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Moving Western songs that were hits in the 2000s

Even though the lyrics of Western songs don’t always sink in right away, why do they move us so much?

It feels like any song reaches you directly and stays close to how you’re feeling in that moment.

There are so many wonderful masterpieces like that from the 2000s as well, so let me introduce some to you.

Emotional Western songs that were hits in the 2000s (11–20)

Wake Me Up When September EndsGreen Day

Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends [Official Music Video] [4K Upgrade]
Wake Me Up When September EndsGreen Day

Wake Me Up When September Ends is a single by Green Day released in 2004.

The song was written by vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and is based on his personal experiences.

It is a deeply moving ballad featured on the album American Idiot.

Make You Feel My LoveAdele

Adele – Make You Feel My Love (Official Video)
Make You Feel My LoveAdele

Adele is a singer from the United Kingdom and has now become one of the country’s leading female vocalists.

Make You Feel My Love was released in 2008.

The original is by Bob Dylan.

With a captivating voice that draws listeners in, Adele covers Dylan’s classic song.

I Don’t Care feat. Adam GontierApocalyptica

Apocalyptica – ‘I Don’t Care’ feat. Adam Gontier (Official Video)
I Don't Care feat. Adam GontierApocalyptica

A striking work that channels a vortex of sorrow and anger through resonant, weighty cello and powerful vocals.

Finland’s Apocalyptica, known for fusing classical soundscapes with metal, unleashes a grand number featuring Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace.

Released in 2008 from the album “Worlds Collide,” the song lays bare the feelings of a protagonist trapped in a toxic relationship.

Featured in the American TV drama “Smallville,” it also reached No.

1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

It has captured the hearts of many listeners as a track that stands by you at life’s crossroads and in those moments when you resolve to follow your own path.

Cry Me A RiverJustin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River (Official Video)
Cry Me A RiverJustin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake is an American singer-songwriter and actor.

He began his career as a child star and made his solo debut in 2002.

Cry Me a River, included on the album Justified, was the second single from the album.

Both the album and the single were major hits, and they won Grammy Awards in 2003.

LoveKeyshia Cole

Keyshia Cole – Love (Alt. Version) (Official Music Video)
LoveKeyshia Cole

Keyshia Cole is an R&B singer from the United States.

She released her debut album, The Way It Is, in 2005, and “Love,” a single cut from the album in 2006, became a hit.

Keyshia’s husky voice leaves a powerful impression in this song, which poignantly conveys a woman’s sorrow as she longs for a departed lover.