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re: What is the saddest song (lyrically) ever written?
Posted on 6/19/16 at 6:26 am to drizztiger
Posted on 6/19/16 at 6:26 am to drizztiger
quote:
Surprised no one mentioned Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven.
Esp if they knew what the song was all about... A POWERFUL SONG..............
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Posted on 6/19/16 at 7:10 am to dukke v
I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight - Jerry Jeff Walker
Posted on 6/19/16 at 7:28 am to SW2SCLA
Brandon Flowers gets a mention:
"The Clock Was Tickin"
Hospital verse where it slows down is bad.
"The Clock Was Tickin"
quote:
The teacher had you write a letter, you were eight years old
About the man that you’d become and the positions you’d hold
But this was long before you and Jackie Geronimo met in the Prelude Park at midnight
Now when it came to bells and whistles, Jackie did not lack
And when she kissed you on the kisser, boy, you kissed her back
Now you tell her that you love her and she cuts you slack
When you drink with your buddies on the weekend
And the weeks fly by and the years roll on
You spend your whole life dropping nickels in the bucket, wakin’ up at dawn
And while Jackie bestowed the joys of fingerlickin’
The clock up on the wall was tickin’
You got yourself a job cleaning hospital floors
But Jackie had a baby, then she had five more
They’d pay you just enough to drag your arse to the store
To buy bread, milk and Better Homes & Gardens
Jackie flips the pages and she dreams little dreams
A cottage in the country built with real wood beams
There’s a baby in the bedroom, he’s starting to scream
She holds him though he probably won’t remember it
And the weeks fly by and the years roll on
Sometimes dreams are all you got to keep you going when the day gets long
And you gave up so many just to make a livin’
That clock up on the wall was tickin’
Now the kids are all grateful when they left the nest
And Jackie wasn’t perfect but she did her best
You seize the opportunity to get you some rest
But you can’t sleep on account of screaming grandkids
The golden years are meant to leave a gleam in your eye
You’re starting to discover it’s a great big lie
They'll work you like a dog til you quit or you die
But you can’t quit cause Jackie needs the benefits
And the weeks fly by and the years roll on
They say patience is a virtue but the doctor says she don’t have long
You stood up and tried your damndest not to listen
But that clock up on the wall was tickin’
When they told you to clear the room, that’s when it hit you
You watched as the caravan took your sweetheart away
The arguments and fights and money troubles seem so worthless
As the kids throw yellow roses on her grave
And the weeks fly by and the years roll on
The house is quiet now and everything inside it seems to know she’s gone
There’s a picture of you both sixteen years old just kissing
And that clock up on the wall was tickin’
You always thought she had a chance and it was somewhere hidden
Now you’ve come to the conclusion that she never did
Have a chance, that is
Hospital verse where it slows down is bad.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 7:31 am to dukke v
quote:
Esp if they knew what the song was all about... A POWERFUL SONG..............
I think everyone fricking knows what that song is about.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 8:05 am to Tiger4Liberty
Elliott Smith - King's Crossing
Posted on 6/19/16 at 8:35 am to catinthedark
It Makes No Difference - The Band
Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek & The Dominos
Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad - Derek & The Dominos
Posted on 6/19/16 at 8:50 am to say when
The Wayne Newton and Clarence Carter offerings are truly great, poignant songs.
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro is just weepy, cloying rubbish.
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro is just weepy, cloying rubbish.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 1:41 pm to Tiger4Liberty
"Three Libras" by A Perfect Circle is up there for me. It deals with unrequited love and the haunting vocals of Maynard James Keenan make it all the more spectacular.
"Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez is a pretty tragic song detailing the sorrows and joy of lost love.
"Disarm" by Smashing Pumpkins is so powerful because of its message involving child abuse and experience a childhood devoid of loving parents.
"Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez is a pretty tragic song detailing the sorrows and joy of lost love.
"Disarm" by Smashing Pumpkins is so powerful because of its message involving child abuse and experience a childhood devoid of loving parents.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 3:00 pm to Tiger4Liberty
Puff the magic dragon
Posted on 6/19/16 at 3:55 pm to REG861
Definitely
Posted on 6/19/16 at 10:12 pm to TheSlizzardKing
quote:
It Makes No Difference - The Band
Was coming to post this. Weird it doesn't get more recognition.
quote:
It makes no difference where I turn
I can't get over you and the flame still burns
It makes no difference, night or day
The shadow never seems to fade away
And the sun don't shine anymore
And the rains fall down on my door
Now there's no love
As true as the love that dies untold
But the clouds never hung so low before
It makes no difference how far I go
Like a scar the hurt will always show
It makes no difference who I meet
They're just a face in the crowd On a dead-end street
And the sun don't shine anymore
And the rains fall down on my door
These old love letters well,
I just can't keep
'Cause like the gambler says read them and weep
And the dawn don't rescue me no more
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:40 am to Tiger4Liberty
"Elephant" - Jason Isbell
Posted on 6/20/16 at 8:46 am to Tiger4Liberty
Merle Haggard - If We Make it Through December
Try that one and see if you dont feel bad the rest of the day.
Try that one and see if you dont feel bad the rest of the day.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:03 am to Tiger4Liberty
All of my love - Led Zeppelin
Tears in Heaven - Clapton
Lick my love pump - Spinal Tap
Tears in Heaven - Clapton
Lick my love pump - Spinal Tap
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:28 am to Breesus
quote:
Lick my love pump - Spinal Tap
Is that in D minor?
I will go with "I Can't Make You Love Me" - Bonnie Raitt
Posted on 6/20/16 at 11:39 am to Tiger4Liberty
I don't know of anything sadder than Stickman by Pierce Pettis.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 12:09 pm to Tiger4Liberty
The Lighthouse's Tale - Nickel Creek
Posted on 6/20/16 at 6:26 pm to Tiger4Liberty
"Busby Berkeley Dreams" - Magnetic Fields
Nobody sounds sadder than Stephen Merritt.
"Welcome Home" - Radical Face
This one may be more for personal reasons, but it always gets me.
"Candy" - Iggy Pop
This one seems to get sadder the older I get.
Nobody sounds sadder than Stephen Merritt.
"Welcome Home" - Radical Face
This one may be more for personal reasons, but it always gets me.
"Candy" - Iggy Pop
This one seems to get sadder the older I get.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 6:27 pm to Tiger4Liberty
Down in a hole or nutshell are up there
Posted on 6/20/16 at 7:11 pm to Tiger4Liberty
Elephant - Jason Isbell
First that came to mind.
First that came to mind.
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