To ask what song makes you cry

[LloydColeandtheCoconuts]

For no reason.

Mine is Wings by Little Mix and I don’t really know why. I’m not even a fan of them, although they’re very cute. I’ve just listened to to the song and the tears are flowing. My DP is .
The other is God Only Knows but I understand why that would make me cry.

Anyway. what songs are guaranteed to make you have good cry.

Athlete - wires Not relevant to either of my children but the line ‘looking at you now you would never know’ gets me every time

Golden slumbers and The Long and Winding Road by the Beatles

Street Spirit by Radiohead

Both Sides by Joni Mitchell

Lots of Christmas songs which is unfortunate as I sing in a chorus and we’ve got lots of concerts at the time of year.

Weeping just reading this.
Sorry to all who have been affected by loss.

For me

Show me heaven - Maria McKee
She's the one - Robbie Williams

Both relate to my mc's

Athlete - Wires. Dd was in scbu for a week when born. Emcs yet we were waiting in corridor when they were putting a line in for something. I heard her scream, took then dh and 2 nurses to hold me back from getting through that door to stop them (even though for her own good and I was less than 24 hours post section) so "got to get to you" breaks me. But then she was almost 4 when it came out and is now almost 17, so "looking at you now, you would never know" is thankfully true. But it still takes me straight back to that fear, powerlessness and feeling of failure.

Bittersweet symphony - loss of a close family member far too young.

Drive - the cars - another loss, this was their favourite song.

Wings - little mix, dd was into them at the time, at the same time she was having a shitty time due to her father losing interest and her supposed best friend being a wee madam (best friends to her face, slagging her behind her back). It was just the 2 of us against the world, but then it's been like that most of her life. She used this song to give herself a boost and I learned the lyrics to sing along and support her.

Queen - who wants to live forever, poignant in its use in Highlander anyway but was played on a fair few Freddy/Queen montages when he passed. I think for my generation this was a big shock as one of the first major celebs to die of AIDS.

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley - another loss, played at their funeral.

Several George Michael songs but particularly

A different corner
Kissing a fool
Jesus to a child

Even more so since his passing

My immortal - evanescence - just a beautiful song.

Kelly clarkson - because of you. Toxic parents mean I relate to this song too well.

Titanium - Sia - similar to because of you but it's more uplifting tears if that makes sense?

Keepservingthedrinks that song is new to me but it's beautiful I disagree he can't sing it's a certain style, and I like the lack of a definite metre.

Abba - slipping through my fingers
Dd now working full time, I hardly see her, when she has time off she is doing things with friends old and new, trying new things. The natural progression but I miss her.

Cheesy ones here but it's because of the circumstances relate to a personal experience -

Daniel Bedingfield - if you're not the one
Dido - Here with me
Mike and the mechanics - nobody knows
Richard Marx - right here waiting

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel - no idea why

Old City Bar by the Transiberian Orchestra. Can't get through it without welling up.

Help Me Make it Through the Night by Gladys Knight. Even thinking about it makes me cry.

Supermarket flowers Ed Sheeran
My heart will go on- my mum was cremated to it. I watched her coffin go down whilst it played knowing how that song reminded her of me.

Am sobbing now, but has been mentioned already so I understand why.

Luther Vandross, Dance with my Father. Jesus am in floods. Sorry.

Bright Eyes. Watership Down makes me very and it also makes me think of all the pets I've had that have died.

How deep is your love, The Bee Gees. Played at my the funeral of my friends mum.

And puff daddy missing you. It came out 3 months after I lost the closest thing I ever had to a brother. I was just 8 at the time a remember him vividly.

I'm the same OP! It's ridiculous! I always thought it was because it came out when my daughter was born but Lemonshark's post makes sense.
I started crying at All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey yesterday I think it'd because this time last year I was waiting for my 2nd baby to make his appearance and I'm getting all nostalgic. The lyrics are perfect for how I was feeling, but strangely it didn't make me cry a year ago when it was more pertinent.
Probably because I was overdue and fucking miserable!

