Classic Western songs to listen to when you want to cry: the world’s tearjerker songs and popular tracks for shedding tears
Have you ever had times when you’re carrying sadness and just want to cry your heart out? In those moments, rather than forcing yourself to cheer up, letting your emotions flow out with your tears can sometimes ease your heart.
In this article, we’re sharing plenty of Western songs that will stay by your side when you feel like crying.
Tender, beautiful melodies and voices that resonate will gently hold your feelings.
When you want to let your emotions go, or quietly let the tears fall, give these a listen.
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Classic Western songs to listen to when you want to cry: The world’s tearjerker songs and popular tearful tracks (61–70)
This Ain’t A Love SongBon Jovi
The way it suddenly crescendos at the chorus makes it such a cool song that it hardly feels like a ballad, but if you listen closely to the lyrics, they’re steeped in the bittersweet tone of a ballad.
It’s so captivating that once you hear it, you’ll find it addictive.
I Can’t Make You Love MeBonnie Raitt
A song written by songwriters Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin.
Reid got the idea for the song from a newspaper article about a man who, while drunk, shot his girlfriend’s car.
It is sung from the perspective of a woman who knows that the person she loves is no longer interested in her.
EverytimeBritney Spears
Britney has quite a few intense tracks, but this one is a relaxed ballad.
It’s also a heartbreak song that expresses the complex feelings of loving someone who won’t look your way.
I think it’s one of those songs that reaffirms that Britney really does have vocal prowess.
Damn You For Breaking My HeartCaitlyn Smith
If you love grand, sweeping songs, I recommend “Damn You For Breaking My Heart.” The verses are relatively calm, but once the chorus hits, it bursts into a powerful, fast-paced, expansive melody.
The lyrics are quite dark and heavy, so have a handkerchief ready when you look them up…
I Need to Be in LoveCarpenters
A heart-stirring ballad by the Carpenters that sings of yearning for eternal love while confronting the harshness of reality.
It stands apart from purely sweet love songs, capturing delicate emotions swaying between ideal and reality, beautifully conveyed through crystalline vocals.
Released as a single from the May 1976 album “A Kind of Hush,” it topped the U.S.
Easy Listening chart.
In 1995, it was chosen as the ending theme for the Japanese TV drama “Miseinen,” drawing renewed attention.
It’s a gem of a melody that gently accompanies quiet nights spent in contemplation or moments of reflecting on memories with someone dear.