Songs that aren’t even ‘sad’ but make you emotional?

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Does anyone else find certain songs quite emotional for no particular reason?? I’m not talking about purposefully sad love songs.

Current one for me is Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran - it’s not even the most amazing song ever but literally gives me goose bumps and I feel myself welling up as I sing along in the car! Maybe it makes me nostalgic!!

Other one is Ocean Drive by Lighthouse family - makes me so sad!!

Anyone else?! Maybe it’s something to do with certain chords!

I get this with songs, Gabrielle Aplin ‘Waking up Slow’ gets me, and Bob Marley ‘Redemption Song’...

Mother Dear by the divine comedy.

Moon River always reminds me of my late Grandma and the way I found out it was her favourite English song. I'm welling up just thinking about it :(

What’s that song that goes ‘Love is noise’ or something and there’s like an ‘oooh oooh’ singing in the background?? Something on this thread reminded me of that one too!

Iceblink Luck by the Cocteau Twins

For me, It’s love at first sight by Kylie, used to sing it to the dc when they were babies, the lyrics really resonated as was hard work falling pregnant both times -

“I was tired of running out of luck
Thinkin' 'bout giving up, yeah
Didn't know what to do
Then there was you”

Gives me goosebumps just reading the lyrics!

Weston and others who like the Utah Saints track - presumably you know the amazing Kate Bush cloudbusting track that was sampled (used recently tonsuch amazing effect in the handmaids tale).
I used to love the cheesy dance tune too
My embarrassing one is Let It Go. When her voice soars I want to well up.
Was never like this before kids!!

Redemption Song is actually very sad subject matter too though.

Somewhere Beyond the Sea, originally by Bobby Darin.
It’s just lovely.

Sorry missed karenbo had beat me to it.

@Myfanwyprice. Oh that’s lovely!! I felt goose bumps reading that!

@ProlificLurker omg Puff the Magic Dragon has me in tears every bloody time. Even just the music when i play the lullaby for my daughter, i find myself getting tearful! 🙈

DH, ds and I ALL cry at Let it go.

We'd better never go on a family outing to the Sistine chapel.

When I was a little girl 'Hello' by Lionel Ritchie used to make me feel very very sad. I told my mum about it and (I don't know how she kept a straight face) told me that next time we heard it on the radio in the car I could change the channel.

Britney Spears Everytime.

Adele's cover of Someone Like You. Wahhhhh!

Aahgg so many!! Mainly cheesy ones 😂

We are the champions - Queen
Gold - Spandau Valley
Movin on up - M People
Show me heaven - Maria mckee
Wonderful Tonight - Eric clapton

@Elmashbu yes! Another vote for Running up That Hill.

No idea why, but Adele - Rolling in the Deep.

“High” by The Lighthouse Family is on my list too!

And as of as it sounds, because it’s got a personal, emotional connection for me “Sexy And I Know It” by LMFAO! A friend and colleague of mine was know as the “class clown”, and that song was played at his funeral. Everyone in the crematorium was a mixture of tears and hysterical laughter because it just summed him up completely! So now when I hear it, I usually have a good giggle first, then cry because I remember I miss him

Nowadays my unsad sad song is Leave Right Now by Will Young, which makes me think of my mum. She died in 2010 and she loved Will Young, which I used to tease her about mercilessly.

@karenbokaren if you ever do, be sure to let us all know so anyone who happens to be going can take ear defenders

Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
Stick to your Guns - Bon Jovi
Don't Dream it's Over - Crowded House
Little Ole Wine Drinker - Dean Martin (Grandad's song, was played at his funeral)

The theme tune from Dr Zhivago, I think it's called Lara's song.
Daniel by Elton John
Sunshine on Leith by the Proclaimers.
Bridge over troubled water by Simon and Garfunkel
I think I'll be spending a few hours on You Tube tonight!

The Corries - Wild Mountain Thyme

Britney spears 'everytime' and 'im not a girl, not yet a woman'
The acoustic version of a-ha take on me.
The calling - wherever you will go
Christina ricci- jar of hearts

Also "he ain't heavy.. he's my brother"
My dad and his brother used to sing it. Even more poignant when my uncle died and my dad lost his best friend as well as his brother. Whenever that song comes on it breaks my heart knowing the pain my dad has missing his brother 😢