What is your favorite song about lost love?

[CTyankee]

I vote for Harry Nilsson's "Without Her."

[pnwest]

1. Eagles "Best of my Love"

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Daisy A Day

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Aint no sunshine!

[CTyankee]

7. OH YES!

I'm a huge cocker fan. So sad when he died...

[Drifter]

4. Zappa - "Broken Hearts are for Assholes"

[mitch96]

45. Good one.. I always liked Queen

Another one bites the dust...

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[hlthe2b]

5. that's a very "full" genre and I can't name only one, but

a couple that drew a tear or two from time to time

[CTyankee]

10. God, I remember that song. It used to make me cry...

[CatMor]

6. Unchained Melody by Righteous Brothers

[LuvLoogie]

8. Badfinger...

[LonePirate]

9. I Cant Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

[Arkansas Granny]

24. That's one of my favorites.

[Bayard]

56. Yeah, that one can still make me cry

Love Bonnie.

[Duppers]

61. It used to make me cry too.

[Upthevibe]

70. This is the first song that I thought of..."I Can't Make You Love Me"...

There are many that are heart wrenching.....

[SarasotaDem]

11. Jim Croce Operator

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[LeftInTX]

22. I'm not a sad song person, but I love Operator

[mr_lebowski]

69. Lost way too early, man ...

Love that song, and lots of his others ...

[Stuart G]

104. Saw Jim Croce in person twice

Once in the Chicago area, and other time on the road. I heard someone announce on the radio that he was giving a concert somewhere in western Iowa at high school gym if I recall. I paid my 10 bucks, and went in. (in 1973 that was a lot)...anyway that was a few months before he died in that plane crash.

and Operator is indeed a very sad song..."You can keep the dime" " I didn't want to talk to her.."

[janterry]

12. Mary Black singing Annachie Gordon

[LisaM]

41. Oh, I love Mary Black.

I like Christy Moore, too, for that matter.

[Leghorn21]

13. Jimmy Ruffin, 1966

Hands down my #1 ballad of - well, the broken hearted

[rzemanfl]

17. +1 n/t.

[Zen Democrat]

39. ++1000

[sl8]

14. This Nearly Was Mine

This Nearly Was Mine
Music written by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II

One dream in my heart,
One love to be living for,
One love to be living for,
This nearly was mine.

One girl for my dream,
One partner in paradise,
This promise of paradise
This nearly was mine.

Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Only to fly as day flies from moonlight
Now, now I'm alone,
Still dreaming of paradise,
Still saying that paradise
Once nearly was mine.

I'll keep remembering kisses
From lips I've never owned,
And all the lovely adventures
That we have never known.
One dream in my heart,
One love to be living for,
One love to be living for,
This nearly was mine.

Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Only to fly as day flies from moonlight.
Now, now I'm alone,
Still dreaming of paradise,
Still saying that pardise
Once nearly was mine.

[Freddie]

25. Gorgeous

Love Sinatra's version too.
Another tearjerker from Frank along the same lines - "Hello Young Lovers" from The King And I.

[Doc_Technical]

15. Bee Gees- First of May

[Arkansas Granny]

16. I have two. Dan Fogelberg - "Same Old Lang Syne" and Harry Chapin - "Taxi"

[hlthe2b]

20. You and I think alike--those two tug my heart strings too.

[zipplewrath]

18. Last Tears

Indigo Girls

[LonePirate]

19. Its Not Right But Its Okay - Whitney Houston

[hurl]

21. Whatever Suits You - The Hope Trust

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[SeattleVet]

23. Or another Nilsson lost love song:

You're Breaking My Heart

[jpak]

26. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

[mindem]

27. Blow Out the Stars, Turn Off the Moon

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[Docreed2003]

28. Boots of Spanish Leather

[LisaM]

29. Black Roses by Linda Rondstadt is a favorite of mine.

[FM123]

30. Your Wildest Dreams by the Moody Blues

It still makes me cry.....

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[chelsea0011]

40. Oh yes. Love it.

[Skittles]

31. Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson / Last Date - Floyd Cramer

[flt rsk]

32. Willie Nelson "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"

[malchickiwick]

33. BEATLES: For No One

Haunting in the orginal with the French horns. John once called it his favorite ever Beatles tune, and it is, of course, a Paul composition.

Here's a fun studio version:

[unblock]

80. That is a good one

I like the song itself and French horn, though not overwhelmed by the simple, classical riff.

Much as I love the Beatles, I think I prefer emmylou harris’ version.

Among other changes, she ends the song with the “you won’t forget her” line, which I think works better than paul’s adding one more chorus.

[lunasun]

34. Somebody That I Used To Know is one I like

[rsdsharp]

35. Tricia Yearwood The Song Remembers When

[rsdsharp]

36. Maybe not quite on point, but Colin Raye If You Get There Before I Do

[chelsea0011]

37. "Hey There Lonely Girl" by Eddie Holman...a twofer...lost love and yearning

[Tikki]

38. Listen To My Heart......RAMONES (1976)

Tikki

[MiltonBrown]

42. The Chantels, 'Maybe'

When I had a bad breakup this song meant a lot and helped me. They really pour their hearts into this beautiful song.

