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!

Darren Hayes - Casey
Chvrches - The Mother We Share
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Sarah Howells - Reverie
Paper Aeroplanes - Winter Never Comes

And many, many, more

All of the songs on 'The Rescuers'.
Also 'Wires' by Athlete and 'Gone till November' by Wyclef Jean.

Probably because Jared Leto is going to be husband number 3.

Definitely viva forever - Spice Girls.
But also Sonsick by San Fermin so uplifting but emotional too.

The South African national anthem. It's actually uplifting, but it took far too long for the people there to become their own nation.

Similarly, the Welsh national anthem. But only if sung in Welsh by a huge crowd. There's one YouTube video of a rugby match where the band plays the introduction, the spectators start singing, and by about the third bar the band gives up, because the spectators are singing at their own tempo.

@Judashascomeintosomemoney Zombie definitely sad, I read this after Dolores O'Riordan died. I find listening to her music sadder now that she has died, same goes for George Michael.
The father of the IRA bomb victim who inspired The Cranberries song Zombie said he was "completely unaware" the song was a tribute to his son until he learned of Dolores O'Riordan's death.

Baby mine from Dumbo

Sad songs that shouldn't be sad:

Previously mentioned - You Are My Sunshine. I suppose it seems like such simple lyrics and music but the last line, much like a hymn, is a celebration and a plea.

In the Night Garden - 'at the end of a lovely day' wasn't even invented when my dc were little. Oh my! It touches all the truth of a journey and, like a hymn (again), uses the classical allegory of day and night.

I didn't know that either of the two above were sad till I looked into a baby's eyes and saw time passing.

But the one that makes me cry, don't ask me why. Teach your children well. It's the antithesis of 'This Be The Verse' and both are true.

Most of the above Which I why I can't listen to music that much, I'd never get anything done.
Also welling up just reading this.

These are a bit embarrassing but they make me blub whenever I hear them!

Little Donkey (cos I feel sorry for the tiny donkey carrying a full term pregnant woman all the way to Bethlehem!)
Whilst Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night (the last two verses particularly - no idea why!!)
Colours of the Wind (from Pocahontas)
Bailero (from Joseph Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne) - it's just such a lovely melody

Agree with loads already mentioned. Basically anything nostalgic, anthemic, or linked to loss, it seems to be.

Songs that remind me of carefree teenage summers:
Buck Rogers- Feeder
Wherever You Will Go- The Calling
Ghetto Superstar- Pras Michel ft Maya
Dakota- Stereophonics

Songs that remind me of childhood with my mum:
Anything Fleetwood Mac
Sleeping Satellite- Tasmin Archer
Stars- Simply Red
How Bizarre- OMC
Crowded House- Always take the weather

Voices:
Lighthouse family

Anthemic-
Babylon- David Gray
Champagne Supernova- Oasis
Play- Moby

"Little Donkey" when sang by small children.

Man in the mirror by MJ

So many sad songs here and so many that might not be sad but definitely stir me.
Already mentioned but
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith
Elton John - Daniel, though at his concert absolutely bawled at Circle of Life
Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden and lots of Patsy Cline songs, remind me of my lovely grannies
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights when she sings it's cold, let me in.
I can't listen to Bridge Over Troubled Water or The Boxer if I'm driving.

Queen - You're my best friend helped DH and I through a horrible time, makes me well up but is a positive song.

Might listen to a few of the songs from this thread, I do find a good cry is a good release, but I'd have to limit it, so many suggestions.

I really can't stand the Lighthouse Family though

This Woman’s Work - Kate Bush - it’s painful to listen to

Am on hols with dodgy internet but marking place to maje a playlist.

This took me by surprise recently when it came on the radio. 'I'm Mandy - Fly Me' by 10CC. I listened to it many times when it first came out without any reaction, but I found myself in tears a few weeks ago and I also got shivers up my spine! Weird.

You got the love
Wires - athlete. My mum gets really emotional over this song and I didn't realise why until I read the lyrics (I was premature)
Green day - good riddance

One More Time - Ariana Grande
Faded - Alan someone??
Anthem - Filo & Peri
Music To My Soul - CeeLo Greene

The opening bit to Flashdance
Lord of the Dance (played at a friends funeral)
The Goodbye song in Bear in the Big Blue House
Two Little Boys
Bright Eyes

Theme to Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
Jerusalem

White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes

Once We Were Kings from the musical version of Billy Elliot. It’s the song where the miners go back to work after the strike

Gary Barlow wrote 'let it go' for his stillborn daughter.

'Rule The World' was written for the film Stardust but Take That performed it at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. This was only a matter of days since Gary's baby was stillborn. How he managed to perform that I don't know, even the thought of it brings a lump to my throat now.

Lots of pps mention This Woman’s Work, it’s beautiful and so moving and I always find it weird to remember it was basically written to order for a completely uninspiring American 80’s rom-com. Somehow it feels like it should have been written for something with more gravitas. I suppose that’s the genius of Kate Bush. (The video with Tim McInnerney is far more worthy of the song than the film was).