American Songwriter

B.J. Thomas Went Country With This 1975 Song (and Still Managed To Top the Pop Charts)

B.J. Thomas went country in 1975. But he ended up atop the pop charts with "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done ...

‘Sad Cowboy Songs' Made Ryan Bingham an Oscar Winner. Now He's Singing About Love

The Texas songwriter has a new album, a loyal band, and is heeding the advice of his wife: "You need to write more glad ...
The Emory Wheel

4 ‘old sad songs’ for grieving listeners

When I first listened to the album at 18 years old, I skipped “ Loretta’s Song ” — an evocative ode to Cyrus’s late ...

'70s Soft Rock Band Singer Is Behind the Tune Ranked 'Saddest Country Song of the 1990s'

Before it was crowned the saddest country song of the 1990s, this emotional ballad was written by a former ’70s soft rock ...

2008 Heavy Metal Hit Ranked 'Saddest Rock Song' of All Time

Slipknot released one of the genre's saddest rock ballads in 2008, with frontman Corey Taylor behind its sorrowful lyrics.

Decades Later, Bob Dylan's Greatest Songs About Love Still Feel Uncomfortably Honest

Bob Dylan wrote several love songs but none more profound than Ballad In Plaid D and The Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands.

Ranking the Olympic men’s hockey goal songs, from ‘Free Bird’ to pizza menus

Two goal songs from the men's hockey tournament stand above the rest in our ranking of the best at the 2026 Milan Cortina ...
American Songwriter

The 11-Minute Bob Dylan Track He Called the “Best He Ever Wrote” That Confounded His Band in the Studio

Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands" as one of the best songs he's ever written, despite it confounding his studio band.

Gorillaz ‘The Mountain, the Moon Cave, and the Sad God’ Movie Release Date, Screenings, and Streaming

Gorillaz have dropped the first look at their upcoming film, titled The Mountain, the Moon Cave, and the Sad God. The short film coincides with the release of the group's upcoming ninth studio album, ...