It's totally normal to need a good cry sometimes, and there's nothing that does the trick quite like the best sad songs can. Hearing your favorite artists of all time singing the saddest lyrics and ...

Ever hear a catchy, upbeat, and addictive song, only to find out that the lyrics are way sadder or more disturbing than you thought? It’s a common occurrence, to say the least. Let’s look at five ...

Where does sad music get its sadness from? And whom should you ask—a composer or a cognitive psychologist? Scientific American recently reported on a Tufts University study that purportedly lends ...

The popular belief that a song can be so sad that it can trigger suicide has a long history. Written in 1933 by Hungarian composer Seress and lyricist Janvor, Gloomy Sunday tells of the despondency of ...