Exactly 50 years ago today, on March 19, 1976, a song widely considered to be one of the most depressing to listen to was No.

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The song tackled difficult themes of domestic violence and abuse.

I need your help. I want to do my own Extremely Scientific Survey of the saddest songs you’ve ever heard. Bonus points if they make you cry. Why do we enjoy songs that make us cry? It seems like the ...

Few musical genres master the art of writing a song that rips your heart out quite like country. (There’s a reason why the old joke about playing country music in reverse means you get your truck, dog ...

When people think of classic rock songs, they think of hard riffs, good times, and machismo. However, Cat Stevens gave us a classic rock song that is too sad for words. The track has stood the test of ...