My brothers and I are making a CD for my mother. During the summer, my aunt made a CD filled with happy songs, and gave it to my mom. She plays it whenever someone is grouchy or sad. It annoys my brothers though. One of them said he would make an unhappy CD and blast it all the time- he never did. So for her birthday (which is today) I'm making an unhappy CD for her with my brothers. Any suggestions?
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
Weird Al - You Don't Love Me Anymore
OK, maybe not.
Frankly, can't think of any right now. Will have to go through my playlist.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Zakuro by Dir en grey.
Mushi by Dir en grey
River by Joni Mitchell
Nobody Home by Pink Floyd
Baker Baker by TOri Amos
Northern Lad, Tori Amos
Hey Jupiter, Tori Amos
Mother, Tori Amos
Lowlands of Holland, Susan McKeon More later.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Don't explain, Billie Holliday
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
"Vermillion pt. 2" - Slipknot. "One Night Is Not Enough" - Snow Patrol.
-pH
Posted by Pelegius (Member # 7868) on :
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohenn espc. the Jeff Buckley cover
"Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen espc. the Judy Collin's cover
Pretty much anything by Leonard Cohen.
"The Boxer," Sounds of Silence," "My Little Town," and "The Dangling Conversation" all by Paul Simon.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Last Goodbye, Jeff Buckley 24 Cylinders Dir en grey Undecided Dir en grey
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
I won't remember musicians, but maybe you'll know the songs.
When I was young I never needed anyone/And makin' love was just for fun/Those days are gone (All By Myself)
Shannon Is Gone
No One Ever Is To Blame
One Is the Loneliest Number
lots of stuff by Dan Fogelberg (Why Must I Be Lonely In Love?, anything on The Innocent Age or Windows and Walls) ...
[ November 24, 2006, 06:53 PM: Message edited by: Will B ]
Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :
Gloomy Sunday, Billie Holiday or Sarah McLachlan version. A song which was apparently responsible for many suicides. Too depressing? Interesting article about the song's history in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomy_Sunday
If you want some really depressing music, check out a Canadian musician named Hayden. Especially his first couple albums.
And what's with listening to happy music when sad? The best cure for depression is depressing music.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Me and Emily always makes me cry.
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. The Johnny Cash version is good too.
The Ballad of Penny Evans by Steve Goodman.
Samuel Barber's Adagio.
That one aria from Madama Butterfly that I never remember the name of. Maria Callas can sing that song so darn well.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Un Bel Di?
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
Yes! Thank you Synesthesia. That's the one.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
All info is at the link. Depressing song.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
OH! Here's a really beautiful, really sad song...
"Untitled" by Silverchair.
Oh, man. It gives me goosebumps.
-pH
Posted by Libbie (Member # 9529) on :
"Raining in Baltimore" by Counting Crows
"Spider" by Oingo Boingo
Posted by libertygirl (Member # 8761) on :
"Tonight I Wanna Cry"- Keith Urban I think
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Tears in Heaven by Eric Clampton (this song is dedicated to his two-year old son who died when he fell of a window in a condo)
Aozora by Lia (part of the AirTV soundtrack. It's the theme of Misuzu's death)
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:Originally posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion: Tears in Heaven by Eric Clampton (this song is dedicated to his two-year old son who died when he fell of a window in a condo)
Watching him play this on his MTV Unplugged was probably the only time I've teared up watching something on that channel.
Jeesh, you could always go with the numerous, NUMEROUS emo standbys. Death Cab, Bright Eyes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Cursive, etc. Just make sure you pick ones that don't hit too close to home (playing any of Death Cab for Cutie's songs off Transatlanticism when someone has recently had an unsuccessful long distance relationship, for example, is pretty cruel).
Also...
Just Like Heaven - The Cure Motorcycle Drive By - Third Eye Blind You & I Both (Live @ Java Joe's version) - Jason Mraz Brick - Ben Folds Volcano - Damien Rice
Posted by DSH (Member # 741) on :
"Mad World" - Tears For Fears
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
quote:Originally posted by Pelegius: "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohenn espc. the Jeff Buckley cover
"Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen espc. the Judy Collin's cover
Glad to know I'm not the only Hatracker who likes Cohen.
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
See, these are all GREAT songs that might be sad or nostalgic or incredibly moving.
None of them, though, strike me as "depressing." They all have the opposite effect, in fact. I always feel better after a great "sad" song like "Mad World" or Barber's Adagio.
Turn on popular radio hits. THAT'S depressng. The only music that actually drains me or depresses me is BAD music.
*And on a side note, I didn't realize how many great songs I didn't know were written by this leonard cohen guy. Thanks for introducing him*
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Hate Me Weight of the World The Answers Black Orchid
See if one of those might fit in to your mix
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Hank Williams:
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "A House Without Love"
You know what, I'm not going to list them all... Check out anything by Hank and 3/4 of the songs are depressing.
"You're Not Standing Like You Used To" and "An Unfinished Life" by Kate Wolf.
Half of Dido's stuff.
Gosh, there are so many, I can't list them all...
Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :
Okay, the ultimate depressing song:
The Smiths - Asleep
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, thought of a really sad one-- "Springfield Mountain Coal Miner."
Posted by Silent E (Member # 8840) on :
The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot - Nat King Cole
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
quote:Originally posted by DSH: "Mad World" - Tears For Fears
I find the Gary Jules cover more depressing. But then, I was never a fan of 80's type music.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Angel Angel Down we Go Together-Morissey What Hurts the Most-Rascal Flatts
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dr Strangelove:
quote:Originally posted by DSH: "Mad World" - Tears For Fears
I find the Gary Jules cover more depressing. But then, I was never a fan of 80's type music.
