I Am The Antichrist To You by Kishi Bashi. My first time listening to it was in the Rick and Morty Episode with Planetina. I loved it and looked it up afterwards. Love the video too, still gets me a little sad every time.
Deference for Darkness - Halo 3 ODST Soundtrack
The Gary Jules cover of Mad World, for the Donnie Darko soundtrack.
Similarly, the original song by Tears for Fears sounds really upbeat and happy, but you’d never know it was a sad song unless you paid attention to the lyrics. I love both versions!
Agreed, in a similar vein I am reminded of Dear God by XTC.
Hurt by Johnny Cash.
As much as I admire and respect Johnny Cash, I prefer the original bij Nine Inch Nails . Paging /c/unpopularopinion
The different renditions tell slightly different stories IMO. There’s also a very fine bardcore version by Hildegard von Blingin’ that changes it to the story of a regretful immortal by only altering maybe 20% of the lines. I like all three versions for different reasons.
Emmylou Harris wrote two of my tearjerker songs. Both amazing and so sad.
Red Dirt Girl, and Boulder to Birmingham.
Mad World - specifically the Gary Jules version. Even Tears For Fears like what he did with it.
There are a lot. I have a long playlist called “mope” But the first song that came to mind is:
“Blue Valentine” by Tom Waits. https://youtu.be/wsw0aWXufqM
Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day
Marrow by 36 Crazyfists
Thats cheating.
The National - About Today
Radiohead - Pyramid Song
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell (album)
Amanda Palmer’s The Bed Song (YT link)
Lately I get got by Rise Against’s People Live Here (YT link)
Jolene as covered by Jack White. Dolly Parton singing it is also great, but to me it comes off as just another country song about infidelity. When Jack White covers it, it seems to take on a whole other perspective, but I guess that also depends on the listener too and what they project onto it.
Nine Inch Nails - “Leaving Hope” and “And All That Could Have Been”
Round Here by Counting Crows
