Sia - 'Breathe Me': 'Help, I have done it again. When I was sixteen, he jumped off a building.' Perfume Genius - 'Mr Petersen': 'He made me a tape of Joy Division, he told there was a part of him missing. And much too blind to see the damage he's done, sometimes a man must awake to find that really, he has no-one.'Įric Clapton - 'Tears In Heaven': 'Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same if I saw you in heaven? I must be strong and carry on, 'Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven.' Jeff Buckley - 'Lover, You Should Have Come Over': 'Sometimes a man gets carried away, when he feels like he should be having his fun. I need your lovin', like the sunshine - everybody's gotta learn sometime.'

With someone new I couldn't start it, Too late, for beginnings.and it keeps coming 'til the day.it stops - when someone great is gone.'īeck - 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' (The Korgis cover): 'Change your heart, look around you. LCD Soundsystem - 'Someone Great': 'I wish that we could talk about it, But there, that's the problem. I've got drama, can't be stolen - everybody knows me now.' Come wallow with us.įrom the greats such as David Bowie, Prince, Prince, Tom Waits, Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell through to the more modern masters of misery such as Frightened Rabbit, Lykke Li, The Twilight Sad and more, we've curated for you the perfect soundtrack to sadness - and the devastating lyrics that make them so heartbreaking.ĭavid Bowie - 'Lazarus': 'Look up here, I'm in heaven. In light of this, we present to you - the 50 most depressing songs of all time, as decided by us here in the Gigwise office. Summer may be just around the corner, but we've noticed that many of you out there can't help but feel still in the grips of winter, sadness and bad news.

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