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The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World: No. 9


'Concrete Angel'
Martina McBride (2001)

The Breakdown: What's more devastating than a child's headstone?

The Waterworks: "A name is written on a polished rock/A broken heart that the world forgot."

Casualty Count: One victim of child abuse.

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Dawnat 5-05-2007

This song has open many eyes to Child Abuse, I had work with many childern that don't dare say anything cause thy are afraid, but I have work with many that do say something, and people that know about it has turn a blind eye, and the ANGELS fall thru the cracks...... We need tougher laws and punshments

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Dawnat 5-05-2007

This song has open many eyes to Child Abuse, I had work with many childern that don't dare say anything cause thy are afraid, but I have work with many that do say something, and people that know about it has turn a blind eye, and the ANGELS fall thru the cracks...... We need tougher laws and punshments

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Breannaat 5-05-2007

This song is such a sad song no wonder why its on here !!

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Sakuraat 5-05-2007

This is a really sad song....Martina McBride is a really good singer and god her music can make you grab a tissue box.
If you know a child being abused call someone before it is too late....

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Stephanieat 5-05-2007

this song made me cry so much. the lyrics are so true, people always look at the kid with the clothes torn and bruises on their faces as though they are a horrible creature, not stopping to think they are abused. Its so sad, people need to end the abuse and know that it DOES actually exist.

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Loisat 5-05-2007

How or why someone could hurt a child is beyond me. Children are helpless, they need to be taken care of and loved, not beaten and abused! People who abuse children should, in my book suffer the same punishment as rapist and murderers. They did not ask to be born, it is not their fault that "Mom" is having a hard time or "Dad can't deal with the crying. A VERY sad song!

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shellyat 5-05-2007

this song has more truth to it then we know.it really makes me cry to think of the childern out there this is happen to.

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Rose Leeat 5-05-2007

My Daughter age 15, came running when she heard this song playing, and she said to me "Mom this is one of my most favorite songs in the world!"

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Redneck Womanat 5-05-2007

I love this song. The entire cd is amazing. Martina McBride is truely a genius

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jessicaat 5-05-2007

Not one victim of child abuse...all of them. Working with children I see it every day. This is one of mine (and my seven year old daughters) favorite songs. Its so sad but makes you stop and think and touches your heart. The kind of song you cry to just thinking about it.

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sarahat 5-05-2007

wow

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maggieat 5-05-2007

the music video for this song makes me bawl.
it is so sad.

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Sonneyat 5-05-2007

child sex molest abuse happened to me from age 5 - 16 and everybody just say for me to get a life.

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Moat 5-05-2007

Truly sad I like when people sings for casues that is affecting the world.

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Eddieat 5-05-2007

A very very sad song, but alot of truth to it too. SAD to think about.

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julieat 5-05-2007

oh my god, this is the saddest song i've ever heard. It makes me cry every time. can you amagine being abused. i cant. but what they tell me just makes me cry and cry and cry. if i had one wish it would be that all children grow up happy. its just not right.

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Lisaat 5-05-2007

THIS SONG IS THE ULTIMATE TEAR JERKER I ALSO THINK THAT PAT BENATAR'S 'HELL IS FOR CHILDREN' GOES RIGHT ALONG THIS ONE.

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Julie Costelloat 5-05-2007

This is right up there with Alisa Lied, this song makes me cry every time I hear it As a surviver of abuse I know how much it hurts to be a child in this situation

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Aaronat 5-05-2007

I listened to the song. But ya know, sometimes kids need to be kept in line...serves em right.

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KRISTYNat 5-06-2007

Omg this is the most saddest song ive listened to it lik 3 times already and it still gives me tears.. gosh im balling over here ne 1 got a tissue?

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