What's your favorite sad song?

[efAston]

Es ist Vollbracht. Johann Sebastian Bach.

 

[Flamezdudes]

Radiohead - Videotape

Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely

And various other Radiohead songs.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Either Hurt (Johnny Cash)
or
Mad World (Gary Jules)

 

[silver wolf009]

Does this count?


If not, this:

 

[Rawne1980]

My Immortal - Evanescence.

There is a story as to why but not one i'm going to put on here.

 

[GoodEyeSniper]

This was the first song to come to mind, but I'm sure I've got more.


I think it just perfectly purveys that feeling of downtrodden sadness.

 

[Aetera]

Does this count?

Spoiler

Oh my god. Metalocalypse. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THAT.

I forgot to post this one; the saddest song in the history of sad songs. EVER. The Buffy sad song. You know, the song they play on the show whenever anything really, really sad happens? Guh. I hear this song and immediately start bracing myself for someone near me to die or lose their soul or get sent to a hell dimension or something.

 

[Ldude893]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLLCVb-7oZU&feature=related

Brandon Flowers of The Killers wrote this after his grandmother died. It's one of the hardest hitting songs the band ever made.

 

[celestiatem]

http://youtu.be/A7ry4cx6HfY So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold
This song evokes a ton for me, especially having essentially listened to them since they started. RIP Rev.

 

[scoopz]

Hm.. My favorite would be Fade to Black by Metallica, but a couple runner ups would be Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens, Mad World by.. I can't remember who did this song, and You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty.

 

[Lilani]

Sad Song, by Paul Williams. And here is my favorite version of it--the version he sang for the Muppet Show.


Let those tears and sweet memories flow...

 

[mitchell271]

This. A thousand times this. Especially if you're military.

 

[Phasmal]

Cliché but I like the song from Titanic, but I wont post that here in an effort to maintain dignity.
But also this-
http://youtu.be/_NRdA0ST4Zg
Cant figure out embedding.

 

[GartarkMusik]

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The Aria proper begins at about 0:47. It is a father pleading with his son. And this version in particular is gut-wrenching.

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MFC3LLFABE&list=FLrXwNraJT7LRP1RjN4r43mg&index=1&feature=plpp_video

Stuid embedding. :-/

 

[Xenos Eriadin]

I have always found this song by Killswitch Engage particularly sad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWrnC4ZQoA
Maybe it's just because of the bad relationship I was going through at the time... But this is always one of the songs that comes into my head when I'm trying to think of something sad.

 

[Dango]

The lyrics are actually pretty happy, but...

 

[Robert Sanders]

Cemetary Gates- Pantera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZZOND08BRjI

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

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Wow. Where has this band been all my life? That was really good.

I'm assuming you're talking about Cloud Cult.

Yeah, they're pretty special. Some of the most interesting, thought-provoking music I've ever listened to.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

It's especially sad considering that the singer killed himself later....

 

[Buck Wilde]

maybe blue by the seatbelts or Dead Mans Gun by ashtar command, btw if you look those up on youtube dont look at the comments