Spinoff: Songs That Make You Sad

[ncc1701]

To Sir with Love by Lulu ( from the Sidney Portier movie in the 60s) . It was the song my Sister & I used for the Father/ Daughter dance at both our weddings.
I also cry any time Amazing Grace is played with bagpipes .

 

[Gumbo4x4]

 

[jaiminee krikit]

Bruno Mars “Just The Way You Are” the last time it says “cause when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while”. I don’t know why, it always brings a tear to my eye. That part reminds me of DD15 and I just always want her to know how amazing she is.
“Angel” and “I Will Remember You” by Sarah Mclachlan. They’ve both always made me so emotional. When I saw her live a few years ago I just sobbed.
DD and I love the acapella group Straight No Chaser. She and I go see them every December. At the end of their shows, they turn off their mics and sing “Oh Holy Night” and it just takes my breath away every time. It is just wow.

 

[superme80]

I will Cover You reprise from Rent
Till We Reach That Day from Ragtime
There's A World from Next To Normal
Something's Missing from Come From Away

My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
When She Loved Me - Sarah McLachlan (from Toy Story 2)
For Good (from Wicked)
Imagine - John Lennon
Only Time - Enya

For Good from Wicked gets me. I didn't expect the end to happen how it did. I was bawling!

 

[Gary M]

"You Don't Know Me"-Ray Charles

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Hymns:
In the Garden
The Old Rugged Cross

Broadway:
For Good
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
I Dreamed a Dream

Other songs:
Cats in the Cradle
Human to a God
Running to Stand Still

 

[OhDannyBoy]

Last Kiss - Written by Wayne Cochran - Performed here by Pearl Jam

Don't Take the Girl - Tim McGraw

Mad World - Written by Tears for Fears - Performed here by GAry Jules

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[sksjasams]

How Can I Help You Say Goodbye by Patti Loveless

Through the back window of a '59 wagon
I watched my best friend Jamie slippin' further away
I kept on waving 'till I couldn't see her
And through my tears, I asked again why we couldn't stay
Mama whispered softly, Time will ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same

And she said, How can I help you to say goodbye
It's OK to hurt, and it's OK to cry
Come, let me hold you and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye

I sat on our bed, he packed his suitcase
I held a picture of our wedding day
His hands were trembling, we both were crying
He kissed me gently and then he quickly walked away
I called up Mama, she said, Time will ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same

And she said, How can I help you to say goodbye
It's OK to hurt, and it's OK to cry
Come, let me hold you and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye

Sitting with Mama alone in her bedroom
She opened her eyes, and then squeezed my hand
She said, I have to go now, my time here is over
And with her final word, she tried to help me understand
Mama whispered softly, Time will ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same

And she said, How can I help you to say goodbye
It's OK to hurt, and it's OK to cry
Come, let me hold you and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye

How can I help you to say goodbye

 

[OhDannyBoy]

The Day the Whole World Went Away - Nine Inch Nails

"I'd listen to the words he'd say
But in his voice I heard decay
The plastic face forced to portray
All the insides left cold and gray
There is a place that still remains
It eats the fear it eats the pain
The sweetest price he'll have to pay
The day the whole world went away"

This in an instrumental piece that just drains me emotionally every time I hear it.

Leaving Hope - Nine Inch Nails

 

[ShirikiUtundu]

Full of Grace by Sarah McLachlan. A Long December, Round Here, and Anna Begins by Counting Crows. Fix You by Coldplay. Teenage Rebellion and Dark Places by The Gaslight Anthem. Sixty-five Roses by Everlast.

 

[kimblebee]

Full of Grace by Sarah McLachlan. A Long December, Round Here, and Anna Begins by Counting Crows. Fix You by Coldplay. Teenage Rebellion and Dark Places by The Gaslight Anthem. Sixty-five Roses by Everlast.

oh boy, I forgot about fix you. That one gets me every time along with Oh Holy Night.

I know this song from a movie, I don’t know which one but I always associate it with something really sad..When you won’t dance with me by April Wine

 

[shh]

DD and I love the acapella group Straight No Chaser. She and I go see them every December. At the end of their shows, they turn off their mics and sing “Oh Holy Night” and it just takes my breath away every time. It is just wow.

