Special K Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Let's get a little melancholy, people. What's your favorite sad song?? It doesn't have to be a typical sad song, but if it's not, you have to give us a little bit of the reason why it is a sad song to you. I'll get it started with an easy one: Quote
ALF Posted June 26 Posted June 26 (edited) What were George Jones' last words before he died? "We were standing at the foot of the bed and George just hasn't said nothing, and all of a sudden, he opened his eyes, and I was fixin' to go toward him, and the doctor kind of held me back," Nancy said. She recounts his final words as: "Well hello there. I've been looking for you. My name's George Jones." She believes he was speaking to God and that he had gone to heaven Edited June 26 by ALF 1 1 2 Quote
boyst Posted June 26 Posted June 26 3 hours ago, ALF said: What were George Jones' last words before he died? "We were standing at the foot of the bed and George just hasn't said nothing, and all of a sudden, he opened his eyes, and I was fixin' to go toward him, and the doctor kind of held me back," Nancy said. She recounts his final words as: "Well hello there. I've been looking for you. My name's George Jones." She believes he was speaking to God and that he had gone to heaven This is the only answer. Quote
LeviF Posted June 26 Posted June 26 Not really a Dylan fan generally, but this whole album is A-1 heartbreak material 2 1 Quote
DD4Bills Posted June 26 Posted June 26 I got two... Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven Johnny Cash version of NIN - Hurt 2 Quote
BillsFanNC Posted June 26 Posted June 26 A song about watching a loved one waste away and die of cancer qualifies I think. 1 Quote
muppy Posted June 26 Posted June 26 this song makes me sad and mad both and one more super sad song. Unrequited love 3 Quote
CookieG Posted June 26 Posted June 26 As a blues enthusiast I've certainly had a number of sad songs in my favorites mix. But this song I'm posting...ugh. Its not blues, its not really country either, but it has personal sentiments to me. If you want the backstory, fine, here it is. I've mentioned on here before, I lost my soulmate to cancer 5 1/2 years ago. Before she died, she wanted a celebration of life instead of a funeral. One day, she gave me a list of about 5 or 6 songs to put on a mix to play at the COL. This song was on the list. I knew the singer, but had never heard of the song. Joey Feek died of cancer a few years after recording this song. I looked at the title and said to my wife, "you must really hate me, you don't think I'll be grieving enough without hearing that song?" She said, "fine", crossed it off the list and added another. And yes, I put in in the mix. When it played at her COL, the person I was talking to at the time, I asked that it person to talk a little louder so I didn't hear it. It took me a year to be able to listen to it in its entirety. 5 + years later, I still can't hear it without shedding a tear or two. So yeah, there it is. 3 1 2 2 Quote
Roundybout Posted June 26 Posted June 26 This gets me right in the feelings no matter how many times I hear it. 4 Quote
ChevyVanMiller Posted June 26 Posted June 26 12 minutes ago, CookieG said: As a blues enthusiast I've certainly had a number of sad songs in my favorites mix. But this song I'm posting...ugh. Its not blues, its not really country either, but it has personal sentiments to me. If you want the backstory, fine, here it is. I've mentioned on here before, I lost my soulmate to cancer 5 1/2 years ago. Before she died, she wanted a celebration of life instead of a funeral. One day, she gave me a list of about 5 or 6 songs to put on a mix to play at the COL. This song was on the list. I knew the singer, but had never heard of the song. Joey Feek died of cancer a few years after recording this song. I looked at the title and said to my wife, "you must really hate me, you don't think I'll be grieving enough without hearing that song?" She said, "fine", crossed it off the list and added another. And yes, I put in in the mix. When it played at her COL, the person I was talking to at the time, I asked that it person to talk a little louder so I didn't hear it. It took me a year to be able to listen to it in its entirety. 5 + years later, I still can't hear it without shedding a tear or two. So yeah, there it is. That is a heartbreaking song. I’m so sorry that you lost your wife to such a cruel disease. But it sounds as if you had a great life and deep love for one another, and I’m thankful for you that you experienced that in your life. Hope you are doing well these days, my friend. 1 1 Quote
Steve O Posted June 26 Posted June 26 45 minutes ago, CookieG said: As a blues enthusiast I've certainly had a number of sad songs in my favorites mix. But this song I'm posting...ugh. Its not blues, its not really country either, but it has personal sentiments to me. If you want the backstory, fine, here it is. I've mentioned on here before, I lost my soulmate to cancer 5 1/2 years ago. Before she died, she wanted a celebration of life instead of a funeral. One day, she gave me a list of about 5 or 6 songs to put on a mix to play at the COL. This song was on the list. I knew the singer, but had never heard of the song. Joey Feek died of cancer a few years after recording this song. I looked at the title and said to my wife, "you must really hate me, you don't think I'll be grieving enough without hearing that song?" She said, "fine", crossed it off the list and added another. And yes, I put in in the mix. When it played at her COL, the person I was talking to at the time, I asked that it person to talk a little louder so I didn't hear it. It took me a year to be able to listen to it in its entirety. 5 + years later, I still can't hear it without shedding a tear or two. So yeah, there it is. Pretty hard to get happy after your story and this song. So sorry for your loss. This was my choice before listening to yours, never had heard it. 1 Quote
CookieG Posted June 26 Posted June 26 30 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: That is a heartbreaking song. I’m so sorry that you lost your wife to such a cruel disease. But it sounds as if you had a great life and deep love for one another, and I’m thankful for you that you experienced that in your life. Hope you are doing well these days, my friend. TY. I've always said, if I wrote well enough, I'd write a book, or at least an essay, of how well she handled her illness and death. But really, my "grief theme song" was Garth Brooks-The Dance. It fits with the theme of the thread. I could have missed the pain, but I'd have missed the dance. I shudder thinking I'd could have missed that dance. Now.... back to our regularly scheduled collection of sad song dance music! 1 1 Quote
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