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AloneIBreak
03/16/24 7:38:21 PM
#1:


Sad as in depressing or unhappy, not sad as in a pathetic attempt at a song.

Please link if youd be so kind.

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AlCalavicci
03/16/24 7:39:51 PM
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Gary Jules - Mad World

https://youtu.be/etSbOs3aUqI?si=_ohQHc_brgVLZG2o

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Torgo
03/16/24 7:41:45 PM
#3:


Most people will say NIN/Johnny Cash version of Hurt.

https://youtu.be/kTG6I3jxdnc
But the correct answer is 1916 by Motorhead

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PMarth2002
03/16/24 7:44:02 PM
#4:


One of these two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix-Yj_Md2no&ab_channel=SongsofHarry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNYA4pAGjI&ab_channel=martinamcbrideVEVO


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RetuenOfDevsman
03/16/24 7:45:00 PM
#5:


You guys have had your fun, but this is me winning the thread:

https://youtu.be/wcUCYtyaLrY?si=6CosSrS5Y2q1DjOE
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pokedude900
03/16/24 7:45:37 PM
#6:


https://youtu.be/9pxPRfWjwc8

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Torgo
03/16/24 7:47:25 PM
#7:


https://youtu.be/xclPu5l-4nE
https://youtu.be/7PWkN9viNxA
The other correct answers

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SydnieStarlight
03/16/24 7:49:44 PM
#8:


If I'm allowed to cheat a little, no lyrics so it depends on context, but it never fails to just beat the bejesus outta me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe_5GCxaz5M

For something just on its own, with or without lyrics...I dunno, nothing even comes to mind as deserving to share this post with Nagisa.

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trappedunderice
03/16/24 7:54:00 PM
#9:


Probably Swans - Killing for Company or Blind
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Joelypoely
03/16/24 7:54:27 PM
#10:


For different reasons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP99uONzq0Q

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

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Torgo
03/16/24 7:55:06 PM
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SydnieStarlight posted...
If I'm allowed to cheat a little, no lyrics so it depends on context, but it never fails to just beat the bejesus outta me:

Instrumental music is totally legit.

Although I'd say this piece is more hopeful and dreamlike than sad for the vibes. I like it, it's just not that sad to me.

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mgsbutser
03/16/24 7:56:35 PM
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Disappear by Dream Theater
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bigtiggie23
03/16/24 7:57:44 PM
#15:


If you've known someone with cancer this one can get to you
https://youtu.be/XF4Q61OgvhI?si=ujD5nA2LzbT5wYIf

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archizzy
03/16/24 7:57:44 PM
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This is the best version of this song. Live in concert NYC June 13th 1999. Beloved Wife by Natalie Merchant. I like this version better than off the studio album Tigerlily.

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

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Torgo
03/16/24 7:58:05 PM
#16:


https://youtu.be/nh3_SFVYAAw

Another killing blow!


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PeteyParker
03/16/24 8:00:13 PM
#17:


The Coronas - Someone Else's Hands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIv9H8YuipU

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ablegator
03/16/24 8:01:02 PM
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https://youtu.be/1uQFlNa1Dk0?feature=shared

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Heptade
03/16/24 8:02:47 PM
#19:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfR6_V91fG8

King Crimson - Starless

It's as if Robert Fripp's guitar is weeping. And that mellotron...

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Torgo
03/16/24 8:02:50 PM
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Anyone that posts Nothing Else Matters by Metallica I lobby for a permanent ban from all social media.

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Weezy_Tha_Don
03/16/24 8:03:14 PM
#21:


Frank Ocean - There Will Be Tears

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0igEHXh6AEQ&pp=ygUfdGhlcmUgd2lsbCBiZSB0ZWFycyBmcmFuayBvY2Vhbg%3D%3D

fun fact, I did in fact shed tears one night while I was absolutely piss drunk listening to this song

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RetuenOfDevsman
03/16/24 8:03:30 PM
#22:


You know that quote in TDKR where Bane talks about Bruce adopting the darkness but himself being born into it? "I didn't see the light until I was a grown man, and then it was nothing to me but blinding."

