Another song that makes me cry, but that’s because I listened to it for hours and hours over the weeks following my first husband’s sudden death: “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”, sung by Billie Holiday.
He died in January. It was bitter cold outside that month. I think this song helped me cry-- whereas I hadn’t been able to cry when the events occurred, nor at the funeral.
“Watch TV” – Rasputina
“Run” – Snow Patrol
“Innocent When You Dream” – Tom Waits
I thought of a couple more. The reason for Brown Eyed Girl is that it reminds me of my grandmother, who passed away when I was in high school. We listened to it when I was little, and when she passed away, I went to the nursing home. I left my car running, door open, and ran inside. My mom got there a few minutes after me and shut off the car and everything, but she hit a button on the radio. When I left a while later, I had to pull over, because I started the car, got about 50 yards down the road, and Brown Eyed Girl came on. Ever since then I’ve cried when I heard it.
Chain of Love - I’m not sure who it’s by, but it reminds me of an old friend who I don’t get to see anymore, basically just makes me think about the way things used to be.
What About Everything by Carbonleaf - I went and saw this band at a really happy time, and it just reminds me of the way things were then. It was the summer after my senior year. I’m happy with now, I just miss a lot of people from before (full disclosure - I haven’t talked to more than 4-5 people - excluding relatives - from my hometown in a while. I just think about the people I grew up with a lot)
Brendon Small
Cherry Tree - 10,000 Maniacs
Prison Trilogy - Joan Baez
Jesse - Janis Ian
Christmas Dinner - Peter, Paul and Mary
Fix You - Coldplay - Especially the part when he sings
Dare You to Move - Switchfoot
God’s Trying to Tell You Somethin’ - From The Color Purple
Dig - Incubus - It’s such a gorgeous song, gives me chills listening to it and then the chorus is so perfect I cry every time
“Sorry Grateful” from Stephen Sondheim’s Company always did it for me.
Not so much anymore, but for a few years after John Lennon’s murder, “In My Life” got me a little misty.
“Shannon” by Henry Groce . Now, before the :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: begin, let me explain. In 1982 I found a 3-week-old stray kitten and took her in. She was with me for 15 1/2 years in 4 different cities. In 1998 she had a stroke and I had to have her put down. Up until that happened, I too thought “Shannon” was just another dumb sappy song. I challenge anyone who’s lost a beloved pet to listen to it again with fresh ears and see if it doesn’t get to you just a little.
I think you’re referring to “Danny’s Song” by Loggins and Messina (“Even though we ain’t got money, I’m so in love with you honey/Everything will bring a chain of lo-o-ove”).
Held by Natalie Grant.
Not a song but - The Langley Schools Project album. Any bit of it
Mim
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
A strange choice, I'm sure some of you are thinking. It was the song I was singing to myself while in labour with my son. It was a horrible and wonderful time. I wanted so badly to have a natural birth (no drugs, no med intervention, etc) and instead I ended up with a caesarian section which had to be performed under *general anesthesia*. The least natural birthing process you can come by. When I woke up, I was indeed feeling comfortably numb, but I also had no memory at all of why I was even in the hospital, let alone of having given birth.
It is a bittersweet song for me now, reminding me of the failures and joys of that awful, wonderful night.
My Weakness - Moby
Daniel - Elton John (Daniel is my older brother’s name)
Head Over Feet - Alanis Morissette
Save Me - Aimee Mann
The Show Must Go On - Queen (but especially the Moulin Rouge version)
Down Came a Blackbird.
Butterfly Kisses.
Cat’s in the Cradle.
Jacob’s Ladder.
That’s all I can think of off the top of my head. There’s bound to be tons more, but I don’t remember song titles much.
Starting Over Again by Natalie Cole used to get to me…reminded me of a girl.
Taps - played at a graveside
It’ll be lonely this Christmas
Without you to hold
It’ll be lonely this Christmas
Lonely and cold
It’ll be cold, so cold
Without you to hold
This Christmas
Gets me every time.
Damn…I’m a sap…
Blackbird…(Beatles…ratdog version)
Gentle on my mind (by John Hartford)
Looks like rain…(grateful dead)
Easy to slip…(little feat)
Aiko Aiko…(varios…sentamental reasons…lost a GREAT dog named Aiko)
Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World…(Israel Kamakawiwo Ole’ )
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Wish you were here came on in the car when I was driving back from a friends funeral three years ago. Everyone in the car went silent and I had to pull over.
Everything I own - Bread
Leader of the Band - Dan Fogelberg
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Oh what a Lucky Man he was!