Classic Western songs about regret. Recommended popular tracks.
Here’s a list of classic Western songs about “regret.”
The genres vary—love, friendship, and regrets about the past.
As is often the case with Western music, the lyrics in each track feel disarmingly straightforward, almost awkwardly sincere.
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Classic Western songs about regret. Recommended popular tracks (61–70)
Pictures Of YouThe Cure

An emotional track about an unforgettable lover.
It was released in 1990 by the British rock band The Cure.
Selected by Rolling Stone for “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” the track has been used in TV dramas such as One Tree Hill.
Midnight ConfessionsThe Grass Roots

A track released in 1968 by the American rock band The Grass Roots.
It became their biggest hit and charted in the United States, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere.
It has been covered by many artists, including Patti Drew and Phish.
Walk On ByThe Stranglers

This track is awesome with its gritty, distorted, heavy sound.
It’s a song by the British rock band The Stranglers, who have been active since the 1970s.
It’s included on their 1978 album Black and White.
The lyrics express the feeling of being unable to forget someone you love.
I’m Not in Love10cc

10cc is a band from the United Kingdom.
Among their hit songs, this one is particularly famous.
It was released in 1975.
With a meticulously crafted recording approach that creates a dreamy atmosphere, the song features a protagonist who keeps insisting, almost as an excuse, “I don’t love you,” a line that comes across as bravado.
The Man I Want To BeChris Young

A track released in 2009 by American country music artist Chris Young.
The song portrays a man striving to become a better person out of regret over a failed relationship.
It reached No.
1 on the U.
S.
charts and was certified Gold.
Whatever It TakesLifehouse

A track that sings about a sincere apology full of regret for mistakes in a relationship.
Released in 2007 by the American alternative rock band Lifehouse.
A pop-rock track that reached No.
3 on the U.
S.
charts.
Let’s Be Us AgainLonestar

A track released in 2004 by the American country music group Lonestar.
It sings about a man’s feelings of regret over failures in a relationship and his plea for forgiveness from his lover.
The track reached No.
4 on the U.
S.
charts.





