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 (31–40)
Stalking YouA Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Sung over a melodious rap, the theme is a warped obsession with a love interest.
The track is by American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie.
Active since around 2016, he showed early promise—his debut album, The Bigger Artist, released in September 2017, reached No.
4 on the Billboard 200.
This song is one of the cuts on that acclaimed record.
The soothing trap beat and sweet vocals can be deceiving; the lyrics depict the madness of a stalker whose one-sided affections escalate and corner the other person.
This dark worldview, skillfully portraying both the light and shadow of romance, highlights hip-hop’s multifaceted appeal.
Why not listen closely to the dangerous emotions hidden beneath the sweet melody?
PossessionSarah McLachlan
Inspired by a deranged fan letter she received, Canadian artist Sarah McLachlan crafted this song from the perspective of a stalker.
Wrapped in her translucent, beautiful vocals and ethereal sound, it’s easy to forget that what’s depicted is a warped love and obsession—a desire to completely “possess” the other person.
Released in 1993 and included on the classic album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, the track propelled her career forward.
Learning that one fan actually filed a lawsuit claiming co-authorship only heightens the chilling realism of the lyrics.
If you listen on a night when you feel like peering into the depths of human nature hidden beneath a beautiful melody, you might discover something new.
Redneck CrazyTyler Farr
Tyler Farr is a country singer from the United States.
The title track of his album Redneck Crazy drew a great deal of attention, not least because it was his debut and showcased his powerful, opera-trained voice.
The song portrays a slightly twisted kind of innocence in a man betrayed by his lover.
His sadness turns into anger, leading him to engage in stalker-like behavior—causing a scene outside his ex’s house—which feels both deeply human and terrifying.
Released in 2013, the song stirred controversy for its extremity, yet debuted at No.
2 on the country charts.
If you’re curious to glimpse the not-so-sweet side of romance, this might be worth a listen.
The protagonist’s actions are far from praiseworthy, but some listeners may still find themselves empathizing with his intense emotions.
UnwellMatchbox Twenty
A track released in 2003 by Matchbox Twenty.
It features the sound of a six-string banjo.
The music video, themed around mental illness, was directed by Meiert Avis, who has also worked with artists such as U2 and Bruce Springsteen.
King Of PainThe Police
A track released in 1983 by the British rock band The Police.
It’s a very personal song written by frontman Sting.
It was covered by Alanis Morissette in 1999 and sampled in Saigon’s 2007 track “Black Spot.”
Foreign (Western) depressing songs: Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (41–50)
NDABillie Eilish
This work sharply portrays the deep shadows cast by the light of stardom—its fear and loneliness.
Created by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, the song was released in July 2021 and is included on the acclaimed album Happier Than Ever.
Sung over a dark, tense soundscape, it’s a cry from a heart pursued by a stalker and stripped of privacy.
In the self-directed video, some 25 cars race around her with no stunt work, a raw staging said to embody that sense of despair.
A signature track from the album that topped the U.S.
charts, it’s perfect for nights when you want to touch not only the beautiful side of love, but also the obsession and madness that lurk beneath.
Why not immerse yourself in its world alone and take it all in?
The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I GetMorrissey
With its breezy indie-pop sound, you might almost be fooled—but what’s being sung about is obsessive, mad love.
This is a slightly warped love song by Morrissey, the solitary charismatic icon from England.
Released in February 1994 as the lead single from the acclaimed album “Vauxhall and I,” it became his only hit to enter the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.
46.
The one-sided feeling of “the more I’m ignored, the more I’m aflame” will feel perilously familiar to anyone who’s ever burned with unrequited love.
It’s curious how even the darkest emotions, when filtered through his irony and humor, somehow sound like stylish art.
Put it on during a night when you want to indulge in fantasies of dangerous love, and you might just find yourself relating—if only a little.