[rusty quoin]

43. Oh My Darling Clementine

[ailsagirl]

44. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - Walker Brothers

[Glorfindel]

46. "I Want My Baby Back"

[Bucky]

47. Neil Diamond - Solitary Man

Rejected by 2 women in a 2½ minute song. That's getting dumped every 75 seconds.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

48. Jefferson Airplane - Comin' Back To Me

[ornotna]

74. Good choice

Do you know the name of the film used in the video?

[malthaussen]

93. Beat me to it. n/t

[sarge43]

49. Diamonds and Rust

[lkinwi]

50. Hank Williams and Anita Carter-I Cant Help it if Im Still in Love With You

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[cloudbase]

51. Hello walls by Willie Nelson and

Your Wildest Dreams by the Moody Blues.

[Heartstrings]

52. Johnny Hates Jazz....Shattered dreams

[mia]

53. Patsy Cline - Crazy

[longship]

58. I love Patsy! Here's the song that broke her up when recording it.

Faded Love. Rather than retake the ending, they left Patsy's tears in.

Talk about sad songs...

Wonderful Patsy:

[CTyankee]

60. I love that song but it's sad. What heartbreak!

[NBachers]

54. A New Shade of Blue - Bobby Fuller Four; You Know Love's Made a Fool of You- Bobby Fuller Four

That's Where I Went Wrong - Susan Jacks and the Poppy Family

[Bayard]

55. The Heart of the Matter

Don Henley

And,
Say Goodbye, Dave Matthews

[mr_lebowski]

71. Both great tunes ... nice ...

Heart o the Matter has choked me up many times ...

[longship]

57. Easy! The Fleetwoods, "Mr. Blue"

Back when performance meant actually singing.

[Loge23]

59. Al Kooper's BS&T Masterpiece: I Love You (More than you'll ever know)

So many great songs in this thread!

[Bayard]

62. Separate Ways

Journey

[mr_lebowski]

63. Jeff Buckley - Lover You Should Have Come Over

And with this I drop the mike because the misery of lost love has never been done better than this song. Ever.

The lyrics are brilliant but it's the performance that's just ... I mean ... emotion doesn't get more palpable.

if you've never heard this song put on your headphones turn it up and think back to a time you were heartbroke ... If the 'it's never over' part doesn't move you ... you just might be soulless.

looking out the door I see the rain
fall upon the funeral mourners
parading in the wake of sad relations
as their shoes fill up with water
and maybe i'm too young
to keep good love from going wrong
but tonight you're on my mind
so ... you never know

broken down and hungry for your love
but no way to feed it
where are you tonight, child
you know how much i need it
too young to hold on
and too old to just break free and run

sometimes a man gets carried away
when he feels like he should be having his fun
much too blind to see the damage he's done
well sometimes a man must awake
to find that really ...he has no-one

so I wait for you
and I burn
will i ever see your sweet return
oh will I ever learn
oh lover, you should've come over
'cause it's not too late

lonely is the room, the bed is made,
the open window lets the rain in
but lying in the corner
is the only one who dreams he had you with him

my body turns and yearns for a sleep that won't ever come

it's never over
my kingdom for her kiss upon my shoulder
it's never over
all my riches for her smiles when i slept so soft against her
it's never over
all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter
it's never over
she's the tear that hangs inside my song forever

well maybe I'm just too young
to keep good love from going wrong
oh lover, you should've come over
'cause it's not too late
well I feel too young to hold on
and I'm much too old to break free and run
too deaf, dumb, and blind to see the damage I've done
sweet lover, you should've come over
oh, love well I'm waiting for you
lover, you should've come over
cause it's not too late

(RIP JB)

[mr_lebowski]

68. First Runner-Up: Indigo Girls - Blood and Fire

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Another one that's absolutely SLAIN me at various times ... and yeah, the fact that it can be interpreted in an 'allegorical' fashion ... is not lost on me ... in fact it's a big part of why I love this one

i have spent nights
with matches and knives
leaning over ledges
only two flights up
cutting my heart
burning my soul
nothing left to hold
nothing left
... but blood and fire

you have spent nights
thinking of me
missing my arms
but you needed to leave
leaving my cuts
leaving my burns
... hoping I'd learn

and blood and fire
are too much for these restless arms to hold
and my nights of desire are calling me
back to your fold
and I am calling you
calling you
from 10, 000 miles away
won't you wet my fire with your love, babe?

i am looking for someone
who can take as much as i give,
give back as much as i need ya know
and they
... they still have the will to live

i am intense, I am in need, i am in pain, i am in love
i am intense, I am in need, i am in pain, i am in love
i am intense, I am in need, i am in pain, i am in love
and i feel forsaken ... ya know like the things i
... i gave away

and blood and fire
are too much for these restless arms to hold
and my nights of desire are calling me
back to your fold
and I am calling you
calling you
from 10,000 miles away
won't you wet my fire with your love, babe?

