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There's no shortage of sad songs about desolate days and separate lovers. And then there are songs that truly bring the pain - songs so despairing they can make us wonder why we even bother. Here are 25 little ditties so crushing
'The River' | Bruce Springsteen (1980)
'Nothing Compares 2 U' | Sinead O'Connor (1990)
'No Surprises' | Radiohead (1997)
'A Change Is Gonna Come' | Sam Cooke (1964)
'Space Oddity' | David Bowie (1969)
'That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be' | Carly Simon (1971)
'Lost Cause' | Beck (2002)
'I've Gotta Get a Message to You' | Bee Gees (1968)
'Shilo' | Neil Diamond (1968)
'Back to Black' | Amy Winehouse (2006)
My Mom' | Chocolate Genius (1998)
'Anyone Who Had a Heart' | Dionne Warwick (1963)
'Naked as We Came' | Iron & Wine (2004)
'In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning' | Frank Sinatra (1954)
'Brick' | Ben Folds Five (1997)
'In the Real World' | Roy Orbison (1989)
'Concrete Angel' | Martina McBride (2001)
'Dance With My Father' |Luther Vandross (2003)
'Hallelujah' | Jeff Buckley (1994)
'He Stopped Loving Her Today' | George Jones (1980)
'I Know It's Over' | The Smiths (1986)
'Hurt' | Johnny Cash (2002)
'Eleanor Rigby' | The Beatles (1966)
'Gloomy Sunday' | Billie Holiday (1941)
'Chicken Wire' | Pernice Brothers (1998)
'The River' | Bruce Springsteen (1980)
'Nothing Compares 2 U' | Sinead O'Connor (1990)
'No Surprises' | Radiohead (1997)
'A Change Is Gonna Come' | Sam Cooke (1964)
'Space Oddity' | David Bowie (1969)
'That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be' | Carly Simon (1971)
'Lost Cause' | Beck (2002)
'I've Gotta Get a Message to You' | Bee Gees (1968)
'Shilo' | Neil Diamond (1968)
'Back to Black' | Amy Winehouse (2006)
My Mom' | Chocolate Genius (1998)
'Anyone Who Had a Heart' | Dionne Warwick (1963)
'Naked as We Came' | Iron & Wine (2004)
'In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning' | Frank Sinatra (1954)
'Brick' | Ben Folds Five (1997)
'In the Real World' | Roy Orbison (1989)
'Concrete Angel' | Martina McBride (2001)
'Dance With My Father' |Luther Vandross (2003)
'Hallelujah' | Jeff Buckley (1994)
'He Stopped Loving Her Today' | George Jones (1980)
'I Know It's Over' | The Smiths (1986)
'Hurt' | Johnny Cash (2002)
'Eleanor Rigby' | The Beatles (1966)
'Gloomy Sunday' | Billie Holiday (1941)
'Chicken Wire' | Pernice Brothers (1998)