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God of Wine - Third Eye Blind
How's It Going To Be - Third Eye Blind
Motorcycle Drive By - Third Eye Blind (well, it used to...)
Home- Daughtry (well, sometimes...)
Photograph - Nickleback
Persona - Blue Man Group Featuring Josh Haden (well, if I listen to it enough times)
The Night That The Lights Went Out In NYC - The Ataris (well, sometimes)

I think Evanescence ~ Goodnight is a sad song.

"Whole Lot Better" by 707. I thought it was kinda sappy at first but the power ballad grew on me and now I like it. Very obscure and touching 80's rock song. Here's a sample:
http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/707-09.m3u

"Love Goes Down" by Brother Firetribe's also a great sad song and so is "Carrie" by Europe.

If every one cared-NickleBack

Bang bang (my baby shot me down)-Nancy sintra

Over my head-The fray

How to save a life-The Fray

LoveFool-The Cardigans ( A Little)

Dont Take The Girl-Tim Mcgraw
Im Just A Kid-Simple Plan
Im Sorry Im Not Perfect-Simple Plan

And more:
"My Happy Ending" - Avril Lavigne
"Kiss From A Rose" - I don't remember xD

Michael Kamen is a GENIUS in my opinion! I love all of his work. He did a WHOLE live show with Metallica a few years back and was also instrumental in the orchestral parts on Rush's Counterparts record. not to mention the emotion his work always gave off. he will be missed for a looong time to come for me. as tragically he passed away in 2000.. But I will ALWAYS love his work.

Alright as for the original topic..

1.) Disappear - Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence - Lyrics Below - This song reminds me lot of my grandmother whom I still deeply miss and I can't help but break down at the chorus to this song every single time I first hear it.. and actually I'm getting a little emotional writing about this as it's still all so hard to believe... you will always be in my thoughts.

http://darklyrics.com/lyrics/dreamtheat ... nce.html#5

2.) Anna Lee - Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity - Lyrics Below - This song is one of the deepest songs I've ever heard and you just can't help feeling sorry for this poor kid that James LaBrie wrote the song about. I think this guy has a lot of soul and compassion to write songs like this and I just want to commend you for this James.. thanks!

http://darklyrics.com/lyrics/dreamtheat ... ty.html#10

3.) Take Away My Pain - Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity - Lyrics Below - I can also relate to this song in the same way as the first because It reminds me of fallen friends and family and that's just hard to get by without a little emotion. beautiful song, great vocals and a nice deep percussion arrangment do all along with the lyrics and I hate it for JP because the year he wrote this in (1997) he lost three family members including his father whom this song is dedicated to.. I'm gonna stop here before I finally break down and everything. I know you all can probably understand though...

http://darklyrics.com/lyrics/dreamtheat ... ity.html#8

Excellent topic! I love a song that can make me cry.

Here are the saddest songs I’ve ever heard, with YouTube links so you can listen to them if you haven’t.

There are a LOT. XD I’ll put them in a kind of “saddest” order.

1. Concrete Angel: Martina McBride http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwwy-g2wkc
2. Dance With My Father: Luther Vandross http://youtube.com/watch?v=i3y4QRgTnlA
3. Don’t Take the Girl: Tim McGraw http://youtube.com/watch?v=RP1G5i5q-hk
4. Angels in Waiting: Tammy Cochran http://youtube.com/watch?v=wv4aPwf32Ik
5. I’m Already There: Lonestar http://youtube.com/watch?v=NjIupjecex0
6. 100 Years: Five for Fighting http://youtube.com/watch?v=vEXiUmerito
7. The Riddle: Five for Fighting http://youtube.com/watch?v=EgNPGBp4Ygg
8. Please Remember: LeAnn Rimes http://youtube.com/watch?v=tRwGXz5qaqY
9. There You’ll Be: Faith Hill http://youtube.com/watch?v=IpaBQPspLXg
10. Painters: Jewel http://youtube.com/watch?v=iqZGsLpEL3g
11. Adrian: Jewel http://youtube.com/watch?v=rq5_Thvz-fQ
12. Hurt: Christina Aguilera http://youtube.com/watch?v=lbcltLf2VHo
13. Seasons in the Sun: Terry Jacks http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kx-TCx-EzQI
14. Goodbye to Love: Carpenters http://youtube.com/watch?v=nooeMrCws-A
15. My Immortal: Evanescence http://youtube.com/watch?v=lsmn40sJMq4
16. Cat’s in the Cradle: Harry Chapin http://youtube.com/watch?v=jLzMw5hKoVk
17. Angel: Sarah McLachlan http://youtube.com/watch?v=7LRwCc9Tw-M
18. Graduation: Vitamin C http://youtube.com/watch?v=44IvcN9Vq9k
19. Remember Me This Way: Jordan Hill http://youtube.com/watch?v=DguVzn3SM3k
20. Family Portrait: Pink http://youtube.com/watch?v=9LM_K1FpPvg
21. For Good: Wicked http://youtube.com/watch?v=WPDsw_t-Rkc
22. Luca: Suzanne Vega http://youtube.com/watch?v=RZyxYL753w4
23. Listen To Your Heart: DHT http://youtube.com/watch?v=lWwFXH2NPJE
24. Never Had a Dream Come True: S Club 7 http://youtube.com/watch?v=sQcYGx_jzlU
25. Forever Young: Rod Stewart http://youtube.com/watch?v=OHNeRjC4nJw
26. I Will Always Love You: Whitney Houston http://youtube.com/watch?v=VUoEil40qZA
27. Shadowface: Hank Williams Jr (no video)
28. Missing: Evanescence http://youtube.com/watch?v=06d33K1ei6I
29. Together Again: Janet Jackson http://youtube.com/watch?v=5PwpZVlOumc
30. Right Here Waiting: Richard Marx http://youtube.com/watch?v=9JDTAqsMNEM

