Like Elton John said; ‘sad songs say so much.’ Whether the catalyst for a good cry, or just life affirming (Like A Change Is Gonna Come), nothing beats music for getting you through a tough time. So we put together the Top 10 Sad Songs to go along with our Top 20 Break Up Songs. Let us know if you disagree or love a particular song.

 

Johnny Cash “I Hung My Head.”

The perfect song for encapsulating regret.

I felt the power
Of death and life
I orphaned his children
I widowed his wife
I begged their forgiveness
I wish I was dead
I hung my head

Mariah Carey “One Sweet Day.”

I dare you not to cry.

Sorry, I never told you, all I wanted to say.
Now it’s too late to hold you. ‘
Cause you’ve flown away, so far away.

Luther Vandross “Dance With My Father”

Ditto.

If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
How I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father aga

John Lennon “Mother”

You can feel the pain in Lennon’s voice. His mother left him when he was young.

Mother, you had me but I never had you,
I wanted you but you didn’t want me,
So I got to tell you,
Goodbye, goodbye.

“I Needed You. You Never Needed Me”

Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under The Bridge”

This song about heroin addiction has so much depth.

Sometimes I feel
Like I don’t have a partner
Sometimes I feel
Like my only friend
Is the city I live in
The city of Angels
Lonely as I am
Together we cry

Radiohead “Creep”

I don’t care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice when I’m not around
You’re so fucking special
I wish I was special

Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come”

Possibly my favourite song ever.

It’s been too hard living but I’m afraid to die
Cause I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will

Amy Winehouse “Back To Black”

The Billie Holiday of her generation.

We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to…..

U2 “With or Without You.”

Just brilliant.

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you

With or without you

Kelly Rowland “Stole”

A song about “what if” and the brutal waste of a life cut short.

He’s not invisible anymore
With his Father’s 9 and a broken fuse
Since he walked through that classroom door
He’s all over primetime news

Mary’s got the same size hands
As Marilyn Monroe
She put her fingers in the imprints
At Manns Chinese Theater Show
She coulda been a movie star
Never got the chance to go that far
Her life was stole
Now we’ll never know