# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 3:47am 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/948570/41 "2021-08-14T03:47:02Z")
Wish You Were Here by Delta Goodrem. (It’s not a Pink Floyd cover) Delta was reacting to the death of a very close friend in 2007. It took a couple years to write about the loss. Delta survived Hodgkin lymphoma at 18. > [@](#): > > I want, want to tell you about the news today > But you wouldn’t believe me, you’d laugh it away > There’s a ghost standing at the foot of my bed > And it’s you, it’s you, it’s you, it was you > > They told me who was in trouble > I couldn’t breathe on the other side of the world > And there was nothing I could do to help you > And it’s true today it’d be your birthday [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1Wtcs5zxpcQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Delta Goodrem - Wish You Were Here (Acoustic)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wtcs5zxpcQ) ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 1:04pm 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/948570/42 "2021-08-14T13:04:08Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IH-zi5Cyrg0/maxresdefault.jpg "Ideal World") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH-zi5Cyrg0) ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 1:49pm 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/948570/43 "2021-08-14T13:49:36Z")
Tracey Thorn’s “Joy.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/maRckqODJnA/maxresdefault.jpg "Tracey Thorn / 'Joy' (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maRckqODJnA) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 9:57pm 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/948570/44 "2021-08-14T21:57:48Z")
**Here’s To Life** , Shirley Horn. Now that I’m older and have lost family and friends, it’s especially poignant for me. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UTv3TONfTTQ/hqdefault.jpg "Shirley Horn - Here's To Life (Verve Records 1992)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTv3TONfTTQ) ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 10:26pm 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/948570/45 "2021-08-14T22:26:42Z")
I was going to cite “No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)” from the We Will Rock You musical, but the song apparently goes back to 1997. Then, these two always elicit a strong reaction from me… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HWayL5NBH80/hqdefault.jpg "Athlete - Chances") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWayL5NBH80) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Zx4Hjq6KwO0/maxresdefault.jpg "Keane - Everybody's Changing (Alternate Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx4Hjq6KwO0) ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 10:32pm 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/948570/46 "2021-08-14T22:32:44Z")
Not so much because of the song itself, but because I always associate that song with one of the most emotional scenes from _Scrubs_ . Another Scrubs moment that absolutely laid me out, devastated: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cTVpoT82toY/hqdefault.jpg "Scrubs | S08E19 | JD's Final Scene | Peter Gabriel - The Book of Love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTVpoT82toY) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 10:35pm 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/948570/47 "2021-08-14T22:35:57Z")
This song came out about the time my wife left me. (In some ways I was happy she was gone, and I’m certainly happy now–everything turned out great in the long run) But it triggers all the old feelings for some reason. > **[Picture (song)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_(song))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > "Picture" is a duet written by American music artists Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow, released on November 12, 2002, as the fourth single and ninth track from Kid Rock's 2001 album Cocky. The original recording on the album is performed by the song's writers. Rock re-recorded the song for radio with alternative country singer Allison Moorer because Atlantic was initially unable to get the rights from Crow's label to release the album version as a sing... The other songs that choke me up are older. (Bob Dylan’s _Forever Young_, for example) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 11:11pm 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/948570/48 "2021-08-14T23:11:38Z")
O.k. If other people are mentioning songs older than the last 20 years, I’m going with _All I Left Behind_ – Emmylou Harris. I love the harmonizing voices. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CYdT8Vj9u3A/maxresdefault.jpg "All I Left Behind") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYdT8Vj9u3A) ---
**Author:** ![Yosh99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 11:39pm 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/948570/49 "2021-08-14T23:39:08Z")
More than 20 years old, but “I Still Can’t Say Good-bye”, by Chet Atkins is a wonderful remembrance of a deceased father. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 2:14am 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/948570/50 "2021-08-15T02:14:42Z")
Big Thief’s “Masterpiece” and Sufijan Stevens “Pulaski day” does it for me. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 2:43am 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/948570/51 "2021-08-15T02:43:07Z")
Something that might be just a little bit different for most, is Off to Sleep, which is actually a beautiful song from a video game soundtrack (2014). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C20MbSC7wKQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Child of Light OST - Off to Sleep Lyrics (by Cœur de Pirate)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20MbSC7wKQ) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 2:51am 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/948570/52 "2021-08-15T02:51:13Z")
Bronte, by Gotye. It’s about losing a pet dog. Meanwhile the Miyazaki-esque animation has its own sad beauty as it tells a different story. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/le34ygtODfI/maxresdefault.jpg "Gotye - Bronte (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le34ygtODfI) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 2:59am 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/948570/53 "2021-08-15T02:59:54Z")
From _The Secret Of Kells_ is Aisling’s Song, aka Pangur Ban. Not actually a sad sentiment (she’s using the cat’s spirit to steal a key), just heartbreakingly sung by Christen Mooney. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tTiSak8r9P8/hqdefault.jpg "The Secret of Kells - Pangur Ban Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTiSak8r9P8) ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:00am 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/948570/54 "2021-08-15T03:00:11Z")
Just squeaks in. Mad World by Gary Jules. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jS3SxWnSbtY/hqdefault.jpg "Donnie Darko • Mad World • Gary Jules") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS3SxWnSbtY) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:09am 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/948570/55 "2021-08-15T03:09:03Z")
Mad World, oh god, YES. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:36pm 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/948570/57 "2021-08-15T15:36:12Z")
If I can pick something more than 20 years old, “Winter” by Tori Amos. If I can’t, 30KFT by Assemblage 23. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dRIce9AX2fc/maxresdefault.jpg "Assemblage 23 - 30kft") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIce9AX2fc) ---
**Author:** ![MulderMuffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldermuffin/32/2862_2.png) [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 4:13pm 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/948570/58 "2021-08-15T16:13:57Z")
Absolutely. This was the first thing I thought of. It’s such a sad song intrinsically, but especially in view of losing so many loved ones over the past 2 years. > [@romansperson](#): > > This one. > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2U0Ivkn2Ds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2U0Ivkn2Ds) ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 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/948570/59 "2021-08-15T16:38:55Z")
I found this song, _Everything I own_ by Bread on the 46th anniversary of my father’s death. Yeah, it’s not within the last 20 years (but it was posted to Youtube in 2009, is that okay?). I don’t think I’ve cried harder than hearing the words to this song. Dad may be gone, but he is still and always will be in my heart. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-Q1kB0R4Ijs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAJY0Wpj6kmdMZs-piauFIeaXJZOg "Bread Everything I own.wmv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q1kB0R4Ijs) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 5:19pm 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/948570/60 "2021-08-15T17:19:14Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dQe3DKDQRRs/maxresdefault.jpg "Alan Jackson - Drive (For Daddy Gene) (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQe3DKDQRRs) It’s not a sad song, but my dad’s been gone for 12 years now and I still miss him. This song makes me think of him. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 5:47pm 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/948570/61 "2021-08-15T17:47:58Z")
Gah, I just sobbed at the end o that movie. [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=2) [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=4)