Which songs make you cry or put you in a sad mood? It might be the music, the vocals or the lyrics, or all of this combined. Here are my favourite:
Waves - Blancmange- Those synths.....and Neil Arthur dramatic singing.
Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat-It has everything so I think it's probably the saddest song EVER and it's, in my opinion, the BEST SONG OF THE DECADE.
He's So Strange and Fading Fast -The Go-Go's- Two dark spots in two otherwise quite celebratory albums.
One Better Day- Madness- The story of a homeless couple, so it HAS to be sad. The best song Madness recorded and number 2 in my list of the best songs of the deacade.
King Of Pain and Wrapped Around Yor Finger-The Police- Sting's singing.
Washed Up And Left For Dead and Selling Out Your Future- The Selecter- Both songs tell the story of someone being rejected by society.
Life On Your Own and Darkness- The Human League- Phil Oakey certainly knew how sing these songs and added emotion to the synthezised music. The best songs of them I've heard so far.
The Unforgettable Fire- U2- All parts of the song are perfect but my favourite is Bono's singing- so heartfelt. The best song of them I've heard so far.
Nobody's Diary- Yazoo- Alison Moyet's vocals are perfect. In my top 5 songs of the decade, too.