Just watch the fucking music videos then... Why are you even here? This is a list video where the whole point is to compile the songs into a list and explain their significance. If you just wanted to listen to the music the go search for the songs dummy.
my dad died in 1979 when I was just 12 years of age, he was 40. I am now 49. One track destroys me, to the point that I turn it straight off....Luther Vandross "Dance with my father again". love and miss you always!
Derpy Dinosaur I'm so sorry to hear that.my younger sister was 8 and has said she doesn't remember him to much...I don't know how much you would remember at the age of 6. I hope maybe you have some priceless video footage for your family to help you remember him by. I'm afraid for us we didn't have the technology of today back in 79 so we only have photos...how I'd love to hear his voice just one more time. Take care kid and look after your mom,she needs you as much as you need her.
In the living years always makes me cry. I cried when i heard it after my Dad passed away in 1996. My brother passed away very unexpectedly on Dec 6, 2023. I think of him all the time, especially when i hear this song. I am older, i always feel like i should have been the first to go.
10. Wild Horses - Rolling Stones 9. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel 8. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 7. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boys II Men 6. The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics 5. Candle in the Wind - Elton John 4. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley 3. Everybody Hurts - R.E.M. 2. Hurt - Johnny Cash Snuff -Slipknot So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold Mockingbird - Eminem I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan Yesterday - The Beatles Dust in the Wind - Kansas 1. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
You're welcome.. 10. Rolling Stones - wild horses 9. Simon & Garfunkel - sound of silence 8. Pink Floyd - wish you were here 7. Mariah carey- one sweet day 6. Mike and mechanics- every living year 5. Elton john- candle in the wind 4. Jeff Buckley - hallelujah 3. Rem- everybody hurts 2. Johnny Cash - Hurt 1. Eric Clapton - tears in heaven
+Blaine Steele I disagree, Trent Reznors standalone (not with NIN) - Hurt is far more emotional. NIN version of Hurt fucking sucks but if you listen to his unplugged piano cover you will be blown away, look for the charity event.
I was in a long love affair that when it ended 31 years ago - we planned one last night together. It was beautiful, excruciating, sublime and gut wrenching. I the while making love that time, all through it this song was in my head. Every time I hear it I’m paralyzed and feel the grief again.
As a father now... "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin ...is probably one of the hardest song for me to listen to without welling up. It sheds light on a new found respect for my father, that I never knew, I should have always had. The song saved my relationship with my father even if he didn't know it.
@@leeeverett8497 it's about a father who never has time for his son, is hardly ever home and unintentionally misses out on having a good relationship with his son. Then as he gets older and his son moves out and becomes his own man, the father wants to see him more but the son is now the one who doesn't have time for him. The song ends with the father realizing that his son has grown up and become just like him.
@@leeeverett8497 CrimsonRush117 pretty much nails it. It's about making time to be with your family despite needed to provide for them. Make the effort to spend time with them because one day they won't be there to spend time with ever again. it doesn't have to be a father son relationship but in this song it is. It's also something to be said about learning from the mistake of your elders and not repeating them.
Tears In Heaven was played at my son's funeral as was You Raise Me Up. I can't listen to either one without bawling, now. Music touches our souls in unexplainable ways.😌
Simple Man is a song I treasure. My son was murdered in 2022 from the hands of his ex-girlfriend. He had his drums and guitars with amps set up in my garage. He would have my house rocking, oh how I miss his sound! Had planned to sell his Pearl drums and other things, just can't do it yet. The love a mother has for her only son, a bond that will never be broken.
Yeap! ANGEL by Sarah Mclachlan is one of the most saddest song all over the world. Fallen, Sweet Surrender and I will remember you TOO!!! Also GOODBYE from EmmylouHarris 😭😭😭😭
NONE of these songs make my cry, but The Living Years and Tears in Heaven are songs that can really make 80% of the people turn really sad. My favorite of ALL these is The Sound of Silence. Beautiful masterpiece!!!
Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" makes me cry every time. It's too real. It's not just a cover, it's a vocal recollection of his life and the mistakes he's made.
Zori Day Well, you said it's a vocal recollection of his life and mistakes, except that the song is not about him, it's about Trent Reznor who wrote the song. But yeah, the words are relatable so it doesn't matter. Was just wondering if you were aware though
+Ash Hudson Pretty sure it was written about drug addiction (heroin) which could certainly be transposed into Johnie's life as he struggled with addiction his whole career. Either way, it's probably one of the only other covers on the list apart from Buckley's rendition of Hallelujah that the artist pours actual emotion into the song and makes it their own. And probably the only real 'tear' jerker on the list
Everybody Hurts is the song saved my life. I was ready to quit life but when I heard that song I realised I am not the only one who hurts.and yes, I cried when I heard it.
"Does any man know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours" - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Gordon Lightfoot Gives me goosebumps every time
Bit that always makes it real for me is: When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin', "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya", At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya". It humanises the victims in a way that just talking about the number of deaths doesn't. It's probably not what they actually said in the real tragedy, but it's a great lyric. The captain going down with his ship and his men, just accepting their fate with one last show of gratitude.
Gordon brings this Tragedy and Sadness and the Savagery of Lake Superior(Gitchie Goomy) to life in an almost Religious way in this anthem and Highlight's solemnly the lives lost of these sailors and how important and truly loved they were by their families and friends and the listeners to this poignant tale.
Indeed, this song could only be second to Cash's rendition of Hurt. As a kid, I bought the 45 of Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and wore the grooves off of it. Listening to it in the dark, you felt it.
One of the songs that has me sobbing like a baby is “Vincent” by Don Maclean. Not only because of the heart wrenching dedication to Van Gogh and his misunderstood beauty, but also because it was one of my dad’s favourite songs. Ugh, so hard to listen to, but it has one of the most hauntingly beautiful melody and lyrics I’ve ever heard.
I hate this piece of shit song because he should have kept to himself instead of, "I know mate! The lads dead! I'll write some piece of crap song and make millions!! ...voila! he made his fucking millions!!
I much prefere the original by NIN.. There's a life performance from Trent online that will pull your heart out of your chest and tear it into pieces. It is almost to hard to bear his suffering there..
Johnny Cash’s version of “Hurt” will forever be my #1 make you cry song. It always reminds me of my Papa. I took him to see Walk The Line back when it was in theaters and it was the first and only time he’d ever been to a modern movie theater. His eyes lit up. I will always remember that day and “Hurt” brings back those amazing memories for me. I love you, Papa. 💕
Johnny Cash?? poor guy hit the bottle and became a slave to evangelical charlatans and believing in one of the 2800 manmade gods of history. If only he had studied evolution and sociobiology he could have lived an honest true life, without false indoctrination, sad.
damn your comment got me, my grandma passed away 6 years ago on my birthday it was depressing and for that reason i don’t celebrate my birthday anymore too much pain man
YES! That's what I just posted! Totally agree. More earthy and raw than the NiN version. It just gets me bawling, especially the part where his wife is lovingly looking at him. I dunno, it just does it every time. ;)
As a sailor, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” always gets me withe the line - “Does anyone know where the Love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” I spent a lot of time sailing the world with the US Navy, and I can’t think of a lonelier way to die than in the dark among the waves.
@@arthurwright8827 thank you for your service. My husband was aboard the Myles Fox in the 70s. He spent a long time in Brooklyn, NY. He got out in 1980. Strange how tunes such as this evoke such memories. God bless you!
Every time I hear "The Livin" Years" I see my Father's vacant eyes on that table in Emergency and the Nurse telling me "Don't go in there"! I said, "That is my Father! You want to try and stop me?" He meant well but glad I went in. Oh Goddddddddd... I miss him. I also used that song in a play I wrote and produced. Love and miss him. Must go listen to it and have a good cry. That song HURTS!
