The emotional songs thread

[Blue C Jeffrey]

Here are my picks:

Spoiler: Elderly Woman Behind The Counter in a Small Town - Pearl Jam

Spoiler: My Body is a Cage - Peter Gabriel

Spoiler: Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Spoiler: Deadman's Gun - Ashtar Command

And, of course,

Spoiler: Mad World - Gary Jules

 

[EHKOS]

Eminem's Stan is one of the only songs I can think of that make me cry. It's mostly the hook too.

 

[FPLOON]

Nujabes has basically been my go-to artist for emotional stuff...

Spoiler: Nujabes coming through!

Other than that:

Spoiler: All The Flowers

Spoiler: Lone Remix

Spoiler: Same ol Thing

Spoiler: Procelain

Spoiler: Procelain 5/4

Spoiler: Slowly

Spoiler: Tomorrow Comes Today

Spoiler: Never Catch Me

Spoiler: She Shines

And, just because I love Kingdom Hearts:

Spoiler: The Other Promise

 

[AliasBot]

Emotional songs for me are usually tied to nostalgia, some specific memory...and I've got a whole playlist of nostalgic songs. Some of the most notable:

The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
I'll Be (Your Crying Shoulder) - Jeremy Kay
When You Go - Jonathan Coulton
Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como
Here's to the Night - Eve 6
Good Riddance [Time of Your Life] - Green Day
Shattered - Trading Yesterday (this one's actually just from a really good AMV, but it still triggers emotions)
For Good - Idina Menzel/Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked soundtrack)

 

[Dizchu]

This song sounds so sad... but it also sounds kinda bizarre and eccentric. Pretty much sums up what I love about music. There's a couple of Mr. Bungle songs that can make me cry because the wacky-ness coupled with the emotional weight actually reminds me of one or two mental breakdowns I had, and the way I deal with stress in general (silly outbursts that hide very serious problems).

Yeah. It's good.

 

[1Life0Continues]

Natasha Cox and MKIO deserve far more attention than I think they get, IMO.

 

[TheArcaneThinker]

Here is a song from one of my favourite games

Rome total war's

Forever


It plays at the end when you finally beat the game. You feel victorious, proud, you have vanquished your enemies, slaughtering all who got in your way. You are a god among men.. and then the credits roll, and you hear this music. You hear the song of the wife of the fallen soldier. You are brought back to earth, and face the knowledge of the untold pain and suffering you have caused in your rise to power.

Extremely deep for a game.