Loneliness and its sufferings have been expressed in many poems and songs by many poets and artists. One of the great examples where a song explains about loneliness is Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely, which is composed by the Backstreet Boys in 1999. In this song, the Backstreet Boys sings about a loss of a person in one’s life and how that is meant to the certain person. It explains the point in …showed first 75 words of 2097 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2097 total…nothing about loneliness, but only as an addition to the song. Also the imagery used is easily imaginable and the situations are realistic, which make the listeners understand only the basics of the song, not the depths. In addition, the music video explained nothing about loneliness. Given these facts, Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely is a great example of a song about loneliness, and it was worth being No.1 on the charts during 1999.