John Denver made two songs that have caused me to soak many hankies with my tears. Back Home Again. It was playing in my head when I was bottomed out and came a 1/4 inch of blowing my brains out. Fortunately I didn't . On a happier note, Take Me Home Country Roads. Every time I hear it I just totally lose it. Reminds me of my old home town in rural Pennsylvania. I imagine me and my best friend walking down the unpaved road, when we have crossed over ro to the Afterlife. Barefoot, holding hands, chewing on a piece of grass, singing along, telling him, well Larry, we have arrived.
I grew up in Youngwood and Greensburg PA... I feel you brother... I feel you... I'll probably end up jumping off a bridge or blowing my brains out or both at the same time. Stay Strong!
Agree.. but listen also to Louis Armstrong's Bond movie tune "We have all the time in the world".. Don't care about the movie, cause the song narrative and ideas are much stronger.. Whenever the for instance worklife gets the better of me, I remind myself of this absolute gem that tells us to take it easier. Cause it's simply our OWN time. And it's more precious than gold.
"Vincent" by Don McLean has me tearing up no matter how many times I hear it. So moving, about a man, an artist, who painted for his sanity and never knowing how much his art became so influential and how so many love his paintings.
Oh jeez. I've never really cried at a song but ones that get me emotional: November Rain by Guns N Roses Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen Real Love by the Beatles All My Love by Led Zeppelin All the ads that I have to skip on TH-cam
“He stopped loving her today” by the great George Jones(RIP) considered by many in the industry(CM) as the greatest song of all time . Gets me every time😢💔💔
If Eric Clapton had never picked up his guitar after his son died , i for one would not have blamed him. To me this is and always be his best song ever
We played this Song at my Eldest Sons Funeral for his Dad who committed suicide on 28th November 2011 - he was a massive Queen Fan, breaks my Heart listening to it & under the circumstances of Freddie Mercury writing this Track it defo does deserve a mention!
I remember exactly where I was when Eric Clapton's son died. In fact, I was about 6 blocks away and never knew what was happening so close to where I was. Thinking about it still puts a huge pit in my stomach. Being a father myself, I still think about how terrifying that child's final moments must have been. Sure, it is a beautiful song, but I am certain that Clapton would not only give up that song, but his entire career, to have this tragedy never have happened.
@@DaryMatera Yes... As a father, it sent me into a rage of emotions. I was hurt, angry, I cried I even hyperventilated. I was overcome with grief for a child that was not mine. Because, as a parent, I knew the pain of this mother and father. It was just difficult for me to imagine. At the time, I was a young father. My kid was recently born and I was working hard in NY to support my kid. I could not imagine a horrific death like this for an adult, much less a child. It's funny, today, I hear about something like this, and I just go make coffee. Time has a way of hardening us to the tragedies that not only come, but are yet to come. I guess instances like this have made me hard. I still feel horrible, but I feel horrible much differently.
@@danminutsich7509 Life can become very difficult to bear. At times we need to armour ourselves so we can cope with the tragedies we’re experiencing. The pain is still there, yet we’re protected from feeling the depth of that pain, sometimes to even preserve our sanity.
@@maryloulauren8108 Sure, but I would ask you....What protects us from the depth of pain? And, how does our sanity become preserved? And, as far as armoring ourselves from tragedies. I don't believe that is the right approach. I would say that taking this position can be double-edged. You see, I believe that sometimes, and certainly not at first, but pain can eventually become one of the highest expressions of love. An emotional sacrifice that grows with time. I believe that pain becomes a badge of honor that we not only learn to live with, but embrace. I also don't believe that pain is an enemy. The thing is, pain is something that we have been conditioned to fear, so we never embrace or accept it immediately. And, although unwelcome at first, I believe that pain eventually becomes a stranger that walks alongside us for the remainder of our days. Pain becomes a partner who we get used feeling, and maybe even come to rely on some day. However, mostly, I believe that accepting pain is the only way to truly let go. That's my 2-cents.
#10] Wild horses - Rolling stones # 9] The sound of silence - Simon & Garfunkel # 8] Wish you were Here - Pink Floyd # 7] One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey % Boyz II Men # 6] The Living Years - Mike I The Mechanics # 5] Candle in the wind - Elton Jhon # 4] Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley # 3] Everybody Hurts - R.E.M # 2] Hurt - Johnny Cash # 1] Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton Honorable Mentions: dust in the wind -Kansas Snuff - Slipknot So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold MockingBird - Eminem I'll Remember you - Sarah McLachlan Yesterday - Beatles
CD After showing and then explaining your comment to my 10-year-old niece she said, in typically precocious fashion, "You know, I have to agree." Maybe there's still hope.
I lost my Dad in August. We didn't have the best father/son relationship and The Living Years gets me everytime. The only difference is that I was there when he passed. I miss you Dad. 💔
So sorry for your loss. I’ve lost my Dad 2020 and still miss so bad. You mentioned not great relationship when younger, reminds me of Cats In The Cradle. But sounds like you were better son than lyrics of the song. My sincere condolences.
The top 10 most tearjerking songs in my opinion: 10. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith) 9. Writing’s on the Wall (Sam Smith) 8. Don’t Know What You Got Till It’s Gone (Cinderella) 7. Everything I Ever Thought I Knew (Zachary Levi) 6. Who Wants to Live Forever (Queen) 5. 4. Nothing Compares to You (Sinead O’Connor) 3. Father and Son (Cat Stevens) 2. Carrie (Europe) 1. I’ll Never Love Again (Lady Gaga)
I disagree, I cried of laughter when a friend of mine got Rick Rolled in front of a bunch of people at a local karaoke night. I admit we were a little drunk but it was hilarious, I cried so hard.
I wholeheartedly agree. For the longest time I couldn't listen to Unchained Melody without crying like a democrat. Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin makes me cry too....
Robin Gibb's amazing, ethereal vibrato voice will make anyone cry, There has never been, nor will there ever be, a voice like his. In "Rings Around the Moon," Robin's voice was at its peak. Also, the Bee Gees sang a cover of Carole King's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" that many who have seen the video have commented is better than the original. Their harmonies are unbeatable -- smooth, tear-jerking, and beautiful. Please reconsider.
@@stardustmelody2709 you're confused. Cat Stevens did "Father and Son". "Cats in the cradle" was a song, similar topic, by Harry Chapin. Not too lazy are you?
Dirk Tolenaars How can I try, to explain? Cause when I do, he turns away, again. It's always been the same, same old story. From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen. Now there's a way, and I know, that I have to go away; I know, I have to go.
Jovano Dion Manuel No. I've discorved this beautiful piece thanks to my father about 10 years ago. But the way you discover it isn't important. I simply hope you also dearly enjoy this piece of music. And consider yourself lucky to have discovered this amazing song. Just like me and many others.
Can't believe Queen is not in the List !!! 1) These are the days of our lives 2) Love of My Life 3) The show must go on 4) A winter's tale These songs of Queen always makes everyone cry
“One More Light” by Linkin Park always makes me cry, listening to Chester singing about caring about people passing away especially given he was struggling so badly with his mental health
Tears in Heaven is so emotional because Eric wrote because of personal loss of a child and only performed the song a number of times before making an announcement that he can’t even perform it anymore because it was way too emotional for him on stage. So all of that makes ‘Tears in Heaven’ very empathetical, especially when Eric Clapton gets choked up whilst singing it.
It is neraly impossible to go on with your life if your child dies, its not a phrase when parents call their child "my life" in many languages. The incredible grief Calpton and Lory had is crippleing. Lory also lost his other son
My father(adopted me after his only son died) always listened to this song. His son died right before his 21st birthday in a tragic car accident. He always said he wanted to do better as a parent and took me from a horrible situation. Treated me like his little princess. I always thought he saved me. When he died in 2020, I realized that I was the one who saved him. Rip, my precious Daddy! ❤️🎈
I have to agree with you on that. It's beautiful, riveting and haunting. I thought they did a good job with their list but honestly, I've only ever cried during two of them; but Everybody Hurts takes the cake! If you have pent up pain and you can't release it during that song, you need professional help.
