The most ridiculous sad song I know is "After The Ball Is Over" which used to send me into a tailspin when I was 12, until one day I heard the lyrics to the verse. If you have never heard it, the guy rejects his beloved because he sees her kissing another man at the ball. He would not listen to her explanations, and many years later he gets a letter from the man, who was her brother! Only two reactions, really: why didn't she just yell out, he's my brother, you jerk! or was she French kissing her own brother, in which case...? Crushed my adolescent wallowing then and there. The famous chorus is still moving, but the rest, ridiculous!! And this is generally regarded as the first modern hit song.
yours, Peter T.