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The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World: No. 15

'My Mom'
Chocolate Genius (1998)

The Breakdown: Recent Springsteen sideman cut this heartbreaker about a return visit to his childhood home, and the mother he was losing to senility.

The Waterworks: "My mom, my sweet mom/She don't remember my name."

Casualty Count: One Alzheimer's victim (and one dog).

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eric Thomas

Umm, this has to be the saddest song I have ever heard. Mark Anthony Thompson, with this song, has encapsulated his lamentation and created one of the most incredibly sweet but devastatingly heart breaking songs. Ever. I cannot listen to it without wanting to hug this man like a brother who is inconsolable.

April 17 2010 at 6:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Travis

Who the hell is "Chocolate Genius"?????

April 13 2010 at 4:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Christian

My grandmother is suffering from dementia. Its hard enough to watch her seize and hardly make sense and the one thing I can't help but think to myself "If I have to see my mother go through this, I would die of a broken heart." My prayers go out to all of you who have friends and relatives going through such a painful and devastating disease.

November 08 2009 at 10:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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sofia

that happend to my grandma too, she died a year ago...

March 28 2010 at 2:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ed Chapman

WOW......great

October 12 2009 at 10:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sandra

Trully a sad song. I had to pause the song for a bit.

October 07 2009 at 1:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jan

I work in the health industry, this song is so very true and so truly sad. I see patients and their families everyday that are going thru this horrid disease. This is the one song that made me cry.

November 24 2007 at 9:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
folami

wow, i cried reading everyone's comments...never experiencing these things. sad song

November 18 2007 at 3:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Liz

It's so beautiful in such a tragic way.....

July 29 2007 at 4:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tyler

wow this has to be one of the saddest songs ive ever heard

July 18 2007 at 1:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
RTPapa

Off key, third grade lyrics, and the saddest thing about it is how boring it is. Great idea; horrible execution.

July 11 2007 at 2:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply