what about You can't Always Get What You Want ?

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"Highwire" is the saddest, IMO because it kicked off the "stones by numbers" era in full force.

Highwire is one of their best songs ever. Back then I used to play it to death and still love to listen to it. One of their best post-DW-efforts.

Ruby Tuesday is rather sad, I guess. Sittin On A Fence too. They did quite a lot sad songs in the mid 60s.

Also my favorite Tell Me the super Loooong Version is very sad...

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YGMR is so sad, it brings tears to my eyes...

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Koen
YGMR is so sad, it brings tears to my eyes...

Yes, a song can be sad for many different reasons

Winner is Golden Caddy III (1982?) and Separately

No Expectations - can't believe nobody mentioned that one yet

Already Over Me

There's a weird sadness in "Thru and thru"

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No Expectations - can't believe nobody mentioned that one yet

It was mentioned on page one, and I'd agree it pulls at the strings of the heart.
I'd also add Wild Horses - filled with melancholy both lyrically and musically.


"Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die..."

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

All About You
No Use In Crying
Almost Hear You Sigh
Slipping Away
Out Of Tears
The Worst
Streets Of Love {I still don't understand the hatred for this, Mick is brilliant on this one in my opinion and when played live in Rome in 2014 it totally soared}

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Turner68
"Highwire" is the saddest, IMO because it kicked off the "stones by numbers" era in full force.

Highwire is one of their best songs ever. Back then I used to play it to death and still love to listen to it. One of their best post-DW-efforts.

Ruby Tuesday is rather sad, I guess. Sittin On A Fence too. They did quite a lot sad songs in the mid 60s.

If you played it to death when it came out, then it must be good. I've changed my opinion of it accordingly.

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what about You can't Always Get What You Want ?

Certainly has elements of sad in there but I think the overall "if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need" makes it more happy and hopeful overall. But this one uses elements of sad/happy like a form of suspense and release.

Fool to Cry has always been one of the saddest Rolling Stones song to me..

Wild Horses (first mentioned in this thread by Naturalust) and Memeory Motel (first mentioned by Green Lady) are the two saddest numbers in the Stones catalogue.

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Olly.

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Fool to Cry has always been one of the saddest Rolling Stones song to me..

I have to admit that this is the only Stones song that made me cry once or twice.

What about Blue Turns To Grey??? I knew the song already, but since I saw the 25x5 documentary, where they used BTTG as the background tune on Brian's funeral images, this song made me feel real sad.

Wild Horses is oh so sad

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I'm going to add Ruby Tuesday to my list. That one pushes the sad button for me. Might be one of their saddest actually.

Good call. I think I agree, Naturalust. Written during what was possibly Keith's saddest time, up to that point in his life. There's such ambivalence and grace in that song. (Incidentally, in that respect, sort of like Ray Davies' "Days" ).

- swiss

Agreed. I immediately thought of Sad Day and then Ruby Tuesday.
One of the things Ruby Tuesday has is that same bittersweet thing Ticket To Ride by this boards enemy has - it's a sad happy piece of music that manages to feel and sound really happy and uplifting while at the same time being a complete downer.Brian Wilson was really good at that kind of thing too.

The whole Dirty Work album... just SO sad.

Rod

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YGMR is so sad, it brings tears to my eyes...

maybe, "You Were A Sous-Chef, Cutting Up Onions"?

"No Use In Crying" is bitterly resolute, to me, rather than sad. I've always thought this is Keith for Anita when he finally had had enough.

"YCAGWYW," to me, generally reflects exhaustion and discouragement, and the refrain sort of a scolding.

From Tattoo You "Worried About You" is the saddest song.

- swiss

All About You...anguished, bitter, hateful, hopeless...love.

I'd like to start a subthread within this thread, called MAUDLIN Rolling Stones songs.

Here are a couple to get the ball rolling:

Already Over Me
Always Suffering

I think they may be the same song, it's been a long time since I've listened to either.

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I'd like to start a subthread within this thread, called MAUDLIN Rolling Stones songs.

Here are a couple to get the ball rolling:

Already Over Me
Always Suffering

I think they may be the same song, it's been a long time since I've listened to either.

I've never heard them. Doesn't seem like I'm missing anything. They sound like late-era lugubrious Mick songs?

To be honest non of them make me sad.

Cosmic Christmas ....



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Naturalust
I'm going to add Ruby Tuesday to my list. That one pushes the sad button for me. Might be one of their saddest actually.

Good call. I think I agree, Naturalust. Written during what was possibly Keith's saddest time, up to that point in his life. There's such ambivalence and grace in that song. (Incidentally, in that respect, sort of like Ray Davies' "Days" ).

- swiss

Agreed. I immediately thought of Sad Day and then Ruby Tuesday.
One of the things Ruby Tuesday has is that same bittersweet thing Ticket To Ride by this boards enemy has - it's a sad happy piece of music that manages to feel and sound really happy and uplifting while at the same time being a complete downer.Brian Wilson was really good at that kind of thing too.

Agreed...is there such a thing as a great sad song? I vote for Ruby Tuesday.

"Some Girls" is kind of sad.

Besides those already mentioned:
I Got The Blues
Shine A Light
We Had It All