Yami songs in Western music: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
Music can lift your mood, but it can also bring it down.
While many of us would prefer to listen to songs that lift our spirits, some might occasionally want to dive into darker, more melancholic tracks.
For those listeners, we’ve selected a range of depressive-themed songs in Western music.
From subtly somber tunes to seriously heavy tracks that evoke a sense of despair, we’ve curated a wide variety.
Why not explore and find the songs that resonate with how you’re feeling?
Please sit back, relax, and enjoy.
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Dark Western music songs about emotional pain: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (61–70)
Dark Come SoonTegan and Sara
A track by the Canadian indie rock duo Tegan and Sara, active since 1995.
It is included on the 2007 album The Con.
The album was certified Gold in Canada and was nominated at the 2008 Juno Awards.
Caroline, NoThe Beach Boys
A ballad about a woman living a miserable life and wondering where she went wrong.
It was released by The Beach Boys in 1966 and was selected by Rolling Stone for “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
King Of SorrowSade
A track released in 2001 by the British group Sade.
The music video, which portrays the dilemma of a single mother who dreams of becoming a singer, was directed by Sophie Muller and filmed around the Normandy Hotel in Puerto Rico.
Be StillThe Killers
A ballad included on The Killers’ 2012 album Battle Born.
The track was written in a Gothic-style mansion and was produced with the involvement of Daniel Lanois, a producer who has also worked on tracks by U2 and Bob Dylan.
In conclusion
This time, I picked “yami songs” (dark, depressive tracks) from as wide a range of styles as possible.
I even included a few with urban legends claiming that listening to them makes you want to commit suicide, but if you start feeling too low while listening, please force yourself to switch to something brighter! On Lag Music, we’ve also curated the complete opposite—uplifting Western pop—so be sure to check that out too!