Tear-jerking Western songs: The world's recommended weep-inducing tracks

Exogenesis Symphony Part3Muse

Muse: Exogenesis Symphony Part III – HD – Redemption (video oficial)

It’s a masterpiece whose grand scale is truly moving.

From a quiet intro, the sound expands dramatically, sparking listeners’ imaginations and weaving countless stories.

The piece also became widely known through an animated work by Tekken, a comedian who is also active as an illustrator.

It suggests that stories touching on the joys and sorrows of life—those that strike a chord in the heart—resonate universally, transcending East and West.

So SickNe-Yo

Ne-Yo – So Sick (Official Music Video)

This song expresses a man’s lingering feelings for his ex-girlfriend that he can’t forget.

Winter can make you feel a little down, right? I think it’s a great track to play as background music while spacing out at times like that.

It’s the kind of song you somehow feel like listening to when winter comes.

Let Her GoPassenger

Passenger | Let Her Go (Official Video)

I think there are times when we take something for granted, lose it, and only then realize how precious it is.

This song is about that kind of feeling that anyone can have.

The warm sun, a lover by your side, the feeling of happy times.

It makes us recognize the importance of these everyday things we take for granted.

You’ll Be In My HeartPhil Collins

Tarzan – Phil Collins – You’ll Be In My Heart

This is a song used in the Disney movie Tarzan.

It portrays two people who care deeply for each other and carries the message that “even if we’re not together, our hearts are connected.” In the film, it symbolizes the bond between a mother and child, like a lullaby sung by the mother.

It makes you appreciate the value of family.

I’m Not The Only OneSam Smith

Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One (Official Music Video)

This song portrays a heartbreaking story of a husband who is having an affair and a wife who realizes it yet can do nothing and cannot leave him.

The lyrics and melody are deeply sorrowful, but above all, watching the music video makes you want to cry.

HoppipollaSigur Rós

Sigur Rós – Hoppípolla & Með blóðnasir (Live In Ásbyrgi) [Remastered Heima Extra]

A track from “Takk.

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,” an album by Sigur Rós, the Icelandic heavyweights of the post-rock scene.

Guided by the soothing piano melody of the intro, a gentle and mysterious tune unfolds, like something you might have heard in childhood.

If you simply surrender yourself to the sound, your heart will feel warm, and you may find your tears flowing naturally.

I Just Called To Say I Love YouStevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder – I Just Called To Say I Love You (Live in London, 1995)

It’s about calling someone special just to tell them a simple, one-line message of love.

It’s a very simple thing, but the person who receives the call will feel happy.

Maybe it’s the simple, little things that can make people happy.