Larkspur Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Like A Flower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashtangi74 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Promise to try gave me a lot of comfort when my own mom passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Like A Flower Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamifero Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 promise to try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crux Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 "Promise To Try" I've always thought it was her saddest song but after losing my mother last year, I can definitely relate to some of those lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Was just gonna say "Like a Flower." The ones I thought of have been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCD Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Promise to Try has made me cry more than any other M song. X-Static Process, Live to Tell and TUTBMP stand out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBounce12 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 "Promise to Try" is an obvious one I forgot. I guess because I hardly listen too it. Beautiful song but makes me pretty sad but it's definitely amongst her best. I can't imagine anyone else singing this. This will sound odd I'm sure, but to me there is something sad and longing about her vocals on Each Time You Break My Heart. Live To Tell obviously has a sad quality, but the grandness and overall dramatic feel of this song have always overrode the sad quality to me. The "my conscious is clear...." verse in TLOL. Promise To Try STR has always been very sad and melancholic to me. The end after her last note and it's just the piano always gets me. TUTBMP........the way she sings the closing "wishing you were here with me" chokes me up! I'll Remember Lyrically TAB is heartbreaking. TPOG Easy Ride......as mentioned in an above post, her delivery of the "what I want is to live forever...." line has always been very melancholic to me. And finally, for whatever reason Falling Free has become her one song that can make me cry almost every time I listen to it. The song is absolutely beautiful. All this talk of MDNA is all fluff......GTFOH with that shit. I agree about "Falling Free". For me, it's a brilliant track and her vocals are beautiful here. That song just touches a nerve with me for some reason. Ir might be my fave song on "MDNA" (along with "Beautiful Killer") I love Madonna's ballads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I cried to: Live to Tell Promise to Try I'll Remember Inside of Me Power of Goodbye Easy Ride :inlove: Intervention :inlove: X-Static Process (but I felt disgusted afterwards) Masterpiece Falling Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PRPapi Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) For me, Promise to Try is definitely her saddest song. But, there are many others that touch me deeply and make me sad/melancholy. She's a MASTER at it! Damn you, M.! Top 3: 1. Promise to Try - I remember being a young pre-teen/teenager getting to know the masterpiece that is Like A Prayer, and being completely enveloped by the sadness of this song, to the point of crying myself to sleep; 2. Oh, Father - Almost as sad, but equally as deep, as Promise to Try. Her singing is, also, so pure and honest, here. 3. Devil Wouldn't Recognize You - This is a DEEEEP song and, for me, it ranks as M's third saddest song. Can definitely relate to this a lot!; And, the rest (which were so hard to rank!): 4. 'Til Death Do Us Part 5. Live to Tell 6. Love Tried to Welcome Me 7. You'll See 8. X-Static Process 9. One More Chance 10. Bad Girl 11. I Want You 12. Love Tried to Welcome Me 13. This Used To Be My Playground 14. You Must Love Me 15. Easy Ride 16. Best Friend 17. Love Spent (Acoustic) 18. Love Don't Live Here Anymore 19. I Fucked Up 20. Gone Honorable mentions: 21. Borderline 22. I'll Remember 23. In This Life 24. Inside of Me 25. Mother and Father 26. Time Stood Still Edited September 24, 2014 by PRPapi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whyme? Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I sometimes find La Isla Bonita to be sad. Its a song about longing for the past, for what was, for the simple times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpb4uthink Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Another Suitcase In A Hall from Evita I think this was a single in some countries. A song about feeling alone and and fear of the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I agree with all of the choices listed by everyone. Fantastic list. One I am going to add is the verse at the end of Waltz for Eva and Che. The way Madonna sings these lyrics are filled with sadness and despair. She really is one of the most beautifully empathic and emotional singers we could wish to hear. Oh what I'd give for a hundred years But the physical interferes Every day more, O my Creator What is the good of the strongest heart In a body that's falling apart A serious flaw, I hope you know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
side_streets Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Love Tried to Welcome Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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horn Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 This Used To Be My Playground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsInHeaven Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 TUTBMP and Promise to Try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasky Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 promise to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Little Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgemusic85 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The Power of Goodbye Gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairo Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Promise to try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humberto77rj Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Oh Father. 89 was the year my Mom and Dad divorced. He left to live with another woman. I used to listen to that song everyday. I still do listen to it. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerGirl Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 It really depends on my mood, but songs that always make me sad are Promise To Try and Oh Father. They make me think of my own childhood. Little Star also makes me sad but more because it makes me think of my daughter. I used to play it to her when she was a bb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbie Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Promise To Try. Take A Bow. You'll See. Oh Father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini1313 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 This Used to be my playground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini1313 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Lve to tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini1313 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 love tried to welcome me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJimmy Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Oh, how could I forget about the beautiful Time Stood Still? I think this song is among Madonna's best ballads abd should've been a single! Like a Flower...omg that song made me cry as well. I don't know why but this made me cry happy tears. The song's chorus is very uplifting while the verses are really sad and melancholic. All of that warapped inside Orbits dreamy production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticlimbo Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Love Tried To Welcome Me, I always listen to it. Cried many times. Promise To try and Oh Father, God ! how many tears! Time Stood Still, You'll See, Spanish Eyes, You Must Love Me, so theatrical, sadly performing like the world was ending! The Power of Goodbye, Inside Of Me, Live To Tell and This Used To Be My Playground, tearjerkers! I cry even when I watch Truth Or Dare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 ONE MORE CHANCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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