What’s the Saddest Song You Ever Heard?

Did not read the whole thread, so this may have been mentioned-

Ashokan Farewell sounds sad to me. Perhaps it just reminds me of that awful carnage.
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vigil617 said:
First time I heard this on the radio, I bawled my seven-year-old eyes out. It took the place of "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" that my grandma used to sing to me, as the saddest song ever. :)

Peter, Paul and Mary -Puff The Magic Dragon - YouTube
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It's funny to think back, but it wasn't until I was in my early teens that I realised what a gut ripper that last verse is. That song defines loss of innocence.
 
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Because it means Die Hard is over.

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I have to admit, songs don't get to me. I like taps, because they used to play it over the loudspeaker at night when we lived on base. (I have a standing order that there will be no bagpipes at my funeral. Cop funerals have forever killed bagpipes for me.)

I did like the God and Dog one, though, as I strongly believe in one of the two.
 
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cballman said:
I have two that sends chills up and down.
The first is Amazing Grace as done on the Bagpipes single or with a group of them.
The second has to be Taps which is either followed or before the 21 gun salute.

Tears me up just thinking about how they have been done at Funerals I have attended. Chills running up in my back and neck just thinking about now.
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I couldn't agree to these two more. Taps always hits me hard, and takes me back to my buddy's Marine Corps funeral.

I'd like to add Carrie Underwood's - Temporary Home
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Two others that have hit me as well include
George Strait - A Fathers Love
Rodney Atkins - Watching you
 
My son had colic really bad and the only thing that would quiet him down was Pearl Jam's "Thumbing My Way To Heaven". We listened to that over and over. Then he got the flu and then MRSA and passed a month after his first birthday. My wife and I both can never make it through the song without breaking down. He would have turned 16 this past December. And not a Day has went by without thinking about Ian. But we now have two beautiful girls agees 13 and 9. But lord help me I'll be having two teenaged daughters soon!!

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Amazing Grace is a powerful song, and I understand it can be associated with sad memories, but it is not supposed to be a sad song. It's supposed to give you hope because you've been saved.

My sadest song is "whiskey lullaby" Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss.
 
Songs have meaning. What passes notice with some folk has a deep emotional connection with others.
Some of the tunes in this thread are good examples.
I lost 2 favorite cousins in their 20's. Both were younger than me by a year or two. I recall Kim making up words to "Onward Christian Soldiers when she was about four and Roger had some fine pipes and belted out Night Ranger's "Sister Christian".
I still get goose flesh when I'm reminded how much I miss those two.
 
These bring tears pretty much every time I listen to them. There are good endings to some, but still cause the waterworks to start:

Letters from War - Mark Schultz (the video is particularly poignant if you understand why a staff car would pull into the driveway)

The Little Girl - John Michael Montgomery (abuse, neglect, and eventually redemption)

Roses for Momma - C.W. McCall

The River - Garth Brooks

This One's For You - Barry Manilow (always reminds me of someone I left behind in the 70s)
 
rwsmith said:
There are songs that make me cry, but not because they are sad. Then there all the ones that are REALLY sad.

Johnny Cast 'Hurt' is pretty dang sad.

Cat's in the Cradle- Harry Chapin

Concrete Angel - Martina McBride

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright version is my fave

Alone Again, Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison (OK 'Crying' and 'In Dreams', too)

Without You - Harry Nilsson.

In choir we've done everything from 'Messiah' to Andre Crouch. But it's the simple ones that sneak in the back door and clobber you. I think it was "I Have Come To You" that was written and dedicated to a child that had died. It doesn't mention that in the song, but the childlike faith that is mature for it's years.... I've never gotten through it unscathed.:confused:

I would be amiss if I didn't include some operatic
tear-jerkers.

Federico's Lament - Cilea (He can't get her out of his head)

Siegfried's Funeral March - Wagner (Siegfried has a 'hunting accident')

Vesti La Giubba and Si Puo? Senore, Signori - Leoncavallo - Leoncavallo (The Clown discovers that his wife is having an affair)

Vecchia Zimirrara (ending of La Bohe'me) - Puccini (Death of Mimi)
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Alone Again Naturally, is one that gets my goat and vote-and another is: All By Myself. I don't remember who sings that? Fooling Around and Fell In Love by: Elvin Bishop, as well as The Green leaves of Summer--all get to me-for various reasons.
 
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Don Williams singing "circle driveway"

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I didn't have time to read this entire thread and I'm pretty sure some of these will be listed above.

I don't think there is one clearly saddest song but here is my list of contenders:
. I'll be true to you by the Oakridge Boys
. The Girl From Yesterday by Eagles
. Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
. Dwight Yokum's tribute to Buck Owens (Can't think of the title to that'n either)
. Feed Jake by (Can't remember the artist)
. Go Rest high Up On That Mountain by Vince Gill and Patty Loveless at George Jones' funeral
. Vince Gills tribute to Merle Haggard (Can't think of the title)
. and of course if there is one song sadder than all the rest it has got to be He Stopped Loving Her Today by the Possum
 
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