Back in the day, Joni Mitchell was pretty good at writing semi-tragic, depressing songs that I couldn't stop listening to whenever I was pining away for some girl to send some love my way. Most of the album Blue comes to mind. Anyone remember Eve of Destruction by Barry Maguire? I found that incredibly depressing, I was convinced the world was going to go up in smoke any minute. Neil Young has a few - four strong winds (actually written by Ian Tyson), needle and the damage done. . .