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Danmel

(4,915 posts) Sat Feb 16, 2013, 01:59 PM Feb 2013

what song(s) make(s) you cry?

I heard "Mr. Bojangles" today. Makes we weep like a baby.

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what song(s) make(s) you cry? (Original Post) Danmel Feb 2013 OP

I have 2: Beautiful Goodbye also Another Day In Paradise In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #1

"Once I was a soldier" by Tim Buckley dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #2

This one... LeftofObama Feb 2013 #3

LOL! n/t OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #4

Minnie Riperton, "Loving You"...ugh OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #5

This one... pipi_k Feb 2013 #6

John Prines' "Sam Stone" and Don Williams "It only rains on me" Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #7

I love John Prine cate94 Feb 2013 #9

Hello in There is heart breaking...also "Oh Daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County" Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #13

Thomas Dolby, I love you good-bye cate94 Feb 2013 #8

My Immortal by Evanescence and Acoustic No. 3 by the Goo Goo Dolls TexasBushwhacker Feb 2013 #10

Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin bluesbassman Feb 2013 #11

That one gets to me, too. Although I can't say that I cry when I hear it.nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #16

missing you Whisp Feb 2013 #12

Sky Blue and Black. Jackson Browne vanlassie Feb 2013 #14

This one does it every time... DearHeart Feb 2013 #15

This song... WCGreen Feb 2013 #17

When I hear the English traditional song "Barbara Allen" aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #18

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. I have 2: Beautiful Goodbye also Another Day In Paradise

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Sat Feb 16, 2013, 02:16 PM

Feb 2013

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

2. "Once I was a soldier" by Tim Buckley

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Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:07 PM

Feb 2013

and
"Patriot's Dream" by Gordon Lighfoot

wept when I heard them over 40 years ago and still do, because of their truth.

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)

3. This one...

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Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:17 PM

Feb 2013

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)

4. LOL! n/t

Reply to LeftofObama (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:38 PM

Feb 2013

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)

5. Minnie Riperton, "Loving You"...ugh

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Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:39 PM

Feb 2013

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

6. This one...

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Sat Feb 16, 2013, 08:09 PM

Feb 2013

for my little brother, whose last name, in English, translated to "of the light".

At his funeral two years ago, the pastor called him "Richard of the light"

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)

7. John Prines' "Sam Stone" and Don Williams "It only rains on me"

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Sat Feb 16, 2013, 09:46 PM

Feb 2013

cate94

(2,811 posts)

9. I love John Prine

Reply to Rowdyboy (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:41 AM

Feb 2013

The album Sam Stone is on is awesome.
If I remember correctly Angel From Montgomery and Hello in There are on that album. Great music.

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)

13. Hello in There is heart breaking...also "Oh Daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County"

Reply to cate94 (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:52 AM

Feb 2013

and "Donald and Lydia".

Prine is a master at tugging heartstrings.

cate94

(2,811 posts)

8. Thomas Dolby, I love you good-bye

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:27 AM

Feb 2013

The first time I heard it was right after my brother died.
[link:

TexasBushwhacker

(20,202 posts)

10. My Immortal by Evanescence and Acoustic No. 3 by the Goo Goo Dolls

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:49 AM

Feb 2013

Acoustic No. 3

My Immortal

They both me think of my mother. She died in 2004.

bluesbassman

(19,374 posts)

11. Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:51 AM

Feb 2013

I have a twenty year old son, this song really hits a nerve.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

16. That one gets to me, too. Although I can't say that I cry when I hear it.nt

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:23 AM

Feb 2013

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

12. missing you

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:52 AM

Feb 2013

vanlassie

(5,675 posts)

14. Sky Blue and Black. Jackson Browne

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:10 AM

Feb 2013

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DearHeart

(692 posts)

15. This one does it every time...

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:23 AM

Feb 2013

[link:

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

17. This song...

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:26 AM

Feb 2013

And This One...

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

18. When I hear the English traditional song "Barbara Allen"

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Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:49 AM

Feb 2013

I'm reminded of this most touching movie scene:

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