I know I am a newbie here. But I am still a songwriter. My challenge is this...who can write the saddest song. Of course it would be cool to use Band in a Box in the making. And I am talking about coming up with a song that will just leave you emotionally destroyed because it is that sad. A song that will stay in a persons mind for like forever. One that rips the fiber of your heart right out. A song that can make even the toughest guy on the block ball his head off. Even cry in front of his best friends. Or not....C. Dan
Now this I can get behind! Sometimes about sad music was always inviting to me I've already heard some pretty sad tunes on the showcase, but I'm always eager to hear more.
Here's one more for you. This is called Do It All Again. I wrote this and put it on my CD, but then asked a guy named Bobby Lee who sings in a great local country band to do a version. He absolutely nailed it.
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Here's one more for you. This is called Do It All Again. I wrote this and put it on my CD, but then asked a guy named Bobby Lee who sings ini a great local country band to do a version. He absolutely nailed it.
These are both actually great - I personally think I gravitate more towards the former. Straight forward and very relatable lyrics, but the delivery really cuts through. A great hook to boot.
A few may notice this is a remix of the original that to add to the overall "sadness" of the song, was a finalist to a Taxi placement in a movie but was rejected due to some poor production decisions I made but have since corrected.
Well the hour glass says I’m running out And the Holy Priest is full of doubt And the warden won’t let me out Until I’ve had my share I been staring out On the prison yard And I see a guy who’s trying hard To dig a hole That will lead him to nowhere
PRE CH:
Yeah everything in the world has changed But one thing remains the same
CH:
I will love you in the summer And I will love you in the fall I will love you in the winter And when spring time comes to call I will love you baby until they make me walk that line I will love you ‘til that day When they say It’s killing time
V2
Well I am sorry for the killing I’ve done Never wanted to hurt no one But I know I’m not the only man Who has ever sought revenge Justice is mine Saith the Lord I wished I’d studied more on those words Before I killed the man who stole the life of my little girl
PRE CH:
Yeah everything in the world has changed But one thing remains the same
CH:
I will love you in the summer And I will love you in the fall I will love you in the winter And when spring time comes to call I will love you baby until they make me walk that line [And I will meet you in heaven on that day When they say It’s killing time x 2] And Baby just so you know Your Daddy’s feelin’ fine
Words and Music copyright 2017 by David Snyder Produced and Engineered by David Snyder
David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers
Well I have a good sad song. I have the lyrics and melody and chords...but I am having trouble getting it into the box. I played this song with my granddaughter and she started crying before we even got half way through the song. I titled it "Little Dog's Girl". I have been checking out the new Real Tracks like "Real Tracks 278", which is Ooohs And Aaahs. And man.. right now is when I could use some of those real tracks. Has any one on this forum used them in a composition yet? If you have ever listened to "He stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones ...the Ooohs and aaahs along with the pedal steel and the harmonica alone make me feel like crying. Anytime I cover this song around my Mom, she starts crying. Actually every time I do it she starts crying. I have to play "Boot Scoot Boogie" to get her to stop crying. I know I seem like a meany for making them cry... but that is what a good sad song will do...but they love it and come back for more.. I would like to post my song but I haven't got it to fit "Band in a Box" yet. I may have to use a minimum of real tracks to get it to work. And also I am digging the tunes that the rest you guys are posting.....really good songs coming in here.
Oh yeah I like this song...I got a tingle..This is the the best one I have heard on here in the "Sad Song" category so far. And there are some good ones. I could feel the lyrics..they spoke to a place I have been before. And the construction of instruments are well placed and timed just right to keep the feel alive. Good Job on this one. C. Dan
Is it bad to say that I am really enjoying these sad songs so far and that I want to see more? I feel like that's a bad thing for me to want, especially because some of them seem pretty personal. But they're just so good.
Check out the song by Jeff Bates called "Watching His Son Going Down"... Another sad song.. If you like Conway Twitty type vocals...check out the song "Somebody's Falling" Sung by Sarah Darling and Jeff Bates.
I like this a lot. Was that real fiddle? It sounds almost like a guitar with an ebow. A lot of emotion in the vocals as well.
Eddie,
That is a guitar you are hearing. I ran it through an auto swell pedal that basically detects pick attacks and replaces them with a smooth volume swell. Makes it sound like a bowed instrument. Some guys can do it with a pinky on the volume knob, but I’m not that coordinated.
Re the vocal: She wrote the lyrics after losing a best friend to cancer, so yeah, she was feeling it when she did the recording.
Thanks for the listen and comment, I haven’t listened to yours yet but will do so soon.
https://soundcloud.com/countryjammer/cold-bricks-below I haven't gotten the tune I wrote to put on here worked out yet...so here is this dark ballad I wrote about a cold winter day in Ft. Worth Texas. Downtown Ft. Worth streets are made of bricks.... It Is called "Cold Bricks Below"
C. Dan Bass-(midi)-34 finger Elec. Piano-(midi)-acoustic Drums-(midi)-drum patch #2 Guitar-372-Acoustic, hank sw 120 Fiddle-618-background, allis ev. 120 Guitar 2-522-acoustic finger picking ev. 120 Recorded thru line 6 spider jam amp onto sd card Vocals me... chorus harmony..me with digitech harmonizer And me playing acoustic guitar on line 6 variax acoustic position 1
A remix? It sounds brilliant to me... and this is a cool thread. Going out to pick up some kleenex and settle in to listen to the other songs here. My two-hankie song; save one for Janice signing off with feeling...
A remix? It sounds brilliant to me... and this is a cool thread. Going out to pick up some kleenex and settle in to listen to the other songs here. My two-hankie song; save one for Janice signing off with feeling...
I've listened to most of the songs in this thread. This one gets to me! I remember it from when you first posted it. Hard not to like a brilliant write with Janice on vocals!
Thanks Dave, I listened to most of the postings here too- as well as yours, Josie`s Missing Me, & Floyd`s Feeling Nothing At All got to me... and David`s Killing Time turned my insides to jello!
There's some true gems throughout this thread. Thanks for sharing guys Now we need another thread called "Uplifting Song Challenge" or something to balance it out!
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I've already heard some pretty sad tunes on the showcase, but I'm always eager to hear more.
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