Songs That Make You Cry
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"The Winner Takes It All"
Though it's hurting me, now it's history...
Carpenters "Solitaire"
A little hope, goes up in smoke...
I *loved* ABBA, even before the big-screen adaptations came out.
My first exposure to the band was in "Muriel's Wedding."
Fun story. I was waiting for a valet in Hollywood and Rachel Griffiths (whose been in many wonderful things but "Muriel's Wedding" was one of her breakouts) was standing right next to me smoking.
I normally don't say anything but I loved her in that film and "Brothers & Sisters" and I mustered up the courage to say, "Excuse me Ms. Griffiths. I loved you in 'Muriel's Wedding.'"
Anyway, this song makes me cry:
and this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7oiWbA6hDc (Agnetha is gorgeous here)
Like The Carpenters, ABBA has timeless songs, beautiful harmonies and lyrics.
Also, I know there's not a lot of opera in this thread, but watching the late, great Jessye Norman singing "Samson & Delilah" is a life-changing experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3-xk9aaik
Everytime Hail to the Chief is played for Donald Trump.
Rage tears count, right?
Rage tears count, right?
Richter's verse at the end, I can't listen without catching a lump in my throat and water in my eyes.
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November Snow by Rejoice!-- talk about cognitive dissonance. During the halcyon Flower Children days of San Francisco, Tom Brown and his wife Nancy were founding members of Marin County music group Rejoice!, a duo known mostly for their happy-go-lucky
sunshine pop tunes. Unfortunately none of their uplifting songs sold worth a damn. So one night, after chugging a bottle of Jim Beam and whacking himself on the head with a ping-pong paddle, Tom Brown set-about writing a truly gloomy and sad song. November Snow was their one-hit wonder, reaching the Top 20 in cities around the country for a time.
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That breakdown gets me.. it's not the lyrics necessarily, it's the delivery.
Goosebumps every single fucking time.
Goosebumps every single fucking time.
This hits me right in the chest. I remember being emotional before I really listened to any words. His voice is just perfect for this.
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One of my favorite bands of the last two years. They are incredible.
Here is the one that always gets me.
Rivers and Roads by The Head and The Heart
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