“Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs. And what’s wrong with that?” Paul McCartney and Wings threw that question out in 1976, and thankfully a cavalcade of artists a decade later ...

Maybe there was a better era for love songs. But it certainly didn't feel that way. Everything about the 1980s and its music was big. The blockbuster pop album became a regular thing. Various genres ...

Your taste in music might contain multitudes, but there's one thing that can be found in any genre: sad love songs. As long as musicians—and the fans who listen to them—have broken hearts, we'll have ...

When it comes to '80s pop-rock hits, Mr. Mister's "Broken Wings" stands out for its unique, melancholy tone. In the decades ...

Unrequited love isn't something anyone wants to experience, and the best songs about unrequited love prove just that. Unfortunately, life and love do not allow us to make our own rules. Pouring your ...

It’s the story of an all-consuming, heartwrenching breakup and a mother’s disdain for anything unseemly. It’s the song that embodies the cutting judgment behind the southern “bless your heart” ...