The most harrowing songs?

[Saracene]

What are the songs that you've heard that are just so harrowing and intense either musically or lyrically they make you squirm? A few songs had a reaction like that on me:

Me and the Gun - Tori Amos
Heroin - Velvet Underground
The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Hey You - Pink Floyd
My Beautiful Leah - PJ Harvey

 

[U2zoogirl]

Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

 

[Numb1075]

Shoots and Ladders by Korn -

 

[HeartlandGirl]

Tori Amos - cover of Eminem's '97 Bonnie and Clyde

I've only been able to listen to it a few times since buying the album.

 

[~LadyLemon~]

Hurt--either version

 

[SkeeK]

Nick Cave - From Her to Eternity... mostly the music. It's like going through hell. Of course I mean that in a good way.

 

[Bonochick]

"The Calendar Hung Itself" - Bright Eyes

 

[u2popmofo]

Violent Femmes - 'Country Death Song'

talk about dark 'humor'

 

[babyman]

the road goes on, toto

 

[Salome]

Palace Brothers - Riding

 

[Jack In The Box]

Hurt--either version

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

What's The Matter Here - 10,000 Maniacs
Daughter - Pearl Jam
Silent All These Years - Tori Amos
Hurt
The River, Streets Of Philadelphia - Bruce

 

[WinnieThePoo]

Dodo/theLurker - genesis