Sad Songs

[pathtaken]

The Kinks "Days" always gets me,

I bless the light,
I bless the light that shines on you believe me,
and though you're gone,
you're with me every single day believe me

[csmolko]

barrett said:

I'll throw in a few of mine.

Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphey. This has always made me cry.

Are You Alright by Lucinda Williams is such a beautiful song

And whenever I need a good cry I throw on Billie Holiday's Solitude.

Ooh! She ran callin' Wiiiiildfiiire.... aw. I didn't think anyone listened to that besides my dad and I.

[mariposalabrown]

Has anyone mentioned that Loggins & Messina song that goes "even though we ain't got money, i"m so in love with you honey..."? Yesterday I was humming it at work and started tearing up. I guess the words are hitting too close to home right now. That or I'm crazy.

[Lisa Miller]

mariposalabrown said:

Has anyone mentioned that Loggins & Messina song that goes "even though we ain't got money, i"m so in love with you honey..."? Yesterday I was humming it at work and started tearing up. I guess the words are hitting too close to home right now. That or I'm crazy.

That's "Danny's Song". I am not ashamed to admit my love for it.

I cry every time I hear "Don't Cry Daddy" by Elvis Presley.

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divasahm said:

Ashokan Farewell--from Ken Burns' Civil War soundtrack

I second you on that one. I can cry just thinking about it. And then there's the letter that Sullivan Belleau or somebody wrote to his wife on the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg where he was killed and he says something like, "If I don't come back, remember me when the wind caresses your cheek. That will be me."

"I despise sentiment!" Carole Lombard from Twentieth Century.

Also, Dolly Parton singing Coat of Many Colors makes me misty eyed. And I like quilting.

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Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen is so, so sad:

You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record.

[monkey]

chatchien said:

divasahm said:

Ashokan Farewell--from Ken Burns' Civil War soundtrack

I second you on that one. I can cry just thinking about it. And then there's the letter that Sullivan Belleau or somebody wrote to his wife on the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg where he was killed and he says something like, "If I don't come back, remember me when the wind caresses your cheek. That will be me."

Ohhh, man, I had to look this up and download it after y'all mentioned it. So sad, but so beautiful.

Almost any recording of 'I'll Be Seeing You' makes me teary. Same with 'Lili Marlene.'

[duskwolf]

There is a very sad part of my personality that continually plays Keane's "A Bad Dream" over and over again in my head...

[crankykate]

When I was young -- six or seven or so -- someone in my family was playing an old Loretta Lynn album with a song called "Christmas Without Daddy." I remember very little about the actual song, but I do remember crying so hard that they had a hard time calming me down.

[jadefox]

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by The Postal Service is one sad song! Do NOT play this song during a breakup. Please.

You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving....

Damn, that's sad...in a mature, grown up sort of way, but it still makes me cry at times.