What songs get you right in the feelings?

[crofty1984]

For me, it's an odd mix.

I was a teenage anarchist by Against me! Always has me emotionally yelling along in the car. But not in a fun let's song along way. It's almost like a primal thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RUeMCZL3Q

Nina cried power (Hozier) is always turned up. For some reason it just gets me right in the chest. As above. If I'm having a bad day it's like a therapeutic release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2YgDua2gpk

Nice Jones Canadee-i-o. Just because it's beautiful. On a similar note - Solomon Browne by Seth Lakeman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlFKwY_YgZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYCf-Esfjb8

And I genuinely struggle to listen to Tim Minchin singing "white wine in the sun" without tearing up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q

Edited by crofty1984 on Thursday 21st March 19:19

[cherryowen]

More often than not, it's the music that gets me rather than the lyrics and the stuff that "gets" me depends on my mood / situation.

To chill out, these tick some boxes:-

Genetica - Future Past

Fantasia On a Theme of Thomas Tallis - BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis

Liszt - Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S. 173/3 (1847)

Lots of Kruder & Dorfmeister stuff falls into this "chillout" category, as does much of Chopin's work.

If pressing on in the car, these get me pressing on a little harder:-

Brancaccio & Aisher - Darker

Trentmoller vs DT8 Project - Moan vs Falling

Max Graham - Bar None

Lots of other stuff get my hairs on end:-

Pink Floyd
Devin Townsend
Pantera
Pearl Jam
Megadeth
Underworld

[jjaack]

Up on the catwalk, Simple Minds... really loud, it's outstanding.

[anonymous-user]

Father John Misty - Please Don't Die
Tar Barrels in 'Dale by the Unthanks, I always play it if I'm the last one up on new year's eve.
Lots of stuff by Glasvegas -'forget your Dad, he's gone'
Is a Woman by Lambchop - particularly the jaunty little reggae beat at the end.

[carlove]

crofty1984 said:

For me, it's an odd mix.



And I genuinely struggle to listen to Tim Minchin singing "white wine in the sun" without tearing up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q

Edited by crofty1984 on Thursday 21st March 19:19

Bloody hell, I didn't think I'd tear up listening to Tim Minchin. Having to listen to Confessions now.

The song that always gets me is High by The Lighthouse Family. When my Grandad died in 2004 I remember my Dad listening to it a lot, I was only 10 but that song hit me even back then. When my Dad died last year I went to the shop the next day, this was just starting on the radio when I turned my car on, it played so much on the radio that week, nearly had to pull over each time, definitely had to put my sunglasses on.

Another one that gets me though doesn't play on the radio is Oh Mary by Neil Diamond, my Grandma is called Mary and my dad played it while driving me and Grandma and she teared up and said it's like Colin (my late grandad) was singing to her.

I'm bloody well welling up now!

Edited by carlove on Monday 25th March 00:24

[Chainsaw Rebuild]

When I was a little lad my Dad had a JCB and he used to drive it around his building site with me riding shotgun next to him. He also taught me to dig holes with it, which when you are about 10 is about as good as it gets! Now he’s quite recently passed on and The JCB Song makes me sob like a child. I’m 35 and massive.

[elanfan]

The crowd and players belting out Mae hen wlad fy nhadau at the Principality stadium has me in tears (of pride).

I’m the same at the Olympics with God save the Queen if some our own win a gold. Weirdly doesn’t get me at all if it’s an England footie or rugby match.

Emotions and pride are funny old things!

Edited by elanfan on Monday 8th April 11:56

[227bhp]

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

When I was a little lad my Dad had a JCB and he used to drive it around his building site with me riding shotgun next to him. He also taught me to dig holes with it, which when you are about 10 is about as good as it gets! Now he’s quite recently passed on and The JCB Song makes me sob like a child. I’m 35 and massive.

You need to watch your diet and do some more exercise.

[elanfan]

227bhp said:

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

When I was a little lad my Dad had a JCB and he used to drive it around his building site with me riding shotgun next to him. He also taught me to dig holes with it, which when you are about 10 is about as good as it gets! Now he’s quite recently passed on and The JCB Song makes me sob like a child. I’m 35 and massive.

You need to watch your diet and do some more exercise.

Cut down on your porklife... All the people..

