You're All I Need - Motley Crue (because I know the story behind it)
Estranged - Guns N Roses (because it reflects a sad memory of my life)
Estranged - Guns N Roses (because it reflects a sad memory of my life)
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What Songs Make You Cry
- Thread starter mom of franz
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There are a few songs that make me cry - a few really oldies like Old Rivers (about an old man and his dog) sung by Walter Brennan who himself is deceased now - I dled it! Also, Honey by Bobby Goldsboro, Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark by Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, a few Irish Gaelic ones about lesving home (like my grandmother did), songs that remind me of someone who I loved and who is no longer here (like Jesus Loves Me which my grandmother used to sing to us when we were babies), Did You Ever KNow that You're My Hero by Bette Midler, Darcy Farrow - tho I like the versions by John Denver and Ian and Sylvia the best even tho so many folk singers have done that song, Where Have all the Flowers Gone (the Kingston Trio and Peter Paul and Mary ver) upsets me b/ I think of all the young ppl needlessly dying and who have died in war.
Others that do not immediately come to mind. If I had to nominate the number one tearjerker of all time, it would be Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark.
I also cry at anthems, even the US one which is not my own and the Irish one, lol And always at the Canadian one esp when I am away from home.
Lrics to J's Afraid of the Dark:
Her two little feet would come running into
Our bedroom almost every night
Her soft little face would be wet from her tears
And her little heart pounding with fright
She'd hold out her arms, then she'd climb in beside us
In her small voice, we'd hear her remark
"Mommie and Daddy, can I sleep here with you
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark"
One day in the summer, we took some flowers
To place on some old family graves
Jeannie said, "Mommy, ain't it dark in the ground
Oh, Daddy, I'd be so afraid"
Then she looked up at her daddy and me
And said somethin' that broke both our hearts
She said, "When I die, please don't bury me
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark"
Jeannie was always afraid of the dark
And we never could understand why
'Cause we looked after Jeannie with the very best of care
Because Jeannie was our only child
Perhaps it was death that she was so afraid of
'Cause it took her one dark stormy night
I think we always knew that we'd never see Jeannie grown
'Cause it seemed she was destined to die
But on Jeannie's grave, we placed an eternal flame
That glows and never loses its spark
And on the darkest night, there's always a light
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark
Our Jeannie's afraid of the dark
Others that do not immediately come to mind. If I had to nominate the number one tearjerker of all time, it would be Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark.
I also cry at anthems, even the US one which is not my own and the Irish one, lol And always at the Canadian one esp when I am away from home.
Lrics to J's Afraid of the Dark:
Her two little feet would come running into
Our bedroom almost every night
Her soft little face would be wet from her tears
And her little heart pounding with fright
She'd hold out her arms, then she'd climb in beside us
In her small voice, we'd hear her remark
"Mommie and Daddy, can I sleep here with you
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark"
One day in the summer, we took some flowers
To place on some old family graves
Jeannie said, "Mommy, ain't it dark in the ground
Oh, Daddy, I'd be so afraid"
Then she looked up at her daddy and me
And said somethin' that broke both our hearts
She said, "When I die, please don't bury me
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark"
Jeannie was always afraid of the dark
And we never could understand why
'Cause we looked after Jeannie with the very best of care
Because Jeannie was our only child
Perhaps it was death that she was so afraid of
'Cause it took her one dark stormy night
I think we always knew that we'd never see Jeannie grown
'Cause it seemed she was destined to die
But on Jeannie's grave, we placed an eternal flame
That glows and never loses its spark
And on the darkest night, there's always a light
'Cause Jeannie's afraid of the dark
Our Jeannie's afraid of the dark
When I posted earlier on, I'd forgotten all about the song "At This Moment" by Billy Vera & the Beaters. I've always loved that song, & then it became the story about what I had to do to my ex..I haven't been able to listen to it since. Even thinking about it makes me want to cry.
