Tear-jerking Western breakup songs: recommended classics and popular hits
For some reason, when we’re heartbroken, we feel like listening to Western music, don’t we?
A lot of the lyrics are quite serious or even ruthless, but the melodies are always moving.
It’s okay even if you don’t understand the lyrics.
When you’re nursing a broken heart, try listening to this list.
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Tear-jerking Western breakup songs: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (21–30)
Better VersionFLETCHER
The bittersweet love songs crafted by American pop singer Fletcher brilliantly capture the complex emotions that follow a breakup.
She sings of her tangled feelings about an ex’s new relationship, pairing them with delicate guitar melodies and laying bare the truths hidden deep in her heart.
Released in September 2022, the track appears on the album “Girl of My Dreams,” and a duet version with country singer Kelsea Ballerini was unveiled in November of the same year.
The interplay of their differing perspectives elevates the piece, making it even more compelling.
It’s a song that offers solace not only to those suffering from heartbreak but to anyone who has said goodbye to someone they love.
Wrapped in gentle tones, this gem of a ballad is perfect for moments when you want to sort through your feelings.
Telephone LineElectric Light Orchestra
A track from Electric Light Orchestra’s 1976 album A New World Record.
It was released as a single the following year.
This piece comes from a period when ELO’s distinctive sound was gradually taking shape.
Certified Gold, it became one of ELO’s signature works.
EverythingJody Watley
Jody, who had belonged to the group Shalamar, went solo and included this song on her 1989 album “Larger Than Life.” It expresses the feelings of a woman who, for the first time, realizes just how important her ex was to her.
Wrecking BallMiley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus, who rose to fame through Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana.” The song was released around the time she shifted from teen idol to a provocative image, which is why the music video even features a scene of her riding a wrecking ball nude.
It’s said that this track was originally written for Beyoncé.
The Heart Wants What It WantsSelena Gomez
At the beginning of this song, a voice note from Selena Gomez herself is included, in which she says something like, “This is stupid—you’re blaming everything on me,” and it’s said that the song is likely about Justin Bieber, whom she dated for many years.