Songs too sad to even listen to

[Gerald Richey]

Mad Season Wake Up Just Wish he could have taken his own advice we all miss him so much

[big mick]

Mad Season Wake Up Just Wish he could have taken his own advice we all miss him so much

+1 Also try River of Deceit. Another corker is Brad - Some Never Come Home.

[Meg8686]

for me - Parting ways, black, the end, man of the hour, off he goes, immortality ... hum a bit of every song and you'll know what i mean although they're all theraputic in thier own way ... i bet I've missed a few... Oh Release, that always ends in tears.

[Meg8686]

.... Thumbing my way

[morgannspicer]

Say Hello 2 Heaven
Seasons
Thumbing My Way
The End
Come Back

Others...my apologies for the long list of non-Pearl Jam songs but went through a rough patch in my life for about six years where all I felt like I had in the world was music and nothing beyond that . Music was my release and how I dealt with pain. These songs spoke to me on many levels.

Here Today - Paul McCartney
Razor, Let It Die - Foo Fighters
Guess I'm Doing Fine - Beck
The Rapture - The Quiet
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Take It All - Adele
Somewhere I Belong, Faint - Linkin Park
Jar Of Hearts - Christina Perri

[noellio]

I will follow you into the dark - Death Cab for Cutie

[nothing_man_92]

nothingman always gets me going i get goosebumps everytime i hear " She once believed"

[your move now]

recently Andrew Woods This Time
"Don't have to use even if that's how I feel" just so sad

[christo1980]

man of the hour and the end really hit a nerve for me. but i still listen to them.
and from other bands, for martha by the pumpkins is pretty damn sad too.

[pjamaholic]

For me, the most obvious is "The End". I'm also thinking Other Side is pretty sad too.

[bennett13]

For me, this one's easy..."Waiting Around to Die" by the late great Townes Van Zandt is the saddest song ever written. Unfortunately, Townes' life was not too far from the lyrics of the song. He struggled with mental illness and addiction for most of his life. Also had a huge gambling problem, which usually left him destitute. He's not as well-known as he should be, though he did write "Pancho and Lefty" which was a huge hit for Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard and has even been covered by Bob Dylan in recent years. Steve Earle was once quoted as saying "Townes Van Zandt is the greatest songwriter ever, and I'd stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table and tell him that." When Townes heard that quote, his response was classic: "Well, I've met Bob's bodyguard, and if Steve thinks he can stand on his coffee table, I'm afraid he's mistaken." I'd encourage all who haven't heard of the guy to look into him...listen to his songs...help keep his legacy alive.
Anyway, here's the lyrics to "Waitin' Around to Die"...if anyone knows a sadder song, I'd love to hear it (or maybe not)

Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me
Sometimes I can't even see the reason why
I guess I keep on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die

One-time friends I had a ma, I even had a pa
He beat her with a belt once cause she cried
She told him to take care of me, she headed down to Tennessee
It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die

I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train
Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die

A friend said he knew where some easy money was
We robbed a man and brother did we fly
The posse caught up with me, drug me back to Muskogee
It's two long years, just a-waitin' 'round to die

Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last
He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie
His name's codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen
Together we're gonna wait around and die

[sleeplikeadog]

I don't think that there's a PJ song that is too sad for me to actually listen to, but Dropkick Murphy's "The Torch" is hard for me to listen to.

[Last-12-Exit]

For me, The long road always makes me think of Indiana state highway patrolman Scott Patrick. A good friend of mine in high school who was killed in the line of duty. I listened to this song over and over driving the 900 miles from south Carolina to his funeral. I couldn't listen to it for years without getting choked up.
Now, I hear that song and appreciate all the men and women in law enforcement, firefighters, and our military.

[dogfootblues]

September by Ryan Adams

[Nevermind90]

indifference

sometimes Black, jeremy, inside job & the end