Is there a song that makes you cry when you hear it, or at least makes you feel emotional, whether it ties you back to a memory or there's just something about the song that gets you?
Only a couple of songs have ever made me cry and this is one of them.
https://youtu.be/Ihi04jxAX84?si=zaVIpU5ET5ii1ShI
fourlemons, off topic but want to say, the only tears you shed with this machine will be tears of joy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFugZm6TWzk&t=662s
Jerry Reed - Patches
https://youtu.be/SXRfobTuDKE?si=Uim5oGS3-XBb8zrR
Mrmojo! I've missed you.
Yeah, Patches is a sad one. Mr. fourlemons is sitting beside me singing it now. 😅
For A Friend by Jimmy Somerville, who wrote it after the death of one of his friends.
https://youtu.be/NBGG4PXVVoE
I love The Eagles and "Wasted Time" is such a great song...part of the masterpiece that is "Hotel California." ❤️
Did you ever watch the TV show "Cold Case?" With your love and knowledge of music, I have a feeling you'd like it if you haven't watched it (although it was a pretty depressing/sad show at times). Anyway, my wife and I watched this show together when we were first married...a couple of the sad endings really got to us:
1) "Catch The Wind" - Donovan https://youtu.be/_TrgdWKvCTg?si=lNcl6ZqPJiZL9KW2
2) "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/"What A Wonderful World" - Israel Kamakawiwoʻole https://youtu.be/HufzvFSeS9A?si=COMhkI7Nu_j7pss0
Also, I could pick several songs by Karen Carpenter, but I'll choose this one ("Solitaire"). Such a massively talented lady, but it seems like she was so unhappy in her personal life, unfortunately. I love this song...this one brought some tears to my eyes around 20-25 years ago:
https://youtu.be/v2rMlzxPCFQ?si=Zs5NTaY_7rNWHPUD
I thought about you when I posted Wasted Time because I knew you loved the Eagles. 😊 I've never watched Cold Case but always appreciate a show with a great soundtrack.
All great entries, but the Karen Carpenter one is the one that got me. I just love their music. If only she could have realized how beautiful she was in every way.
Awesome! I do love The Eagles and how kind of you to reference that. "Wasted Time" is definitely one of Don Henley's finest moments (and he has a bunch of them, both solo and with The Eagles). I've always wondered if he had someone specific in mind when he sang it.
And agreed again about Karen Carpenter. Just one of the saddest stories of our lifetimes. She's probably my favorite overall singer, male or female...what a voice she had.
https://youtu.be/vVJYBPQyFTQ?si=w8C0lhosMn-XNa9h
My grandma, who I was very close with, died of cancer last spring. This song makes me think of her, tears every time I listen to it.
Thank you so much for sharing that song. I was very close to my grandmothers and still think about them often. Sometimes I even feel like I sense their presence. It's beautiful that you have a song that makes you think of her. I'm sorry for your loss.
shareDon Henley "Love Rules"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS85afvpTwk
Soundtrack of "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"
Another Don Henley vocal! There is something about his voice when he sings a sad song that is movingly mournful.
shareI haven't met a song so far in my life that has been a tearjerker. Not like watching a movie. Like when Mickey dies in Rocky III: https://youtu.be/TnWDGoRlT1Q?si=aU02I8_aF0sNhMxa 😢
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