R.E.M’s ‘Everybody Hurts’ is “most depressing song of all time”
Leonard Cohen and Celine Dion also feature in 'saddest songs of all time' poll
REM's 'Everybody Hurts' has been voted the most depressing tune of all time, in a new poll.
Theatrical producer David King set out to discover more about "the power of music", asking people about when and how often they've been brought to tears by tunes.
Here are the top-to-bottom results of the saddest songs ever (according to the good Doctor's findings).
Everybody Hurts - REM
Candle in the Wind - Elton John
The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics
I will always love you - Whitney Houston
Nothing compares to you - Prince/Sinead O'Connor
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen/Alexandra Burke/Jeff Buckley
My heart will go on - Celine Dion
Fix You - Coldplay
Seasons in the sun - Terry Jacks
Without You - Harry Nilsson
Yesterday - The Beatles
All by myself - Eric Carmen
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Sound of silence - Simon and Garfunkel
Aint no sunshine - Bill Withers
Love will tear us apart - Joy Division
Leaving on a jet plane - Peter, Paul and Mary
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Annie's Song - John Denver
Everybody's got to learn sometimes - Korgis
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