Songs that can move you to tears

[KoocheeKoo]

"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro (60's hit country song about a young woman dying...sung by her grieving husband...that hits too close to home 🙁


"How Can I Live" by Trisha Yearwood
(also the theme song to the movie "Con Air"). I don't have a spouse in prison...but do have a sweetheart little sis and her four sweetheart kids waaay up in Oregon...and me far, far away in Georgia. I miss them so badly, and every time I hear that song, think of them....and feel the tears in my eyes).


"Letters From Home", a recent #1 hit by country star John Michael Montgomery (about a young soldier on the battlefield recieving letters from his mom, fiancee, and father....I feel the tears well every time I hear it on the radio).

 

[Ghost2004]

THANK YOU Koochie


"How DO I Live"

I LOVE that song as well. It reminds me of my current relationship, which is MEGA long distance..

Oh and "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan....you hear the sadness and yearning in her voice so well( and when it's done live it sends the shivers down your spine)

PS How have have you been? I hope you got thru Ivan all right.
Ghostie

 

[KoocheeKoo]

I'm well...thanks! 🙂
We survived Ivan...but my great aunt lost part of her roof to a hurricane related tornado last week. 😱

It's been two rough weeks...with both Frances and Ivan recurving over this area. I've measured over 7" of rain....my dad (lives 25 miles away) recorded over 13" in the past two weeks.

 

[Ticklebell]

For romance, "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds - very simple and beautiful - just him and a piano and eventually a couple strings I think.

I don't get many things right the first time.
In fact, I am told that a lot.
Now, I know all the wrong turns,
The stumbles and falls brought me here.
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it every day,
And I know
That I am
I am
I am the luckiest.

What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on the street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike.
Would I know?
And in a wide sea of eyes,
I'd see one pair that I recognize.
And I know
That I am
I am
I am the luckiest.

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.

Next door, there's an old man who lived to his nineties,
And one day, passed away in his sleep.
And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days,
And passed away.
I'm sorry. I know that's a strange way to tell you
That I know we belong.
That I know
That I am
I am
I am the luckiest.

 

[Ticklebell]

For the eternal artist in me, Stephen Sondheim's "Finishing the Hat". It's just perfect, and I absolutely sob every time. Just for context's sake, it's from the point of view of obsessive painter, George Seurat.


Yes, she looks for me.
Good.
Let her look for me
To tell me why she left me,
As I always knew she would.
I had thought she'd understood.
They have never understood,
And no reason that they should.
But if anybody could. . .

Finishing the hat.
How you have to finish the hat.
How you watch the rest of the world from a window
While you finish the hat.
Mapping out a sky.
What you feel like, planning a sky.
What you feel when voices that come through the window
go,
until they distance and die,
until there's nothing but sky.

And how you're always turning back too late
From the grass or the stick or the dog or the light.
How the kind of woman willing to wait's
Not the kind that you want to find waiting
To return you to the night
Dizzy from the height
Coming from the hat.
Studying the hat.
Entering the world of the hat.
Reaching through the world of the hat
Like a window,
Back to this one from that.

Studying a face
Stepping back to look at a face
Leaves a little space in the way like a window,
But to see -
It's the only way to see.

And when the woman that you wanted goes,
You can say to yourself,
"Well I give what I give."
But the woman who won't wait for you knows
That however you give there's a part of you
Always standing by,
Mapping out the sky,
Finishing a hat. . .
Starting on a hat. . .
Finishing a hat. . .
Look, I made a hat. . .
Where there never was a hat. . .


Aaaaaand I cry just from typing it, apparently, as well. . .

 

[Ticklebell]

One last one, because I just love sharing beauty. Also Stephen Sondheim. "Move On".


GEORGE
I've nothing to say.

DOT
You have many things.

GEORGE
Well, nothing that's not been said.

DOT
Said by you, though, George.

GEORGE
I do not know where to go.

DOT
And nor did I.

GEORGE
I want to make things that count,
Things that will be new. . .

DOT
I did what I had to do. . .

GEORGE
What am I to do?

DOT
Move on.
Stop worrying where you're going -
Move on.
If you can know where you're going,
You've gone.
Just keep moving on.

I chose, and my world was shaken -
So what?
The choice may have been mistaken,
The choosing was not.
You have to move on.

