I almost titled this post as 'Songs from the 1970's that make me want to kill myself', but I thought that might leave this list open to songs like 'You Light Up My Life' which are not at all sad, but are so awful that I contemplate offing myself just to end the pain. Too bad George Jones' 'If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)' didn't get released till 1981, because that would've fit perfectly on this list. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - The Bee Geesĥ5. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Willie Nelsonĥ4. And now I'm almost eight as you can see/You came home at a quarter past eleven/Fell down underneath our Christmas tree/Please Daddy, don't get drunk this Christmas/I don't wanna see my Mumma cry.'ĥ1. Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) - John Denver

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Elton JohnĤ6. Cotton's Dream - Bless the Beasts and Children theme (Later used as the theme for The Young and the Restless and AKA 'Nadia's Theme'. Suicide is Painless - M*A*S*H* Theme SongĤ0. '.People tend to pass you over, cause you’re not standing out / Like flashy sparkles in the water, or stars in the sky.'ģ9. It's Not Easy Being Green - Kermit the Frog

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Divisionģ7. By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Isaac Hayes (12 minute ver.)ģ6. As she posts another letter to the sound of five/People gather round her/And she finds it hard to stay alive.'ģ5. Just Another Day - Paul McCartney & Wings He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jonesģ3. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town - Kenny Rogersģ2. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbara Streisand & Neil Diamondģ0. 'I've just got to get a message to you/One more hour and my life will be through.'Ģ8. I've Gotta Get a Message to You - The Bee Gees That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly SimonĢ6. I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself - Elton JohnĢ0. I'm under loved/ I'm under fed/I wanna go home.'ġ5. Out of work/ I'm out of my head/Out of self respect/ I'm out of bread It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother) - The Holliesġ4. Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpentersġ3. Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Youngħ. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'SullivanĤ.

Here's a list in no particular order of some gut wrenching tunes that will have you reaching for your Prozac.ġ. The 1970's were real good at producing songs of depression.

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