the best emotional

[captainkirk]

what do you think is the most emotional song sung that make you cry. tell me the song and the artist

[andy-hughes]

'The River' by Bruc Springsteen is one, as is 'If You Could Read My Mind' by Gordon Lightfoot. I could list songs all day, but these came to mind straight away.

[cartman99]

I love 1964 by New Order, doesnt make me cry but i shudder a bit.

[rja211077]

Coldplay's 'Fix You' always makes my hairs stand on end

[thedelbwa]

Ah, also known as Music To Kill Yourself By.....

.....my favourite type of music (not that I'm suicidal you understand)...

Can't say I cry to them mind, but great all the same.

Joy Division - Atmosphere
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (or indeed most music by Radiohead!)
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
REM - Everybody Hurts
Josh Rouse - Sad Eyes
Coldplay - Fix You
Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer
Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life

[craigiep]

Honey by Bobby Goldsboro

[Frenchoid]

All of My Heart - ABC

Oh, and 'Puff the Magic Dragon'. **sniff**

[Frenchoid]

Oh, and 'Martha' by Tom Waits. Cue goosepimples.

[UKbloke04]

they don't make me cry..but "you take my breath away" by Queen..and "the dugs don't work" by the Verve definately bring a lump to the throat

[littleoldme]

Good call on Gordon Lightfoot's If You Could Read My Mind, Mr Hughes. Cracking song.

I also get a bit of a lump in my throat to:
No Regrets - The Walker Brothers
Something Inside So Strong - Labi Siffre
Wonderful - Everclear (proof that a song doesn't have to be slow to be a tear-jerker).
Ideal World - The Christians
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Bettye Swann (simply jaw-dropping version of John D. Loudermilk's lovely song by a criminally-underrated late-60s soul singer).

On the "guilty pleasures" side, Slipping Through My Fingers by Abba always gets the hairs on the back of my neck standing up, as does Freiheit's Keeping The Dream Alive. Heh heh. Good job I had no credibility to start with, eh? ;-)

[littleoldme]

Oh yes, and Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) by The Arcade Fire - credibility (partially) rescued. ;-)

[spanner7853]

my immortal - Evanescence
all the time in the world - louis armstrong
against all odds-phil collins
the scientist-coldplay
Iris-goo goo dolls
this used to be my playground-madonna
nothing else matters-metallicca (danced to this at my wedding.

[spanner7853]

oh and Angel by sarah Mclaughlin (from city of angels)

[paddywak]

The living Years by Mike & the Mechanics, gets my lady everytime

[natalie_1982]

Hurt - Johnny Cash (originally Nine Inch Nails). Esp. with the video.

Everybody hurts - REM

Something Inside So Strong - Labi Siffre

Never went to Church - The Streets

[natalie_1982]

Slide away - Oasis

[Johnmof]

Honey does it for me too. Also, Abraham, Martin and John by Marvin Gaye.

[Llamatron]

Over the Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Paradise - Madonna
Roads - Portishead

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was on a couple of Christmases ago and I watched it. As soon as the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song started I just burst into tears.
To this day I don't understand why.

[natalie_1982]

Songbird - Eva Cassidy

[Dusty Bin]

Eva Cassidy's version of "Fields Of Gold"...

and Paadywak's above post too