42Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Did you know?Surprisingly, I Will Follow You Into the Dark was not written about anyone in particular, but rather about Ben Gibbard’s obsession over death. This was after his realization that at 29, he had not lost anyone really special in his life. Knowing that he was being comfortable and death would eventually strike made him take stock of how important everyone around him truly is. The solo was recorded in mono with just one microphone and almost no editing.
Moment you'll tear up:
Love of mine
Someday you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
41Alter Bridge - In Loving Memory
Did you know?In Loving Memory is about lead guitarist Mark Tremonti’s mother. The track was never released as a single despite it being the most popular in Alter Bridge’s repertoire.
Moment you'll tear up:
You were as kind as you could be
And even though you're gone
You still mean the world to me
40Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Did you know?
The music video features a funeral procession in which Winehouse mourns over a grave that reads "R.I.P. the Heart of Amy Winehouse." This song is sadder still, considering the recent events that enlisted her as a member of the tragic 27 Club.
Moment you'll tear up:
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black
39The Beatles - Yesterday
Did you know?
Yesterday is a melancholy acoustic guitar ballad about a break-up.
Moment you'll tear up:
Why she had to go I don't know
She wouldn't say.
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
38Eminem - Stan
Did you know?Despite popular belief, Eminem’s character Stan is purely fictional. Eminem has admitted that he gets a lot of fan mail and people take his words too literally — that is what Stan is based on. The referenced story from In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins is also an urban legend.
Moment you'll tear up:
And even if I could it'll all be gray
Put your picture on my wall
It reminds me, that it's not so bad
It's not so bad
37U2 - With or Without You
Did you know?
Bono wrote the lyrics while struggling to reconcile his responsibilities as both a married man and a musician. Being part of a band was often at odds with his domestic life. While writing the lyrics, he came to the realization that neither of these facets defined him; rather, the tension between the two did. He explains that the final lyric is about "torment" and how repressing desires only makes them stronger.
Moment you'll tear up:
My hands are tied
My body bruised, she's got me withNothing to win and
Nothing left to lose
And you give yourself away
36Kelly Rowland - Stole
Did you know?
The lyrics of the track chronicle three different scenarios with teenagers whose lives are drastically changed by the aftermaths of a school shooting and a suicide.
Moment you'll tear up:
Mary's got the same size hands
As Marilyn Monroe
She put her fingers in the imprints
At Mann's Chinese Theater show
She coulda been a movie star
Never got the chance to go that far
Her life was stole, oh
Now we'll never know