Sad songs they say so much....
 

OK,

What is the saddest song you can think of? :(:(:(:(

My suggestions:

Monday morning church - Alan jackson
Hurt - Jonny Cash
Accidental Trespass - Alan Fletcher

Oh wow...plenty...BUT

1. Read 'Em and Weep by ML
2. Non-ML - Don't Speak by No Doubt

1.Objects in the rear view mirror ma appear closer than they are by Meat Loaf
2.Long distance love by Little Feat

How am I supposed to live without you - Michael Bolton

I would agree with Objects in the rear view mirror, also think Did I say that is a sad song.

Memories (Way we were), unless you've seen the Naked Gun version.

When I first heard Read 'Em And Weep it made me have chills, the way Meat delivers this song is spine tingling and the lyrics are amazing but quite sad when you listen to them closely. Probably why I am drawn to this song so much.. Strange I know but there you go. And for the record Barry Manilow stinks, talk about murdering a fantastic song!

I can think of a billion sad songs I suppose. Tell me when to stop:

1. "Niemand in de Stad" (No-one's in the City)- De Dijk (if there was ever a sad song, this is it IMO)
2. Racing in the Street - Bruce Springsteen
3. American Skin - Bruce Springsteen
4. For You - Bruce Springsteen (piano solo version brings shivers down my spine)
5. The River - Bruce Springsteen
6. Did I say That? - Meat Loaf
7. More than you deserve - Meat Loaf
8. Objects in the rearview mirror - Meat Loaf
9. What Part of my Body Hurts the Most - DE (Meat Loaf singing this is still a dream)
10 Left in the Dark - Jim Steinman's version

but honestly countless and countless I can think of. IMO sad songs are sometimes the best as they can convey emotion that well and if the performer/artist is good (like the ones above) well then magic hits the night IMO.

come back to me - Big Country
mr Bojangles - Robbie Williams

There are a few that always make me cry

Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters and Collectors
We've Got Tonight - any version
Branded Man - Lee Markwell
I'm On Fire - Bruce Springstein
Amazing Grace

Meh, that'll do for now

Pretty Angry - Blues Traveler

How can i tell you - Cat Stevens

The Best is yet to come - Justin Hayward

For Crying out Loud - Meat Loaf

Only You - The Platters
My Prayer - The Platters
Missing You - Puff Daddy (or whatever he likes to call himself these days)
In Dreams - Roy Orbison
Yesterday - The Beatles
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
23rd Psalm..... The Lord's My Shepherd

Left In The Dark.

But there are some close ones in Objects ITRVMMACTTA, More Then You Deserve (with the intro on storytellers - wow!). And non-Meat, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John.

OMG yes! Meat's introduction and story of Rabbit before singing the song choked me up, I didn't cry but I was close to it and knowing that background, More Than You Deserve holds a deep and powerful message. It's beautiful but extreemly sad.

:twisted: Lemme see :roll: (i'm trying to stay off the obvious ML ones :wink: )
Don't You Love Me Anymore -Joe Cocker.
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables - Les Miserable B^$tards :lol:
Forever Autumn - Justin Heywood.
Still Got The Blues For You - Gary Moore.
Layla - Eric Clapton.
Don't Cry - Guns "N" Roses.
Un Bel Di (One Fine Day) - Madam Butterfly.
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers.
Blue Angel - Roy Orbison.

And sorry, wanted to avoid the ML songs as they are too obvious, but I HAVE to give special mention to ............

Why Isn't That Enough.

The REALLY was my song last year.

God only knows how many beers I sunk to that one :cry:

There are the obvious ML songs:

For Crying Out Loud
Did I Say That
Objects...


Others:
Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkle
Many more I've forgotten at present.

But, at the risk of getting driven 'out of town', the one breakup song guaranteed to get the tears flowing, as it did for me a long time ago, and can still shift the mood down fast:

The Love Inside - Barbra Streisand, written by Barry Gibb

Alan Jackson - Remember When

Sara Mclachlan - When she loved me - from Toy Story 2

Meat Loaf:

For Crying out loud
Objects in the rear view mirror
More than you deserve
Two out of three ain't bad

For me, songs that make me sad aren't necessarily sad songs. Sad songs to me are ones that I link to things that made me sad.

Love Changes Everything always sets me off as it was played at my Uncle's service of rememberance last year and that's definately not a sad song.

I shall have a think!

Have to agree with you on those ones Mousie...i love the Empty chairs at empty tables song, would love to hear Meat Loaf sing that one

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven