Sad Lisa" by Cat Stevens "Fade To Black" by Metallica "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd Mozart's "Requiem" "My Immortal" by Evanescence - rarely have I listened to that without tears streaming down my face.
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For me, this is a no-brainer. 'An End, Once and For All' by Clint Mansell. Hope I'm not cheating as this is technically part of a game soundtrack, although it's been covered umpteen times, as instrumentals and with the addition of lyrics. Testament to the effect it has on me, is that I'd been put on a cocktail of medications, a side-effect being that it became impossible to cry. I can not tell you how frustrating it is to feel the emotion but have no way of letting out. This was the only song that let me break through that barrier and achieve a sense of catharsis. I managed to find notation for classical guitar, and learned it off by heart. Each and every time I play it, I end up bawling and blubbering like a baby, much to my friends' hilarity. (Serves me right for going, "Hey! Look what I learned to play!") It's my pressure release valve.
Remember me this way by Jordan Hill. Most of you may remember this from the film Casper. I don't know what it is about this song. I am a punk rocker, but I will listen to anything. I'll listen to music that makes me laugh, so it isn't surprising to hear Achy Breaky Heart, turned up loud in my car. This song, by Jordan Hill though, I could get into it and sing it, probably even shed a tear. I'm still trying to figure out what it means to me.
This is easy. It is clearly The Birdie Song by Black Lace. Actually my serious answer is the cover of Hurt by Johnny Cash.
Necrothread! Saddest song? Puff the Magic Dragon. Makes me tear up just thinking about it. Stupid Jackie Paper - what a little bastard!
Bobby Goldsboro's Honey. Coincidentally (or not) also the worst song I've ever heard. I dare you to listen to it all the way through.
Forever and Always by Parachute is sad to me. There is a hymn called "I'll Fly Away"....I can not listen to that, or sing that without crying. I was going through a rough time in my life, and that song was played at a certain gathering.
Guess I never really answered the question: Definitely Tears in Heaven, as has been noted. When I was little, Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins) and Puff the Magic Dragon both made me cry. Wildfire made me a lot sadder than Honey.
I thought of a couple more. "Fiddler's Green" by The Tragically Hip. The lead singer of the band, Gordon Downie, had a young nephew who died of a heart defect. This song is about that tragedy. "The Dutchman" by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. The song is about an old man suffering from Alzheimer's and his doting wife Margaret, who has to take care of him. The chorus just haunts me: "Let us go to the banks of the ocean Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee, Long ago, I used to be a young man, And dear Margaret remembers that for me."