Songs that make you teary eyed. - General Discussion Discussion

[–] snepts (11123) 6 years ago

I am a big movie fan and a big music fan. A lot of sentimental scenes in films get me teary but I can't think of any music that does. I'm a little surprised at this. I suppose a couple songs by the Byrds might, like I Come And Stand At Every Door and the traditional John Riley, but I don't recall actually crying beyond maybe the first listen.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 4 years ago

I watched a David Crosby documentary last night. Shame how everyone fell out with him.

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[–] robocat893 (16251) 6 years ago

Wait and Bleed - Slipknot

https://youtu.be/B1zCN0YhW1s

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

I did not expect this to get chosen.

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[–] NoodlesMacIntosh (75) 6 years ago

For you - by John Denver

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fM8bAcFKWJ0

Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qQmkoMZyvOQ

I totally agree on Cats in Cradle as well.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

Nice.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Lick it Up by Kiss.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

I love Kiss (saw them in 1983 in the Unmasked tour) and this song too! Doesn't make me feel sad at all.

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[–] rocklyn80 (665) 6 years ago

The sad part is what it did to Kiss' career

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

I'm going with a classic: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, any version.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

Classic song indeed.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Cat, you know that Eva Cassidy owns and defines this song. She made it a hymn.

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

"The Bed Song" by Amanda Palmer

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

Married to Neil Gaiman, so extra cool points.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Really! Is she as hot as Rebecca Pidgeon, whose hubby is playwright and screenwriter David Mamet? This is a sincere, inquisitive question, not a challenge. Marilyn Monroe was
(admittedly, rather briefly) to Arthur Miller, playwright of Death Of A Salesman. Do hot dames lust for wordsmiths?

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

In my opinion not as hot, but she has a cool quirky vibe that some would find attractive.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Thank you for your answer. Most appreciated.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

You’re welcome. I’ve learnt a few things on this site and I’m always happy to try and share some knowledge.

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[–] sslssg (35178) 6 years ago

Beethoven's 9th.

I used to joke that it didn't matter what I was doing, if I heard Ode to Joy I started to cry. That's still true today and I have no idea why.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Perhaps because you are obviously intelligent, sensitive and evolved and your heart recognizes as great a musical celebration of the blessed union of Human and God as we will probably ever produce. With the 9th, Beethoven had at last found The Lord. Enjoy it, my friend. I cry, too.

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[–] sslssg (35178) 6 years ago

Glad I'm not the only one. :)

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

The second movement of the 9th gets to me, too.

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[–] sslssg (35178) 6 years ago

I really like the second movement from the 7th. I think the 7th is my favourite Beethoven symphony. I yo-yo on that though, I really don't know if I have a favourite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgHxmAsINDk

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[–] Prelude (1443) 6 years ago

Ahhhgg, I have long LOVED the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 7th!!!

It doesn't make me teary eyed as per this topic but I love it!

For teary eyed the Organ Symphony by Saint-Saëns

And Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead.

Everyone Will Crawl - Charlie Sexton

A Dream Goes on Forever - Todd Rundgren

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

I’ve long considered the 7th and the 8th to be preparation for him to release his full genius in the 9th; and what wonderful stepping-stones they are, nonetheless complete in themselves, as well.

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[–] Prelude (1443) 6 years ago

That's a solid take on things, I agree. Every step was great in itself but yes he was 'building-toward.'

His music is magnificent and I also find him to be a fascinating character, and mysterious in some ways. There's a book called "Beethoven's Hair" - it's a true account of the bizarre history of one of the (many) locks of hair that are verified as truly cut from his head on his deathbed. This particular lock had a crazy line of ownership and was even hidden from the Nazis by a Jewish family during WWII. The book is an oddly compelling read for anyone interested in Beethoven; eventual testing on this strand of hair found catastrophically high levels of lead.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Yes, it’s widely believed that he died of lead poisoning.

I will be staggered to the end of my days that he composed the 9th while stone deaf. What a demonstration of complete mastery of his art!

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[–] Prelude (1443) 6 years ago

I know, it's amazing he was profoundly deaf at that time! Complete mastery indeed; extraordinary.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Prelude and sslssg, I want to thank you both for one of the most enjoyable and refraining talks i’ve had on this benighted site in months; and thank you, Barry, for your support. We’ve had a civilized, courteous, mature, respectful and joyous conversation, which is a rarity on the internet. The last recent discussion I had here of this quality was on the Counterpart discussion that I unashamedly championed because I thought the series was beyond being outstanding. I was gratified and amazed by how civil, polite, reasonable yet nonetheless passionate the discussion was. It was like the poetry of the show transferred to the internet dialogue! Wonderful.

Thank you all very much. This is what message boards can and should be.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 4 years ago

So sad that sslssg felt the need to take a break from GD.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

Great choice.

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[–] rocklyn80 (665) 6 years ago

With Out You Nilsson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZDKirjQgM

https://youtu.be/G-ZDKirjQgM

Just When I Needed You Most - Randy VanWarmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOQgL731Ac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOQgL731Ac

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

Another Nilsson fan! 👍

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Nilsson Schmilsson is a great record. Too bad he couldn't really live up to it with the rest of his career.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

Yeah, it is great, as well as a couple of others he did (A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night, The Point, Aerial Pandemonium Ballet, etc). But you're right that his career fell apart.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39835) 6 years ago

Without You is an amazing song.

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