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The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:18 pm
by longsidetrumpet
A follow-on from last week's Beach Boys' thread. Caroline No, from the Pet Sounds album, also released as a Brian Wilson solo single in 1966.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoqYQdregRI

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:33 pm
by CaptainKirk
Alone again (naturally).

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:35 pm
by bfcjg
Uncle Jack's bermy ermy.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:46 pm
by Long in the tooth
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Knew he was dying and is reflected in this song and video.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:51 pm
by Guitargeorge
Come on Andy, come on. Wimbledon crowd, makes me cringe

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:52 pm
by Vintage Claret
'Honey' - Bobby Goldsboro

https://youtu.be/hDqqAp11wgI

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:54 pm
by Guitargeorge
When flowers bloom and robins sing
She went away
And honey, I miss you and I'm bein' good
And I'd love to be with you if only I could

As Vintage Claret

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:56 pm
by Swizzlestick
The aptly named 'Vincent' by Don McLean

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:57 pm
by gawthorpe_view
I Am a Rock - Simon and Garfunkel.

https://youtu.be/hTKcqOWprRc

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:57 pm
by Bop
Old Shep

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:01 pm
by elwaclaret
In the Ghetto

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:04 pm
by Stubsy
Mother, John Lennon.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:21 pm
by ArnoldBenson
Sandy Denny with Fairport Convention - Who knows where the time goes
https://youtu.be/OkOB57UcYk8

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:22 pm
by Dark Cloud
"When You're Gone" by Paloma Faith.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:22 pm
by Jambounchained
REM - Everybody Hurts

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:23 pm
by Bosscat
Its a Sad Song

https://youtu.be/BZsXcc_tC-o

The hint is in the title 🤭

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:31 pm
by Tricky Trevor
Two Little Boys.. Rolf Harris. Even sadder now we know there were more than two.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:31 pm
by jetblackcat
My Young Man - Kate Rusty

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:32 pm
by jetblackcat
My Young Man - Kate Rusby

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:35 pm
by Bosscat
jetblackcat wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:32 pm
My Young Man - Kate Rusby
jetblackcat wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:31 pm
My Young Man - Kate Rusty
Which one 🤔

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:37 pm
by Vino blanco
"Terry" by Twinkle.........Please wait at the gates of heaven for me Terry.
Jimmy Page was one of the session musicians on this epic track.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:40 pm
by Bosscat
Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:41 pm
by Dark Cloud
Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:31 pm
Two Little Boys.. Rolf Harris. Even sadder now we know there were more than two.
Still spilt me brew everywhere Trevor, despite this being technically factually incorrectly! :lol:

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:43 pm
by StuffyClaret
Anytime Sir Cliff gets called up at Wimbledon :cry:

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:46 pm
by jetblackcat
Bosscat wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:35 pm
Which one 🤔
Not the one with ****** autocorrect

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:46 pm
by cj_lotte
Don't like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:19 pm
by Brucefanclaret
Sarah McLachlan - Angel. My little brother died 24 years ago and this song still makes me cry about his death when I hear it.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:23 pm
by Ptangyangkipperbang
Not just one song but a full album Berlin by Lou Reed

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:42 pm
by MrVmax
Without you Harry Nilsson
All by myself Eric Carmen

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:46 pm
by Billy Balfour
StuffyClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:43 pm
Anytime Sir Cliff gets called up at Wimbledon :cry:
You win. End of thread.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:03 pm
by tiger76
Anything by Adele.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:06 pm
by Bosscat
Morrissey ... Mr Miserable

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:09 pm
by Billy Balfour
Both lovely and sad - Riverman by Nick Drake.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:51 pm
by Chobulous
Diamond Smiles - Boomtown Rats
Very prophetic albeit unintentional

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:02 pm
by ClaretCliff
Roy Orbison wrote and sang many sad songs. Here’s one of the best - Its Over.

Your baby doesn't love you anymore
Golden days before they end
Whisper secrets to the wind
Your baby won't be near you any more

Tender nights before they fly
Send falling stars that seem to cry
Your baby doesn't want you anymore
It's over

It breaks your heart in two, To know she's been untrue
But oh what will you do? Then she said to you
There's someone new We're through We're through
It's over It's over It's over


All the rainbows in the sky
Start to weep, then say goodbye
You won't be seeing rainbows any more
Setting suns before they fall, Echo to you that's all that's all
But you'll see lonely sunset after all

It's over It's over It's over It's over

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:04 pm
by ClaretLoup
Boulder to Birmingham - Emmy Lou Harris, written to commemorate the passing of her musical partner and soulmate Gram Parsons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jMSoI0Vxi8

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:16 pm
by helmclaret
Long in the tooth wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:46 pm
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Knew he was dying and is reflected in this song and video.
Actually a cover. Not a bad effort at the original from Cash though.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:17 pm
by dougcollins
'This Pullover' by Jess Conrad.

A truly and wonderfully terrible song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGESxjq ... =VinylHell

Sorry, I misread the MO!

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:26 pm
by ervi34
MrVmax wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:42 pm
Without you Harry Nilsson
Originally by Badfinger, such a tragic band.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:04 pm
by Mondsley
Nobody's Child by Karen Young. Late 60's I think.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:13 pm
by kindonesque
Badfinger - Baby Blue - Breaking Bad - Brilliant

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:18 pm
by rob63
Bosscat wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:06 pm
Morrissey ... Mr Miserable
Is that the name of a track or just a general description of the man, Bosscat?

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:28 pm
by Bosscat
rob63 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:18 pm
Is that the name of a track or just a general description of the man, Bosscat?
Just the miserable ******* that is Morrisey 🙂

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:37 pm
by jdrobbo
And I Love You So (Don McLean)

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:01 pm
by morpheus2

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:19 pm
by djt2006
Squeeze … Up the Junction

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:55 am
by Claretlad
Gordon Lightfoot....The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:12 am
by Quicknick
'The Needle and the Damage Done': Neil Young

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:40 am
by SouthLondonexile
Sylvia’s Mother - Dr Hook.
I heard it last Friday in the doctors surgery.
‘ and the operator said it’s 30 cents more for the next 3 minutes’
I hope I don’t hear it again.

Re: The saddest songs of all

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:14 am
by Berne Leigh
Long in the tooth wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:46 pm
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Knew he was dying and is reflected in this song and video.
Thank you for reminding me. I had not seen the video for too long. If you have not seen it recently well worth a watch. Or course Cash did not write the song but in a way that makes it even more powerful.