You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

Five songs so sad that you can't listen to them more than once, with entries by The Cure, The Smiths, Eric Clapton, Harry Chapin, and Bruce Springsteen.

If you were to ask my friends to create a playlist for me, there would be a lot of slower tunes on the list. In fact, when I first met my current neighbor and we got around to talking about our music ...

Have you ever felt such deep emotional pain that nothing helps except sitting in a rainy window and listening to “Someone Like You” by Adele on repeat? There’s something scientific about that, ...

Listening to sad songs may seem like wallowing in pity, but a study to be published in the Journal of Aesthetic Education found that sad music can help people express their emotions, which in turn ...

Grunge fans on Reddit named their go-to songs to listen to when they're sad. Fortunately, there's a pretty wide selection of grunge tracks to choose from when you find yourself in your feelings. One ...

A broken heart. A sad ending to a love affair. That’s something most of us have experienced, or probably will. After all, it’s part of human life; needed, at least one time, to become more fully adult ...

Sabrina Talbert, a WH editorial assistant, says others associate her with her love of melancholy music. Joke’s on them, though, because her preference is a serious wellness booster. If you were to ask ...

Sadness is a primary emotion that is expressed and perceived equally across cultures. Basic emotions such as anger, happiness, and sadness are innate and universal. Understanding basic emotions in ...

Even though Jeff Lynne prioritised the melody above everything else, he felt song topics hit a lot harder with the right idea ...