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Mourning

Posted by sarahk on November 4, 2008 at 9:46 pm

What’s a mournful-sounding song? Preferably one sung by a girl and in my range. Give me a list. You’ll be happy you did.

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27 Responses to “Mourning”

Fiftycal says:
November 4th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
How about the communist anthem?
sarahk says:
November 4th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
No! A pipey song.
Sig says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
You could probably do something good with Danny Boy (Oh Johnny Boy… The press, the press is howling…)
spacemonkey says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Swing low, sweet chariot!
Jimmy says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
“May It Be” from Lord of the Rings.
Mary Sunshine says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
March of Cambreadth…..no it isn’t a sad song….it is now my war cry

I am now John Galt, please join me
sarahk says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Jimmy, “May it Be” is good. I also just thought of “My Skin” by Natalie Merchant.
Gnome says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Motzart’s Requiem-Lacrimosa is very mournful.
Basilisk says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Cup of Coffee by Garbage.

P.S. Shirley Manson is the hot red-headed terminator on the Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Kent says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Funny, I was just listening to “No Woman No Cry”.

Female vocalist…
Evanesance – Going Under
Andain – Beautiful Things – actually that would be really killer if you sang it.
GLaDDOS – Still Alive

Other Sad songs.
Alan Parsons Project – Old and Wise, silence and I, turn of a friendly card, don’t let it show,
Genesis – mad man moon
Rich Mullins – hard to get
Steve Scott – not a pretty picture
Steve Taylor – harder to believe than not to (extra points for ironic title?)
G Fresh says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Somewhere Over the Rainbow as sung by Eva Cassidy.
Dav in LA says:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
What about “How many Roads must a man walk down” Joplin, right?
Shipoopi says:
November 4th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Stu played Johnny Cash’s version of “Dirt” on the Glenn Beck webcast. Pretty much perfect.
JarvisW says:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:05 am
We’ll meet again, dont know where, dont know when!
Jimmy says:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:44 am
We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when,
but I know well meet again, some sunny day.
Keep smiling through, just like you, always do,
’till the blue skies drive the dark clouds, far away.

So will you please, say hello, to the folks that I know,
tell them I wont be long, they’ll be happy to know
that as they saw me go I was singing this song.

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when,
but I know well meet again, some sunny day.
Keep smiling through, just like you, always do,
’till the blue skies drive the dark clouds, far away.

So will you please, say hello, to the folks that I know,
tell them I wont be long, they’ll be happy to know
that as they saw me go I was singing this song.
But I KNOW we’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know well meet again, some sunny day!
4 of 7 says:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:49 am
In The Arms of The Angels,
I Will Wait For You,
The Rose,
America the Beautiful.
Jimmy says:
November 5th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Mansions of the Lord
Denise says:
November 5th, 2008 at 2:30 am
If ya wanted to use an older song you could go with Seasons in the Sun. Or if you’re into sappy songs, try Honey by Bobby Goldsboro. Those two always make me feel sad. Mansions of the Lord makes me cry. What a beautiful song.
Gasgwar says:
November 5th, 2008 at 6:33 am
Eve of Destruction – the Turtles
Phelps says:
November 5th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Bonny Light Horseman

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bonny-Light-Horseman/dp/B00138CJIY
DenverGregg says:
November 5th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Cry Me a River – the Julie London arrangement
Rich says:
November 5th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Evening of the Day by the Stones as done by Marianne Faithful [when she wasn't stoned]
Luke says:
November 5th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
“So This is Goodbye” by Stina Nordingham
ILoveMyFreedoms says:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders

Won’t let nobody hurt you… even to your darkest hour… and I’ll never desert you… I’ll stand by you.
Modern Day Estella says:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Fair warning – I have a bizarrely eclectic music collection

Sad songs with Female Vocals:

Hate You Didn’t Try – Leah Andreone
Sally’s Pigeons – Cyndi Lauper
Trouble – Shawn Colvin
Those Were the Days – Mary Hopkin
Everytime – Britney Spears
Jolene – Mindy Smith
Love is a Killer, Cryin’ – Vixen
It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (Baez cover of Dylan)
Leftover Wine, Momma Momma, Some Say – Melanie Safka
On My Own – from Les Miserables
My Immortal – Evanescence
Bang Bang – Nancy Sinatra

And some from male vocalists but I’m sure you could adjust them, key change, octave change, whatever to fit your range:

Runaway Train – Soul Asylum
Teachers, Avalanche, Hallalujah, A Singer Must Die, Everybody Knows, One of Us Cannot Be Wrong, The Partisan – all Leonard Cohen
The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel (Shawn Colvin and others did a gorgeous cover – female vocals)
A Strange Day – The Cure
The Price – Twisted Sister
There Isn’t Here, Queen of Diamonds – Garrett Randolph
Tell Laura I Love Her – Ray Peterson
Cross the Brazos at Waco – I have no freakin’ clue
Modern Day Estella says:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Also:
This Ain’t the Summer of Love – Blue Oyster Cult
Waltzing Matilda – whoever
No Milk Today – Herman’s Hermits
Hell is for Children, The Outlaw – Pat Benatar
Luka – Suzanne Vega
Adam Mk 1 Mod 0 says:
November 11th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
“Dirt” by NIN is a good choice, but for female vocals I’d go with “Planet Hell” by Nightwish…if you’re a spectacular operatic vocalist.