“Old Tige” by Jim Reeves tells us the story of a loyal dog and his owner. Having returned home from his service in the army, Tige is there to greet him at the bus station. Like the other times the dog had always been there to help and guide him, Tige was able to lead him home safely. But upon speaking to his mother, the owner learned that Tige had actually died three years prior. It’s an emotional, heart-breaking song about friendship that can survive anything, even death.

In the case of “Old Shep,” created by Willis Arthur and Red Foley, we learn of a dog who has grown old and so sick not much can be done for him. The troubled owner can’t bring himself to shoot the dog and recalls all the wonderful memories they’d had together, such as wandering through meadows and hills.

With this, we can see that without animals, life would be a little less full.

This pre-Animal Liberation Front age ballad gently chides, rather than storms any barricades, hoping to get the message out to the widest possible audience with their beautifully crafted music.

The song’s written from the position of those who were a little detached concerning the whale’s fate, saying, “It’s not that we don’t know, it’s just that we don’t want to care.” This attitude probably did more to radicalize the next generations rage against all machines that killed, and spawned Greenpeace, for example.

“ The Whaler’s Dues,” by Jethro Tull, from their Rock Island album gets far more into the nitty-gritty of the subject, examining what happens to a whaler’s family when he cannot put bread on their table.

There is no attempt to disguise the wrong done to the whales, here, but rather a plea for understanding and leaves listeners with a feeling that that both whalers and whales lose out to the money men in this interaction. The music is powerful rather than wistful, with Ian Anderson making good use of his silver flute’s mournful vioce.

This third song is bang up to date, from The Shaky Hands, called, “Whales Sing,” from the album,” The Skidmore Days.” An upbeat song, after a long intro featuring some very whale-like sounds, it’s only sad in its references to human relationships in terms of the sad story of the whales. The video clip for this song was shot at Hug Point near Arch Cape in Oregon, a prime whale watching tourist area now, but earlier, the home of Native American Indians who legitimately hunted whales for their families needs.

1. Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar
2. The Letter from Marguerite
3. I’ll Cover You – Reprise from Rent
4. For Good from Wicked
5. I dont know how to love him from JCS
6. Drift Away from Grey Gardens
7. Just Another Love Story from  Passion
8. The I Love You Song from Spelling Bee
9. This Is What It Is from The Wild Party
10. Aldonza from Man Of La Mancha

Here’s my list of sad songs from operas:

1. E lucevan le Stelle from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
2. Un Bel Dia from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
3. Che faro senza Euridice from Orpheus and Euridica by Gluck
4. The last scene from Aida by Verdi
5. Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano
6. The finale of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
7. Lucia di Lammermoor by  Gaetano Donizetti
8. Palmyra from Koanga by Delius
9. Lascia Ch’io Pianga and Cara Sposa from Rinaldo by Handel
10. Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica from Il Trittico by Giacomo Puccini

I hate goodbyes. Everybody does. Nobody likes to loose someone you really love. There are a lot of reasons for goodbyes, but for whatever reason it is the event itself is very sad. I made a small list of sad songs about goodbuys. If you know something really really sorrow share it in comments. I hope this list will help you to fight a goodbye. Most of these songs are really beautiful. Someone may say – why anyone whants to be sad. Listening to a sad song will make you sad. But the point is that sad songs make you stronger. And actually it is essential for humans to feel sad. It is a part of human nature. You can’t always be happy.

1. Goodbye to you by Michelle Branch
2. Wish you were here by Pink Floyd
3. Say Goodbye by Chris Brown
4. Goodbye by Alicia Keys
5. Goodbye my Lover by James Blunt
6. Verve Pipe by The Freshman
7. Yesterday by The Beatles
8. Last Goodbye by Kenny Wayne Shepard
9. Goodbye to Love by the Marcels
10. End of the Road by Boyz 2 Men
11. Slow Down by Ben Jelen
12. Kiss and say goodbye by The Manhattan
13. Goodbye by Spice Girls
14. Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.
15. Run by Snow Patrol