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Elton John, "Daniel"
Jane Siberry, "Calling All Angels"
ABBA, "The Winner Takes It All"
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, "Indoor Fireworks"
George Jones, "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Dire Straits, "Romeo & Juliet"
Sixpence None The Richer, "Kiss Me"
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, "God Give Me Strength"
Simon and Garfunkel, "The Only Living Boy In New York"
The Beatles, "She's Leaving Home"
Nick Drake, "Northern Sky"
Colin Hay, "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You"

Oh, and Sinead O'Connor's version of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U". When her voice breaks, my heart breaks.


That enough?

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Dire Straits, "Romeo & Juliet"

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Oh, and Sinead O'Connor's version of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U". When her voice breaks, my heart breaks.

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Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know you've been eager to fly now.
Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine...

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I got a dog
I take him for a walk
And all the people like to say hello
I'm used to staring down at the sidewalk cracks
I'm learning how to say hello
Without too much trouble

I'm turning out just like my father
Though i swore i never would
Now i can say that i have a love for him
I never really understood
What it must have been like for him
Living inside his head

I feel like he's here with me now
Even though he's dead

It's not all good and it's not all bad
Don't believe everything you read
I'm the only one who knows what it's like
So i though i'd better tell you
Before i leave

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Oh, and Sinead O'Connor's version of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U". When her voice breaks, my heart breaks.

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Saw her in concert once. Was a bit concerned that she was gonna get all political, and get all fussy w the audience.

She was amazing. Gave a great performance. And the opening act was very good too. A group of teen age girls, who called themselves The Screaming Orphans. ha ha... very good concert.



The T.Rex they call JANE!

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Good call on "Brothers in Arms". If that one gets ya, try out the Dixie Chicks' "Traveling Soldier".

And "Only Living Boy In New York" is on my list because of its background. It was part of Simon & Garfunkel's final album, written by Paul Simon while Art Garfunkel was off filming Catch-22, and it serves as kind of a chronicle of their breakup as performers. "Tom" in the song refers to their early days, when they performed as "Tom and Jerry".

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Tom, get your plane right on time.
I know you've been eager to fly now.
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And I love Johnny Cash's version of NIN's "Hurt".


"Things the Grandchildren Should Know" by The Eels.

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I got a dog
I take him for a walk
And all the people like to say hello
I'm used to staring down at the sidewalk cracks
I'm learning how to say hello
Without too much trouble

I'm turning out just like my father
Though i swore i never would
Now i can say that i have a love for him
I never really understood
What it must have been like for him
Living inside his head

I feel like he's here with me now
Even though he's dead

It's not all good and it's not all bad
Don't believe everything you read
I'm the only one who knows what it's like
So i though i'd better tell you
Before i leave

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Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

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Originally posted by KingEICHOLZ:
Can't pick a song that makes me cry because real man don't cry come on guys on her GROW A PAIR!

What does songs that makes you cry have to do with firefly?

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Originally posted by GillianRose:
So many great, powerful songs mentioned here. I would second Traveling Soldier in a heartbeat. Elvis Costello's Scarlet Tide undoes me every time.

I feel compelled to admit that the last verse of Puff the Magic Dragon makes me choke up, too.

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Originally posted by Calhoun:
I must be emotionally stunted or somthing.

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Agreed.

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Chapter: I never even knew there WAS a book called Things the Grandchildren Should Know. I may have to track it down!

And yes, The Smiths have a few like that. "I wear black on the outside, 'cuz black is how I feel on the inside..."

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Originally posted by KingEICHOLZ:
Ok then Eve if it makes you happy a song that would make me cry if I was a wimp would be ''How many friends'' by The Who off Who by numbers.

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Originally posted by Malachite:
Phoenixrose, I was actually thinking you might want to check it out -- though it isn't as metal as some of the bands you have mentioned

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Originally posted by Malachite:
Phoenixrose, I was actually thinking you might want to check it out -- though it isn't as metal as some of the bands you have mentioned

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How sweet of you to think of me
Metal isn't really a hard-and-fast requirement. I'm certainly not a fan of only metal, and would never say I like all types of metal because there is some that I cannot abide. A beautiful voice is definitely one of the things I look for in much of my music. Of course, 'beautiful' can be subjective. A lot of extremely talented vocalists happen to front symphonic metal bands with a soaring sound, so I happen to be a fan. However, there are a lot of popular and even talented vocalists who I find to be grating. They can hit me as too high-pitched, nasal, whiny, screechy, growly, screamy, guttural, squeaky, or something else that just acts as a sonic drill on my brain.
Leigh Bingham Nash is obviously not tone-deaf or in any way a terrible singer, but her tones and pitch aren't particularly to my liking. Unlike some artists that I immediately need to switch off, I can listen to a Sixpence None the Richer song all or most of the way through, but I've never had a desire to then hear more of them, so I never pursued their work beyond the radio.
There is definitely a Nickelback song called 'Savin Me' that is pretty emotional, though that particular one hasn't moved me to tears.

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