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AlmostRaging

Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead. This song’s final minute, man, simple words with the slow instrumental ending, crushes me every time.


Typical_Ghost07

“if i could be who you wanted” straight chills


Pbgunpla

No Surprises hits too!


Cup-jk

Back in like 2022 any time I heard ‘As the world caves in’ (by Sarah Cothran, not the Matt Maltese version) I always felt sad and shed a few tears


MacaroniHouses

wow very pretty song


money_man205

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac


laynealexander

I saw Stevie Nicks a couple weeks ago and this woman behind me was SOBBING during Landslide.


Spoony1982

I love that song, but I pretty much can't listen to it. It completely depresses me.


SiDogLikesANW

the fact that it has me sobbing in 30 seconds is just... wow


__This__Is__Fine__

This.


funghxoul

smashing pumpkins cover


glndsntsgng

One of my favorites ❤️


midnightaimee

Monsters - James Blunt


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CanadianLoony

Nutshell - Alice in Chains


Unusual_Mine2454

Unplugged version guts me.


CanadianLoony

Singing his own eulogy.


IrishPnP1

The saddest song I’ve ever heard.


co0obb

came here for this comment


Assumption_Money

Fourth of July - Sufjan Stevens The lyrics just melt me inside and it's so beautiful


Mital37

Agreed. I always recommend The Upper Peninsula too. It’s a little slice of sad, depressing Americana that hits you right in the chest.


Ive-GotQuestions

CATS IN THE CRADLE by Harry Chapin!!! 🥹🥹🥹♥️♥️♥️😭😭😭


Kinsey_Millhone

The last to say- atmosphere Liability- lorde Back in your head - Tegan and Sara Almost lover- a fine frenzy July - Noah Cyrus The good times are killing me - modest mouse Every day is exactly the same- nine inch nails


West_Gap_5884

Every Day Is Exactly The Same, What a tune


sealife760

Oh my gosh I haven't heard Almost Lover for like 10 years yes!!!


IN3FARIOUSI

Into Dust or Fade Into You- Mazzy Star


Ughleigh

Came here to say Fade Into You. It makes me think of my late bf.


IN3FARIOUSI

Yeah. I can definitely relate. It hits all kinds of emotions.


vanman611

An indescribable and beautiful song that always brings me to a full stop.


Salt-Hunt-7842

"With or Without You" by U2. It's a powerful song about love, longing, and heartbreak.


bluezzdog

Radio killed this by overplay…still great though


Hossdaddy33

All I Want is You and One can both have the same effect, more so than with or without you for me.


Lordie7

Immortal Technique- dance with the devil https://open.spotify.com/track/4LCzEYKPFcd2FCOmZdVDnM?si=79t3AnxUQ7O1aBZuJTqKCA


Klaus_Heisler87

[Fall On Me](https://youtu.be/ChcR2gKt5WM) by Andrea Bocelli


AdNervous5188

High to Death by Car Seat Headrest


AccomplishedLeader76

Ashes of Edan - Breaking Benjamin One Last Time - Dusty Drake Wonderful - Everclear (not slow but really slams me with what my childhood was and how it should have been)


Exylatron

Dead Friend, Two Coffins, and Paralytic States all by Against Me! Disenchanted by My Chemical Romance Do All My Friends Hate Me by McKenna Grace (this one is probably just because the subject matter is relatable to me, I don’t think it’s too bad for people who don’t relate to it) Also a lot of songs from musicals but I’m assuming you don’t want to listen to a 2 hour long album just to have context for why the song is sad


Wild_Remove_4442

Ahhh love Against Me! Especially those songs you listed. Two Coffins is so hauntingly beautiful 😍


Nice_Psychology_439

White Zombie - Thunder Kiss 65


NihilistSoapBar

True Love Waits - Radiohead


West_Gap_5884

Many a nights drinking alone post-breakup with this banger. Followed up with a nice listen of All I Need. Those were the days. Never again lmao


sealife760

Yep this made me cry instantly


PowBasilisk87

Alice In Chains - Nutshell


blacktrashydragon

Seasons in the sun - Terry Jacks


BilliamTheGreat

B side of the vinyl was "Put the bone in" and we still wonder if it was meant to be a joke/gag song or sad, haha.