Cinematic Orchestra - To build a home. Just tested it out and yep, still makes me sob before the intro is even over

Me and My husband loved a film called Almost Famous and had the song Tiny Dancer by Elton John in it! It was playing on the Radio in the operating theatre when my daughter was being born by emergancy c section! Always get a lump when I here it! Also Dance With My Father I'm a wreck after hearing that x

Lovecat these days pretty much all songs can make me cry but 'Local Boy in a Photograph' used to do it to me long before I became so easily reduced to tears and that's without the personal resonance. Can only imagine how it makes you feel. I used to try to sing it out loud but always broke down at that line you mention 'He'll always be twenty-three.' I'm so sorry for your loss and for those of other PPs.

As I said I just find pretty much all music unbearably emotional these days since losing DM and DF and having to come to terms - or more accurately not come to terms - with childlessness. It can be anything - the lyrics, a connection of a particular person, time or place or just the way a particular chord progression evokes emotion. Some of the ones that particularly affect me:

Penny Lane - reminds me of being a tiny child and my DM singing it and her being so young and loving and happy.

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra. MY DF's favourite singer and favourite Christmas song. The line 'through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow' in particular reduces me to a blubbering wreck.

Practically every other Christmas song or carol! Especially Away in a Manger and Once in Royal David's City which especially remind me of infants school and the days when Christmastime was so very magical.

Yesterday When I Was Young by Charles Asnovore. Heartbreaking song and a favourite singer of both my parents. Now the song itself has resonance for me personally (mid life crisis!). Also She by C.A. Played at DM's funeral.

All the Love by Kate Bush. Uttely devastating and another one that really used to affect me even in my more resilient days.

Just reading all the previous posts has had me in tears (I'm such a sap!)

Family portrait by Pink
Dance with my father

oh and 'wish you were here' by Pink Floyd. Son discovered PF a few years ago and played me this song, I had to ask him to turn it off..:( it reminded me of every lost friend and past lover...

Ah yes and the Christmas nativity song that my DCs classes
sang every year - it goes something like "and all the Angels sang for him, the bells of heaven ran for him"

So Long Marianne by Leonard Cohen. Especially poignant after hearing about his final letter to her before she died, and he was indeed close behind her

How to save a life - the fray
Chasing cars - snow patrol
Too bad - Nickelback
Misguided ghosts, hate to see your heart break, we are broken, in the mourning - Paramore
Black eyes, blue tears - shania Twain
Songs never used to make me overly emotional. Boulevard of broken dreams always makes me feel better. Then I had babies and turned into a sobbing emotional mess 🤣

Hello world by lady antebellum, particularly if I watch the video. About being depressed and realising you have a reason to live.
Any song that reminds me of my brother and sister, my brother took his own life in 2003 and Kelly Clarksons because of you makes me thing of him because I try not to get attached to people for fear of losing them.
My sister was a singer/songwriter she died in 2001 and the song save tonight by eagle eye cherry was playing on the radio in intensive care the night she died. Just before her bf was singing don't go by the hothouse flowers ( her favourite band.) At her funeral we played a recording of her singing I may know the word by Natalie Merchant. All of these songs can make me cry.

Run - Leona Lewis

Many Rivers to Cross
Robin Hood
Desperado
Time to say Goodbye
American Trilogy
Bridge over Troubled Water
When a Child is Born
Any Christmas carol
Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Sunshine on Leith.

I clearly cry a lot at a lot of songs

Hello by Evenscence which was written about Amy Lee's sister who died when they were both little.

One day I'll fly away, particularly the version from Moulin Rouge. I used to listen to it on my way to work every day when I was stuck in an abusive relationship. In dark times, I imagined ending my life and in brighter times, I imagined escaping and being with someone wonderful. And I am now!

Also 9 Crimes by Damien Rice, but no reason behind that.

These Are the Days of our Lives by Queen which was played at my darling mum's funeral. Also Left Outside Alone by Anastacia which was a good friend of mines favourite song and played at his funeral.

Slipping through my fingers by Abba.

Its always been moving but when it came on the radio the day before i dropped dd1 at uni for the first time - it totally floored me!!