@@donnadayle3762 Totally. I can see her working a low paying job in a dying town and barely able to keep herself and her father alive. She believes her father will get better and they can move to the city and have the American Dream when we know it will never happen. I think she knows too but needs a reason and hope to keep her going. Driving is her only escape. It’s an amazing song and Tracy sings with honest emotion.
How is "cat's in the cradle' not make that list? Honestly that song is 2 and presumably 3 times the tear jerker. I remember listening to it as a kid from the kid's perspective and it made me cry. Then listening to it as a father at midlife feeling the same pressures the song references to the middle aged dad. I am not old enough yet, but I suspect it really hits a chord with older men too seeing the world go by without them and move on...
Yeah the Ugly Kid Joe version makes my dad really emotional, and it makes me cry. I'm surprised it didn't make the list, along with Country Roads and Piano Man.
The Living Years by Mike + The Mechanics gets me. It makes me think of my Dad. I could count on one hand how many times he told me he loved me. Growing up, he often called me stupid. I think he told me he was proud of me two times. We had a very strained relationship.
I am sorry that you had to go through that. I know a lot of people, now that I am middle-aged, who are still trying to overcome something negative from their childhood that has affected their entire life.
@@rpierce3336 Well, that is a stupid question, I hope you are not a father or mother, because if you are able to accept that it is okay to call "stupid" to a child, most likely you will do it with your children, I hope you don't have children yet and that you never have them, you will ruin his life if you do it.
+keith lumb Haha, i know, right? Thought I was the only one who finds that song emotional. But wasn't it some licensed song before it appeared in Spongebob?
Nothing compares 2U sung by Sinéad O’Connor. I cry every time I hear it. Also, the Enya song heard at the beginning of the video always makes me cry. It was used in a video that came out after the World Trade Center came down. The song is haunting
10. Wild Horses - conveys no sadness to me at all. Ageless....yes. Stood hair on ends? LOL Not even close. Nice song 9. Sound of Silence - yes. 8. Wish you were here. - Great classic song. Tearjerker? Sorry, not feeling it. Not at all 7. One Sweet Day - No tears or any sadness. Love the song. Lame choice 6. The Living Years - Yes this could do it 5. Candle in the Wind - This is a good selection 4. Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley - Most superb choice 3. Everybody Hurts by REM, - this is one that brings tears to my eyes every time 2. Hurt by Johnny Cash - perfect choice 1. Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton - nice
listening to wish you were here while grieving for a friend or family member it will do it. I play that song at funerals whenever I'm asked to play a song.
Tears in heaven wins for me too. I lost my dad just a weeks ago and our oldest cat last week. So currently in that very emotional spot again but only that song actually made me cry. Hallelujah is a song by anyone that always brings tears to my eyes and I refused to let it be played at my mom's funeral because I was already so emotional over it.
Cats in the Cradle does it to me every time without fail. I’m tearing up just typing the name of the song for God’s sake. How could this song NOT be on your list.
Richard Boyd : E.C. doesn't even play "Tears in Heaven" live anymore. It was therapy for him and now he no longer needs it. Why are you still crying over it?
"Don't tell me theres no hope at all. Together we stand. Divided we fall". I just had to think of those lyrics to wash something out of my eye. I teared up writing this.
About 15 years ago, I was working at Tower Records. One day, a label rep got staffers and I into a room with a VCR and produced a promo tape. We were among the first to see the video for "Hurt" by Johnny Cash. I knew Trent Reznor's version, but Johnny owned it and it's his song. Knowing how huge Cash is in his influence and seeing him so frail near death was too much. I lost and broke down crying right there. Everyone had a similar reaction.
Brynden Rivers I don't care what you have a 'PhD in. Letting oneself become a 'junky' is having no self control, disrespect for the body, and total disregard for the consequences.
'Hurt' by Johnny Cash You have to do a pretty good job with somebody else's material when an artist like Trent Reznor says that he can't beat your cover and will never perform the song again.
Don’t get me wrong I love Nine Inch Nails to death, Trent Reznor is an amazing artist. But the way Johnny Cash preformed the song is amazing, it’s better than the original. You can really hear his pain, and that’s what makes the song so intense. I can’t even listen to the song anymore because of the emotion put into the song, it’s too much lol
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I've thought the same. It also gave a poetic pause to Robin Williams' character in "Good Morning, Vietnam" when he started to see the horrors of the war.
When I think about the brutality, the pain, the humiliation, the indignity, and the oppression that black people have gone through in the past 100 years, and then you hear this song sung by a black man, it just breaks me up every time.
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What makes me cry is how much she talks during these excellent songs.
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Agreed!!
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Just watch the fucking music videos then... Why are you even here? This is a list video where the whole point is to compile the songs into a list and explain their significance. If you just wanted to listen to the music the go search for the songs dummy.
Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional.. It's the people and things that comes to your mind when you hear it .
You nailed it. I think everyone’s top 10 would be different.
Don't die Draken, Ily
Right on 👍🏽.... It also takes you back to a special place and time in your past ...
Snyder cut and the watchmen
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my dad died in 1979 when I was just 12 years of age, he was 40. I am now 49. One track destroys me, to the point that I turn it straight off....Luther Vandross "Dance with my father again". love and miss you always!
Chris Treanor my dad died in 2010 right before I turned 6
Derpy Dinosaur I'm so sorry to hear that.my younger sister was 8 and has said she doesn't remember him to much...I don't know how much you would remember at the age of 6. I hope maybe you have some priceless video footage for your family to help you remember him by. I'm afraid for us we didn't have the technology of today back in 79 so we only have photos...how I'd love to hear his voice just one more time. Take care kid and look after your mom,she needs you as much as you need her.
Chris Treanor that song destroys me
Sorry that happened kiddo.
Chris Treanor that's sad:'(
In the living years always makes me cry. I cried when i heard it after my Dad passed away in 1996. My brother passed away very unexpectedly on Dec 6, 2023. I think of him all the time, especially when i hear this song. I am older, i always feel like i should have been the first to go.
10. Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
9. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
8. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
7. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boys II Men
6. The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics
5. Candle in the Wind - Elton John
4. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
3. Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
2. Hurt - Johnny Cash
Snuff -Slipknot
So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold
Mockingbird - Eminem
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
Yesterday - The Beatles
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
1. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
I honestly thought Simon and Garfunkel's The Boxer was more sad than Sound of Silence
I'd go for Bright Eyes from Simon and Garfunkel before anything else from them.
Wasn't that a solo performance by Art Garfunkel?
I alway think of Fiver and Hazel when I hear it and it is killing me.
Amanda BG You are not alone by Michael Jackson.
I'll be missing you by P. Diddy and Faith Eavens.
why do you have to be a spoil alert?
AFI- Endlessly, she said, Bon Jovi -Always
You're welcome..
10. Rolling Stones - wild horses
9. Simon & Garfunkel - sound of silence
8. Pink Floyd - wish you were here
7. Mariah carey- one sweet day
6. Mike and mechanics- every living year
5. Elton john- candle in the wind
4. Jeff Buckley - hallelujah
3. Rem- everybody hurts
2. Johnny Cash - Hurt
1. Eric Clapton - tears in heaven
thank you sir
RSG Everybody hurts karaoke
RSG I have to be honest, Hurt made me cry once.
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Hurt by Johnny Cash is nearly impossible to listen to without rethinking your life.
100% agree.
