Is there a song that can make you cry?

[UnderUrVoodoo]

it doesn't make me cry like a baby but it reminds me of my difficult time in life which i don't like to discuss here

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

I went to see him just today, but I didn't see no tears. He was all dressed up to go away--first time I'd seen him smile in years...




I love the old timers in country music. Hank Williams Sr was a genius. His song Kaw-Liga is a brilliant application of metaphor.

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

the silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky
and as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry



They don't write like that anymore.

 

[Nomenclature]

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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43EU_OvpsSM[/ame]

 

[JakeBequette]

When my grandma died, this song came on the radio and I cried... I just choose not to listen to it now.

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[Blaze2010]

And Holes in the Floor of Heaven by Steve Wariner

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

We're In Heaven by Vanessa Carlton

 

[miaedu]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5HHRT8xvw[/ame]

 

[bokan800]

This one gets me...

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

It doesn't have to be sad to get a set of tears worked up either.

A good love story can turn on the sprinkler systems too, am I right?

Here's a great example, if I've have a few beers this song jerks me off. I love it! ROCK and ROLL!

John Deere Green by Joe Diffie

 

[UnderUrVoodoo]

i hate to admit but i did weep when she does sing the chorus

When the sun shines, we’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

OMG you're right, that's pretty powerful stuff Voodoo, I'd never really heard a song by Rihanna before, thanx.

Here's one of my favorite songs of all time.
A Cold Day In Hell



Said that you'd love me forever
Love me til the rivers ran dry
Said that we'd be together
Til the stars fell from the sky
We'd love each other til hell freezes over
And birds no longer fly

If I'm ever gonna wish on a falling star
Tonight would be a good time to try

{and here's where the tears start welling up}

I guess we're gonna run outta water
I can't find a bird in the sky
What never should happen is happening now
I just heard you tell me goodbye

Don't need to see anybody/feeling too empty inside
The worlds going crazy/I'm feeling shakey
I just need a good place to hide
I should have known better when you said you'd never
Hurt me or tell me a lie
Guess I'd better break out my old winter coat
It's sure getting cold for July

I guess we're gonna run outta water
I can't find a bird in the sky
What never should happen is happening now
I just heard you tell me goodbye

{and I'm crying my eyes out at this point}

If you are watching wherever you are
At the last of the stars as the fell
It's a cold day
A cold day in hell!

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[cornholio]

nice thread idea. Will go through the songs one day, when I'm in the right mood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5HHRT8xvw

a friend gave me Anthony and the Johnsons music several month ago. That particular song made me shiver. It's so beautiful and sad. Spoke my mind when I first heard it.

Another one that always gets me is:

 

[theworldwithout]

I have yet to cry from a song, but there have been times I've come pretty close.

Here's the few:

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Sakamoto Ryuichi:



To me this piece is just very emotional, and I love how Sakamoto can bland both eastern and western influences.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole:



To me this song doesn't really get emotional until he begins to sing What a Wonderful World, it makes me think about my Grandfather. That was his favorite song. This is an incredibly beautiful song, and I love his voice.

Lullaby by Dixie Chicks.



Let me just say wonderful song.

 

[Laststraw21]

Come Home by One Republic is the first song that popped to mind.

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

Before his passing in 2001 Joey Ramone recorded a poignant cover of What A Wonderful World. It may be the quintessential sad song of our time. He knew his days were numbered so the tiny things meant the world.
I'm starting to get weepy thinking about it.

R.I.P. Joey.

 

[ArtemisForever]

i seen grown men cry over this song.. its a classic...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hH04Lcfplg[/ame]

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

Sometimes the video for a song can evoke a certain sadness beyond the song's depth, and here's a perfect example. The old guy never wakes up and his dog has to go on without him.

**it wont embed but please check it out**

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJGlTu5sEI&feature=av2e"]Find The River by REM[/ame]

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

Me, my thoughts are flower strewn
Ocean storm, bayberry moon.
I have got to leave to find my way.
Watch the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes.

Nothing is going my way.


The ocean is the river’s goal,
A need to leave the water knows
We’re closer now than light years to go.


I have got to find the river,
Bergamot and vetiver
Run through my head and fall away.
Leave the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes.

Nothing is going my way.

 

[matt1980111]

I've been known to shed a tear or two over a song...so here are some of my favorite 'tear enducing' songs:


Smile-Tamia


Run-Leona Lewis


Butterfly-Mariah Carey


Time is a Healer-Eva Cassidy