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I just heard that song "Bridge over Troubled Waters" and if there was ever a song that got me CLOSE to teary, that would be it.

So, what song yanks at your heart strings? Or anything, for that matter. Song, movie, commercial....anything?



Oh yeah, "Amazing Grace", especially when played on bagpipes, will give me some serious shivers.

Josh Groban's "Remember When it Rained."

ahhh, Josh Groban:-4

Oh yes, just the thought of Josh Groban pulls at my heart-strings! Saw him a few months ago...all I can say is "wow". My favorite: You Lift Me Up.

Mmmmm.

Alabama's "You'll Never Be One Again".

AT LAST BY -ETTA JAMES.. :-1

Oh, I forgot about that one!! (Amazing Grace, bagpipe version). Yes, that is just beautiful! It makes me feel like flying...like, I wish I could fly...not in a plane y'know, but just lift off and FLY! Oh well.

Funny thing, I'm afraid of heights. Go figure.

TAPS

Day is done, gone the sun,

From the hills, from the lake,

From the sky.

All is well, safely rest,

God is nigh.

Go to sleep, peaceful sleep,

May the soldier or sailor,

God keep.

On the land or the deep,

Safe in sleep.

Love, good night, Must thou go,

When the day, And the night

Need thee so?

All is well. Speedeth all

To their rest.

Fades the light; And afar

Goeth day, And the stars

Shineth bright,

Fare thee well; Day has gone,

Night is on.

Thanks and praise, For our days,

'Neath the sun, Neath the stars,

'Neath the sky,

As we go, This we know,

God is nigh.

Crazy - Patsy Cline

Jerusalem when sung at a public event when 1000s are singing together

Last Kiss - Pearl Jam

Celine Dion's older stuff. I saw her in a "We are the World" type of video for British troops in the Gulf War. I think her part was 3 lyrics and one very long note. Cried like a baby. The situation has a lot to do with whether I'm moved or not.



OO! OO! Butterfly Kisses. That one does it every time. I teared up just posting this.



Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses Lyrics



There's two things I know for sure:

She was sent here from heaven and she's

daddy's little girl.

As I drop to my knees by her bed at night

She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes and

I thank god for all the joy in my life



Oh, but most of all

For butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer;

sticking little white flowers all up in her

hair; "Walk beside the pony, Daddy, it's my first ride."

"I know the cake looks funny, Daddy, but I sure tried."

In all that I've done wrong I know I must

have done something right to deserve a hug

every morning and butterfly kisses at night.



Sweet 16 today

She's looking like her mama a little more everyday

One part woman, the other part girl.

To perfume and make-up from ribbons and curls

Trying her wings out in a great big world.



But I remember

Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer; sticking

little white flowers all up in her hair.

"You know how much I love you, Daddy, But if you

don't mind I'm only gonna kiss you on the cheek this time."

With all that I've done wrong I must have done

something right to deserve her love every morning

and butterfly kisses at night.



All the precious time

Like the wind, the years go by.

Precious butterfly.

Spread your wings and fly.



She'll change her name today.

She'll make a promise and I'll give her away.

Standing in the bride-room just staring at her.

She asked me what I'm thinking and I said "I'm not

sure-I just feel like I'm losing my baby girl."



She leaned over;

gave me butterfly kisses with her mama there,

Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair

"Walk my down the aisle, Daddy-it's just about time."

"Does my wedding gown look pretty, Daddy? Daddy, don't cry!"



Oh, with all that I've done wrong I must have

done something right.

To deserve your love every morning and butterfly

kisses-I couldn't ask God for more, man this is what love is.



I know I gotta let her go, but I'll always remember

every hug in the morning and butterfly kisses.

Not trying to sound macho or anything, but I rarely cry. The only thing that really brings a tear to my eye is when I yawn or sneeze.

When someone sings this well...it gets me EVERY TIME!





Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,

O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?

And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,

Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,

What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,

As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?

Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,

In full glory reflected now shines on the stream:

'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore

That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion

A home and a country should leave us no more?

Their blood has wiped out their foul footstep's pollution.

No refuge could save the hireling and slave

From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:

And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand

Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!

Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land

Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.

Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just,

And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."

And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!







oh and this one too...



Wynonna...She is His Only Need



Billy was a small town loner

Who never did dream

Of ever leaving southern arizona

Or ever hearing wedding bells ring

He never had a lot of luck with the ladies

But he sure had a lot of good working skills

Never cared about climbing any ladder

He knew the way in a small cafe, found the will

He met miss bonnie

And a little bit of her was a little too much

A few movies and a few months latter

The feeling got strong enough

They didn’t own a car

So it must have been love

That drove him uptown for a diamond

That’s when he started goin?

(chorus)

Over the line

Working overtime

To give her things just to hear her say she don’t deserve them

But he loves her and he just kept going overboard

Over the limit to afford to give her things he knew she wanted

‘cause without her where would he be?

