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    The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World: No. 1

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    'Chicken Wire'
    Pernice Brothers (1998)

    The Breakdown:
    Breathy Massachusetts sad sacks offer a lovely ballad about a woman choking to death on exhaust fumes ... and a cloud of minor chords.

    The Waterworks: "They found her car/Still running/In the garage."

    Casualty Count: One woman, and the drink she was holding.



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    funnyfuscoat 7-16-2009

    "If You're Reading This" by Tim McGraw

    About an American soldier who is writing a will to his wife. He died following in his father's footsteps, he never got to witness the birth of his daughter, and he allows his wife to find some one else so she can be happy.

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    bmalcolm14539at 7-19-2009

    i remember a song from way back ,it was so sad it got banned by he BBC,THE DRUNKEN DRIVER BY FERLIN HUSKEY

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    Davidat 7-29-2009

    what about it's so hard to say goodbye by boys II men

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    daveat 7-31-2009

    really think 'whiskey lullabye'... Brad Paisley & Allison Krauss, should be on here.

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    meganat 11-17-2009

    Agree--the whole time I was reading the list I kept waiting for that song. It makes me cry hysterically every. single. time.

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    kloeat 2-04-2010

    absolutely whiskey lullaby...can't believe it isn't on this list

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    angieat 8-03-2009

    very good list :) i couldn't help but giggle at the comments at the end of "causualty count", not all of them but "Eleanor Rigby" and her socks, oh dear

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    Desireeat 8-04-2009

    Uhh hello!!!!

    Pearl Jam "Last Kiss"

    Evanescence "My Immortal"

    Boyz II Men "End of the Road"

    Tim Mc Graw "Don't Take the Girl"

    Bette Midler "The Rose"

    Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men "One Sweet Day"

    Jeez...I could keep going...

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    Mickat 11-15-2009

    Agreed. Some of these just had sad messages, but the tunes weren't very sad.

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    connorat 8-04-2009

    this list wasnt very good. on youtube listen to "my story" by Sean McGee. I love the song. i cry each time i hear it, i havent seen anyone not cry which i made listin to.

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    Kateat 9-29-2009

    Please: just checked out "my story" by Sean McGee on You tube... it is a horrible song... it seriously sucks and should not be on any top anything list!! Just awful not even music!! It is so bad I cen't believe anyone got paid to sing (should say warble) such crap!

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    Jeevesat 8-05-2009

    HUH???? WHAT ABOUT TEARS IN HEAVEN?????? that is the only song that i've cried to!

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    Leighat 10-21-2009

    Holes in the Floor of Heaven? That's the only song my fiance has cried to.

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    Kevinat 12-13-2009

    I agree- Tears in Heaven is a really sad song!! I thought that it would have been on here!

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    caliat 8-06-2009

    i have one that most people don't like, but it's..
    Eternity by the Jonas Brothers.
    I'll list the lyrics.

    Looking at a picture
    Of you in my hands
    Wondering if I'm ever
    Gonna see you again

    Without you
    I don't know how my life will be
    But I believe
    It's not goodbye
    Cause I will remember you
    And I will see you again
    When I rise
    Cause I know and I believe
    I will see you in eternity

    So close yet so far
    But in my heart you're here with me
    You did not leave
    You just went to live in eternity

    Without you
    I dont know how my life will be
    But I believe
    It's not goodbye
    Cause I will remember you
    And I will see you again
    When I rise
    Cause I know and I believe
    I will see you in eternity

    We will live in the light of the sun again
    Dancing in the river of life and
    Knowing that it'll never end
    Forever by your side
    We'll never have

    To say goodbye
    Cause I will remember you
    And I will see you again
    When I rise
    Cause I know and I believe
    I will see you in eternity

    It's not goodbye
    Cause I will remember you
    And I will see you again
    When I rise
    Cause I know and I believe
    I will see you in eternity
    I will see you in eternity

    (they wrote this when their grandma died, they were really close to her)

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    Krisat 12-20-2009

    If the Jonas Brothers make any list besides "Worst Bands of All Time" it will be tragic.

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    Jat 8-10-2009

    saddest song in the world? tears from heaven eric clapton. i dont cry, but that song made me cry for the first time in a long time, and it hurts to listen to. This number one song should be eliminated from the list immediately and replaced with tears from heaven.

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    exceedeus9at 11-27-2009

    totally agree!

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    DJat 8-10-2009

    Broken Drum- Beck

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    lisaat 8-11-2009

    The Dance- Garth Brooks. That song can make me cry like a baby.. always has.

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