Songs That Make You Cry...

[Smowball]

I’ve got thousands! But just heard/ well actually watched the video of SHES LIKE THE WIND from DIRTY DANCING...... gets me every time!! What’s yours? X

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Just read my answer and it should read "daughter's boyfriend". Sorry

[jno]

webbo, there's a version by the Kingston Trio that's even sadder (or at least mixed in feeling)

Adieu, Francoise, my trusted wife, without you I'd have had a lonely life.
You cheated lots of times but then, I forgave you in the end though your lover was my friend.
Adieu, Francoise, it's hard to die when all the birds are singing in the sky. Now that spring is in the air
With your lovers ev'rywhere; just be careful, I'll be there.

[rockyracoon]

Danny Boy
Fix You - Coldplay
Going Home - Hovis advert music
Arms of an Angel - Sarah McLachlan

There’s probably loads more, but I can’t think of them. I’m a proper crybaby.

[webbo3]

Tnx Jno, ill have a look at that

[JimF]

"there's a version by the Kingston Trio"

The Jacques Brel original is wonderful, though...

[Bobbisox1]

A very old one The Street where you Live by Vic Damone

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Our son was in the army and took part in the Gulf War. Families up and down the country filled up shoe boxes of items to send to the troops. We went to a concert to raise money for the soldiers and had a great time and raised lots of money for the effort. The final singer at the concert sang songs from the big musicals of the time and finished off with "Bring him Home" from Les Mis. There wasn't a dry eye in the room, women with tissues and men who suddenly developed sniffles and coughs. Cannot listen to that now without thinking about that show.

[Cloverjo]

Amazing Grace. It might be a bit of a cliched one, but it does make me sad, if not cry. Also Bread of Heaven. We only hear those at funerals now, so no wonder they upset me.

[margarettom]

Time to Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman (another funeral favourite) is very moving I think.

[pastafreak]

Last night, this made me cry. It's a very, very old ballad from the Orkneys, that tells the story of a young woman who does not know the name or country of the father of her baby. She is approached by a man who is the father...he is a 'silkie'...man on land, seal on the sea. He offers her money to nurse the child until he comes back to take it. He prophesises that she will marry a gunner(harpoonist) who will kill the father and child on his first trip out to sea. To me this sounds so, so hauntingly beautiful. Not modern and not to everyone's taste.
The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry

https://youtu.be/vLPxI4gtYVU

[Mamyalynne]

The memories of my Grandfather singing "Silver Threads Among the Gold", John McCormack's rendition is beautiful too.

So many emotions stirred by different songs and tunes , from feelings of hurt as a dumped teen to the joy of bringing new life into the World then losing the love of your life - all different but memorable in their own ways.

[shoota]

Classical tears...:

[Mozz71]

//Two relatively modern ones that really get to me:
The Dance - Garth Brookes
Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics//

Maggie, The Dance is one of my go to Karaoke songs, its gorgeous, but I'm still not sure if its about a partner who left him or onewhi died.

And The Living Years is 31 years old now, not that modern lol

[pastafreak]

That's beautiful, shoota

[shoota]

So are you Pasta ;-)

[Barmaid]

On my own from Les Mis
And The Dancing Floor by Runrig

[Khandro]

No songs make me cry, but George Gershwin's 'Embraceable you' as played by the New York Philharmonic & featured in Woody Allen's, 'Manhattan' sure give me a tingle (lots of others too).

[pixie374]

Hi Tilly, yes, thank you xx
I remember seeing a video of Seasons in the Sun when I was young, it haunted me for ages.

[shoota]

Gaelic tears:

[DarceyK123]

Yes, Seasons in the Sun i have to switch off, also Luthers Dance with my Father Again.