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Old 12-02-2012, 22:28
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The The, "This Is the Day".

I am convinced the song is about a man about to
kill himself :

You could've done anything, if you'd wanted.
And all your friends and family think that you're lucky.
But the side of you they never see
Is when you're left alone with the memories
That hold your life together like - glue
-and "this is the day/your life will surely change" actually
means "this is the day when the poor guy ends his life" (a life
can't a get a bigger "change" than being ended).
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Old 13-02-2012, 01:26
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Me and a Gun by Tori Amos about the time she was raped is what first sprung to mind when I saw this thread's title. Depressing both lyrically and musically.
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Old 13-02-2012, 02:22
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What makes you feel sad about this song?
To me it's quite happy and upbeat
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Old 13-02-2012, 07:36
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I found most of the In Utero album by Nirvana as depressing as hell.

I think it succeeds at being particularly depressing since half of it sounds like the drugged up ramblings of a madman at the end of his tether, which is basically what it is.
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Old 13-02-2012, 09:13
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We Suck Young Blood - Radiohead. A real party starter.
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Old 13-02-2012, 10:10
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The The, "This Is the Day".

I am convinced the song is about a man about to
kill himself :



-and "this is the day/your life will surely change" actually
means "this is the day when the poor guy ends his life" (a life
can't a get a bigger "change" than being ended).
It's a great song. I always felt upbeat, when I heard it but now that you mention it....!
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Old 13-02-2012, 10:17
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The End-By The Doors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXeXm0uMDo
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Old 13-02-2012, 13:24
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Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins, even on the Muppet Show it made me sad.
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Old 13-02-2012, 13:49
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Dead child = Sadness.
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Old 14-02-2012, 03:44
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We Suck Young Blood - Radiohead. A real party starter.
Good choice, I agree
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Old 14-02-2012, 03:50
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Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins, even on the Muppet Show it made me sad.
Yeah. Not a happy song.
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Old 14-02-2012, 08:17
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I always find 'Jealous Guy' (prefer Brian Ferry's cover to Lennon's original but they are both good versions) puts a dampner on my mood.
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Old 14-02-2012, 09:06
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My personal choice would be The Hollies "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - this is the only song that sends me cold when I hear it...

They played it at my uncle's funeral and if it comes on the radio, I have to switch it off after about 20 seconds...
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Old 14-02-2012, 10:25
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Boyzone - Gave It All Away
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Old 14-02-2012, 10:31
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack. I don't think it's supposed to be sad but somehow I find it really depressing.
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Old 14-02-2012, 10:35
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Boyzone - Gave It All Away
Boyzone are just depressing because they're so terrible.
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Old 14-02-2012, 11:36
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A Box For Black Paul - Nick Cave. Grim stuff.
Good call,I also like his cover of Bob Dylans,
Death is Not the End.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwE86Prckw
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Old 14-02-2012, 15:10
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I'd nominate Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb High Hopes and When The Tigers Broke Free

Also Sinead O'Connor's She Moved Throught The Fair

And Invisible Sun by The Police
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:41
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In the arms of an angel- Sarah Mclaughlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVbkz_3lO3c

Open up your eyes- Daughtry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJYIfWHTqs

Both these songs can bring tears to my eyes.
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Old 15-02-2012, 16:17
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My personal choice would be The Hollies "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - this is the only song that sends me cold when I hear it...

They played it at my uncle's funeral and if it comes on the radio, I have to switch it off after about 20 seconds...
That's the same way I feel about "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics. I never liked the song, but even if it was 10 years later, it started getting a lot of radio airplay just after my dad died. I still can't listen to it.

Added to the list:

Honey - Bobby Goldsboro. It's not just depressing, it's so damn sad! I'm not afraid to admit I was a blubbering mess when I first listened to it. There was also one released around the same time called "Excerpt from a Teenage Opera by (I think) Keith West about an old grocer that dies and a little kid asking his mother if he's coming back! And for any Scots person who's heard Sydney Devine will tell you, "Two Little Orphans" is another depressing song!
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Old 15-02-2012, 16:59
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keane- hambug song. try again, atlantic and bad dream
Sia- i am in here, lullaby, breathe me
Michael Jackson- little susie- extremely depressing.
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Old 15-02-2012, 21:48
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Most of "After Murder Park" by The Auteurs, especially "The Child Brides" and "Unsolved
Child Murder" (the band's Christmas single! ).
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Old 15-02-2012, 22:55
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqXj-eVCjI


exit music for a film by radiohead
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Old 16-02-2012, 00:02
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1976 Hit by Rod Stewart The Kiling Of Georgie it vary Sad Song
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Old 16-02-2012, 09:12
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Meat is Murder - The Smiths.
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