AT THIS MOMENT
Words & Music by Billy Vera
What did you think
I would do At This Moment
When you're standing before me
With tears in your eyes
Trying to tell me that you
Have found you another
And you just don't love me no more
What did you think
I would say At This Moment
When I'm faced with the knowledge
That you just don't love me
Did you think I would curse you
Or say things to hurt you
Cause you just don't love me no more
Did you think I could hate you
Or raise my hands to you
Now, come on, you know me too well
How could I hurt you
When Darlin' I love you
And you know, I'd never, never hurt you
What do you think
I would give At This Moment
If you'd stay, I'd subtract
Twenty years from my life
I'd fall down on my knees
Kiss the ground that you walk on
If I could just hold you again
Copyright 1979 by WB Music/Vera-Cruz Music Co., ASCAP
AT THIS MOMENT
Words & Music by Billy Vera
What did you think
I would do At This Moment
When you're standing before me
With tears in your eyes
Trying to tell me that you
Have found you another
And you just don't love me no more
What did you think
I would say At This Moment
When I'm faced with the knowledge
That you just don't love me
Did you think I would curse you
Or say things to hurt you
Cause you just don't love me no more
Did you think I could hate you
Or raise my hands to you
Now, come on, you know me too well
How could I hurt you
When Darlin' I love you
And you know, I'd never, never hurt you
What do you think
I would give At This Moment
If you'd stay, I'd subtract
Twenty years from my life
I'd fall down on my knees
Kiss the ground that you walk on
If I could just hold you again
Copyright 1979 by WB Music/Vera-Cruz Music Co., ASCAP
I LOVE this song!!
Reminds me of a heartbreak I thought I would never get over.
Reminds me of a heartbreak I thought I would never get over.
I'm like that too -- I'm a sucker for "Amazing Grace." I honestly could not get sick of that song, ever.
"Eye in the Sky" by Alan Parsons Project is one that gets me to tears.
"Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range in another.
Amazing Grace, the National Anthem, and Taps always get me. Here are a few others that choke me up:
Knockin on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Would You Lay With Me In A Field of Stone (this one's been done by David Allen Coe, Tanya Tucker and Johnny Cash)
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG, WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
SHOULD MY LIPS GROW DRY,
WOULD YOU WET THEM, DEAR
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR,
IF MY LIPS WERE DRY
WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN THE STREAM OF LIFE
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL,
WOULD YOU BATHE WITH ME
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME,
WHEN I'M DOWN AND OUT
IN MY TIME OF TRIAL,
WOULD YOU STAND BY ME
WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG,
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
The Rape of the World - Tracy Chapman
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the wold
This the beginning of the end
This the most heinous of crimes
This the deadliest of sins
The greatest violation of all time
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
Youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve seen her stripped mined
Youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve heard of bombs exploded underground
You know the sun shines
Hotter than ever before
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
Some claim to have crowned her
A queen
With cities of concrete and steel
But there is no glory no honor
In what results
From the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
She has been clear-cut
She has been dumped on
She has been poisoned and beaten up
And we have been witness
To the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the world
If you look youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll see it with your own eyes
If you listen you will hear her cries
If you care you will stand and testify
And stop the rape of the world
Stop the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
Knockin on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Would You Lay With Me In A Field of Stone (this one's been done by David Allen Coe, Tanya Tucker and Johnny Cash)
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG, WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
SHOULD MY LIPS GROW DRY,
WOULD YOU WET THEM, DEAR
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR,
IF MY LIPS WERE DRY
WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN THE STREAM OF LIFE
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL,
WOULD YOU BATHE WITH ME
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME,
WHEN I'M DOWN AND OUT
IN MY TIME OF TRIAL,
WOULD YOU STAND BY ME
WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG,
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
The Rape of the World - Tracy Chapman
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the wold
This the beginning of the end
This the most heinous of crimes
This the deadliest of sins
The greatest violation of all time
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
Youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve seen her stripped mined
Youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve heard of bombs exploded underground
You know the sun shines
Hotter than ever before
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
Some claim to have crowned her
A queen
With cities of concrete and steel
But there is no glory no honor
In what results
From the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
She has been clear-cut
She has been dumped on
She has been poisoned and beaten up
And we have been witness
To the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the world
If you look youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll see it with your own eyes
If you listen you will hear her cries
If you care you will stand and testify
And stop the rape of the world
Stop the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
The Wind beneath My wings, Bett Midler. We played it at my first hubby's funeral
Can't listen to it anymore even after 10 years
Oh I Love that one to, but I just love Eric Clapton, I just got his new CD and it's greatOriginally Posted by Agent_Haun
Ben Folds "The Luckiest" gets me every single time, I can't listen to it in my car or on my ipod on the train because I will start boo-hooing like no other!
Ben Folds- The Luckiest
"I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?
And in a wide sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you
Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away
I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest"
Ben Folds- The Luckiest
"I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?
And in a wide sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you
Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away
I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest"
Aw Beth!!!
My ex was a big Bing Crosby fan, and he used to sing "I'll Be Home for Christmas" ALL the time (even in July). I'll be thinking of you and ALL the families who will be apart.
Myself, I'm usually not a sappy person, esp if someone else is tearing up, but one got me today in the car: Rascal Flatts' newest, "Skin". It starts:
Sara Beth is scared to death,
To hear what the doctor will say,
Those boys have always gotten to me, and this one did it again.
