Songs

[Ash]

Prufrock, very diverse list!!

 

I'll add some of mine:

 

Belfast Child - Simple Minds

Wide Open Spaces - done by several artists

I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack (has been mentioned elsewhere)

Fields of Gold - Sting

Forever And For Always - Shania Twain

Adia - Sarah McLachlan

 

I could go on ... so much music, so little time!!

[Goodfun88]

Here are some songs I find emotionally moving (mostly cause they remind me of someone or something)

 

Ohio is for Lovers - Hawthorne Heights

Fallen - Sarah Mclachlin (sp?)

Shimmer - Fuel

Never is a Promise - Fiona Apple

Crush - Dave Matthews Band

White Flag - Dido

[Kasai]

My favorite songs right now are all pretty moving, for me at least, and I doubt anyone else would recognize these

 

Spirit Ditch by Sparklehorse

The Grace by Neverending White Lights

Center of the Sun by Conjure One

[kellbell]

Good topic!

 

I have been moved by many songs but here are a few that stand out...

 

1. Fields of Gold-Sting

 

2. Angel- Sara McLachlan

 

3. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You-Sting

 

4. November Rain- Guns-n-Roses

 

5. You're Still the One- Shania Twain

[AntiLove_SuperStar]

Dire Straits' song "Brothers In Arms" makes me cry every time I hear it...and I hear it a lot.

[TheFallenShadow]

So Alive by Love and Rockets

Arlington by Trace Adkins

[shes2smart]

"Only New York Going On" - Francis Dunnery If only for this line: "4am...I had a thought that God left me tonight...and it's a terrible thought 'cause it feels like it's right"

 

"Ships" - Big Country Stuart Adamson's voice always sounded like there were tears in it...even on the uptempo songs. On this one, it'll rip your heart out:

 

"Where were you when my ship went down,

where were you when I ran aground,

where were you when I turned it 'round,

where were you when they burned me down?"

[Kyoshiro Ogari]

New York, New York by Frank Sinatra. I sometimes go to Yankee games just to hear it, but when they lose they play the crappy Ethel Murman version.

[Mavh25]

james blunt,goodbye my lover. sums everything i feel right now up

[xmrth]

"I'll Never Find Another You" by The Seekers is a really moving song.. because it can go with anything-- boyfriends, girlfriends, friends, parents, sisters, brothers. Really anyone at all.

[justpaisley]

Third Day's "Love Song." It describes how Jesus loves us, and it was playing on the radio when I was in the process of losing my first pregnancy. I realized that it's also perfect for how a parent feels about his/her child, because... well, here's the chorus:

 

Just to be with you, I'd do anything

There's no price I would not pay

Just to be with you, I'd give anything

I would give my life away.

 

That's exactly how I felt for my baby, and every time I hear that song (even now that I'm thinking about it) I start to tear up.

[BBHFutureAllAmerican]

trying to find a balance by atmosphere...how i feel comin from a small town tring to get my name in the world of sports

 

jumper by third eye blind...if someone is contemplating suicide it's a good one for them to listen to just like hold on by good charlotte

 

sooner or later by breaking benjamin...a broken hearted song but feeling angry at the same time

[Moon Goddess]

I like Sooner or Later as well, my friend made me hear it and I liked it it's a very nice song

[MetalGuitar]

Emotion Sickness - Silverchair

 

A Gunshot to the head of Trepidation - Trivium

[Mysterious Gurl]

REM - Everybody hurts. I can relate to that song. Here are the lyrics:

 

When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,

When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on.

Don't let yourself go, everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes.

 

Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along.

When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)

If you feel like letting go, (hold on)

When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on.

 

Everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends.

Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand.

If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone

 

If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,

When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on.

 

Well, everybody hurts sometimes,

Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes.

And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on.

Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on.

(Everybody hurts. You are not alone.)

[spunkmaster]

oh wow, there are a lot that I like, either because I can relate to them, or the lyrics really get to me...

