What are some emotional songs?
What are some songs that give you just this deep, emotional gut feeling? And why?
They don’t have to be slow or depressing; almost every Breaking Benjamin song does this to me.
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Oh goodness. There are lots. But I’ll tell you the first that came to my mind. It is a country song that my Uncle used to play all the time. I don’t even listen to country on my own. But this song always touched me.
If you get there before I do
Emo Songs
Whether or not they’re “great” is open to interpretation…
Landslide-Stevie Nicks
Fire and rain-James Taylor
ColdPlay’s “Fix You”
Jeff Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah”
Bruce Springsteen “Philadelphia”
Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit”
Billie Holiday ‘My Man”
Leonard Cohen “Bird on the Wire”
“I’ll Be Seeing You” ‘cause my Dad used to sing it
Tom Rush “Urge for Going”
Joni Mitchell “Wish I Had a River I Could Skate Away On”
New Order-Touched by the hand of God
Two spring to mind:
1 House of hearts by Rory Block (about her son who got killed in a traffic accident)
2 Back on the Chain Gang by The Pretenders (listen here at 2min37 when she sings “sta-ha-har-har-rt”..., for a reason that every time brings tears to my eyes)
And how about: My Funny Valentine by Chet Baker?
“I See You” by Leona Lewis from Avatar because it’s just an extremely powerful, strangely emotional and insightful song.
“I’ll Stand By You” because it’s a really loving song that my mom used to sing that to me all the time before my parents divorced. I can’t really listen to it anymore.
Of course, there’s “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King. I can’t think of anyone who isn’t empowered by that song.
“I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz just makes me really happy because it’s whimsical and cheerful.
“Speed of Sound” by Coldplay…not really sure why, actually.
The Harry Potter music gets a strong emotional reaction from me, too, but that’s probably just because I’m a Harry Potter freak. :P
“Not Ready to Make Nice” by The Dixie Chicks. I’m not actually a fan of country but I love the message.
There are probably a lot more that I can’t think of off of the top of my head.
That dang Christmas Shoes song gets me every time, too.
Almost everything Karen Carpenter ever sang overflowed with emotion. Perhaps ‘Hurting Each Other’ most of all.
And, um, the Firefly theme song.
Fragile by Sting… very emotional
Arcade Fire? Omg, is everyone okay?
the rose—bette midler
nobody knows you when you’re down and out—bessie smith
what’s your mama’s name—tanya tucker
take time to know her—percy sledge
sing me back home—merle haggard
Hello again – neil diamond ( it’s on glee)
black muddy river (jerry garcia)
ripple
Alien Like You by the Pigott Brothers, which was written for the Canadian TV Series, Being Erica.
Because it’s evocative of a very important relationship in my life.
La Marseillaise even if you are not French. Even if you just watched Casablasnca.
Sia – Breathe Me
They used this song in the final episode of “Six Feet Under” (HBO) a few years ago. In this show, they did a fast-forward of about 25 years of the lives of everyone in the show and showed how everyone died. So basically the entire cast died to this song. It was very emotional watching everyone in the cast die when you had been watching this show from the beginning.
if you leave me now by “chicago”
“Fade into you” by Mazzy Star.
“Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues.
“Scarsborough Fair” by Simon & Garfunkle.
You can’t go wrong with a melancholy waltz
@MRSHINYSHOES & @anartist Language doesn’t matter. I’m relatively multilingual, & emotion is a universal language.
All the other songs listed here are great. there is really one true song that tells it all, if a man is really in love with one and one only woman.
Its by Bryan Adams…............
“Everything I Do, I Do It For You”
Unchained Melody by The Rightious Bros.
Anything by Bright Eyes or Regina Spektor.
@Draconess25 I’m glad you acknowledge that fact about music——you can hear the very expressive emotion in Miss Teng’s voice. A lot of “emotional” songs are recorded, but often singers just go through the “motions” without really putting their heart and soul into the song. That is a pity.
@MRSHINYSHOES Well, music is an art. Art is the oldest known form of communication.
@Draconess25 Even with monkeys banging rocks and sticks together! Lol. (wink)
@MRSHINYSHOES That just gave me odd images involving various monkey Pokemon….
I’m half-asleep, & I was reading about Pokemon earlier.
@MRSHINYSHOES * sobs* They’re trying to throw flaming dung at me!
Great question! I love listening to music and getting that deep, emotional gut feeling.
Doves Sea Song
Bjork Joga
Zero 7 Home
Lamb Heaven
If (a picture paints a thousand words) – Tom Jones
Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
He Was a Friend of Mine Dave van Ronk
“I will follow you into the dark” by Deathcab For Cutie.
Basicaly everything by Simple Plan.
Tears in Heaven
Hallelujah
If we never meet again
Farther Along
@belakyre, agree with Tears in Heaven. That was such a sad story.
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