sad songs

[homeschoolmom]

What would you say is your favorite sad song. For me, it's a toss up between "Seasons in the Sun" and "Eleanor Rigby"

[Sojourner]

Mary's Waltz by [url="http://www.overtherhine.com/home.html"]Over the Rhine[/url]. The music is so beautifully haunting, and I love the lyrics, too ...

Mary's Waltz

There was a blind girl with braids and a black dress
Lived next to me I could tell you the address
I saw her climb out her window one midnight
In to the oak tree scared sacred with moonlight
See Mary dance with the light on her shoulders
She has a secret, like a lover discovers her
Guardian angel with limbs white as lambs wool
Expensive perfume on her feet

Blind Mary taught me how eyes can make pictures
I showed her mine and then she showed me all hers
"You have to close them," she whispered a warning
"Be sure to open them before it's morning..."

See how we dance with the light on our shoulders
We have a secret like lovers discovering
Guardian angels with limbs white as lambs wool
Expensive perfume on our feet

Mary fell ill on a night in December
And how they tried then to cool down her fever
But she lay so still like a child in a manger
While I closed my eyes tight and prayed for a savior

Let Mary dance with the light on her shoulders
Tell her a secret and let her discover her
Guardian angel with limbs white as lambs wool
Expensive perfume on his feet

[Andrea348]

I was working a funeral today for a woman who was very involved in her nondenominational church. During the service they had a video tribute with pictures of stuff she did for the church and they played this song. I never knew the woman, but it was very emotional.

[b]Thank You For Giving To The Lord[/b]

I dreamed I went to heaven
and You were there with me
We walked upon the streets of gold
Beside the crystal sea.

We heard the angels singing
Then someone called your name.
You turned and saw this young man
And he was smiling as he came.

And he said, "Friend you may not know me now"
And then he said, "But wait"
You used to teach my Sunday School
When I was only eight.

And every week you would say a prayer
Before the class would start.
And one day when you said that prayer
I asked Jesus in my heart."

Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed.
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave.

Then another man stood before you
And said, "Remember the time
A missionary came to your church
And his pictures made you cry.

You didn't have much money
But you gave it anyway.
Jesus took the gift you gave
And that's why I am here today."

Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed.
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave.

One by one they came
Far as the eye could see
Each life somehow touched
By your generosity.

Little things that you had done
Sacrifices made.
Unnoticed on the earth
In heaven now proclaimed.

And I know up in heaven
You're not supposed to cry.
But I am almost sure
There were tears in your eyes.

As Jesus took your hand
And you stood before the Lord.
He said, "My child look around you.
Great is your reward."

Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed.
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave.

Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed.
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave.

[ardillacid]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Nov 26 2005, 05:21 PM']What would you say is your favorite sad song. For me, it's a toss up between "Seasons in the Sun" and "Eleanor Rigby"
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Unforgiven-Metallica

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[djc08]

I can't help but get teary eyed when we sing Be Not Afraid at a funeral.

[photosynthesis]

"I'll Meet You In the Sky" by the Nields reminds me of my friend who died... That's one of the only Nields songs I like, though my mom loves them

in chorus, I am always the irritating alto who asks the choir director, "Is there a point in this piece that always makes you cry?" and sure enough, he tells the chorus which part makes him cry and I mark it in my score. Then in the performance, when he is conducting, he cries right on time.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

danny boy by far

[Sojourner]

One time after I'd broken up with a boyfriend, I decided to really embrace the suffering of the moment, and so I turned on Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U."

Worst post-breakup thing I've ever done. It induced sobs like nothing I'd ever experienced, and I was on the verge of tears all day. Thankfully I can now listen to the song without shedding a tear.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Nov 26 2005, 06:50 PM']danny boy by far
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Have you heard the Johnny Cash version? It's beautiful ...

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

yes! i love johnny Cash

[photosynthesis]

[quote name='Sojourner' date='Nov 26 2005, 06:51 PM']One time after I'd broken up with a boyfriend, I decided to really embrace the suffering of the moment, and so I turned on Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U."

Worst post-breakup thing I've ever done. It induced sobs like nothing I'd ever experienced, and I was on the verge of tears all day. Thankfully I can now listen to the song without shedding a tear.
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sinead o'conner makes me cry, but for a different reason... it's more like, "PLEASE TURN THAT OFF!!!"

[toledo_jesus]

Speaking of Cash, his cover of 'Hurt' along with the video was sad because it showed him as a young man...it made me conscious of mortality and that life is fleeting. That made me sad.

'Waltzing Matilda' is sad and bitter at the same time.

'Everybody Hurts' by REM.

'Don't Speak' by No Doubt

'Gloomy Sunday' by Billie Holiday.

