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Readers' Sad Songs: No. 13
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'Patches'
Clarence Carter (1970)
In less than four minutes, Patches loses his father, mother, the farm, and I think the dog dies. Oh, and he has to quit school to support his siblings. Sad, absolute tearjerker definitely. --Lorrie Brainard, Coal City, IL
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Patsy
In The Ghetto--the saddest from Elvis or anyone. Another tearjerker--Carmen's Never Gonna Fall In Love Again. This one is especially bad-I lost my beloved husband 7 horrible months ago......Patsy
July 29 2007 at 1:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Traci Swick
Patches is sad but what about In the ghetto by elvis now that one makes me cry every time
June 13 2007 at 9:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Traci Swick
Patches is sad but what about In the Ghetto by Elvis now that's sad
June 13 2007 at 9:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
jbuckl9176
where is cats in the cradle
June 05 2007 at 9:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
p curley
Speaking of "Patches", how about the Dickey Lee song with the same title. A boy and girl fall in love. She is from the other side of the tracks, and his folks won't let him see her. She doesn't know this and thinks he just doesnt lover her anymore. Despondent, she commits suicide by drowning "in that dirty old river, that flows by the coal yards in old Shanty town". He hears his neighbor tell his father about it and he drowns himself to be "with her" A modern day Romeo and Juliet. This is one of the sadder of those teenage tragedy songs of the 60's, along with "Teen Angel" "Leader of the Pack", 'Billy and 'Sue', and "Laurie, (strange things happen), another Dickey Lee song.
June 04 2007 at 9:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Cally Cantrell
This song is a reminder that "Patches" lives on even in today's society. I wonder at times how we can be so advanced yet still so far behind.
June 01 2007 at 11:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Susan Adams
If this song is really too sad for you then simply play it backwards and he will get them all back. Susan
May 16 2007 at 2:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
JAMIE
DANCE WITH MY FATHER AGAIN IS DEFINITELY THE SADDEST SONG EVER..AND WHAT ABOUT "SOLDIER BOY" BY THE SHIRELLES AND LEADER OF THE PACK?.TOO MANY COUNTRY SONGS IN YOUR TOP 25..THEY'RE ALL SAD, ABOUT POVERTY AND DIVORCE ANYWAY
May 15 2007 at 9:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
frank
Avalanche by Lenard Cohen
May 15 2007 at 9:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Lauryn
"Dying" by Hole.
and now i know that love is dead/ you come to bury me/there's nothing left here to be said/ misery/ remember? you promised me/i'm dying/i'm dying please.
anguish in the form of a song
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