Songs about heart break have been written since the first cave person lost his love to a saber tooth, trust me on this. :) These songs are modern versions of that, minus the saber tooth. They will fit many people's past and current situations and may bring a degree of solace...that is my hope at any rate.

Heart Break songs

The Playlist title says it all, country ballads and soft country rock that is melodic and pleasing to the brain and ears. Have a listen to a curated list that's all what it says it is.

Country Ballads

Steve Bareham

Steve Bareham Productions

A very comprehensive curated playlist of dream pop and easy listening pop songs by new artists and brought to you by Dream Pop Productions. Here you'll find several hours of sounds pleasing to your ears and soul. Thanks.

Best New Dream Pop Songs 2025

My Favs

🎼Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Blake Shelton, Michael Buble-Bradley Cooper&Lady Gaga, Alanis Morissette, Sarah McLachlan, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie,Shania Twain🎼Mix Country Ballads , Covers & Very Nice Songs🎼

🎼Norah Jones-Sheryl Crow-Alanis Morissette-Sarah McLachlan, K. Rogers,L.R.🎼

Usending

All I Wanna Do" - Sheryl Crown

Norah Jones - Sunrise (Live At Farm Aid 25)

CRY YOUR SONG

A lost love and a man wandering through an old mansion with metaphoric dust and ashes of his relationship. A sad but beautiful song with a great video on YouTube

Dust & Ashes

Aging musician has had enough of being on the road, so heads home for his love. Upbeat pop country tune.

Back In Baby's Arms

Back in Baby's Arms

Man believes love lasts, finds out not so much...wants her back.

Please Come Home

The man was a runaround until he met a girl he loved, then he settled down. A bit later he notices she's not as interested in him as she once was, so now he's downtrodden and laments his former ways...and now hers.

Wrong Wrong, So Wrong

Wrong, So Wrong

Touching song about a man anticipating a night with his love

The Sound of Night

The song is about a man proclaiming his love for his woman. Play it for your woman; she will love it, like he loves you. 

In the Still of the Night

This guitar based hard blues song details the life of a big rig driver as he's heading home to his love. As the song notes, "if you bought it, a trucker brought it, some thanks would be nice." If you know a trucker send them a link; they'll understand what this song means. 

Big Rig Blues

This is a classic fantasy love story ala beauty and beast where the lion falls for the young beautiful maiden but she have to leave. Left alone, his life spirit fails so a snow white dove carries a message to the maiden relaying the power of his love. He begs her to return before he dies....a sad but beautiful song with the ending left to the listener... I wrote this song many years ago when my love left "to the east" so I sent it to tell her I wanted her to return ASAP. Spoiler: she did! I hope you enjoy it, it's borne from heartfelt real emotion. 

It's the Lion's Turn to Cry

It's the Livin' That Counts

The title and chorus say it all: "...regrets do no good if no lesson's understood..." Have a listen and send it to someone you love who may need such advice. Thanks.

Life's Regrets

Woman leaves man so he hits the dating scene with all the usual trappings. His goal is to find a new love, but he's stuck in an emotional rut and finds out that what he's really looking for is a copy of his lost love. Old story....

Runaround

Dreaming of a better world without starving children, without pointless violence and wars, without poverty, racism and hate. The list of the bad gets long very quickly. Most people are good and decent so why aren't we doing better? Hmmmm....

I Had a Dream

Man leaves woman after avowing forever love. He's a cad. She's sad. Her friends warned her. Listen to your friends. 

Full Moon Shining

Man loses his love and realizes too late that it was his fault. Now he's trying to win her back but she's found someone new. Touching country style ballad for romantics. Complete lyrics below:

DIDN'T KNOW I'D MISS YOU SO

Hi darlin’, it’s been too long, seems forever you’ve been gone.
Days drift by as wasted time, cuz I’ve got troubles on my mind
I hear a new love’s in your life, that cuts thru me like a knife.
Hear me out for old times’ sake, you’ll see I’ve learned from my mistakes.

[chorus]
I think of how we used to be, when you walked long side of me
But that was oh so long ago, I didn’t know I’d miss you so, miss you sooo.

