What makes you emotional?

Oh, and "Sunset" with a Royal Marines (or any other military band) playing as the flag is lowered. That final bugle call.....

(Part of my married life!)

No tears this time but when living in Spain, I passed by a church and I could hear the choir singing (all young boys); I had no idea what they were singing about but it was so mesmerising (even from outside) I had to go in. Listening to them sent shivers down my spine; one of the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard.

Speaking of choirs. When we were in New York we visited the site of the ruins of the Twin Towers. There is a little church there where the rescue workers used to come to rest and be fed before they went back into that hell hole. They had one of the beds set up in there that the rescuers used along with messages stacked up from all over the world, topped with a British policeman's helmet. Strangely, although the church was right next to the towers it remained unscathed. There was a choir of local school girls singing in there when we visited. I must confess I cried that day.

Flowerofthewest So sorry about your son and the awful bullying, poor dear boy.I'm sure you did what you could, and it's not easy to move schools for children, in my view most schools only pay lip service to this policy of no bullying and they want to sweep it under the carpet. It's a matter of national shame.

Simply reading your post made me feel emotional.

I agree roses.

Lots of country songs have fabulous lyrics (I agree about Honey by BG) but there are lots of really mawkish ones that get to me. 'I will always love you' sung by Dolly Parton is the worst. Plus any of Johnny Cash's last albums.

I cried for Stephen Sutton too.

The Peace Park in Hiroshima and The Menin Gate really undid me!

I've just remembered a film/song that always makes me blubber.
In Moulin Rouge, when Ewan McGregor sings "Come what may" to a dying Nicole Kidman.
I know it's mawkish, but I weep buckets every time.

kitty eww for "I will always love you" - the screech factor is ever present.

I like DP's "Coat of Many Colours" and "Islands in the Stream" with Kenny Rogers, but I'm not a big fan of hers. I prefer "country ballad" to "country pop".

I love country ballads too Grannyknot have you heard Whisky lullaby by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss? It comes with a good video/short film too and I never watch it without crying.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZbN_nmxAGk

The Bridges of Maddison (sp?) County.... film and book!
I watch all the repeats hoping for a different ending.... but then it wouldn't be such a story, would it?

Juliet Stevenson weeping buckets in Truly, Madly, Deeply makes me want to join in.

Me too !!!

Anything that reminds me of my GS (now 14) who I've been denied contact with for over 3 years.

Gilly, that's a real heartbreaker!

Glad you "liked it" Grannyknot there's nothing like a good cry is there?

How awful Maniac I can't even begin to imagine how that must feel.