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The 36 most depressing songs of all time
Feeling gloomy? You will be after listening to these utterly devastating tracks
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN/Press/Justine Trickett
As we find ourselves in the deepest depths of another cold and harsh winter, naturally our thoughts often lean more on the darker side - and our listening habits get darker too. To soundtrack those bitter winter nights, here are the 35 most depressing songs and devastating lyrics of all time.
From classic tear-jerkers to more modern misery, these are the songs to really help you wallow in misery. Every base is covered - from heartache, loss and longing to genocide, suicide and homocide. Some of these tracks are beautiful, and others just plain brutal.
As those bright and breezy summer sounds feel like an eternity away, come and wallow with us and appreciate these brilliant but bleak tracks, with the 36 most depressing songs ever.
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