This is why the saddest song ever necessarily must be a Billy Joel song. Others wrote sad songs--it's true. But Billy Joel was a walking case of depression.

When he tried to write happy songs, he failed. His lullaby "Goodnight my Angel" is low-key creepy and predicts his own death or abandonment. "Just the Way You Are" proudly declares he doesn't want to talk about anything deep, ever, with anyone. "The Entertainer" is 100% angst at having the execs cut the playtime of "Piano Man."

And that's why "So it Goes" is the winner.
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Irony
03/16/24 8:05:04 PM
#23:


https://youtu.be/FRdRx1OMpJQ?si=O18QLA0PycuG0MOv

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SydnieStarlight
03/16/24 8:06:52 PM
#24:


Torgo posted...
Instrumental music is totally legit.

Although I'd say this piece is more hopeful and dreamlike than sad for the vibes. I like it, it's just not that sad to me.
Yeah, like I said, it really depends on the context. Clannad averages out to a pretty sad vibe overall, but this particular version of that track only plays in connection to the most absolutely heartbreaking scene in the entire story...with one possible exception. I think it's a pretty emotional sound on its own, but I definitely acknowledge that most of its weight comes from the association with the event in question. Hence, cheating a little~

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Torgo
03/16/24 8:08:13 PM
#25:


https://youtu.be/ugg4tWCvkHg

...and another

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Torgo
03/16/24 8:09:21 PM
#26:


https://youtu.be/2rpasa6EIRs

New Order again...

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PraetorXyn
03/16/24 8:15:05 PM
#28:


Citizen Soldier - Wish I Could Cry is definitely up there
https://youtu.be/8D_6Btzpdvk?si=XWg5mrTEgBJ0zBcd

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Xatrion
03/16/24 8:21:44 PM
#29:


One of these two.

Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head
https://youtu.be/fT3ZTurQyt0?feature=shared

FFX - To Zanarkand
https://youtu.be/6fp81GzKarQ?feature=shared


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andri_g
03/16/24 10:33:08 PM
#30:


Instead of posting Cash's cover of "Hurt," its probably more useful to post the story behind this cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z9pB4yI-BQ
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Stan Roger's "First Christmas (Away from Home)" is another.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chTMOuuUZi4

Mark my words: This is the kind of song that can come back to you years from now and break you.

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ai123
03/16/24 10:40:49 PM
#31:


Clannad - Theme from Harry's Game

https://youtu.be/4zHTcxVjX0I

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cjsdowg
03/16/24 10:43:52 PM
#32:


Chocolate Genius - My Mom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-wdYGNuCPg&ab_channel=ChocolateGenius%2CInc.-Topic

Makes me cry. It is about a guy's mom going through alzheimer's

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archizzy
03/16/24 10:54:12 PM
#33:


AlCalavicci posted...
Gary Jules - Mad World


Have you ever heard this version by Post Modern Jukebox featuring Puddles Pity Party (Michael Geier) and Haley Reinhart? I really enjoy some of the stuff Post Modern Jukebox has done.

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


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LonelyStoner
03/16/24 10:56:20 PM
#34:


Hate Me by Blue October

Its incredibly depressing for me and brings me to tears each time I hear it due to how relevant the lyrics are for my personal life.

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a-c-a-b
03/16/24 10:57:03 PM
#35:


This song may not mean much to most people, but it's my go-to song when people I love and care about die.

Misery - Next Time

https://youtu.be/Xwwhb7CvXrU?si=cbFBOACkUpShGWpK

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mybbqrules
03/16/24 10:59:35 PM
#36:


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwWKEc8c88&pp=ygUZY3Jhc2ggYW5kIHRoZSBib3lzIHNvIHNhZA%3D%3D

It's not a race, guys!

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LonelyStoner
03/16/24 11:04:41 PM
#37:


mybbqrules posted...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwWKEc8c88&pp=ygUZY3Jhc2ggYW5kIHRoZSBib3lzIHNvIHNhZA%3D%3D

It's not a race, guys!
This next one goes out to the guy who keeps yelling from the balcony. Its called We Hate You. Please die.

