Heartland

......or songs that send you back in time (not literally obviously), to certain memories.

I know it's a bit soft this kind of thing and some people don't like to admit they have emotions, but I was listening to the radio whilst at work and they played REM's "Everybody Hurts". I couldn't usually give a stuff about REM but the line -

Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go, (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on


had me welling up remembering the darker part of last year when my mum tried to commit suicide. I thought I had to post this because it still gets to me rather a lot.

Disapoint by Assemblage 23 brought a tear to my eye, not because of my own experience, just because the emotion was so stong that I got a feel of it.

When Brian May did Love of my Life live. What a moment.

There's a song by Anathema that gets me sometimes too, but I can't remember the name....

• Suede - Still Life
• Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky
• The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out (for personal reasons)
• Bob Dylan - Girl From the North Country (not quite, but close)
• Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol (again, not quite, but close)
• Johnny Cash - Hurt
• The Cure - Last Dance (for personal reasons again)

God, I'm a soppy git.

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:REM's "Everybody Hurts". I couldn't usually give a stuff about REM but the line -

That song upsets me for a different reason, this stanza here: If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long/when you think you've had too much of this life to hang on.

In each and every other stanza, he gives a reason for hanging on. But this time there is no reason.

When I was really quite close to being upset a few days back, because I felt so confused about people, I had "Drop Dead" by Diary Of Dreams playing. Almost cried then.

EDIT: Maybe it's conceited or something.. but I recorded a demo song before Tierkreis stopped recording, called "Hurt". I recorded a vocal line to it, and it moves me closer to crying listening to it. I shouldn't be affected by my own voice.

I'm a colossal softie so I really shouldn't even start, but "Feed The Birds" from Mary Poppins is one that gets me every single time.

Hi, my name is Jessica Alice and I'm crying on a regular basis to:

Amsterdam - David Bowie version
My Death - David Bowie version
Milord - Edith Piaf
And there will my heart be also - FOTN
Golden Brown - The Stranglers

The Cult box set brought a tear to my eye the other day.....
Dropped it on me little toe.

Apart from that the last tune to move me was probably Carlisle Road - NMA

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:There's a song by Anathema that gets me sometimes too, but I can't remember the name....

Sweet Tears?

Anyway, "Bright Eyes" by 'Art Garfunkel'

Big Si wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:There's a song by Anathema that gets me sometimes too, but I can't remember the name....

Sweet Tears?

Anyway, "Bright Eyes" by 'Art Garfunkel'

No it was when they stopped being growly. I'll have to have a think about this one!

'emma' - i have to leave the room.

Big Si wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:There's a song by Anathema that gets me sometimes too, but I can't remember the name....

Sweet Tears?

Anyway, "Bright Eyes" by 'Art Garfunkel'

If Bright Eyes makes you cry, you'd better get the Big Si-zed Kleenex out for this one - clicky

I've been known to shed a tear to...
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
William Blake - Jerusalem (under the right circumstances)
I vow to thee my country (similarly, the mood has to be right)

i.e. - drunk

'you'll never walk alone' at the footy

Top of the hat...

Kate Bush - Hello earth
Kate Bush - You're the one
Sam Cooke - Bring it on home to me
The Cure - Faith
The Cure - Cold (which, oddly enough, is about drugs...)
The Cure - Disintegration
FotN - Wail of Sumer
Heather Nova - Island
Elvis Presley - Always on my mind
Queen - Too much love will kill you
The Girls - Nine while nine
Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets
Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean
Bruce Springsteen - I wish I were blind
Bruce Springsteen - You're missing

Gosh I'm sentimental !

nick the stripper wrote:

• [...]
• The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out (for personal reasons)
• Johnny Cash - Hurt

God, I'm a soppy git.

I'm so with you...
A rather unconventional song but for really personal reasons:
The Black Dahlia Murder - Burning The Hive
AND *drums*: Emma of our beloved Sisters. The story is so cheesy but Von's voice and the whailing guitars get to me from time to time

Good topic

Emma - the original version gets me but not as much as Spandau Ballet - Though the barricades (mainly coz I heard it around the time my Grandad died).

When I was a schoolkid Dexy's.. - Come on Eileen used to make me blub - never understood why though!

Big Si wrote:"Bright Eyes" by 'Art Garfunkel'

Well, I'm now thoroughly depressed for the night now.

*passes tissues out to everybody*

Here's another:

New Order - pretty much all of "Brotherhood" (love that LP, but incredibly difficult to listen to as a result)

And here's one for Scotty:

The Sisters - Vision Thing (for all the wrong reasons)

Emma - The Sisters of Mercy.

Pictures of You - The Cure.

Green & Grey - New Model Army.

Bad Old World - New Model Army.

You Are Everything (To Me) - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry.

Severance - Bauhaus.

The Hearts Song - ...........?.....the crowd

..............what a bloody big softy I am

scotty wrote:Pictures of You - The Cure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7QjbFOSfd8

scotty wrote: Pictures of You - The Cure.

Yes, that whole album has good/bad memories for me

Big Si wrote:

scotty wrote:Pictures of You - The Cure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7QjbFOSfd8

MTV The Cure week-end, 1990ish. Very cool.

Badlander wrote:

Big Si wrote:

scotty wrote:Pictures of You - The Cure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7QjbFOSfd8

MTV The Cure week-end, 1990ish. Very cool.

No, it was a 2 hour special on 120 Minutes (shown on sunday night's from 8pm - 10pm), it was repeated a coupla times in 1990. I think my sister still has a copy on video