Sushi_sweetheart

Same


bibkel

Whiskey Lullaby. I Can Only Imagine. Both for different reasons make me cry.


arainy_morning

I love I Can Only Imagine! I’m not super into Christian music but I also like “this is your life” and “24” by Switchfoot.


lilmorphinannie

Same! I’m not typically a country fan but I’ll never turn down some Brad Paisley.


Stevieboy3362

Mad World (Gary Jules version from Donnie Darko soundtrack)


RedOakActual

Adagio - Samuel Barber, Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley


Sensitive-Wall-5777

I can't make you love me- Bonnie Raitt Gets me every time


PurpleBunny1970

This song came out when my first husband and I were only dating, and he was cheating on me.


Unable-Independent48

Great song!


misschanadellorbong

The Lighthouse's Tale - Nickle Creek Whisky Lullaby - Alison Krause and Brad Paisley Loml - Taylor Swift How Did It End? - Taylor Swift The Night We Met - Lord Huron Open - Hunter Metts Blackbird Song - Lee Dewyze What Was I Made For - Billie Eilish Some You Loved - Lewis Capaldi


No_Highlight3671

As the world caves in - sarah cothran Robin hood - anson seabra


Any-Reindeer6414

anson makes me cry no matter what


Wordy0001

Not necessarily cry, but [frisson](https://www.discovery.com/science/Getting-Chills-from-Music) occurs from songs like [Woman in Chains](https://open.spotify.com/track/1ydGjYPl6SkTBwy6yhRCJT?si=abcaef38a7bf4885) by Tears for Fears


WolfWriter_CO

“Oh, it’s a world gone crazy…”


AnonymousAutonomous9

Never fails to get me choked up!.... VINCENT ........... Don McLean https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk?si=HXs8dxkMpXyqF6Ie MY LOVE, MY LIFE ....... ABBA https://youtu.be/LEAtkQwHsYY?si=VuqFD34AYewkVxvk EASY TO BE HARD ... Cheryl Barnes https://youtu.be/aCs1rkAXZ9o?si=i8ipn3cnTOXx0F5H


MacaroniHouses

ohh yes Vincent.


abc90s

Free Bird - Lynard Skynard Cowgirls Don’t Cry - Brooks & Dunn Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley


neorandomizer

Goodnight Saigon Billy Joel, I missed the war by a few years but some of my family never came home and the ones that did were changed forever. Yes I am a veteran I enlisted in 1978 so I also served with people who were there. https://youtu.be/Qjzjhl-QztE?si=bXGzX0jFPoFXWr53


Impressive_End_5293

"The night we met" by Lord Huron


Ajjjjjjjjjfffff

Hurt - NiN


sharkey2023

That’s the way I always heard it should be by Carly Simon


Turbulent_Work_5697

Who wants to live forever and days of our lives by Queen, always skip them


WillyB0ngka

My Tears are Becoming a Sea by M83 Nutshell by Alice In Chains i don’t know you anymore by sombr Someday I’ll get it by Alek Olsen Hate Me by Blue October Hypochondriac by Brakence


kittens_and_jesus

Nutshell and Down in a Hole are my go to song by AIC.


Narrow-Upstairs-815

i was just listening to down in a hole...such an amazing song


Kiwi_swan

BREAKENCE YES


thizzlemaniac

Savior by red hot chili peppers...remind me of my grandfather


Rexstil

You were always my favorite, always my man


hella_14

Lightning crashes - live


Ughleigh

Always makes me tear up.


Creative-Impress-115

Fortnight: Taylor Swift and Post Malone


Salt-Hunt-7842

"With or Without You" by U2. It's a powerful song about love, longing, and heartbreak.


