Yami songs in Western music: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
Music can lift your mood, but it can also bring it down.
While many of us would prefer to listen to songs that lift our spirits, some might occasionally want to dive into darker, more melancholic tracks.
For those listeners, we’ve selected a range of depressive-themed songs in Western music.
From subtly somber tunes to seriously heavy tracks that evoke a sense of despair, we’ve curated a wide variety.
Why not explore and find the songs that resonate with how you’re feeling?
Please sit back, relax, and enjoy.
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Dark-themed Western songs: Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (21–30)
Breaking DownFlorence & The Machine
A track that sings about mental fragility and loneliness.
It’s included on the album Ceremonials, released in 2011 by Florence and the Machine.
The track was inspired by lead vocalist Florence Welch’s breakup with her boyfriend.
BrokenLifehouse
A rock ballad that sings about the frailty of life.
It was inspired by lead singer Jason Wade’s friend, who was awaiting a kidney transplant.
The track has been featured in many forms of media, including the TV dramas General Hospital and Grey’s Anatomy.
The HillsThe Weeknd
A track about a celebrity consumed by self-destructive hedonism.
It was released in 2015 by the Canadian singer The Weeknd.
It features an eerie sound and samples Tom Raybould’s 2014 track “Revolution.”
Down in a HoleAlice In Chains
A track that sings about all the anxieties inherent in relationships.
It’s a power ballad released in 1993 by the American rock band Alice in Chains, which reached No.
10 on the U.S.
charts.
It has been covered by artists such as In Flames and Ryan Adams.
Something In The WayNirvana
A track released in 1991 by the American rock band Nirvana.
It was written by frontman Kurt Cobain when he was kicked out of his home and living homeless under a bridge.
The track has been used in films such as Jarhead and Twice Born.