The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World: No. 24
'Nothing Compares 2 U'
Sinead O'Connor (1990)
The Breakdown: In this Prince-penned purple ode to an incomparable ex, there is life after love, but life really sucks.
The Waterworks: "Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling/Tell me baby, where did I go wrong?"
Casualty Count: One lover, seven hours, fifteen days.
Sinead O'Connor (1990)
The Breakdown: In this Prince-penned purple ode to an incomparable ex, there is life after love, but life really sucks.
The Waterworks: "Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling/Tell me baby, where did I go wrong?"
Casualty Count: One lover, seven hours, fifteen days.
Listen to 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
Posted by Spinner Staff
Filed under: Songs, The Hit List
Reader Comments(1 of 4)
toniaat 5-05-2007
this is definately one of the saddest songs ever. i love to listen to it really loud. one of my alltime favorites.
Owshenat 5-05-2007
This is for sure a block everything else out song.
I drop everything and sit right in front of the radio until it's over. -Even after all this time-
I still remember every second of the video. Very powerful.
charlesat 5-05-2007
this is sad. plus it is on the awesome show jerico.
Royat 5-05-2007
The subject of this song is definitly hurting.
Penneyat 5-05-2007
one of my fave songs, but likes the Prince and Rosie Gains version
Sonneyat 5-05-2007
i would STILL bang Sinead O' Connor today with or without hair! I'm iiikingtom@aol.com and I love women for free, alrighty, now?
Ask for "Malcolm" in Marion, Illinois of America.
The bald chic from Star Trek tain't bad either... I'd do her!!!
K. Fowlerat 5-05-2007
I absolutely agree that Hank Williams "I'm so lonesome I could cry" should be near the top and also George Jones' "He stopped loving her today" is another one that should be within the top 5. I don't know the singer, but another one would be "Alone again, naturally".
What about Ella Fitzgerald's "Willow weep for me"; Nat King Cole's "These foolish things remind me of you"..... I'll never smile again; practically all of Patsy Cline's songs; "Till then" and the list goes on and one. So much for your top 25!!!
Prince Fan...Smarter then Uat 5-05-2007
well this is a good sad song...but why does the bald chick get credit for it? Its Prince's song! Whoever made this list; Get you sh!t straight
Berthaat 5-05-2007
indeed,1 of the most saddest songs ever.i happen to be going thru a rough time in my life when this song fist came out.i loved to listen to it and still do.
Garyat 5-05-2007
Someone already mentioned Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl", and I have to agree. That song always gets to me. Another one is Foreigner's "I Wanna Know What Love Is". The backup choir in that song really makes it, and touches a very deep spot in the soul.
raybabyat 5-05-2007
i had a women dedicate this song to me, she bougth me the song she asked me to listen to it she cried and begged me to but i would not i was to cool that was in the ninties when it came out she loved me so much and i took her for granted i did marry her later and lots of things happened but i never quit got it untill now and now that love she had for me i lost, it is not as strong because of my egotistical ways and not seeing how much she cared i only wish i had understood then what i understand now maybe we would have a much stronger relationship
Carolat 5-05-2007
Dear Mr. Acuff, you should have all the old Grand Ole Opry stars you need for now. We know that the Grand Ole Opry is in Heaven every Sat. night. Mr. Acuff, would you please leave some of the other older singers here for a while before they join you for a Grand night of the Grand Ole Opry in Heaven.
We have just sent you Billy Walker, fit him in and let the show continue.
Tina Barnerat 5-05-2007
This song is so awesome!!!! And to the ,emta; deficient who wrote comment #9- check above, you idiot- they DO give Prince credit for it!!! That's what "Prince-penned" means!
Carolat 5-05-2007
Long Black Train is another. The Green, Green Grass of Home. Long Black Veil is another sad song. All of these are country songs, but that was what Country meant. Country music and the Grand Ole Opry has all but disappeared. The good old singers are gone, but as George Jones Says, "Whose going to Fill their shoes?"
Tina Barnerat 5-05-2007
How about Madonna's "Father"?
Jessicaat 5-05-2007
Definitely agree that Nothing Compare 2 U is the saddest song... I have it on my iPod and it always brings me down. No doubt it is a very good song though.
kayat 5-05-2007
MY HEART WILL GO ON, by CELINE DION IS SAD SONG
Wayne H. Ackermanat 5-05-2007
The song WHY ME LORD by Kris Kristofferson because I feel that when he wrote the song he was really asking for help and the song ME and Bobby Magee because he had just lost is real love..
loretta pateat 5-06-2007
i love this song has a lot of memories an i like some others was goin through a lot i had lost my father an on top my child this is as i say lots of memories in this song
Sharonat 5-06-2007
I don't know the title or who sang it ... hopefully someone does who will see this and shoot me off an email with the answer ... but ... its a country song i haven't heard in about ... god it must be about ten yeare ... about a christmas cease fire during WWII ... another really good one is "Its only the Wind" sorry no clue who sang it ... and of course "Riding with Pvt. Malone"