I love sad music


I'm talking about music that when you're feeling down will make you feel worse. I don't want uplifting or inspirational. Some of Chopin's more melancholic works can do it for me.  I don't listen to country, but George Jones singing "It's a good day for the roses" is about as sad a song as you will find. Leonard Cohen's "Alexandra leaving" is another sad song. I have everything Davis and Coltrane recorded, so I'm looking for recommendations for the most beautiful but depressing music you've ever heard. I want to hear a violin, my favorite instrument, that will bring tears to your eyes. I know this is a strange request but some of the best music comes from dark places. Thanks
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If you are a fan of Leonard Cohen then I suggest you give a good listen to two Jackson Browne albums. The first being For Everyman and the next being Late For The Sky. Both contain achingly beautiful sad music. In many ways I think the first side of For Everyman is the finest first side of an album ever written.  And the classics on Late For The Sky will have you playing them over and over. 
Almost anything by Richard Thompson, but check out Waltzing's for Dreamers, Aly Bain's fiddle will break your heart. 
Steve Young's take on "All Your Stories" by Jesse Winchester.
Emmylou Harris' versions of "Sweet Dreams" (Elite Hotel), "Too Far Gone" (Pieces of The Sky), "Making Believe" & "When I Stop Dreaming" (Luxury Liner).
The Seldom Scene doing "Wait A Minute" by Herb Pedersen on "Old Train".
Merle Haggard: "What Am I Gonna Do"
Otis Redding: "Loving You Too Long", "Dreams To Remember"
– this could be an endless list: somehow sad songs seems to have a direct connection to the heart strings, hurting so bad it feels "good".
BTW: emrofsemanon – Yoshikazu Meru sings "Solveig's song" (Solveigs sang) in its original language – Norwegian.
dickieboy: Agree 100% on Richard Thompson. I think the best version of Waltzing's for Dreamers was done by him and Maura O'Connell.
Speaking of "sad songs" & Jesse Winchester, check out his performance of "Sham - A - Lang - Ding - Dang" from the Showtime series "Spectacle" that Elvis Costello hosted. Just prepare yourself for some potential eye leakage.