Songs

[ElvenRangeress]

This topic is about songs that deeply touch us. The song I pick is, 'Tears in Heaven' by Eric Clapton. When I was younger, about eight years old, my hero passed away. My grandfather. He meant so much to me, he was my world. This song was played at his funeral, everytime I hear it, I think of how much I miss him, and I struggle not to shed a tear, but I always fail.

What song touches you, and why?

[Edited on 12-15-2003 by ElvenRangeress]

[Solkern]

One more day with you-diamond rio
here's to the night-eve 6
Naked and scared-maria nayler
those songs really touch me.

[StrayRogue]

Ocean Colour Scene - The Waves.
Always reminds me of a time when all my mates were happy with their Gf and I was alone. The veiled jealousy was a little much on my part.

Live - Lightning Crashes
The emotion in this song always gets to me, even if I can't relate to it very well.

[Halfsilver]

SR71's songs always got to me.

For some reason, I could always relate to them.

Too bad they were short lived.

- D

[peam]

Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender.
Planes Mistaken For Stars - End Me In Richmond.

Lyrics from the latter:

and we're all dying from what we cant touch.
and we've built shines of where we've laid.
we're only lying to say we'll lay there again
so fuck your remember whens
because we're
still breathing
THIS IS YOUR DOCUMENT
YOUR LAST DANCE, SO FUCK YOUR STANDING STILL

[HarmNone]

Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Rachmaninoff

It will get to me every time, and it does not even need words. :D

HarmNone

[The Cat In The Hat]

It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

When I was in high school, the guy I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with was playing football with his friends and was shot in a drive by that was meant for someone else. We were 16 and he was the love of my life. They played that song at his funeral and to this day i cant listen to it.

Cat, still missing Roger 9 years later.

[Meos]

Whistle When Your Low - Cancer Boy

[Miss X]

There are a few old songs that make me feel weepy, just recently though that Michael Andrews song: mad world, and the evanesence song: my immortal have touched a nerve.

[Anebriated]

Imagine - John Lennon
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Iris - Googoo Dolls

[Ravenstorm]

The last part of Gotterdamerung by Wagner starting with Siegfried's funeral and concluding with the burning of Valhalla.

More powerful, stirring and poignant music has never been written.

Raven

[Miss X]

yay Elrodin! Iris is one of my top 5 fave songs ever!

Butts- Sir Mix alot.

[HarmNone]

Originally posted by Ravenstorm
The last part of Gotterdamerung by Wagner starting with Siegfried's funeral and concluding with the burning of Valhalla.

More powerful, stirring and poignant music has never been written.

Raven

Wagner can definitely set the heart to beating faster, Raven! Glad to see someone else is moved by classical music. :D

HarmNone

Heh, seriously.

2pac - Dear momma
Goodbye to yesterday- Boys 2 men
I miss my homies- Master P\UGk's remake of the above song.
John Lennon- Imagine
2pac- I ain't mad at you.
2pac- pour out a little liquor.
Biggie- Missin U
Marvin gaye- lean on me
Ugk- Hi life.

about all the ones i can think of right now, but theres a few more.

[Lord Deprav]

Originally posted by Elrodin
Imagine - John Lennon
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Iris - Googoo Dolls

You hit mine almost exactly on the spot. Also:
Nirvana-Man that sold the world.
Clapton-Layla, Tears in Heaven
Beatles-Let it be, Yesterday, A day in the life
Live-Lightning crashes
3rd Eye Blind-Losing a whole year
Switchfoot-Meant to Live
Sevendust-Angel's son
Pearl Jam-Black, Oceans
Alice in Chains-Over Now, Nutshell
BNL-Brian Wilson, Old Apartment
Foo Fighters-My Hero, Times like These, This is a call

I could probaly go on for ever with songs that emotionally affect me.

Deprav

[HarmNone]

Nights in White Satin, by the Moody Blues.

HarmNone

*Edited to take the "K" off of Nights. The Moody Blues are Knights to me, but that was not the name of the song ;)*

[Edited on 12-16-2003 by HarmNone]

[i remember halloween]

smashing pumpkins - today
tiger army - true romance

[Ravenstorm]

Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary.

No, seriously. That song always got to me as a kid. Poor Puff. It's so sad when he gets abandoned by his friend.

Raven

[Snapp]

Have You Ever- Brandy ... only song that ever made me cry.. of course that had a lot to do with what was going on in my life at the time... but it still brings back those feelings, so I usually skip it on the CD.

[Valthissa]

Originally posted by HarmNone
Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Rachmaninoff

It will get to me every time, and it does not even need words. :D

HarmNone

In my youth I was fortunate to have a man named Leonard Pennario as an aquaintance (I was a bridge a bum, he loved duplicate bridge). Leonard was a concert pianist. I had several opportunities to hear him both in concert and practicing. To thisday, the opening notes of many Racmaninoff pieces will make my hair stand on end.

C/Valth

[Kadumi]

Black - Pearl Jam
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Hollow Years - Dream Theater
Some Day I'll Be Saturday Night - Bon Jovi

[JustMe]

Evanescence My Immortal really hit hard the first time I heard it. There are quite a few songs I can't listen to without crying though. Usually from my friends funeral or my fathers.

You know, evanescence is actually one of the only alternative bands i like. I like rob zombie too.

[Souzy]

All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam (Remake by Allure & 112 is way better though)

[Drew2]

Boys 2 Men - Goodbye to Yesterday was my graduation song, so it has to be thrown in here.

After reading this thread, I "acquired" My Immortal and...

Yeah. It's definatly staying on my playlist a while. :(

[Disrupture]

Thursday - How Long is the Night

The first time I ever saw them, they closed their set with this song. The whole floor was just a bunch of kids all singing along and the lights were really low. It was probably the most emotional moment I have ever experienced at a concert, and I go to tons of them.

Lyrics:

If we run far away do you think we will ever die?
We'll throw these books in the fire
Can you stop the train
Cause it some delay?
The change machine lied
And it's too late to scream

How long is the night?
It's never over
The ribbon was tied
But the card was never read
The ribbon was crimson
The color of the night

Can you see the handwriting on the walls
And on the autumn leaves that fall
"What are we gonna do?"
The trees are giving up on us
The needle and the thread
Won't stitch us to the branch
And the night never ends

I will never sleep again
(I will never even close my eyes)

If the sun is on its way
Then we will never die
And we'll follow these tracks to the sight
Now the lungs collapse
And the air is getting thin
All breath expired
Is too late to heal?

How long is the night?

It's all I ever see anymore
But the day was so bright in the pictures
In the photo album that you gave me
It's all I have to live for

I'm falling down
And you're not here to break my fall
I shut my eyes when you're around
I hold my breath to kill the sound of your voice
I'm falling down.
And you're not here to break my fall

Other ones include Jessie and My Whetstone by Saves the Day, Short Stories with Tragic Endings by From Autumn to Ashes, The Artist in the Ambulance by Thrice, Milk It by Nirvana.. I could go on forever.

[Moist Happenings]

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Here's to the Night - Eve 6

[Meos]

Touch my Tooter - Ween

[Czeska]

Somebody by Depeche Mode