Classic Western songs about regret. Recommended popular tracks.

After The Love Has GoneEarth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire – After The Love Has Gone (Audio)

It’s a wonderful song with depth and breadth.

As the title suggests, the lyrics deal with the pain, emptiness, and sadness that follow after love is gone.

This piece was included on the 1979 album Apocalypse.

The songwriting involved David Foster, Jay Graydon, and Bill Champlin, who were still relatively unknown at the time.

Let Her GoPassenger

Passenger | Let Her Go (Official Video)

A song from Passenger, the singer-songwriter from England.

It’s a masterpiece that poignantly sings about the bittersweet realization of what matters only after it’s gone—an experience many of us have had.

Regret comes too late; there are so many things we shouldn’t wait to lose to appreciate.

I’m sure many people can relate.

You Won’t See MeThe Beatles

The Beatles – You Won’t See Me

It’s been only a few days since I realized I no longer see myself reflected in your eyes, yet it feels as if years have passed…

The protagonist of this song is in the midst of heartbreak so intense that tears well up in their eyes.

A track from the 1965 masterpiece album Rubber Soul.

Walk On ByThe Stranglers

The Stranglers – Walk On By

This track is awesome with its gritty, distorted, heavy sound.

It’s a song by the British rock band The Stranglers, who have been active since the 1970s.

It’s included on their 1978 album Black and White.

The lyrics express the feeling of being unable to forget someone you love.

Whatever It TakesLifehouse

Lifehouse “Whatever It Takes” (Official Music Video)

A track that sings about a sincere apology full of regret for mistakes in a relationship.

Released in 2007 by the American alternative rock band Lifehouse.

A pop-rock track that reached No.

3 on the U.S.

charts.