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re: What is the saddest song (lyrically) ever written?
Posted on 8/11/16 at 7:54 am to Tiger4Liberty
Posted on 8/11/16 at 7:54 am to Tiger4Liberty
Strange Fruit by Billie Holliday
Billie didn't actually write the song, but her voice gives it such more sadness.
Billie didn't actually write the song, but her voice gives it such more sadness.
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Posted on 8/11/16 at 10:37 am to The Spleen
Jason Isbell - Elephant
Posted on 8/11/16 at 10:49 am to Tiger4Liberty
At 17
Posted on 8/11/16 at 10:56 am to AlxTgr
All of My Love
Also, Blind Melon has quite a few. Shannon was a clearly tortured soul, but a song that I can't listen to because of the sadness I feel is New Life:
This song was obviously written about finding out that he was going to become a dad and hoping that he can somehow overcome his addictions and be a good dad. He sings it so emotionally and you can just feel that he wants it, which is the case in so many of his songs. Unfortunately, he died of an overdose when Nico was only 3 months old.
ETA - Nico singing Change, which contains the lyrics printed on Shannon's headstone
Also, Blind Melon has quite a few. Shannon was a clearly tortured soul, but a song that I can't listen to because of the sadness I feel is New Life:
quote:
Suddenly everyting is fainting
Falling from a broken ladder's rung
There's a jolt exhilarating from the phone I'm holding
I hear the words of what I'll become
How eager the hands that reach for love
'Cause now there's a new life to behold
And its the biggest part of my life to unfold
'Cause now she's telling me she'll have my baby
And a faithful father I am to be
When I'm looking into the eyes of our own baby
Will it bring new life into me?
Deep inside must defy arrangement
I've been a stumblin' from the startin' blocks 'til now
And I'll always try to justify the way I've been behaving
Should I teach one not to know how?
How to live in a world we live in now
'Cause there's a beautiful life to behold
And its the biggest part of my life to unfold
'Cause now she's telling me she'll have my baby
And a father figure I am to be
When I'm looking into the eyes of our own baby
Will it bring new life into me?
Oh please
Oh please
Oh please
Bring new life
Bring new life
Bring new life into me
This song was obviously written about finding out that he was going to become a dad and hoping that he can somehow overcome his addictions and be a good dad. He sings it so emotionally and you can just feel that he wants it, which is the case in so many of his songs. Unfortunately, he died of an overdose when Nico was only 3 months old.
ETA - Nico singing Change, which contains the lyrics printed on Shannon's headstone
This post was edited on 8/11/16 at 10:58 am
Posted on 8/11/16 at 11:26 am to Jester
quote:Is that the band that did No Rain?
Blind Melon
Posted on 8/11/16 at 12:08 pm to AlxTgr
Yes. Blind Melon. No Rain
I'll repeat my answer.
"There's a hole in Daddys arm, where all the money goes..."
Sam Stone.
Saw an interview of John Prine. He said the first few times he played it for new crowds in bars it got a lot of laughs. The line is repeated 3 times in the song. He said people always laughed at the first time, but by the end of the song they weren't laughing anymore.
On a John Prine kick for 3 months now.
Souvenirs is another one. The tempo and strumming are upbeat, but some lines are a poignant gut punch.
"I hate graveyards and old pawn shops. Oh they always bring me tears. "
This line stuck with me because I think this every time I'm at a pawn shop or antique store or worse an estate sale. Going through a dead persons life and possessions. Bit by bit and haggling for change.
I'll repeat my answer.
"There's a hole in Daddys arm, where all the money goes..."
Sam Stone.
Saw an interview of John Prine. He said the first few times he played it for new crowds in bars it got a lot of laughs. The line is repeated 3 times in the song. He said people always laughed at the first time, but by the end of the song they weren't laughing anymore.
On a John Prine kick for 3 months now.
Souvenirs is another one. The tempo and strumming are upbeat, but some lines are a poignant gut punch.
