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Topic: The 50 Saddest Songs Of All Time |
Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 18 May 2015 4:44 pm |
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Yes, Andy, 'Alone again Naturally', thing about that song was that it was a big hit at the time of the Munich Olympics in the early seventies and when I hear that song it reminds me of that time during the hostage crisis,
Funny how a song can trigger memories, much like smells can do also.
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 20 May 2015 7:18 am
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Gil Berry
From:
Westminster, CA, USA
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Posted 20 May 2015 9:11 pm
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Don't know the names of some tear jerkers my dad used to sing, but some of the words were:
"There's a little rosewood casket, sitting on a marble stand; there's a package of love letters written by my true love's hand...."
And there's the one about some GI's being fresh with a waitress who turns out to be the sister of one of their friends...brother jack, or something like that...(different moral standards in the 1940's I think)...
And finally, the cowhand who won't make it home to see his mother..."when the work's all done this fall..."
Might be some Jimmy Rogers stuff, don't know...but dad used to like a lot of his songs..
I bet a few of you guys recognize some of those words.. |
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Gil Berry
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Westminster, CA, USA
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Posted 22 May 2015 4:05 am
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| Right you are, Craig. After reading your post I was reminded of listening to "Where have all the flowers gone" while in Vietnam...and wondering.... |
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Don Sulesky
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Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 22 May 2015 4:40 am
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For my likes I'd vote "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton.
What can be more sad than losing a child by falling out of a window.
How terrifying can that be. 
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Josephus Vroomans
From:
The Hague, The Netherlands
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Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 23 May 2015 12:02 am
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#1. Old shep
#2. Chiseled in stone
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Jeff Metz Jr.
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York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 23 May 2015 12:06 am
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#1. Old shep
#2. Chiseled in stone
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Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 23 May 2015 12:06 am
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#1. Old shep
#2. Chiseled in stone
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 23 May 2015 3:42 am
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Fountain of Sorrow - Jackson Brown
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Hitting the heavies. Even the title is sad, but a great piece, if you can take sad.
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 23 May 2015 12:45 pm
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"Feelings" by Morris Albert....
Every time I hear it I cry praying that the tune wil get over soon....
Makes my ears hurt.
That one and "Traces"...
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 23 May 2015 12:48 pm
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Oh my, yes. Sad, sad songwriting, inspiring much sad singing. Thank you for reminding us, Ray.
Feelings would make a juke box cry.
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Rich Upright
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Florida, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2015 7:42 pm
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Roses For Mama--C.W. McCall
Hello In There--John Prine
Teddy Bear--C.W. McCall
Vincent--Don McClean
Empty Chairs--Don McClean
The Last Time I Saw Her Face--Gordon Lightfoot
Phantom 309--Red Sovine
The Town I Loved So Well"--Phil Coulter
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda--Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy
Calling All Angels--Jane Siberry
And, the saddest song EVER--"Where've You Been" by Kathy Mattea.
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 25 Jun 2015 8:21 pm
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| When I was a kid in the eighties, the song I thought was really sad was Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You". I love the song, but as a kid, for some reason, every time that song would play on the radio, I always had tears in my eyes, and I have no idea why-I don't know if it was the lyrics, music, or what, but it drove me crazy. Now, thirty-one years later, I'm still tryin' to figure out why that song bothered me. Now, when that song starts to play, I laugh at that memory and sing along with the song! It'd be a great steel instrumental! |
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 26 Jun 2015 12:54 pm
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Fountain of Sorrow - Jackson Brown
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Hitting the heavies. Even the title is sad, but a great piece, if you can take sad. |
JB's song "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" is a killer for me. Written for his first wife, who committed suicide.
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 26 Jun 2015 4:11 pm
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Oh my gosh, I didn't know that. That's worse than D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate
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Glenn Suchan
From:
Austin, Texas
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Jamie Mitchell
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 4 Jul 2015 3:31 pm
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JB's song "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" is a killer for me. Written for his first wife, who committed suicide. |
For A Dancer is good too... |
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Barry Blackwood
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 5 Jul 2015 8:23 am
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Barry that last song is fantastic! Thanks. And I always liked strings.
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Bruce Meyer
From:
Thompson's Station, TN
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Posted 10 Jul 2015 7:45 pm
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| "In Heaven there is No Beer" |
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Ron Bryson
From:
Bonifay, Florida, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2015 8:17 am
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| Connie Smith, "Deepening Snow" |
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2015 7:40 pm
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| Little Rosa by Red Sovine |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Jamie Mitchell
From:
Nashville, TN
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