Why do we enjoy songs that make us cry? It seems like the more heartbreaking the song, the more we love it. Even if a song ...

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

The 2000s delivered some of country music's stone-cold saddest songs, ever. Want proof? Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss' "Whiskey Lullaby" — one of country music's defining heartbreak ballads, and a ...

“How Far Does A Goodbye Go” is on Jason Aldean’s forthcoming Songs About Us record, out on April 24, 2026. Kurt Allison, John Edwards, Tully Kennedy, and John Morgan are the four writers of the song.

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?

Country music covers a wide range of topics with lyrics that speak to the best of times and the hardest of times. While there are plenty of songs about love, drinking, dancing, and living life to the ...

Get ready to feel all the feels with some of country music’s most heart-wrenching tunes. From tales of love lost and grief to ...

Jeremy has more than 2200 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?