The happy-sad lovers’ duet, in which they sing a joyous song together and are later left to nurse a broken heart with a weepy solo has innumerable examples, right from Bachpan Ke Din (Deedar ...

Sad, emotional songs come easily to me. What do you have to say about this song? I really like the hook line, Tujhse juda hone ka tasavur, ek gunah sa lagta hai .

In her column “Brutal Monsters,” Cate Burtner ’25 offers commentary on the literature of mental illness. I have always thought the term ‘sad girl poetry’ was condescending.

Why We're Happy Being Sad: Pop's Emotional Evolution Every Top 40 hit in 1965 was in a major key and had a fast tempo. In 2009, more than half of the Top 40 songs were in a minor key.