What is the saddest/most beautiful song you've heard?

[dfc05]

Which album is that from?

It's not on an album... was from their DVD.

There's some pretty good live recordings of it though: ftp://freebox.mistur.org/

Go to Concerts -> 2003 -> Hammersmith Apollo -> sigurros2003-02-12d2t05.shn

Might need a plugin to play Shorten (shn) files.

Or there's an mp3 of a slightly different version of the song from the 9:30 Club show (03.19.03).

There's also a full version of the Odin's Raven Magic concert if you're interested in that.

 

[lame-o]

Seasons In the Sun by Terry Jacks
it's about him dying from cancer and saying goodbye to the world. He died like half a year after he recorded the song...

My favorite version is by Nirvana though.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4BF67pvsc


EDIT: My god what a beautiful song, thx for posting it... I'll just go ahead and post it again but with a different video :>

Brian Eno "An Ending (Ascent)"

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

 

[Sulkdodds]

I'm sure there's others. But the song that springs into my head right now is Thom Yorke's Harrodown Hill.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AS37ZSYOwTA

 

[i am HOLLYWOOD]

Mad World by Gary Jules (when i saw this in donnie darko i got chills)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

Hey I'm A Ghost by Sullivan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqhSPgJNMbs

 

[elkaebee]

Watermelon In Easter Hay- Frank Zappa

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtambIZm6Qk

 

[Dynasty]

3 Doors Down - Let Me Be Myself

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AUDK4lRhafk&feature=related

Damn it these guys can actually play live, and his voice is pretty much the same live as it is on the CD.

 

[brad92]

I tend to think Trance is the most emotional form of music, at least for me.

 

[Kamikazie]

Not Blues or Norah Jones type stuff? Trance?

 

[brad92]

Oh no, I'm saying generally speaking. There's heaps of Rock/Blues music that make me emotional. Pink Floyd, Power Ballads. All great!!

 

[Iron Kat]

3 Doors Down - Let Me Be Myself

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AUDK4lRhafk&feature=related

Damn it these guys can actually play live, and his voice is pretty much the same live as it is on the CD.

I love 3 Doors Down although I've not heard this one. I really like Here Without You. I downloaded that one and I've go it on my phone.

 

[Sedako]

Many of Tommy Emmanuel's acoustic pieces are incredibly beautiful. Here are a couple of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR04kmcSXU

This was written by Julian Lennon, and arranged by Tommy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1SMKKq3Q9k

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRmPH0D5xtw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9j27OzAVsA

 

[Captain M4d]

The saddest song for me is Silvia by Marissa Nadler. Everytime I listen to it, it breaks my heart.
http://www.last.fm/music/Marissa+Nadler/_/Silvia
It will break yours to.

 

[Kula Meenur]

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8i6nZzN2c

This kills me to listen to. Sounds like my mom singing.

 

[McGooTheWise]

Well, not the saddest, but definitely one of the darkest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAZcFVuSo0M&feature=related

"I want you to kill me, and dig me under. I want to live no more.

I want to taste dirty, stinging pistol
In my mouth, on my tongue
I want you to scrape me from the walls
And go crazy like you've made me"

 

[Kula Meenur]

I don't know if anyone else has added this. But it must be placed.



http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=gm-KFVp4NmQ&feature=related

 

[half-ben]

Avril Lavigne - Slipped Away

 

[G(ordon)-man]

Nirvana - Dumb

Because this song reminds me Kurt.

 

[Kula Meenur]

And the title says largely what he is for trying to suckle on a gun.

 

[Iron Kat]

I don't know if anyone else has added this. But it must be placed.



http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=gm-KFVp4NmQ&feature=related

Yeah, this song always reminds me of this moment in Scrubs:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o4LSzhIgDfI

This song now gets my eyes welling up every time. the line in that Scrubs video the most is where Carla says "I don't know what else to say except I'm really, really going to miss you". So sad!!! ;(

Also another track to mention: Time After Time sung by John Barrowman. I heard it last night and it's so gorgeous!

 

[losttheskyagain]

Most beautiful: "Water" - Oingo Boingo.

Particularly the lyric "You left behind all your rage and fear / and it made you feel like water."

 

[Kula Meenur]

Yeah, this song always reminds me of this moment in Scrubs:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o4LSzhIgDfI

This song now gets my eyes welling up every time. the line in that Scrubs video the most is where Carla says "I don't know what else to say except I'm really, really going to miss you". So sad!!! ;(

I hear ya, girl

 

[Iron Kat]

Kutless - All of the Worlds
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=P15felTDiBU

 

[Nitre]

Probably something by Buckethead on either the Electric Tears or Colma albums.

 

[AtomicSpark]

I always get teary-eyed to these two. I'm sure there are others.

Caroline Spine - Sullivan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi8wMWInVFs

Radiohead - Creep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxpblnsJEWM

 

[G(ordon)-man]

Foo Fighters - How I Miss You

This song reminds me Kurt too ;(

 

[Dynasty]

Could listen to Mirror's Edge's OST, or atleast the main menu track, till I die, its just so awesomely chilled. Beautiful.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=94OsFfpqD58&feature=related

 

[nipples]

Yeah, this song always reminds me of this moment in Scrubs:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o4LSzhIgDfI

This song now gets my eyes welling up every time. the line in that Scrubs video the most is where Carla says "I don't know what else to say except I'm really, really going to miss you". So sad!!! ;(

Also another track to mention: Time After Time sung by John Barrowman. I heard it last night and it's so gorgeous!

That is one of the saddest episodes of Scrubs I have ever seen...

 

[Stigmata]

Right now, Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens.

Oh the Glory, when He took our place
But He took my shoulders and He shook my face
And He takes and He takes and He takes

 

[Sheepo]

Radiohead - The Drugs Don't Work

It's about emotionality!

 

[danitiwa]

Dead Boy's Poem-Nightwish
Forgiven-Within temptation

And for beautiful, anything by Within Temptation. XD

 

[Dinkleberry]

Watermelon In Easter Hay- Frank Zappa

Glad to see that's been posted!

Lost Parts Stinging Me So Cold by Melt Banana:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L5M5EJbGMfg&feature=related

 

[Iron Kat]

That is one of the saddest episodes of Scrubs I have ever seen...

Agreed. It's absolutely impossible for me to watch that with dry eyes. Also, an interesting thing to note is at the end when they're sat in the bar you can tell that when Carla is crying they are genuine, real life tears. It's more like Judy (the actress) is crying rather than Carla. I thought that was rather interesting.

 

[swan_song1973]

Ten Years Gone by Led Zeppelin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSXc3wG1MX0

gets me every time

 

[Krynn72]

Surprisingly, Tim Minchin has a pretty sad song, especially for a comedian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDGuPp1np4o

 

[[RE]Leon]

Radiohead- Everything In It's Right Place

or even possible

Weezer- Only In Dreams

 

[Officer Combine]

Train - Drops of Jupiter.

 

[Warped]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIUxwEJ-GXI

homeworld soundtrack
adagio for strings

 

[tesher06]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIUxwEJ-GXI

homeworld soundtrack
adagio for strings

....Your kidding me right? Adagio for Strings was the main theme for the movie Platoon (was an epic movie). It was composed by Samuel Barber.

 

[Iron Kat]

Radiohead - The Drugs Don't Work

It's about emotionality!

Are you sure you didn't mean The Verve? I've got all the Radiohead tracks on my computer and there isn't one with that name, but I have got the Verve's one.