may 7
2007
25 Sad Songs
The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World. Good because all the songs are streamed on the page.
7 comments
missing:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> the "mad world" cover by gary jules.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> the john wayne gacy song by sufjan stevens. i swear you can hear ss crying at the end.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> also it's weird that there are pracitcally no proper blues songs in there.
posted by adm at 2007-05-07 00:11:26 
Good list, but it should include "St. James Infirmary." (Bobby "Blue" Bland's version)<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <i>I went down to St. James Infirmary<br /><br /> And I heard my baby moan.<br /><br /> And I felt so broken hearted.<br /><br /> She used to be my very own.<br /><br /> And I tried so hard to keep from crying.<br /><br /> My heart felt just like lead.<br /><br /> She was all that I had to live for.<br /><br /> Oh, I wish it was me instead.<br /><br /> Now she's gone, she's gone and may God bless her<br /><br /> Wherever she may be.<br /><br /> She can search this wide world over<br /><br /> And she'll never find a man like me.<br /><br /> She's gone . . . She's gone . . . She's gone.</i>
posted by ColdChef at 2007-05-07 00:58:00
Bah! Minus 2 points for no Sun Kill Moon and having to click <em>nine thousand times</em> to get through the list. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> But +1 for Mr. Buckley.
posted by Nav at 2007-05-07 10:01:12
I'm with you on the Sun Kil Moon -- great album. Mark Kozelek could have put a song or two on the list with Red House Painters, as well. And no Cure? Maybe they figured that would be too obvious.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> But No. 1 on my personal list has to be "Does He Love You" by Rilo Kiley. I still feel a gut punch every time that song hits its apex.
posted by Ryan at 2007-05-07 14:42:16
no Portishead on the list? hm. at least my favorite song is number 3. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing...
posted by marina at 2007-05-08 17:36:56
guess all of you are to young for 'Alone Again, Naturally' ... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCZGqcMZ6Jw" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /> Rex, you've got some old timers who are regular visiters ... well, at least one.<br /><br /> <br /><br />
posted by rmac at 2007-05-09 02:00:09
<br /><br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCZGqcMZ6Jw<br /><br /> <br /><br /> I included a link previously, but was so busy yelling at some whippersnapper to get of my lawn that I did something wrong. Dadgummit!<br /><br /> <br /><br />
posted by rmac at 2007-05-09 02:12:01