+Blaine Steele I disagree, Trent Reznors standalone (not with NIN) - Hurt is far more emotional. NIN version of Hurt fucking sucks but if you listen to his unplugged piano cover you will be blown away, look for the charity event.
true story
The lyrics are so fucking sad
+Blaine Steele YES. holy shit, my thoughts exactly. Like seriously I'm a bit stupidly excited over reading this comment.
I can’t make you love me by Bonnie Rait. Laying next to your person knowing she does not feel the same way anymore…. still gets me
I was in a long love affair that when it ended 31 years ago - we planned one last night together. It was beautiful, excruciating, sublime and gut wrenching. I the while making love that time, all through it this song was in my head. Every time I hear it I’m paralyzed and feel the grief again.
Was just listening yesterday. Every time I get a new meaning
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Especially that live Grammy performance. The longer, more legato lines there are next level
this is the song that was a running thread through a 10+ year relationship that never became what I wanted
“I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel”
Is all I need to hear before I start tearing up.
so true
That song makes me cry when sung by Johnny Cash.
That song is about being a herion addict and is very sad
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar pain
same dawg
As a father now... "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin ...is probably one of the hardest song for me to listen to without welling up. It sheds light on a new found respect for my father, that I never knew, I should have always had. The song saved my relationship with my father even if he didn't know it.
As a son whose father is no longer in his life, it's the hardest song for me to hear and not cry.
Can someone tell me what the songs about? I’ve heard it a few times, and it sounds like a son growing distant from his father as he gets older to me.
@@leeeverett8497 it's about a father who never has time for his son, is hardly ever home and unintentionally misses out on having a good relationship with his son. Then as he gets older and his son moves out and becomes his own man, the father wants to see him more but the son is now the one who doesn't have time for him. The song ends with the father realizing that his son has grown up and become just like him.
@@devon596 fuck our dads bro, never let him back in your life, fuck him
@@leeeverett8497 CrimsonRush117 pretty much nails it. It's about making time to be with your family despite needed to provide for them. Make the effort to spend time with them because one day they won't be there to spend time with ever again. it doesn't have to be a father son relationship but in this song it is. It's also something to be said about learning from the mistake of your elders and not repeating them.
I might be crying.....but the sobs keep getting interrupted by the commentary....honestly....
that was the same thing I would write in other words. thx your comment was at the top.
You nailed it. This girl needs to shut up with the commentary..
Ralph Bernhard yes the commentator needed to stfu
Unreal KentMurphy well i mean you could watch another channel or just search the songs yourselves
DiamondEmerald
but he is still right.
Tears In Heaven was played at my son's funeral as was You Raise Me Up. I can't listen to either one without bawling, now. Music touches our souls in unexplainable ways.😌
Simple Man is a song I treasure. My son was murdered in 2022 from the hands of his ex-girlfriend. He had his drums and guitars with amps set up in my garage. He would have my house rocking, oh how I miss his sound! Had planned to sell his Pearl drums and other things, just can't do it yet. The love a mother has for her only son, a bond that will never be broken.
Oh my gosh, I am so sorry to both of you for the loss of your sons.
My little cousin died 11 months ago of pneumonia. He was 13 months old. Tears in Heaven does it for me. God Bless Lucas.
I'm so so sorry. I really hope there's a heaven. If so, he is there.
I'm sorry for your loss 😞😭
Praying for you.
I never met him but I bet he was a great little guy
Sending love and hugs
Anaconda made me cry, I was just so disappointed in humanity.
Lol, I don't blame you, thts hw I felt...
Yeah,,,yass
Serena Suni I feel ya bro
Serena Suni couldn't agree more :)
Serena Suni lollllllll
Sarah McLachlin In the Arms of an Angel. Cannot. Listen. Without. Crying.
lino cortes I have to turn off the tv every time that SPCA commercial comes on! Can't do it!
Yeap! ANGEL by Sarah Mclachlan is one of the most saddest song all over the world. Fallen, Sweet Surrender and I will remember you TOO!!! Also GOODBYE from EmmylouHarris 😭😭😭😭
Yes. Can't even listen to it anymore without wanting to bawl.
Miss you, my sweet angel, Beatrice. 🐱😭
Also Iris by the goo goo dolls
Them poor animals 🥲
NONE of these songs make my cry, but The Living Years and Tears in Heaven are songs that can really make 80% of the people turn really sad. My favorite of ALL these is The Sound of Silence. Beautiful masterpiece!!!
Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" makes me cry every time. It's too real. It's not just a cover, it's a vocal recollection of his life and the mistakes he's made.
Even though it's a cover
+Ash Hudson Yeah?
Zori Day Well, you said it's a vocal recollection of his life and mistakes, except that the song is not about him, it's about Trent Reznor who wrote the song. But yeah, the words are relatable so it doesn't matter. Was just wondering if you were aware though
Ash Hudson I know, I said it was a cover several times. I'm very aware. Johnny Cash did many covers.
+Ash Hudson Pretty sure it was written about drug addiction (heroin) which could certainly be transposed into Johnie's life as he struggled with addiction his whole career. Either way, it's probably one of the only other covers on the list apart from Buckley's rendition of Hallelujah that the artist pours actual emotion into the song and makes it their own. And probably the only real 'tear' jerker on the list
The saddest songs are those that get interrupted by commercials ;_;
OR... just sayin'... you get an adblocker and never shed a tear...
@@andycast_com I don't want to take from the experience. Life is about highs and lows.
This is why we have Spotify premium
Well the first one IS from a macaroni and cheese commercial
Then ya get it on You tube and cry
Everybody Hurts is the song saved my life. I was ready to quit life but when I heard that song I realised I am not the only one who hurts.and yes, I cried when I heard it.
I’m so happy you didn’t quit. You give me hope.
That is such a fantastic song. Music can be a very powerful thing, if you allow it to be..
I'm with you, brother.
I'm glad you didnt do it.
Thank you for being here.
Lol. Nice try to get likes. If a song can stop you from ending your life, you weren't depressed to begin with.
"Does any man know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours" - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Gordon Lightfoot
Gives me goosebumps every time
Bit that always makes it real for me is:
When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin',
"Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya",
At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said,
"Fellas, it's been good to know ya".
It humanises the victims in a way that just talking about the number of deaths doesn't. It's probably not what they actually said in the real tragedy, but it's a great lyric. The captain going down with his ship and his men, just accepting their fate with one last show of gratitude.
Gordon brings this Tragedy and Sadness and the Savagery of Lake Superior(Gitchie Goomy) to life in an almost Religious way in this anthem and Highlight's solemnly the lives lost of these sailors and how important and truly loved they were by their families and friends and the listeners to this poignant tale.
TOTALLY. When He died. The Mariners Church tolled the Bells 30 times. Fitting. That song ..its in a class by itself.
Indeed, this song could only be second to Cash's rendition of Hurt. As a kid, I bought the 45 of Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and wore the grooves off of it. Listening to it in the dark, you felt it.
"And all that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters".
One of the songs that has me sobbing like a baby is “Vincent” by Don Maclean. Not only because of the heart wrenching dedication to Van Gogh and his misunderstood beauty, but also because it was one of my dad’s favourite songs. Ugh, so hard to listen to, but it has one of the most hauntingly beautiful melody and lyrics I’ve ever heard.
Me too. Wonderful song, makes me cry but I love it.
"Daniel" by Elton John has always reminded me of my died much too soon older brother.
I agree, McLean should be on any "sad" list, all his songs are so blue.
Yup. Every time. Makes me think of my uncle.
Beautiful
'Everyone I know, goes away, in the end.'
That's as universal a sentiment as possible.
When Clapton's son died my ex-husband said, "He's going to write some amazing song because of this". He was definitely right!
My dad played this at my moms funeral when I was 9.
Teresa Fontaine OMG you lost your mom that young. So sorry! :(
I hate this piece of shit song because he should have kept to himself instead of,
"I know mate! The lads dead! I'll write some piece of crap song and make millions!!
