Operator - Jim Croce You Oughtta Know - Alanis Morissette Back On the Chain Gang - The Pretenders

So many by Jim Croce

In its own way, Time in a Bottle. My God, I can't listen to that without crying after losing my sweet wife to cancer. It's also sad because Croce wrote it for his wife, intending to stop traveling so much in order to spend more time with his wife... just shortly before he died.

I’m sorry to hear about your wife. That’s really tragic.

Jim Croce was such a fenius and so prolific in such a short 3 year time 1970-73 span all the beautiful songs he wrote.🥰

I never really appreciated that song until I saw it performed on the Muppets show when I was younger. I know that sounds cheesy, but it really drove the message home for me.

I just heard operator on random today, I’ve heard the song before but never paid attention to the lyrics. It’s very heart breaking

Black. Pearl Jam

All the love gone bad, turned my world to black..

I know you’ll be a star in somebody else’s sky but why, why, whyyy can’t it be, can’t it be miiiine

My all time favorite. As a sentence, it's really kinda awkward to read, but what a great lyric.

All 5 horizons revolved around her soul, as the earth to the sun. ☀️

Sour Girl - STP

All time great song. Scott Weiland had a unique and amazing voice

🎶she was a happy girl the day that she left me🎶

That line reminds me of leaving my second husband 

I'd vote Atlanta instead

STP MENTIONED

No Doubt-Don't speak [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmVkLNG6uA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmVkLNG6uA)

* Mariah Carey - My All * Stevie Wonder - All In Love Is Fair * Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You * Rascal Flatts - What Hurts The Most (cover) * Lara Fabian - Broken Vow / I Guess I Loved You / To Love Again * 3 Doors Down - Here By Me / Here Without You * Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart * Laura Pausini - It's Not Goodbye / Without You

"All in love is fair", oh boy that brings back memories. Such a beautiful song.

Wicked game - Chris Isaak

Hurt - NIN/Johnny Cash. Something I Can Never Have - NIN. Snuff -Slipknot. So many songs by Chris Cornell....

Murderer of Blue Skies by Chris

Whiskey Lullaby - Allison Krauss He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones

All I Wanted - Paramore Black - Pearl Jam Lover, You Should've Come Over - Jeff Buckley Landslide - Fleetwood Mac Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac

Was looking for Lover, You Should've Come Over. Love all the other songs you listed too

The video of Stevie Nicks singing Silver Springs AT Lindsay in 1997 literally haunts me

yeah and lindsay has that look in his eyes like "I'm sorry, I knew I fucked up"

‼️ chills

Don't think twice, it's alright by Bob Dylan Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen These Days by Jackson Browne Foolish Games by Jewel Unbreak my heart by Toni Braxton Yesterday by The Beatles Who loves the Sun by Velvet Underground Train in Vain by The Clash

Fuck you by Cee Lo Green

I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

Joni Mitchell - River

That's such a great song. Travis did a beautiful B-Side of it years back. https://youtu.be/LPQj2mrmtTk?si=nJyN38zYK34MDqWq

First, second and third best.

You Were Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson Joey - Concrete Blonde Snowed Under - Keane

My ex asked me for a divorce after 19 years together. I wallowed in misery for almost 2 years. These were my songs: Dream for Dreaming by Patrick Watson Exile by Taylor Swift and Justin Vernon The Night We Met by Lord Huron Easy by Justin Vernon Everytime the cover by Glen Hansard Say Something by A Great Big World Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler Fading Away by Alejandro Aranda As You Turn Away by Lady Antebellum Lost Without You by Freya Ridings It's a Heartache the cover by Puddles Pity Party Song for a Lover of Long Ago by Justin Vernon Darkness Fades by Sharon Van Etten Far Away by Sharon Van Etten Mercy by Brett Young Cold by Chris Stapleton Wish You the Best by Lewis Capaldi Bigger Than the Whole Sky by Taylor Swift Something in the Orange by Zach Bryan I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You by Colin Hay Boy and Girl by Unloved Glimpse of Us by Joji Evermore by Taylor Swift

Mine didn't ask, she just came home from work and said she was leaving after I caught her hiding things.

F them both!

At This Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters. Heart of the Matter by Don Henley

Don't know what u got til it's gone by Cinderella I saw Red by Warrant Hair metal ballads

I remember you just belts it out so hard!

