Music carries with it different kinds of emotions that directly or indirectly affect those who are listening to them. It's why some songs can cheer someone up when they are sad and felling down, some pushes someone to have more energy at things they're doing while some can make you feel sad and down.

What's the saddest song you have ever listened to?

For me it has to be “Dance with My Father” by Luther Vandross. That song always touches my soul. I remember when my dad passed, I played it like five times back-to-back, tears were just flowing. It's not even about the lyrics alone, but the way he sang it, you can feel the pain.

Songs where the artist is filled with grief is always very heartbreaking. The saddest song I've listened to is Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. He wrote the song after the tragic death of his four-year-old son in a fall.

The whole lyrics is about an unimaginable loss of a father and the fear of reunion in the afterlife.

On 10/27/2025 at 12:22 AM, uptrendfinancialsignal said:

For me it has to be “Dance with My Father” by Luther Vandross. That song always touches my soul. I remember when my dad passed, I played it like five times back-to-back, tears were just flowing. It's not even about the lyrics alone, but the way he sang it, you can feel the pain.

This was a very emotional song to be very honest. It's sad but enjoyable at the same time too. I'll have to see when to stream it again because it have been a while.

14 hours ago, Ja sa bong said:

Songs where the artist is filled with grief is always very heartbreaking. The saddest song I've listened to is Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. He wrote the song after the tragic death of his four-year-old son in a fall.

The whole lyrics is about an unimaginable loss of a father and the fear of reunion in the afterlife.

This is a truly heartbreaking song. My heart breaks whenever I listen to it.

For me, “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa hits me every time. I still remember when my close friend died of cancer, that song became like therapy for me. Music has that power to bring back memories.

17 hours ago, 1stop said:

For me, “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa hits me every time. I still remember when my close friend died of cancer, that song became like therapy for me. Music has that power to bring back memories.

I love that song so much. It was the soundtrack used in Fast and Furious 7 movie. It have been about 10 years but it still feels like yesterday.

Sorry for your loss too mate.

Heartbreak songs are also very sad. I can still remember how heartbroken I was listening to Not the Girl song by Darey.

On 10/28/2025 at 4:27 PM, 1stop said:

For me, “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa hits me every time. I still remember when my close friend died of cancer, that song became like therapy for me. Music has that power to bring back memories.

That song gets me to tears each time that I listen to it and it is simply because of the movie that it is associated with. It is a sad song that anyone who has lost a loved one could play in times when they are done.

For me it's Teddy Bear by Red Sovine. It's an old trucker song and breaks your heart when you listen to it.

4 hours ago, Mitch said:

For me it's Teddy Bear by Red Sovine. It's an old trucker song and breaks your heart when you listen to it.

It's a very touching song/story. I had goosebumps all over me listening to all of that. It breaks my heart and also makes me happy in the end seeing there's still humanity left in this world.

Thanks for sharing mate.

For me, the saddest song I’ve ever listened was ''Tears in Heaven'' that really hits deep emotionally.