Easily reduced to tears?
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Dohnut said:
Wires by Athlete.
Written by the lead singer after his new born daughter was rushed into intesive care.
As a father it gets me everytime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ivKzieP9ZU
Good choice!Written by the lead singer after his new born daughter was rushed into intesive care.
As a father it gets me everytime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ivKzieP9ZU
DickyC said:
paulguitar said:
DickyC said:
Tracy Chapman's Fast Car
What a great, great song that is.Come on Gentleman. This is after all the realm of powerfully built director types.
I came across this thread in the early hours of this morning. Not sleeping, and struggling a bit at the moment.
Roll back to early 2001.
I’d lost my dad very suddenly in 1997 from a heart attack, I was with him in the afternoon at the hospital in the afternoon laughing and joking with him.
03:00 am the call comes from the hospital, get here now.
He was gone at 59. Just like that, a light gone out.
I was 24.
1998 my mum (who had never been the same after dads passing) is diagnosed with breast cancer.
It got to her bones, you know the rest.
My mum was in a Hospice, the writing was on the wall. But my brother was getting married at the time.
All I had to do was get my mum to the wedding, she was just so bloody ill, me and her just couldn’t make it.. it’s too difficult to talk about.
Off the strength of hospice doctors recommendations. My brother went on his honeymoon
It was the Caribbean..
I had to get him back him back. My mum died before he got back. You can imagine that phone call.
She ‘gave up after the wedding .
Everyday I was driving backwards and forwards to the hospice.
I had Tracy Chapman on, all of the time, just weeping constantly.
It’s not a negative story.
Anything on Tracy Chapman Crossroads.
Especially ‘Bridges’.
I’m listening to it now, it brings it back.
lornemalvo said:
I agree, anything in which animals get hurt or die for me is out, even though I know it's not real. I will never be able to watch Warhorse, for example. It's not uncommon and there is a website called "does the dog die" where you can check movies for this kind of content before watching them.
If it's not already been linked to without a description (I haven't seen it actually mentioned), then this is a good one to reduce animal lovers to tears. Gets me and I've not had a pet for a good few years. https://youtu.be/QZLxVvLyKTo?si=FI4Uvdp9bwk1l5Md
One song that gets me every time, is Midge Ure's version of the Walker Brothers' No Regrets
It has to be his version, with synth and Midge's distinctive wailing guitar is more powerful than the original. Some absolutely killer key changes. Absolutely no idea why it has the effect that it does. Maybe it encapsulates lost times, friends, family and relationships that are long gone.
The live version with Mick Karn, Pete Townsend and Phil Collins is pretty good too.
It has to be his version, with synth and Midge's distinctive wailing guitar is more powerful than the original. Some absolutely killer key changes. Absolutely no idea why it has the effect that it does. Maybe it encapsulates lost times, friends, family and relationships that are long gone.
The live version with Mick Karn, Pete Townsend and Phil Collins is pretty good too.
As a 15 year old, I was packed off to my grandparents for a week at summer, and took my tape player. Early 80s.
I was listening to Depeche Mode's People Are People.
I suddenly realised my nan had started crying.
I asked her what was wrong.
She had been listening to the words. It's all about man's ability to hate other people, when they know nothing about them.
She had lived through WW2, and the northern irish Conflicts and watched too much news.
I was listening to Depeche Mode's People Are People.
I suddenly realised my nan had started crying.
I asked her what was wrong.
She had been listening to the words. It's all about man's ability to hate other people, when they know nothing about them.
She had lived through WW2, and the northern irish Conflicts and watched too much news.
Zad said:
One song that gets me every time, is Midge Ure's version of the Walker Brothers' No Regrets
It has to be his version, with synth and Midge's distinctive wailing guitar is more powerful than the original. Some absolutely killer key changes. Absolutely no idea why it has the effect that it does. Maybe it encapsulates lost times, friends, family and relationships that are long gone.
The live version with Mick Karn, Pete Townsend and Phil Collins is pretty good too.
Credit where it's due, the original, and far superior, version of No Regrets was by Tom Rush, who also wrote it. The Walker Brothers ripped off, note for note, Tom's arrangement of the orchestral version of his song. I prefer his original acoustic version. It has to be his version, with synth and Midge's distinctive wailing guitar is more powerful than the original. Some absolutely killer key changes. Absolutely no idea why it has the effect that it does. Maybe it encapsulates lost times, friends, family and relationships that are long gone.
