The saddest song from PJ has to be....

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  • aheathengein
    aheathengein Posts: 7
    Black, Release, and Indifference
  • virginhorse
    virginhorse Posts: 2
    we never say goodbye
  • Lukin of the Hour
    Lukin of the Hour Posts: 34
    I had an uncle who was my "father", strong, tough, quiet, generous,all knowing, etc. He passed away a few years back, knew he was dying, had an evening of friends at the local VFW.
    Man of the hour is the soundtrack for him and his life. All of his friends, nearly all of our very small town, came to see him and say goodbye. It was the last time that many saw him.

    And the 'SKY BREAKS' at dawn; shedding light upon this town
    They’ll all come ‘round
    Cause the man of the hour is taking his final bow
    Goodbye for now.

    And the road
    The old man paved
    The broken seams along the way
    The rusted signs, left just for me
    He was guiding me, love, his own way
  • Brotherjohnno9
    Brotherjohnno9 Posts: 463
    Quite a lot for me but Long Road stands out, particularly the Dead Man Walking version with Nusrat. Face Of Love too from the same album especially when heard within the context of the movie.
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  • Staggering Genius
    Staggering Genius Posts: 169
    Man of the Hour
    Well, fuckers, he still stands.
  • Red Mosquito54
    Red Mosquito54 Posts: 1
    The saddest thing I have ever heard is Eddie's poem set to a simple rif that is very rare.

    It is titled, "Im still here"

    Look it up.....it will rip your heart out, and stomp on it a few times.
    I'm still here.....
  • vomikus39
    vomikus39 Posts: 250
    The song "Sad"

    The lyrics are, well, sad....seems to be about a man whose wife/girlfriend has died suddenly...

    "If one wish could bring her back..."

    "There is no God with a plan..."

    "His lonliness is proof..."

    That's my interpretation of it....and it's not one of the "popular" songs.
    Who the f*ck goes around skinning cats~~Ed

    It all comes down to changing your head~~John Lennon

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  • molhatchet
    molhatchet Posts: 10
    "All or None". Especially now in my life....and "I'm still here" is one that stomps on my heart but only adding to the damage I already did myself, but yeah.
    True freedom is a freedom from the chains you've wrapped around yourself.
  • Stardog3..
    Stardog3.. Posts: 1,527
    Come Back......
  • guitar59
    guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    Suave.27 wrote:
    Come Back......

    I would have to agree...made me cry when I heard it on the Berlin bootleg... :cry:
  • kelliek47421
    kelliek47421 Posts: 2
    I've used hammers made out of wood
    I have played games with pieces and rules
    I undeciphered tricks at the bar
    But now you're gone, I haven't figured out why
    I've come up with riddles and jokes about war
    I've figured out numbers and what they're for
    I've understood feelings and I've understood words
    But how could you be taken away?
    And wherever you've gone
    And wherever we might go
    It don't seem fair... Today just disappeared
    Your light's reflected now, reflected from afar
    We were but stones, your light made us stars
    With heavy breath, awakened regrets
    Back pages and days alone that could have been spent, together...
    But we were miles apart
    Every inch between us becomes light years now
    No time to be void or save up on life
    You got to spend it all...
    And wherever you've gone
    And wherever we might go
    It don't seem fair... You seem to like it here
    Your light's reflected now, reflected from afar
    We were but stones, your light made us stars
    And wherever you've gone
    And wherever we might go
    It don't seem fair... Today just disappeared
    Your light's reflected now, reflected from afar
    We were but stones, your light made us stars
  • vomikus39
    vomikus39 Posts: 250
    Light Years....

    Great choice!!
    Who the f*ck goes around skinning cats~~Ed

    It all comes down to changing your head~~John Lennon

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  • nuclear ukuleles
    nuclear ukuleles Posts: 660
    Come Back, for sure.
    Low Light kinda has that feeling too.
    "Can I be here all alone, clear a path to my home..."
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  • nuclear ukuleles
    nuclear ukuleles Posts: 660
    I'd probably add Elderly Woman to that too...not necessarily because it's "sad," but because it's nostalgic for me. I'm from a small town in nowhere, Indiana, and even though we moved when I was 8, I spent a lot of time there growing up. Whenever I went to my first PJ concert in '98 my mom and I were still living there (and also listening to Vs. on repeat), so every time I hear that song, or any other song from Vs. really, it makes me think of that time period of my life. Haha now I have the shittiest of shitty relationships with my mom, but I still think of the "good ole days" whenever I listen to that album. ;)
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  • rey
    rey Monmouth County, NJ Posts: 307
    Yellow Ledbetter.


    I feel an overwhelming sense of sadness every time I hear it played live.
  • jfarish
    jfarish Posts: 43
    rey wrote:
    Yellow Ledbetter.


    I feel an overwhelming sense of sadness every time I hear it played live.

    Well said. Sadness in a much different way, but sadness nonetheless.
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  • little_wish
    little_wish England, The North Posts: 532
    Love Reign O'er Me.

    Don't think this is widely regarded as a soppy one. It's just so powerful and always hits my weepy spot
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  • cd21miller
    cd21miller Columbia, MO Posts: 302
    Long Road (with Uncle Neil) after 9/11.
  • pearlnin
    pearlnin Posts: 69
    Slight of Hand for me> wow that song brings back some memories
  • JC8074
    JC8074 Posts: 127
    Nothingman. Without a doubt.

    empty stares, from each corner of a shared prison cell
    one just escapes, one's left inside the well

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