Songs that make you feel sad in a good way

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Pretty much all sad songs make me feel good.

I always forget specific song titles...

a few Miles Davis songs
a lot of Carter Family songs
Elliott Smith songs in general
Nick Drake songs in general
a few Lucinda Williams songs
some Neil Young songs
some Eels songs

Life Like Weeds - Modest Mouse
The Dreaming Tree - Dave Matthews Band
Sleep and Dream - Battle of Mice
Forgotten Reprise - The Gathering
A Stranger - A Perfect Circle
Static, Terrible Canyons of Static... - Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
three - Gregor Samsa
Sierra - Cursive
Neighborhood #1 - The Arcade Fire

omg another Modest Mouse fan! woohoo

as you can see I uh.. listen to them quite a lot:
http://www.last.fm/user/clauretano/char ... ype=artist

"Stable Song" - Death Cab For Cutie .. it's one of those "sad, but hopeful" songs.
"Transatlanticism" - Death Cab For Cutie
"The End Complete V - On The Brink" - Coheed and Cambria --it's just sad because it's an end to something epic.. so maybe not right for this discussion.
Of course can't forget about almost anything Dashboard Confessional has ever performed. Seriously, try it.. they're all sad, but many have that hint of hope that makes them feel good.
"Make Everyone Happy / Mechanical Birds" - Modest Mouse
"Bankrupt On Selling" - Modest Mouse

ok I could go on forever.. there's sooo many songs that fit. Plenty of ones in this thread I hadn't heard of, if I ever really want a downer I'll have to take a listen

How could I forget Death Cab?

'What Sarah Said' is very poignant.

Yay! Someone else likes GYBE.

With that track I can picture myself standing by the side of the road with cars whizzing by… revving engines… screeching tires… people shouting and giving the finger. I can imagine people screaming and yelling at me for no reason… and all I can do is stand there… slipping into a daze… with all the harsh sounds fading in and out of my brain. It brings to mind a rude, brash, and uncaring world… but somehow beautiful in its simultaneous absurdity and austerity.

GYBE brings such vivid imagery to my mind.

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Radiohead - "Pyramid Song"
Radiohead - "Sail to the Moon"
And a bunch of other Radiohead songs.
Doves - "Northenden"
Doves - "Friday's Dust"
Doves - "Caught by the River"
And a bunch of other Doves songs.
Arcade Fire - "Wake Up"
And a bunch of other Arcade Fire songs.
Calexico - "Woven Birds"
And quite a few other Calexico songs.
Cat Stevens - "Father and Son"
Coldplay - "Trouble"
Del Shannon - "Runaway"
Dido - "Isobel"
The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize?"
Guns N' Roses - "November Rain"
Johnny Cash - "Hurt"
Leonard Cohen - "Suzanne"
Lou Reed - "Dreamin'"
Metallica - "The Unforgiven"
Modest Mouse - "Blame it on the Tetons"
Nelly Furtado - "I'm Like a Bird"
Neko Case - "Maybe Sparrow"
Nirvana - "Something in the Way"
Norah Jones - "Wish I Could"
Pearl Jam - "Nothingman"
Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"
R.E.M. - "Find the River"
Shawn Colvin - "Sunny Came Home"
Son House - "Death Letter"
Toad the Wet Sprocket - "Walk On The Ocean"
The Walkmen - "We've Been Had"
Wilco - "Sunken Treasure"
Wilco - "Ashes of American Flags"

neil diamond - shiloh

Roxy Music's "More than This" is beautiful yet makes me feel all "verklempt" or "farklempt"-however one spells it. Can't stand the cover version of it by Norah Jones (I think). The original (sung by Bryan Ferry) is the one I like, that has this effect on me.

Jim Capaldi "That's Love" (minor hit from mid-80's)
Howard Jones "What is Love"
Depeche Mode "Lie to Me"
Trashcan Sinatras "I'm Immortal" & "Earlies"
The Colourfield "Miss Texas 1967" & "Confession"
Talking Heads "Ruby Dear" & "Heaven"

Songs by 2 bands I don't otherwise like the music of:
Kansas "Dust in the Wind"-liked it as kid, though now I understand lyrics & it makes me sad, plus the instruments/melody evoke emotion.
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Tuesday's Gone (with the Wind)"-I just like it.

"You're The Inspiration" - Chicago
"The Space Between" - Dave Matthews Band
"A Sorta Fairytale" - Tori Amos
"There You'll Be" - Faith Hill
"White Flag" - Dido
"It Only Hurts When I Breathe" - Shania Twain
"Sympathy" - Goo Goo Dolls
"How To Save A Life" - The Fray
"If You're Not The One" - Daniel Bedingfield
"Hands" - Jewel
"Lips Of An Angel" - Hinder
"Far Away" - Nickelback

Black Hole Sun -- Soundgarden

Daniel Powter: Bad Day
Guns and Roses: November Rain
Sarah McLachlan/Gordon Lightfoot: Song for a Winter's Night
Simon and Garfunkel: I Am A Rock

Boots of Spanish Leather - Bob Dylan