The live version with Mick Karn, Pete Townsend and Phil Collins is pretty good too.
Either one leaves me with a tear in my eye.
OP, I trust by now you've realised you're by no means on your own here. No matter how happy and at ease I'm feeling, there are some songs that always bring a tear to my eye.
The Beatles, In My Life
Johnny Cash, Hurt
Tom Rush, No Regrets (for personal reasons)
Justin Hayward, Forever Autumn. (ditto)
And finally, a happy tear, rather than a sad one
Hazel O'Connor, Will You?, but then you get to that heart wrenching, long sax solo by Wesley Magoogan and realise he'll never play it again following a terrible accident to his hands.
But all these songs pale into insignificance (for me anyway) when I recently watched the last episode of M*A*S*H again for the first time. If you remember the scene with the Korean lady with her chicken on the bus, you'll know what I mean.
The Beatles, In My Life
Johnny Cash, Hurt
Tom Rush, No Regrets (for personal reasons)
Justin Hayward, Forever Autumn. (ditto)
And finally, a happy tear, rather than a sad one
Hazel O'Connor, Will You?, but then you get to that heart wrenching, long sax solo by Wesley Magoogan and realise he'll never play it again following a terrible accident to his hands.
But all these songs pale into insignificance (for me anyway) when I recently watched the last episode of M*A*S*H again for the first time. If you remember the scene with the Korean lady with her chicken on the bus, you'll know what I mean.
Jim H said:
DickyC said:
paulguitar said:
DickyC said:
Tracy Chapman's Fast Car
What a great, great song that is.Come on Gentleman. This is after all the realm of powerfully built director types.
I came across this thread in the early hours of this morning. Not sleeping, and struggling a bit at the moment.
Roll back to early 2001.
I’d lost my dad very suddenly in 1997 from a heart attack, I was with him in the afternoon at the hospital in the afternoon laughing and joking with him.
03:00 am the call comes from the hospital, get here now.
He was gone at 59. Just like that, a light gone out.
I was 24.
1998 my mum (who had never been the same after dads passing) is diagnosed with breast cancer.
It got to her bones, you know the rest.
My mum was in a Hospice, the writing was on the wall. But my brother was getting married at the time.
All I had to do was get my mum to the wedding, she was just so bloody ill, me and her just couldn’t make it.. it’s too difficult to talk about.
Off the strength of hospice doctors recommendations. My brother went on his honeymoon
It was the Caribbean..
I had to get him back him back. My mum died before he got back. You can imagine that phone call.
She ‘gave up after the wedding .
Everyday I was driving backwards and forwards to the hospice.
I had Tracy Chapman on, all of the time, just weeping constantly.
It’s not a negative story.
Anything on Tracy Chapman Crossroads.
Especially ‘Bridges’.
I’m listening to it now, it brings it back.
the above reads as if it's paul guitar who had lost his mum and dad, when it surely must be you Jim.
dandarez said:
I think you've got your quoting out of sync Jim H -
the above reads as if it's paul guitar who had lost his mum and dad, when it surely must be you Jim.
I think this corrects it the above reads as if it's paul guitar who had lost his mum and dad, when it surely must be you Jim.
Jim H said:
DickyC said:
Tracy Chapman's Fast Car
What a great, great song that is.Come on Gentleman. This is after all the realm of powerfully built director types.
I came across this thread in the early hours of this morning. Not sleeping, and struggling a bit at the moment.
Roll back to early 2001.
I’d lost my dad very suddenly in 1997 from a heart attack, I was with him in the afternoon at the hospital in the afternoon laughing and joking with him.
03:00 am the call comes from the hospital, get here now.
He was gone at 59. Just like that, a light gone out.
I was 24.
1998 my mum (who had never been the same after dads passing) is diagnosed with breast cancer.
It got to her bones, you know the rest.
My mum was in a Hospice, the writing was on the wall. But my brother was getting married at the time.
All I had to do was get my mum to the wedding, she was just so bloody ill, me and her just couldn’t make it.. it’s too difficult to talk about.
Off the strength of hospice doctors recommendations. My brother went on his honeymoon
It was the Caribbean..
I had to get him back him back. My mum died before he got back. You can imagine that phone call.
She ‘gave up after the wedding .