"I hate graveyards and old pawn shops. Oh they always bring me tears. "
This line stuck with me because I think this every time I'm at a pawn shop or antique store or worse an estate sale. Going through a dead persons life and possessions. Bit by bit and haggling for change.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 12:44 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:Not everyone has the Goodman vocals version. It's by far my favorite. Listen here
Souvenirs is another one. The tempo and strumming are upbeat, but some lines are a poignant gut punch.
"I hate graveyards and old pawn shops. Oh they always bring me tears. "
Posted on 8/11/16 at 1:18 pm to OldTigahFot
Elephant by Jason Isbell as mentioned.
Relatively Easy by him has destroyed me many times mainly because I can relate to it so much.
Also, Sufjan Stevens album Carrie and Lowell has a few that are ridiculously sad.
Stop This Train by John Mayer. I think we all can relate to seeing our parents aging and wanting time to slow down.
Townes Van Zandt as mentioned is another great one. Bob Dylan.
Relatively Easy by him has destroyed me many times mainly because I can relate to it so much.
Also, Sufjan Stevens album Carrie and Lowell has a few that are ridiculously sad.
Stop This Train by John Mayer. I think we all can relate to seeing our parents aging and wanting time to slow down.
Townes Van Zandt as mentioned is another great one. Bob Dylan.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 1:59 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Is that the band that did No Rain?
Yes, but that Shannon didn't write the lyrics to No Rain. Their bass player, Brad Smith, wrote it. He actually has a couple of really solid albums under the name Abandon Jalopy.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 2:00 pm to Jester
OK, I guess only I think it was funny.
Posted on 8/11/16 at 2:30 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Came across this song the other day, probably fitting for this thread
The Middle East - Blood
Older brother, restless soul, lie down
Lie for a while with your ear against the earth
And you’ll hear your sister sleep talking
Say, “Your hair is long but not long enough to reach
Home to me
But your beard
Someday might be”
And she woke up in a cold sweat on the floor
Next to a family portrait drawn when you were four
And beside a jar of two cent coins that are no good no more
She’ll lay it aside
Older father, weary soul, you’ll drive
Back to the home you made on the mountainside
With that ugly, terrible thing
Those papers for divorce
And a lonely ring
A lonely ring
Sit on your porch
And pluck your strings
Oh, and you’ll find somebody you can blame
And you’ll follow the creek that runs out into the sea
And you’ll find the peace of the Lord.
Grandfather, weary soul, you’ll fly
Over your life once more before you die
Since our grandma passed away
You’ve waited for forever and a day
Just to die
And someday soon
You will die
It was the only woman you ever loved
That got burnt by the sun too often when she was young
And the cancer spread and it ran into her body and her blood
And there’s nothing you can do about it now
The Middle East - Blood
Older brother, restless soul, lie down
Lie for a while with your ear against the earth
And you’ll hear your sister sleep talking
Say, “Your hair is long but not long enough to reach
Home to me
But your beard
Someday might be”
And she woke up in a cold sweat on the floor
Next to a family portrait drawn when you were four
And beside a jar of two cent coins that are no good no more
She’ll lay it aside
Older father, weary soul, you’ll drive
Back to the home you made on the mountainside
With that ugly, terrible thing
Those papers for divorce
And a lonely ring
A lonely ring
Sit on your porch
And pluck your strings
Oh, and you’ll find somebody you can blame
And you’ll follow the creek that runs out into the sea
And you’ll find the peace of the Lord.
Grandfather, weary soul, you’ll fly
Over your life once more before you die
Since our grandma passed away
You’ve waited for forever and a day
Just to die
And someday soon
You will die
It was the only woman you ever loved
That got burnt by the sun too often when she was young
And the cancer spread and it ran into her body and her blood
And there’s nothing you can do about it now
Posted on 8/11/16 at 3:25 pm to Pettifogger
shocked no one has mentioned "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman:
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me myself I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
See my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruising, entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me myself I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
See my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
His body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruising, entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
Posted on 8/11/16 at 6:39 pm to Tiger4Liberty
Although the music is kick arse, I don't know of a more bleak/depressing song than "One" by Metallica.
