Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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2 thoughts on “More Depressing Music: The Biggest Downer Hits of All Time”

  • Here are a few more:
    Put the Bone In ~ Terry Jacks
    Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me ~ The Smiths
    Strange Fruit ~ Billie Holiday
    Birthday ~ Blur
    Nobody's Child ~ Hank Snow
    And I could throw one of my own in lament which often brings me to tears, The Day My Flower Died… It's about one of my best friends from my teens who was my prom date. He died at 26 and on the same day a potted flower in my window died.

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  • Bruce Watson
    May 31, 2022 at 9:17 am
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    Thanks for the list but Downer Rock music is close to a contradiction in terms. Downer Hits? There aren’t enough depressives to make any downer song a hit. You want Downer Music, you gotta go folk. May I suggest Eric Andersen? Early Leonard Cohen? Joni Mitchell’s first album or some songs from “Blue?”

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