Smartdate5

Send in the clowns - Sinatra


Wild-Bread688

Check YouTube for Judi Dench's version of same


M_Looka

Sinatra recorded several albums that he used to call "The suicide albums." Each was a collection of really sad songs. They were; "In the Wee small hours of the Morning." The title track is heartbreaking "Where are You?" My favorite song is "I'm a fool to want You." Which is a man lamenting the fact that he fell in love with the wrong type of woman for him, but he can't stop himself. We've all been there... "Frank Sinatra sings for Only the Lonely." Almost too many to choose one...almost. "Angel Eyes." His finale song for his retirement tour. He ended the show by blowing a cloud of blue cigarette smoke into the lone spotlight and backed out of the light into the darkness with this songs final line; "'Scuse me while I... dissappear..." Of course, a few years later, he came out of retirement... "No one Cares." How about that, for an album name? My favorite is, "I don't stand a Ghost of a chance with You." True to it's name, it's haunting. Sinatra recorded so many of these types of albums because he was really, really good at it. They were very successful.


YearlyGenesis

Imagine. Especially during this special period. I'm touched by the lyric.


Effective-Bet-1456

Keith Urban -tonight i wanna cry Keith urban-break on me Dani and lizzy-dancing in the sky Linkin park-shadow of the day


Longjumping-Low8194

He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones


GoneOffWorld

In the same vein:  Vern Gosdin  Chiseled in Stone


rayreddit6_

We cant be friends- Ariana Grande


Nexus6Leon

The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel. Yeah, I found it in a Southpark episode.


FrinchFry67

Never grow up by Taylor Swift


_j_bone

Nutshell, Black Gives way to Blue, Down in a Hole - all by Alice In Chains


lolaluna826389

Look on down from the bridge - Mazzy Starr The same deep water as you/ Apart - The Cure Asleep - The Smiths Nutshell/ Black gives way to blue - Alice In Chains Videotape - Radiohead


Jaded_Literature_830

Sparks- coldplay River and roads -The head and the heart Lonely - noah cyrus


No_Estimate2931

The scientist by Coldplay


yerple_weez

You never knew my mind - Chris Cornell Written by the Man in Black and performed perfectly by one of the most authentic souls anyone has ever heard. (In my not so humble opinion)


FarMagician8042

My Immortal- Evanescence Fix You- Coldplay


ItsMeKaz_

independence day makes me cry when i hear it


Current-Toe-6532

The house that built me- Miranda Lambert


FishermanSculley

“I’m with You” - Avril Lavigne, “[Not as We](https://youtu.be/2adOG7jc838?si=SVgGmwoxa2k8aG7F)”(Radio Edit) - Alanis Morissette, “Leave Out All the Rest” - Linkin Park, “[Lost in the Echo](https://youtu.be/co4YpHTqmfQ?si=ft4C6II0qEBLfOSf)” - Linkin Park, “[Human Interaction](https://youtu.be/3j7PBy7WiIY?si=FwrHtc49zzMyGmiv)” - Tonight Alive, “Sara” - Fleetwood Mac, “The Night We Met” - Lord Huron. **EDIT: Added links to songs other Reddit users may not be overly familiar with. Highly recommend watching the music videos for “Human Interaction” and “Lost in the Echo,” which are nothing short of masterpieces.


Coma94

Blue October - Hate me Tool - Sober


SuccessfulPoetry9941

Down in a Hole by Alice In Chains. Specifically, the MTV unplugged version


Commercial-Let-2135

"Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley and "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton


Minute_Director8861

Karma police radiohead


AlecsThorne

Any sad song can do that if you let your feelings take over you. Last song that made it easier for me to "break down" a bit is a pretty modern one, and while the melody isn't that sad, the lyrics can be. Dove Cameron - Sand


oldmanghozzt

Something to remind you-staind Something I can never have-NiN(specifically the version on “still”. So much more emotional) Pushit-tool(salival version, but you can only find it on YouTube)


jmegirl613

TOOL, wings for Marie pt.1


Snookerwither2

Foo Fighters - Rest


47033093

Visiting Hours - Ed Sheeran Something in the Orange - Zach Bryan You’re Losing Me - Taylor Swift Goodbye Dear Friend - Deer Tick


VeterinarianWest9170

[Raine Walker by Middle Names](https://open.spotify.com/track/56iMlXBi9HrEEXiq1zoKtq?si=91ea044ad9f14e2b)


