Yet, amidst the electric beats and dance floor anthems, the ’80s produced some of the most heart-wrenching and poignant ballads that spoke to the soul. Here are 15 saddest songs from the ’80s ...

but it marked the commercial breakthrough of a DJ/producer who would help define the sound of dance music in the mid ’80s: John “Jellybean” Benitez. “I can be in a restaurant and someone ...