Song guaranteed to bring tears

[Rhona]

Kate Bush - This Woman's Work ( someone else mentioned this)

The duet from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (t'was my daddy's favourite)


Funny though, the sadness can be very uplifting at the same time, can't it?

[dexterdoglancashire]

Who wants to live forever by Queen taken from the Highlander film. Makes me cry every time. Want it playing at my funeral.
Bernie goes off to find a tissue................................

[Glutton4...]

Who wants to live forever by Queen taken from the Highlander film. Makes me cry every time. Want it playing at my funeral.
Bernie goes off to find a tissue................................

Yup - me too! (sniff...)

[miffy]

Children in the nativity play singing Away in a manger gets me every time, and it is so hard sitting at the front trying to encourage them and give them prompts when you have a huge lump in your throat. Bless em.

[Pumpkin Becki]

Yup - me too! (sniff...)

I chose 'I've had the time of my life' from Dirty Dancing for the end of my mother's funeral. It was her favourite bit of the film and she'd always make me wind it back and play it again. It took a while before I could listen to it again without getting really sad, but now I remember it for all the right reasons, and it makes me smile broadly.

[Polly Fouracre]

"How can I keep from singing" Camilla Kerslake.
"Speigel im speigel(sp) by I don't know who but it is so lovely.

[Jax]

I have to say Im not usually affected by songs that much but the charity song on x factor brought me to tears. I was propper blubbing! Cant remember what it was called now.

[ginger ninger]

"How can I keep from singing" Camilla Kerslake.
"Speigel im speigel(sp) by I don't know who but it is so lovely.

Its by "Arvo Part" and yes its very haunting.

[binley100]

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M .
Can't even write why without crying. We were on holiday in France and the kennels got in touch to say our lovely dalmatian Wesley was ill at the vets and we had to make that horrible decision from so far away.

[broadway]

Mr Bojangles - I don't mind Robbies version

Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore

[Madhouseof5]

Just stumbled across this thread, it's great

I admit I am a sap, more so since having children. My second son was a very poorly baby and was eventually diagnosed with congenital heart defects and underwent open heart surgery when he was 9 months old. Wires by Athlete makes me cry every time, even though the song is about premature babies, the whole bit about wires, cooridoors and automatic doors brings memories rushing back every time.

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

Then there is Mark Schultz, He's my Son, sob city!

YouTube - Mark Schultz - He's My Son

[sewer rat]

Garth Brooks - The Dance
Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Flowers of The Forest on the pipes - YouTube - The Flowers Of The Forest
Green Fields Of France- YouTube - The Green Fields Of France

[lizzylemon]

Nearly the whole album, White Ladders by David Grey - broken heart
Love is Stronger than death & Lonely Planet on the Dusk albumby The THE (extreme self indulgent feeling sorry for self etc teenage angst)

[zebedee]

The Rose - Bette Midler
O Mia Babbino Caro - Maria Callas

[HeyWayne]

Dad used to play the Roger Whittaker version when I was a kid.

The original was on Radio 2 this morning. Luckily, LadyWayne was driving.

YouTube - Ralph McTell Streets of London