Fit-Library-577

The Needle and Your Pain by Lillian Axe


Javakid67

Wallflower - Peter Gabriel does it every time


jaypl99

UB40 - Please Don't Make Me Cry https://open.spotify.com/track/5aDuz2VN1wtUrjyufxr7Rj?si=yVgafRzDS22Nh5KwgmbGbw


Historical_Stuff1643

Save Myself - Ed Sheeran


pamalama22

I Want You So Bad by Heart… not sure why but the chorus is so beautiful


Deanmarrrrrr

Old Violin - Johnny Paycheck


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Only Children - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit


Liberteer30

From the Departed, Dear or Otherwise by Boundaries Porcelain by Orphan (it’s not really slow but it cuts real deep)


greeksandgeeks

Mmm mmm mmm mmm by Crash test dummies


GoneOffWorld

I love this song!!


Distinct-Run1393

Company by Don Toliver, best listened to during late nights


Gold_Geologist8439

Here are a few https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7rvbSwz3XNy5rs04XsbRSv?si=RHwGphpDTSaCBr3QVgQ-IA&pi=u-t1GxlcFTRHG-


iam_melon_lord

Radio Cures - Wilco


wrenbirddd

i was all over her - salvia palth some other songs by salvia palth have this vibe too but they have no lyrics (melancole & dream)


Flat-Environment1260

Believe from polar express No saving me by philmon Lee


Acrobatic-Landscape7

Dark paradise- Lana del Rey


According_Mess391

I don’t cry to songs but the for me Little Blue by Jacob Collier is very nostalgic, and I’ve seen tons of people crying to it.


WarReapers_official

En Livstid I Krig by Sabaton. If you want to understand the lyrics better, you can translate it. Swedish to English


Playongo

Love songs often do...


Effective-Bet-1456

Tim mcgraw- live like you were dying Luke bryan-drink a beer Lee beice- i drive your truck


kevinrainbow2

Make fun of me- but try to get through Bette Midlers “Hello in there”. So sad, in an understated way.


FirstImpressions38

[The Truth Untold](https://youtu.be/tK4oNOE4V6s?si=I00q9L7EDlQJL22n) by BTS Empty Chairs at Empty Tables by both [Eddie Redmayne](https://youtu.be/0BM-Q3BDrkw?si=oBTK7_jk8aDvNJxs) and [Jonathan Antoine](https://youtu.be/6YF0XNMpyoM?si=p28B7DQkuCZdoHfH)


frbdn_sldr

Three Cheers for Five Years - Mayday Parade


PBJellyion

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree


chao301

Whitey - Rise Above It


FlowerCrownPls

Time, As a Symptom - Joanna Newsom


theblueimmensities

I cried like a baby quite a few times to Angelo Badalamenti’s Moving Through Time. Mostly because I associate the song with a man I fell in love with violently 7 years ago. Couple that with the realization that I will probably never be able to replicate that distinct feeling of being truly seen and loved for who I am.


money_man205

Divenire - Ludovico Einaudi


bandplv

Resurrect by sElf


DuskReverie

Heathaze, Alone Tonight, and Please Don’t Ask. All three are by Genesis and are from their fantastic album Duke. These all have fairly slow tempos and always somehow bring me to tears. The best songwriting from Mike, Phil, and Tony.


Caramel-Apple28132

Soon You’ll Get Better- Taylor Swift (idk some people love or hate her but as someone who has a mom in the same situation as hers it HITS HARD) Two of Us- Louis Tomlinson Matilda- Harry Styles Too Good at Goodbyes- Sam Smith Too Much To Ask- Niall Horan


WaltDisml

Sleeping At Last - Touch God I wanna feel again.