Ok…there’s the top 30 most sad/beautiful songs I know. There are plenty more. Some by the same artists. Enjoy—with plenty of Kleenex on hand!

And when you’re done here are some more that might have the same effect on you that they do me. If not exactly sad, they all are so beautiful they can make you cry:

Wind Beneath my Wings-Bette Midler: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MNsCxxMQ8NY
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing-Aerosmith: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0sbQ0hqH9ZU
My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uO_vFuzPJvc
I Hope You Dance-Lee Ann Womack: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xnvHPpiJ4Ng
Hero-Mariah Carey: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MeipHCpY7wQ
Can You Feel the Love Tonight-Elton John: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PkGDrV_2ehI
The Day I Fall in Love-Dolly Parton: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8qzh-xChD-g
You'll Be in my Heart-Phil Collins: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZQJh-oU0M9Y
Hallelujah-Rufus Wainwright: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zIJcPlML5lw
How do I Live Without You-LeAnn Rimes: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JQYtKyp-jYw

I agree that I love the following:
Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House; Kiss From a Rose (which is by Seal, btw Dorcia); Photograph by Nickelback; God Help the Outcasts from THOND; and What If God Was One of Us.

But WAIT! I’ve thought of even more. I wasn’t even going to touch more songs from movies and such, because there are just too many…but it’s worth mentioning…

-Memory from Cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sBWK9bkACI (Just listened; gave me chills and I nearly cried.)
-No One Is Alone from Into the Woods: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1bFppZB9Hk
-Martina McBridge’s “In My Daughter’s Eyes” & Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You” and “Ordinary Miracle.”
-"Billy Don't Be a Hero," "Nights in White Satin"....
-“When She Loved Me” from Toy Story 2 (plus the sad songs of every other animated film—"Soon You'll Come Home" from ADGTH & “I Will Always Be With You” [ADGTH2]; “Angels in Disguise” by Sheena Easton from Shiloh, and her “A Dream Worth Keeping” from Fern Gully; Robyn Starling’s song from The Tom & Jerry Movie, “Goodbye May Seem Forever” from TFATH, “Part of Your World,” “Baby Mine” from Dumbo, “So Long Old Friend” from some Garfield & Friends episode…and yeah, I’m sure you can think of all the others. Link to “When She Loved Me”~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l4c2L9IqUU

The sad songs expert is done making you sob now.

Fight We Shall by Mohan Embar
http://www.animalsong.org/songs/fightus.html
Song For Canada's Harp Seals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGorge8fACA

I'd never heard the seal song, but it is beautiful.

I think I've seen "Fight We Shall" before, and I ADORE it, despite it being so very sad. At the same time it's deeply moving and speaks only truth. Good one. I think everyone in the world should have to hear that song...why we don't realize all of the things it says on our own, I don't understand, it should be plenty obvious how unforgiveably cruel we are to animals...but I don't want to imagine a person who wouldn't be touched by those lyrics. Who can deny them?

Oh, I was gonna add in Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven," but it's been said. ~^

Gravity-Wolf's Rain
Best of You-Foo Fighters
Bedshaped-Keane
Adam's Song-Blink 182
The Scientist-Coldplay
Sieze The Day-Avenged Sevenfold
Macy's Day Parade-Green Day
Bruised-Jack's Mannequin