What songs bring tears to your eyes?

[Liberty]

Nana singing "Amazing Grace"...what a voice - she sang it in several languages -

 

[squatting dog]

 

[Pinky]

 

[win231]

I heard this song many times without knowing that it was about Vincent Van Gogh or that he committed suicide at 37.

 

[Capt Lightning]

Leave out all the rest by Linkin Park

 

[Capt Lightning]

Crowded house Don't dream it's over

 

[Shero]

I cannot listen to this without crying each time. The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves is from the opera Nabucco. It is a recollection of the period of Babylonia captivity after the loss of the First Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and the persecution of the slaves.

Here performed by the Royal Opera Chorus on the roof of the Royal Opera House in London

 

[dseag2]

How about The Way We Were and Wind Beneath My Wings...

 

[Verisure]

"I Will Follow Him" Peggy March​

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I got a little misty eyed (fought back the tears) when I listened to this the other day...it was one the songs my husband and I considered "our song".

 

[Verisure]

"Yes I'm Ready" Barbara Mason​

 

[palides2021]

I heard this song many times without knowing that it was about Vincent Van Gogh or that he committed suicide at 37.

Always loved this song! Went to a museum in the Netherlands that showed Van Gogh's paintings and we were told that after his death is when he became famous. I believe his sister-in-law shared them to the world.

 

[palides2021]

Guess Simon & Garfunkel always touched me.

Me too. I remember listening to them in high school and in ceramics class I made the bust of Paul Simon. That's how much they affected me.

 

[Verisure]

“The One Who Really Loves You” Mary Wells​

"You Beat Me To The Punch" Mary Wells​

 

[palides2021]

Saw the Secret Garden as a local play and the young actors were superb. It stayed with me for a long time. This
song brings back memories of those feelings:

 

[hollydolly]

 

[hollydolly]

 

[feywon]

What leads to tears for me varies depending on mood and what is going on in world and life at the time.
The most frequent culprits:
Danny Boy
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Both partly because my mother who had a beautiful voice sang them and despite our issues i do have fond memories of her.

Usually it's meaningful lyrics that remind me of time in my life or specific people, often a combination of all those factors.
This one written by Buffy St. Marie always gets to me: Saw her perform live in Boston in fall of 1967. Might be skippable ad up front.

 

[Sassycakes]

This song was on the radio when I got the call that my friend who was a firefighter was killed in a fire. After all these years it still makes me cry.

 

[Sassycakes]

And of course this song.

 

[bingo]

The Lord's Prayer

 

[feywon]

Nana singing "Amazing Grace"...what a voice - she sang it in several languages -

On another platform years ago i had a thread devoted to people's favorite renditions of Amazing Grace. While i no longer identify as a Christian or with any organized religion, this song always touches my soul. We shared versions in so many languages and styles. LeAnn's Rimes version is musically beautiful, easy on the ears but my favorite was this one because you know that some lines had deep meaning for Tyler like "I once was lost, but now I'm found".

 

[Devi]

Not tears, but deep feelings:

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Sassycakes]

My Dad would sing this to me all the time. How I miss him.