[ReverendCounter]

Plenty to choose from by Zervas & Pepper (a criminally underrated band in my opinion - new album 'Endless Road Restless Nomad' out July)

Celestial Friend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-XsJ4catRE&li...
Here and Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiZAjUBSxbM&li...
Abstract Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKz4yt51jq4&li...

and the lyrics of Sure Fire Bet have to be properly heard, but this short selection of their tracks feature some very, very well expressed lyrics relating to life experiences. Seek and enjoy.

[Camoradi]

When Ian Curtis repeats "I'm not afraid any more" in "Insight" I feel the same lump in my throat and sick feeling in my stomach today as I did when I first heard it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iWJn3quN80

Edited by Camoradi on Monday 25th March 11:18

[Pieman68]

The lyrics to this one kill me at the minute (a good friend is very near to the end through pancreatic cancer at 45 years old)

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hold+on+to+me...

[Lotobear]

Big River - Jimmy Nail
Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler
(spot the connection!)
and,
Walk on By - Dionne Warwick
Its Too Late - Carol King

[realjv]

Many Frightened Rabbit songs. There have been few better over the last 10 years than Scott Hutchison at exploring the dark and uncomfortable parts of life in song. FR shows were life affirming communal moments. Make tiny changes to earth.

[Chainsaw Rebuild]

elanfan said:

227bhp said:

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

When I was a little lad my Dad had a JCB and he used to drive it around his building site with me riding shotgun next to him. He also taught me to dig holes with it, which when you are about 10 is about as good as it gets! Now he’s quite recently passed on and The JCB Song makes me sob like a child. I’m 35 and massive.

You need to watch your diet and do some more exercise.

Cut down on your porklife... All the people..

Wtf are you two on about?!

[MondyJim]

I find this is dependent on mood etc so many songs affect me for various reasons at various times but the biggest one for me is Stay Another Day by East 17. My mum had taken her own life in the November, then this came out for the Christmas period just a few weeks later. I remember getting ready for school and this came on my little radio alarm clock, it was the first time I'd heard it and I just broke down. It has got easier to listen to over the years, especially with it being a staple of the annual Christmas album releases and playlists but it still really affects me.

Edited by MondyJim on Wednesday 27th March 14:16

[yellowbentines]

realjv said:

Many Frightened Rabbit songs. There have been few better over the last 10 years than Scott Hutchison at exploring the dark and uncomfortable parts of life in song. FR shows were life affirming communal moments. Make tiny changes to earth.

This.

Their good friends The Twilight Sad also have a similar effect on me, have a watch of them playing live at KEXP radio studios, or at Paisley Abbey with the full orchestra backing - to coin a cliché James sings every word like he really means it, full of emotion and passion which comes across every time.

[toasty]

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

When I was a little lad my Dad had a JCB and he used to drive it around his building site with me riding shotgun next to him. He also taught me to dig holes with it, which when you are about 10 is about as good as it gets! Now he’s quite recently passed on and The JCB Song makes me sob like a child. I’m 35 and massive.

My Dad was a JCB driver and this one gets me every time. When it came out, I thought it’d probably be played at his funeral. In the end, I just couldn’t do it.

White wine in the sun also reminds me of loved ones sadly departed.

[realjv]

yellowbentines said:

realjv said:

Many Frightened Rabbit songs. There have been few better over the last 10 years than Scott Hutchison at exploring the dark and uncomfortable parts of life in song. FR shows were life affirming communal moments. Make tiny changes to earth.

This.

Their good friends The Twilight Sad also have a similar effect on me, have a watch of them playing live at KEXP radio studios, or at Paisley Abbey with the full orchestra backing - to coin a cliché James sings every word like he really means it, full of emotion and passion which comes across every time.

Absolutely. The fact that James and the band have taken to regularly performing "Keep Yourself Warm" as part of their live set says so much. The reaction of the audience when they played it at the Electric Ballroom earlier this month was really something, not a dry eye in the house.

[yellowbentines]

Ill add Nutshell by Alice in Chains, especially the MTV live unplugged version where Layne Staley is in a pretty bad way and it just feels like hes singing about his own demise.

Does an amazingly powerful emotional job of it considering he looks so frail.

Edited by yellowbentines on Monday 1st April 20:00