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Anyone else have songs, or bits of songs that make your heart hurt?

583 replies

AntsDeck · 15/01/2018 17:15

Because they are 'that good'? I realise different songs may affect people differently Smile

I have lots:

The last part of Do the right thing, Simply Red
The last part of Light my fire, Will Young
The whole of Sandstorm, Darude
The chorus of Love Love, Take That
The chorus of The Flood, Take That
The whole of Praying for time, George Michael
The whole of Sing Hallelujah, Dr Alban
The last chorus, to the end Confusion, ELO
The last bit, to fade, Rise, Gabrielle
All of Don't You, Simple Minds
All of Shine, Years and Years
All of Paradise by the dashboard light, Meatloaf
All of Home By The Sea, Genesis

Just off the top of my head Smile

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WindyTriller · 21/01/2018 02:06

Oh and Stay On These Roads - aHa

LifeLaundry · 23/01/2018 11:55

I forgot one before

I am a rock by Simon and Garfunkel, also Blue Period by The Smithereens

One time there was a thread of happy songs and some clever person put them all on a spotify playlist. I still listen to it.

Wowweeee · 23/01/2018 12:33

"And thanks for the trouble
you took from her eyes,
I thought it was there for good
So I never tried"

And The Green Fields of France.

Wowweeee · 23/01/2018 12:36

God yes and You Are My Sunshine. My great nana used to sing it to me.

wubbers · 23/01/2018 12:39

Get Here by Oleta Adams Sad Never fails to give me goosebumps!

WindyTriller · 23/01/2018 18:38

@LifeLaundry I'd love details of that playlist please!

LifeLaundry · 23/01/2018 19:12

@WindyTriller i dont know how to post a link to it or anything but its called MN Happy Playlist and it was uploaded by Maddy Matthews - Williams. Hang on, see if this works open.spotify.com/user/1122569004/playlist/4O5DwW0U87Q2FFWJxvpyBO

Hopefully it does

AntsDeck · 23/01/2018 19:26

I'm not sure how long it takes MNHQ to decide if they will put this in Classics, because they have said that they are considering it Smile

Just hope they decide before the thread goes 'poooooof' and we lose all of these lovely songs and lyrics Smile

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Moonfacebiggins · 23/01/2018 20:03

Spark Amy McDonald
I am the light in the dark,
I am the match. I am the spark.
Don't worry, I'm okay now.

Breaks my heart every time

WindyTriller · 23/01/2018 20:24

It works thanks @LifeLaundry

justcheese · 23/01/2018 21:43

Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi

Fills me with nostalgia for the endless summers when I was a carefree teenager. Oh for a time machine!

tinytemper66 · 23/01/2018 21:55

'Dance with my father again'. I used to be embarrassed dancing with my dad at family dos but would give anything to be embarrassed by him again!

PortiaCastis · 23/01/2018 21:59

Me too tiny, I would like my Dad to sing and dance again, he did Dad dancing but I wouldn't mind that now.

GallicosCats · 23/01/2018 21:59

Puff the Magic Dragon just rips my heart out. Listening to it sung by a bunch of eight-year-olds is a form of torture. Sad

Algebraic · 23/01/2018 23:55

Wicked game by Chris Isaacs

"Room was on fire
No one could save me but you
Strange what desire will make foolish people do"

"What a wicked thing to do
To make me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say
You never felt that way
And I don't wanna fall in love..."

Also hurt by Johnny Cash
Skinny love by Bon Iver

All the tears!

Alwaysinmyheart · 24/01/2018 08:41

If these songs were made into a Spotify playlist, I think it would make me want to slit my wrists! ( not literally, obvs...)

EastMidsGPs · 24/01/2018 10:54

Oh my Sting's Fields of Gold has just unexpectedly come on the radio.
Has had be clubbing like a good 'in, brought back bittersweet memories of friend's funeral and her two young sons singing this 😞

EastMidsGPs · 24/01/2018 11:04

Blubbering not clubbing ! Although Sue would most definitely have approved of the clubbing

WindyTriller · 24/01/2018 14:37

Thought of some more not sure if they've already been said

Drive by The Cars
Time After Time by Cyndi Lauder
Hazard and Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx

Jux · 24/01/2018 14:44

The one which really gets to me, really gets to me, has me breaking down in sobs crouched on the floor, literally, actually makes me do that, renders me utterly helpless, is the Crucifixus by Caldara. (Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, of course.)

NeverEverEver · 26/01/2018 12:30

Taylor Swift - Never Grow Up.

DovahBee11 · 26/01/2018 12:51

Patty Griffin _ Long ride home
"Headlights searching down the driveway,
Our house as dark as it can be,
I go inside and all is silent,
And seems as empty as the inside of me"
A song about the death of a husband/wife/partner and that line always chokes me up.

Also Alex Vargas - Solid ground. God the raw emotion in that always gets me.

AntsDeck · 30/01/2018 19:25

Man, I cannot believe I forgot this one!

Many years ago, I was very unwell and had to go into hospital for major surgery and knew that I would not be able to see my DC for several weeks. The surgery was huge and I was warned that the outcome may not be good.

At the time, one of my DC who was already diagnosed with ASD, was really struggling with school, life, the whole world and seemed completely bewildered at the thought of not being able to see me for such a long time, as well as the fact that they would have to stay with their father, my ExH, for so long.

As I dropped the DC off at their father's house with their suitcases, the DC were in bits and I was trying to hold it all together.

As I drove away, I could see DC with ASD trying to break free from dad and screaming for me to 'come back mummy' and Will Young's 'Who Am I' started playing on the radio...

Who am I to tell you, that I will never let you down?
That no one else could love you, half as much as I do now
Who am I to tell you, I'll always catch you when you fall?

I had to pull over and cry huge wracking, heartbroken sobs which rendered me unable to breathe, let alone drive, for quite some time. I can clearly remember that I was thinking about what if.... the surgery doesn't go well - who would love them like I did? Who would be there to catch them as well as I could?

Obviously, the surgery went well and we all moved on, eventually, but even now, if I hear that song, I am instantly transported back to that moment, that time and even so many years later, it still makes me well up Sad

This is definitely one of those songs that truly makes my heart hurt

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Megs4x3 · 30/01/2018 19:40

Lots, but the one most in my mind at the moment is Dance With My Father, Luther Vandross. My father died just before Christmas and one of my first memories is standing on his feet and being waltzed around the living room. Later on he taught me proper dances. I do miss him. I'll read the thread properly later as it looks as though there's lots of good stuff here. I saw a short video of a toddler moved to tears listening to Moonlight Sonata. Music is magical.

Ormally · 30/01/2018 23:34

'I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style,
And so I came to see him and listen for a while.
And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes,

Strumming my pain with his fingers,
Singing my life with his words,
Killing me softly with his song,
Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life with his words,
Killing me softly with his song.'

(Friends of mine were karaokeing this when the Fugees brought it out, at an occasion where I had to watch someone I loved with his significant other. She put a hand lightly to his waist, the view of which burned on my brain.)

'More Than Words' can hurt, and 'Valerie' as well, if they get you unawares.