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Sad songs- We love them- We need them

Hello everyone,

I was listening the other day to a sad song on my playlist and realized their ability to invoke a powerful emotional reaction. Usually about someone in your life. Your children, your special lady or man or maybe someone who is no longer living. I realized we need these songs to remind us life is short and to remember what is most important to us. I thought I would ask everyone to list a song or two that is special to them. It doesn’t necessarily need to be a sad song. I have children so I will start with a few songs that remind me to tell them I love them more often or give them an extra hug or two. 
 

Cats in the cradle- Harry Chapin

Jacobs Dream - Allison Krause 

Hell Is for Children- Pat Benetar

Ron

ronboco
axo1989
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I guess this forum population skews toward older demographics. Nonetheless we can consider many songs by Lana Del Rey (thanks to her we have the sub-genre sadcore). Summertime Sadness is an obvious early pick but not the only one. Generally beautiful singing and compositions across many albums. Also many artists she inspired.

Closer to home (mine anyway) we have some excruciatingly sad lo-fi from Lil Bo Weep, especially Sorry. As she's no longer with us I find her stuff way too sad to listen to lately.

dz13
232 posts
 
The one that gets me is Sufjan Stevens "Casimir Pulaski Day" In the morning when you finally go And the nurse runs in with her head hung low And the cardinal hits the window In the morning in the winter shade On the first of March, on the holiday I thought I saw you breathing All the glory that the Lord has made And the complications when I see His face In the morning in the window All the glory when He took our place But He took my shoulders and He shook my face And He takes and He takes and He takes
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bgross
383 posts
 

"No Hard Feelings" - Avett Brothers, "Children of Children" - Jason Isbell, "Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley, "Handbags and Gladrags" - Stereophonics. Each for various reasons make me a bit melancholy. 

immatthewj
1,864 posts
 

From the "Human Remains" CD, "Little Sandy"  Terry Allen

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bdp24
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I gotta go with @rpeluso. If "No Time To Cry" by Iris DeMent doesn’t produce a lump in your throat and tears on your cheeks, check your pulse.

The song may be found on Iris’ My Life album, currently available on CD only. There was an LP version made available by Plain Recordings in 2013, currently out-of-print. This album alone justifies---in fact mandates!---owning a CD player ;-) .

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