Love them...wish they toured around here...I'd buy tics in a minute

 

[shh]

Bonnie Raitt - I can't make you love me.

 

[shh]

Wildfire and Shannon - anyone remember those from the '70s?

 

[goofyernmost]

 

[Wendy31]

Oh, there are so many!! Music is so emotional for me & can evoke such memories & feelings! There doesn't even have to be words if the music is epic & swelling.

"Amazing Grace" w/ bagpipes will get me weepy. A really well sung & performed "Star Spangled Banner" is also good, especially depending on the surroundings.

And Christmas carols like "Silent Night," "O Holy Night," or "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" can get me depending on how they're sung, the swell of the music, & my mood. And there's a little known Christmas song that Lorrie Morgan sang called "Christmas at our House," & I cry every. single. time. I'm crying now as I type this after going to Youtube to check the lyrics. LOL! It's sung from a mother's perspective on Christmas Eve while her children are asleep, & she's singing about leaving the cookies for Santa & hearing reindeer hooves on the roof - "Let this night last forever; you'll grow up before you know". Childhood & the magic of Christmas is just so fleeting!

And I absolutely cannot listen to Nicole Nordeman's "Slow Down," & I have a really hard time w/ "Baby Mine" from Dumbo as well. "Dumbo" was our older DS's favorite movie when he was a little boy, & he's a senior in high school this year. He says we're dancing to "Baby Mine" at his wedding.

Adele's "When We Were Young" gets me every time, especially the following lyrics:

"Let me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song."

It just makes me think of all those moments in life we let slip by w/o even realizing it...

And Kenny Chesney's "Sing 'Em Good" lyrics make me cry too. We have a family member who lost his very young wife way too soon after a very sudden, awful illness. After her funeral, he was telling us about selling his guitar to buy her tickets to an event she really wanted to attend, but they couldn't afford. 3 months after the event, she was gone, & he was so glad & thankful to have been able to do that for her & have that memory. Driving home from the funeral, this song came on, & I just sobbed.

He was sellin' an old guitar and I bought it
I saw her smilin' picture in his wallet
He said I call her baby but her Christian name is, Charlotte.

She spends her days downtown hooked up to some machine
They say time can heal, but time can't heal everything
The Lord's gonna take her home real soon flyin' on, angels wings

I'm gonna cry right now and that's okay
We're all gonna die, someday
You won't remember a single word I'm tryin' to say

It's all a grand delusion when you think you're in control
She's all I got left, I'm sellin' everything I own
There's no good in a goodbye, it's the beginning of the end
I left some songs in this guitar
Sing Em' Good My Friend...

I'm gonna sing the pain away
I'm gonna sing the truth, and then
I'm gonna sing em' good, for my old friend

Well I cried when I got in my truck, so I put on my shades
Looked up at the crimson sky, as the sun began to fade
And for the first time, in a long time, I swear
I think I prayed

I'm gonna sing the pain away
I'm gonna sing the truth, and then
I'm gonna sing em' good, for my old friend
Yeah my old friend.

Also "Say Something" by Christina Aguilera, The Verve's "The Freshmen," Rob Thomas' "Little Wonders", & Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt"...

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

I will Cover You reprise from Rent
Till We Reach That Day from Ragtime
There's A World from Next To Normal
Something's Missing from Come From Away

I will Cover You reprise from Rent
Till We Reach That Day from Ragtime
There's A World from Next To Normal
Something's Missing from Come From Away
For Good from Wicked gets me. I didn't expect the end to happen how it did. I was bawling!

The last time I listened through all of Ragtime I was surprised that “Make Them Hear You” had me bawling! I love the whole soundtrack though.

 

[Scifidiner]

Feather theme from Forrest Gump
Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, by The Smiths.
Life in a Northern town by The dream Academy
Time after Time by Cyndi Lauper
I just died in your arms by Cutting Crew
Heroes by David Bowie

 

[soccerdad72]

I haven't seen it listed yet - Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw

 

[Minnesota!]

Breathe by Jonny Diaz