...voila! he made his fucking millions!!
Chris Long OMG that was rude!
@@chrislong3938 Hurt much?
Johnny Cash's Hurt will always make me cry, because of how much it reasonates with myself and everyone that has passed on from me.
"I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel..." what a opening line!
One proof that Trent is a genius songwriter!
Johnny Cash..... Really? 😑
And then you watch the video and see all the then and now imagery and... wow.
I much prefere the original by NIN.. There's a life performance from Trent online that will pull your heart out of your chest and tear it into pieces. It is almost to hard to bear his suffering there..
PA MI nin were not the originals of hurt....jeez.
Johnny Cash’s version of “Hurt” will forever be my #1 make you cry song. It always reminds me of my Papa. I took him to see Walk The Line back when it was in theaters and it was the first and only time he’d ever been to a modern movie theater. His eyes lit up. I will always remember that day and “Hurt” brings back those amazing memories for me.
I love you, Papa. 💕
Johnny Cash?? poor guy hit the bottle and became a slave to evangelical charlatans and believing in one of the 2800 manmade gods of history. If only he had studied evolution and sociobiology he could have lived an honest true life, without false indoctrination, sad.
It is so hard growing older because we lose our parents. No one prepares you for that!!
damn your comment got me, my grandma passed away 6 years ago on my birthday it was depressing and for that reason i don’t celebrate my birthday anymore too much pain man
YES! That's what I just posted! Totally agree. More earthy and raw than the NiN version. It just gets me bawling, especially the part where his wife is lovingly looking at him. I dunno, it just does it every time. ;)
@@PaulCaden are you that stupid?
As a sailor, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” always gets me withe the line - “Does anyone know where the Love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” I spent a lot of time sailing the world with the US Navy, and I can’t think of a lonelier way to die than in the dark among the waves.
I was thinking about that song, too. It is very sad especially since it is a true story.
And that made me think about the song at the end of Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On?”
Arthur Wright..when did you serve?
@@tinamcbride177 1977-1987. 1980 to 85 was at sea aboard The USS Midway CV-41 & USS Ranger CV-61.
@@arthurwright8827 thank you for your service. My husband was aboard the Myles Fox in the 70s. He spent a long time in Brooklyn, NY. He got out in 1980. Strange how tunes such as this evoke such memories. God bless you!
Every time I hear "The Livin" Years" I see my Father's vacant eyes on that table in Emergency and the Nurse telling me "Don't go in there"! I said, "That is my Father! You want to try and stop me?" He meant well but glad I went in. Oh Goddddddddd... I miss him. I also used that song in a play I wrote and produced. Love and miss him. Must go listen to it and have a good cry. That song HURTS!
You can just feel Eric's deep hurt and pain he feels when he sings "Tears in Heaven". What a meaningful song.
Yeh but he's a racist piece of shit
Hat song by Eric was about him losing his son. I'm a older guy and I remember when he lost him. I believe he was a 5 year old boy. :((
Just hearing it makes me tear up 😞
Was my favorite, most played, Clapton song until he went anti-vaxxer. Tought to lose a legend like that. Van Morrison, too. They crushed me.
I know, his poor child falling to his death was so devastating.
#1: Gary Come Home-SpongeBob SquarePants
I cry every time
Mr. Mc Clean yes oml
Mr. Mc Clean um crying thinking about it😢😭
I legit used to cry to that song as a kid
Mr. Mc Clean w
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here always makes me think of my late dad, who passed 16 years ago when I was just 10.
My grandpa who raised like one of his own passed away at 16 we bonded over Pink Floyd especially this song
Pink Floyd will always have a special spot in my heart
I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine how much harder your life must have been having that happen to you.
i also lost my dad this year, he was a pink floyd fan. i'm sorry for your loss
Pink floyd another brick in the wall will always get me in my feelings it was my father song
John Denver made two songs that have caused me to soak many hankies with my tears. Back Home Again. It was playing in my head when I was bottomed out and came a 1/4 inch of blowing my brains out. Fortunately I didn't . On a happier note, Take Me Home Country Roads. Every time I hear it I just totally lose it. Reminds me of my old home town in rural Pennsylvania. I imagine me and my best friend walking down the unpaved road, when we have crossed over ro to the Afterlife. Barefoot, holding hands, chewing on a piece of grass, singing along, telling him, well Larry, we have arrived.
I grew up in Youngwood and Greensburg PA... I feel you brother... I feel you... I'll probably end up jumping off a bridge or blowing my brains out or both at the same time. Stay Strong!
Great choices but for me his beautiful song "sunshine"
Even though it's not a sad song, What a Wonderful World has a 100% chance to make me cry.
Same man
Agree.. but listen also to Louis Armstrong's Bond movie tune "We have all the time in the world".. Don't care about the movie, cause the song narrative and ideas are much stronger.. Whenever the for instance worklife gets the better of me, I remind myself of this absolute gem that tells us to take it easier. Cause it's simply our OWN time. And it's more precious than gold.
Will be played at my funeral.
Yeah same
Me too especially since it was last song my friend posted before she passed away 💔💔💔
"Vincent" by Don McLean has me tearing up no matter how many times I hear it. So moving, about a man, an artist, who painted for his sanity and never knowing how much his art became so influential and how so many love his paintings.
I too tear up when I hear Vincent. I wish there could be a time warp and this song could be played at the end of Lust for Life.
Totally me
The sad part is Vincent van Gogh takes his own life by shooting himself in the head! Rest easy, Vincent. 🕊️🕊️🕊️
Yes
But I could've told you Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you. Hits the heartstrings real good.
Oh jeez. I've never really cried at a song but ones that get me emotional:
November Rain by Guns N Roses
Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House
Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen
Real Love by the Beatles
All My Love by Led Zeppelin
All the ads that I have to skip on TH-cam
Who Wants to Live Forever is sadder than every song on this countdown.
don’t dream it’s over every time
Benjamin Clark I love Real Love, It also makes me cry😭😭
There should have been at least one song by queen there...
November Rain just hits you really hard. if you don’t tear up the first time you hear that, i don’t think you’re human..
Has anybody tried get in touch with a loved one, but there is someone who always gets in the way? Sylvia's Mother will bring tears to my eyes.
Yes I read your comment I was thinking about the same song thank you
These are the days of our lives - Queen
November rain - Guns n´roses
Rocket man - Elton John
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These are sad songs for me.
Yep, November Rain always does it for me.
Laughing - Crosby, Stills and Nash.
what about fade to black
metallica
These are the days is really sad. It's one of my favorite songs.
Guillermo Luis Antonelli same
“He stopped loving her today” by the great George Jones(RIP) considered by many in the industry(CM) as the greatest song of all time . Gets me every time😢💔💔
Hello Laureen, How are you doing?
I agree. The Greatest song ever written. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Gets me too the best
Thought I’d give it a listen. Hits right in the feels. You’re not wrong
Yes!
"Who Wants to Live forever" by Queen, always well up and it will be my funeral song
Stuart Robertson ❤️; don’t be alone....
Same
The show must go on, who wants to live forever and No-one but you pull tears to my eyes
Also Too Much Love Will Kill You and These Are The Days Of Our Lives
@@ethanviktor sameeee
Sinead O'connor Nothing compares 2 U. Makes me cry every time I hear it. Her voice is full of emotion.
Definitely. It's so poignant. It's hard to believe she didn't write it.
Me too
If Eric Clapton had never picked up his guitar after his son died , i for one would not have blamed him. To me this is and always be his best song ever
This and you look wonderful tonight are his best ever. Unfortunately it’s sad at the same time.
@@Happinessisanillusion and layla
Cocaine too.
@@blur_is_myworld6022
Eric made the song popular, actually written by JJ Cale.
