Most depressing song ever?

135

Comments

  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    "Try not to breath" by r.e.m. (from Automatic For The People)....actually that ENTIRE record is filled with depressing songs!






    ......this song reminds me of my grandmother who parished just before the aforementioned was released.
  • G-Man23 wrote:
    "Try not to breath" by r.e.m. (from Automatic For The People)



    That is one of my favorite R.E.M. songs,


    Another one I want to throw out is "End of the Tour" by They Might Be Giants. Anytime I mention the Giants, I have to mention that I loved them until I had the "pleasure" of meeting them and realizing they were jerks.

    But back to the point, "End of the Tour" is a song about a bunch of teenagers who are killed in a car accident. I'm surprised Pearl Jam hasn't covered it.
    I love my female wife...
    we sit around and wonder exactly why our marriage should feel threatened by gay marriage
  • OdinOdin Posts: 599
    Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts

    "When I die, fuck it I wanna go to hell
    Cause I'm a piece of shit, it ain't hard to fuckin' tell"

    "All my life I been considered as the worst
    Lyin' to my mother, even stealin' out her purse
    Crime after crime, from drugs to extortion
    I know my mother wished she got a fuckin' abortion
    She don't even love me like she did when I was younger
    Suckin' on her chest just to stop my fuckin' hunger
    I wonder if I died, would tears come to her eyes?
    Forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies"

    and of course the ending of the song.
  • Neruda25Neruda25 Posts: 266
    When i`m down- Chris Cornell



    I`m only love you when i`m down....but one thing for you to keep in mind you, I`m down, ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!


    Maestro Cornell.
    22 nov. Santiago
    23 nov. Santiago
    25 nov. Buenos Aires
    26 nov. Buenos Aires


    http://www.myspace.com/delonelyman
  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,236
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Love Hurts. 70s song, I don't know who sings it.

    Nazareth.
    But back to the point, "End of the Tour" is a song about a bunch of teenagers who are killed in a car accident. I'm surprised Pearl Jam hasn't covered it.

    lol
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Angels and Fuselage~Drive-by Truckers

    Looking out the window, the trees are getting closer it seems.
    Thinking bout you Darling.
    Adding up the cost of these dreams.

    Strapped to this projectile, just a blink ago I was back in school.
    Smoking by the gym door, practicing my rock-star attitude

    And I'm scared shitless of what's coming next.
    I'm scared shitless, these angels I see in the trees are waiting for me.

    The engines have stopped now. We all know we are going down. Last call for alcohol.
    Sure wish I could have another round.

    And I'm scared shitless of what's coming next.
    Scared shitless, these angels I see in the trees are waiting for me.
    Waiting for me.

    Friends in the swamp.
    Friends on the ground, in the trees.
    Angels and fuselage.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • Tom Waits, 'Georgia Lee'
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Tom Waits, 'Georgia Lee'
    Amen.

    That song actually made me cry the first time I heard it. This part in particular:

    "Close your eyes and count to ten
    I will go and hide but then
    Be sure to find me, I want you to find me
    And we'll play all over
    We'll play all over
    We'll play all over
    again"
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Amen.

    That song actually made me cry the first time I heard it. This part in particular:

    "Close your eyes and count to ten
    I will go and hide but then
    Be sure to find me, I want you to find me
    And we'll play all over
    We'll play all over
    We'll play all over
    again"

    He's a pretty brave motherfucker for writing it in my opinion.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Tears in Heaven
    Down in a hole
    Hurt
    Those are the ones that immediately spring to mind for me
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • becker wrote:
    how to disappear completely - radiohead

    1st one I think of as most depressing. Some other good ones here, too.
    bombs, dropping down, please forgive our hometown
  • Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Nutshell - AiC

    Ironic that it's actually my favorite AiC song.
    What the fuck is this world?
  • markymark550markymark550 Posts: 5,141
    hell, most 'grunge' songs are depressing

    Harry Chapin - Cats in the Cradle
    Wayne Cochran - Last Kiss
  • CobCob Posts: 857
    Hank Williams: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
    George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today
    [img][/img]9/5/92, 11/20/93, 3/14,15/94, 9/16/95, 10/14,15/2000
    4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
    6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
    9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
    5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
    11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
    4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
    8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022



  • Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    a perfect circle: gravity
    especially if taken in context with the entire album
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    little bit of everything... - jesse bernstein.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    Too Far Down - Husker Du
    Surprised no one's mentioned it in 6 pages!

