What do Pink Floyd, Bette Midler and Metallica have in common? They've all written horribly depressing tunes, according to Tom Reynolds, author of I Hate Myself and Want to Die. He offers his top 25 miserable tracks.
Here are a few….
23. You don't bring me flowers Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand (1978) … turgid song with all the energy of a ping-pong match played in zero gravity.
21. Tell Laura I love her Ray Peterson (1960) … the first of the infamous teenage car-crash songs of the early 1960s.
20. All By Myself Celine Dion (1996) … about loneliness and is the audio equivalent of the fire-bombing of Dresden.
16. The Rose Bette Midler (1980) … where Midler's rock-star character drops dead in front of a live audience.
12. Ruby, Don't take your love to town Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (1969) …. about a paralysed man who sits at home every night while his trampy wife Ruby dolls herself up before heading out to pick up any Billy Bob, Wyatt, or Bubba she can find.
5. Seasons in the Sun Terry Jacks (1974) … about a dying man bidding farewell to a close friend, his father, and some girl named Michelle.
3. Honey Bobby Goldsboro (1968) … The world's wordiest dead wife song
The complete list here.
via The Flophouse
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