# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 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/948570/62 "2021-08-15T22:26:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0dYlvdLdK9w/maxresdefault.jpg "Pentatonix - Say Something") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dYlvdLdK9w) Same song, I prefer pentatonix version. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 12:33am 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/948570/63 "2021-08-16T00:33:26Z")
I like Pentatonix too, but the video that goes with the Great Big World video is incredibly powerful when paired with the song. I’ve been in two of the three scenarios in it, and the worst things I’ve experienced so far in life are depicted in it - having to walk away when it’s the last thing in the world you want to do, but you have no other choice. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 1:14am 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/948570/64 "2021-08-16T01:14:59Z")
What a voice…I don’t listen to music on the radio much, but this was on an episode of House and it blew me away. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aoYEQgG4-JY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAnKVcuBdbqwAC9jW4fOEMEH4LN3w "Beautiful christina aguilera lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYEQgG4-JY) ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 4:47am 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/948570/65 "2021-08-16T04:47:00Z")
Jason Isbell again: If We Were Vampires [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B8URDdvN_30/maxresdefault.jpg "If We Were Vampires - Jason Isbell") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8URDdvN_30) ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 9:52am 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/948570/66 "2021-08-16T09:52:07Z")
I would like to name several songs because that’s how I enjoy music - listening to all sorts of stuff. Since I am only allowed one then I will offer a 1993 song (I know, too old, but I only heard it for the first time about 15 years ago) Into Dust by Mazzy Star [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RsESk0GESxk/hqdefault.jpg "MAZZY STAR - into dust (1993)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsESk0GESxk) TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 11:05am 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/948570/67 "2021-08-16T11:05:34Z")
Third start at a song - I keep changing my mind. But if one, then Tim Minchin - _White Wine in the Sun_, a christmas song that is all about family and love. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fCNvZqpa-7Q/hqdefault.jpg "White Wine In The Sun by Tim Minchin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q) ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 6:58pm 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/948570/68 "2021-08-16T18:58:53Z")
Baby Birch by Joanna Newsom [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Mj3wKU-wg) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 12:17pm 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/948570/69 "2021-08-17T12:17:27Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Bronte, by Gotye Curses. That was going to be my pick… OK, have some Bat For Lashes, then… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UznHTBZIa8E/maxresdefault.jpg "Bat For Lashes - Laura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UznHTBZIa8E) ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 12:30am 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/948570/70 "2021-08-20T00:30:08Z")
Sia, Chandelier. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2vjPBrBU-TM/maxresdefault.jpg "Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vjPBrBU-TM) ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 1:28am 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/948570/71 "2021-08-20T01:28:50Z")
Molly - Lil Dicky [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/53cEmNAZslE/maxresdefault.jpg "Molly Lil Dicky feat Brendon Urie Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53cEmNAZslE) ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:32am 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/948570/72 "2021-08-20T02:32:06Z")
> **[Ly O Lay Ale Loya (Circle Dance) ~ Native Song - YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9UglUjiJifA&feature=share)** > > May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears. And, above all, may the silence m... The first album, _Chants and Dances of the Native Americans_ was released in 1994. The album was nominated for best [New Age](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age) album [Grammy Award](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award).[[2]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Spirit#cite_note-greengalactic1-2) In keeping with the [Native American](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas) theme, Zundel adopted the pseudonym ‘The Fearsome Brave’, and on his many other projects he is simply credited as ‘The Brave’. The music conveys the stories, legends and plight of the Native Americans by combining sampled chants of the [Navajo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_people), [Pueblo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo) and [Sioux](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux) tribes and [Sami people](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_people) [yoik](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoik) with synthesizer backings, all driven forth by a combination of traditional drumming and electronic dance-beats. Cite Wikipedia ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 2:41am 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/948570/73 "2021-08-20T02:41:19Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5r6A2NexF88/maxresdefault.jpg "Brandi Carlile - The Joke (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r6A2NexF88) Brandi Carlile - The Joke ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 3:07am 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/948570/74 "2021-08-20T03:07:24Z")
Just under the wire. My entry too. Most of the National’s ouevre is wrist-slitting music too. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 2:12pm 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/948570/75 "2021-08-20T14:12:45Z")
I’m bawling right now, listening to this song. I always think of my son, who died 6 years ago at the age of 30. Certain lyrics are for the two beautiful kids he left behind, others are for me and others for his then finacee`. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/c17VN0xlLV0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Calling - Wherever You Will Go (Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c17VN0xlLV0) ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 3:57am 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/948570/76 "2021-08-23T03:57:43Z")
I think I’m besting you all for recency, but then I’m disqualifying myself by not offering a solitary entry. The problem is that I’m really still unable to decide which chokes me up the most so I’ll just suggest you guys listen to Jackson Browne’s last album, Downhill from Everywhere because it’s just full of zingers that had me catching my breath while I was trying to catch up on my SDMB reading the other night. The album came out in mid-July [of 2021], I think. –G! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:16am 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/948570/77 "2021-08-23T04:16:28Z")
FTR, Kesha Sebert dropped the dollar sign from her name after she finally broke free from Dr. Luke and stopped recording crunk. And her Bob Dylan cover is a worthwhile addition to this thread; [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mNCEV7ZSNFo/hqdefault.jpg "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Kesha ( Bob Dylan Tribute)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNCEV7ZSNFo) ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 5:39pm 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/948570/78 "2021-08-24T17:39:17Z")
The Old 97s “Question.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_-5oLJkUSjA/maxresdefault.jpg "Question") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-5oLJkUSjA) It’s not even a sad song – it’s a happy one, about a couple getting engaged. (The band sometimes calls out recently engaged audience members to dedicate the song to them.) But the way Rhett Miller sings “Once in your life … maybe tonight” gets me every time. Shit, it’s getting me now and I’'m not even hearing it! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 9:09pm 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/948570/79 "2021-08-25T21:09:23Z")
The Mountain Goats have a song called “This Year” that is just a killer. John Darnielle looks back on his abusive upbringing and the fortitude it took to hang on long enough to escape. “I am going to make it through this year … if it kills me” crushes me every time. ---
**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 25, 2021, 9:17pm 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/948570/80 "2021-08-25T21:17:08Z")
I’ve always thought that Gram Parsons “[$ 1000 Wedding](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nfYrxeT1TY&ab_channel=GramParsons-Topic)” was the saddest song ever, but then Ryan Adams gave Gram a run for his money with “Pa”. It’s about laying first your mother and then your father to their graves. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1CmI-9sidiM/maxresdefault.jpg "Pa") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CmI-9sidiM) [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=3)