Cry Me A River! The 100 Most Heartbreaking Records of All Time… (50-1)
Various Writers, Rock's Backpages, December 2001
Last week we gave you the first 50 of our all-time gut-wrenching love songs. This week we complete a ton of tearjerkers with our Top 50 – drawn again from every walk of pop, from trip-hop to country via a whole lotta soul. Hope you washed your hankies after last week's list...
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