A Sparrow's Sad Song by Caroline de Chavigny

Though it sounds like she’s singing through trembling lips, Olsen’s spirit is uplifting. Just a few soft riffs and gentle drum hits are all that’s needed to back the wavering twang in her voice as she encourages a friend to move on from their dark past. “Windows” is wistful but more for its instrumental composition and Olsen’s gossamer vocals. This is a sad song with a secretly positive message. Here are our 50 favorite of the saddest songs: If your favorite is missing, add it to the comments section below. This list barely scratches the surface of sad songs-or even sad songs that got nominated by our writers. I tried to keep it to one song per artist but Johnny Cash ended up getting a pass. And these 50 songs helped the Paste staff to hurt so good. The kick inside is in the line that finally gets to you Then it’s easier to have those songs around If someone is suffering enough to write it down Bernie Taupin captured this sentiment best and hid it in a jaunty little pop song by Elton John: We need sad songs for the comfort they can provide. It’s allowing the grief a place to breathe, allowing you to experience the pain in its fullness and hopefully come out the other side. Locking yourself in your bedroom to listen to mopey music isn’t just wallowing. It assures you that you’re not alone, that someone else has felt this pain and turned it into a gift for you. Check out the list below for some of the best sad songs (so far) of 2021.If misery loves company, sometimes there’s no better friend than a really good, really sad song. These new tracks by Arlo Parks, Julien Baker, Olivia Rodrigo, Hayley Williams, and more will have you in full headphones-on, looking-out-the-window-mode, à la Lisa Simpson. This collection of recently-released tracks provides a window into different experiences of sadness and struggle-whether it's growing apart from a friend or a lover, feeling alienated in a new environment, struggling with mental health, or something else entirely. Some sad songs on this list, like Noah Cyrus and PJ Harding's 'Dear August' or Julia Stone's 'We All Have,' hold a glimmer of hope that befits this moment, as the pandemic stretches on and a return to normalcy can feel like a blur in the distance. Through a special alchemy, the right sad song can give its listener a cathartic release that actually feels really good.

Maybe it helps you process your own feelings by bringing them to the surface or articulates a feeling you thought you'd been alone in. A sad song is one with an emotional soul-a song that unravels something in you. Nor does it have to be one that makes you weep every time you hear it. What counts as a ' sad song'? It doesn't have to be a ballad sung by a soft voice.

A Sparrow's Sad Song by Caroline de Chavigny