History Main / MelancholyMusicalNumber

* ''WebVideo{{Jreg}}'': "Stockholm Syndrome With Being Alive" from the ''Mental Illnesses'' episode of the same name. The song details Depression's bleak worldview and how he views the "normal ones" as having StockholmSyndrome with life, disillusioned with reality. Yet, at the same time, Depression desperately wishes to be like them.

* From the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' movie ''WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures'': "Sometimes You Make a Friend" is a somber ballad about Thomas realizing what he had done and his wanting to apologize to Nia.

* From the WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends movie WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures: "Sometimes You Make a Friend" is a somber ballad about Thomas realizing what he had done and his wanting to apologize to Nia.

Related to GriefSong, which is about a character mourning the death of another through song, and TorchSong, which is about someone lamenting a lost love. Not to be confused with BSODSong, which is about someone singing about how sad they are, rather than what they are sad over.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Part 1 of "A Canterlot Wedding" has Twilight worry her BBBFF (Big Brother, Best Friend Forever) Shining Armor won't stick around with her as much when he is engaged. Taken a step further with the DarkReprise when he rejects her and thinks he won't appreciate her anymore.
** In part 1 of "The Crystal Empire", Twilight is given a test to protect the titular kingdom and laments in song that she wasn't prepared for such.
** In "Magical Mystery Cure", Twilight botches a spell and causes the rest of the Mane Six to swap destinies ([[CloudCuckooLander Pinkie]] [[GenkiGirl Pie]] gets [[FarmGirl Applejack]]'s destiny, Applejack gets [[TheFashionista Rarity]]'s destiny, Rarity gets [[ActionGirl Rainbow]] [[WeatherManipulation Dash]]'s destiny, Rainbow Dash gets [[FriendToAllLivingThings Flutter]][[ShrinkingViolet shy]]'s destiny and Fluttershy gets Pinkie Pie's destiny). Everything turns horrible because none of them are suited to do the others' destinies, and Twilight [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels it's her fault]] and she sings a sad song about how it was her fault and how she has to set things right.
** In "Crusaders of the Lost Mark'', after Diamond Tiara loses the class election to Pipsqueak and her mother berates her for her failure, she sings about how she feels deeply lost and insecure.
* The song in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Faith" is composed of three parts, with the second being a lament from Alan, asking why Gumball and Darwin thought their previous song (which was a very bleak take on life and how almost everything in it sucks) would make him feel better, how his life is crumbling down and asking why ''should'' he feel better when everything seems so horrible and isn't going to get better.

** "Don't Walk" is about a groom who is very sad due to not being able to cross the street to his bride because of the 'don't walk' song.

* The gypsy Esmeralda from Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' has sought sanctuary in the cathedral of Notre Dame from the wicked Judge Frollo and his minions. While they dare not violate the sanctity of the Church, she is effectively a prisoner there. Since her plight mirrors the prejudice and oppression of the gypsy people in Paris, she sings ''God Help The Outcasts'' as a prayer for divine relief of the gypsies living in the margins of French society.
* Tigger from ''Disney/TheTiggerMovie'' starts with his usual bouncy, self-glorifying Tigger's Tune: "The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, that I'm the only one!" However, it later dawns on Tigger that, as the only one, he'll never have siblings or parents or a mate. The poor guy is almost in tears during the reprise:

* Zazu the hornbill from Disney's ''Disney/TheLionKing'' begins singing "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen" while moping in a ribcage in Scar's lair. Scar objects that the song is too maudlin, and commands Zazu shift to one with "more bounce to it." Mockingly, Zazu shifts to "It's A Small World After All", which Scar finds even worse.

* “Pictures in My Head” from ''Film/TheMuppets'' is a musical number where Kermit reminisces about happier days with the other Muppets.

* “Pictures in My Head” from ''Film/TheMuppets'' is a musical number where Kermit reminisces about happier days with the other Muppets. It’s a real tear-jerker.

** Cricket himself has "No Christmas at All", where after some hesitation, he finally learns all the disasters were no one's fault but himself, and believes he'll never get a gift from Santa and his Christmas is ruined.

Related to GriefSong, which is about a character mourning the death of another through song, and TorchSong, which is about someone lamenting a lost love.

** In the episode "Magical Mystery Cure", when all of the main pony characters except [[TheLeader Twilight]] [[BookWorm Sparkle]] swap destinies due to a failed spell ([[CloudCuckooLander Pinkie]] [[GenkiGirl Pie]] has [[FarmGirl Applejack]]'s destiny, Applejack has [[TheFashionista Rarity]]'s destiny, Rarity has [[ActionGirl Rainbow]] [[WeatherManipulation Dash]]'s destiny, Rainbow Dash has [[FriendToAllLivingThings Flutter]][[ShrinkingViolet shy]]'s destiny and Fluttershy has Pinkie Pie's destiny), and Twilight [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels it's her fault]] because she was the one who attempted the spell, she sings a sad song about how it was her fault and she has to set things right.

* In ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}'', Curly attempts to persuade Jud [[WhatTheHellHero to hang himself]], and "Lonely Room" begins with Jud detailing how miserable his life is. However, at the end, rather than deciding to kill himself, he decides will instead take what he wants (i.e. Laurie) and kill whoever stands in his way.

** In "Texas", Sandy gets homesick and sings a song about her missing Texas and wanting to go home.
** Another episode has the opposite, with Sandy singing a song about how much she'll miss Bikini Bottom when she [[WithAFootOnTheBus thinks she's going to leave]].
** [=SpongeBob=] gets one in "Mimic Madness", as he is succumbing to Mocking Mimicry Madness and doesn't remember his true identity.

*** The song "Dawn's Lament" was about her lamenting about her sadness because nobody is noticing her and the things she has been doing (Shoplifting), but the song is cut short as she is kidnapped by the [[TheMusicMeister Demon Sweet]]'s henchmen.

** In "Crusaders of the Lost Mark'', after Diamond Tiara loses the class election to Pipsqueak and her mother berates her for her failure, she sings about how she feels deeply lost and insecure despite her AlphaBitch attitude up untill then.

* ''Theater/{{Wicked}}'': After having a HeelRealization from nearly killing Boq, who she was in love with, Nessarose sings about how she deserves to be alone with nobody but herself and her reflection, which she refers to as "The Wicked Witch of the East".

Perhaps the singer's friend is moving away, they're looking back on happier days gone by, or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the save data of a game they've spent countless hours on has been deleted and can't be retrieved.]] Nevertheless, this character is sad, and has decided that the best way to express their sadness is to sing about it.

* Tigger from ''Disney/TheTiggerMovie'' starts with his usual bouncy, self-glorifying Tigger's Tune: "The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, that I'm the only one!" However, it later dawns on Tigger that, as the only one, he'll never have siblings or parents or a mate. The poor guy is almost in tears during the reprise: "I'm... the lonely... one."

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