Song That Makes You Cry

Tobias Greeshman · 03-08-2005 10:01AM

Anything by "The Smiths" or "Daniel O Donnell", really upset me thinking about them. God truly awful trype...

Seriously:
Damien Rice - Older Chests
Johnny Cash - Hurt

BossArky · 03-08-2005 10:29AM

Song for Hope - David Kitt

This songs gives me a strange feeling whenever I hear it.

misswex · 03-08-2005 12:34PM

Stay - Shakespeares Sister, that song gets to me everytime I hear it!!

Macka · 03-08-2005 12:40PM

Time of your life by Green Day
Somewhere over the rainbow cos my Grandpappy used to sing it all the time
Rose of Sharyn by Killswitch Engage
Letters to you by Finch

Gross Halfwit · 03-08-2005 12:41PM

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Elvis Presley
It was the last song He sang before He died. He sang it alone. He died alone.

Georgia - Ray Charles
Heartbreaking song. Reminds me of a Quantum Leap episode.

I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry - BJ Thomas
Sadness personified.

Just Pretend - Elvis Presley
I was heartbroken when I listened to it first.

Miss You Nights - Art Garfunkel
Speaks for itself.

I know Its Over - The Smiths
Gets me everytime.

scojones · 03-08-2005 12:47PM

misswex wrote:

Stay - Shakespeares Sister, that song gets to me everytime I hear it!!

Yeah, that one gets me too. I've already listed "Goodbye My Lover" by James Blunt
Other songs that get me include...
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
November Rain - Guns n' Roses
This Years Love - David Gray
A Song For Ireland - Mary Black
I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy (Best mate's fav song, he died in an accident two years ago)

xzanti · 03-08-2005 12:57PM

"The Rose" by Bet Middler.. it was played at my Granny Rose's funeral and it always reminds me of her

Megatron · 03-08-2005 01:08PM

A song that used to tug at my heartstings was Ireland - Gareth brooks.

this is while i was living in Finland.... always made me think of all the things
i couldn't take with me.

While i was waiting for my plane home to Ireland it came on the radio ... and i just had a big stupid grin on my face all the way home .

40 Fields of Green, was my Granddad's fav song ,and my granny's.

Wooden Jesus - Temple of the dog , remindes me of a girl i used to work with who took her own life

breakup songs are a little different ;P

scojones · 03-08-2005 01:18PM

The Green Fields of France, I only seem to cry when I sing that, not when it's on the radio.

Whatever_fools · 03-08-2005 01:35PM

Deadwing wrote:

agreed...for the good of humanity he should be shot

For the good of Humanity you should be shot for even suggesting such ****e

Washout · 03-08-2005 01:44PM

Still in love with you...Thin Lizzy

LadyJ · 03-08-2005 01:47PM

Bob Dylan-Like a rolling stone
Rolling Stones-Ruby Tuesday
Damien Rice-Amie
Oasis-Talk Tonight

Scubadevils · 03-08-2005 01:47PM

Pink Floyd - High Hopes.

BossArky · 03-08-2005 02:32PM

Yes, Pink Flyod - High Hopes forgot about that one, just read the lyrics... think about the division bell reference in line 4... and then think of people you knew when you were younger.

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun
Along the long road and on down the causeway
Do they still meet there by the cut
There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The nights of wonder

Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide
At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

****

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
though down this road we've been so many times

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river

BossArky · 03-08-2005 02:35PM

and another song that references people we once knew:

Neil Young - One of these days

Didn't notice what a great song this was until I read the lyrics:

One of these days,
I’m gonna sit down and write a long letter
To all the good friends I’ve known
And I’m gonna try
And thank them all for the good times together.
Though so apart we’ve grown.

One of these days,
I’m gonna sit down and write a long letter
To all the good friends I’ve known
One of these days, one of these days, one of these days,
And it won’t be long, it won’t be long.

And I’m gonna thank,
That old country fiddler
And all those rough boys
Who play that rock ’n’ roll
I never tried to burn any bridges
Though I know I let some good things go.

One of these days,
I’m gonna sit down and write a long letter
To all the good friends I’ve known
One of these days, one of these days, one of these days,
And it won’t be long, it won’t be long.

From down in l.a.
All the way to nashville,
From new york city
To my canadian prairie home
My friends are scattered
Like leaves from an old maple.
Some are weak, some are strong.

