22. The sun's coming over the hill- Karine Polwart

This might be one of the saddest songs of all time, possibly competing with Kate Rusby’s “Who will sing me lullabies”, although admittedly the idea of the sun coming over the hill might imply some hope to the situation. However the only joy found in the song is “in the sound of the rain, you have to find joy where you can.” With lines such as “you are lucky if you are sufficiently strong to daily decide not to die”, it’s hard to see the sun coming over the hill as bringing much hope, especially as “there are better days gone than those that remain.” I can’t listen to this song too much as its melancholy is too sweetly seductive.