Ten saddest songs

While we're on topic of song lists, how about this: the 10 saddest songs.

The Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia UK has named The Verve's hit 'The Drugs Don't Work' as the saddest song. The company commissioned an "expert" in physiology and music to analyze physical responses to rock and pop songs. It measured heart rate, respiratory response and skin temperature based on songs compiled by the official UK Charts Company.

"Music is undeniably powerful at triggering different emotional states. Changes in tempo and frequencies induce profoundly different emotional states," said Dr. Harry Witchel who carried out the survey. "A slow tempo song like The Verve's 'The Drugs Don't Work' slows down the heart compared to most of the other songs and compared to white noise - in other words, it works like the emotional state of sadness.

Hmmm. Anyway, here is the rest of the list. Are these songs sad or just obvious choices for the list?

1. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work

2. Robbie Williams - Angels

3. Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

4. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

5. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

6. Will Young - Leave Right Now

7. Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?

8. Christina Aguilera - Beautiful

9. James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover

10. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees