Favorite sad songs?

18 years ago

I'm a picture taking grandma and have pics of the kids doing everything, including crying. I'm looking for a song to put on a dvd (excuse me if I'm not calling the small silver disc by it's correct name. I can't keep up with what each one is, lol.) with a slideshow of the pics that would fit the subject. They're all under 4 years, so nothing too serious. I've considered 'Crying' by Roy Orbison, kd Land, or both. 'The Crying Game' and lots of other sad songs seem too serious. Any ideas? DH has made a couple of these slideshows with subject matter to match a song, and they're very cute. Thanks, Linda

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ronf_gw
18 years ago
What a great idea. My son did that with backpacking pictures over the years.
What about 'Puff the Magic Dragon' by Peter, Paul and Mary?

Ron
monica_pa Grieves
18 years ago
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grammahony
18 years ago
Didn't Johnny Ray (sp) sing a song in the 50's "Cry"? If your sweetheart, sends a letter, of goodbye, you'll feel better,.... my cousin did a pantomime in a talent show, to that song 50 + years ago, when he was about 6.
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okwriter
18 years ago
What a cute idea! I wouldn't have a clue about how to even do it. *sigh* I think Roy Orbison's song would be perfect.
ronm80
18 years ago
I agree with Ron, 'Puff the Magic Dragon' by Peter, Paul and Mary
ladonna
18 years ago
My favorite sad song is Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton, but not sure if that would be a good song for what your doing. But the song makes me cry everytime I hear it.
Also one by Wynonna Judd...is a really good one. Its called Heaven help me....its beautiful.
bestlawn
18 years ago
Your Esc key will turn the music off.
Just wanted you to hear this one, called If I Could.
If you like it, I can email it to you. It's an mp3 file.
Was originally recorded by Nancy Wilson. This one is Regina Belle. Celine Dion also covered it.

Googled and found this one
"Tough Little Boys" by Gary Allan
bestlawn
18 years ago
Sorry, I meant to link you to Tough Little Boys
It's so pretty.
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
Whitney Houston's "Children are the Future".

That may not be the title of the song.

Gayle
bestlawn
18 years ago
Gayle, that one's titled "The Greatest Love (Of All)"

She has another one called "One Moment In Time" I think would also be appropriate.
bestlawn
18 years ago
Oh goodness, how could I forget "Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
This one is a dubbed cover by Kenny G.
Pieonear
18 years ago
Liberace's theme song, I'll Be Seeing You.
cindyb_va
18 years ago
"Yesterday"/Beatles,
"Sorry, Seems to be the Hardest Word"/Elton John,
"Send in the Clowns"/Judy Collins,
"Alone Again, Naturally"/Gilbert O'Sullivan,
"Cat's in the Cradle"/Harry Chapin
Rudebekia
18 years ago
I was also going to mention Gilbert O'Sulivan's Alone Again, Naturally. It is the saddest song ever!
cherbo
18 years ago
There is that cheesy song from Hee-Haww, Doom and Gloom. LOL.
samkaren
18 years ago
I agree with "Puff the Magic Dragon" but my all time tear-jerker is "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro.

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frostedc
18 years ago
Julie London - Cry Me A River
Leslie Gore - It's My Party, I'll Cry If I Want To.
caroline1947
18 years ago
I tried to sing this to my granbaby Natalie, but I break intio tears..

Where are you going my little one, little one?
Where are you going sweet baby, my own?
Turn around youre two,turn around and youre four
Turn around and youre a young girl walking out of the door.
Turn around,Turn around
Turn around and youre tiny,turn around and youre grown,
Turn around and youre a young wife with babes of her own.

They grow so fast...I even get a lump in my throat typing it.
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
I love Louie Armstrong's "What a Wonderful Life". I have it and play it in first position when we sit out by the firepit at night. It's just beautiful, makes me feel so happy and blessed.

Gayle
beach_del
18 years ago
Started dating DH when I was 15 (much toooooo young I know) He was in the military and headed for Germany. "You Belong to Me" was the song of "the day". Still makes me cry.
carol_in_california
18 years ago
Sunshine On My Shoulder by John Denver
Oh Danny Boy
Amazing Grace played on the bagpipes
puppygirl1962
18 years ago
"I'm so lonesome I could cry"- Hank williams
"Even the man in the moon is crying"- Mark Collie
"Bluer than Blue"-Michael Johnson
"I'm so happy I can't stop crying"- Toby Keith w/Sting
"What a crying shame"-the Mavericks
"Til a tear becomes a rose"-Lorrie Morgan
"Blue eyes crying in the rain"- Willie Nelson
"When she cries"-Restless Heart
"Blue"- Leann Rimes
"My blue angel"- Aaron Tippin
lindasewandsew
Original Author
18 years ago
Wow, what a bunch of great suggestions. I don't know how to make these dvds either, but hubby figured it out. We don't know how to add film to them, or even edit film or digital films, but he'll figure it out eventually. We used the 'Turn Around' song in a slideshow of DGD, who's almost 4. I do remember a lot of these songs, and some of them are personal favorites. I'll find all of these, even the hee haw one. Some may be good for future slideshows. Thank you all so much.

How the heck did you get a song to play on the link? Also, please share how to post a clickable link in a sentence. Thanks again. Linda
bestlawn
18 years ago
Several quickie tutorials in this thread.
How to do an inline link is about half way down.

For your first question, I linked you to that page. It just happened to be that particular song opened to its own page, so that's the URL I used. Was glad I didn't have to upload it to my server, which is what I did with the song playing in this thread.

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