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    • B Offline
      brianboru72
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      Better known for their fast tracks, this song by Erasure really packs a punch because of the lyrics.

      Erasure: When I Needed You
      Youtube Video

      Another is this song, for when you ever have a loved one who has to leave.

      Chantal Kreviazuk: Leaving On A Jet Plane
      Youtube Video

      Tell someone you love them today, because life is short.
      But shout it at them in German, because life is also terrifying and confusing.

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      • D Offline
        dst92
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        Sugarland's Stay is very emotional - especially when watching the simple music video too.  And also Faith Hill's There You'll Be, but mostly due to its significance to a life event

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          CrusaderRab
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          I was born just beyond the American Economic Depression, so didn't feel the intensity of the tragedy, but lived with the fall out.

          Here's a quick timeline of that era: 
          http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html

          So, i have a very emotional-crying reaction to this song: Brother,  can you spare a dime.

          Youtube Video

          -B

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          • EllisE Offline
            Ellis
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            Nocturne “Live” (1995) Secret Garden

            I loved this the first time I heard the studio recording years ago and this was my first time hearing the “live” version.

            Usually liking the studio stuff over the live, this live recording was a pleasant surprise in that I liked it as much, if not more than the studio one.

            That violin…is…um…well, it’s just something–definitely moving. 😞

            “Live” performance…

            Youtube Video

            Music video (kind of cheesy, but probably didn’t seem as much when it first came out over 20 years ago)…

            Youtube Video

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              CrusaderRab
              last edited by

              Ellis' song, "Nocturn" reminded me of a totally different, but equally beautiful piece by Yanni, "Nightingale" as offered here:

              Youtube Video

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              • J Offline
                JerodParker
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                From the cheer up song thread, Katy Perry's Teenage Dream makes me sad but not cry.  It's more lost time.

                The first song from the Last Unicorn movie was so beautifully illustrated, it made me tear up too.  Sung my America?

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                  SemenDemon
                  last edited by

                  @JerodParker:

                  The first song from the Last Unicorn movie was so beautifully illustrated, it made me tear up too.   Sung my America?

                  The title sequence from The Last Unicorn makes me cry, too. 😢 And, yes, it was composed by Jimmy Webb and sung by the band, America. That whole soundtrack is probably the only reason I ever managed to develop an appreciation for the band, haha.

                  On the topic of soundtracks, Art Garfunkel's song, Bright Eyes (from Watership Down) completely destroys me. That whole movie just depresses the hell out of me. The last time I watched it, I was despondent for weeks.

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                  • kalayaanK Offline
                    kalayaan Global Moderator
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                    The traditional Welsh lullaby - Suo Gân. Eversince I heard it in the movie, Empire of the Sun, it always bring tears to my eyes

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                    • H Offline
                      hercule
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                      'Everybody Hurts' by is very touching

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                      • gaypraha2G Offline
                        gaypraha2
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                        Stone sour : zzyzx
                        I don't know how else to put this.
                        It's taken me so long to do this.
                        I'm falling asleep and I can't see straight.
                        My muscles feel like a melee,
                        My body's curled in a U-shape.
                        I put on my best, but I'm still afraid.
                        Propped up by lies and promises.
                        Saving my place as life forgets.
                        Maybe it's time I saw the world.
                        I'm only here for a while.
                        And patience is not my style,
                        And I'm so tired that I got to go.
                        What am I supposed to hide now?
                        What am I supposed to do?
                        Did you really think I wouldn't see this through?
                        Tell me I should stick around for you.
                        Tell me I can have it all.
                        I'm still too tired to care and I got to go.
                        I'm following suit and directions.
                        I crawl up inside for protection.
                        I'm told what to do and I don't know why.
                        I'm over existing in limbo
                        I'm over the myths and placebos
                        I don't really mind if I just fade away
                        I'm ready to live with my family.
                        I'm ready to die in obscurity
                        Cause I'm so tired that I got to go.
                        Where am I supposed to hide now?
                        What am I supposed to do?
                        You still don't think I'm gonna see this through?
                        Tell me I'm a part of history.
                        Tell me I can have it all.
                        I'm still too tired to care and I got to go.

