The Saddest Music In the World

The following list is not meant to be in any sense definitive—that would be dense—but it is pretty damn sad. The only guideline for our panel: no nominations would be allowed for groups or artists whose default emotion is sadness. Which meant: no Jeff Buckley, no Joy Division, no Townes Van Zandt — and Radiohead? Forget about it.
Asà justifica la revista canadiense The Walrus esta lista con las que son para ellos las 30 canciones más tristes en el planeta, publicado en su edición online, que enumeramos a continuación:
1. The Band, “Rockin’ Chair†(1969)
2. Tom Waits, “Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis†(197![]()
3. Randy Newman, “Marie†(196![]()
4. Mary J Blige, “Not Gon’ Cry†(1996)
5. The Kinks, “Oklahoma USA†(1971)
6. Joni Mitchell, “River†(1971)
7. The Communards, “For A Friend†(1987)
8. Patsy Cline, “She’s Got You†(1962)
9. Billie Holiday, “I Get Along Without You Very Well†(195![]()
10. La rana René, “It’s Not Easy Being Green†(de Plaza Sésamo, 1970)
11. Dolly Parton, “Down From Dover†(1970)
12. Bob Dylan, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right†(1963)
13. Bruce Springsteen, “The River†(1980)
14. Sinead O’Connor, “Streets of London†(orig. 1969)
15. Buffalo Tom, “Taillights Fade†(1992)
16. Red House Painters, “Katy Song†(1993)
17. Mahalia Jackson, “Trouble of the World†(1959)
18. Neil Young, “Borrowed Tune†(1973)
19. Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, “$1,000 Wedding†(1974)
20. Lee Hazlewood, “My Autumn’s Done Come†(1966)
21. John Prine/Swamp Dogg, “Sam Stone†(1971/1972)
22. Judy Garland, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas†(1944)
23. Strawberry Switchblade, “Since Yesterday†(1984)
24. The Notorious B.I.G., “Suicidal Thoughts†(1994)
25. “Somewhere Out There†(de An American Tail, 1986)
26. Eric Clapton, “Tears in Heaven†(1992)
27. Phil Collins, “Against All Odds†(1984)
28. BJ Thomas, la canción de la serie Growing Pains* (1985)
29. Gravediggaz, “Burn Baby Burn†(2002)
30. The Smiths, “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out†(1986)
BONUS SADNESS:
31. Brahms, Horn Trio Op.40., Third Movement
Barenboim/Perlman/Clevenger
[Pongo el video porque es más probable que hayas escuchado la canción de la rana René que ésta]:
SÃ, seguro que falta alguno de tus favoritos [y de los mÃos], pero a ellos los tiene sin cuidado. “Besides, Radiohead aren’t sad. They’re just miserable“, rematan. Qué buena…
¿Cuál es la canción más triste para ti?
* Si mal no recuerdo, en nuestro paÃs ésa serie se llamó “Ay, cómo duele crecer”. O algo asÃ.














