Amy Winehouse performs during the 46664 concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London. Sadness takes on different forms, from regret to depression to loss; ...

Bruce Springsteen has released his fair share of emotionally devastating songs, with The River and Jungleland being among his all-time saddest.

What makes a country song truly depressing? It's the kind of song that doesn't have a silver lining anywhere, no matter how hard you look. In compiling this list of country music's most depressing ...

Are we intentionally making ourselves feel worse by listening to sad music? Studies show that the reason we always go back to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift’s new album is called The Tortured Poets Department, but that title could arguably describe her entire catalog. The 14-time Grammy winner is well-known for writing “tortured” song lyrics, ...

For most people, Chiristmas was a time for joyful songs. Shane MacGowan went a different route. MacGowan, the lead singer of the Pogues, had plenty of hits, but the one that gets the most airplay, at ...