[verse]
Your voice can’t hide something’s changed, yes I know I’m to blame.
It tears my heart to realize, that lovin’ glow’s gone from your eyes.
My life now moves down just one track, to find a way to win you back. 

[chorus]
I think of how we used to be, when you walked long side of me
But that was oh so long ago, I didn’t know I’d miss you so, miss you sooo.

[verse]
This hurt can’t wait, so one request, if there’s any feeling left.
It’s not too late, please don’t say no…just one last kiss before you go. 

[chorus]
I think of how we used to be, when you walked long side of me
But that was oh so long ago, just one last kiss before you go.

Didn't Know I'd Miss You So

Always On My Mind

Classic story of romantic break up and heart break. Woman laments loss of her love so she does what many people do: sits in her apartment drinkin' and smokin' and feelin' alone. Nice lyrics and instrumentation in my view. What do you think? 

Smokin' Drinkin' Feelin' Alone

Smoking Drinking Feeling Alone

The song uses the metaphor and a couple turns of phrase from Robert Frost's Winter Wind & Window Flower to create a contemporary tune. His lyrics have been dramatically changed, but he gets, and deserves, credit for a wonderful  love lost metaphor. Thanks Bob...hope you don't turn in your grave.

The Winter Wind & Window Flower

Winter Wind & Window Flower

A song produced in a blend of dream pop and blues intended for listeners who have lost a love at this otherwise generally happy time of year.  It's one of 12 new Christmas songs on SoundCloud Christmas playlists 2025.

Christmas Blues

Lonely man in old dusty mansion laments loss of his lover. He just can't get over her so he sits around in dust and ashes which sounds like it could get a bit uncomfortable after awhile...

Dust & Ashes Blues

Lonely girl waits under a weeping willow tree for her lover who never arrives. Heart broken she asks the willow tree to cry for her. By morning the willow tree still stands but the young woman is gone, the willow knows about the power of the flowing waters nearby...have a listen.

Weeping Willow Weep for Me

Coffee Shop (Reprise)

Man suffers break up with loved one and it's so bad that he decides to leave town...what better/faster way to leave than on an airplane...one with silver wings. Dreamy slow dream pop ballad, easy on the ears...I believe and a very strong vocal. Have a listen. Added bonus, the entire song lyrics follow below:

 [Verse]

Silver wings fly me away, can’t stay another day
Tell myself forget the past, flash of freedom never lasts
Tell my head it’s life anew, but in my heart there’s only you

[chorus]

Silver wings on you I fly, on your wings I say goodbye
To love I’ve lost forever more, to pale blue eyes I still adore
Your wings lift me to the sky, places only eagles fly
Where winds flow with grace caring not for time and space...(time and space...) 

[verse]

Silver wings take me away to a place with sunny days
Where memories disappear like jet trails in thin air
Where thoughts aren’t just of you, a place where life begins anew...(begins anew...)

[CHORUS]
Silver wings on you I fly, on your wings I say goodbye
To love I’ve lost forever more, to pale blue eyes I still adore
Your wings lift me to the sky, to places only eagles fly
Where winds flow with grace caring not for time and space (time and space...)

[verse]

Silver wings fly me away where sunrise brings another day
When all my thoughts aren’t just of you, a day when life begins anew, 
when life begins brand new…silver wings I fly with you...

Silver Wings

No Way Forward Back

Norah Jones  Don't Know Why

Sheryl Crow - My Favorite Mistake cvr @selmasita

Alanis Morissette: Thank You (Unplugged)

MUSIC MADE IN CANADA: Music has been a large part of my life since my teen years when I started playing guitar. Used to play popular pop and country songs in bars, songs written by other artists but for past couple decades have focused entirely on writing and producing my own songs across a number of genres: pop, country, blues, and more recently dream pop and what I'm calling whiskey blues dream pop, a style that merges the two and that seems complimentary to my ear. I believe each style can sound good and give people pleasure: that's my goal in writing. Now I produce sounds featuring both male and female vocals as the lyrics dictate; variety is the spice of...well, you know. Thanks for listening.