Song guaranteed to bring tears

[skegblade]

"Home" By Gary Puckett & The Union Gap an anti Vietnam song always gets me, as does Mike and The Mechanics, The Living Years because the words perfectly sum up the relationship I had with my late father.

Phil

[shirley]

Original by Leonard Cohen.
There is a nice version by Jeff Buckley
YouTube - Jeff Buckley-Hallelujah

Rufus Wainwright did the shrek version.

My tear jerker is 'land of hope and glory'.... last night of the proms ...sitting in front of telly...and I have no idea why

[bubblewrap]

One from the finest
YouTube - jimi hendrix - pali gap

[keeperofthecorn]

definitly some tear jerkers there..my favourite is the valley, written by jane siberry, sublime when kd lang sings it, mainly because of the line, "and the staccato of the staff" ive been singing sky rather than staff ever since it came out years ago. bit like the christmas card we got from a friend with fond wishes from the baby cheeses..

[bubblewrap]

No tears but? the fastest pianist in the west?

YouTube - Elegy - Art Tatum

[zazen999]

Rufus Wainwright did the shrek version.

Rufus Wainwright live - wow - saw him twice a couple of years back - now that's a show guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye

[Minty]

WOW some great choices.
Have been lucky to see "green fields of france" played live by a favourite band of mine called `The Men They Couldn`t Hang and also "Willie McBride" By the Pogues.
But think mine would be Streets Of London by Ralph Mctell........Every time a wobbly lip for me . Minty X

YouTube - Streets Of London Ralph Mctell
YouTube - green feilds of france - the men they couldn't hang
YouTube - The pogues - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

[nelliegemini]

Oh dear, this is a worry. The one that really gets me, and has since I was a wee thing listening to Forces Favourites is Puff the Magic Dragon. Luckily you rarely hear it now but I still have to leave the room, turn it off.

Don't know why it upsets me - no sad memories or trauma - just a very sad song.

And Hurt, and Songbird.

[bubblewrap]

Do you mean this?
YouTube - Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter Paul & Mary Live

[nelliegemini]

Probably but can't check, just off out for shopping and sobbing in Morrisons causes concern (fine in Tescos!)

[TonyF]

Has anybody seen the advert for the new Season 'White' on the BBC. Billy Bragg singing Jerusalem?

I have it on a cassette by BB, brilliant, all the left wing anthems including the original version of The Red Flag and the rewritten (by BB and Pete Seeger) version of the Internationale.

Had a quiet weep this morning when listening to them.

[nelliegemini]

Do you mean this?
YouTube - Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter Paul & Mary Live

OK back from shops, watched it, and the usual happened. Why was everyone in the audience smiling - have they no hearts! And PP&M chabged the words, and what was she wearing?

I still say it's a very sad song.

[bubblewrap]

This one makes me think that capital punishment might be a good idea!!

YouTube - Rolf Harris - Stairway To Heaven

[beefy]

This one makes me think that capital punishment might be a good idea!!

YouTube - Rolf Harris - Stairway To Heaven

I know what you mean BW - some of the classics just should not be tampered with . But this is just something else - I love it almost as much as the original but I wouldn't say it was better.

[Seahorse]

Has anybody seen the advert for the new Season 'White' on the BBC. Billy Bragg singing Jerusalem?

I have it on a cassette by BB, brilliant, all the left wing anthems including the original version of The Red Flag and the rewritten (by BB and Pete Seeger) version of the Internationale.

Had a quiet weep this morning when listening to them.

Just fabulous. Love Billy to bits.