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[halfpint1]

I have the Today Show on and the crawl said a study showed that sad songs help you heal after a loss.. Do you know of any titles? or the words. Thank you.

[Puzzle Piece]

Geez Half Pint, I know sad songs don't do much for me, especially after a loss. 

[CelticCrafter]

They seem to make it worse for me.

To this day, almost 4 years since my sister has passed, I cannot listen to You're Only Lonely by J. D. Souther.  I have to change the radio station or fast forward the CD. 

[wildcat fan]

I can't listen to "One More Day" by Diamond Rio without crying.  

A song that I find sad yet empowering is "I'm Movin' On" by Rascal Flatts.

[justmyopinion]

No lyrics, just music for me. "Somewhere in Time" aka 

Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"

Beautiful, moving music.

Hope you feel better. 

I know it's been said sad music  can help you through grief more so than happy songs so maybe you want to go to YouTube and listen to a few songs and see which ones help.

Good luck.

[Preds]

1. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones "He stopped loving her today' They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today"

2. The End of the World - Skeeter Davis "Don't they know it's the end of the world 'Cause you don't love me any more"

3. Last Kiss - J Frank Wilson (or Pearl Jam) "But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight I lost my Love, my life that night"

4. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton "Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven?"

5. Alone Again, Naturally - Gilbert O Sullivan "It seems to me that there are more hearts Broken in the world that can't be mended"

6. Concrete Angel - Martina McBride "Bearing the burden of a secret storm Sometimes she wishes she was never born"

7. I'll Be There - Escape Club "Because I'm on your side And I still care I may have died, But I've gone nowhere"

8. Send In the Clowns - Judy Collins "Don't you love farce? My fault, I fear I thought you'd want what I want... Sorry my dear"

9. The End of the Road - Boys II Men "Said we'd be forever Said it'd never die How could you love me and leave me And never say goodbye?" 10. Hurt So Bad - Little Anthony and the Imperials or Linda Ronstadt "Well let me tell you that it hurts so bad It makes me feel so sad It makes me hurt so bad to see you again"

11. It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday - Boyz II Men "I thought we'd get to see forever But forever's gone away It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday."

12. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning "Just sweet sixteen, and now you're gone They've taken you away I'll never kiss your lips again They buried you today."

13. Goodbye To Love - Carpenters "And all I know of love is how to live without it I just can't seem to find it."

14. Crying - Roy Orbison "But darlilng what can I do For you don't love me and I'll always be Crying over you, crying over you."

15. Cry Me A River - Julie London "Now you say you're sorry For bein' so untrue Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you."

16. I'm Not In Love - 10cc "I'm not in love'So don't forget it It's just a silly phrase I'm going through."

17. Two Beds and a Coffee Machine - Savage Garden "Another bruise to try and hide Another alibi to write Another lonely highway in the black of night."

18. Epiphany - Staind "Cause I can't take any more of this I want to come apart And dig myself a little hole inside your precious heart."

19. I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats "And he can see no reasons 'Cause there are no reasons What reason do you need to die?"

20. Remember (Walkin In the Sand) - Shangri-Las "Whatever happened to The boy I once knew? The boy who said he'd be true Oh, what will happen to The life I gave to you? What will I do with it now?"

21. Don't Let it End - Styx "Don't let it end Baby we could have so much more Don't let it end Honey please don't walk out that door."

22. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd "How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year." 23. Stole - Kelly Rowland "Well he's not invisible anymore With his father's nine and a broken fuse Since he walked through that classroom door He's all over the primetime news."

24. How Do I Live Without You - LeeAnn Rimes "How do I live without you I want to know How do I breathe without you."

25. Hurt - Johnny Cash or Nine Inch Nails "I hurt myself today To see if I still feel I focus on the pain The only thing that's real."

[Buckaroo2]

'That's Where I Went Wrong' by the Poppy Family.  So sad but such a beautiful golden oldie.

[MacDUFF]

Maybe because tears can be a healing release...?

These songs bring tears to my eyes because they have meaning to me...they evoke sad memories for me...the words may or may not bring tears to anyone else.

A few off the top of my head...

Sad Romance, Thao Nguyen Xanh (violin instrumental)

Mike and the Mechanics, In the Living Years (oh how I miss my father)

Dust in the Wind, Kansas (back in the day, when I had no hope)

[Preds]

26. Here Without You - 3 Doors Down

27. Brick - Ben Folds Five

28. Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson

29. Rainy Days and Mondays - Carpenters

30. I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan

31. Fire and Rain - James Taylor

32. Creep - Radiohead

33. Stan - Eminem

34. Going Under - Evanesnece

35. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

36. Low - Kelly Clarkson

37. Colorblind - Counting Crows

38. Family Portrait - Pink

39. Nobody Knows - Tony Rich Project

40. Luka - Suzanne Vega

41. I Am A Rock - Simon and Garfunkle

42. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

43. At Seventeen - Janis Ian

44. Mad World - Tears For Fears (or Gary Jules)

45. The Freshmen - the Verve Pipe

46. So Sick - Ne-Yo

47. All By Myself - Eric Carmen

48. Gloomy Sundy - Billie Holiday

49. Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

50. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss

51. Perfect - Simple Plan

52. Hanging by a Moment - Lifehouse

53. Against All Odds - Phil Collins

54. Wonderful - Everclear

55. Where'd You Go - Fort Minor feat. Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga

56. Angel of Harlem - U2

57. Goodbye To You - Michelle Branch

58. I Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees

59. She's Leaving Home - The Beatles

60. Cleaning Out My Closet - Eminem

61. Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.

62. You're Beautiful - James Blunt

63. Broken Vow - Josh Groban

64. Love Hurts - Nazareth

65. Adam's Song - Blink 182

66. Incomplete - Backstreet Boys

67. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees

68. Knocking On Heaven's Door- Warren Zevon

69. All Cried Out - Allure & 112 (or Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam)

70. Forget Her - Jeff Buckley

71. You'll Think Of Me - Keith Urban

72. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand

73. My Immortal - Evanescence

74. The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young

75. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Frank Sinatra

76. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley

77. Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkle

78. Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

79. The Grave - Don McLean

80. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J.Thomas

81. Already Dead - Beck

82. Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word - Elton John

83. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who

84. Don't Speak - No Doubt

85. Nothing Capares 2 U - Sinead O'Conner

86. Last Song - Edward Bear

87. Breathe Me - Sia

88. Broken - Seether feat. Amy Lee

89. Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross

90. This Used to be my Playground - Madonna

91. Hate Me - Blue October

92. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men

93. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

94. Vincent - Don McLean

95. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

96. One Last Time - Dusty Drake

97. Shilo - Neil Diamond

98. Kiss and Say Goodbye - Manhattans

99. Skin - Alexz Johnson

100. A Day In The Life - The Beatles

101. Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester

[MacDUFF]

James Taylor, Fire and Rain (I always thought I'd see you again)