Tear-jerking unrequited love songs in Western music: recommended classics and popular tracks

Song to the SirenTim Buckley

Tim Buckley – Song to the Siren

A track released in 1970 by American singer-songwriter Tim Buckley.

It is one of his most famous tracks and has been recorded by many artists, including Pat Boone.

The version by This Mortal Coil was used in the 1997 film Lost Highway.

Untouchable FaceAni DiFranco

“Untouchable Face” Ani Difranco (1996 – America)

Ani DiFranco is an American singer-songwriter active since 1989.

This beautiful track, filled with anger and confusion, was released in 1996.

It reached No.

87 on the U.S.

charts and is included on the album “Dilate,” which was selected by Slant Magazine for “The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s.”

Crown of LoveArcade Fire

Arcade Fire – Crown of Love – (6 of 10)

A track by the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire.

It is included on the album Funeral, released in 2004.

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award and was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

CornerstoneArctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone (Official Video)

A love song released in 2009 by the British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, who have won six Brit Awards.

It became a hit in Canada and various European countries.

It was sampled in rapper Dom Kennedy’s track “Pleeze.”

So Far from MeBrett Dennen

Brett Dennen – So Far from Me

Brett Dennen is an American folk and pop singer-songwriter active since 2004.

This gentle folk-rock track is included on his 2008 album “Hope for the Hopeless,” which reached No.

4 on the U.S.

charts.

Learning The GameBuddy Holly

Buddy Holly – Learning The Game [HD]

A track that sings about the reality of one-way love.

Released in 1960 by American singer-songwriter Buddy Holly, it is included on the album “The Buddy Holly Story, Vol.

II,” which reached No.

7 on the UK charts.

AdoreCashmere Cat ft. Ariana Grande

Cashmere Cat – Adore (Audio) ft. Ariana Grande

A collaboration between Norwegian DJ and producer Cashmere Cat and American singer Ariana Grande.

It samples Masters at Work’s 1991 track “The Ha Dance (Pumpin’ Dubb).” Featuring breakbeats and falsetto vocals, the track became a hit in countries including the United States and Belgium.