                        Staind: something to remind you
                        _So this is it
                        I say goodbye
                        To this chapter of my ever-changing life
                        And there's mistakes
                        The path is long
                        And I'm sure I'll answer for them when I'm gone

                        So when the day comes in
                        The sun won't touch my face
                        Tell the ones who cared enough
                        That I finally left this place

                        Its been so cold
                        Look at my face
                        All the stories it will tell I can't erase
                        The road is long
                        Just one more song
                        A little something to remind you when I'm gone
                        When I'm gone

                        The road to hell
                        Along the way
                        Is paved with good intentions so they say
                        And some believe
                        That no good deed
                        That go unpunished in the end or so it seems

                        So this is it
                        I say goodbye
                        To this chapter of my ever-changing life
                        And there's mistakes
                        The path was long
                        And I'm sure I'll answer for them when I'm gone
                        When I'm gone_

                        Jason Walker : there shouldn't be a good in goodbye.

                        _After the silence, after the last words.
                        Caught in the silence. Caught in between.
                        After the madness. After the slow shock.
                        Before the wave hits, the flood comes rushing in.

                        This is the bad before the worse.
                        This is the storm before the storm
                        I haven't even hit the bottom of this ocean floor.
                        This is the bend before the break.
                        This is the mercy not the grace.
                        This is the proof and not the faith i try to find.
                        There shouldn't be a good in goodbye.

                        If I never loved you, if I never felt your kiss.
                        If I never had you. I know that I…I still would have mourned you.
                        I would have missed your smile.
                        If it wasn't so worth it, this wouldn't be...
                        Oh this wouldn't be the bad before the worse and the storm before the storm.

                        I haven't even hit the bottom of this ocean floor.
                        This is the bend before the break.
                        This is the mercy not the grace.
                        This is the proof and not the faith I try to find.
                        There shouldn't be a good in goodbye.

                        I know this is gonna get better ohh.

                        This is the bitter not the sweet.
                        This is the take and not the keep.
                        And I haven't even reached the bottom of this ocean floor.

                        There shouldn't be a good in goodbye._

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                        • EllisE Offline
                          Ellis
                          last edited by

                          “I Can’t Make You Love Me” Bonnie Raitt (1991)

                          Youtube Video

                          Although the song doesn’t actually make me cry, it does move me–such a sad situation to be in. 😞

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                          • 36605domtop3 Offline
                            36605domtop
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                            1970's baby here. Grew up with music playing in the house all the time. Music that makes me cry always has 3 traits: a strong vocal delivery, compelling lyrics, and a driving track (unless accapella)

                            With that said, here are a few picks:

                            1970's: Gladys Knight and the Pips "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" or Lenny Williams "Cause I Love You"
                            1980's: George Michael  "Careless Whisper" better lyrics / that sax solo! or "One More Try" better track / better vocal delivery and connection
                            1990's: Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"  this one has it all for me    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK4hweZRU0k
                            2000's: Maxwell "This Woman's Work"  amazing remake of the Kate Bush song  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkeCNeHcmXY
                            2010's: Adele "One and Only" the gospel choir bridge is everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4r-c4I_9Rc

                            I know it ain't easy
                            Giving up your heart
                            I know it ain't easy
                            Giving up your heart

                            Nobody's perfect, it ain't easy, trust me I've learned it
                            Nobody's perfect, it ain't easy, trust me I've learned it
                            I know it ain't easy
                            Giving up your heart
                            Nobody's perfect, it ain't easy, trust me I've learned it

                            Have you serviced your Dom today?

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                            • JohnErynJ Offline
                              JohnEryn
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                              @36605domtop:

                              2010's: Adele "One and Only" the gospel choir bridge is everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4r-c4I_9Rc

                              I know it ain't easy
                              Giving up your heart
                              I know it ain't easy
                              Giving up your heart

                              Nobody's perfect, it ain't easy, trust me I've learned it
                              Nobody's perfect, it ain't easy, trust me I've learned it
                              I know it ain't easy
                              Giving up your heart
                              Nobody's perfect, it ain't easy, trust me I've learned it

                              :true: :bravo:

                              A similar choice (gospel choir included) was made by Madonna in one of her most powerful songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBaoOfbh3hY

                              But, IMHO the song of Madonna used the choir in a better way: it's like a crescendo.

                              I'm not religious
                              But I feel so moved
                              I'm not religious
                              Makes me wanna pray
                              I'm not religious
                              But I feel so moved
                              I'm not religious
                              Makes me want to pray

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