Question: what is the saddest song in history?
Answer: R.E.M. – 'Everybody Hurts' Harry Chapin – 'Cat's in the Cradle' ...  Nirvana – 'Something in the Way' ...  George Jones – 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' ...  Pearl Jam – 'Black' ...  John Prine – 'Sam Stone' ...  Alice in Chains – 'Nutshell' ...  Hank Williams – 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' ...