Subject: saddest lines in song From: Andy7 Date: 09 Jul 19 - 02:40 PM Which lines from songs are among the saddest? One that I would suggest is this, from 'Changes' by Phil Ochs: "And I'll kiss you one more time, And leave you on the rolling river shores of changes." And another, from Don McLean's 'Empty Chairs': "And I wonder if you know, That I never understood, That although you said you'd go, Until you did, I never thought you would." And, from 'Softly as I leave You', sung by Matt Munro and Frank Sinatra (and others): "Softly, I will leave you, softly, For my heart would break, if you should wake and see me go." |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: WalkaboutsVerse Date: 09 Jul 19 - 02:47 PM In the English tradition, at least, couples are (nearly) always parted for 7 long years. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: JHW Date: 09 Jul 19 - 02:54 PM Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae fareweel, alas, for ever! Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met-or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Hamish Date: 09 Jul 19 - 03:52 PM A bit left-field, this but... From Dr Hook's Sylvia's Mother: "And, sir, won't you call back again?" She doesn't even seem to know his name!! |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST Date: 09 Jul 19 - 05:51 PM Horrific and sad The Death of Queen Jane The doctor was called for and set by her bedside: 'What aileth thee, my ladie, thine eyes seem so red?' 'O doctor, O doctor, will ye do this for me, To rip up my two sides and save my babie?' 'Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie, that's the thing I'll neer do, To rip up your two sides to save your babie:' Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie, traveld six weeks and more, Till women and midwives had quite gien her oer. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Big Al Whittle Date: 09 Jul 19 - 05:56 PM One man went to mow a meadow. (you have to change chords on the word 'meadow'. With this, there is no compromise). |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Joe_F Date: 09 Jul 19 - 06:05 PM Life is a toil and love is a trouble, Beauty will fade and riches will flee, Pleasures will dwindle and prices will double, And nothing is as I should wish it to be. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Gallus Moll Date: 09 Jul 19 - 06:41 PM From: Highland Mary by Robert Burns - But Oh, fell death's untimely frost That nipt my flower sae early! Now green's the sod and cauld's the clay That wraps my Highland Mary. Oh pale pale now those rosy lips I aft hae kiss'd sae fondly! And clos'd for aye the sparkling glance That dwalt on me sae kindly! And mouldering noo in silent dust The heart that loo'd me dearly! But still within my bosom's core Shall live my Highland Mary |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Bizibod Date: 09 Jul 19 - 07:04 PM from Kate Rusby's "My young Man" My young man, where's he gone? Once in his eyes my whole world shone Now my young man he looks away. Man and wife we used to be Now he's like a child upon my knee And in my arms I help my young man through the day. Never got through the whole song yet because it makes me cry every time.( Singing for myself, not in public.) Is there anyone, I wonder, apart from Kate Rusby, who can can actually do that ?! |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Wireharp Date: 09 Jul 19 - 07:59 PM "I am stretched out on your grave ad I will lie there forever, if your hand were still in mine I know we would not sever." |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Dave Hanson Date: 10 Jul 19 - 02:10 AM From the newer version second version of The Flowers of the Forest from The Minstrelsy Of The Scottish Borders. first verse and las verse I've seen the smiling of fortune beguiling, I've tasted her favours and felt her decay, Sweet is her blessing and kind her caressing, But soon it is fled - it is fled far away. ********** O fickle fortune ! why this cruel sporting, Why thus perplex us poor sons of a day ? Thy frowns cannot fear me, thy smiles cannot cheer me, Since the flowers of the forest are a' wede away |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Jerry Date: 10 Jul 19 - 03:27 AM First it bent and then it broke Just like the love ‘twixt you and me. I wish, I wish, I wish in vain That we could simply sit in that room again I won’t see the golden of the sun, when I’m gone |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Fasteddy Date: 10 Jul 19 - 03:51 AM Third verse of Eric Bogle's All the fine young men....For many of those fine young men,all the wars are over. They've found their peace,it's peace that lasts forever. When the call comes again,they will not answer. They're just forgotten bones lying far from their homes,as forgotten as the cause for which they died. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,LynnH Date: 10 Jul 19 - 03:56 AM Phil Ochs again - "Now there are no more songs..............." |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,henryp Date: 10 Jul 19 - 11:01 AM He ran out to the lot, and climbed into his rig And drove off without tightening down It was a terrible thing, to see what remained Of the rig that poor Danny was in And he was so young and on a ten city run In love with a truck stop girl Truck Stop Girl by Lowell George/Bill Payne |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: beardedbruce Date: 10 Jul 19 - 11:58 AM Now he walks down the street in the evening And he stops by the old candy store And I somehow believe he's believin' He's holdin' her hand like before For he feels all her love walkin' with him And he smiles at the things she might say Then the old man walks up to the hill top And gives her a daisy a day CHORUS I'll give you a daisy a day dear I'll give you a daisy a day I'll love you until the rivers run still And the four winds we know blow away |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Megan L Date: 10 Jul 19 - 12:14 PM "These little islands shook to their foundations And no-one really knew quite what to say They told us they were brave and gallant people Those men who seemed so very far away" From Ivan Dever's Brave souls about the longhope lifeboat disaster |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: ChanteyLass Date: 10 Jul 19 - 12:15 PM Both of these are from The Dutchman by Michael Peter Smith He's mad as he can be but Margaret only sees that sometimes Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long ago I used to be a young man And dear Margaret remembers that for me I may post others as I rememeber them. