Anonymous
Post 05/25/2014 14:51     Subject: The saddest song of all time
How has no one mentioned Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying"? It's about his dad (former Phillies player Tug McGraw) becoming diagnosed with the cancer that eventually killed him.
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2014 14:49     Subject: The saddest song of all time
"Tonight" by Elton John/Bernie Taupin, as sung by George Michael. But I never hear of anyone else who has heard it; you had to have had that Two Rooms CD, which was covers of the John/Taupin songs.

It's heartbreaking, partly because of the way George Michael sings it, just beautiful.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2014 16:38     Subject: The saddest song of all time
Just heard "don't take the girl" by Tim McGraw and started ugly crying in the car.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2014 16:00     Subject: The saddest song of all time
Anonymous wrote:Everything I Own by Bread. He wrote it for his dead father. Saddest song ever.


Anonymous
Post 05/24/2014 15:52     Subject: The saddest song of all time
Everything I Own by Bread. He wrote it for his dead father. Saddest song ever.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2014 08:11     Subject: Re:The saddest song of all time
Joni Mitchell's The Magdalene Laundries. My mom was a victim of an institution like the one described in the song, so it hits home for me.


Anonymous
Post 05/23/2014 20:31     Subject: Re:The saddest song of all time
Anonymous wrote:can't listen to Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle" about a dad being blown off by his son, because that's what dad did while the kid was growing up. TOO SAD and I change the channel every time!


I was going to post the exact same song! It freaks my DH out - scariest saddest song for him. He is a great hands-on dad, BTW!
Anonymous
Post 05/23/2014 20:26     Subject: The saddest song of all time
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The House that Built Me, Miranda Lambert. I cry every time. I think about all the time spent at my grandparents' house and the memories we made there.


+1


YES! Every. Time. I cry during this song.

And...random alert...The Best Gift by Barbara Streisand (on her Christmas album) about having a baby before xmas. My mom sang it to me because I was her newborn under the tree and now that I have my own kids, I cry every Christmas when we play the album.
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2014 22:00     Subject: The saddest song of all time
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Detachable Penis.


haha. I find this song absolutely hilarious....and am glad I'm not the only person in the world who knows it exists


There's three of us! And I used to own the vinyl. I knew the lead singer's mom at one point. She never went north of 14th street.


Anonymous
Post 05/22/2014 21:44     Subject: Re:The saddest song of all time
Jewell-"You Were Meant for Me" or maybe it's so sad for me because it came out just when I was really missing my first love and realizing that we wouldn't ever end up together after all. Played that song again and again.
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2014 21:39     Subject: The saddest song of all time
Jolene-- Dolly Parton
When I Get Where I'm Going- Brad Paisley
About Today- The National
Basically any song from the 10,000 Maniacs album "Blind Man's Zoo"
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2014 21:28     Subject: The saddest song of all time
Anonymous wrote:The House that Built Me, Miranda Lambert. I cry every time. I think about all the time spent at my grandparents' house and the memories we made there.


+1
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2014 21:20     Subject: The saddest song of all time
One Moment More by Mindy Smith, written about her mother's death from cancer. Kills me.
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2014 20:45     Subject: Re:The saddest song of all time
"100 Years" by Five for Fighting
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2014 20:13     Subject: The saddest song of all time
I Wish You Love, Chrissie Hynde version
from "Eye of the Beholder" (Film with Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd)