What song do you not like as it brings back unhappy memories?

what becomes of the broken hearted by jimmy ruffin , was when my dad died (sucide in new cross hospital) was meant to go see him that evening ,but didnt have enough money for train fare .my mum wouldnt lend me it .that evening he committed suicide in the toilet. no nurses on the ward either .i felt guilty for years , had i gone to see him ,he might still be here.and that song was played over and over again on the radio .

The theme music to the tv medical drama Dr Kildare. I don't have unhappy memories but it made me cry, even though I was only 3 at the time. My mum used to watch the programme and I was just so moved by the music!

I’ll stand by you - The Pretenders, it doesn’t matter now, but did at the time and for a while afterwards.

No New Years Day can’t think who sang it but it was in the top of the charts in January 1985. My son had died the week before Christmas and the lyrics were all about what you’d never do again and I thought about all the things he’d never do, and I’d never do with him and I was undone. Can’t bear it even now and always turn it off the radio

My Daughters ex husband sent her a link to a video clip of the Millennium Dancing Fountains Las Vegas, set to the Theme of 'Time to Say Goodbye', they had been married for 12 years, and this was his way of confessing that he had been having an affair with a work Collegue of his, and he was leaving her and their two Children to move in with this woman. It broke my Daughters heart, but she was glad to get rid of him in the long term, he was very selfish, and always put his needs first before anyone elses. She's happily settled with a new partner now, and they have just bought a house together, they have no plans to Marry anytime soon, mainly down to my Daughters hesitation due to her previous experiences with her Ex.

The Sun Ain't going to shine Any More, and Go Now ( Moody Blues ) in fact a lot of songs from that era which remind me of my first love, who didn't feel the same. But I listen to them sometimes, just to have a little wallow !

widgeon3 I remember having to dance to The Teddy Bear’s picnic at primary school in some sort of Music and Movement class. I found it frightening! All that stuff about not going down to the woods today sung in a growly voice.

Fix you by Coldplay. I love this song but it has such sad connotations for me when my grandson was very ill and we were told he may not make it. He did and 6 years later is a great teenager but when it comes on the radio I am in floods of tears so perhaps better if I don’t hear it.

A slightly different tack
My slightly younger brother spent a year, paralysed, in hospital in the 1940s
The Teddy Bears' Picnic was heard fairly frequently on the radio at that time Shortly after his return home, he heard the track and burst out into screams and sobs ( He was probably 5 or 6 at the time)

What I learnt later was that it was played often in the hospital too, I assume now it was to drown the cries of the children who were undergoing painful investigative techniques
Some 5 years later he would stll hide behind my mother whimpering , if he saw someone wearing a white coat in the street

MamaB.....
How brave of you to share all that again. Hugs from me as a parent to the small child you were it’s also bringing me to tears. ??

A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procal Harem. It was on the radio when my lovely aunt died suddenly in her early 50’s. My mum was devastated as she died in her arms and mum cried for weeks. I could never listen to that song again. Another record Band of Gold by Freda Payne played constantly while first H and I were on honeymoon the lyrics were about desertion and divorce and I remember thinking that will never be us - not many years later it was.

“If you leave me now” by Chicago. It was “our song” and was the opening song at our wedding. He sang the words into my ear as we danced. I left him 22 years later....I always feel sad when I hear it ?

'It's Over' by Roy Orbison. It reached no. 1 in the hit parade in June 1964, the month I broke up with my boyfriend. We were only teenagers but I was heartbroken. We met again several years later and rekindled our love but it just wasn't the same but at least we parted friends. That song still invokes feelings in me though.

My most hated song just has to be "Rock On" by David Essex! ?. First time I heard it, it gave me a splitting headache, and all these years later, nothing has changed! ?

I wouldn't say I hate it, but Auld Lang Syne always reminds me of my sister emigrating to the other side of the world nearly 60 years ago. A brass band was playing it as the ship slipped away from the dock. It was many years before I saw her again.
Whenever I hear it or sing it on New Years Eve I'm reminded of that ship.

Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel. Popular when I tried to get out of a relationship, I was engaged but knew he wasn't for me. I had met the man for me, he loved me too. My parents were having none of it, I gave in under the pressure and married the first man. A few years later my parents realised what this man was really like but it was too late. I can't hear this song......too many memories.

Annie's Song by John Denver. My best friend Anne (known as Annie) lost her battle with cancer at age 38. She had four young children- the youngest was just a baby. That was 36 years ago and I still get sad when I hear that song.

The song I dread is New York by Alicia Keys. The song drones on and on, and it was popular at a time when I was in a job I hated. It was constantly on the radio. I just couldn’t get away from it.

With me, the hymn "Guide me Oh they great Jehovah!, my dad, a welshman, used to sing it round the house. It was played at his funeral, now although it was over 20 years ago that he died, I still feel a touch of nostalgia when I hear it.

Unchained melody. My mum loved this song. Every time I hear i think of her. But happy memories now.

Another mention of "The First Time Ever I saw your Face" by Roberta Flack.

My husband-to-be had it played on Cyprus Radio for me when we got engaged while we were on holiday there. Later he totally broke my heart.

it's All Coming Back To Me - Celine D

"He who would valiant be" played at my first husband's funeral. Love the hymn, but couldn't listen to it for years without crying. "Yellow River" played over and over at the nightclub next to our bedroom in the hotel on our honeymoom.

"there's a long, long trail a winding into the land of my dreams", reminds me of my Grandmother.

Wow MamaB247 u made me cry ? I’m so sorry to hear what u went thru. I wish my sister could have read ur post and that beautiful poignant song it might have helped her. Sadly she passed away 5 yrs ago after much unhappiness in her life. I hope u have come thru the other side x