Trully question. I cannot be the only one who cries when listens music. I was the privellege to see my favourite artists live, but since last year, all lives I assisted on YouTube by Fred again.. , I cry . Has been my favourite musician since last year. Almost all songs, for me, are amazing and give me a bunch of emotions.
I would add James McMurtry "Ruby and Carlos" , "lights of Cheyenne "or "Hurricane Party"
He's hardly modern, having died nearly 30 years ago, but Kevin Gilbert's Song for a Dead Friend still brings tears to my eyes every time.
Heilung hits me really hard. It's become my annual "cleansing" seeing them live. It's transformative to me.
Dude! Another Heilung fan. I'm seeing them in April at Red Rocks in Colorado.
Jealous. If you get lucky with weather, that's going to be truly moving. Enjoy the ritual!
This is a tough thread for me, am old dude who loves music but I don't recognize 3/4 of what others have posted. I'll have to check out some of it but it has been hard for me to find new bands I like. Songs Ohia is an example, but lots of them are too twangy, too folksy, or overuse auto tune.
Anyways, to the question:
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Cranberries - Zombie
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Poor song
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Simon and Garfunkel - The sound of silence
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NIN - Hurt
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Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
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Dolly Parton - Jolene
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Annie Lennox - Don't let it bring you down
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Quite a few.. First that comes to mind is Skinshape - I didn't know. Also Tame Impala has a few, like Feels like we only go backwards
Not sure how far back we can go..
I always get goosebumps toward the end of Hurry, Hurry by Air Traffic Controller (Spotify link). I love the song and even though it's upbeat the message is poignant.
Thomas Tallis Fantasia on a Theme. Lots of emotional connections with that one
The song that ends Call Me By Your Name, as Elio sits staring into the fire always tugs at my heart strings. It's "Visions of Gideon" by Sufjan Stevens. But "Leaves From The Vine" from Avatar: The Last Airbender always rips out my heart, hearing the anguish of a man who lost his only son to a war he regrets ever fighting in.
Elvis singing Unchained Melody close to the end of his life: https://youtu.be/61-RycNKdJk?si=F3qiMGhfhyCLSX_M
