Which British ballad always makes you reach for the tissues?

Just a voice and a piano, singing about the one that got away. Her performance at the Brits had the whole country welling up.

Clapton wrote this gentle song after losing his little boy, Conor. It's quiet, simple and almost impossible to hear without a lump in your throat.

A favourite at funerals, weddings and closing time at the pub. When the crowd sings the chorus back, it's hard not to crack.

It starts soft and slow, then builds until you're holding your breath. It's the song people turn to when someone they love is struggling.

The cheeky Scot with the huge voice wrote a song about losing the person you leaned on. It was one of the biggest hits of the year, and it still stings.