# Name One, ONE Song That Just Chokes You Up From Within The Last 20 Years: No "Cat's Cradle" Covers! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 13, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570 "2021-08-13T05:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/21 "2021-08-13T16:32:16Z")
K-E-dollar $ign- HA! ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/22 "2021-08-13T16:38:34Z")
I’ve posted this before. From the Korean version of _I Can See Your Voice_ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxSTwIrWcAM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxSTwIrWcAM) The lyrics translation is somewhere in the comments, but you don’t need to understand Korean (I don’t) to understand the pain in her voice. Of the few words I understand, After she she says to kill her, she says _please_ and the closing word is _hate_, (I) hate (you). . BTW, she was chosen as a tone deaf singer, which is why everyone is so surprised. Sarah R _for all of you wondering, this is from the musical SeoPyunJae. It is about a girl (SongHwa) who gets trained by her father to sing pansori. The father, in order to deepen her angst so that it will enrich and deepen her sound, blinds her by giving her medicine telling her it’s for her health. This piece is called ‘Resentment’ in which she realizes what her father has done to her and resents him with anguish. At one point, she says ‘why don’t you just kill me? Just kill me instead!’_ qos04 _This song is based on a novel and a film, in which a father who dedicated his life single heartedly despite poverty to a traditional epic style emotional lengthy storytelling song named Pansori which requires many years of tenacious hard training to master. He wanted his daughter to become a great Pansori singer who could touch deep sorrow in the human heart. When she sang too smoothly without emotion and did not want to sing any more after her brother left them to give up this poverty ridden Pansori track, he gave her a medicine which would cause a gradual loss of her vision. He thought blindness would keep her at his side and the sorrow in her heart would make her a great Pansori singer. Later her father confessed this to her and asked for forgiveness before he died. She already knew his father had made her blind. She forgave his father in spite of her inexplicable sorrow deeply internalized in her heart. She must have been heart broken. She expressed this sorrow called Haan through Pansori tearfully but never without respect and restraint._ ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/23 "2021-08-13T16:43:14Z")
Whiskey Lullaby always makes me a bit misty: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1iuxTf3jJOY/maxresdefault.jpg "Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss - Lyrics(On Screen)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iuxTf3jJOY) ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/24 "2021-08-13T16:45:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZmDBbnmKpqQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDBbnmKpqQ) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/25 "2021-08-13T17:44:06Z")
@WOOKINPANUBv.2 what you want to do is put the URL on a line all by itself. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/26 "2021-08-13T18:18:50Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J9Qq1srTHP8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHgA4AC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gVSgcMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBhBUb6jM23pSqYe05gIu80xB5qJA "The Manhattan Transfer - "So You Say (Esquinas)"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Qq1srTHP8) Cheryl Bentyne has a powerhouse voice. She really finds the heart of this song. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/27 "2021-08-13T18:23:16Z")
Oh god, I discovered this song during a breakup [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cuZo7pLnL7c/maxresdefault.jpg "Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You [OFFICIAL VIDEO]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZo7pLnL7c) ---
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/28 "2021-08-13T18:35:41Z")
This one, gets me. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/syEDu6AihFs/maxresdefault.jpg "Walk Alone (The Song) Fearless Motivation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syEDu6AihFs) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/29 "2021-08-13T18:40:56Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuunqfdz388) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/30 "2021-08-13T18:42:02Z")
The ode about school bullying (and maybe about trans-issues, there are some hints), Belle And Sebastian’s “Lord Anthony”. Gladly, I never was much bullied at school, but this always chokes me up: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rBKZLvJ6xYA/hqdefault.jpg "Belle & Sebastian - Lord Anthony") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBKZLvJ6xYA) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/31 "2021-08-13T18:59:53Z")
As the father of two teenaged sons, this is one of the most powerful and moving song/video I have ever seen/heard. Just wow. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBC3Tl0dg4M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBC3Tl0dg4M) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570/32 "2021-08-13T19:07:15Z")
Alan Jackson’s _Remember When_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TTA2buWlNyM/maxresdefault.jpg "Alan Jackson - Remember When (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTA2buWlNyM) ---
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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VqaBof47pmY/hqdefault.jpg "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams) By the Dixie Chicks with lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqaBof47pmY) ---
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Amy Winehouse’s Rehab chokes me up now but didn’t on the initial listen. Bought Warren Zevon’s last album and listened to it on headphones while working at, well, work. Keep Me In Your Heart came on and I had to go to the bathroom because I didn’t want people wondering what terrible thing happened to me because actual tears streamed. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RMTKb-pgxGI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgZSg2MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDiMhxxfDiv3mvoKE7P29YTl94dmw "Warren Zevon - Keep Me In Your Heart") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMTKb-pgxGI) ---
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> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Since I can only pick one, I’ll just randomly offer [Falling Slowly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8mtXwtapX4) by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. I’ve always thought there was something very Aerosmith-y about that song. Listen to it again, and imagine it with heavier guitars, drums, and Steven Tyler. ---
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Eddie Vedder and Natalie Maines remake of James Taylor’s You Can Close Your Eyes. I first heard this song when my mother was dying of cancer and it made me completely fall apart. Still does. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MvVOnw-KVM4/maxresdefault.jpg "Eddie Vedder - You Can Close Your Eyes (w/Natalie Maines)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvVOnw-KVM4) ---
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I followed Rosanne Cash from her beginnings (Seven Year Ache), and some of Rodney Crowell later, if only by their association. Decades later, I come across this song that speaks of his trying to make it in the music business, and their relationship at the time. Sentimental, some may say, but I like it because of and in spite of that, and the harmonica is beautiful. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EFrpzPR6TLY/maxresdefault.jpg "Rodney Crowell - "It Ain't Over Yet (feat. Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)" [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFrpzPR6TLY) ---
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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OO0wpHpleCs/maxresdefault.jpg "Mike Cooley - Space City @ Fitzgerald's Berwyn 12 08 18") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO0wpHpleCs) Space City by Mike Cooley/Drive By Truckers Just the first line alone “If I could have one wish right now, I’d be about as half as tough as I pretend I am”. He wrote this from the perspective of his grandfather grieving the loss of his grandmother. It’s such a brilliant character song and just puts you right in his head with those emotions. It’s exactly what Cooley does best. ---
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It only just barely meets the 20-year criteria, but Ani DiFranco’s “School Night” shows why I think she’s the finest songwriter of the last 30 years. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cb4FliI_1sY/hqdefault.jpg "Ani DiFranco - School night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb4FliI_1sY) ---
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> [@Biggirl](#): > > Amy Winehouse’s Rehab chokes me up now but didn’t on the initial listen. Bought Warren Zevon’s last album and listened to it on headphones while working at, well, work. Keep Me In Your Heart came on and I had to go to the bathroom because I didn’t want people wondering what terrible thing happened to me because actual tears streamed. Most of the songs on _The Wind_ are tearjerkers. _Please Stay_ from the same album is my nomination for the list. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1-UC8eF-YP8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgVihNMA8=&rs=AOn4CLB4MUsM0S1j2g0tUwljxqdgl5C_3A "Warren Zevon- Please Stay") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-UC8eF-YP8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-one-song-that-just-chokes-you-up-from-within-the-last-20-years-no-cats-cradle-covers/948570.md?page=3)