Sad song suggestions?

What's the saddest song you've heard?

I need songs that are about people leaving each other and not going to see each other again, but other sad songs are welcome. I'm thinking vocals and a piano and not much else, or maybe one of those sad rap songs?
Thanks!

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Reply 1

chimchim

Original post by a96clark

it might not be your thing but i would take a look at jin - gone. but watch the video too also the ark-the light. again watch the video!

Gloomy Sunday

I Don't Want To
Run Away
But
I Can't Take It
I Don't Understand

Reply 4

Swanbow

Not necessarily sad in the sound or tone of the song, some are a bit upbeat, but the lyrics are all to do with love. This is going to be long winded, but I'm pretty bored so knock yourself and listen to a few of the songs if you want :lol:

Abba - Knowing Me, Knowing You
Arctic Monkeys - Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts
Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
Blink 182 - Every Time I Look For You
Blink 182 - Dammit
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Bowling For Soup - Almost
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
The Darkness - Love is Only a Feeling
DARUDE - SANDSTORM :colone:

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Doors - People are Strange
Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman
Elvis Presley - Are you Lonesome Tonight?
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
Fountains of Wayne - Mexican Wine
Four Tops - Same Old Song
The Fratellis - Whistle For The Choir
The Fratellis - Everyone Knows You Cried Last Night
Green Day - She
Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last
Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues
Heart - Alone
Hot Chocolate - It Started With a Kiss (RIP Errol Brown)
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
The J Geils Band - Love Stinks
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Kate Nash - Foundations
Katy Perry - Hot n' Cold
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
The Killers - Mr Brightside
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
The Kooks - Naive
The Kooks - One Last Time
Lana Del Rey - Video Games
Lustra - Scotty Doesn't Know
Misfits - Saturday Night
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
The Offspring - Self-esteem
Ok Go - This Too Shall Pass
Ok Go - Get Over It
The Outfield - Your Love
Pat Benatar - Love Is Like a Battlefield
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
The Pigeon Detectives - Take Her Back
The Pogues - Love You Till The End
The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
Reel Big Fish - Beer
Rick Springfield - Jesse's Girl
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
Sara Bareilles - Love Song
Scouting For Girls - This Ain't A Love Song
Semisonic - Closing Time
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
The Strokes - Last Nite
Suede - Animal Nitrate
Supertramp - The Logical Song
The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
The Ting Tings - Hands
Travis - Closer
Weezer - Perfect Situation
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart

Reply 5

electrahearts

Car Radio by Twenty One Pilots is pretty sad :frown:

Reply 6

username1863805

45 (acoustic version) by Shinedown. Really ****ing sad. :frown:

Reply 7

Chaotic_Kal

You can't go wrong with A7X - so far away. this is the saddest song i have ever heard and i won't forget the first time i listened to it where i cried so hard. the music video makes it even sadder ( after half of the video, you will realise what i am talking about).

Reply 8

AgentS.S

John Mayer - Split Screen Sadness
Nirvana - Something In The Way
Alanis Morissette - Ironic
Drake Ft. Rihanna - Take Care
Drake - Trust Issues
Enrique Iglesias Ft. Ciara - Takin' Back My Love
James Morrison Ft. Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings
Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor
Neyo - So Sick
J.Lo Ft. LL Cool J - All I Have
Ciara - I Bet
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Usher - My Boo
2000 Lightyears away - Green Day
Coldplay - Magic
Frank Ocean - Thinkin' Bout You
Rihanna Ft. Neyo - Hate That I Love You
Keri Hilson - Energy
Shontelle - T-Shirt
Rihanna - What Now
Jamie Foxx Ft. Drake - Fall For Your Type
Pink - Just Give Me A Reason
Cassie Ft. Lil Wayne - Official Girl
Tank - I Can't Make You Love Me
Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
Sam Smith - Like I Can (Acoustic)
Wiz Khalifa Ft. Charlie Puth - See You Again
Arctic Monkeys - One For the Road
Arctic Monkeys - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High
Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
Scouting for Girls - This Ain't A Love Song

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Reply 9

ladybec

Back in my embarrassingly edgy days, I knew one song called Falling Inside The Black or something, by Skillet. It's not in either of the aforementioned categories, though...

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Reply 10

+ polarity -

I think Portishead treads the line of sadness so incredibly well, love listening to them

but Radiohead goes too far

Spoiler

I started a thread a very long time ago, some of the posts might be relevant

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Reply 11

username1046093

Original post by a96clark

My Immortal - Evanescence
See you again - Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth
Far away - Nickelback

Reply 12

JD1lla

Fond farewell - Elliott Smith

Reply 13

metalthrashin'mad

Original post by a96clark

Anathema's One last goodbye I always found pretty heart-wrenching. Song written after the singer and guitarist's mother passed away. Didnd't expect I'd be bawling away when I saw them do it last month.

I love the more acoustic version as well (I always loved Danny's voice just as much if not more than Vincent's on the original, he wrote the lyrics so maybe why. Unfortunately the version from the live album isn't on youtube :frown:

I think this is a fan recording from the same show though:

Fix You by Coldplay

See you again-Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth :frown:

Reply 16

username1467365

Also How Soon Is Now? and Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths can be quite sad...

Reply 17

ladybec

I second whoever said My Immortal

Reply 18

Manitude

Tears In Heaven by Eric Clapton is pretty devastating when you know who it is written about.

Also pretty much all DSBM:

Reply 19

TorpidPhil

A really sad song for me (because growing up sucks) is Ben Fold's Still fighting it and it's mostly piano/acoustic guitar.

[video="youtube;kqPwR39VMh0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqPwR39VMh0[/video]

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