@@judyburton8923 I didn't know it was a cover, but thanks for the info btw.
The Sound Of Silence is really an amazing piece of music and it has beautiful, meaningful lyrics.
Perfect Day by Lou Reed is another amazing song
Geo Marko That would have been my pick.
Geo Marko darude sandstorm means so much to me
Geo Marko
Agree, check Gregorians cover. Really amazing.
In my opinion the sound of silence is the best song ever written
The Show Must Go On by Queen. It’s the only song to ever make me cry. I literally broke down.
We played this Song at my Eldest Sons Funeral for his Dad who committed suicide on 28th November 2011 - he was a massive Queen Fan, breaks my Heart listening to it & under the circumstances of Freddie Mercury writing this Track it defo does deserve a mention!
I’m deeply sorry for your loss, man. May he sit beside God in Heaven. 🙏🏻
dude same 😭
@@TheAwesomeDude101 Thank you, I know he has only left his earthly shell, his Soul often is around us
No problem, man.
I remember exactly where I was when Eric Clapton's son died. In fact, I was about 6 blocks away and never knew what was happening so close to where I was. Thinking about it still puts a huge pit in my stomach. Being a father myself, I still think about how terrifying that child's final moments must have been. Sure, it is a beautiful song, but I am certain that Clapton would not only give up that song, but his entire career, to have this tragedy never have happened.
Kid walked out an open unscreened window in a high rise.
@@DaryMatera Yes... As a father, it sent me into a rage of emotions. I was hurt, angry, I cried I even hyperventilated. I was overcome with grief for a child that was not mine. Because, as a parent, I knew the pain of this mother and father. It was just difficult for me to imagine. At the time, I was a young father. My kid was recently born and I was working hard in NY to support my kid. I could not imagine a horrific death like this for an adult, much less a child. It's funny, today, I hear about something like this, and I just go make coffee. Time has a way of hardening us to the tragedies that not only come, but are yet to come. I guess instances like this have made me hard. I still feel horrible, but I feel horrible much differently.
@@danminutsich7509 Life can become very difficult to bear. At times we need to armour ourselves so we can cope with the tragedies we’re experiencing. The pain is still there, yet we’re protected from feeling the depth of that pain, sometimes to even preserve our sanity.
@@maryloulauren8108 Sure, but I would ask you....What protects us from the depth of pain? And, how does our sanity become preserved?
And, as far as armoring ourselves from tragedies. I don't believe that is the right approach. I would say that taking this position can be double-edged.
You see, I believe that sometimes, and certainly not at first, but pain can eventually become one of the highest expressions of love. An emotional sacrifice that grows with time. I believe that pain becomes a badge of honor that we not only learn to live with, but embrace. I also don't believe that pain is an enemy.
The thing is, pain is something that we have been conditioned to fear, so we never embrace or accept it immediately. And, although unwelcome at first, I believe that pain eventually becomes a stranger that walks alongside us for the remainder of our days.
Pain becomes a partner who we get used feeling, and maybe even come to rely on some day. However, mostly, I believe that accepting pain is the only way to truly let go. That's my 2-cents.
#10] Wild horses - Rolling stones
# 9] The sound of silence - Simon & Garfunkel
# 8] Wish you were Here - Pink Floyd
# 7] One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey % Boyz II Men
# 6] The Living Years - Mike I The Mechanics
# 5] Candle in the wind - Elton Jhon
# 4] Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
# 3] Everybody Hurts - R.E.M
# 2] Hurt - Johnny Cash
# 1] Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Honorable Mentions:
dust in the wind -Kansas
Snuff - Slipknot
So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold
MockingBird - Eminem
I'll Remember you - Sarah McLachlan
Yesterday - Beatles
A karsh you da real mvp
A karsh thank you ♡haha
A karsh a
love pink Floyd wish you were here
A karsh I wish that Avenged Sevenfold wasn't a honorable mention
Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" always makes me sad.
+bob loblaw wow thanks for that one. havent known it before.
Definitely, Bob!!
+bob loblaw the pogues have a lot of tear jerking tunes, particularly "waltzing matilda".
Ugh, yes!! I love you for reminding me of this one. I can't get through it without breaking down.
I legit cried when they played it in the horrible Jack Frost movie lol!
Who wants to live forever from Queen is the most epic sad song.
the show must go on, by a dying artistic genius.
Queen is love
Wild Horses
Sound of silence
Wish you were here
One sweet day
The living years
Candle in the wind
Hallelujah
Everybody hurts
Hurt
Tears in heaven
Every song released today makes me cry
CD
After showing and then explaining your comment to my 10-year-old niece she said, in typically precocious fashion, "You know, I have to agree." Maybe there's still hope.
@@vicovendale6955 😁 I have a ten year old girl and she feels the same way.
Try to listen to Greta Van Fleet they make me think there is still hope.
CD Snider look up hold the light if wild land fire fighting is ur thing
Yes, I don't even bother looking at new releases (if you can find a music rack). All of the music isles are being replaced by gaming & DVD's anyways.
Good one.
"The Show Must Go On" by Queen is a powerful sad song too
At least half of Queen's songs are tear bait.
I love that song
Don't Try So Hard is sadder.
Love of my life better
"These Are The Days Of Our Lives" is the one that gets me. Freddie was dying but he wasn't sad.
I lost my Dad in August. We didn't have the best father/son relationship and The Living Years gets me everytime. The only difference is that I was there when he passed. I miss you Dad. 💔
So sorry for your loss. I’ve lost my Dad 2020 and still miss so bad. You mentioned not great relationship when younger, reminds me of Cats In The Cradle. But sounds like you were better son than lyrics of the song. My sincere condolences.
@@kellyfalletta1949 Thank you.
he misses you too and you'll see his spirit energy all around you watching over you...just close your eyes and listen
@@tracieramson9151 Thank you.
My beloved Dad passed 8 years ago and my song for him is "Man of the Hour" by Pear Jam...was on the soundtrack for movie Big Fish...
The top 10 most tearjerking songs in my opinion:
10. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith)
9. Writing’s on the Wall (Sam Smith)
8. Don’t Know What You Got Till It’s Gone (Cinderella)
7. Everything I Ever Thought I Knew (Zachary Levi)
6. Who Wants to Live Forever (Queen)
5.
4. Nothing Compares to You (Sinead O’Connor)
3. Father and Son (Cat Stevens)
2. Carrie (Europe)
1. I’ll Never Love Again (Lady Gaga)
But not rick astley. He is never gonna make me cry
He's never gonna run around and hurt you! What a guy!
@William Schwartz a
more like wolfish howling
Best comment
I disagree, I cried of laughter when a friend of mine got Rick Rolled in front of a bunch of people at a local karaoke night. I admit we were a little drunk but it was hilarious, I cried so hard.
As I've gotten older, shit makes me cry more and more.
Yea wtf is up with that and I’m only 27 but life just decided to start shitting on me now 😢
I'm gonna cry me a river in a river of tears i'm gonna cry cry baby i'm gonna CCRRRYYYYY!
Puberty has made me feel so much more sad
Sees birth certificate cries in shower
That's cause we are touched more by the music and life...
”Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers are definitely missing on this list.
So true, along with soooo many others. This list is what made me cry.
Omg this song is soooo deep... Unchained Melody is one of my favourite song
I wholeheartedly agree. For the longest time I couldn't listen to Unchained Melody without crying like a democrat. Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin makes me cry too....
@@residentrump3271 The pan flute version of Unchained Melody is really good as well.
Honestly, I was shocked that it’s not on here. Definitely my favourite sad song, i’d place it at #1.