Look at what you want,
Not at where you are,
Not at what you'll be.
Look at all the things you've done for me:

Opened up my eyes,
Taught me how to see,
Notice every tree,
Understand the light,
Concentrate on now -

GEORGE
I want to move on.
I want to explore the light.
I want to know how to get through,
Through to something new,
Something of my own -

BOTH
Move on.
Move on.

DOT
Stop worrying if your vision
Is new.
Let others make that decision -
They usually do.
You keep moving on.

Look at what you've done,
Then at what you want,
Not at where you are,
What you'll be.
Look at all the things you gave to me.
Let me give to you something in return.
I would be so pleased.

GEORGE
The color of your hair.
And the way you catch the light.
And the care.
And the feeling.
And the life
Moving on.

DOT
We've always belonged
Together.

BOTH
We will always belong
Together.

DOT
Just keep moving on.

Anything you do,
Let it come from you.
Then it will be new.

Give us more to see. . .



Aaaaaand I'm full-on sobbing now. It's so damned wise and bittersweet. God I love Sondheim.

 

[dskodj]

For who mentioned "When The Tigers Broke Free" by Floyd..this may be off topic, but I think there needs to be an offical release of the soundtrack to "The Wall" with all the versions in the film from the original master tapes and no movie diolog/effects. Hell it took em how many years to even release "..Tigers" in its original recording format on CD?

 

[BigJim]

Nice sig dsk. 😉

 

[leafstk]

For who mentioned "When The Tigers Broke Free" by Floyd..this may be off topic, but I think there needs to be an offical release of the soundtrack to "The Wall" with all the versions in the film from the original master tapes and no movie diolog/effects. Hell it took em how many years to even release "..Tigers" in its original recording format on CD?

I agree.

 

[terorizer]

it's been used in movies a million times for such effect, but it doesn't change it's effectiveness - Domingo's "E Lucevan Le Stelle"

And DEFINITELY A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke.

 

[simulated]

A couple that do it for me:

The Elgar cello concerto; no lyrics but such an incredibly sad melody. If you haven't heard it I would highly reccomend checking it out; Jacqueline Du Pre has a good rendition of it.

Clarity by John Mayer: Most people wouldn't think of this as a sad song, but I heard it and it felt like it had been written for the exact situation that I'm in now (I just graduated from high school and am now in college. I've known this girl for five years now, and I've been going out with her for four. She decided to go and study abroad, and I'm not sure when I'll see her again)

 

[SimplyRio]

...The Star Spangled Banner. Every time I hear it (especially with the tributes that are flying all over the place these days), I get choked up. Gets me every time.

😎

Me too. I've always been strongly affected by our National Anthem, but moreso recently because my teenaged son chose to join the military this year -- it simply just has so much more meaning to me now. I always get teary-eyed when they play it during The Olympics too.

I'm such a pathetically sentimental schmuck that,upon hear the first chords of "Pomp & Circumstance" at graduations and also The Wedding March... sheesh, I almost immediately start tearing up!

One more song... consider this: I played "I Hope You Dance," by Lee Ann Womack, at my sons' going away party, right after high school graduation and just before he left for Navy boot camp - it was the background song for a slideshow I had prepared of his milestone moments, including the last pic... where we were dancing together. I still cry when I hear it on the radio; below are the lyrics. I would almost bet that most parents (especially us weepy mommies! LOL) would have a tough time staying dry... listen to it and really pay attention to the words, then tell me you don't agree! LOL

Click Here to listen to "I Hope You Dance"

"I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give fate the fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith the fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

 

[leafstk]

"The Wind" by Cat Stevens 🙂 Shame on the U.S. for his treatment yesterday

 

[crydun]

Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler. reminds me of my mother.