 

"Let it Be"-the Beatles

"The Reason"-Hoobastank

"Travelin' Soldier" -The Dixie Chicks

"The Broken Road"-Rascal Flatts...and also "SaraBeth/Skin" by them

"The Flame"-Cheap Trick

 

I could go on forever with this list, but I'll stop now! LOL

[BBHFutureAllAmerican]

i love some of these songs you guys have posted it's great!

[night_vision]

Atmosphere by Joy Division.

Its about how we put up barriers to keep people away but how we just want company and to not be lonely. "Don't walk away in silence" Its kind of sad I think

[xspiraldeclinex]

lets see

 

Konstantine by Something Corporate - about the one you just cant let go

 

Watch the Sky by Something Corporate - about the fights in life you cant help but try and win over and over and over again. for andrew mcmahon of something corporate, it would be leukemia.

 

I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 by Avenged Sevenfold (before they sucked, believe me.) - about moving on for your own good and how you havta leave people behind sometimes. and also about how you will always come back to those people when the time is right.

 

Boston by Augustana - about how your current location just doesnt cut it and you want to branch out and see other places and do other things.

 

Nervous Breakdown by Black Flag - sheer anger. nothing more lovely.

[xspiraldeclinex]

oh i forgot 2. i have more but these really need to be included.

 

War All the Time by Thursday - i cant put my finger on exactly what this is about. a number of things. seems to me its about how we are constantly battling with something going on in life in the midst of battles going on between nations and people.

 

Nights Spent Dying by LakeShoreDrive - ya know, i could ask Tim what this song is about but it would ruin it for me. its just an emotionally moving song for me. ive seen them perform countless numbers of times. love these local cats.

[Belinda]

Heather Small - Proud

Shannon Noll - Lift

Delta Goodrem - Mistaken Identity

VAST - Last One Alive

VAST - Free

Maaya Sakamoto - Garden Of Everything

If I Can't Be Yours - MASH

Legend of Dragoon -If You Still Believe

 

I strongly suggest anyone needing inspiration or cheering up check out these songs!

[Markers]

here's a bunch, not in specific order, browsing my iTunes..

 

Ensiferum - Lost in Despair

 

Joe Strummer - Minstrel Boy (from Black Hawk Down)

 

Enya - May It Be (from Lord of the Rings)

 

Moonsorrow - Kaiku

 

Moonsorrow - Sankaritarina (don't ask )

 

U2 - City of Blinding Lights

 

Rhapsody - Legendary Tales

 

Tan Dun - Whole Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon soundtrack, especially Through the Bamboo forest, Farewell and A Love Before Time (mandarin)

 

and a lot more...

[fantasia2004]

The Ex-factor, by Lauryn Hill

[mtastic]

Format:

Song - Artist (notes)

 

1.Brokedown Palace - The Greatful Dead (Nice Mournful Song about loss)

2.Race For The Prize - The Flaming Lips (Big upbeat "get up and go!" song)

3.Going The Distance - Rocky Soundtrack (another more inspirational song)

4.Dolphins - Tim Buckley (emotional song by a powerful singer)

5.We're Just Friends - Wilco (sad song about failed romance)

6.I Used To Be A King - Graham Nash (reflective, upbeat breakup song)

7.Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin (always sort of hoped i coud make someone feel like that)

8.Samba Pa Ti - Santana (ok, being geeky, but i think this is what love sounds like)

9.An Ending: Ascent - Brian Eno (very tranquil and relaxing piece)

10.And You And I - Yes (Epic love song)

11.Nothing Compares To You - Sinead O'Connor (breakup song)

12.I Just wasn't made For These Times - The Beach Boys (song about not fitting in, again being geeky, but its one of the few songs i feel i identify with)

 

 

Thats all i could think of at the moment.

mtastic

[keenan]

Brokedown Palace - The Greatful Dead (Nice Mournful Song about loss)

 

 

GREAT song! Mama, mama many worlds I've come since I first left home.

 

I also like Bea's Song, by the Cowboy Junkies. The album is Lay It Down, which I think is the CJ album with the highest production quality.

 

Actually, just about any Cowboy Junkies song is fantastic and heartbreaking. Marot Timmins is amazing live.