I'm sure we've got one of these threads lying about but anyway...
There's loads more but you first.
I'm sure we've got one of these threads lying about but anyway...
There's loads more but you first.
Didn't see this thread before, great topic AG. Songs don't usually make me cry, and these don't get that reaction from me every time, but have at least once.
double post!
Last edited by Taumpy; 19 Feb 2010 at 12:24 PM.
Double poast.
Last edited by The Original An Gadaí; 19 Feb 2010 at 02:30 PM.
Taumpy, Sufjan has very many tear-jerking tunes like Casimir, although I have to say that it is paramount amongst many a veil of tears.
Here's a few more personal crymakers.
I know the above song is an over simplification of complex historical change but it really reflects something of the feeling that many Irish people have.
Last edited by The Original An Gadaí; 19 Feb 2010 at 02:30 PM.
I can't see some of these as Sony has blocked them from viewing in Canada.
Sophmoric Existentialist
Damn it, it's the song "When The Deal Goes Down" by Bob Dylan.
This one.
There's a plaintive angst to it that just gets me everytime.
"But it's a cri-i-i-ime, to murder ti-i-i-ime. You save yours, I'll save mine!"
boo.hoo.hoo.
Last edited by ivan astikov; 02 Mar 2010 at 06:42 AM. Reason: how embarrassing, i misremembered the lyrics!
To sleep, perchance to experience amygdalocortical activation and prefrontal deactivation.
The Grave by Don McLean
ETA: I had to search around for a video where someone didn't cover the whole thing in political commentary one way or the other. So you guys get bad fantasy art instead. Sigh.
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
This song was a hit at the time of my Mothers death and was one of her favorites. I have a memory of her dancing and singing in the kitchen in the morning sun.
Last edited by Glazer; 02 Mar 2010 at 11:13 PM.
Welcome to Mellophant.
We started with nothing and we still have most of it left.
My Sweet Lord is a good one.
McCartney's "We Got Married" is genuinely emotional.
"I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."
-Jim Rockford
This sounds light and cheerful but there is an underlying sadness that always gets to me.
When I was in secondary school, one of the masters would play classical music at the Thursday assembly and Per Gynt was a revelation and the first record I bought.
I only ever went to the Thursday assembly as the rest were deadly boring - I was never missed either
This is not a sad song. However, the way I was introduced to it gave it a special place in my heart. I had never heard Red Hot Chili Peppers' Hard to Concentrate before, but there it was listed on the case for a mix tape my boyfriend had given me. When I opened the case up, I discovered inside it was actually an MP3 player cleverly hidden. There are now some terribly sweet associations with the song and I have to stop and get a little sniffly every time I hear it.