Tear-jerking Western songs: The world's recommended weep-inducing tracks
We’re introducing Western songs that will make you cry—full-on tearjerkers.
We’ve put together a playlist focused on Western tracks that really tug at the heartstrings: grand and beautiful pieces, movie theme songs, and songs with wonderful lyrics.
It’s packed with music that fits perfectly with moving, emotional scenes.
Let the tears flow and feel refreshed.
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Tearjerker Western Songs: The World's Recommended Cry-Inducing Tracks (41–50)
Katy SongRed House Painters
Red House Painters were a San Francisco rock band active from 1988 to 2001.
This track is included on their self-titled album released in 1993.
It was selected by Pitchfork Media for the “Top 200 Tracks of the ’90s.”
Tears can be so softChristine&the Queens
An emotionally moving track where wistful strings and a crystalline vocal seep into the heart.
The delicate lyrics convey deep longing and a sense of loss for loved ones.
It carries a resonant message that shedding tears can bring healing and release.
Scheduled for inclusion on the album “PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE,” set for release in June 2023, the piece was created with inspiration from Marvin Gaye’s music.
It’s a song I especially recommend to those who have lost someone dear or who struggle to express their emotions openly.
It may become an opportunity to face yourself through tears.
Tears In HeavenEric Clapton
It’s a classic number that naturally brings tears to your eyes.
It’s known as a song Eric Clapton himself sang about his son who died in an accident.
The sight of him singing earnestly about his son while playing acoustic guitar moved many people.
It’s said that by channeling his grief into music, Eric Clapton was able to overcome the tragic accident.
Fingers CrossedLauren Spencer Smith
A candid portrayal of heartbreak’s pain, this moving ballad strikes straight at the heart.
The sweet, aching vocal reaches deep into the listener’s soul.
It quickly captured people’s hearts on TikTok and topped the charts in Ireland and Norway.
Released in January 2022, it was reportedly produced at home using a laptop.
The way it cleverly conveys the emptiness of love’s promises through the expression “crossing fingers” is especially striking.
Anyone who’s felt the sting and frustration of a breakup will surely relate.
Why not let yourself cry it all out once in a while and give your heart a detox?
Wish You The BestLewis Capaldi
A heartbreak song that delivers deep healing and gently stays beside your heart.
Released in May 2023, Lewis Capaldi’s piece is a bittersweet yet beautiful track that looks back on lost love with compassion and grace.
His uniquely textured voice and profound emotional expression breathe through the performance, and—just as the distance between Glasgow and LA suggests—it carries a quiet wish for someone’s happiness from afar, after love has ended.
The more you listen, the more its melancholy seeps in, yet you can still feel the strength to face forward.
Including its moving music video, it’s a song to turn to when you want something to comfort a tired heart.