depression songs

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Post good songs for feeling down

I find this one a good metaphor for recurring depression (lyrics start around 4:40)

Koto song, by Dave Brubeck
Corrado, miles Davis

Chopin, nocturne op. 27 no 1
Khalil Ghadri, Syrian tears
Francisco tarrega, recuerdos De la Alhambra
Francisco tarrega, lagrima
Thelonious monk, round midnight

Creep, Radiohead

Deep Purple - When a Blind Man Cries <-- got me through my first few breakups
"had a friend once, in a room; had a good time but it ended much too soon"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Iq9CWuqMM

Rainbow - Mistreated (live)
"since my baby left me, I've been losing my mind"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGbtXt82lg

Black Sabbath - Lonely is the Word
"hang your head and take my hand, it's the only road I know"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkEFyBO0xbY

Black Sabbath - Over and Over
"lately I feel like I'm just gonna rain"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghmUNa2Lqek

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)
"if He really does exist, why did He desert me in my hour of need?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

sHeavy - Savannah
"it should've been magic, yeah, but it's over"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYIj_P7NBY

Bob Weir/Grateful Dead - Looks Like Rain
"it's just that I've gotten used to having you around, my landscape would be empty if you were gone"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYvjlqIhdpY

Grateful Dead - Brokedown Palace
"fare you well, fare you well, I love you more than words can tell"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9HepG1Z4fI

Peter Gabriel - Washing of the Water
"letting go, it's so hard, the way it's hurting now, to get this love untied"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic4N6rT6Qks

Peter Gabriel - I Grieve
"it's so hard to move on, still loving what's gone"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ3wpjdYMqk

Machine Head - The Burning Red
"colder and colder, just hold onto me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkbrq9pxTNo

King Crimson - Starless
"ice blue silver sky fades into grey"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfR6_V91fG8

Crosby Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping
"he runs, wishing he could fly, only to trip at the sound of 'goodbye' "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdBs7JFn9Pk

Pearl Jam - Black
"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpwHB2U3J1s

Everly Brothers - So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
"remember how you used to feel, dear, you said nothing could change your mind"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajiivasUhdk

Cake - Friend is a Four Letter Word
" 'end' is the only part of the word that I heard"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMDtbWq0kc

Eagles - Wasted Time
"oh my God, you can't believe it's happening again"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-oTgsu0-hs


Almost anything by Simon & Garfunkel or The Bee Gees.

Move Along by the All American Rejects
Scars by Allison Iraheta
Everybody Hurts by REM
Everybody Hurts (cover) by Kelly Clarkson and Pink

Be careful...songs about depression can be inspirational for some, but triggering for others...especially dark, alternative ones that blatantly mention suicide.

That's a good one. I had considered that one for a minute, but I've always thought that song felt more hopeful than depressing. Idunno, maybe it's the chords...and the key change at the end; key changes always feel uplifting.

I was considering In My Darkest Hour too, but I nixed it at the last minute. That song's more angry than depressing I think, and uh...well let's just say the music video hasn't aged well =)

but really most of their songs I've heard can relate to depression, was sad to find when I discovered this band the lead singer killed himself quite a while ago because I only started listening to Joy Division like two years ago....but then looking back on the content I heard was not terribly surprised.

I love this song!

I have to say--no Morrissey???

this is another good one.

The First Aid Kit - Blue

A lot of Fall Out Boy songs:
Grenade Jumper
The Pros and Cons of Breathing
Alone Together
Me and You