Depressing Music

JustCoz

Ruu wrote:

Is that the one that was on the episode of Father Ted where he helps out the younger priest from jumping off the building? If so then yes, that one

No thats Exit Music(for a film). thats the one I picked, it's so sad but I love it

parasite

Tom Waits - Whistle down the wind

Garret

JustCoz wrote:

No thats Exit Music(for a film). thats the one I picked, it's so sad but I love it

I'm pretty sure it was Creep

smackbunnybaby

the song in father ted was definitely exit music for a film and is very worthy of being mentioned.

from the edge of the deep green sea - the cure.
crestfallen by the smashing pumpkins
pristina - faith no more (last song on album of the year)

jimbredin

Johnny Cash.......I Hung My Head
Blur...................No Distance Left To Run
The Smiths.........I know its over

Boo-yah

Bodhidharma wrote:

E is a genius. At the same time though he can be the most uplifting.
" Climbing To the Moon" makes death feel like a triumph.

He is a genius and an underrated song writer. 'Climbing To The Moon' is probably my favourite Eels song. The "watch as the sky closes in" part of the song is fantastic.

JC 2K3

Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

The Johnny Cash cover was sad rather than depressing(arguablely better, but NIN's original was definately more depressing).

A lot of NIN's stuff it very depressing actually...

Down in a Hole and Rooster by Alice in Chains, another band with some pretty depressing songs...

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

Ministry - The Fall
Joy Division - Decades
Joy Division - I Remember Nothing
Skinny Puppy - Circustance
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls
Nine Inch Nails - The Great Below
Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady
Wolf Eyes - Rotten Tropics

Ilac

Sparrow - Smashing Pumpkins
Winterlong - Smashing Pumpkins
Big Ideas (aka Nude) - Radiohead
How to Disappear Completely (and Never Be Found) - Radiohead
Everything I Said - The Cranberries
Sad Professor - REM
Nothingman - Pearl Jam
Hurt - NIN
Lucky - Radiohead

Metacortex

This Mortal Coil - Song to the siren

If sorrow was a song, this is it. I've never ever come across a more depressing song. ever.
Its really good though

Peyton Manning

Some new ones I thought of:

Bird York - In The Deep (this is such a breath taking song. Its the closing music for the film Crash, and simply leaves me stunned every time I hear it. If theres any song you download tonight, make sure its this)
Goo Goo Dolls - Become
Goo Goo Dolls - Name
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Nancy Wilson - 60B (elizabethtown theme)
Helen Stellar - This Time Around
Ryan Adams - Come Pick Me U
Sufjan Steves - John Wayne Macy Jr.
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
Nirvana - Something in the Way

Irish Wolf

"Speed on The M9" - Malcolm Middleton.

Actually both Malchie's albums... start to finish on a loop for a week

shatners basoon

Nick Drake - River Man (Brad Mehldau does a lovely version of it too)

Ruu_Old

The Verve-Drugs dont work

dave101

the foookn entire leonard cohen cd collection man hes sooo depresinnnnn.

brothahj

any Dire Straits can get to me
James Tayor - Fire and Rain is the single most depressing song I think I have ever heard, especially after hearing the backstory to when he wrote it etc. I can't even imagine going through what he went through when he was writing that song.



Listen to Fire And Rain (LP Version) by James Taylor : http://www.napster.com/player/tracks/15862353

Dudess

shatners basoon wrote:

Nick Drake - River Man

Absolute genius of a song.

AOR

shiny happy people - Rem

Originally i was gonna take the piss with this one but it is, in a strange sort of way, dont you think?

Dudess

brothahj wrote:

any Dire Straits can get to me
James Tayor - Fire and Rain

Brothers in Arms and Romeo and Juliet are indeed very sad.

Yep. Agree with you on Fire and Rain. True story too apparently.

Manchegan

Dudess wrote:

Agree with you on Fire and Rain. True story too apparently.

Nope

My turn: The Carny, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

The three dwarves peering from their wagon's hind
Moses says to Noah, "We shoulda dugga deepa one"
Their grizzled faces like dying moons
Still dirty from the digging done

Flutterfly

Me and a gun - Tori Amos
Betterman - Pearl Jam
Glycerine - Bush
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley, chirpy music but I think the lyrics are so sad

Dudess

Manchegan wrote:

The Carny, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

A stunning piece of music indeed. I'd call it bleak and grim depressing, rather than sad depressing.

John

Flutterfly wrote:

Me and a gun - Tori Amos

I don't think anything can beat that Tori Amos song for sheer power. Absolutely gutting song.

Dudess

Oh yeah, I forgot about Ms Amos. "Winter" is soul-destroying.

Morlar

The Bewlay Brothers
Quicksand
Lovesong
She fell away
Emmaline

Pale Blue Eyes - ftw ! !

Also on a cheesy note U2 All I want is you

StaggerLee

Elvis Costello - I want you

Seen him do it live, tears were rolling down my legs

MrJones

some of the tindersticks music is really depressing.

kc66

Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb
I wouldnt consider it depressing but many might.

Amy Elliott

One of the saddest songs I know is everything reminds me of her - from the figure 8 album by Elliott Smith , he has loads of fabulously depressing/Sad/moving whatever you want to call them songs, but this is one of my favourites

JustCoz

Garret wrote:

I'm pretty sure it was Creep

No it wasn't. it was definitely exit music