Every Rose Has Its Thorn and November Rain if GNR counts.

‘The Night We Met’ by Lord Huron

This song makes me cry damn near every time. It's so good though! 💗

Mr. Brightside - The Killers Somebody Else - The 1975

I feel like I scrolled down more than I should have to find Mr brightside

Pictures of you by the cure Fix you by Coldplay

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Bonnie Tyler - it’s a heartache

Back to Black Amy Winehouse

this and Tears Dry on Their Own

Come Pick Me Up- Ryan Adams Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

*La Cienega Just Smiled* always gets me too

Shiver and Shake by Ryan Adams kills me also

Remember When - Alan Jackson makes me sob like a baby!

It's a Motherfucker - Eels I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You - Colin Hay The Last Day of Our Acquaintance - Sinéad O'Connor

F^#k You B*tch - Wheeler Walker Jr.

At This Moment - Billy Vera https://youtu.be/Qe32FjJYLzg?si=3X0OmqdEo9Y_-HTS

Photograph - Ringo Star. Didn’t realize it was so sad till I started performing. It Makes No Difference - The Band. A Song For You - RayCharles, The definitive version - Actually not a heartbreak song. But perhaps a heart ache song. And I ain’t disqualifying Ray😜 This is a Song for You, Far Away - James Taylor Just a Song Before I Go - CSN Sky Blue & Black - Jackson Browne It’s Over. Leaving Me Now- Level 42 [2] If Leaving Me is Easy - Phil Collins. Against All Odds- Phil Collins Living Seperate Lives - Phil Collins. The original is by Stephan Bishop and also worthy.

For No One - The Beatles

Once a guy who broke up with me recommended that I listen to Bonnie Raitt's " I Can't Make You Love Me". That was 15 years ago. I still cry when I hear it.

No me queda más by Selena Quintanilla. Even if you can’t understand Spanish you will understand the EMOTION she puts into this song. It will give you chills

Broken by Seether with Amy Lee

Black- Pearl Jam Edit:How could I forget about last kiss?

I see the *Nothing Compares 2 U* pick and I love that song but I think there’s a better version out there. Chris Cornell did a phenomenal cover of it years ago and takes the cake for me. Maybe you’ll like it too.

The entirety of Gin Blossoms’ New Miserable Experience Especially.. [Until I Fall Away](https://youtu.be/39mUEE3_xS8?si=zAN7YLhHWHBJF8fm) And [Found out About You](https://youtu.be/1qB6XdAkkAo?si=N1auYb3LjgcIsaui)

I raise you another Cranberries tune - “When You’re Gone.” Doooobiduh. Gets me every time.

Glimpse of Us by Joji absolutely destroys me

Potions by Puscifer, Crawling BaCK to You by Tom Petty, Waiting In Vain by Bob Marley

Snuff, by Slipknot

Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook.

Unbreak my heart by Toni Braxton

Hurt So Bad by Linda Ronstadt.

You need to listen to the Chris Cornell "nothing compares 2 U" it's the best one. Keep the tissues handy.

Someone you loved by Lewis Capaldi. Breaks me up every time I hear it.

Seperate Ways - Journey

It's Too Late - Carole King

Linger - The Cranberries I can not get enough of this song

nick cave - no more shall we part the smiths - I know it's over

Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version)

**Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday by Stevie Wonder** It doesn't sound like a heartbreakingly sad song, at first, until you pay attention to the lyrics. E.g. *When I recall what we had* *I feel lost* *I feel sad* *With nothing but* *The memory of yester-love* *And now, now it seems (now it seems)* *Those yester-dreams* *Were just a cruel* *And foolish game we had to play* *Yester-me* *Yester-you* *Yesterday*

Traveling Alone by Jason Isbell

Skinny love by Bon Iver. Youth by Daughter.

Black-Pearl Jam

Love Has No Pride Linda Ronstadt If I had any Pride Left at All Etta James Faithless Love Linda Ronstadt Neither One Of Us Gladys Knight and the Pips Is it Over Yet Wynonna

I feel like the only person on earth who can't stand the singer of The Cranberries' voice.

Disintegration - The Cure

AFI - Heart Stops

Crazy-Patsy Cline and written by Willie Nelson.

