The saddest song of all time

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Surprised we made it this far without Dust in the Wind!

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Anonymous wrote:Remember When by Alan Jackson

Me too.
And for some reason, "house at Pooh corner.'

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Anonymous wrote:As a mother who has buried a young child "tears in heaven" has touched me like no other song out there. Ive left full grocery carts, dentist appointments and department stores upon hearing it. I just can't process that song in public yet. <3 it though.

I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you.

Mine too. The song was always sad to me, but now with a young child it's so hard to hear. I'm so sorry for your loss, PP.

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Two that always make me cry are Hearts and Bones (Paul Simon), and You Had Time (Ani DiFranco).

Also, I Try (Macy Gray). After fighting liver cancer, my friend picked this to be played at her own funeral when she died at 23. Hearing that song still breaks my heart.

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Anonymous wrote:George Jones singing "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

(Even if you think you don't like country music, you should listen to the entire song if you haven't before.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VExw77xJsBQ

Perhaps a clearer recording

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYQViYm92hg

+1

Also, Puff the Magic Dragon - makes me cry every time!

You'll Think of Me - Keith Urban

Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/in-performance-jonatha-brooke-of-my-mother-has-4-noses/?_r=0



This song kills me. She sings about her dying mother, and it so captures for me how I felt when my mom was in hospice care.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter's "10,000 Miles"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8M8lssnf44

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Another vote for Tears In Heaven

Don't Laugh At Me - Mark Wills

True Colors - Cyndi Lauper. Used to make me cry, makes me think of someone who just could not see their true colors.

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Anonymous wrote:Fast Car by Tracey Chapman. I love the song but didn't really remember the words. When I really listened I was in tears in my office a few months back.

+1. Her first and best hit.

Yes. That album is so good.

That song is devastating. Gets me every time.

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Candle in the Wind

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Anonymous wrote:jolene by Dolly Parton is super sad.

But SO SO SO good. Man I love that song.

Cat's Cradle is it for me. Time is something you can never ever get back.

You know what is really sad too? Not sure if it was mentioned and I missed it but 'Today Was a Good Day' Ice Cube. I mean granted when you listen to it, its not sad in a lot of the lyrics but the idea that living a day without being shot at is a good day was a seriously eye opening commentary for many.

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Anything my 6 year old twins play on their Fart Piano.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG -- I THOUGHT ME AND DH WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAD THIS ALBUM.
WHOLE THING IS SAD -- LOVE IT!

For the millionth time, it is DH AND I. Stop it, just stop with "me and DH."

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-I think it's pretty insulting to many Africans, who, while they may be poor, DO know what Christmas is.

Since it was written about the Ethiopian famine in the 80's, they may not know that it is Christmas. And if they do it doesn't matter. Not do they know what Christmas IS, do they know that it's that time of the year in many parts of the world. The time of year when people are eating way too much food and buying a lot of gifts, when the Ethiopians were starving to death.

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I agree about Fast Car and House at Pooh Corner

Also:
Who Knew-- Pink
Hallelujah-- Leonard Cohen
If you get there before I do
Moments-- Emerson Drive
Finale of Les Miserables
Why-- Nichole Nordeman

Some of these are cheesey, but they've been known to make me cry nonetheless.