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 (101–110)
Chasing CarsSnow Patrol
It’s a song by Snow Patrol, a rock band based in Scotland.
It’s included on their 2006 album Eyes Open.
It’s a love song with the message that they just want to be with you and don’t care about anything else.
It makes you want to listen to it while watching the setting sun.
I Just Called to Say I Love YouStevie Wonder
This is a classic song by singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, loved by music fans around the world.
It was released in 1984.
Chosen as the theme song for the film The Woman in Red, it became a massive hit.
It’s also extremely popular in Japan.
The lyrics evoke all four seasons, so while it’s perfect for autumn, it’s recommended year-round.
SoupFujihara Sakura
It was a song that suddenly came on TV after marriage had made everyday life feel routine, and it startled me and moved me to tears.
It made me strongly want to create a harmony that only the two of us can make.
Fire EscapeAndrew McMahon in the Wilderness
The emotional sound is grand and moving.
It’s a song by Andrew McMahon, a singer-songwriter from the United States.
It’s included on the 2017 album “Zombies on Broadway.” The song evokes an image of a clear autumn sky.
The SuburbsArcade Fire
Listening to it makes me feel nostalgic.
It’s a song by the Canadian rock band Arcade Fire.
It’s the title track from their third album, The Suburbs, released in 2010.
Through depictions of a cityscape gradually changing, you can feel the relentlessness of time.