(Finished May 18th, 2025) Part 2 of Those Amazing Melancholy Ballad Masterpieces

Hello,

I’ve written blogs like this before, but I decided I wanted to post another similar blog series. These are songs that have a very melancholy feeling to them. These songs are so much better with that extra melancholy feeling. These aren’t lovey dovey songs- that will be a separate blog series.

18) Alan Jackson “Here In The Real World”:

19) Lauren Daigle “You Say”:

20) Sinead O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”:

21) Fleetwood Mac “The Chain”:

22) Def Leppard “Love Bites”:

23) The Platters “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”:

24) John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band “Tender Years”:

25) Irene Cara “Out Here On My Own”:

26) Madonna “Live To Tell”:

27) Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now”:

28) Olivia Rodrigo “Driver’s License”:

29) The Ben Folds Five “Brick”:

30) Cat Stevens “Peace Train”:

31) Tears For Fears “Mad World”:

32) Bruce Springsteen “I’m On Fire”:

33) U2 “One”:

34) Pearl Jam “Black”:

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