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,HiLo Date: 10 Jul 19 - 12:22 PM When harm is done No love can be won, I know it happens frequently, What I can't understand, Please God hold my hand; Is why it should have happened to me. Heart Like A Wheel by Kate McGarrigle |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,ottery Date: 10 Jul 19 - 01:57 PM And you will marry a proud gunner And a right guid gunner I'm sure he'll be For with the first shot that e'er he fires He'll kill baith my bonny son and me. from The Silkie of Sule Skerry as sung by The Corries |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Dave the Gnome Date: 10 Jul 19 - 02:05 PM Surely there are some C&W songs that will beat all these! How about "It's been lonesome in the saddle since my horse dropped dead"? |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Geordie boy Date: 10 Jul 19 - 02:26 PM ..and in her eyes you see nothing... |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Jesse Bassfeller Date: 10 Jul 19 - 02:49 PM It takes a few lines to really set it up, IMHO, and personal choices that end up with tragic results: Empty winds, you hear her say Fickle winds, they shift away And I don't need him in my life for I can fly . But who will walk her tonight out in the heather? And who will laugh away the teardrop in her eye? - Bill Staines But I was too free with all of the women, And drink it was my friend on every occasion, Her father he wants for riches and plenty, And the man who could endow them with name and fortune, Where all that I possess is my love for that wild mountain maid. - Al O'Donnell? Richard Thompson always does it for me when he sings: See that lover standing Staring at the ground He's looking for the real thing Lies were all he found You can get the real thing It will only cost a pound Down where the drunkards roll Down where the drunkards roll Either than or: Opps, I did again, I played with your heart, got lost in the game... |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: gillymor Date: 10 Jul 19 - 03:00 PM An empty bottle, a broken heart, And you're still on my mind. -Luke McDaniel Although I can't dismiss, the memory of her kiss, I guess she's not for me. -Ira Gershwin Hear the lonesome whippoorwill, He sounds too blue to fly, That means he's lost the will to live, And I'm so lonesome I could cry. -Hank Williams The dust that Pancho bit down south, Ended up in Lefty's mouth. -Townes Van Zandt Though they're gone the scenes were there, Like broken dreams as in a mirror, Made by the moon upon the water, And our love was never stronger, But the picture was broken, By the waves we left behind. At midnight on the water, Once upon a time. - I forgot who put the words to that wonderful tune. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: meself Date: 10 Jul 19 - 03:13 PM There's a bridle hanging on the wall; There's a saddle in the empty stall .................................... |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: motmeister Date: 10 Jul 19 - 04:38 PM Mickey Newbury’s “She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye”: Babys packed her soft things and shes left me I just know she didn't mean to make me cry Its not her heart, Lord its her mind She didn't mean to be unkind Why she even woke me up to say goodbye |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Roger Date: 10 Jul 19 - 04:51 PM Dave the Gnome. I've just picked myself up off the floor!! Best laugh I've had in yonks!! Roger |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Stewie Date: 10 Jul 19 - 07:28 PM Adoptee to unknown birth mother: On the day when I was new You held me once, no one held you I think of you as a mourning dove That only flew on wings of love From Steven Sellors' "Mourning Dove" as sung by Gordon Bok. --Stewie. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: mg Date: 10 Jul 19 - 11:34 PM donald was the bravest man and donald he was mine |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Jerry Date: 11 Jul 19 - 05:20 AM We lost Davy in the Korean War And we still don’t know what for Don’t matter any more.... In fact, the whole of that song. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,henryp Date: 11 Jul 19 - 05:47 AM But it wasn’t eyes of blue, nor that hair as pale as foam It was the gansey that his mother made that brought young Davy home Davy Cross by Paul Davenport |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,akenaton Date: 11 Jul 19 - 05:52 AM Hamish, I agree with your comment, that song contains many sad and cruel? little twists....I'm fascinated by the song, the live version from "Shel's houseboat" is especially fine. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,Knockroe Date: 11 Jul 19 - 05:55 AM "A change in the weather is known to be extreme But what's the sense of changing horses in midstream? I'm going out of my mind, oh With a pain that stops and starts Like a corkscrew to my heart Ever since we've been apart" Big Girl Now, Bob |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,henryp Date: 11 Jul 19 - 06:16 AM If the Riley boys were here they would tell us not to cry Dry your eyes they’d say There’s work to do tomorrow If the Riley boys were here we’d hold fast another year and be thankful for what mercy we could borrow The Riley Boys by Carol Denney May 15, 2004 |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: The Sandman Date: 11 Jul 19 - 05:06 PM I couldn't heat a pot of tea or keep me trousers dry, And me dog shat in me tucker-box five miles from Gundagai. