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Loss of a Family Member Songs

Losing parents, siblings, or other family creates unique grief. These songs understand those special bonds and help you process the complex emotions that come with family loss.

Album cover of "The Hard Truth" by Wynonna Judd, featuring an intimate portrait of the singer that reflects the album's themes of grief, family heartbreak, and emotional healing.

‘All Downhill from Ashland’

By Wynonna Judd

Anyone watching the Judd family from afar would think they had it all: good looks, fame, fortune and incredible generati…

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'When Somebody’s Gone'

By Carsie Blanton

Carsie Blanton, known for her activism in both song and action, shared her vulnerable and powerful music differently in …

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'Fix You'

By Coldplay

The British alternative rock band Coldplay often delivers songs with emotional sincerity and anthemic choruses, and “Fix…

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"Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife"

By The Drive-By Truckers

The Drive-By Truckers, known for their narrative-driven Southern rock sound, have a penchant for crafting songs that div…

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"You're Missing"

By Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen’s 2002 album “The Rising”was a poignant reflection on 9/11. In it, he reflects on the politics of the …

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"How Do I Say Goodbye"

By Dean Lewis

n his 2022 song “How Do I Say Goodbye,” singer-songwriter Dean Lewis wrestles with what it means to have a parent die. T…

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"A Song for Mama"

By Boyz II Men

For fans of the contemporary R&B group Boyz II Men, “A Song for Mama” is a sentimental favorite. This ’90s megahit is an…

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"Wake Me Up When September Ends"

By Green Day

Green Day emerged as part of the punk rock scene in the Bay Area of California in the 1980s. The front man and lyricist …

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"Easier"

By Kandi

Long before her “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fame, Kandi Burruss made a name for herself in music. She was part of the i…

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“Square by Square”

By Kate Schutt

Kate Schutt’s song “Square by Square,” from her album “Bright Nowhere” (available on ArtistShare), shows her mom perseve…

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"Golden Embers”

By Mandolin Orange

In “Golden Embers,” North Carolina folk duo Mandolin Orange blends haunting vocals with guitar and violin to celebrate t…

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"In the Backseat"

By Arcade Fire

Canadian band Arcade Fire rose to prominence in 2004 with their debut album, “Funeral,” which drew critical acclaim and …

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"Monsters”

By James Blunt

“Monsters” is singer James Blunt’s way of lamenting his father’s impending death from kidney disease. In a powerful musi…

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"You Should Be Here"

By Cole Swindell

In September 2013, when country singer-songwriter Cole Swindell was on tour celebrating his first big recording contract…

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"Drink A Beer"

By Luke Bryan

Country music star Luke Bryan is no stranger to grief. The 42-year-old singer/songwriter has spoken openly about losing …

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"Haunted"

By Poe

In 2000, five years after she released her debut album “Hello,” the singer-songwriter Poe (Anne Danielewski) released a …

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“Supermarket Flowers”

By Ed Sheeran

English singer, songwriter and record producer Ed Sheeran just released his new album, “Divide,” this past March. The mu…

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"The Living Years"

By Mike & The Mechanics

The Living Years by Mike & The Mechanics is as potent a reminder as any to make peace with our parents while we still ha…

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“Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from "The Phantom of the Op…

By Andrew Lloyd Webbe

Christine Daaé, once an obscure ballerina, is given a lead singing role in “Don Juan”, an opera written by the Phantom o…

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“Mama Liked the Roses”

By Elvis Presley

When it comes to memorial music, it seems that The King is still one of the best around at crooning out heart-wrenching …

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Bread's album cover featuring a photo of the four members of the band sitting together

"Everything I Own"

By Bread

Music has the uncanny quality of reaching inside of us and yanking out the emotions no human being could ever touch.

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“Mama You Sweet”

By Lucinda Williams

On her 2007 album, West, one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Lucinda Williams, released an intensely beautiful song a…

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“Dance with my Father”

By Luther Vandross

Losing someone with whom you were extremely close to is never easy. It will stick with you for the rest of your life. As…

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“How I Knew Her”

By Nataly Dawn

“How I Knew Her” takes listeners on a journey of grief and self-discovery as the titular song off Nataly Dawn’s 2013 sol…

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“Love Is Here to Stay”

By George and Ira Gershwin

Among the Gershwin brothers’ hundreds of hit songs from the great jazz age, “Love Is Here to Stay” is perhaps the most p…

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“Angel”

By The Corrs


In 2004, the Corrs, a Celtic folk rock group consisting of three sisters and one brother, released a beautiful, upbeat s…

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"Like a River"

By Carly Simon

Carly sings in poetic metaphors (and spells out to us quite literally) about “the room [that] is emptying out” — a plac…

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