I was just coming on to say the same thing. The Gary Jules version is infinitely sadder.
I also agree though, with Launchywiggin that listening to a sad song makes them feel better. They have the same affect on me too.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Asleep - The Smiths And so it goes - Billy Joel Afterimage - Rush Red Sector A - Rush Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd Tears - Rush
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Black -- Pearl Jam This Time Imperfect -- AFI Man That You Fear -- Marilyn Manson
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Never thought of Comfortably Numb as sad and depressing, just... numb and drugged.
Posted by Libbie (Member # 9529) on :
"Bright Eyes" - Art Garfunkel "Penny To My Name" - Eva Cassidy "Little Thing" - Dave Matthews Band
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Let's not forget the classic, "Everyone else has had more sex than me." How is that one not depressing?
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion: Let's not forget the classic, "Everyone else has had more sex than me." How is that one not depressing?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Elvis, Heartbreak Hotel
Patsy Cline, just about everything. Crazy, She's got You
Johnny Cash - Fulsome Prison Blues, Hurt
Brad Paisly, Whiskey Lullaby
Leonard Cohen, Famous Blue Raincoat
Susanne Vega, Luca
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
quote: "An Unfinished Life" by Kate Wolf.
I second that. Considering she died at 44 from a long battle with cancer, I think this is the most depressing song I have ever heard.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Penny Lane -- the Beatles A Day In The Life -- the Beatles River, River -- Peter Gabriel Don't Give Up -- Peter Gabriel Hold On -- Sarah McLachlan (about a woman whose husband died of cancer) Everything (Seems to Want to Hurt this Time) -- Donna the Buffalo Needle and the Damage Done -- Neil Young
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Positively 4th Street -- Bob Dylan
You've got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend, I was down and you just stood there grinning Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Oh! I thunk of another:
Richard Cory -- Simon and Garfunkel
Richard Cory went home last night And put a bullet in his head. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by lem:
quote: "An Unfinished Life" by Kate Wolf.
I second that. Considering she died at 44 from a long battle with cancer, I think this is the most depressing song I have ever heard.
Actually, it's the last verse that gets me, and I don't know why, since it's not inherently sad. But I sob every time.
You know, "The Wind Blows Wild" is the one she recorded from her hospital bed, and it's much more positive.
Posted by Libbie (Member # 9529) on :
Ultimate depressing song: Fred Jones Part 2 by Ben Folds. Or maybe Ben Folds Five. I'm not entirely sure.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
What about Miss American Pie?
There's also that one in the Air Movie soundtrack called "If Dreams Came True." That song is really really sad. You can actually find the lyrics at Animelyrics.com
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Thanks guys! My brother used a lot of the songs, and we want to make another CD for my mom, so keep 'em coming!
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
It's a song being sung by a sick, possibly dying girl, alone in a hospital...missing her pet dog. Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Puffy, just thinking about that song makes my eyes water.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
That reminded me of the song at the beginning of the Rescuers when the little girl Penny is crying because she wants a family.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Hello?! Eleanor Rigby? or did I just miss that in this thread?
Lots of Depeche Mode or Placebo or Bright Eyes would qualify
That taxi song about the almost lovers who meet years later
That song from the mid nineties with the video of a car driving along a coast, I think it was about an abortion? I'm not sure. Something about "going back, to her apartment" or somesuch.
Hmmm, more later.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Well, anyway, that one's sad too.
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
Pretty self-explanatory. Great song.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Friends
The opening line says it all. "My friends, I'm so depressed."
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Gold Dust, Tori Amos I can't see new york, Tori Amos
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
'Echo' - Trapt
I find it depressing because it ... speaks to me. Others may not I suppose.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
No, she means "Taxi," by Harry Chapin.
-o-
A lot of Bruce Springsteen's songs are wonderfully depressing. I'll nominate "The River," in particular. "Independence Day" gets depressing honorable mention.
Come to think of it, quite a few Harry Chapin songs are depressing as well. "W.O.L.D." and "Mr. Tanner" are both better examples, I think. And, of course, "Cat's Cradle."
The champion depressing song of all time is "Last Kiss," originally by Ricky Nelson. I can't decide if the Eddie Vedder version is better or worse. Runner up is "Leader of the Pack," by the Shangri-Las. Both of these are so maudlin they come right back on the other side and end up being pretty funny, in a black way.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Icarus: No, she means "Taxi," by Harry Chapin.
Ah. I don't think I know any of his songs except "Cat's in the Cradle." And given the lyrics I found, I'm not terribly surprised. Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
quote:
Nobody knows the touble I've seen... Nobody knows but Jesus.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
He's really fantastic, actually.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
Come on guys! You are missing out on the greatest collection of depressing songs ever - irish ballads! Famine songs! Exile songs! War songs (where the Irish never win)! Love songs in three categories: I love him, he knocked me up and left, I love him and he's in exile, I love him and he's dead.
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
quote:Originally posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion:
quote:
Nobody knows the touble I've seen... Nobody knows but Jesus.
Of all the songs in this thread to start looping in my head, my stupid brain had to choose this one.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Goodbye My Lover by...that guy. Blunt? Jamie Blunt? James Blunt?
I saw him perform it on Ellen and it had me in tears by the end. His voice is what Rod Stewart probably sounded like in his 20s.
Posted by libertygirl (Member # 8761) on :
Wow, Narnia, I really do not like that song or think it's sad. Whenever I hear, I laugh... I dont know something about it drives me crazy.
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Depressing song.
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