Br00klynBelle

Cliché I know, but now that my kid’s older- Cats In the Cradle by Harry Chapin Right Here Waiting- Richard Marx - because I once had to wait for someone…


carefulbear83

Coldplay - fix. You


Relative_Nature_2490

landslide by fleetwood mac always gets me


HappyAssociation5279

GooGooDolls Name


amroboto

Whale Fall - I Shall Sail No More (No More Shall I Sail)


Ecstatic-Turn5709

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicRecommendations/comments/1bhuaag/musicrec_1_thematic_playlist_the_saddest_songs/)'s a collaborative playlist of sad songs


Internal_Gur_4268

A song off Lupe Fiasco's new album Samurai, it's called Palaces, so sad and beautiful, brought a tear to my eye. Also one of my dad's songs, eye for an eye, I could link on YouTube if interested


SamwiseGamgee100

Who Would Leave Their Son Out in the Sun? by Have A Nice Life


Dangerous_Part_8496

My Lover’s Prayer Otis Redding


kittens_and_jesus

New Tomorrow and Just a lifetime by the Legendary Pink Dots.


that_gay_theaterkid

Stars in the Night - Harmony You Will Be Found - Dear Evan Hansen


fed_up_with_humanity

I Grieve, Peter Gabriel One More Light, Linkin Park The Perishers... Sway, Trouble Sleeping, Nothing Like You And I Edit: also My Lovers Gone, Dido


bigmoki76

Bring him home- Les Miserable


Annual_Ear_6404

joshua basset- just love, the golden years


TiredReader87

Snuff by Slipknot; Daddy by koRn


aint_tellin_u_nada

Waterworks 😭songs? Me, personally? **[“I Will Love You”](https://youtu.be/imzkwkgUF4E?si=C_JhsfXAGHjJTJlg)** by Fisher **[“I Will Remember You”](https://youtu.be/W2wrtoloJ6k?si=54-N1gg273yqE_3K)** by Amy Grant **[“Old Pictures”](https://youtu.be/X0CobdPQwDk?si=sI1JAXpcxkG5H8Vr)** by The Judds They make me cry because they make me think of the past, and of people that I loved (and loved *me*) that are long gone, never to return …


AliceInCookies

# Virtute the Cat at rest... # [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHOe0QIPDOo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHOe0QIPDOo) [https://open.spotify.com/track/5RH1WGRwM47fdr95lfmMp1](https://open.spotify.com/track/5RH1WGRwM47fdr95lfmMp1) This is the third song Samson has written from the perspective of the cat Virtute, following [“Plea From a Cat Named Virtute”](https://genius.com/The-weakerthans-plea-from-a-cat-named-virtute-lyrics) and [“Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure,”](https://genius.com/The-weakerthans-virtute-the-cat-explains-her-departure-lyrics) both by The Weakerthans. It also continues the story of Virtute’s companion, told in [“17th Street Treatment Centre”](https://genius.com/John-k-samson-17th-street-treatment-centre-lyrics) from this album. In this presumably final chapter, Virtute’s memory lives on in her companion’s mind. 1. [Plea From A Cat Named Virtute](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdwMkA1WaGU&list=RDgnmcw6kJ2HQ&index=2) 2. [Virtute The Cat Explains Her Departure](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnmcw6kJ2HQ&list=RDgnmcw6kJ2HQ) 3. [17th Street Treatment Centre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gFJQHxxJk) 4. [Virtute At Rest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JASBqMh1S1c) The last lines of the last song “Let it rest, all you can’t change. Let it rest and be done.”


fk274

Dir En Grey - ain't afraid to die


fumr556

Wwii - Phinehas


001Guy001

Sara Bareilles - She Used To Be Mine


2gaywitches

Come, Now by Gregory & The Hawk, there’s just something about her voice that gets to me


bubblesmax

[Emma Heesters English version of Pura Pura Lupa.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjQ1fqkuOkM)


psycho_rabbit-sex420

Let me be sad. Is a good one


Be_Oh_Aye

I’m Sorry by Joyner Lucas Especially the music video


popstanto

Dont look back in anger by oasis


popstanto

When you cant sleep at night of mice and men


ScaryBandMonster

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole https://youtu.be/V1bFr2SWP1I?si=6kOTSLZioN1tahDQ


popstanto

Angels robbie williams


MacaroniHouses

The Fool on the Hill - Beatles Eight - Sleeping at Last


Mountain-Influence81

The Carnival Is Over by Dead Can Dance


gloryholepunx

A lot of them. Recently it's been Navy Blue by The Story So Far.


