Saddest Song?

[clarion]

Adieu Pierrette - Boubacar Traore

It's a lament following the death of his wife in 1987, and you can feel it, even if you can't understand the words (he sings in a mix of about four languages, and even the French I have trouble understanding).

Mariama by the same artist sounds painfully heartrending, though it may be a jolly song about the joy of life, but I don't *think* so.

[nicknack]

Sad but joyous too.

When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease by Roy Harper

Always leaves me with tears down me face anyway.

[Kathy]

I'm suprised no-one's mentioned Tracy Chapman's Fast Car yet. If ever there was a lament for unfulfilled lives, that's the song.

Oh, and Dicky Mo had the great Ms Simone's Don't let me be misunderstood - I'd nominate her version of Mr Bojangles as sadder.

[Moloko]

I'm suprised no-one's mentioned Tracy Chapman's Fast Car yet. If ever there was a lament for unfulfilled lives, that's the song.

Oh, and Dicky Mo had the great Ms Simone's Don't let me be misunderstood - I'd nominate her version of Mr Bojangles as sadder.

Nina is a true master of bittersweet and tugging at the heartstrings. I've not long ago listened to her "Lie - Lock Wine".

[Torslanda]

Peter Gabriel's 'Here Comes the Flood'. The acoustic version from Shaking the Tree has real raw emotion in it.

Supper's Ready is impossible to listen to, especially the closing section ('Apocalypse in 9/8'?) since M-i-L died.

Curve ball - Andrew Gold's 'Lonely Boy' but that's guilt on my part 'cos I thought my eldest was going to be an only son.

[Jaded]

I've not listened to Father Son, Peter Gabriel, (from the millenium show) since dad died.

[Jules]

Jaded,  I was thinking of putting that one up. I remember hearing it at an Albion gig at college. Hutchings and co got through the first verses, the "cyclic" bridge came in, and then suddenly Ric was playing this amazing howling, soulbreaking electric fiddle solo.
I wept.

With John Tams - who did the vocals - sitting on a chair smoking while all  that was going on.

[ed_o_brain]

Vincent - Don McLean
Was chosen to see my Dad off at his funeral.

[Torslanda]

Sad but joyous too.

When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease by Roy Harper

Always leaves me with tears down me face anyway.

God! I haven't heard that in years, fantastic. I only found out recently that he did the vocal on Pink Floyd's 'Have a Cigar' on Wish You Were Here. IIRC Roger Waters regrets not singing that one himself . . .

[mikeitup]

Nigel Tufnel - "Lick My love Pump"