Saddest songs in musical theater — Page 3

"I Don't Remember You" from THE HAPPY TIME.

"I Wonder How It Is" and "Weary Near to Dying" from HENRY, SWEET HENRY

"Sweet River" cut from 110 IN THE SHADE but included on LOST IN BOSTON Vol. 1.

Another vote for "The Music That Makes Me Dance" from FUNNY GIRL. Unfortunately, Styne's wonderful and heartfelt melody (along with Merrill's equally first rate lyrics) never made it into the film instead being replaced by Brice's signature song. Thus many having only seen the film never got to hear Babs singing the definitive version unless they had the OBC recording.

(Demitri, who is wondering if Mamaleh ever saw HENRY, SWEET HENRY? I can still remember all these many years later, Michael Bennett's masterful staging of "I Wonder How It Is To Dance With A Boy?." As the scene gradually changed from Val's bedroom to the actual dance floor, what one viewed on stage had an almost cinematic feel to it. Everything moved as if it was actually choreographed to accompany the ongoing music. With mute shades of purple and blue lighting giving it an almost dreamlike quality, the whole thing was beautiful to watch. Since I'd never seen anything on stage quite like this before (until later with shows like FOLLIES and DREAMGIRLS), it truly made an impression on me as a kid.

Everyone is going to hate on me, but "With You" from Ghost was freaking sad. I'm a sucker for the more modern stuff personally, but ya, for me that one is the saddest. That melody is hauntingly beautiful, I cry like a baby haha! It's Quiet Uptown is a really good one too that I saw someone else mention.

"Somewhere" - West Side Story

Momma look sharp, from 1776

"Loving You" from Passion (SUCH an underrated show, but it will literally break your heart)

"No One is Alone" from Into The Woods

"You Don't Know This Man" from Parade

"What I Did For Love" from A Chorus Line

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Ugh!!!! GOOD ONE!

I agree a lot that have been mentioned:

“I’ll Cover You (Reprise)” from Rent

“Around the World” from Grey Gardens

“Children and Art” from Sunday

“It’s Quiet Uptown” and “”Who Lives Who Dies...” from Hamilton

“Empty Chairs af Empty Tables” from Les Miserables (I’d also add “Valjean’s Death“.)

“This Nearly Was Mine” from South Pacific

“Left Behind” from Spring Awakening

I’d also add:

“Feed the Birds” from Mary Poppins

”Fable” from The Light in the Piazza hits me like a kick in the gut - it is so poignant, and I cannot stop crying when I hear it.

“Old Folks” from Jacques Brel

Updated On: 6/29/18 at 12:04 AM

Nice theme for a thread, but "sad" is a little too inclusive to me.

Good Thing Going is sad.

Not a Day Goes By is despairing.

What's the Use of Wond'rin' is sad and touching.

This Nearly Was Mine is despairing.

Send in the Clowns is sad.

Little Girl Blue (Rodger and Hart, 1936, Jumbo) is despairing.

When I was very young The world was younger than I, As merry as a carousel

The circus tent was strung With every star in the sky, Above the ring I loved so well

Now the young world has grown old

Gone are the tinsel and gold

Sit there, and count your fingers, What can you do? Old girl, you're through

Sit there, and count your little fingers, Unlucky, little girl blue

How could a soul as sensitive as Lorenz Hart have had no one who loved him?

Words Fail from DEH
Telephone Wire from Fun Home
She Used to Be Mine from Waitress
How It Ends from Big Fish
I'm Here from The Color Purple
In the Bedroom Down the Hall - DEH (unreleased)
As Long As He Needs Me - Oliver
Alone In The Universe - Seussical
Thank Goodness - Wicked
We'll Meet Tomorrow - Titanic

Updated On: 6/29/18 at 07:11 AM

As soon as Whizzer gets to the hospital Falsettos just goes downhill from there.



And Hold Me In Your Heart from Kinky Boots can hit me hard if I'm in a sad mood