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What's the saddest music video ever ?

101 replies

Floogal · 09/05/2026 18:41

I've always thought the song Happier by Marshmallo and Bastille was quite upbeat and fun when hearing it on the radio. The other day when watching music videos on YouTube it came up. So heartbreaking. A lonely isolated girl is given a puppy by her dad. The girl and the dog become close. Gradually the dog ages and becomes sick until it is put down. The most upsetting thing in the video is the girl sobbing at the vets while the dog puts the paw in her hand to cheer her up.
Thankfully the video has a happy ending, which I won't spoil. But check it out.
What music videos do you find sad?

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ithinkilikethislittlelife · 09/05/2026 18:42

Kate bush: This woman’s work

musicalfrog · 10/05/2026 08:33

Earth Song by Michael Jackson.

Berlinlover · 10/05/2026 10:50

Daft Punk - Da Funk

flowerfairyy · 10/05/2026 10:51

Nothing Compares To You by Sinead OConnor

Roads · 10/05/2026 10:52

Concrete angel by Martina McBride

HippyChickMama · 10/05/2026 10:54

Runaway Train by Soul Asylum, features real life missing people, some of whom have since been found dead and some still missing

AGreatUsername · 10/05/2026 10:54

Lullaby by Nickelback

franksmama · 10/05/2026 10:56

Wrong Side of Heaven by FFDP always gets me.

I also shed a little tear whenever I see the Pipes of Peace video.

Thenakedwineglass · 10/05/2026 10:56

Second for Runaway train. Very sad

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · 10/05/2026 10:57

The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

murasaki · 10/05/2026 10:57

Hurt, Johnny Cash.

And another vote for Runaway Train.

DJKATIE · 10/05/2026 10:59

Dancing with tears on my eyes by Ultravox . Shows end of the world by atomic bomb

SerendipityCat · 10/05/2026 11:00

Khruangbin - So We Won’t Forget. The video had me crying.

Simonjt · 10/05/2026 11:06

Take me to church by hozier, as thats exactly what happens to a lot of people.

Weepingwillows12 · 10/05/2026 11:07

I was going to say Hurt by Johnny Cash too

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 10/05/2026 11:18

Luca Suzanne Vega

Odiebay · 10/05/2026 11:27

When your gone - Avril Lavigne . Video always made me cry

UpDownAllAround1 · 10/05/2026 11:28

The Scientist - Coldplay

Crikeyalmighty · 10/05/2026 11:28

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 10/05/2026 11:18

Luca Suzanne Vega

Yep

SisterMaryLuke · 10/05/2026 11:29

I'm Not The Only One by Sam Smith. I find the song beautiful and Diana Agron is impossibly sad in the video.

Shrinkhole · 10/05/2026 11:30

The ones I was going to say have already been mentioned but definitely Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt. Him surrounded by the broken remnants of past glories and especially photos of June who had recently died and Sinnead O Connor with the tear running down her beautiful face in Nothing Compares to You (also a cover in fact)

LovelyAnd · 10/05/2026 11:31

Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’.

Devilsmommy · 10/05/2026 11:33

murasaki · 10/05/2026 10:57

Hurt, Johnny Cash.

And another vote for Runaway Train.

Can't watch Johnny cash hurt without a lump in my throat

Lordofmyflies · 10/05/2026 11:34

Monsters - James Blunt

bohemianwrapsody · 10/05/2026 11:38

These are the days of our lives, Queen. Freddie Mercury was dying and it's just so very sad.