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Readers' Sad Songs: No. 6
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'Whiskey Lullaby'
Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (2003)
One of the saddest songs on the planet. Casualty count: two lovers and trust. --Ali Turner, Colorado Springs, CO
Every country singer has a sad song, but this is the saddest I've ever heard. --Joshua
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This song is absolutely amazing.
Cried for about a good 10 minutes after hearing it.
This song reminds me of my Uncle Buff, it fits his life like they knew him when they wrote this song. He's been gone 20 plus years, but never forgotten. Every time I hear it i get choked up .
August 05 2007 at 12:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI feel a friggin relapse coming on people.
August 04 2007 at 10:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhy wasn't this on the original list?! Gods. So depressingly sad..
July 23 2007 at 2:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI absolutely Love this song!
June 27 2007 at 1:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyEverytime I hear this song I think of all the pain that two people can make eachother feel... just for the pure fact that they both love and hate each other so much...
June 25 2007 at 8:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOMG!!!! This is the BEST song ever.....from the monent I first heard this song...I fell in love with it....Brad Paisly and Alison Krauss deliver the lyrics soooo well!!! It is just a heartbreaking song....and even sadder video!
June 23 2007 at 9:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis song reminds me of my uncle who committed suicide - he would have rather been dead instead of living without his wife because he loved her that much; that life without her was meaningless if she wasn't with him. It isn't a "hillbilly" song or a drinking song - it is a song about the devotion and everlasting love that someone can have for another.
June 20 2007 at 1:23 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythe first time i heard this song i cried for a good few minutes after with my sister. yes its about drunk people killing themselves but that kind of thing happens all the time. thats why its sad is bc people choice to take the easy way.
June 13 2007 at 9:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI love this song. It is very heart breaking. Okay, so it's about "drunks" killing themselves, but it's about human mistakes and the pain that comes with it. Truelly it has touched me.
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