Top 5 most miserable songs

[Normal Rob]

Jonny Cash - Hurt
Art Garfunkel - Bright eyes

Watched a Cash documentary the other day and the circumstances surrounding the the penning of that song turn it from a great song into an emotional rollercoaster of a classic.

 

[User removed 4]

what about " glad all over " when sung by palace ?

 

[Simon Morgan]

Manic St Preachers - 5st 7lbs
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Radiohead - We suck young blood

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Lou Reed - The Kids
Townes Van Zandt/Willie Nelson - Marie
Bruce Springsteen - Any track from the album Nebraska
Roy Orbison - It's Over
Richard Thompson - Al Bowly's in Heaven

Honourable mention for these albums:
Scott Walker - The Drift
Nico - The Marble Index

 

[DJ Leon]

2. Morrissey - Heaven knows I'm miserable now

"Why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or die ? "

I think that that song is a joke you don't get...

 

[Frutos]

He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones

 

[cheshunt seagull]

He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones

Sad, but also quite humorous in a dark way. 'First time I'd seen him smile in years' says George of his friend in the coffin.

In the same vein I think GJ also gave us 'I'll get over you when the grass grows over me'

 

[Sir Sarcy]

I would say Joy Division Atmosphere and anyone who has seen Control will probably agree its up there

 

[Huple]

Anything by Leonard Cohen - contest over !

post some of his words mister, i`d like to hear them

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

So what - Anti-Nowhere League

'I've been to Hastings and i've been to Brighton i've been to Eastbourne too, so what'

Poor bastard!!

 

[Frutos]

Sad, but also quite humorous in a dark way. 'First time I'd seen him smile in years' says George of his friend in the coffin

Very true, it's a great song either way.

 

[graz126]

for me at no2.. is

blasphemous rumours - depeche mode


but surely no1 has to be be the king of misery, but also amazing songs...

the smiths - i know its over..

oh mother i can feel the soil falling over my head. and as i climb into an empty bed, oh well, enough said.

 

[Seasider78]

2 pages of miserable songs and not a mention of Portishead!!

 

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