Robin Gibb's amazing, ethereal vibrato voice will make anyone cry, There has never been, nor will there ever be, a voice like his. In "Rings Around the Moon," Robin's voice was at its peak. Also, the Bee Gees sang a cover of Carole King's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" that many who have seen the video have commented is better than the original. Their harmonies are unbeatable -- smooth, tear-jerking, and beautiful. Please reconsider.
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - definitely! Has personal meaning for me. Amy Winehouse also covered it.
“Father and Son” by Cat Stevens gets me every time. It’s just such a beautiful song
It’s sad that it’s such an old song and nothing has changed
Should be here.
I thought it was called “Cat and the Cradle” all these years!
@@stardustmelody2709 me too
@@stardustmelody2709 you're confused. Cat Stevens did "Father and Son". "Cats in the cradle" was a song, similar topic, by Harry Chapin. Not too lazy are you?
I think I might be made of stone.
haha youre just processing this inside!
I lost my soul a good while ago sadly. Probably still on the pretzel loop on tatsu at six flags magic mountain
Didn't shed a tear.
The world does that
Didn't jerk my tears, either.
Father and son by Cat Stevens anyone?? No, just me.
Dirk Tolenaars
How can I try, to explain?
Cause when I do, he turns away, again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way, and I know, that I have to go away;
I know, I have to go.
That song breaks my heart every time....makes me burst into tears!
Dirk Tolenaars are you here from gotg vol 2
Jovano Dion Manuel No. I've discorved this beautiful piece thanks to my father about 10 years ago. But the way you discover it isn't important. I simply hope you also dearly enjoy this piece of music. And consider yourself lucky to have discovered this amazing song. Just like me and many others.
Dirk Tolenaars whenever i need a lonely cry i play it
Can't believe Queen is not in the List !!!
1) These are the days of our lives
2) Love of My Life
3) The show must go on
4) A winter's tale
These songs of Queen always makes everyone cry
Johnny Cash, Hurt. The only song that will make me cry. Sometimes I just lay on the floor, crying, listening to it over and over again.
The saddest song I ever listened to is soldatino by paola Bennet. It’s about a book character and if you know his back story, you’ll be weeping.
And watching the video.
Nin
“One More Light” by Linkin Park always makes me cry, listening to Chester singing about caring about people passing away especially given he was struggling so badly with his mental health
You said it!👏👏👏👏👏
He eventually dedicated to Chris Cornell😥😥
Every Linkin Park song ever
I prefer waiting for the end
That was specifically for chris
a song that really makes me cry is "love of my life" by Queen.
Yep it makes me sad every time I hear it
Agreed
Definitely!
I replied the same thing on the previous comment.
And Bohemian Rhapsody
Just lost my best friend Mike and my brother in 2019 "How I wish How I wish you were here. love and miss you, Bob and Mike
My #1 is always going to be "Over the Rainbow" by Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole.
That is my go-to song when I think about my parents that passed away. Great Song
I love that song! So beautiful. I want it played at my funeral.
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@@FinnBrooks 👍
Tears in Heaven always makes me cry. The context of the song is so sad. I just cry all the time when I hear it. His poor son.
Tears in Heaven is so emotional because Eric wrote because of personal loss of a child and only performed the song a number of times before making an announcement that he can’t even perform it anymore because it was way too emotional for him on stage.
So all of that makes ‘Tears in Heaven’ very empathetical, especially when Eric Clapton gets choked up whilst singing it.
It is neraly impossible to go on with your life if your child dies, its not a phrase when parents call their child "my life" in many languages. The incredible grief Calpton and Lory had is crippleing. Lory also lost his other son
@@Omertahun Yeah, it’s just not supposed to happen that way… children passing before parents. It’s sad.
True...
My father(adopted me after his only son died) always listened to this song. His son died right before his 21st birthday in a tragic car accident. He always said he wanted to do better as a parent and took me from a horrible situation. Treated me like his little princess. I always thought he saved me. When he died in 2020, I realized that I was the one who saved him. Rip, my precious Daddy! ❤️🎈
@@cherokeegypsymama Good for him.
Mr Krabs - worlds smallest violin
you got me with this jokexD
+eric “Blox” harper funny :)
Ha
hahaha yeah!
ja true smallerst violin
My son died almost 10 years ago. Tears in Heaven is the one for me. :(
I'm so sorry. Losing a child is the worst thing. What music did he like?
I’m so sorry for you loss.
Sorry for your loss. My father was a huge Eric Clapton fan. So am I. I feel your pain.
@@AL-wl1ut .
I can say in all veracity,humility,and sincerity before God; I wish it had been me instead of your beloved son.God bless you!
Gary Jules- Mad World needs to be on here! That song makes me cry everytime.
leonkennedy1259 yes!
leonkennedy1259 that truly is one of the most saddest songs out there.
leonkennedy1259 . I agree..
Definitely cried when it played at the end of Donnie Darko... and when Dom dies in Gears of War 3.
leonkennedy1259 yes!
Whoever reads this, I pray to the universe to cure all your diseases, and to remove all your pains from your daily life 🙏❤🙏
Everybody Hurts WOW! One of the best songs ever written.
Yes!
Michael stipe is a genius
I have to agree with you on that. It's beautiful, riveting and haunting. I thought they did a good job with their list but honestly, I've only ever cried during two of them; but Everybody Hurts takes the cake! If you have pent up pain and you can't release it during that song, you need professional help.
1993-wise, i prefer his ''Find The River''. Criminally underrated.
That song makes me want to jump,
Cause I don't have any friends !
I can’t believe “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman was left out. That song chokes me up every single time. It’s so real and so bleak.
this...i agree!!! you can literally see and feel it as if it's real!
@@donnadayle3762 Totally. I can see her working a low paying job in a dying town and barely able to keep herself and her father alive. She believes her father will get better and they can move to the city and have the American Dream when we know it will never happen. I think she knows too but needs a reason and hope to keep her going. Driving is her only escape. It’s an amazing song and Tracy sings with honest emotion.
It's a cover though
I will break down crying in the grocery store if that song comes on.
@@IluvatarEru doesn't matter. Tracey makes it what it is.
"The show must go on" by queen, a song about freddie struggling to even write music as he slowly died from aids
SingItSlender743 Who Wants to Live Forever!
True that should've been on there
These are the days of our lives freddies last song
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Agreed, The show must go on and Who wants to live forever are still hard to listen to.
Ill be right behind you, Josephine - Josh Woodward. Makes me cry every time
How is "cat's in the cradle' not make that list? Honestly that song is 2 and presumably 3 times the tear jerker. I remember listening to it as a kid from the kid's perspective and it made me cry. Then listening to it as a father at midlife feeling the same pressures the song references to the middle aged dad. I am not old enough yet, but I suspect it really hits a chord with older men too seeing the world go by without them and move on...
There's a nice interview with Harry Chapin's widow and son on TH-cam about that song.
Now I don't have to watch the video. Thank you.
I got a good song it’s called you don’t love me anymore by Eddie rabbitt
Perfect
Yeah the Ugly Kid Joe version makes my dad really emotional, and it makes me cry. I'm surprised it didn't make the list, along with Country Roads and Piano Man.
You can hear the pain in the song Tears in Heaven. I couldn't imagine the pain he went through.
If you want to hear pain in someones heart. Listen to Alyssa Lies
Elvis presley gospel
Elvis presley gospels
OMG it's heartbreaking
Alyssa Lies was about a little girl he knew and very touching, But Tears in Heaven is about his own son.
The Living Years by Mike + The Mechanics gets me. It makes me think of my Dad. I could count on one hand how many times he told me he loved me. Growing up, he often called me stupid. I think he told me he was proud of me two times. We had a very strained relationship.
Were doing something stupid. When he called you stupid?
I am sorry that you had to go through that. I know a lot of people, now that I am middle-aged, who are still trying to overcome something negative from their childhood that has affected their entire life.
