Songs That Bring Tears

Beth Orton - "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine"

It's actually a remake of an old 60s song by the Ronettes. I think about this song every time a friend or loved one passes away.
 
and "Seven Spanish Angels" Willie Nelson

My two current favorites, they don't get me to crying but I'm not a crier, they do create strong emotions though. A lot of the songs on this thread make me sad though.
 
Mercy Me's I Can Only Imagine. It was very overplayed a few years back, but it's really hitting home with me with my father passing away recently.
 
Definitely agree on the Arms of the Angles ASPCA commercial. Either I change the channel right away or I know I'm going to be really sad in a few seconds!

Nessun Dorma is great, amazing, but I find it more inspiring than sad.

A few others for me:

Old Shep - Elvis Presley
Puff the Magic Dragon
Memory from Cats
 
"Hurt" by Johnny Cash always gets me.

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This, if you've ever lost a loved one. No lyrics, but I find music a more powerful mover than lyrics anyway. On a side note, there is much more to this guy than slash and shred.

The Link
 
Here is my list...I hope I do not get any tears on the keyboard.

High Flying Bird - Elton John
Angel - Sara McLaughlin
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics
The National Anthem
They Come to America - Neil Diamond
 
It's hard to choose a favorite among so many great tracks, but "The Greatest Love of All" is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about self-preservation, dignity. Its universal message crosses all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late to better ourselves. Since, Elizabeth, it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. It's an important message, crucial really. And it's beautifully stated on the album.
 
I don't know what it is about Nanci Griffith, but I get teary eyed from a lot of her songs. Maybe it's her voice, which I find enchanting.

Take for ex: Gulf Coast Highway

Gulf coast highway, he worked the rails
He worked the rice fields with their cold dark wells
He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
The only thing we've ever owned is this old house here by the road

And when he dies he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing
And he will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring

She walked through springtime when I was home
The days were sweet, our nights were warm
The seasons changed, the jobs would come
The flowers fade, and this old house felt so alone
When the work took me away

And when she dies she says she'll catch some blackbird's wing
And she will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring

Highway 90, the jobs are gone
We kept our garden, we set the sun
This is the only place on Earth blue bonnets grow
And once a year they come and go
At this old house here by the road

And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
And we will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring

Yes when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
And we will fly away together
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring
 
Once you've heard "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at a firefighter's funeral, followed by "the last call for firefighter balderrama," just the thought of that tune brings tears.

It doesn't help that one day, I may have to hear that at my wife's funeral - lord willing, we have a long, fruitful life, and then pass together, because I'm pretty sure I couldn't take it.
 
For real: "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda".

I would have expected by page 4: "Love, Me" by Colin Raye.

For all the 14 year old girls in the '70's: "Seasons in the Sun" Holy crap I'd drive to Malibu just to kick that guy in the balls.

And dammit, there was one other one I forgot before I scrolled to the end of the page.
 
Cash's "Hurt" holds a very personal meaning in my life. I saw a video of him right before he died, sitting in his wheelchair talking about his recently departed wife. The pain of his loss was palpable. The man was simply greatness.
 
Here, try this: Take a couple of shots of Makers (or, alternatively, plop a couple of ice cubes in 4 fingers worth and sip). Let it sink in. Then cue up Ryan Adams' Oh My Sweet Carolina. Make sure you particularly attune your ears to Emmylou Harris' backup vocals (though Adams' vocals are pretty sublime as well).

If you're an atheist, it'll change your mind, even if only for a little while.
 
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