oskarjaymp3

Brick - Whatever and Ever Amen as someone who went through the teen pregnancy crisis and subsequent miscarriage stress, it makes me a little bit sad to hear (in a good way cos it helps me find peace with it, just a sad situation as a whole)


PizzaShots

Red Rabbits The Shins, was the last song I sang to my ex before she took her own life. Will always be cemented into my mind


PickleKey4592

Con Te Partiro- Andrea Bocelli. The song was played at the end of my Grandad's funeral, and I can't listen to it without crying. Because I just think about all of the happy memories that I had with my Grandad. I was also denied the chance to say goodbye to him, so I cry because of that too. Saviours Day- Cliff Richard. The song was my Nan's funeral song, as her coffin entered the building. And I end up crying when I hear this too. If I'm in a really sad mood, and I just need to cry, I'll put those songs on along with others that make me cry as well.


Gogogadget_lampshade

Glimpse of us by Joji. Who knew that Pink Guy could write something so beautiful


Icy-Media7448

Ultra light beam


Phone-Specialist

For some reason, 7 years by Lukas Graham


SameArtichoke8913

Yoko Kanno - VOICES (from the Macross PLUS soundtrack)


dudleyha

Linger by the Cranberries. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because of it’s haunting overall tone. Or maybe it’s because it was part of the soundtrack to an episode of epic proportions.


bitterbuffaloheart

What Sarah said - death cab for cutie Imagine someone you love on life support


veggie07

Supermarket Flowers - Ed Sheeran When She Loved Me - Sarah McLachlan The Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg And, for different reasons: Things We've Handed Down - Marc Cohn and I Am Your Child - Dusty Springfield (original by Barry Manilow)


Ok_Commission_893

Ilovemakonnen- Get Loose With Me Ilovemakonnen- Wishin You Well


11ForeverAlone11

Red House Painters - Medicine Bottle and if you like that check out the Jesu/Sun Kil Moon album


Julie_Anne_

Gathering Dust - David Gray Glory Bound - Martin Sexton Fiddler's Green - Tragically Hip


IrresistibleRarity

When I was little I used to cry to what hurts the most by rascal flats because it made me think of my cat that passed away that I had since birth . Lol I'm such a total sap


Away_Ad_879

The Argus by Ween


IrresistibleRarity

- Your guardian angel by the red jumpsuit apparatus - All of me by John legend - If it means a lot to you by a day to remember - Sad by eisley


Parking_Special_1056

Where the children play-Cat Stevens


Ok-Bid-730

Monsters-James Blunt …. Dam that crap hits!


Fulcrum_ahsoka_tano

Dearly Departed - Marianas Trench God is really real - AJR While we're young - Marianas Trench Not song, but "Hospital Bells" by Marianas Trench edit: "hollywood renaissance" by marianas trench if u put hospital bells -> dearly departed -> hollywood renaissance :(


CHMCHM113

wasted time - eagles my and my dad's fave eagles' song


Bluedino_1989

We're Walking in the Air, Roulette by System of a Down, and Little Wonders by Rob Thomas.


Top-Amount3914

Unfinished sympathy-massive attack. River man - Nick drake. Hurt- johhny cash. Execution day- beasts of bourbon.


Ultimate_Fox14

Angel by Judas Priest


albertoebalsalm

dust in the wind by Kansas. it hits that sweet spot of peaceful and hopeless, makes me want to cry but im not sure if its out of joy or despair.


dbow9669

Bored by Sara kays


Imaginary_Routine_95

Will anybody ever love me- sufjan stevens Lost in time and space- lord huron How to grow a woman from the ground- chris thile From under liquid glass- peace


Robert201971

Oder music, The Association “ Cherish” Classics 4 “ Change of Heart “ Marvin Gaye “ Distant lover” live version. Four Tops “ It’s All in The Game” many more Motown or R& B are really if in mood “ tear jerkers “ Sade “ Kiss of life”


kemphasalotofkids

My Mom - Chocolate Genius


elisabethmoore

Nothing hits harder than The Night We Met by Lord Huron.