Recommended male heartbreak songs in Western music. World-famous classics and popular tracks.

How Do I Say GoodbyeDean Lewis

Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye (Official Video)

It’s a moving song that portrays the emotions faced at the moment of parting.

It’s filled with Dean Lewis’s deep feelings for his father, and the lyrics capture the fear and inner turmoil of losing someone you love.

Released in August 2022, it’s included on the album The Hardest Love.

This song will resonate with those who cherish their family bonds or are confronting a farewell with someone important.

It begins with the anxiety sparked by a sudden message and goes on to express memories and gratitude from the past.

It’s a track that stays close to the listener’s heart and evokes strong empathy.

Without YouNilson

Harry Nilsson – Without You (Audio)

It’s a song by Badfinger, famous as a group signed to Apple Records, that Nilsson covered with a drastically changed arrangement.

It became a huge hit and has since been sung by many artists.

However, the two songwriters, Pete Ham and Tom Evans, later died by suicide in succession.

In a sense, it can be called a “cursed song.”

But Not for MeChet Baker

Chet Baker – But Not For Me

A standard number penned by the Gershwin brothers.

Chet Baker’s version can rightly be called the definitive take on this classic; his distinctive vocal style and the trumpet in the interlude fully convey the song’s charm.

Ain’t No SunshineBill Withers

Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine ( Super HQ )

One of Bill Withers’ signature songs alongside “Lean on Me.” The repeated “I know, I know…” section is famous.

The strings oddly match the strongly bluesy feel, and although it’s a short song, it conveys a grand sense of scale.

Forget MeLewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me (Official Video)

A heartbreak song by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi that poignantly captures the sweet yet painful sting of goodbye.

Released in September 2022, the track lays bare the lingering feelings for a past love.

The lyric “I’m not ready to find out you know how to forget me” powerfully conveys the inability to accept being erased from an ex’s heart.

Capaldi’s rich baritone deepens the ache of heartbreak.

It’s a song that gently accompanies those who want to cherish memories of a lost love, even after the relationship has ended.

Love in VainRobert Johnson

Robert Johnson – Love In Vain – High Quality

A classic by the legendary blues singer Robert Johnson.

It became widely known after the Rolling Stones covered it on their landmark album Let It Bleed.

The Stones also covered Johnson’s Stop Breaking Down on Exile on Main St.

Smoke Gets in Your EyesTHE PLATTERS

The Platters – Smoke Get In Your Eyes – Lyrics

Originally written by Jerome Kern for the musical “Roberta.” It became a standard, but when The Platters covered it, the song reached number one on the Billboard chart, bringing it to an even wider audience.

Many artists have continued to perform it since.