Everyday I was driving backwards and forwards to the hospice.
I had Tracy Chapman on, all of the time, just weeping constantly.
It’s not a negative story.
Anything on Tracy Chapman Crossroads.
Especially ‘Bridges’.
I’m listening to it now, it brings it back.
king arthur said:
If Nights in White Satin can bring tears to your eyes try Forever Autumn.
I can’t listen to that song. It’s probably the only one I have to switch off if it comes on the radio. I don’t even really know why….insofar as I don’t have it connected to any particular event, that I know of.I'm definitely getting more emotional and affected by both music and films as I get older, mostly related to feelings of mortality as people I've known and been close to in the generation above me pass away.
5 that really do it for me :
Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg. Really not a Billy Bragg fan, but this is for some reason the most affecting song I've ever heard
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics - a bit close to home
Sailing - Rod Stewart - my mum's favourite song
Blood on Blood - Bon Jovi. Can't really believe I'm putting a Bon Jovi song but the loyalty and friendship of people who have lost touch but knows who will be there for them if they are needed makes me tearful
And finally, Moving On by James. So, so sad but set to such an upbeat tune. About how his mum was dying, but was ready to die, despite her son (Tim Booth, the singer from James) obviously not wanting to let her go. The video just makes it even more moving, I just can't watch it.
https://youtu.be/IdcN4BRpmGI
5 that really do it for me :
Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg. Really not a Billy Bragg fan, but this is for some reason the most affecting song I've ever heard
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics - a bit close to home
Sailing - Rod Stewart - my mum's favourite song
Blood on Blood - Bon Jovi. Can't really believe I'm putting a Bon Jovi song but the loyalty and friendship of people who have lost touch but knows who will be there for them if they are needed makes me tearful
And finally, Moving On by James. So, so sad but set to such an upbeat tune. About how his mum was dying, but was ready to die, despite her son (Tim Booth, the singer from James) obviously not wanting to let her go. The video just makes it even more moving, I just can't watch it.
https://youtu.be/IdcN4BRpmGI
What a fantastic topic, thanks OP! I’m an old git and totally empathise, some great music posted up here. In recent years I’ve started to reflect on how much pleasure and memories music has given me since the mid sixties. I’ve recently seen YES (the current version), Elvis Costello and Springsteen, having seen them all many times since they started. Many of their songs get me feeling emotional, as does a lot of stuff by other artists I play at home.
A few favourites:
Angel Eyes…Jeff Healey Band
Long May You Run…Nils Lofgren’s version of the Neil Young song
Where Does The Time Go…Julia Fordham
Without You….Nilsson
Street of Dreams…Rainbow
My Old School…Steely Dan
A few favourites:
Angel Eyes…Jeff Healey Band
Long May You Run…Nils Lofgren’s version of the Neil Young song
Where Does The Time Go…Julia Fordham
Without You….Nilsson
Street of Dreams…Rainbow
My Old School…Steely Dan
I did not expect this level of response when I posted and I feel good that it's not just me. I think a lot has to do with age and nostalgia. The way life is now for so many, who doesn't prefer to look backwards at times? I wish there was a like button because many of these posts (and songs) resonate with me. Many of the songs that affect me have no personal connection, although some do. Morningtown Ride by the Seekers always affects me because it was a song someone repeatedly played when I spent time as an 11 year old in a children's home in Carmarthenshire. Mercy Now by Mary Gaultier makes me think of my father - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL6JoP0KCoo
One song with no real personal connection is Bob Dylan's brilliant song about JFKs assassination. It is intrinsically a sad song but obviously also has such a tragic story to it, while referencing many events and people throughout the sixties. Some references only Americans will get. I genuinely think it's a masterpiece - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbQkyvbw18
One song with no real personal connection is Bob Dylan's brilliant song about JFKs assassination. It is intrinsically a sad song but obviously also has such a tragic story to it, while referencing many events and people throughout the sixties. Some references only Americans will get. I genuinely think it's a masterpiece - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbQkyvbw18
zarjaz1991 said:
king arthur said:
If Nights in White Satin can bring tears to your eyes try Forever Autumn.
I can’t listen to that song. It’s probably the only one I have to switch off if it comes on the radio. I don’t even really know why….insofar as I don’t have it connected to any particular event, that I know of.Gassing Station | Music | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff