What's the saddest song you know?

TMLPatrick

Johnny Cash's remake of the NIN song Hurt. I want to sob every time I hear it, his grief is so clear.

Thats a good one.... also the Sad Kermit version of Hurt... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU

Beware.... may forever ruin Kermit for you.

LuckyAng

Johnny Cash's version of Hurt
J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers OR Pearl Jam's version of Last Kiss
Pearl Jam- Black (all time favorite ever)
The Veils- Vicious Traditions
Black Lab- This Night
Linkin Park- Krwlng (Reanimation)
Andre Braugher's acapella version of Free Bird

tea_and_tofu

bump

MissingMyOldSelf

I agree with "On Angel's Wings." Also, "Ave Maria", and "Here I Am, Lord." Those three church songs have been in my family for years, and every time I hear it when I go to church, I cry because those are always used at Funerals.

The old country song "Daddy's Hands" by Holly Dunn reminds me of the great times I had with my dad when I was a little girl.

And Allison Kraus's version of "When you Say Nothing At All", because that was my mom's favorite song.

briocktj

Concrete Angel, Dear Mr. Jesus and Whiskey Lullaby

TiffanyDawn79

The Great Below by Nine Inch Nails

poopoomonkey1978

whitney houston I will always love you has made me cry for the past 16 years, because it was the last thing my father sang to me before he took his own life. I heard it again on the date he died last year and as I was out with my daughter a huge joy swept over me and I quietly thanked him for teaching me unconditional love. Not sure if it will make me cry the next time I hear it or if I will be okay with it now

antonio823

Three that come to mind are... "Alyssa Lies" - Jason Michael Carrol, "Why" - Rascal Flatts, and "While You Were Here" - Eric Benet

tgh1914

"Hello" by Evanescence. You don't hear it much cuz she refuses to perform it in public. It's about her sister that died when she was in grade school & how she coped. Powerful song!

Thena81

wish you were here by pink floyd. i have an ex boyfriend/close friend that died very young. he was 15 when he passed and he loved that song. they played it at the funeral and we all lost it!! it was horrible!! i cry every single time i hear it :"(
also you got it bad by usher, that song reminds me of him as well

CocoMartha

Acoustic #3 by the Goo Goo Dolls. It gets me EVERY time. I also think that Permanent by David Cook is really sad. It's a song he wrote dedicated to his now late older brother who died from battling brain cancer for 11 years.

Marebare74

Goodbye My Friend -- Linda Ronsadt
Not really a fan, but was introduced to the song by the Wonder Years, episode where Kevin's math teacher passes away. Can't watch it without bawling! Silly, I know!

sunflower_yogi

Simple Together - by Alanis Morissette (heartbreaking, imo)

chrissyw63

Asleep - The Smiths ... not until recently. now it turns me into a giant crybabyblubberface.

Seesaa

Stay by Sugarland - the emotion put into it gets me every time and i've never been the other woman lol

How can I help you say goodbye by Laura Branigan -this song came out when i was a kid and had to move from all i knew. though really it applies to all times in life.

You can let go now By Crystal Shawanda

Holes in the floor of Heaven By Steve Wariner My grandma passed on not long ago and she loved this song and the one by collin raye...rather fitting.

If you get there before you do By Collin Raye

What hurts the most by Rascal Flats

When your gone By Aviral

Here comes goodbye by Rascal Flats

Just A Dream By Carrie Underwood

It won't be like this for long by Darius Rucker

Concrete Angel, A Broken Wings, The 4th of July- All by Martina Mcbride

Never Gonna Be Alone by Nickelback

Black, Alive, and Jeremy- All by Pearl Jam

iKapuniai

"I'll build you a rainbow" - Kapena

Love and Alohas,
Ihilani Kapuniai

Debbe2

Sarah. Rascal Flatts

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pennyroyal tea - nirvana
nutshell - alice in chains

nevareg

I have about 6 songs that I cry one cue, but obviously they're relevant to me but Hear you me- Jimmy Eat World is one song that just made me pour tears, if you've ever lost someone, and you listen to this song, prepare for the tear fest people bc it will happen!!

JoyceJoanne

"Remind me" - Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. Because it never happens.

And "Remember When" - Alan Jackson

BOTH of these and "Love Wont Run" Steve Holy

(I WAS reminded..it DID happen.)

anna_b1

"Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton (heartbreaking!)

Rubyinthesand2012

I have lots of songs that make me cry for various reasons

"Angel" by Sarah Mclachlan

"Already There" ( not sure who sings it!)

"Danny Boy" -- my dad used to sing this to me as a child, it was played at his funeral

and "Thank You" by Dido which i cant listen to anymore after it was played at my friends funeral

There is also a song called "Wish you were here" by Mark Wills which is beautiful

poopoomonkey1978

a dozen red roses honestly if you have lost your father and are getting married this will make you cry

the_journeyman

Toss Up between two.

'Flowers' by Billy Yates

and

'How Do You Get That Lonely' by Blaine Larsen

JM

BetterWithAge

What it's Like - Everlast

brookepenni

Desperado by The Eagles

rybo

Sherrie Austin - Streets of Heaven

A lot of really sad songs listed, this one here tops my list by far.

canroadrunner

That song about the father talking about his daughter growing up - Turn around and you're 3, turn around and you're 4, turn around and you're a young bride going out of the door.

I'm crying now just thinking about it.

MissAnjy

Lifehouse - Broken

TheRoadDog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-IZ6yUXgIo

I cry every time I hear it.

To a Sleeping Beauty by Jimmy Dean

Dear daughter I tiptoed to your room tonight
And I looked down at you smiling in your sleep
You were so lovely my heart nearly broke
And I thought how very much like sleeping beauty a little girl is
When I tuck you in at night I never know how old you'll be when you wake
One evening you crawl on your dad's lap and throw your arms around his neck
The next morning you might be much too grownup for that sort of thing
You're so quickly approachin' my awkward age
Too young to drive a car and yet too old to be carried
Into the house half asleep on daddy's shoulder
I have a secret that I've never told you Sleeping Beauty
You're going on a very exciting trip
You'll travel from yesterday all the way to tomorrow
It's a rapid journey and you'll travel light
Leavin' behind your measles mumps freckles bumps bubblegum and me
I promise not to feel too hurt when you discover
That the world is more important than your daddy's lap
Yesterday you were blue-jeaned and pig-tailed the neighborhood's best tree-climber
Tomorrow you'll be blue-organdie and ponny-tailed
And you'll view the world from a loftier perch a pair of high-heel shoes
Yesterday you could mend a doll's broken leg with a hug
Tomorrow you'll be able to break a young man's heart with a kiss
Ha ha yesterday you could get lost one aisle away from me in a supermarket
Now I have to worry about losin' you down another aisle to some strange young man
You see just at the point where your growing pains stop mine begin
Yesterday you were kind of a pain in the neck when you were around
Tomorrow you'll be an ache in my heart when you're not
Tomorrow you'll lay aside your jumprope and tie up the telephone lines
And that little boy that used to push you in the mud
Well he'll fight to set out a dance with you
The clock upstairs is countin' the minutes for you
And the sky upstairs is savin' its brightest stars
And the sun is waitin' with its shinest day
Oh I can't expect you to live in a dollhouse forever
Sooner or later the butterfly sheds its cocoon and the smallest bird must try its wings
But when you grow up and out of my arms when you finally get too big for my shirts
I'll still recall how you used to scatter dust and dolls
And partially through every room in the house but you spread sunshine too
The dust is settled your mom picked up the dolls
But the sunshine will always fill the corners of our hearts
So here I am talkin' in your sleep
Because well if you saw this look on my face you'd laugh
And if I spoke with this lump in my throat I'd cry
Yeah honey when I looked at you tonight you were a Sleeping Beauty
So I tiptoed over and I kissed you you didn't wake up I knew you wouldn't
According to the legend only the handsome young prince can open your eyes
And I'm just the father of a future bride
So you sleep on pretty thing tomorrow you'll awake and you'll be a young lady
And you won't even realize that you've changed courses in the middle of a dream
But you might notice this little change in me
I look a little different somehow a little sadder a little wiser but a whole lot richer
Tonight I kissed a princess and I feel like a king