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mybbqrules
03/17/24 12:24:11 AM
#38:


LonelyStoner posted...
This next one goes out to the guy who keeps yelling from the balcony. Its called We Hate You. Please die.
Love that one.

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ooger
03/17/24 2:00:11 AM
#39:


I'll do one better.

This is the saddest album ever.

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

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CE_gonna_CE
03/17/24 2:02:28 AM
#40:


Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
https://youtu.be/LCJblaUkkfc?si=z_rI3H2Fomt49QwS

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Mistere_Man
03/17/24 2:16:44 AM
#41:


Considering who we lost recently these

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ElqB359i_Os&pp=ygUVZHJhZ29uIGJhbGwgeiBvcGVuaW5n

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gJCY9IIZBx8&pp=ygUZZHJhZ29uIGJhbGwgeiBrYWkgb3BlbmluZw%3D%3D

Sorry I am very sad right now about their death.

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hyperskate65
03/17/24 2:33:43 AM
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qDhQUEsjeHI

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Trumble
03/17/24 2:36:59 AM
#43:


Never Gonna Give You Up

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WingsOfGood
03/17/24 2:40:27 AM
#44:


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KajeI
03/17/24 2:58:32 AM
#45:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLz54rWO2xM

CE_gonna_CE posted...
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
https://youtu.be/LCJblaUkkfc?si=z_rI3H2Fomt49QwS
Man, it's been forever since I've heard that. Thanks for the reminder.
mybbqrules posted...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwWKEc8c88&pp=ygUZY3Jhc2ggYW5kIHRoZSBib3lzIHNvIHNhZA%3D%3D

It's not a race, guys!
Son of a bitch. Fair enough.

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BloodMoon7
03/17/24 3:00:34 AM
#46:


Sad songs are just regular songs to me fam.

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Kradek
03/17/24 3:05:22 AM
#47:


Probably an atmospheric black metal song. It's like the most depressing sounding genre lol, though it is by design.

In a different metal genre, an artist called Ihsahn has some dark, often beautifully sad lyrics, one of my favorites is the chorus from Twin Black Angels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD2UcOkr-ec

What would it be, how would it feel
If the ideals of self were real?
Is it a cure, or is it disease?
Would I know emptiness from peace?
Tracing the fears back to the start
Raptures to tear the world apart
Written in scars that never heal
This is the deal
This is the deal

Sleep Token is also a master of evoking emotions.

My example for them is a little different because while they do write some beautifully sad lyrics (the creator of the project based it around a messy divorce he was going through), my actual selection is based off a comment I read on YT for the song Levitate.

The chorus goes:

Will you levitate
Up where the angels inhabit?
Will you levitate
Where I won't reach you?

And the reason that is so sad to me is because there was a comment from a father who played the song as his young son's funeral and says he can't listen to the song anymore without crying. As anti-religious as I am (the lyrics clearly describe such), I still have a heart and after reading that comment I honestly can't even think about the song without thinking about that comment.

I've been searching for the YT video that had the comment, I can't seem to find it and I know I didn't make it up, so not sure what to say. Don't know if he deleted it or if YT removed it cause it dealt with death of a child or something. However the song has a sad enough feel in its own right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVpY7_Lnwxw

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AuthenticZac
03/17/24 3:16:22 AM
#48:


Surprised this one hasn't been posted yet

Connie Francis - I will wait for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi57d50pCUw

I still tear up listening to it

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Shotgunnova
03/17/24 3:17:42 AM
#49:


Dunno, but Casimir Pulaski Day is sad, man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfEkDqP34xo

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MyMainAccount
03/17/24 3:52:30 AM
#50:


Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
https://youtu.be/vXL7y6km0a8?si=YPFayAyyo64MgMgI

Dust in the Wind - Kansas
https://youtu.be/zVokojoF_lY?si=6JSv2Kx0Ntb2F68U

What could be sadder than a song about loneliness, a lonely man who doesn't know why he bothers to live who reminisces about the sadness of his mother upon the passing of his father that suggests perhaps we're all truly alone, that loneliness is the human condition and any companionship is fleeting at best?

A song that suggests nothing means anything. And it has a hauntingly beautiful violin solo.

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