stickman Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 So I did a search, but I could have easily missed it since something like this can go by different names...I know we have the saddest songs thread, but this is more general than that. What are the songs that pull at your heartstrings? Which ones incite some strong emotional response from you? Here's two: On and On and On by the WilcoSweet Thing by Van Morrison What else you got? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 "Here Comes a Regular" The Replacements Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tapmyglass Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 so many songs could go into this list...today though I heard "The End" by Alejandro Escovedo for the first time in a while and it moved me pretty hard."why do all hearts break instead of bend" is such a great line Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zuma Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 "Lonely Anywhere" - The Everybodyfields if you haven't heard that one and you like amazing female vocalists, check it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Do You Realize by The Flaming Lips The Luckiest by Ben Folds It's very hard for me to listen to either without tearing up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Bad - U2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Wow... so many. Off the top of my head... A Day in the Life... The Beatles Hallelujah... Jeff Buckley (easy one) P.S You Rock My World... Eels I Know I'll Never Leave... The Zutons Not sure why, but Acuff-Rose always got me a little Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Needle & The Damage Done (Especial a the latest live solo release, maybe from 71? with the introduction and explanation of the song) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hallelujah... Jeff Buckley (easy one)That version always bugged me. Not to dis yer list at all, but I always liked Cohen's much more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Murder In The City - Avett BrothersLate - Ben Folds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I admit it-- I've shed a tear or two listening to the Traveling Wilburys' "End of the Line." Other emotionally moving songs for me... Traveling Wilburys- "Handle With Care" (the older I get, the more this song means to me)Dylan- "If You See Her, Say Hello," "I Threw It All Away," "Standing in the Doorway" and "Most of the Time"My Morning Jacket- "Lowdown," "By My Car," "Hopefully" and "The Bear" (even though I have no idea what "The Bear" is about)Will Johnson- "Re-Run Pills," "Like a Madman" and "Tent of Total Mystery" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Not Dark Yet-Bob Dylan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Not sure why, but I tear up every time I hear "Trapeze" by Patty Griffin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Jackson Browne's "Before The Deluge" always gets me, and seems more appropriate now than ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 That version always bugged me. Not to dis yer list at all, but I always liked Cohen's much more. No worries... different strokes, right? I'm with you on "It's Not Dark Yet" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm double dipping here... I forget "Indifference of Heaven" Warren Zevon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Bad - U2 The live version from Live Aid is one of the most emotionally moving moments I have heard and seen. It seems so da$m genuine. That version always bugged me. Not to dis yer list at all, but I always liked Cohen's much more. Even the oddball placement in THE WATCHMEN didn't ruin this one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 almost every song by the national; "cardinal song" and "green gloves" are the ones that come to mind first though. m83's "run into flowers" too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 "Goodbye"- Steve Earle"All Things Must Pass"- George Harrison Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Off the top of my head Beautiful Boy - John LennonAll things must pass - Harrison (great choice Lammy)See what tomorrow brings - Arc AngelsGimme Shelter - StonesHe ain't heavy,(he's my brother) - HolliesAnswering Machine - The Mats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 here comes the sun - beatles end of the innocence - don henley cherry bomb - john mellancamp not dark yet - bob dylan to sing for you - donovan balck waterside - bert jansch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Mother - John LennonToo Far Down - Husker Du Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Ambulance Blues - Neil Young The only song I've ever cried during at a concert, along with half the crowd in Toronto, soooooo beautiful. Gold In Them Hills - Ron SexsmithRon has this ability to say things that are such simple emotions and thoughts in such an elegant way and this song is the perfect example. Tom Traubert's Blues - Tom WaitsNeed I say anything more? Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Bob DylanProbably one of my favorite songs of all time, and definitely my favorite Dylan love song (Nick Drake's version also has something about it). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Videotape - RadioheadThe Dreaming Tree - DMBChemtrails - BeckBrain Damage - Pink FloydCataracts - Andrew Bird Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [quote name='Crow Daddy Magnus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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