    Hey - Pixies
    I think it's a really sad song, but all my friends say it's a happy song. Bizarre.
    Paul
    '06 - London, Dublin, Reading
    '07 - Katowice, Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    '09 - London, Manchester, London
    '12 - Manchester, Manchester, Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,973
    fowls wrote:
    Too Far Down - Husker Du
    I love me some Husker Du!!!! Not near enough love for this band or for Bob Mould!

    Years ago, "Behind Blue Eyes" made me cry. Admittedly, I was on some pretty powerful drugs at the time :p.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • writersuwritersu Posts: 1,867
    I don't know why but "Clocks" by Radiohead always makes me want to jump off of a ledge somewhere.

    Also, that one love song that goes something like, "Some people wait a lifetime for this......"; I don't know by who but it just makes me so sad.

    Oh, and while I am at at it, last night I heard "Celebrate Me Home" and had the intense desire to punch Kenny Loggins. That song is so fucking sad.


    that's all I can think of for now.............
    Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on The Creek......


    Together we will float like angels.........

    In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
  • PearlsGirlPearlsGirl Posts: 257
    It's not the most depressing song ever, but man, it gets you when you're not quiet there: Drowning, Stereophonics..

    I don't know why
    I don't what is wrong
    Oh no
    Is karma gonna get me?
    At times that’s all I see
    It's not real

    Wanna feel
    Wanna feel, like I did before

    Mornings I can't breathe
    Wave crashes over me
    And drowns me
    Mind's running rings around me
    It takes me time to see
    What is real?

    Wanna feel
    Wanna feel
    Like I did before
    Like I did before

    Time changes things
    Like I never thought
    Like I never saw?

    Time changes me
    I'm like I never was
    Oh no

    I’m looking back to what I was
    I’ve seen my face right on the floor
    And I love you, being around
    I say it again, I’m not fucking around

    I’ve seen it before
    I’ll see it again
    It’s knocking my door
    And it never pretends
    I'm down on my knees
    And I don't know where to go to find my way back home

    I'm drowning
    I'm drowning
    I'm drowning
    I'm drowning
    Don't let the world bring you down, not everyone here is that fucked up and cold. Remember why you came and while you're alive, experience the warmth before you grow old.

    Best two days of my life: Oasis at MSG and Pearl Jam at the Gorge.
  • Human TideHuman Tide Posts: 327
    "Where did you sleep last night" from Nirvana unplugged is a pretty sad one.
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Keep me in your heart fir awhile- Warren Zevon.
    If you're going to heaven- Burden Brothers
    Black- pearl jam (I think this sing has done a number on everyone at some point).
    Long road- pearl jam
    Wake up- Mad season
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • seagoat2seagoat2 Posts: 241
    Something by The Doors, prolly.....Ugh.....so sick of them on the classic radio....
  • OffHeGoes29OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    "You are my sunshine" ....I don't know who sang it.....but its really depressing.
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    "You are my sunshine" ....I don't know who sang it.....but its really depressing.


    according to wikkipedia, Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell are credited as the song wriers though many, many variations have been performed. I saw BB King perform this song back in 2005 when I saw him in concert.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_My_Sunshine
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • YefaYefa Posts: 1,133
    Pearl Jam - Black
    Alice In Chains - Down In A Hole
    Slobberbone - One Rung
    Swans - God Damn The Sun
    Joy Division - Decades
    You see me empty, Sir, do not pause and inquire, simply assume and refill.
    - Al Swearengen

    http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    The Beatles - In My Life
    Radiohead - Black Star
    R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
    The Replacements - Unsatisfied
    Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
  • Blind MelonBlind Melon Posts: 911
    writersu wrote:
    I don't know why but "Clocks" by Radiohead always makes me want to jump off of a ledge somewhere.


    You mean Coldplay?
    If I could, think I would give in.
  • Blind MelonBlind Melon Posts: 911
    I'll add:

    A Perfect Circle - "3 Libras"
    Beck - "Lost Cause"
    Bruce Springsteen - "You're Missing"
    Sigur Rós - "Refur"
    Eels - "Suicide Life"
    If I could, think I would give in.
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    The Spice Girls - 'Tell me what you want'
Sign In or Register to comment.