"I can't remember anything
Can't tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me
Now that the war is through with me
I'm waking up, I can now see
That there is not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me
Back to the womb that's much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can't look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I'll live
Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me
Now the world is gone, I'm just one
Oh God, help me
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, help me
Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell
Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell"
"I can't remember anything
Can't tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me
Now that the war is through with me
I'm waking up, I can now see
That there is not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me
Back to the womb that's much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can't look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I'll live
Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, wake me
Now the world is gone, I'm just one
Oh God, help me
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please, God, help me
Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell
Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell"
Posted on 8/11/16 at 10:06 pm to rilesrick
In context, Baby Blue written by Aaron Barker and sung by George Strait should be considered Baby Blue About George's Daughter?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:17 am to spslayto
Sad in a melancholy sort of way:
Sunset Lullaby - Monte Montgomery
I saw a couple today
One was walking Away
As if he'd heard all she had to say
I felt like stepping in
Like a lifelong friend
But i didn't know either of them
And as the man put his foot down
He put an end to the common ground
Leaving no room for compromise
Another Sunset Lullaby
I saw a mother and son
Playing Band on the Run
To the delight of everyone
When the crowd cleared away
I could hear him say
Mama, i sure had fun
And as the song came to an end
He saw her heart was on the mend
Oh the tears she held inside
Another Sunset Lullaby
See the old man cry
His best friend died
She spent her life right by his side
Another turning page
In this restless age
Of a return to simple ways
And in the days that followed him
He found himself out on a limb
He still longs for days gone by
Another Sunset Lullaby
I heard a voice from above
Send a message of love
For thick and thin
Through push and shove
A serenade for the renegade
Whose mind is still unmade
And in the road that lies ahead
Awaits a promise for the dead
You can hear it so can I
Another Sunset Lullaby
Sunset Lullaby - Monte Montgomery
I saw a couple today
One was walking Away
As if he'd heard all she had to say
I felt like stepping in
Like a lifelong friend
But i didn't know either of them
And as the man put his foot down
He put an end to the common ground
Leaving no room for compromise
Another Sunset Lullaby
I saw a mother and son
Playing Band on the Run
To the delight of everyone
When the crowd cleared away
I could hear him say
Mama, i sure had fun
And as the song came to an end
He saw her heart was on the mend
Oh the tears she held inside
Another Sunset Lullaby
See the old man cry
His best friend died
She spent her life right by his side
Another turning page
In this restless age
Of a return to simple ways
And in the days that followed him
He found himself out on a limb
He still longs for days gone by
Another Sunset Lullaby
I heard a voice from above
Send a message of love
For thick and thin
Through push and shove
A serenade for the renegade
Whose mind is still unmade
And in the road that lies ahead
Awaits a promise for the dead
You can hear it so can I
Another Sunset Lullaby
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:27 am to Tiger4Liberty
Ryan Adams - September
Jason Isbell - Elephant
Jason Isbell - Elephant
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:32 am to RedFoxx
quote:
When I saw the thread title, I immediately thought of Townes Van Zandt.
I had the same thought. Can't get much sadder than Waiting Around to Die.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:16 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Counting Crows has a huge collection of uber depressing material. Lots of one liner sad stuff.
Believe it or not Third Eye Blind has some incredibly profound and deep lyrics aside from their big hits.
Believe it or not Third Eye Blind has some incredibly profound and deep lyrics aside from their big hits.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:41 pm to Tiger4Liberty
Yeah Cash's cover of hurt is brutal.
And Mad World is one of my favorite songs of all time.
Hon. Men.:
Lick My Love Pump , which was written in D minor. The saddest of all keys. I don't know why, but it makes people weep instantly.
And Mad World is one of my favorite songs of all time.
Hon. Men.:
Lick My Love Pump , which was written in D minor. The saddest of all keys. I don't know why, but it makes people weep instantly.
This post was edited on 8/12/16 at 12:45 pm
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