The one song that still moves you

Sierra always makes me cry too. I'd never seen the lovely video before.

Passing strangers by Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan, absolute heaven.

I saw Annie Lennox singing 'many rivers to cross' on children in need a few years ago, and that was very moving.

One day I'll fly away by Randy Crawford.

Danny Boy for my Mum , and Ravels Bolero for my Dad, I love Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin,
Peace Train by Cat Stevens makes me cry, so does George Harrison While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Love this thread,lots of songs resonate with me,currently Donna Taggart reduces me to tears
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd_b1OvDxfE

What a lovely idea, i have enjoyed reading everyones favourites and agree with many of them.
Hooty, have you heard israels wonderful world/over the rainbow combo? We played it at my mums funeral because both songs mean a lot.
Other favourites
Slipping through my. Fingers abba
Sunrise sunset
Come to me, les mis
Pearl fishers duet
Those were the days mary hopkin
You’ll never walk alone carousel
Time to say goodbye
Danny boy
Bridge over troubled water
When a child is born, andy williams, baby daughter and i queuing to pay the gas bill, me in floods of tears as the gas board music plays in the background
Almost anything sung by a choir in harmony.
Almost Anything sung by small children, usually not in harmony.

Someone else said Bright Eyes so beautiful, so sad

Distant Drums by Jim Reeves my dads favourite and Harry Belafonte singing Scarlett Ribbons

"The Living Years" - Mike and the Mechanics.

Too many but here are three

Diamonds and Dust Joan Baez

Into the Mystic Van Morrison

And also love the Welsh National Anthem sung by a rip roaring rugby crowd.

If I could turn back the hands of time by R Kelly makes me cry and This songs not for you folks it's for my dad by Nancy Sinatra , bring back happy memories and a huge lump in my throat

Agree about 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Gerry Marsden version
'The Wind beneath my Wings'
'Hello Again' Neil Diamond from The Jazz Singer
'Everybody Hurts'
All real tear jerkers for me

Bring him home, from Les Miserables www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnRf3TQcpk
I once heard a busker sing this perfectly in Stratford, and I didn't have a tissue with me!

The Car's 'Drive'. Takes me back to Live Aid and thoughts of all those starving children.

I’ve been reading this thread to my daughter and she’s mentioned some of her favourites:
Real Love by Tom O’Dell
You’re just too good to be true - Andy Williams
If you go away - Dusty Springfield
Mollie’s Song - Beverly Craven
Dance with my Father Again - Luther Vandross

The first four are intensely personal for her and are guaranteed to bring a lump to her throat (a happy lump though )

Eva Cassidy's version of Fields of Gold. Reminds me of my Mum.

My Diane by the Bachelors, my parents bought it because of my name, and now they are both long gone, it makes me feel very nostalgic.

Danny Boy sung A capella - Trio Canig
Anything by a Welsh male voice choir. Reminds me of Christmases spent in Betws-y-Coed and the male choir in Maenan Abbey Hotel.
The Perfect Fan - Backstreet Boys

Frank Sinatra, not sure but I think its called A very good year

Harry Nilsson - Without you

You make me feel like a natural woman Carole King, in fact anything by Carole King, Tapestry was my favourite album for years

Many Rivers to Cross sung by Joe Cocker

In my life - the Beatles

Jerusalem, although I only tend to hear it at funerals these days!

I love songs that tell a story.My favourite is an Irish song called Grace.It's about a young Irishman who was in Kilmainham Gaol during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.He was allowed to marry his fiancée just hours before he was shot.The Gaol is now a museum,a very moving place to visit.

You'll Never Walk Alone, it made me cry in Carousel and then after the Hillsborough disaster I couldn't listen to it again. Even typing this, I can feel the tears gathering.

Everybody hurts
I like supermarket flowers by ed sheared.
I had a dream .
Too many more to mention

So many some I'd forgotten until read on here but for me slipping thoroughly fingers and Ben by Michael Jackson I know it's about a rat but it does it every time

God bless you anniebach on this bittersweet day remembering your lovely girl with all the joys and sorrows our precious children bring

Does anyone else know 'Castles in the Air' by The Spinners? It once came on the radio while I was driving and I had to pull into a lay-by as I was crying so much.