Hi,

I am in the process of compiling a list of depressing songs for a compilation (don't ask, there is a good resason for this, somebody I know likes being miserable and listening to them!). I have 3 CDs worth already but I am probably missing some really obvious ones. Particularly songs about being single like Bobby Darin's 'Dream Lover' and 'All By Myself'. Here are all the depressing songs I have came up with so far, some are quite obscure though:



Volume 1:

1 All I Have To Do Is Dream Everly Brothers
2 Out Of Reach Gabrielle
3 Dreamin' Johnny Burnette
4 Creep Radiohead
5 It's My Party (and I'll cry if I want to) Lesley Gore
6 Some Guys Have All The Luck Derrick Harriott
7 Begin Again Space
8 What Do I Get? The Buzzcocks
9 If Tomorrow Never Comes Ronan Keating
10 Rhythm Of The Rain The Cascades
11 What Can I Do? The Corrs
12 All By Myself Eric Carmen
13 Dream Lover Bobby Darin
14 Hello Lionel Richie
15 Against All Odds Phil Collins
16 When Will I Be Loved? Everly Brothers
17 I Know Him So Well Whitney Houston
18 Everybody Hurts REM
19 Crazy Patsy Cline
20 Be There Space
21 Disco 2000 Pulp
22 Last Resort Papa Roach

Volume 2:

1 Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers
2 My Girl Madness
3 Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John
4 Yesterday The Beatles
5 Lovefool The Cardigans
6 It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty
7 Mad World Gary Jules
8 A Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts
9 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Walker Brothers
10 Solitary Confinement The Members
11 Leader Of The Pack Shangri-La's
12 Up The Junction Squeeze
13 Singing The Blues Tommy Steele
14 I No Longer Care Loonee Toons
15 Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee
16 Just When I Needed You Most Barbara Jones
17 Raining In My Heart Buddy Holly
18 How Am I Supposed To Live Without You? Michael Bolton
19 Paint It Black The Rolling Stones
20 Little Old Wine Drinker Me Dean Martin
21 You Don't Love Me (No No No) Dawn Penn (Trojan Remix)
22 Make The World Go Away Eddy Arnold
23 Dreaming Of You The Coral
24 It Might As Well Rain Until September Carole King
25 Why Does It Always Rain On Me? Travis
26 Runaway Del Shannon

Volume 3:

1 - A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon
2 - Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
3 - Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers
4 - I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meatloaf
5 - No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits
6 - Don't Speak - No Doubt
7 - She's Leaving Home - The Beatles
8 - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
9 - I'll Never Find Another You - The Seeekers
10 - The Closest Thing To Crazy - Katie Melua
11 - Halfway To Paradise - Billy Fury
12 - White Flag - Dido
13 - The Great Pretender - The Platters
14 - No Regrets - Robbie Williams
15 - I'm With You - Avril Lavigne
16 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
17 - Living On My Own - Freddie Mercury
18 - West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
19 - Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
20 - Never Ever - All Saints
21 - It Doesn't Matter Any More - Buddy Holly
22 - Past, Present & Future - The Shangri - Las

Any suggestions you have will be added to the list and are much appreciated!

Cheerzs!

'Cool topic'!

Is this the world we created? - Queen
Mama - Dave Berry
Without You - Nielson
Someone, Someon - The Tremeloes
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond
Love on The Rocks - Neil Diamond
Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Perry Como
Poison - Alice Cooper
When I Need You - Leo Sayer
Stan - Eminem
I Would Do Anything For love - Meatloaf
Everything I Do - Bryan Adams
Tears On My Pillow - Johnny Nash
Mandy - Barry Manilow
Goodbye To Love - Carpenters
A Pub With No Beer - Slim Whitman??
Candle In The Wind - Elton John
If - Terry Savalis
Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
Crazy - Patsy Cline
Save Your Love - Rene & Tomato
We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
Things Can Only Get Better - Dream
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Don't Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin & TBN
Careless Whisper - George Michael
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Come Back -Carl Douglas
Stop Crying Your heart Out - Oasis
Time To Say Goodbye - Andre Bocelli
Wonderful Life - Black
Agadoo

Where's Leonard Cohen????

Hi

Ok, here's my list off the top of my head...

Verve, the drugs don't work
Smiths, heaven knows I'm miserable now
Jim Reeves, Tige
Tammy Wynet, d.i.v.o.r.c.e.
Cherells, leader of the pack
Tell Laura - can't remember who sang that.
David Casedy, the last kiss
Gary Moore, still got the blues for you
Level 42, it's over
Mij ure, No regrets
Bobby goldsborough, Honey (puke!!!!)
Michael Jackson, She's out of my life (can't believe no one came up with this one, or maybe I missed it, lol was scanning rather than reading)
Depeche Mode, Blasfemous rumours
Roberta Flack, Killing me softly.
Michael McDonnald and Patti labelle, on my own
Natalie Cole, Miss you like crazy
Westlife, Fool again (bad memories for me this too )
Cliff Richard, Miss you nights
Leo Sayer, Have you ever been in love
Imagination, In and out of love
Barry Manillo, even now
George Michael, Kissing a fool
Hello this is Joany - erm not a clue who did this.
Abba, Winner takes it all
Abba, one of us

I think that's enough now.

I'm off to find a sharp knife.

Darren

Don McLean - Crying
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares To You

Anything by, Tom Waits,Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen or dj casper

any thing by Pete Seger or Julie Felix plus the depressing song meister Bob Dylan...!

also the Smiths greatest hits and anything by the Cure......except Friday on My Mind(which is a great song!)


and of course everyone's fav dancefloor killer..."I'll Always Love U" By Whitney Houston...


and of course Sting!!!!!!!*LOL*

Nothing compares to you by Sinead O' Connor is actually a great version, real emotion in her voice..*S*