"If I Could" - For StarsPosted by Dr. Frank at December 30, 2009 11:30 PM | TrackBack"Jesus was a Cross-maker" - Judee Sill
"This Time Tomorrow" - Kinks
"Plea from a Cat Named Virtute" - Weakerthans
"Shake Some Action" - Flamin' Groovies
"Disney Girls (1957)" - Beach Boys
"This Will Be Our Year" - Zombies
"Whisky in the Jar" - Thin Lizzy
"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" - Don Williams
"You Say You Don't Love Me" - Buzzcocks
"Celebrated Summer" - Husker Du
"Surgery" - Robyn Hitchcock
"Aguas de Marco" - Tom Jobim/Elis Regina
At least six of those songs have had the same effect on me.
Posted by: COOP at December 31, 2009 12:04 AM"If You Change Your Mind" by the Raspberries has always done me in, no matter how good a mood I might be in. Plus, while MTX has never made me cry, the "Love Is Dead" CD saw me through a horrendous break-up and I thank you sincerely for that. Happy New Year!
Posted by: Mike NYC at December 31, 2009 03:08 PMBobby McFerrin doing Wizard of Oz always gets me.
Posted by: Les at December 31, 2009 07:58 PMYou know, I feel like crying just looking at some of those titles.
Posted by: Leah at December 31, 2009 08:14 PMI would've never guessed you were a Weakerthans kind of guy, Frank.
Posted by: Cpt. at December 31, 2009 09:46 PMWhat about the MTX song "You today"
Posted by: Brian at December 31, 2009 10:21 PMIt took years for the Thin Lizzy version of WItJ to grow on me because I'm used to folky, traditional renditions. It's pretty great, as it turns out, and I can imagine it bringing someone to tears.
But, I'm surprised to see that particular Hitchcock song on this list--not because it not great, but because there are many other RH songs that I consider more tear-jerking. (Off the top of my head, I can think of 3 songs a-piece songs off of Trains, Eye, Luxor, and Spooked.) Must be a had-to-be-there kind of thing, I'm guessing.
Happy New Year.
Whiskey in the Jar is kind of an odd one. I'm curious as to how an Irish drinking song makes one cry.
Posted by: Zaphod` at January 1, 2010 07:44 PMThe only song that makes me cry is "Organism" from The Residents' Black Barry. It builds up to a crescendo of organ noise and the only lyrics are "Two white horses, A' runnin' side by side. Me and my Lord, We gonna take a ride"
I lost someone special to my heart at a very young age, and when when I hear this song I picture her being taken to a magical place of no pain and only love.
Posted by: Emerson at January 2, 2010 02:43 AMLove love love the Weakerthans.
The one song that ALWAYS makes me cry is Billy Bragg, Tank Park Salute. The last time I saw him live he played it and I cried like a baby in the front row. Gets me every time.
thank you for not being one of them
Posted by: farmerbread at January 6, 2010 07:07 AMThis blog is kind of like a musical education.
Posted by: Nate Pensky at January 6, 2010 07:49 PMFor some reason "Fairy Tale of New York" by the Pogues gets me almost every time.
Posted by: Trey at January 7, 2010 05:53 AMThis line gets me every time:
"A world of our own, sounds so trite, but that's almost all right."
Posted by: Mr. Ramones at January 7, 2010 06:31 PMThe Queers cover of "It's Cold Outside".
Posted by: Rob at January 8, 2010 04:19 PMHow could I forget: "Achin' To Be" by the Replacements.
Posted by: Rob at January 10, 2010 01:20 AMHmm, more interesting would be a follow up or companion piece listing, in as few words as possible, why those songs made you cry.
Otherwise, this thread's nothing but a crytease.
Posted by: Paula at March 1, 2010 06:10 PM