If you want to take a scientific approach to your next playlist, boy have we got some good news for you. In 2022, music expert Analiese Micallef Grimaud and data company HappyOrNot decided to team up ...

One of the 1990s’ most prolific singer-songwriters was celebrated for their emotional, raw, and deeply personal storytelling. It’s no surprise, then, that their saddest song has become a viral ...

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Kameron Marlowe is going against the grain. While artists are releasing party anthems and feel-good tunes, Marlowe is offering Sad Songs for the Soul—ten songs that dive deep into heartbreak and ...

The 2020s may only be halfway over, but already, this decade has produced a bumper crop of heartbreak songs and tear-jerkers. Some artists opened up about their mental health struggles and childhood ...

Mannerist film antiquarian Guy Maddin takes a bold step forward with this 2003 feature, a comic/melodramatic musical enhanced by his flair for expressionist studio shooting (in grainy black and white, ...

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There are too many iconic David Bowie songs to list, but if there is one that stands out as the most heartbreaking one, that would be "Letter to Hermione." The song, from the legendary self-titled ...

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You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

From incredible story songs to heartbreaking personal narratives, these 21 tracks share the saddest subject matter country music has to offer — from a female perspective. Since the genre's early days, ...