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Josefbugman:
Well the meaning is all in the title, had a quick check back through the archives and couldn't find a thread on this particular topic. I just wondered if there were any sort of song (or specific song) that just makes you tear up? Either because it reminds you of someone, or just because its so emotive of something in your own life.

I was going to start with "Thunderchild" from Jeff Waynes war of the worlds. It made me cry as it tells the story of a loan battleship bravely and suicidely charging into battle against the martian invaders buying time for the refugees who are fleeing behind it. It made me cry because I knew that if there was an event like that in real life someone would do something so good and noble, it just hit me then how much I like humanity :-).

I realise that this will most likely not get many responses, this tends to be a very personal issue and I can completly understand why people wouldn't want to put something so important to them on show.

Nappuccino:
For some reason, I tend to get choked up during Iron & Wine's Trapeze Swinger (namely this version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRRVOFNiZ0&feature=related)

I wish I knew why...

evernew:
Archive's The Pain Gets Worse.
And India Arie's Ready For Love.

Stuff Sounds More Profound If You Put It In All-Caps.

Dazed:
Baba O'Riley by the Who was playing at the end of my uncle's funeral ('twas one of his favorite songs, and one of mine), so I shed a tear or two for that one.

Thrillho:
'Far From Me' by Nick Cave. It used to make me cry anyway because it's a song where the musicianship and production is virtually flawless for the song. But nowadays, the first two verses describe my current relationship and the second two describe a former friendship that got in the way of that relationship. Perfectly. It's uncanny.

'Love Letter,' also by Nick Cave, makes me cry simply because it's one of the most beautiful love songs I've ever heard.

'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' makes me cry because it remind me of my late friend Dave, a great, great man who once played it live at a charity gig that I booked. I've never looked at the song the same since and can't even listen to it now. Honestly I thought it was such a beautiful song anyway that it used to make me tear up a bit in the first place. I'm a sucker for what I feel is a real sentiment.

'The Universal' by Blur makes me cry, especially the closing strings. I have no idea why.

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