We've had many song themed threads, but I think this is one we haven't done yet.

Here's a start:

White Lion - When The Children Cry




Say Something (I'm Giving Up On You) By A Great Big World Featuring Christina Aguilera



James Blunt - You're Beautiful

There’s a newer song by an Australian singer (I think) about putting the phone down and letting the girl go ... that’s sad to me

say so much.

If you are ever in a folk song dont go near the river!

Al Bundy referred to this tune as a "musical sphincter-lock."
Al was right.

I guess this isn't really a "sad song", but considering the turmoil in Freddie's life, this one always brings a tear to my eye. There's never been a clear timeline of when he was actually diagnosed, but this release intersects the general timeline. I hear the desperation in his voice and wonder if it's coincidence or a reflection of what he already knew.

Steely Dan - "Third World Man"

I was in a band that used to do this song.

I always wanted to take a sad song.. and make it better.

Do you know what you get if you play a country song backwards?

Robert John

Sad Eyes

Whitney Houston

I Will Always Love You

Side note.......gotta say probably my all time favorite female singer.

You get your woman, your dog, and your pickup truck back, LOL.

Yes, but all your whiskey gets confiscated.

Last week was my 5 year Dawgtalkers Board anniversary.

Dad-gum revenoors.....

Well, you can’t have everything.

A few:

Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits)


Mandolin Rain (Bruce Hornsby, and this is literally on the radio as I type)

The First Cut is the Deepest (pick the artist)

Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2U



Live - Lightning Crashes

More of a ballad but Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot.

Love this song

LOL they JUST alluded to this on the episode of Seinfeld ... it’s a great song

Bruce Springsteen Secret Garden HD, Jerry Maguire Soundtrack

The classic surprised it hasnt been posted yet.

good one! I love that movie

How about

Meatloaf is a GOAT haha

Here is a sad song. Maybe the saddest.

Dealt with this with my grandma, and dealing with it with my last remaining grandma - She's 96. I can't imagine dealing with it with my dad.



Or, this one: Wife called me at about midnight. My friend, and a twin to my brother in law, had died. This was a number of years ago.

For anyone old enough to have dealt with the loss of a parent as age has caught up with them, this song has to have a place in your heart....

Georgia Lee - Tom Waits

I really like this song. I find it to be rather haunting. It reminds me of a boy who was abused. A boy who grew into a disillusioned man, where his dreams of dying were the best he ever had. The everyday grind of people who don't see him for who he is has become an even greater burden than his own depression. It's as if he is looking for an alternative place in a world gone mad.