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MY choices are Barbers adagio for strings is so sad, and how about the last post, also the sixties song called 17, i do not know who sung it Linda P

Hey Derek, are you a Leonard Cohen fan or just that one? The video is pretty good to it as well. SAndi

Historically, the second movement from Beethoven's 3rd symphony (the Eroica). Apparently Leopold Stokowski was conducting in New York the day JFK was shot in 1963 (I remember it well!). He came out during the interval to tell the audience of the assassination, and announced that the rest of the original programme had been scrapped. Instead, the orchestra would play the Eroica slow movement. More recently, how about the "Hymn to the Fallen" from Private Ryan? Trouble is, most of the military tunes on Remembrance Day bring me to tears - problem for my generation, how to make amends for all the blood shed and wasted on the western front, and then 20 years later against Hitler. My generation (post war) has spent most of its life trying to make up for the heroic sacrifice of earlier generations! Philip

But have you heard Leonard Cohen singing (?) "Dance me to the end of love", sad sounding, but a tear jerker? Derek in France

i have 2 that bring a lump to my throat, both at funerals, my aunt was walking with god mario lanzo, and an ex boyfriends grandson 13yrs my heart will go on celine dion. another one is i wish i'd told my father in the living years funniest at a funeral paternal nan had superman she was 97 me i'd like heaven can wait - meatloaf sandra

Gotta be Agadoo by Black Lace, been playing it tonite at works do and I commented "how sad is this"!!!!!

Hi John, My vote goes to "Tears in Heaven" I am an Eric Clapton fan, so it is also one of my favorites. Two years ago my youngest son was taking guitar lessons and wanted an electric guitar and I said that he could have one once he learnt how to play "Tears in Heaven" He does not take lessons anymore and has his electric guitar. The problem is I think that I created a monster as his ambition in life is to play in a band. Lindy;-))

My saddest peice of music has to be........... "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bet Middler. They played this at my Mum's funeral, nearly nine years ago now. I haven't been able to listen to it since. Maybe one day! Angie.

Andy that is seriously spooky - am playing Blood on the Tracks now - If You See Her somes up soon !

What about the theme from Schindler's List? It certainly pulls at the old heart strings!

Strange Fruit sung by Billie Holliday. Gloomy Sunday sung by Paul Robeson Goretski's 3rd Symhony singer Dawn Upshaw

It would have to be tears in heaven as this was sang for his son. Has any one heard Robbie Wiliams song called nans song i think he sang it for his nan when she died thats a sad song

After some consideration, decided I couldn't leave these choices off... Footsteps Fall - Eddi Reader La Cienega Just Smiled - Ryan Adams If You See Her, Say Hello - Bob Dylan Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell - The Flaming Lips It's A Mother****** - Eels

This Woman's Work by Kate Bush. Get's me teared up every time. Crista

I think tears in heaven was written after Eric Claptons son died. Lovely piece and so sad, but love it. Angels by Robbie Williams was played at my best friends funeral a year ago, I can still hear him sing it, I can't listen to it with out a tear. But I would take pages up listing my sad songs, a bit of a big softy at heart!

"Whiter Shade of Pale," by Procal Harum,is a wonderful piece of music, however, a friend of ours chose it as the theme, for her wedding, However the organist wasn't quite up to it, and made a disastrous attempt at playing it...whenever, I hear it I think of the embarassment at what should have been a wondrous moment......

I agree that at particular moments in our lives, different songs become very special to us. My all time saddest song would have to be Barry Manilow singing Even Now simply because of the memories associated with it. Others include Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings, Ella Fitzgerald's Every Time We Say Goodbye, Nat King Cole's When I Fall In Love, Don McLean's Crying, Abba's The Winner Takes It All and Cliff Richard's Miss You Nights. I once recorded a tape of all my favourite sad songs, but I couldn't listen to it because it made me too sad :o( Sue

I agree with the earlier reply that certain music means different things to different people. Following the death of my friend earlier this week, I won't ever be able to listen to 'Angels' by Robbie Williams again without a tear in my eye. I love anything by John Rutter, some of it is really bright and cheerful, but one I find very moving is 'The Lord Bless Thee and Keep Thee'.

Ase's Death from the Peer Gynt suite by Edvard Grieg. Viv

John, I am in complete agreement with you on Tears in Heaven. Always brings the tear. I have heard that Eric Clapton has recently said that he is not going to sing it in public again, not sure if that is true Allie x