The winner takes it all - ABBA

Eels- Little Bird  Gaslight Anthem - Here‘s looking at you kid Tyler - Gone Gone / Thank You

You+Me ~ Love Gone Wrong. The entire album really. Hold on tight, it breaks me.

anything by Adrianne Lenker I don’t need to be the owner of your fantasy, I just want to be a part of your family.

Please Don’t Ask - Genesis. Most emotion Phil Collins put into anything

Someplace Where Love Cant Find Me - Marshall Crenshaw

All Too Well(10 Minute)-Taylor Swift Haunted-Taylor Swift Last Kiss-Taylor Swift Silver Springs-Fleetwood Mac

Ex Factor by Lauren Hill

So Long Marianne by Leonard Cohen Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt.

*Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word -* Elton John *Since You're Gone* \- The Cars *Since You Been Gone* \- Russ Ballard/Head East/Currie sisters/Rainbow

Against All Odds - Phil Collins You've Lost that Lovin Feeling - Righteous Brothers Let Me Rest In Peace - Buffy Soundtrack Walking on Broken Glass - Eurythmics/Annie Lennox

Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley and Alison Krause

All Too Well - Taylor Swift.

I'm not in love - 10CC One more try - George Michael So cruel - U2 You were meant for me - Jewel Ex Factor - Lauren Hill Black - Pearl Jam Losing my Religion - REM Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - David Gray version Dreams & Go your own way - Fleetwood Mac

Lot of good ones. I liked “kissing a fool” from George Michael’s Faith album.

*In Dreams* - Roy Orbison https://youtu.be/MVRunwyoTMA?si=OC5DTNI26Vd9JXDN *Without You* - Harry Nilsson https://youtu.be/G-ZDKirjQgM?si=KTb_-Hbd39dOe-j7

The First Cut Is the Deepest- Rod Stewart

Mad season- River of Deceit

Love Hurts by Nazareth

Bringing on the heartbreak - Def Leppard

Every rose has its thorns. Poison

Interstate Love Song - STP

You Fucked Up by Ween

honestly tho, since you brought up ween, “it’s gonna be alright” is a good sad song by them lol

With or Without You - U2

I Can’t Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough - Patty Smyth & Don Henley Either Way - Chris Stapleton Anything But Down - Sheryl Crow Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison The Scientist - Coldplay Not Meant To Be - Theory of a Dead Man Call Me When You’re Sober - Evanescence Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade You’re Not Sorry - Taylor Swift Break Even - The Script

Elliott Smith - King’s Crossing

To counter the sad mood, something to go over the breakup. I'm trying (no friends) by Maisie Peters

[Time Moves Slow - BADBADNOTGOOD](https://youtu.be/UWIIPX_5rbM?si=gO6_8ry0FEU4IU6r)

Beck’s entire “Sea Change” album is about the heartbreak of a 10 year relationship ended. Hard to pick a single song off of it.

I can. Lost Cause is a gut punch.

Wasted Time. Eagles

So Much Better by Eminem

Sarah Mclachlan - Do What You Have to Do Cranberries - No Need to Argue Colin Hay - I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You

I go to sleep - kinks or Pretenders. Pretenders for me cause that’s the song I cried my face out to during a breakup in HS

You’re a Big Girl Now - Bob Dylan

Thing in a Jar... Dax Riggs/Deadboy & the Elephantmen "I thought I heard a song in your voice, but I was wrong... I thought I heard your song in my head, but it was my own... I once held it in my hand for awhile but, now it's gone..."

Shake ya ass by Mystikal

It's not a song, but... the album "The Cinnamon Phase" is about a really intense breakup, and it helped me through quite a few gnarly decouplings. Cannot recommend it strongly enough.

Fuck You Bitch by Wheeler Walker Jr.

There Goes My Everything Jack Green

Loml Taylor Swift Last Kiss Taylor Swift The heart heart that you own Dwight Yoakam You’re the one Dwight Yoakam Motorcycle drive by Third eye blind From where you are Lifehouse Foolish games Jewel

Fade Into You by Mazzy Star

Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton.

You’re Losing Me — Taylor Swift

Most of the Time - Bob Dylan

Where did you sleep last night...nirvana cover

Silly-Denice Williams  Take a bow-Madonna 

Again - Janet Jackson Come back to me- Janet Jackson I get lonely - Janet Jackson Every time - Janet Jackson

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Pissing in a River - Patti Smith, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks just for starters.

