History TearJerker / BobDylan

* The best example is probably just about every song on ''Music/BloodOnTheTracks,'' which was written shortly before (not after) his divorce. It is commonly considered to be a defining example of [[BreakupSong break-up music]]. Music/JakobDylan has been quoted as saying, "That album is my Mom and my Dad talking to each other."

* The best example is probably just about every song on ''Music/BloodOnTheTracks,'' which was written shortly before (not after) his divorce. It is commonly considered to be a defining example of [[BreakupSong break-up music]].

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFCqwedWHRk Sara]]" is, on its own, a well-written and melancholic love song. But realizing that it was one of the few songs that Bob Dylan wrote about his personal life -- in an attempt to salvage his failing marriage -- makes the emotion within it a lot more powerful. And then, you find out that it ''didn't work''.

* Some of the songs on ''Music/TheTimesTheyAreAChangin''', especially "The Ballad of Hollis Brown", when you consider that that kind of thing can often happen in real life, to say nothing of the real-life tragedies which inspired "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll", "Only a Pawn in Their Game", and the unreleased "Death of Emmett Till."

** "If You See Her, Say Hello" will crush you on it's own as well. It's such a beautiful, thoughtful song. After an album that's bitter and angry, to hear him sing a song that's more grateful and introspective just shows how complex of a person Dylan really is.

** The song "I'm Not There" manages to be emotionally affecting even though it was only meant to be a rough demo with WordSaladLyrics.
* Perhaps it's just me, but this troper finds the song "Billy 1" heartbreaking, especially the verse : "The businessmen from Taos want you to go down/They’ve hired Pat Garrett to force a showdown/Billy, don’t it make ya feel so low-down / To be shot down by the man who was your friend?"
* Also: "Forever Young", "Knocking on Heaven's Door", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" and "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".
* And don't forget "Not Dark Yet" from ''Music/TimeOutOfMind''. Get your handkerchief out.

* Also: "Forever Young", "Knocking on Heaven's Door", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", and "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".

** Or "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"

* Some of the songs on ''The Times They Are a-Changin''', especially "The Ballad of Hollis Brown", when you consider that that kind of thing can often happen in real life, to say nothing of the real-life tragedies which inspired "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll", "Only a Pawn in Their Game", and the unreleased "Death of Emmett Till."
* The best example is probably just about every song on ''Blood on the Tracks,'' which was written shortly before (not after) his divorce. It is commonly considered to be a defining example of [[BreakupSong break-up music]].

* "Goin' to Acapulco", especially in ''I'm Not There''.

* And don't forget "Not Dark Yet" from ''Time Out of Mind''. Get your handkerchief out.

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** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFCqwedWHRk Sara]]" is, on its own, a well-written and melancholic love song. But realizing that it was one of the few songs that Bob Dylan wrote about his personal life -- in an attempt to salvage his failing marriage -- makes the emotion within it a lot more powerful. And then, you find out that it ''didn't work''.

* Similar to "Sara" is "Ballad in Plain D," another of Dylans's few songs about his personal life. Dylan reflects on his failed relationship with Suze Rotolo, coming to terms with the fact that it was as much his fault as anyone else's that it didn't work. The simple arrangement of voice, guitar, and harmonica means the song is positively ''dripping'' with regret and remorse, and it can be ''devastating'' to listen to if you're in the right (wrong?) frame of mind.

* Perhaps it's just me, but this troper finds the song "Billy 1" heartbreaking, especially the verse : " The businessmen from Taos want you to go down / They’ve hired Pat Garrett to force a showdown / Billy, don’t it make ya feel so low-down / To be shot down by the man who was your friend?"

* And don't forget "Not Dark Yet" from Time Out of Mind. Get your handkerchief out.

* "Shelter From the Storm" has a one-verse IronicReprise with a formerly compassionate and giving lover turning cold and harsh due to the narrator's treatment of her.

* Similary to "Sara" is "Ballad in Plain D," another of Dylans's few songs about his personal life. Dylan reflects on his failed relationship with Suze Rotolo, coming to terms with the fact that it was as much his fault as anyone else's that it didn't work. The simple arrangement of voice, guitar, and harmonica means the song is positively ''dripping'' with regret and remorse, and it can be ''devastating'' to listen to if you're in the right (wrong?) frame of mind.

* It can be hard to get through a listen of "Ballad in Plain D" without completely falling apart. Dylan reflects on a failed relationship, comes to terms with the pain he's caused and the mistakes he's made, then caps it off with a gut-wrenching harmonica solo...

* "Sweetheart Like You," because of the implication that due to HumansAreBastards and CrapsackWorld, the genuinely good woman he's singing to won't be able to make it in the world.

** Also: "Forever Young", "Knocking on Heaven's Door", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", and "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands".