Songs that make you teary

Kate1949

Andrea Bocelli singing Con Te Partiro gets me every time.

I saw him ending his concert with it in the front row. Great Christmas present!

Borrheid55

Twopence I had forgotten that one! I adored John Denver, went to his concerts and had all his albums.

Lucky you, I loved John Denver!

Loved all Acker Bilk's music - a big fan of traditional jazz and jived to his band on many occasions, including a boat on the Thames - photo in the Melody Maker!! He always called me 'his neighbour' - I came from Wiltshire. Happy Days.

The Living Years by Mike and The Mechanics
Unpretty by TLC
Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins

Slipping through my fingers by ABBA ! Cannot listen to the beautiful lyrics without crying x

Twopence

"Perhaps Love" John Denver & Placido Domingo. Played at my husband's funeral last month. 😢

Oh, I love this one too.

Sending you

Andrea Bocelli singing Con Te Partiro gets me every time.

Twopence I had forgotten that one! I adored John Denver, went to his concerts and had all his albums.

I find your love....Beth Nielson Chapman from the Calendar Girls film always chokes me up

"Perhaps Love" John Denver & Placido Domingo. Played at my husband's funeral last month. 😢

Pandapatch I chose Israel Ks medley Wonderful world and over the rainbow for my mums funeral. I don’t hear it often but if I do it still brings tears.

JackyB

I've just remembered one that is also guaranteed to have me in tears: "Prendre un enfant par la main" by Yves Duteil, and another French one "Connemara" I think that is by Michel Sardou.

If you're starting on the French stuff, "Ne me quitte pas" Jacques Brel has nostalgic tearful meaning for me.

The Living Years Mike and the Mechanics!

That came out just as my father died. Even now 27 years later, it still gets me!

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Lynyrd Skynyrd Freebird, which we had at my son's funeral

and lots of the other songs mentioned in this thread!

My husband died a few years ago after 53 years of being together and this song always brings tears to my eyes.

If I had my life to live over.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj4Z8xBGfJk&ab_channel=IrishMusicCountryAlan

I've just remembered one that is also guaranteed to have me in tears: "Prendre un enfant par la main" by Yves Duteil, and another French one "Connemara" I think that is by Michel Sardou.

Two more:

Every Day Hurts by Sad Cafe

Brothers in Arms by Dire Straights

Ode to Joy; Boots of Spanish Leather; Annie's Song. All make me sad and emotional for various reasons.

He ain't heavy by the Hollies.

Quite a few of those mentioned above and also "Rolling Home" sung by Fishermans Friends and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" ... John Denver!

suep1953

Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Without You - Nilsson

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(This is a long thread, so I'll just jot mine down and go back and read the rest later.)

Without you is. I think, the most beautiful love song. Nothing Compares To You sung by Sinead O'Connor moves me too.

Having lived through the Fall of the Berlin Wall, one song that is guarantee to make me well up is Billy Joel's "Leningrad". Even sitting here, typing this, 35 years later, I am crying remembering the scenes at he Embassy in Budapest and the first arrivals from the East. I live quite far in the West of Germany, near the French border, but re-unification was a topic still on the tongues of my work mates in the late 70s. By the end of the 80s it was long forgotten, and then it happened! Unfortunately it wasn't as smooth as that, and still today there are differences. But that's another story.

I'm off now to have a pedicure - the girl who does it is Russian!

I love all sorts of music and many can make me cry. This is an oldie, smoke gets in your eyes was our song and I love Puccinis madam butterfly it too makes me cry

You will never walk alone always makes me feel very emotional

“Come what may” Vicki Leandros .. lovely words breaks me every time ., kind of our song hubby is going thro some stuff 💖