Songs you love but almost can't listen to because they make you too emotionalMusic 

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John Coltrane - Alabama
Joe Satriani - The Souls of Distortion
Steve Vai - For the love of god
Metallica - Outlaw Torn
Coolio - I Remember (i forget the name of the song)
In Flames - Quiet Place
In Flames - Clayman
 
Alice Cooper - Poison
Sonata Arctica - Shy (fits most of my "girl" situations perfectly)
Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You
2Pac - Changes
John Cale - Hallelujah
 
I thought of this thread a second ago when I was listening to a track from the soundtrack of "The Mission". I've never seen the movie, and the song isn't particularly sad, but I was moved (as usual) when I heard it.

It made me think about how there are a few songs out there that are so good that they give me chills. Or they'll cause a rush of emotion. I've almost been moved to tears by purely instrumental music. Some people claim they have been.

I find it amazing that a song, especially one without words, can evoke an emotional response.
 
I only have a couple that I know of that hit pretty close to home.

Obie Trice - Don't Come Down - The songs stupid, but the words struck me hard the first time I heard it

Foo Fighters - Everlong (Acoustic) - Great song, with strong lyrics that unfortuantly remind me of the one girl that was able to break my heart of steel. :lol:

Econoline Crush - Razor Blades and Bandaids - Sings about a period of my life thats not pleasant to revisit. Listen to the lyrics, 'nuff said.
 
SRV - Life Without You (Live)

Part way through the song, he stops and talks to the crowd while TS and CL are still playing drums and bass. He tells the crowd how he almost died from drugs and alcohol and asks them to stop if they are using (drugs) or over using (alcohol). The bend he does on his poor Strat after that gives me chills now, and I haven't listened to the song in over a year.
 
:( Alive by P.O.D.

At the funeral for a friend who was killed in the Iraq war they told a story of how after his death they where at there house crying and that song started playing "I feel so alive, for the very first time, i think i can fly" over and over again for no reason and nobody touched the radio since the time he left.:nervous: if you listen to the whole song its scary... when i get old enough i am going to join the army and follow in his footsteps {edit} still one of my fav songs {edit}
 
Okay, since my dad died in '02 there are some new ones to add.
"Freebird" by Skynyrd.
"The Impossible" by I haven't the slightest clue at the moment.

I also wrote a song that I sang at my dad's funeral, that I haven't sung for more than two or three people since. It's called "Daddy Said", and It's about the good info my old man gave me, that has stood me in good stead.
 
Colin Hay does a song called "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Over You" (it's on the Garden State soundtrack) that's pretty damn sad. Very simple, but the words are pretty moving.
 
Let It Be.

I am depressed a lot and the first time I listened to that song, It was great. I don't know.

(I'm pretty goo at hiding it, I don't know.)
 
Beck’s Round the Bend kind of gives me the chills. The music’s rather creepy, and the lyrics remind me of Prefontaine.
 
Alexisonfire-Little Girls Pointing and Laughing. Something about the way this song sounds.
 
Drago02129
Creedence Clearwater Revival "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
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From the same man, over 30 years later:

John Fogerty - Deja Vu (All Over Again). He played it in a concert with video clips in the background, from both the Vietnam and Iraq wars, and pretty much the entire crowd was silent and watched in great emotions. The message really got through there and the feeling has remained in my head ever since.

- R -
 
Poetic tragedy and Blue and Yellow by the used.

Poetic tragedy is pretty emo. But every time I listen to it, it just makes me think about sad things.

Blue and yellow makes me think about this one time that I was treating a girl wrong without realising it (ie when I was drunk) she told me about it on MSN while this song was playing. Dont worry guys, we sorted it out and now we have been seeing each other for a few months 👍
 
Thomas Newman's "Any Other Name" reminds me of my grandmother's sister's funeral. She was a nun, it was the first funeral I'd ever been to, and I guess it became really impressed into my mind.

Also, "Anakin's Betrayal" from the Star Wars episode 3 soundtrack makes me think of my dad giving up on his marriage, even though I have no recollection of it. On the other hand, "Anakin's Dream" (and they're both similar songs with the same motif) reminds me of my life with divorced parents and, later, with the complete absence of a father (although he eventually came back from "the dark side". SO Vader-esque.)

"Betrayal" and "Dream" are tracks 4 and 2 respectively, although, if you play them one after the other (4→2), they create a beautiful soundtrack to my described situation.
 
The Sisters of Mercy - Marian.
Mylene Farmer - Rêver.
U2 - All I want Is You.
Oasis - Wonderwall.
Mylene Farmer - Laisse Le Vent Emporter Tout.
Mylene Farmer - Ainsi Soit-Je.
Noir Desire - Les Partisans.
Noir Desire - Le Vent Nous Portera.

serge
 
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.
Makes you kind of think what could Pink Floyd have done if Syd Barrett didn't have the demise he had.
 
Soul Shine by Gov't Mule

I was at a gig when I got word that a very close friend died in a accident. Shortly after that news, we played Soul Shine. I think of my dear friend every time we perform that song.
 
'A Whiter Shade of Pale' never fails to make me misty eyed, no matter how many times I hear it. Beautiful song though.

And I know that this thread is ancient, but we need some good discussion in the music forum.
 
Shamefully, 'How to save a life' by The Fray seems to get me. Shamefully because it's one of those songs that was played incessantly about 3 years ago - to the point where it drove me insane.
 
Hallelujah: (Jeff Buckley): haunting song, haunting performance

Anna Begins: Counting Crows. The first album, "August and Everything After" came at a lonely point in my life. This track, in particular, is an emotional rollercoaster of cine noir compressed into a four or five minute track. In fact, the first two Crows albums have more angst in them than the entire "emo" movement and their later efforst put together... other favorites include Children in Bloom, Raining in Baltimore, and A Murder of One, but this is the one that I used to sit up at night listening to.

Amazing Grace: This song, and the story behind it, have so much depth and meaning that it should be banned at funerals...

Wonderful: Everclear - the instrumentals and backing tracks may sound janglingly glib, but the song itself isn't.
 
opelgt1969
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.
Makes you kind of think what could Pink Floyd have done if Syd Barrett didn't have the demise he had.
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Yeah, but they did much good they wouldn't if Syd was in all the way. Dark Side of the Moon for example, would most definitely not became what it is if Syd was in there. And the album Wish You Were Here would not excist at all, since it is kind of a tribute to Syd.

No offence, but in my opinion they improved after Syd left the band. I love some of Syd's songs as well though!
 

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