Tear-jerking, moving songs in Western music
Western music has far more songs than Japanese music.
Among them, I think there are many tracks that can make you cry.
We’ve gathered a lot of songs you’ll want to listen to when you feel like crying.
I think a storm of emotions awaits you.
I hope you discover some songs you haven’t heard before!
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Tear-jerking, moving Western songs (91–100)
Lost On YouLP
A sound that feels like an otherworldly space lingers in the ear.
It’s a song by LP, a singer-songwriter from the United States.
It’s the title track from the 2016 album “Lost on You.” A love song that speaks to a cherished person, its wistful melody evokes an autumnal mood.
Tears In HeavenEric Clapton
Included on the soundtrack of the 1992 album “Rush.” Theme song for the film “Rush,” released the same year.
Born in 1945.
A British guitarist and singer-songwriter.
It’s widely known that this song was written for his four-year-old son, who died in an accident in 1991.
Even if you don’t know that story, just listening to the lyrics conveys a profound sense of sorrow—it’s sure to move you to tears.
Leaving me nowLevel 42
Included on the 1985 album “World Machine.” A five-member band from the UK formed in 1979.
Set to a slow-tempo rhythm and a wet, mellow melody line.
The vocals singing about a girl who’s leaving get me a little misty-eyed.
State Of The HeartRIck Springfield
Included on the 1985 album Tao.
Born in 1949, an Australian singer-songwriter.
Over a calm, mid-tempo rhythm and a lyrical, melancholic melody, the vocals portray a man’s feelings as he strives to nurture love despite missed connections, moving the listener to tears.
Stay (Faraway, So Close!)U2
Included on the 1993 album Zooropa.
It was also used in the film Faraway, So Close! released the same year.
A four-piece rock band from Ireland formed in 1976.
The intro, which begins quietly with a lonely-sounding guitar, is striking, and as the melody flows moodily at a slow tempo, Bono’s vocals pour out emotion so richly that tears naturally begin to fall.
A fine track.