guitarshredder Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 What are the best sad songs in rock? The definition of sad is your own oppinion.
_Annabelle_ Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 A few that come to mind... "Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton "For No One" - The Beatles "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd "Angie" - Rolling Stones
XXX Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 "Flowers" by Rozz Williams "St John" by Tuxedomoon "People Are Strange" by The Doors "A Strange Day," "A Forest," and "In-Between Days" by The Cure "How Soon Is Now?," "I Know It's Over," and "Asleep" by The Smiths
SoulGirl Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 ooh i agree with allyour smiths choicse, xxx!! i adore them!!
bluesboy Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
Endymion Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 Some that haven't been mentioned yet: Marillion - Chelsea Monday Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear Elton John - Daniel Nick Cave - People Ain't No Good Emerson, Lake & Palmer - C'est La Vie R.E.M - Nightswimming
edna Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 "Everything I own", Bread. "People are strange", Doors "Sad like some kinda soap opera", Steve Forbert "The final scene", Bob Seger "Tears in Heaven", Clapton "Fire and Rain", James Taylor "Seasons in the sun", Terry Jacks "As tears go by", Stones
Steel2Velvet Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 The Thrill is Gone - BB King Teen Angel - not sure of the artist Desperado - Eagles Take It to the Limit - Eagles I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
Mairi Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 i have a folder on my computer for sad songs American pie-Don Mclean Everybody hurts-R.E.M Stairway to Heaven-Led Zepplin Goodbye yellow brick road-elton john Rocket man-elton john Something in the way-nirvana Under the bridge-rhcp Creep-radiohead Don't cry-gnr Time of your life-green day She-green day other songs i cant think of
miamisammy29 Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 "Wild Horses" - The Stones "Tangerine" - Led Zeppelin "The Last Assembly" - The Kinks "Changes" - Black Sabbath "Crystal Ball" - Styx
cpride09 Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 wish you were here-pink floyd by far the best :guitar:
CaptainMikeRS Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 The Eagles- The Last Restort Rush- Tears U2- Peace on Earth Geddy Lee (My Favorite Headache)- Grace to Grace Don Henley- End of the Innocence
CaptainMikeRS Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 The Eagles- The Last Restort Rush- Tears U2- Peace on Earth Geddy Lee (My Favorite Headache)- Grace to Grace Don Henley- End of the Innocence
XXX Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 "Don't Answer Me" by The Alan Parsons Project "The Man Who Sold The World" by David Bowie "The Only One" by Glen Frey "Milk" by Garbage "Two Worlds Collide" by The Inspiral Carpets "Quarantine," "Untouchable," and "Monday Morning 5:19" by Rialto "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum "Plowed" by Sponge
Elvish Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 Some of my favorites have already been mentioned. Here are a few more: "I Am a Rock" Simon & Garfunkel "Castles Made of Sand" Hendrix "Eleanor Rigby" Beatles "Bell Bottom Blues" Clapton w/Derek & the Dominoes "Sky is Crying" Stevie Ray Vaughan
edna Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 "Don't Answer Me" by The Alan Parsons Project XXX, how could I forget about this one??? Thanks for the reminder!
XXX Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 Remember the music video for it? It looked like a comic book done in the Roy Lichtenstein style Ah. The memories
edna Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 Oh, God, the video! You mentioned the video! And did you see the "making of"? I was working for a TV show by then and I selected it as the best one... Memories!!! It´s great to talk with you, XXX!
XXX Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 Oh, God, the video! You mentioned the video! And did you see the "making of"? I was working for a TV show by then and I selected it as the best one... Memories!!! It´s great to talk with you, XXX! I used to wait on Sundays for it to come on in the music video tv show :: "Rick" was the name of the good guy At the end he punches the baddie all the way to the moon and hits it right in the eye Girl says, "My hero" Then the animated members of APP finish the song :guitar: :guitar: :guitar:
OLD 55 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 Bright Eyes / Art Garfunkel. Always brings tears to my eyes.
Jazzcat Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Vincent - Don Mclean The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel The Dutchman - Steve Goodman The Pretender - Jackson Browne Ohio - CSNY
jman14141414 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Nobody Home-Pink Floyd "I got a stronge urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to" Goodbye Cruel World-Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here November Rain-Guns n Roses To Live Is To Die-Metallica Paint It Black-The Rolling Stones(not sure if you would call that a "sad" song though) Yesterday-The Beatles "Why she had to go I don?t know she woldn?t say. I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday. Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday."
cindy17838 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics "The Gunner's Dream" by Pink Floyd the only two songs to ever make me cry
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