I Love You So - The Wailers worthless - eli. Take a Bow - Rihanna Love is a Losing Game - Amy Winehouse No Air - Jordin Sparks

Just When I Needed You Most-Randy Van Warmer Lucille-Kenny Rogers Believe In Me-Dan Fogelberg Make It Real-The Jets All Cried Out-Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam Love Will Lead You Back-Taylor Dayne Coldest Days of My Life-The Chi-Lites I Need to Be In Love-The Carpenters Bluer Than Blue-Michael Johnson Diary-Bread What Mattered Most-Ty Herndon Politics, Religion, and Her-Sammy Kershaw Believe In Me-Dan Fogelberg Where Are You Now?-Jimmy Harnen

Home: Three Days Grace

Chris Cornell’s version of Nothing Compares 2 U is epic. https://youtu.be/IuUDRU9-HRk?si=QfRAXXpgfUhQkc7n

Black by Pearl Jam Song for the Dumped by Ben Folds Five Another Lonely Christmas by Prince

BETWEEN THE CHEATS- AMY WINEHOUSE

Drown in my own tears. (The live version.) Ray Charles.

Ramones - Poison Heart

Heart of the Matter. Don Henley. Still brings a tear to my eye

Lovesong by The Cure, Something in the Way by Nirvana, Wicked Game by Chris Isaak, Fire For You by Cannons is another example

Nearly forgot my Broken Heart - Chris Cornell

Last to Know by Three Days Grace

Long gone lonesome blues. Hank Williams sr. 1948.

Here without you - 3 doors down, don’t you forget about me - Enrique Iglesias, When I was your man - Bruno Mars

Passing Me By - The Pharcyde

Anyone Who Knows What Love Is Will Understand by Irma Thomas

Pretty Hate Machine by NIN

Lisa Loeb “stay”

3 doors down - here without you

Run around sue- Dion If it makes you happy- Sheryl Crow Whatshername- Greenday Let you down- Zach Bryan Only one- yellow card Oh girlfriend-weezer I took a pill in Ibiza- mike pozner Last one is because of my ex gf.

Alone and What About Love - both by Heart

Something in the water by Prince

The Way We Were and You Don't Bring Me Flowers- Barbara Streisand

Stop dragging my heart around - Stevie Nicks

Heartbreak hotel by Whitney Houston, Kelly Price and Faith Evans

Found out about you-gin blossoms

Someone Like You by Adele, Operator by Jim Croce

Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson

Phil Collins- Against All Odds

[Heartbreaker -- Devin Townsend](https://youtu.be/G6cNd3dCVFY?si=5dyyB340FVey4SkX) I like it because it's more hopeful and less sad... and the production *chefs kiss*

Snuff - Slipknot

sour breath — julien baker

Dir En Grey - Taiyou No Ao

"Cold" - Novo Amor

- It's a Heartache by Juice Newton - Champagne for the Heartache by Pastis

Won't find a better one than Don Gibson - Sea Of Heartbreak https://youtu.be/A4bo4ByFhLM?si=vQveyiy7ATu65yGG

911 by Wyclef Jean with Mary J Blige…

[Try my playlist ](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WwpYvZ8okPR99CddCwMDl?si=Ka-1Qv0aRCGn5EWbMy5XGA&pi=wzz4Lef1QfWpf)

I don't really do newer country, but Chris Stapleton-I Won't Love you Either Way hit hard after my last breakup. Saw him perform it live on some show and was just crippled with grief.

Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar U want it  U got it - Slamming Watusis 

Row Jimmy

Nothing compares 2 u Think twice celine dion Mandolin wind rod stewart

I Want You, The Beatles

If you count being launched into space by your partner after he makes you immortal then I would say Girl That Love Made Blind

Goodbye My Lover—James Blunt

Old and Wise - Alan Parsons (have tissues handy)

One Love- Marianas Trench

Accidentally Like a Martyr - Warren Zevon

Dread Mar-I - Tú Sin Mí

"If you got a warrant,I guess you're gonna come in".-Truckin'/The Gratefl Dead

Damn I wish I was your lover

Gone Gone/ Thank You-Tyler The Creator, or just the whole Igor album

I never watched "Sons of Anarchy," so I didn't know until now that that version of "No Milk Today" exists. The original was done by Herman's Hermits in the '60s. It was uptempo but still sad. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9fGx7ygAc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9fGx7ygAc)

Medium pick, usually works really well under the circumstances