See, it’s not for him

She is his only need

Ring on her finger and one on the ladder

A new promotion every now and then

Bonnie worked until she couldn’t tie her apron

Then stayed at home and had the first of two children

And my, how the time did fly

The babies grew up and moved away

Left ’em sitting on the front porch rocking

And billy watching bonnie’s hair turn gray

And ev’ry once in a while you could see him get up

And he’d head downtown

‘cause he heard about something she wanted

And it just had to be found

Didn’t matter how simple or how much

It was love

And, boy, ain’t that love just something

When it’s strong enough to keep a man goin? p> (repeat chorus)

Over the line

Working overtime

She is his only need

His only need

Overboard

Over the limit

Just for her

She is his only need

His only need

tmbsgrl wrote: My dad & I are dancing to this song when Tim and I get remarried in a couple years. I love this song also!


Me too. Was one of the songs at our wedding.

The Star Spangled Banner gets me everytime too.

There is a commercial for a finacial services company...can't think of which one, but it's the father paying for his daughter's wedding dress and then dancing with her, remembering her as his little girl. Oh, darn, I'm getting teary eye-d just thinking about it!

Imagine by John Lennon

Sounds of Silence, by Simon and Garfunkle

Fire and Rain: James Taylor

The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack

The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel

And like you, BR, Amazing Grace (Judy Collins version for me)

:-1 :-1 :-1

"I will always love you" -sung only by DOLLY PARTON, gets me every time!!!

Standing at a home high school football game, the evening is starry and crisp, the band starts up the U.S. national athem and I look at the American flag fluttering in a breeze. I'm a goner. The tears start rolling down my cheeks like I just lost my best friend.

AL anything Eva Cassidy sings makes me weep. I have her right now on my car cd. Would like to get more of her cd,s does anyone know a source?

*baby quote*Oh yeah, "Amazing Grace", especially when played on bagpipes, will give me some serious shivers.



Me too big time. When President Reagan died I sat in front of the tv for days waiting for them to play it over and over.



At a football game after the National Anthem then fighter jets fly over (cry me a river)



Christmas time in general I get very sentimental (youll see) :rolleyes:

Broken Wing-by Martina Mcbride (story of my life)



-Jasmund

Christmas music when sung by a talented choir. Ours sometimes performs this song "Mary Did You Know" which is arranged by Michael W. Smith and it's amazing. Also the Hallaleujah chorus.

actionfigurestepho wrote: Christmas music when sung by a talented choir. Ours sometimes performs this song "Mary Did You Know" which is arranged by Michael W. Smith and it's amazing. Also the Hallaleujah chorus.
Oh damn, Steph, I LOVE that song! Especially when sung by a really powerful choir!! But at least it drowns out the other voices....



No seriously, that's a great one, Steph.

damn you BR....cranberry bogs. pipers. pictures of DC. a video of my late father giving a lecture at MIT. Christmas Eve candlelight service. songs, many songs. opera and big band. every damn thing makes me cry and you just had to point it out! :-1 thanks a lot. there goes my tough image.

BabyRider wrote: I just heard that song "Bridge over Troubled Waters" and if there was ever a song that got me CLOSE to teary, that would be it.

So, what song yanks at your heart strings? Or anything, for that matter. Song, movie, commercial....anything?



Oh yeah, "Amazing Grace", especially when played on bagpipes, will give me some serious shivers.


there is a group of old black men, all blind and all pushing 80 years that sing Amazing Grace BUT to the music of "house of the rising sun"

very cool.

the movie "the Notebook" got me.

Amanda by Boston . i think its the way they sing it . soft and slow . i once had a girlfriend named Amanda and it brings back happy memories and at the same time it kinds of makes me sad hearing it .

Oooo this will date me and I can't find lyrics right now dang it

Marshall Tucker Band

"Can't you see"

Wolverine wrote: there is a group of old black men, all blind and all pushing 80 years that sing Amazing Grace BUT to the music of "house of the rising sun"

very cool.



the movie "the Notebook" got me.
The group are called Three Blind Boys, if I'm not mistaken.

I think thats 3 blind mice account

Nomad wrote: I think thats 3 blind mice account


The Blind Boys of Alabama.

I was close.

Accountable wrote:

The Blind Boys of Alabama.

I was close.


yep! that's them. sing everythign acapella. too cool

Wolverine wrote: there is a group of old black men, all blind and all pushing 80 years that sing Amazing Grace BUT to the music of "house of the rising sun"

very cool.

the movie "the Notebook" got me.
Here in my old age of 62, it can be "Amazing Grace" sung in church. Actually, images of the repentant sea captain transporting the hundreds of chained African slaves below the decks while the great storm threatned to sink the ship.

How wretched and ashamed the captain must have felt in transporting those poor people!

Another sniffler is playing my late Mom's RCA Victrola with it's scratchy Fox trot tangos. If i shut my eyes i can see Mom and Dad in their youth dancing, and singing and drinking their little Gallo wine!

And of course watching human beings everywhere suffer some kind of horrific disaster! How can we not feel for our family?

Selcouth wrote: [...]

Another sniffler is playing my late Mom's RCA Victrola with it's scratchy Fox trot tangos. If i shut my eyes i can see Mom and Dad in their youth dancing, and singing and drinking their little Gallo wine!

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Now that is a beautiful visual. Welcome Selcouth! :-6