Not necessarily start a gusher from your eyes but at least puts a lump in your throat or make you tear up some:

Youre The Best Thing-Gladys Knight
Neither One Of Us-Gladys Knight
Another Lonely Xmas-Prince
Bad-U2
Let It Loose-Rolling Stones
This Womans Work-Kate Bush/Maxwell
Zoom
Adia-Sara Mchlachlan(sp?)

WEdding Feast and infact most of the rainbow children make me cry out in pain

Prince- Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)
Prince- I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore
Prince- Moonbeam Levels
Eurythmics- Adrian
Eurythmics- Don't Ask Me Why
Eurythmics- Forever
Eurythmics- I Remember You
Annie Lennox- Why
Madonna- Time Stood Still
Bjork- New World
The Cure- A Forest
The Cure- Lovesong
The Cure- To Wish Impossible Things
Erasure- Oh L'Amour
David Bowie- Space Oddity

Wherever you Go,Whatever You Do-Prince
Suffering-Satchel
Brians Song theme

citizen cope-'if there's love'
chocolate genius-'my mom'
prince-(several actually...but for now i'll say)'sometimes it snows in april'
stevie wonder-'you and i'(but stevie makes me cry pretty easy...)
rachid-'pride'
taja sevelle-'fleet of angels'
gladys knight-'neither one of us'
terence trent d'arby-'seasons'
billie holiday-'the end of a love affair'
chet baker-'like someone in love'
mary j. blige-'missing you'
rosie gaines-'my tender heart'

..a lotta songs make me cry...this is a very partial list..i decided to stop before i start crying...hehheh...

i occasionally make compilations that i call 'lonely music..' and they have cryin' songs on em..it's good therapy...

rio said:

I gotta try doing that. But it seems like it would be so emotionally drainng to listen through.

rdhull said:

Emotionally draining, yes... but can be a good release all the same.

I think

At least once in a while..

rio said:

I can't even listen to that one anymore. Very rarely is something too deep for me to listen to. I still have the album, but that's one of the songs I haven't been able to listen to. And the odd thing is that I CAN'T relate. I hope I never have to.

Many of Stevie Wonder's best ballads usually do the trick! Did you catch the tribute on BET last night? Awesome stuff... His new song was fantastic.

Asereje aka The Ketchup song !
hum not really cry but let's say "Back on the chain gang" bu The Pretenders, "Sweet Jane" Cow-Boy Junkies, "Nails in my feet" by Crowded House is so beautiful, "Cryin" and "Vincent" by Vonda Sheppard...

rio said:

the end of a love affair by billie holiday gets me everytime.It is just so tragic.

Prince:
Sometimes It Snows In April
Empty Room
and lately Adore too.
and Sinead's version of Nothing Compares 2 U.

I think there are a few more, but I can't think of them now.

Anything by Celine Dion, one of the most lethal women on the planet; truly she is beyond frightening.
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Mickey Newbury: "I don't think much about her no more"

Al Green: "Belle"

Red House Painters: "Katy Song"

Hank Williams: "Alone and Forsaken"

Marilyn Manson: The last day on earth
Prince: Wasted Kisses
Queen: Who wants 2 live 4ever

jtgillia said:

I missed it...tell me more!!!

Better yet,can somebody please start a thread about this (if you watched it) ???

Marvin Gaye"Mercy,Mercy,Mercy Me,"what's Going On,Sam Cooke A Change is Coming,Earth,Wind&Fire"Keep Your Head too The Sky,Stevie Wonder's "As","living for The City",.His New Song I think was alright.I saw the Show.I Liked the JA Rule T-SHIRT OF Stevie when He was 13 that was tight.KC&Jo-JO went off on "Lately".but in all honesty typical B.E.T type of Show.it was missing a Edge.Elton John renaming Stevie Stevie R. was funny on the Piano.Gerald Levert Sung a ton of songs.Brian Mcknight did a Tribute as did Kelly Price&Gerald Albright.good seeing Roy Hargrove on Stage doing His thing.Chante Moore also.Fred Hammond&Choir did there thing.

Well,these songs don't necessarily make me cry,but they do move me and I get all emotional when I hear them...


***"Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" Aretha Franklin (1974)---This is my favorite Aretha song.Something about her vocal delivery on this tune just drives me crazy! I love the bridge,where she begs "Hear my plea,I've got to make you see,that our love,our love is dying".

***"Wishing On A Star" Rose Royce (1977)---I love the wistful feel of this song,it's like you're longing for something (or someone) who is no longer there.You gotta feel sorry for this lady when she sings "I never thought I'd see,a time when you would be,so far away from home,so far away from me".

Some songs that are not necessarily sad but they remind me of something that makes me cry.
Like "He loves me" 826+ /Jill Scott.

And by the way I'm back.

Stay With Me-The Rose
Trust In Me/Get It While You Can-Janis
Truth-Janet Jackson
Ooh Child-Spiral Staircase

Many, many songs by Bob Dylan make me cry. Nobody writes songs like Bob. Regardless of what anyone says about this man, he is a true musical genius and writes the most beautiful songs that just break my heart. I wish more people appreciated him and his music. He is truely one of the best.

kisscamille said:

well name some of 'em.

Sorry RDHULL, but I don't have time to name them. I can tell you that I own many cd's and love them all. I would recommend that you try "blood on the tracks" and "time out of mind" if you want a good cry. All songs on those two cd's make me very emotional.

jtgillia said:

I heard the same about his new song he performed..didnt catch the show though..I heard some of the people were triflin, not giving Stevie his proper due. As in having folks like Dru Hill etc perform hs material. Where were the classic people who can really sang? Patti, Chaka, MJ, etc.who have had a professional relationship with him. Fuckin BET.

kisscamille said:

I know Blood...and more. But if he makes you cry, you cant name 3 songs? I didnt say name them ALL. If he has so many in his repetoire that choke you up, you should be able to name like one in a heartbeat. Like this:

I Shall Be released.

That one chokes me up

Knockin On Heavens Door...that one too

now see how easy that was?

I love - ain't dark yet, million miles from you, simple twist of fate, you're a big girl now, shelter from the storm, visions of Johanna and I could go on and on...

rio said:

That sounds like a great idea! I think I'll do that too.

A song on Tori Amos's new album brought me to tears today. It's called "Your Cloud".

She has others:Winter & Cool On Your Island

Also

Patti Griffin - Top of the World
Pink - Family Portrait
Prince - Empty Room, Another Lonely Christmas
Alanis Morrisette - Perfect, That I Would Be Good


That's all I can think of for now...

Oh yeah, and...

U2 - One & All I Want Is You

DAMN

jeff beck - cause we've ended as lovers
elvis costello - baby plays around
jeff buckley - hallelujah
prince - power fantastic
wendy and lisa - stay
radiohead - how to disappear completely
nick cave and the bad seeds - into my arms
the cure - treasure
sly and the family stone - just like a baby
jimi hendrix - drifting
stereolab - rainbo conversation
portishead - it could be sweet
sade - war of the hearts

and ummm...

funkadelic - groovallegiance --i don't know why this one hurts... maybe it's because i think that all the vocalists singing on it truly believe what they are singing. does that make any sense?

$.02

--gm--

Moonbeam said:

Oh L'amour makes you cry ian ?? Maybe I need to listen to it again.

co-sign on the cure- To wish impossiblethings though.
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