Comments on: The Definitive Sad Songs List

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:56 +0000

madge hope – thanks for your additions… truly appreciated… now i gotta wait till i’m down again to listen to ‘em. ha!

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:41:40 +0000

PP – yeah, no kidding. that’s one i forgot, tho… “slashed her wrists, bored with life…” – blasphemous rumours, DM

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:59:21 +0000

LindsayDiane – Wow… I just listened to that. Very sad. Almost as sad as my response time to your comment.

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:03:58 +0000

Just listened to “No Need to Argue” by The Cranberries… [tear].

By: Madge Hope

Madge Hope — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:11:25 +0000

An incredible and comprehensive list. Out of all of them I would say “Casimir Pulaksi Day” by Sufjan Stevens is the saddest – such profound lyrics about a lover who dies of cancer. Tragic but intensely moving.

Another sad story song, absent from the list, is “I remember me” by The Silver Jews. Beautiful track.

There are lots of unsigned artists on myspace with some brilliant sad songs. One particular artist I came across recently is Barnaby Griffin who has a great sad story song called “Sad Eyes”. His production is a bit ropey but the emotion still shines through. Here is where you can hear it, as well as the rest of his “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens is a tragic yet beautiful song. So, too, is “I remember me” by Silver Jews, about a guy in love who falls into a coma and wakes up to find his girl has moved on.

I recently came across an unisgned artist called Barnaby Griffin who writes solely sad music. He could do with more professional production but has a fantastic sad story song called “Sad Eyes”. Here it is plus the rest of his sad songs.

By: peter parker

peter parker — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:51:01 +0000

(slitting wrists)

By: LindsayDianne

LindsayDianne — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:36:18 +0000

What a list!
No one would have sent you this one, and I guess I didn’t see this update of yours… The song that has most recently done this tear jerking thing, for me, was a collaboration between two (Vancouver,British Columbia) small time artists, Dan Mangan and Shane Koyczan. It’s called Move, Pen, Move/Tragic Turn of Events.
It is phenomenal. Spectacular. Amazingly raw, but a word to anyone who has suffered the pain of a loss, you will be upset by it. It’s extremely strong!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2UmkpAia6Q