[Duppers]

64. Neil Young, Harvest Moon

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Someone posted this beautiful, bitter-so-sweet song on DU a few months ago.

[GP6971]

77. Good Choices! n/t

[Zorro]

66. Apology -- Gordon Lightfoot

It's actually a live (not studio) recording, and ranks as one of his best.

[choie]

67. Not A Day Goes By - Stephen Sondheim

[Upthevibe]

75. I have to add a country song that is actually excellent. "The Dance" by Garth Brooks...

IMHO, this song transcends genres.

[pressbox69]

84. A great choice.

[mr_lebowski]

72. The Manhattans - Lets Just Kiss and Say Goodbye

Felt this thread was lacking some soul ...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

73. The world of classical music has centuries' worth of songs about lost love.

Popular music has nothing on the old masters by way of music for the lovelorn.

Schubert's song cycle "Die Winterreise" is totally emo - for example: "I look in vain for her footprints beneath the snow where she once walked with me through the green meadow; I want to melt away the snow and ice with my tears. I have nothing to remember her by except my pain. She is frozen in my heart; if it thaws, her image will flow away."

And the Italian madrigals of the late 16th-early 17th centuries are marvelously woeful. There's a great film, "The Full Monteverdi," that is a dramatization of Claudio Monteverdi's most dolorous, angst-ridden madrigals about romantic rejection. It's been a thing for a very long time.

[aka-chmeee]

76. The Cyrcle, Red Rubber Ball nt

[Botany]

78. Sometimes Jonathan Edwards / She's Gone Hall and Oates

[ornotna]

79. Gene Watson - Farewell Party

[brush]

81. "Ask the Lonely" by the Four Tops.

[John Fante]

82. Fade Into You

For years I couldn't listen to this song because it reminded me of "the one who got away".

I want to hold the hand inside you
I want to take a breath that's true
I look to you and I see nothing
I look to you to see the truth
You live your life, you go in shadows
You'll come apart and you'll go blind
Some kind of night into your darkness
Colors your eyes with what's not there

[mr_lebowski]

86. I dated a girl from LA in college ... Mirabelle ... so beautiful ... she was friends w/them ...

She hung out with Hope pretty often back in early 90's and one time she brought Sylvia Gomez over to my place and we strummed and sang some stuff from their debut She Hangs Brightly (the one before this one) ... think it's the only one she was in the lineup for but she played and wrote some of those songs ... Give You My Lovin' in particular I remember us playin' and she wrote the rhythm guitar sequence she told me. Not that it's complicated, but ...

As a whole work, their debut is actually my favorite of theirs.

[John Fante]

105. Great story!

I'm listening to their debut album right now because of it.

[unblock]

83. The beatles Im a loser

For a fun alternative check out the version by the beat bugs

[pressbox69]

85. There ain't no good guy

there ain't no bad guy, there's only you and me and

[50 Shades Of Blue]

87. The Urge for Going - Tom Rush version

I have loved this haunting song ever since I was 13 and I'm 65 now. In late 2016 I finally saw Tom Rush perform this song at a local venue and he still sounds absolutely wonderful.

[Bayard]

88. Wicked Games

Chris Isaak..........killer song because of his voice.

[LoveMyCali]

89. Diary by Bread

So sad.

[malthaussen]

94. Albeit a little creepy, I always thought...

... reading somebody else's diary is so uncool.

-- Mal

[rogerballard]

90. One Lonely Night... REO

[rogerballard]

91. Dionne Warwick

[Dulcinea]

92. Long Long Time-Linda Ronstadt

[MissMillie]

96. That's a good one!

Haven't heard it in years

[MissMillie]

95. Two by Aimee Mann

Coming Up Close

and Invisible Ink

Aimee's great when it comes to writing about loss.

In fact she's so good I had to edit this post to add one more--The Other End of the Telescope

[malthaussen]

97. Well, there's Bread's Aubrey...

... although it is not clear from the lyrics if the narrator ever actually had her...

-- Mal

[MiltonBrown]

98. Faded Love by Bob Wills

These tear in my beer songs are really fitting my mood today

[Va Lefty]

99. You Ain't Worth The Salt in My Tears

[Codeine]

100. Crying by Roy Orbison. nt

[El Supremo]

101. Yes!

[mithnanthy]

106. Yes..and also

Katy Lang's version of "Crying".

[Codeine]

107. I was genuinely surprised by how much

I enjoyed the K.D. Lang duet version. It got me to listen to some of her other stuff which is normally well outside my comfort zone. She’s fantastic.

[CentralMass]

102. Marshall Tucker - Can't You See

[Runningdawg]

103. The Manhattans - Kiss and say Goodbye

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[PassingFair]

108. Since I Fell...