Various songs by The Beatles get pretty sad, including the likes of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Ticket to Ride," and ...

Every genre of music has its sad songs, but no genre does sad songs like country music. There are songs about breakups, of course, but there are also heartbreakers about the devastation of coal mining ...

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 ...

Though it may seem masochistic, our indulgence in sad music is actually for good reason. Research suggests that music filled ...

The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy, unity and general well wishes. But let's face it: for most people it's impossible to be merry and bright 100 percent of the time. For as happy of a ...

Music can always be a great healing and coping method, and many people turn to it when dealing with losing a loved one. When people grieve, the emotions surrounding one's new reality come in waves.

Misery loves company, and that company is usually the most emo song imaginable — one that plunges into the depths with you to reach a greater catharsis, rather than just whine. That’s what the best ...

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family members?

We’re starting our list of somber ’00s country songs with Rascal Flatts’ “Skin (Sarabeth).” This ballad about childhood cancer is almost too much to bear. Reading the lyrics alone is enough to start ...

While the holidays can be a holly jolly time, they can also bring up feelings of grief, loss or sorrow. There are plenty of joyful Christmas tracks to listen to when you’re feeling upbeat and joyful, ...