R.E.M.’s Everybody Hurts was recently named the most depressing song of all time by theatrical producer David King.

Not a bad choice, but a little obvious, don’t you think?

Knowing we could do better, we polled our friends, lovers and ex-lovers to come up with a list of even more depressing tunes to bring you down.

Here are the top 10:

1. Gary Jules, Mad World
2. The Pogues, And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
3. Billy Bragg, St. Swithin’s Day
4. Joanna Newsom, On a Good Day
5. Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss, Whiskey Lullaby
6. Nirvana, Negative Creep
7. Ben Folds Five, Brick
8. Pink Floyd, Goodbye Cruel World
9. John Lennon, Mother
10. Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, I Miss You