Best Ever Albums

Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

Cymro2011 — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:25:12 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 03/30/2016 00:25

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Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

dihansse — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:58:07 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/29/2016 18:58

I posted some youtube links to the songs of the poll at the start of this thread

Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

benpaco — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:34:51 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 03/29/2016 01:34

This one doesn't get enough love

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Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

Cojo7 — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:29:26 GMT

Author: Cojo7

Posted: 03/29/2016 00:29

Of these, easily Hurt. Hallelujah and Everybody Hurts are obvious choices also.

Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:10:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/29/2016 00:10

Gowi wrote:

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^ this for sure is one of my favs (the whole album really)

Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

mickilennial — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:25:31 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/28/2016 23:25

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Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:53:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/28/2016 22:53

How about these? 😄

Stone Is Very Very Cold by Priscilla Paris

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Bonnie Boy by Shirley Collins

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Silent O Moyle by Mary O'Hara

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I Want to be alone by Jackson C. Frank

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Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 11:46:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/28/2016 15:46

I hardly know any of these songs 🫢

Interesting choice of artists though. Sophia are a more osbcure pick, but they do 'sad oasis' very well - Directionless is probably the most 'heart-breaking' song I've heard from them.

For me, this song will always take the cake

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Allergic to sadness, man.

Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

dihansse — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:58:00 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/28/2016 10:58

I think you've got the point: especially the Daniel Johnston one is indeed heart-breaking. You know I can't even see the first one by Perfume Genius because "it isn't allowed to play in my country".

Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

cestuneblague — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:50:33 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/28/2016 10:50

I guess it's a bit vague what exactly fits into this thread's "Heart-Breaking Slow Songs", but Im guessing slow-burning songs that are... heart-breaking, not just in the lovey-dovey way.

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(really anything off Learning)

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Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

dihansse — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 05:54:20 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/28/2016 09:54

I was expecting that a lot of people would prefer the NIN version of Hurt but to me the Cash version is better especially after watching the clip on Youtube where he is looking so fragile.
I've got a bit the same with Personal Jesus where I also prefer the JC version (hey never noticed they've got the same initials) above the original Depeche Mode version.

Re: Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

Grzywa — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 05:36:18 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 03/28/2016 09:36

Martha would be my choice from your list. Hurt is fine, although I much prefer the original NIN version.

Two tracks that could possibly match your idea and immediately come to my mind are:
I Know It's Over by The Smiths (The Queen Is Dead)
No Distance Left To Run by Blur (13)

Choose your Best Heart-Breaking Slow Songs

dihansse — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 05:12:19 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/28/2016 09:12

I'm very into loud guitar music but however I have a weak spot for heartbreaking slows and here I really would like to avoid the Barry Manilow or Celine Dion mellow stuff (although maybe I'm biased 😉 ).
I tried not to choose the obvious choices like Yesterday (I really like as well) and I tried to limit the number of poll possibilities but I must admit I added my personal favorites. A good example is Elvis Costello of whom I added the obvious one (I want You) but I couldn't help myself adding my personal favorite Still from the underrated album North and of course there are many other candidates like Shipbuilding, Alison, Brilliant Mistake or Indoor Fireworks. In any case: feel free to give your personal favorites in your posts.
To make the link with albums (of course this remains a Best Ever Albums site) I added those at well.

Here are also the Youtube links:

I Want You : https://youtu.be/Ieb3vWUppYY
Hurt: https://youtu.be/vt1Pwfnh5pc
Martha: https://youtu.be/y9Mse62NFl4
Max: https://youtu.be/aT-zm35XOss
I Left You: https://youtu.be/TzooUFm-hQM
Still: https://youtu.be/4olevMlOIj0