Saddest Song Ever

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You know-- the one that invariably comes on when you have the major blues-- that makes you get a little misty, even though you're not that type of person, really. Maybe you will pull over the car. Maybe you will flood it with tears as you sing along wholeheartedly, voice breaking with emotion.

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Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton

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About pain he felt from the 1991 death of his 4-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a 53rd story window in his mother's New York Ci... [show more]

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Hallelujah

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the Leonard Cohen song when sung by Jeff Buckley on Grace. Or just about anything on Grace for that matter. It's that voice. Sad, sad, sad...

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"Mad World" by Gary Jules

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Made famous by the closing scene of _Donnie Darko_ but it appearrs on Jules' album _Trading Snakeoil For Wolf Tickets_.

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Taps

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Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday

Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Str... [show more]

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"Dust In The Wind " by Kansas

I close my eyes only for a moment and the moment's gone all my dreams pass before my eyes a curiosity dust in the wind All t... [show more]

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Do You Realize?

By TheFlaming Lips. The words are pretty heavy althought the song is upbeat.

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Pale Blue Eyes

Maybe too obvious a choice. Gets me every time, though.

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Pearl Jam - Last Kiss

Sad on so many levels.

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Adam's Song by Blink 182

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Hurt- Johnny Cash version

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Perfect - Alanis Morissette

I cry when I hear this, sadly it reminds me of my childhood. :(

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Everybody Hurts

by R.E.M. I can remember shutting myself in my room listening to this in high school after getting dumped by my boyfriend. pret... [show more]

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Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee

This song defines nihilism for me.

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Under the bridge- RHCP

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Don't Give Up

By Peter Gabriel with Kate Bush... A Sad but hopeful song about a man who has hit rock bottom, but still has the support of his wife and family...

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"The Scientist" by Coldplay

I lost interest in Coldplay after _Parachutes_, but this song, and especially its music video, is powerful. http://www.youtube... [show more]

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"Unchained" Cash

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Love Will Tear Us Apart-Joy Division

Last song written by Ian Curtis of Joy Division before his suicide.

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"Space Oddity" by David Bowie

Major Tom's last verse: "Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still, And I think my spaceship knows whi... [show more]

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The Dance....Garth Brooks

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The Rose Bette Midler

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This topic was started by famousperson famousperson has 15,748 Grupie Points on July 12th, 2006. 150 grupies have voted on one or more of the 109 answers.

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