Classic Western songs to listen to when you want to cry: the world’s tearjerker songs and popular tracks for shedding tears

TroubleColdplay

Coldplay – Trouble (Official video)

Coldplay is a British band.

They’re known for their vocalist singing while playing the piano.

They began their activities in the late 1990s, and this song was written in 2000 and included on the album Parachutes.

HalleluijahPentatonix

Pentatonix – Hallelujah (Official Video)

This song titled “Hallelujah” was originally sung by Leonard Cohen in 1975.

Many singers have covered it since, and in 2016 the American a cappella group Pentatonix performed a cover of the song.

Falling slowlyOnce

Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Once)

Released in 2006, this song became well-known for being used in the film “Once.” It is also famous for being covered by American singer Josh Groban in 2008.

The film gained additional recognition because the band members themselves appeared in it.

Whiter Shade of PaleProcol Harum

𝕬 𝖂𝖍𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝕾𝖍𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝕺𝖋 𝕻𝖆𝖑𝖊 – 𝕻𝖗𝖔𝖈𝖔𝖑 𝕳𝖆𝖗𝖚𝖒

This song is the debut single by the British band Procol Harum, and it was the track that brought them fame.

The songs written by this band, active from the 1960s into the 1970s, feature a style that anticipates the progressive rock of the 1970s.

AngelsRobbie Williams

robbie williams – angels

Sung by Robbie, who also performed with them as the lead vocalist of the British pop band Take That, this song was written during his solo career.

It later became famous as a song covered by many artists, and its beautiful melody resonates with the heart.