And Barb, O Sacred Head Now Wounded has been a staple for Easter (Good Friday, more specifically) at our church, and it gets me every time. If I didn't have to belt out the alto in the choir I'd be dabbing my eyes in the pew.
Myself, I'm usually not a sappy person, esp if someone else is tearing up, but one got me today in the car: Rascal Flatts' newest, "Skin". It starts:
Sara Beth is scared to death,
To hear what the doctor will say,
Those boys have always gotten to me, and this one did it again.
And Barb, O Sacred Head Now Wounded has been a staple for Easter (Good Friday, more specifically) at our church, and it gets me every time. If I didn't have to belt out the alto in the choir I'd be dabbing my eyes in the pew.
Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" and, for some strange reason, "have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". I'm a weirdo, I know.
Oh yeah, I forgot about this one!
When Ian and I were freshmen, we lived in the same dorm. We fell in love almost immediately, but because two of my best friends also like him, I was purposely distant. Well, this went on almost all year (there's a lot of drama I'm glossing over here) and in the spring, he handed me a CD with this song on it. So there I was, sitting in the middle of the good ol' Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center bawling my eyes out. That's how our 'official' relationship got started. Now, that song still brings tears to my eyes. Even when I'm on the El.
I cry on the El like 5 times a month, but that's a different story completely!
There is an Israeli folk song that makes me sob every time, and appears at the end of the film Schindler's List. It's called "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" (Jerusalem of Gold) and my favourite version is the original by Shuli Natan. There is another lovely version by a well known Israeli singer, the late Ofra Haza.
Oh - I remember them! Just thought of a couple more -
Lorne Greene (Bonanza) did an album and there was one that did me in. The singer comes upon an old gold miner's camp and comments on the things he finds, among them "An Old Tin Cup".
Also one from the 60s or 70s where a man promises "I'll bring you a daisy a day, dear, I'll bring you a daisy a day, I'll love you until the rivers run still, and the four winds we know blow away."
Dang - I'm running out of tissues!
If anyone is into musicals,
On My Own from Les Miserable made me cry
Miss Saigon, the whole recording from the play made me sob, particulary the second act CD
In My Life by the Beatles is my favorite song, it doesn't make me cry but I love it nonetheless
On My Own from Les Miserable made me cry
Miss Saigon, the whole recording from the play made me sob, particulary the second act CD
In My Life by the Beatles is my favorite song, it doesn't make me cry but I love it nonetheless
"Sorry, Love Daddy", Brian McFadden. I can't even listen to it because it totally breaks my heart.
***
It seems like only yesterday
I held you in my arms and said
You will never need to fear the dark
But unforeseen misery has come between your Mummy and me
We can love you more now weâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]re apart
Daddy, heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s got to go away
Cos thereâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just no other way to live this through
Someday youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll understand
This wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t what I planned for me and you
Sorry, love Daddy
Everyday is filled with pain
But never feel that youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]re to blame
Sometimes life breaks in mysterious ways
I can make it up to you
Believe me I am trying to
No matter what youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll always be my babies
Daddy, heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s got to go away
Cos thereâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just no other way to live this through
Someday youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll understand
This wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t what I planned for me and you
Sorry, love Daddy
Oohhhhhh
Daddy, heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s got to go away
Cos thereâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just no other way to live this through
Someday youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll understand
This wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t what I planned for me and you
Sorry, love Daddy
Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m sorry, love daddy
***
It seems like only yesterday
I held you in my arms and said
You will never need to fear the dark
But unforeseen misery has come between your Mummy and me
We can love you more now weâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]re apart
Daddy, heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s got to go away
Cos thereâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just no other way to live this through
Someday youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll understand
This wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t what I planned for me and you
Sorry, love Daddy
Everyday is filled with pain
But never feel that youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]re to blame
Sometimes life breaks in mysterious ways
I can make it up to you
Believe me I am trying to
No matter what youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll always be my babies
Daddy, heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s got to go away
Cos thereâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just no other way to live this through
Someday youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll understand
This wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t what I planned for me and you
Sorry, love Daddy
Oohhhhhh
Daddy, heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s got to go away
Cos thereâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just no other way to live this through
Someday youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll understand
This wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t what I planned for me and you
Sorry, love Daddy
Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m sorry, love daddy
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I was deeply touched by your post.
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Originally Posted by halfpint
The Wind beneath My wings, Bett Midler. We played it at my first hubby's funeralCan't listen to it anymore even after 10 years
Garth Brooks The Dance.......
