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Songs That Bring a Tear to Your Eye (for all the right reasons)



Flex Your Head

Well-known member
Eels have a beautiful way with melancholy and E has such a wonderful voice. Sitting here looking through old photos and stuff with a nice glass of red in my hand, they can bring a teeny tear to the eye.

'Things The Grandchildren Should Know' in particular is a thing of beauty.



'Railroad Man' gives it a run for its money though.



And how about a bit of Johnny Cash recorded shortly before he shuffled off this mortal coil...



Great great songs. Anyone else, or do I just need to 'man up' a tad? ;o)
 




Brighton TID

New member
Jul 24, 2005
1,741
Horsham
Love the Eels. It's a Mother****er does it for me. Harsh title but really sad.

First time I heard Wires by Athlete I welled up a bit and I don't even have kids.
 












OzMike

Well-known member
Oct 2, 2006
12,891
Perth Australia
Longer - Dan Fogelburg, for the Mrs.
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum.
Hate Me Today - Blue October.
Aubrey - David Gates.
She's Leaving Home - The Beatles.
 




It's A Hard Life (Wherever You Go) - Nanci Griffith

...And from a very recent album ("Still Fighting The War") by Slaid Cleaves - "Gone". Another track on the album - "Texas Love Song" makes me laugh.
 




rcf0712

Out Here In The Perimeter
Feb 26, 2009
2,428
Perth, Western Australia
Decades by Joy Division and the ghostly Song To The Siren by This Mortal Coil, the latter every time without fail, in fact I usually have to turn it off before it ends.....
 




Sep 4, 2012
20
Brighton
Completely agree re the Eels. He manages to craft beautiful songs from very raw emotions. A personal favourite is 3 speed which is such a tender recounting of his early life with his sister and the loss he now feels just bleeds out of every line and chord.
 




Grombleton

Surrounded by <div>s
Dec 31, 2011
7,356
Lot of love for Eels. Climbing To The Moon is the one song that does it for me from E's back catalogue.

Others include:
Elliott Smith - Twilight
Elbow - Scattered Black & Whites
Elbow - An Imagined Affair
Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat
Athlete - Chances
 




Jam The Man

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
8,110
South East North Lancing
The Warmth Of The Sun - Beach Boys
 




spongy

Well-known member
Aug 7, 2011
2,759
Burgess Hill
Sinead O'Conner - Nothing compares
 











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