Top 100 heartbreaking wailings in a song.

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1. Built to Spill - "Car" (I WANNA SEEE MOVIES OF MY DREEEEAAAMMS)
2. The Replacements - "Can't Hardly Wait" (HARDLY WAAAIITT)

dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Saturday, 20 December 2008 15:06 (seventeen years ago)

3. Radiohead - "Life in a Glasshouse" (Only Only Only Only Only Only Only Only Only Only)

Turangalila, Saturday, 20 December 2008 16:32 (seventeen years ago)

4. Big Star - Thank You Friends

get that pion down you son (Frogman Henry), Saturday, 20 December 2008 16:38 (seventeen years ago)

5. Lauryn Hill - "Ex-Factor" (WHERE WERE YOUUU? WHEN I NEEDED YOUUUU... WHERE WERE YOUUUUU... YOUYOUYOUYOUUUUUUUU)

The Brainwasher, Saturday, 20 December 2008 16:51 (seventeen years ago)

Yodelay-hee yodelay-hee yodelay-hee-oooooooooh

Dr X O'Skeleton, Saturday, 20 December 2008 19:08 (seventeen years ago)

Cocteau Twins - "Donimo"

Some songs she does nothing but heartbreakingly wail.

Kyle Clewett (bassace), Saturday, 20 December 2008 19:24 (seventeen years ago)

Patty Waters "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair"

ian, Saturday, 20 December 2008 20:51 (seventeen years ago)

8. Cat Power covering Hank Williams' "Still In Love"

"I can't help it..."

nicky lo-fi, Saturday, 20 December 2008 21:36 (seventeen years ago)

Wilcos "Misunderstood" on Kicking Television

evol, Saturday, 20 December 2008 21:51 (seventeen years ago)

I think Radiohead have some sort of expertise in creating heartbreaking wailings in many of their songs.

Moka, Saturday, 20 December 2008 21:54 (seventeen years ago)

Yes

9. "Scatterbrain" - Radiohead
SCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTERBRAIN

Turangalila, Sunday, 21 December 2008 00:50 (seventeen years ago)

Dennis Wilson, It's Not Too Late (''No, no, no, no, no, it won't be long'').

Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 21 December 2008 01:06 (seventeen years ago)

11. Pixies - Where is My Mind?
(OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH)

Turangalila, Sunday, 21 December 2008 02:12 (seventeen years ago)

Yodelay-hee yodelay-hee yodelay-hee-oooooooooh

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:08 PM (8 hours ago) Bookmark

WHAT SONG IS THIS WHY BECAUSE I WANT TO MURDER THE PEOPLE WHO INVENTED IT

Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 21 December 2008 03:47 (seventeen years ago)

Sam Cooke, "Cupid"

Anything else is just pretend.

Johnny Fever, Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:07 (seventeen years ago)

Roy Orbison,,,,Crying.

Lincolnshire, Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:25 (seventeen years ago)

check. mate.

Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:36 (seventeen years ago)

Slint - Good Morning, Captain

"I miss you!"

krakow, Sunday, 21 December 2008 22:07 (seventeen years ago)

OMD - International

peter james, Monday, 22 December 2008 08:53 (seventeen years ago)

Howlin' Wolf on the acoustic version of Smokestack Lightning.

GamalielRatsey, Monday, 22 December 2008 10:36 (seventeen years ago)

Radiohead - "Nude"
THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINKING

Turangalila, Monday, 22 December 2008 13:28 (seventeen years ago)

Michelle Shocked - Stillborn

A song so agonizingly heartbreaking I can't imagine why she made it the opening track on Kind Hearted Woman--nothing can possibly follow it.

Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 04:19 (seventeen years ago)


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