Unbearably sad songs only

[bannork]

xen, what a great song from Janis, she had a voice of passion, rage and sadness, unbelievable that a girl in her mid 20s could sound so ...world .weary

http://youtu.be/wEnL3FlbRko

[Patsycat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDjSHErdBhE

Woops, a tear came out.

What a wonderful song. I shall send it on to others that deserve it.

[Patsycat]

Sad song, and a sad young lady to go with it.

[bannork]

555 happy romantic songs thread against broken hearted\ depressed thread, which will win? Far more important than the World Cup.... 555

Looking at the artists on the last 2 pages got me thinking, how many were sad cases themselves?

Hank Williams, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Gene Clark, Amy Winehouse, Ian Curtis, Nick Drake all brought about their own early demises themselves, yet other masters of the sad syndrome, artistically speaking,lived or are living to a ripe old age, eg Neil Young,Stevie Nicks, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed.

[xen]

555 happy romantic songs thread against broken hearted\ depressed thread, which will win? Far more important than the World Cup.... 555

Looking at the artists on the last 2 pages got me thinking, how many were sad cases themselves?

Hank Williams, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Gene Clark, Amy Winehouse, Ian Curtis, Nick Drake all brought about their own early demises themselves, yet other masters of the sad syndrome, artistically speaking,lived or are living to a ripe old age, eg Neil Young,Stevie Nicks, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed.

I think sometimes the brighter they burn the quicker they burn out and that applies not only to musos but others in the creative world. The ones that don't burn out just become boring old folk and that could be worse than death. But that is generalizations and ,no doubt, there will be exceptions that mature and become richer in their craft - thinking of Ray Charles, Tony Bennett and more.

[xen]

[xen]

[xen]

[xen]

[xen]

[xen]

[xen]

[xen]

[bannork]

Not so much sad as wistful, where did the time go?

[bannork]

Sorry Ron, I couldn't help nicking this one,a great song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJGHp3RWtIg

[basinboy]

[basinboy]

[basinboy]

Edited July 11, 2014 by basinboy

[basinboy]

[onionluke]

http://youtu.be/2AruSPDqpSI

[onionluke]

http://youtu.be/bkyCrx4DyMk

[basinboy]

[basinboy]

A different version to the one posted by Xen, This time Joni Mitchell and The Chieftains

http://youtu.be/mVLJaa6XYaA?list=PL71E30BEAC0A9DAF6

Edited July 11, 2014 by basinboy

[basinboy]

[basinboy]

[basinboy]

[basinboy]

http://youtu.be/vwWJ559qXGY?list=PLBCg06l-QlbsmgyLlY84QJmTfved-Zn1L

[basinboy]

http://youtu.be/vwWJ559qXGY?list=PLBCg06l-QlbsmgyLlY84QJmTfved-Zn1L

[basinboy]

http://youtu.be/wZsCtEROS8U

[xen]

Sad song, and a sad young lady to go with it.

What album is this from. Amazing talent !