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,akenaton Date: 11 Jul 19 - 05:34 PM Mary Chapin |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,henryp Date: 12 Jul 19 - 05:14 AM Let's overlook Dick's post and move on. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: gillymor Date: 12 Jul 19 - 05:46 AM I liked Dick's contribution. This is probably the saddest song I know: "Victor Jara" Victor Jara of Chile Lived like a shooting star He fought for the people of Chile With his songs and his guitar His hands were gentle, his hands were strong Victor Jara was a peasant Who worked from a few years old He sat upon his father's plow And watched the earth unfold His hands were gentle, his hands were strong Now when the neighbors had a wedding Or one of their children died His mother sang all night for them With Victor by her side His hands were gentle, his hands were strong He grew up to be a fighter Against the people's wrongs He listened to their grief and joy And turned them into songs His hands were gentle, his hands were strong He sang about the copper miners And those who worked the land He sang about the factory workers And they knew he was their man His hands were gentle, his hands were strong He campaigned for Allende Working night and day He sang, "take hold of your brother's hand The future begins today" His hands were gentle, his hands were strong Then the generals seized Chile They arrested Victor then They caged him in a stadium With five thousand frightened men His hands were gentle, his hands were strong Victor stood in the stadium His voice was brave and strong And he sang for his fellow prisoners 'Til the guards cut short his song His hands were gentle, his hands were strong They broke the bones in both his hands They beat him on the head They tore him with electric shocks And then they shot him dead His hands were gentle, his hands were strong Victor Jara of Chile Lived like a shooting star And he fought for the people of Chile With his songs and his guitar His hands were gentle, his hands were strong His hands were gentle, his hands were strong |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Ged Fox Date: 12 Jul 19 - 07:25 AM "I broke her heart, pet, after the ball" "I'm alone - alone - alone" Trite words enough, but with the music... |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,fred sprott Date: 12 Jul 19 - 08:49 AM I've practiced this one all day- not sure if I've got it yet but I'll have a go....... |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Ebbie Date: 12 Jul 19 - 12:58 PM "... he answered when he got the call Wrapped himself in Death and praised Allah Fat man in a Mercedes drove him to the door Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war...." |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: John MacKenzie Date: 12 Jul 19 - 05:23 PM I ain't saying you treated me unkind You could have done better, but I don't mind. You just kinda wasted my precious time. But don't think twice, it's all right. Are you going away with no word of farewell Will there be not a trace left behind I could have loved you better,didn't mean to be unkind You know that was the last thing on my mind. She'd pass for twenty-nine but for her eyes But winter lines are telling wicked lies All lies All those lines are telling wicked lies Lies all lies Too many lines there in that face; Too many to erase or disguise; They must be telling lies |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Joe_F Date: 12 Jul 19 - 05:47 PM And overside I heard him call my name. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: lefthanded guitar Date: 14 Jul 19 - 03:51 PM Several come to mind: A Long Road Home - Mickey Newbury: @They tell me old Bud Rose hocked his guitar Bought a ticket to Nashville to become a big star Now he works on a bottle and he lives in a car; Do you still have your dreams? " Valley of Strathmore - "If time were a thing man could buy All the money I have in store I would give for one night by her side In the valley of Strathmore" Bury me Not on the Lone Prairie : "We paid no heed to his dying prayer....in a narrow grave six by three We buried him there on the lone prairie" Hank Wilkiams: "I' m so lonesome I could cry" Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll - Bob Dylan: "Now is the time for your tears. " The Valley of Strathmore If time were a thing man could buy All the money I have in store I would give for one day at her side In the valley of Strathmore |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: lefthanded guitar Date: 14 Jul 19 - 03:53 PM Sorry for repeat of Strathmore verse, is there any way to edit a post after it's posted ? |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST,henryp Date: 15 Jul 19 - 02:21 AM Sorry, but once it's gone, it's gone. We've all found out the hard way! |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST Date: 15 Jul 19 - 09:01 AM "Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes, I thought it was there for good, so I never tried" Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen. |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: Tattie Bogle Date: 15 Jul 19 - 03:14 PM A very good description of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Tom Paxton's song, My Son John": the term probably hadn't even been invented then, though there was "shell shock" after WW1. "He went up to his room and he closed the door, My son John, my son John" |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: GUEST Date: 15 Jul 19 - 06:35 PM Oh my bonny lass, what if ye came tae see me one last time, And ye took my hand in yours again, as ye did in auld lang syne. Ye once warmed my hands 'tween your wi' love, tae keep the cauld at bay, But there's nae warmin' in the hale world, that will warm these hands one day. Fist verse from a song I wrote called, "Too Late." |
Subject: RE: saddest lines in song From: BobKnight Date: 15 Jul 19 - 06:38 PM Sorry, I didn't realise I wasn't logged in. That was me with "Too Late," above. |
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