Is there one song that absolutely wrecks you? Not just makes you a little emotional, but just tears you pieces, and you - more often than not - find yourself in pool of your own tears and emotions?

I don't know why, but for me it's Adele's "When We Were Young." I don't know what it is about that song, but it murders me every time. So I rarely let myself listen to it.

Last night I was watching videos from her Vegas residency. She walks around the auditorium while singing "When We Were Young," waving at folks, letting folks get a photo, etc. One time she saw the doctor who delivered her baby. Another time I woman gave her a note that said she had just lost her baby. Adele did a u-turn and went to hug her. That just adds to it for me.

But the song... that fucking song.

So what's your song?

PJMcGee said:

It was entirely because of the soundtrack! Which was just instrumental, orchestral music. A strange reaction, since lyrics are usually required for me to have that kind of reaction. Something about those strings got to me.

Part of "When We Were Young" is the chorus, it almost sounds like crying, how the melody descends downward like weeping.

Two that come to mind that I just can't listen to any more are Queen's "Who Wants To Live Forever?" and David Bowie's "Lazarus."

Show Must Go On - Queen

My Immortal - Evanescence

Forbidden Colours - David Sylvian & Ryuchi Sakamoto

Breathe - Lee Hi - Especially the live tribute to Jonghyun

Zombies - Bad Wolf cover that was intended to be a duet with Dolores O'Riordan

Gethsemane - Jesus Christ Superstar

Confusion - School of Seven Bells

And obviously Sometimes It Snows in April.

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"Gravity"-John Mayer

Wow, RJ!

You cryin' alot!

nayroo2002 said:

RJOrion said:

nayroo2002 said:

Wow, RJ!

You cryin' alot!

Listening to music has always been a spiritual experience for me...i can be moved to tears, laughter, joy, aggression/anger, by listening to certain songs...i cant help it.

you and me both, my bfam

RJOrion said:

nayroo2002 said:

Wow, RJ!

You cryin' alot!

Listening to music has always been a spiritual experience for me...i can be moved to tears, laughter, joy, aggression/anger, by listening to certain songs...i cant help it.

Exactly! Music is a lifetime spiritual experience for me, too--to help us through this journey called life. Always will be.

purplethunder3121 said:

RJOrion said:

nayroo2002 said: Listening to music has always been a spiritual experience for me...i can be moved to tears, laughter, joy, aggression/anger, by listening to certain songs...i cant help it.

Exactly! Music is a lifetime spiritual experience for me, too--to help us through this journey called life. Always will be.

Or in other words - If you are never moved by music, you have missed the point.

Earth Wind and Fire - "I write a song for you". It's a absolutely beautiful song in every sense of the word. I loved it as a young child and even more as a old man.

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BalladofPeterParker said:

RJOrion said:

BalladofPeterParker said:

Earth Wind and Fire - "I write a song for you". It's a absolutely beautiful in every sense of the word. I loved it as a young child and even more as a old man.

We are cut from the same cloth...i used to try to sing along with Philip Bailey's acrobatic vocal runs near the end of that joint in the house as a kid, and my father would get so pissed off at the noise... ..."WILL YOU JUST LET THEM SING AND SHUT THE F*** UP!...DAMN!" good times...great song... "All n ALL" is on the short list of greatest albums ever made by anyone, anywhere ..it might be THE ONE... no disrespect to "Spirit", "I Am" or "Thats The Way Of The World"

Damn your Dad sounds just like my Pop!! And yeah..."ALL N-ALL" may be may all time favorite album ever!!

Whemever I hear EW&F's September I suddenly get happy and have to dance.

Song for you-Donny Hathaway`s version

I can't remove my self From Sam Cooke's A Change is Going 2 Come and the scene from Malcolm X taking his last walk. Gets me every single time 4 a variety of reasons.