Songs which make you weep

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  • DangermooseDangermoose Posts: 67,136
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    Merry Christmas, darling by the Carpenters

    That's reminded me. For as long as I can remember 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' has made me want to cry and I've no idea why.
    Even Twisted Sisters version :o
  • ianradioianianradioian Posts: 74,644
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    AnnieBaker wrote: »
    I prefer the Brook Benson version. It is a wonderful song.

    I prefer the Brook Benton version of a Rainy night in Georgia too
  • U96U96 Posts: 13,937
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    John Murphy 'Sunshine' from the film of the same name.:cool:

    Brian Eno 'An Ending'.The one used for the Aston Martin Top Gear episode.:)
  • dekafdekaf Posts: 8,398
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    I prefer the Brook Benton version of a Rainy night in Georgia too

    I prefer the David Ruffin one, but they are all excellent.
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    silversox wrote: »
    This one always reminds me of my daughter growing up, her daughter is now nearly 18 and has a little girl of her own. A song which every Mother with a daughter can relate to.

    https://youtu.be/Zi7OXmTmgGg

    Beautiful :)

    I just posted the ABBA one!

    Like I said, I'm not a mother, but I kind of see myself as the little girl and it reminds me to be kind to my mum no matter how frustrating, old fashioned and stubborn she can be sometimes, because for many people, no-one will ever give you the kindness and unconditional love your mum will.

    I just tried again and got to the end of the first verse!:cry:
  • planetsplanets Posts: 47,784
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    ba_baracus wrote: »

    superb choice

    my choice would be :
    THIS

    :cry::cry::cry::cry:
  • Angela FAngela F Posts: 3,180
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    I've just remembered three more to add to my previous list:-

    Tomorrow from the film "Annie"
    Where Is Love from the film "Oliver"
    Homely Girl by the Chi Lites (also the version by UB40)
  • U96U96 Posts: 13,937
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    planets wrote: »
    superb choice

    my choice would be :
    THIS

    :cry::cry::cry::cry:

    That was a real shame about his sons death.
  • FanielleFanielle Posts: 1,251
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    ba_baracus wrote: »


    For me, this is the worlds best cover of a song. It's beautifully sad
  • An ThropologistAn Thropologist Posts: 39,844
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    Beloved Wife _ Natalie Merchant

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z--uFqkmfY
  • planetsplanets Posts: 47,784
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    U96 wrote: »
    That was a real shame about his sons death.

    utterly tragic
  • Keyser_Soze1Keyser_Soze1 Posts: 25,182
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    planets wrote: »
    utterly tragic

    He must be utterly devastated the poor bloke. :(
  • OdonataOdonata Posts: 1,403
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    Don't you worry child, by Swedish House Mafia gets me. Before my brother died, it was all he was playing. After he died, when I went to look on his MP3 player for music, it was the first song I heard. A close friend did an acoustic version for us. Beautiful.

    Three Little Birds by Bob Marley. My brothers favourite song. We played it to him when his life support was turned off.

    There's a few others that just get me. Wisely and Slow by The Staves deserves a mention. And a The Clouds of Pompeii by Bear's Den.
  • dd68dd68 Posts: 17,833
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    'Being boring' Pet Shop Boys, its about people with AIDS dying when there was no treatment, I can so identify with these days.
  • An ThropologistAn Thropologist Posts: 39,844
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    Dance with my father - Luther Vandross.
  • Misanthropy_83Misanthropy_83 Posts: 2,561
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    dd68 wrote: »
    'Being boring' Pet Shop Boys, its about people with AIDS dying when there was no treatment, I can so identify with these days.

    why can you identify with that song?
  • muggins14muggins14 Posts: 61,844
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    Dance with my father - Luther Vandross.

    Oh that is definitely a weeper :cry:
  • karapote monkeykarapote monkey Posts: 3,688
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    "Days" by The Kinks makes me sad. I am going to have that played at my funeral.
  • FizzbinFizzbin Posts: 36,827
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    Ebony Eyes - Everly Brothers, an oldie for sure, but a sad story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQOjxA8rrks

    Excerpt from a Teenage Opera - Keith West, just makes me incredibly nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENblHOxi1c4
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    Carole King: So Far Away
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GAaWz4X4nU

    Andy Davis: Jabe
    (available on Amazon Prime Music but I can't find it on YouTube)

    Jim Brannigan: Kilkelly, Ireland
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N76kAivCb20
    (a song about Irish emigration to the USA in the mid 1800s after the famine, based on real letters)
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNaNVuWes_U

    Slipping Through My Fingers by ABBA

    It's about a mum's regret about how quickly her daughter has grown and is off to school. I usually skip it on the album to be honest, and if I do get to the end I'm a mess. I'm not even a mother but I kind of think about it from the little girl's point of view. Unless you're very lucky, adult life is hard and full of disappointments, things we all thought we'd do years ago but never did, a bit like the words of the song. I think sometimes we'd all like to go back to that part of childhood around 5 to about 7 or 8 and start again, just enjoy a simple life with mum and dad and siblings again for a while and then maybe make different choices as we grow. But the song just rams home the point that once a happy time has gone, its gone. :(

    It's part of why I get annoyed when some people on the music forum say ABBA are 'cheesy', even if you don't like them, they wrote songs that mean a lot to a lot of people.

    This song was my choice too. The Visitors is my favourite album of theirs - and that's far from cheesy! :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XXozlSHkcY
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    Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits

    Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (NOT the utterly horrendous Scissor Sisters version)

    Even the guitars sound like they're weeping during those songs.
  • LakieLadyLakieLady Posts: 19,713
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    This Woman's Work, Kate Bush.

    Can't listen to this in public. Tears, snot, the full works.

    Fantastic song. I can see how it does that to you.
  • LakieLadyLakieLady Posts: 19,713
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    Soave sia il vento (Mozart, Cosi Fan Tutte)

    Flower Duet (Delibes, Lakme)

    Panis Angelicus (Franck)

    The first time I heard Soave sia il vento was at Glyndebourne, and I suddenly realised I had tears streaming down my cheeks. I didn't want to disturb people by rummaging in my bag for a tissue, so just brushed them away with my hand. An elderly gentleman sitting next to me passed his handkerchief, which was very sweet of him.

    I felt a bit of an eejit though.

    There's a bit in the Flower Duet that is so beautifully sad it gives me a dull ache in my chest.
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Family Tree by Gerry Rafferty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2cpkX8ma5I
    Every time I hear it I think about loved ones who are no longer with us.
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