[photosynthesis]

[quote name='toledo_jesus' date='Nov 26 2005, 08:20 PM']Speaking of Cash, his cover of 'Hurt' along with the video was sad because it showed him as a young man...it made me conscious of mortality and that life is fleeting.  That made me sad.
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I have that on my iPod

[Dave]

Hmmm ... let's see ...

I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) -- Expose'
I'll Be There -- Escape Club
Miracle -- Whitney Houston
Can't Let Go and Breakdown -- Mariah Carey
Tha Crossroads -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Spending My Time -- Roxette
Miss You Like Crazy -- Natalie Cole
I Will Remember You -- Sarah McLachlan
Brokenhearted -- Brandy
Missing You -- Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan
Maybe -- The Chantels
We've Got Tonight -- Bob Seger / Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton
Crucify and Silent All These Years -- Tori Amos
She's Gone -- Hall and Oates
Touch Me In The Morning -- Diana Ross
Born Too Late -- The Poni-Tails
How Do I Live -- LeeAnn Rimes / Trisha Yearwood
Anything For You and Can't Stay Away From You -- Gloria Estefan
It's Too Late -- Carole King
Have You Seen Her -- Chi-Lites / M. C. Hammer
The Great Pretender -- The Platters
Come Back To Me -- Janet Jackson
Separate Lives -- Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
Somewhere Out There -- Our Lady Peace
Mama, I'm Coming Home -- Ozzy Osbourne
Insensitive -- Jann Arden
Nothing Broken But My Heart -- Celine Dion
Superwoman -- Karyn White
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration -- The Righteous Brothers
Angel -- Eurythmics
Thank You -- Cover Girls
Bad Girl and Oh Father -- Madonna
Nobody's Supposed To Be Here -- Deborah Cox
Lullaby -- Shawn Mullins
Whiskey Lullaby -- Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss
That's Why I'm Here -- Kenny Chesney
Sunday Morning Church -- Alan Jackson
It Matters To Me -- Faith Hill
My Old Friend -- Tim McGraw
If Nobody Believed In You -- Joe Nichols
Waitin' On Joe -- Steve Azar
You'll Think Of Me -- Keith Urban
It's Getting Better All The Time -- Brooks and Dunn
What I Really Meant To Say -- Cyndi Thomson

And if given the chance, I could probably think of more ...

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

beaver dam! thats a lot of songs

[philothea]

Dang, Dave... that's amazing.

I avoid depressing songs. All my music is loud and angry or inspiring (or... both.)

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

i like sad songs i like angry songs. but i do not like happy songs.

[philothea]

(Further thought...)

Duran Duran's [i]The Seventh Stranger[/i] just about made me kill myself, back when. I would have, except I knew no one would take care of my cat. I suppose that counts as sad!

Ugh, just listening to the 30 second iTunes sample got me bummed. Lyrics:

[quote]Those words are all remainders
Echoes growing in the heart of twilight
They lay back laughing at naivety's star.
Awaken all those whispers,
The dusty shadow of a passing favour
I wouldn't say that you were ruthless or right
I couldn't see from so far.
Was I chasing after rainbows?
One thing for sure - you never answered when I called.
And I wiped away the water from my face
To look through the eyes of a stranger...

For rumours in the wake of such a lonely crowd
Trading in my shelter for danger
I'm changing my name just as the sun goes down -
In the eyes of the stranger!

Can't tell the real from reflections
When all these faces look the same to me
In every city such a desolate dream.
Some days are strange to number
Some say the seventh sounds a little bit stranger
A year of Sundays seems to have drifted right by -
I could have sworn in one evening.
And I'm not seized in desperation,
No steel reproaches on the table from before.
But I still can feel those splinters of ice
I look through the eyes of a stranger...

(chorus)

-

I must be chasing after rainbows
One thing for sure you never answer when I call.
And I wipe away the water from my face
To look through the eyes of a stranger...

For rumours in the wake of such a lonely crowd
Trading in my shelter for danger
I'm changing my name just as the sun goes down
Walking away like a stranger

(chorus)

In the eyes of the stranger..

In the eyes of the stranger..

In the eyes of the stranger..
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[photosynthesis]

back during my angry riotgrrrl phase I used to listen to Sonic Youth and the Smiths whenever I got depressed...

[benedictaj]

Sad songs....oh boy can I remember my sad-song phase....

Okies, mine would be....anything by Muse (especially "Absolution") anything by Coldplay (especially "A rush of blood to the head.") Btw, they happen to also be my favourite bands...or they were....I prefer "Spem in Alium" right now

Ummm...what else? oh, that Evanescence band - esp that song "Missing" and some stuff by System of a Down (esp "Aerials") You know their album "Toxicity"? I composed my entire funeral once just out of most of the songs, lol. I'm glad we grow up sometimes....

Edited November 27, 2005 by memtherose