Daddy's Little Girl by Kippy Brannon. here are the lyrics

Daddy take me with you
I promise I'll be good
Daddy, it's next time
And Mama said I could
Sitting in the front seat, riding downtown
For an ice cream cone, I'd wrap him around
My little fingers, tighter than my baby curls
You can make a tear go a long, long way when you're
Daddy's little girl

Walking down the isle
My eyes on Mr. Right
My boquet was shaking
But Daddy held on tight
Taking those last steps, Daddy and me
From the child to the woman I'd be
With a diamond on my finger
And my mama's string of pearls
He gave me away 'cause I couldn't stay
Daddy's little girl

Well, he taught me my bible
From seven to thirteen
Taught me to drive when I was a wild thing
I reached and he prayed when I made some mistakes
That I wouldn't have made if I'd've done it his way

Now he hugs me when he sees me
We talk about the past
He tries to give me money
And I try to give it back
He's a book of advice
More than I need
The look in his eyes
As he's saying to me
Let me help you while I can
While I'm still in this world
What will you do when your Daddy's gone
And you're Daddy's little girl

What'll I do when my daddy's gone





Butterfly Kisses by bob Carlisle. Also reminds me of my father

 

[tklgal226]

oh, geez...

"Butterfly Kisses"

Ive never once made it through w/o crying

~clair

 

[the_Baron]

how about "what a wonderful world" sung by satchmo?

 

[leafstk]

"Dust in the Wind", Kansas

 

[cloudgazer2k]

there's a few actually. even the music videos get me:

"angel's son" by sevendust as a tribute to lynn strait
and "don't take the girl" by tim mcgraw.

 

[leafstk]

oh, geez...

"Butterfly Kisses"

Ive never once made it through w/o crying

~clair

Great to see you around again, Clair! 😀 Keep in touch 😀

 

[socksoff]

leafstk wrote:
"Dust in the Wind", Kansas

 

[crydun]

Invitation Fountain by Vineyard Worship. I don't know why. This song just moves me.


Invitacion Fountain
Written by Michael J. Pritzl

G5 C2 G/B C2
All who are weak all who are weary
G5 C2 G/B C2
Come to the rock come to the fountain
G5 C2 G/B C2
All who have sailed on the rivers of heartache
G5 C2 G/B C2
Come to the sea come on be set free

G5 C2 G/B C2
All who are weak all who are weary
G5 C2 G/B C2
Come to the rock come to the fountain
G5 C2 G/B C2
All who have climbed on the mountains of heartache
G5 C2 G/B C2
Reach to the stars come on give Your life

G5 C2 G/B C2
Heal me heal me (repeat)

G5 C2 G/B C2
All who are weak all who are weary
G5 C2 G/B C2
All who are tired all who are thirsty
G5 C2 G/B C2
All who have failed all who have broken
G5 C2 G/B C2
Come to the rock come to the fountain

G5 C2
If You lead me Lord I will follow
G/B C2
Where You lead me Lord I will go
G5 C2
Come and heal me Lord I will follow
G/B C2
Where You lead me Lord I will go
G5 C2 G/B C2
I will go I will go

© 2000 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing
CCLI# 1596342
Album: If You Say Go/Vineyard

 

[featherfingers]

I used to go to a Vineyard Church years ago. I even played bass in the band. One church song that always got to me was "Sing Hallelujah To The Lord"... oh, and "We Exalt Thee". "Holy Holy Holy" still gets to me, even though I'm not of the same mindframe as I was back then.

 

[MAJ0718]

Songs That Move Me To Tears

Eric Clapton ----------------------My Father's Eyes

Luther Vandross ------------------Dance With My Father

Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods --Billy Don't Be A Hero

Michael Murphey -----------------Wildfire

Harry Chapan --------------------Cats In The Cradle

Burl Ives - -----------------------Little White Duck (My favorite song at 4 years old)

John Lennon ---------------------In My Life


I guess I'm just a big baby deep down. 😱

Shadow, I couldn't have said this better myself...


Mark
a.k.a. MAJ0718

 

[Mimi]

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton (this song and its backstory are so sad that I bet it would even leave Morrissey speechless)

I'm with you, Mac. This song came out shortly before my cousin was murdered, and it was her favorite. They played it at her funeral for that reason, and to this day I can not listen to it without crying.

Another one (for me anyway), however odd it may sound, is "The Way" by Fastball. This was mine and my best male friend, Jeff's, favorite song when it first came out, and we spent an entire evening one night discussing the meaning of the song and our own intepretation of it. He said some really touching and deep things that night that made me think. Sadly, it was also to be the last time I'd ever see him alive. A week later he died alone in his house of a diabetic stroke. I miss that guy more than anyone could imagine, and everytime I hear the song I think about him and our last evening together.

Mimi

 

[featherfingers]

Does anyone remember the song "Shannon", by Henry Gross? It's about a dog that either ran away or died, or died while running away.