@@rpierce3336 Well, that is a stupid question, I hope you are not a father or mother, because if you are able to accept that it is okay to call "stupid" to a child, most likely you will do it with your children, I hope you don't have children yet and that you never have them, you will ruin his life if you do it.
he was a jerk...you learned a valuable lesson...you can & will do better...just TRY!
@@rpierce3336 It was usually when he was helping me with math homework.
*You Can Let Go- Crystal Shawanda
*Concrete Angel- Martina McBride
*Time To Say Goodbye- Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman
*End Of May- Michael Bublé
Another song that should've been on this video is "These Are The Days of Our Lives" by Queen. Makes me cry just thinking about it.
Where's Spongebob Sweet Victory, that drum solo made me cry
+keith lumb Haha, i know, right? Thought I was the only one who finds that song emotional. But wasn't it some licensed song before it appeared in Spongebob?
Not sure about Sweet Victory, Gary Come Home was pretty sad tho.
+Jack Seery true I cried for 20 mins when that song came on
+keith lumb Gave me chills as a child
+Magnus Henrikson XD
After my wife Died after 30 years of marriage "Have You Seen Her" by the Chi Lites helped me while walking along the Sunset shores of Lake Michigan!
Sorry to hear that ☹️
Rocking Robin, I am so sorry. Lost my husband couple of years ago myself. Also now by lake Michigan
I'm just waiting for a letter... or something...
Sorry to hear that man my she rest in peace
💔❤
Nothing compares 2U sung by Sinéad O’Connor. I cry every time I hear it. Also, the Enya song heard at the beginning of the video always makes me cry. It was used in a video that came out after the World Trade Center came down. The song is haunting
Prince wrote Nothing Compares 2U.
Wow, what a beautiful song
Bridge Over Troubled Waters is a close tie with Sound Of Silence...
April come she will kills me
Are u ok? My instagram is: @finny_p if u need to talk, I care, you matter
Totally agree
@@meredithgreenslade1965 Me Three! 3 ❤️💜❤️
It IS. That’s another that’s saved my life.
Anaconda makes me cry.
It makes me cry that garbage like anaconda is popular.
Lol
Im subscribing.
@Alex Manley
Indeed.
This gives me faith.
xD
10. Wild Horses - conveys no sadness to me at all. Ageless....yes. Stood hair on ends? LOL Not even close. Nice song
9. Sound of Silence - yes.
8. Wish you were here. - Great classic song. Tearjerker? Sorry, not feeling it. Not at all
7. One Sweet Day - No tears or any sadness. Love the song. Lame choice
6. The Living Years - Yes this could do it
5. Candle in the Wind - This is a good selection
4. Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley - Most superb choice
3. Everybody Hurts by REM, - this is one that brings tears to my eyes every time
2. Hurt by Johnny Cash - perfect choice
1. Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton - nice
+Steven Martinovich
As for REM, IMO it could be "Losing my religion" instead.
listening to wish you were here while grieving for a friend or family member it will do it. I play that song at funerals whenever I'm asked to play a song.
+brian Randall you should be here
Hallelujah, brings tears to my eyes all the time
REM makes me cry even in my job when i am listening to radio.
Tears in heaven wins for me too. I lost my dad just a weeks ago and our oldest cat last week. So currently in that very emotional spot again but only that song actually made me cry.
Hallelujah is a song by anyone that always brings tears to my eyes and I refused to let it be played at my mom's funeral because I was already so emotional over it.
In reality, there are thousands of songs that could make this list.
The list would pretty much never end.
Because we are mostly powered by sadness
@@xgreenapplex Maulinda, that's a depressing thought. Probably true, but still depressing.
True that!
It's always different, for different people
Cats in the Cradle does it to me every time without fail. I’m tearing up just typing the name of the song for God’s sake. How could this song NOT be on your list.
John Tate Several of Harry’s songs... Better Place to Be. Taxi. Etc.
Little brother - All for you. Very cathartic song for sons with problems with their father's.
"Tears in Heaven" - Eric Clapton, after his son died.
Richard Boyd that song feel very deep to me still suffering from depression of loveone
Very sorry. I suppose most of us have suffered loss at one time or another. I feel for you. At least we're not alone...
I've will never know how Eric Clapton is able to finish this song.
Richard Boyd : E.C. doesn't even play "Tears in Heaven" live anymore. It was therapy for him and now he no longer needs it. Why are you still crying over it?
Richard Boyd sad
"Don't tell me theres no hope at all. Together we stand. Divided we fall". I just had to think of those lyrics to wash something out of my eye. I teared up writing this.
About 15 years ago, I was working at Tower Records. One day, a label rep got staffers and I into a room with a VCR and produced a promo tape.
We were among the first to see the video for "Hurt" by Johnny Cash. I knew Trent Reznor's version, but Johnny owned it and it's his song.
Knowing how huge Cash is in his influence and seeing him so frail near death was too much. I lost and broke down crying right there. Everyone had a similar reaction.
edalder2000
I'm a huge cash fan and he done the song Justice... but NIN owns it and no one can come close
its not cash's song, its 9 inch nails song, cash covered it
Brynden Rivers junky pride?
Brynden Rivers I don't care what you have a 'PhD in. Letting oneself become a 'junky' is having no self control, disrespect for the body, and total disregard for the consequences.
Worked there too...
Freddie mercury, “These are the days of our lives, “ is a top for me
Agreed and mother love.
Its the last song he made before his passing in 1991
and Who Wants To Live Forever
That's what I was thinking too. And the song Bijou.
Or who "wants to live forever"
'Hurt' by Johnny Cash
You have to do a pretty good job with somebody else's material when an artist like Trent Reznor says that he can't beat your cover and will never perform the song again.
No one can best hurt. But love songs wise il follow you into the dark by death dab for cutie is sad
Whisky lulaby or The little girl.
You can hear the pain in his voice
Don’t get me wrong I love Nine Inch Nails to death, Trent Reznor is an amazing artist. But the way Johnny Cash preformed the song is amazing, it’s better than the original. You can really hear his pain, and that’s what makes the song so intense. I can’t even listen to the song anymore because of the emotion put into the song, it’s too much lol
Interesting, I just saw Nine Inch Nails late last year here in SF and the last song they played was their song, Hurt.
One of my all-time favorites would be" He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" by The Hollies.
“Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Comes marching home”
Fuck bro chill out, I’m sad enough as is
wtf bro 🤣
Only the real ones know
FACTS
This song never fails to make me cry.
I couldn't wait to hear "tears in heaven" -Eric Clapton. And it was #1. Good job!
I was ready to comment if it wasn't #1
Thanks for the Spoiler
@@derbesteskin3290 you read all the comments and then watch the video?
@@derbesteskin3290 Your fault for reading the comments first.
Eric stole George Harrisons wife,
Had a son, the boy fell out of a window and died. Heartbreaking.
Eric and George made up years later.
Johnny Cash's version of Hurt never fails to break me down to tears 😭
JC owns that song now!!
I prefer the original tho
Only a sociopath could make it through this song without a tear.
@@christopherlewis2052 the original is sadder
I love the og but knowing his life story and his love for Joannie Cash makes this one impossible to not cry over
this i love - guns n' roses
dont let ms down - paolo nutuni
when the crowds are gone - savatage
face it alone - queen
torna a casa - maneskin
angie - rolling stones
dont go - doro
for your precious love - redding
janine - kingdome come
love hurts - nazareth
i know more and more...
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
It makes me feel hella nostalgic not that sad tho
I've thought the same. It also gave a poetic pause to Robin Williams' character in "Good Morning, Vietnam" when he started to see the horrors of the war.
I find it uplifting not sad.
That would be bittersweet.
When I think about the brutality, the pain, the humiliation, the indignity, and the oppression that black people have gone through in the past 100 years, and then you hear this song sung by a black man, it just breaks me up every time.