Recommend me a sad song please.

[Paksenarrion]

I'm surprised no one's recommended Komm susser tod yet.

This is the first...and it still does.

Ninja'd.

 

[RazielXT]

Saddest thing Ive heard.

 

[AlchemistMayCry]

Hoo boy, sad songs. Fortunately I've got a lot that are quite good.

First up, Kamelot's "Don't You Cry"

"Anthem"

This piano version of Bloody Tears from Castlevania:

And lastly, for good measure, Hubris: Reprise from Soul Calibur II:


Other recommendations:
EdenEcho, Temples of Gold, Glory (Kamelot)
The Islander (Nightwish)
The Best is Yet to Come (Metal Gear Solid OST)
The Alleged Paradigm (Epica)
Who Wants to Live Forever (David Garrett [Queen Cover])
huge post is huge.

 

[Mr. GameBrain]

I think this song is pretty sad:

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[Dr.Susse]

If war is the subject you're looking for try;

Amd the band played waltzing matilda- Lots of bands

I was only 19- Redgum
[small]I'd pull them off youtube for you but my internet is incredably slow at the moment sorry.[/small]

 

[Pist0l 07]

Exodus in America, piano version

 

[unFunkiest]

This is my all-time favourite sad song. Heart's a Mess by an Aussie artist called Gotye...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvbSiQZfACQ&feature=related

EDIT: Totally fucked the video embed so I'll just leave the URL...

 

[JonnoStrife]

Hero of War - Rise against.

 

[Nouw]

There's a modern song called "Mad World" it features piano. It was used in the first trailer for Gears of War.

Another sad song, about a man who commits suicide, is called "Yuma" by Justin Townes Earle. It doesn't feature piano, but it is sad and slow enough. A song that's not as sad but still good would be "Lone Pine Hill" also but Justin. Look 'em up. I use playlist.com.

I control+fed just to find that song. You are correct, the old one is techno so ruins the whole sad effect.


Here it is

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

Try "all for a childrens crusade" by sting. its about WWI

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a good one too.

 

[f0re1gn]

Enjoy, some clips with OST from The Fountain. Clint Mansell is fantastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOZuQ_r3ROY
http://www.youtube.com/v/aCCIa_C3rsE - This one's performed on guitar, but it is simply Amazing.
There's also this video in Russian. It's about WWII and I don't know if it's the same way in the West, but every Russian person's touched by it
http://www.youtube.com/v/o9TcwYR95rE

 

[Mr Thin]

This. THIS.


Augh, the sadness! It eats me from the inside!

Also this.

Not the original, by Nine Inch Nails. No offense to the band, but Johnny Cash took this song to a new level. Even Reznor agreed the song was no longer his own. It's just incredible.

 

[House25]

Enjoy, some clips with OST from The Fountain. Clint Mansell is fantastic.
- This one's performed on guitar, but it is simply Amazing.
There's also this video in Russian. It's about WWII and I don't know if it's the same way in the West, but every Russian person's touched by it

Spoiler Fail.

Sorry but I had to be "that guy".

 

[Lucifron]

You want some sad stuff? Well, you've asked at the right time and place then my friend.

Spoiler: Starting off, for probably the 5th time on these forums

Spoiler: Then we have this little number, but do not worry, it's not particularly heavy

Spoiler: A ton of stuff from Tool is really mellow, and will leave you as an emotionless shell, which is good if you feel like shit

Spoiler: Then there's this, which will take you through hell and back

Octavarium is ~27 minutes long, and you can find the other two parts among the related vids. And there you go.

 

[Offworlder_v1legacy]

You Don't Understand Me-The Raconteurs

 

[Jotver]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufMdo9AyMng&feature=related

 

[blankedboy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Xl17B-Z0A&feature=related

This always brings a tear to my eye.

Wow, that's at least a couple thousand times better than the Jason Mraz "Always On My Mind".
Then again, that's not really saying anything.

Anyways, this one's kind of sad and VERY calming.

 

[Pac Induvidual]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GohBkHaHap8

Mood Indigo, written in 1930 (performed in...1937, in the video,) it's very depressing. One of those songs that's played when a character is sad and is walking down a rainy street.

Hopefully it works for you.

 

[KindOfnElf]

The saddest piece of music ever written about love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1k4E0r7qKE