One of these days,
I’m gonna sit down and write a long letter
To all the good friends I’ve known
One of these days, one of these days, one of these days,
And it won’t be long, it won’t be long.

One of these days, one of these days, one of these days,
And it won’t be long, it won’t be long.

Scubadevils · 03-08-2005 02:45PM

Fair play for listing the lyrics to High Hopes, puts shivers through me just reading them! Dont know the Neil Young track, must check it out.

irlirishkev · 03-08-2005 03:00PM

I used to cry to Elvis' version of Old Shep. I don't anymore, but it's a real sad song.

I have this problem though, when I come in after a night on the booze, I'll put on some Elvis music and if it's an emotional song, chances are I'll start crying. It's the combination of his beautiful voice, the power of the song, and the tragic end to someone so young...

The song "If I can Dream" is a good example, or "Peace in the Valley".

Kevin.

rideordie · 03-08-2005 03:06PM

I would have to say Erykah Badu's "Green eyes" it's quite sad

Scubadevils · 03-08-2005 03:20PM

oh and The Lonesome Boatman by the Fureys, a brilliant piece of music.

gregos · 03-08-2005 03:55PM

joejoem wrote:

also
Jeff Buckley Halleluhia (hard to spell)
Hurt - Johny Cash version
Nothing Compares To You - Sinead O'Conner

Three cover versions. Interesting.

Kingp35 · 03-08-2005 04:23PM

sjones wrote:

The Green Fields of France, I only seem to cry when I sing that, not when it's on the radio.

Absolutley agree. This is one of my favourite songs and my dad always sings it. I have never cried listening to song but this one would get you close.

Also Raglan Road when sung by Luke Kelly. Fantastic song

][cEMAN** · 03-08-2005 04:32PM

I'd more get shivers than would be upset/cry at a song.

But 2 that stir me are "The living years" (Mike and the Mechanics) and "Over the rainbow" (The "Finding Forrester" version at the end of the film)

prospect · 03-08-2005 04:37PM

gregos wrote:

Three cover versions. Interesting.

I didn't think Nothing Compares to you was a cover!

LadyJ · 03-08-2005 04:38PM

prospect wrote:

I didn't think Nothing Compares to you was a cover!

Written by Prince but I'm not 100% sure if he ever sang it.

MorningStar · 03-08-2005 04:39PM

gregos wrote:

Three cover versions. Interesting.

Yeah I agree L. Cohen original version I always thought was better and seeing as it is coverd so much Jeff Buckley's version doesn't seem that great IMHO. Bono does a really great version in a re-invetion way.

"Sailing" Rod Stewart gets me because my dad has it on his grave and it's actually is about dying.

prospect · 03-08-2005 04:41PM

LadyJ wrote:

Written by Prince but I'm not 100% sure if he ever sang it.

Yeah, but I didn't think he sang it, I thought it was written for SO'c.

But I don't think that makes it a cover.

Kingp35 · 03-08-2005 04:42PM

LadyJ wrote:

Written by Prince but I'm not 100% sure if he ever sang it.

It was written and sung by prince as a B-side on one of his singles. Rosie Gaines sang on the song also

prospect · 03-08-2005 04:45PM

Kingp35 wrote:

It was written and sung by prince as a B-side on one of his singles. Rosie Gaines sang on the song also

Well then, in that case, it is a cover.

I never knew that.

tribulus · 03-08-2005 04:52PM

david gray - sail away

U2 - bad , R.E.M - everybody hurts - guy i knew committed suicide wanted these songs played at the funeral

horrible

there should a thread for songs that pump u up or make you wana kick in doors like someone said earlier - such as all the rocky songs!!!!

Pighead · 03-08-2005 04:52PM

Come on lads Broken Heart by Spiritualized is surely Top of The Sobs.
And a 1 a 2 a 1 2 3 4

Though I have a broken dream
I’m too busy to be dreaming of you
There’s a lot of things that I gotta do
Lord I have a broken dream

And I’m wasted all the time
I’ve gotta drink you right off of my mind
I’ve been told that this will heal given time
Lord I have a broken heart

And I’m crying all the time
I have to keep it covered up with a smile
And I’ll keep on moving on for a while
Lord I have a broken heart

Gotta go think something just caught in my eye

Song That Makes You Cry

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