music that touches your heart so much that you are brought to tears...

Waking Life · Mar 26, 2008

lode said:

It's really an internet rumor which I neither confirm nor deny. People will say what they say.
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The man is selling himself short.

His bob isn't just an internet rumour, it is the internet .... period.

Pressed_Rat · Mar 26, 2008

RELAYER said:

Yea Matt! Finally someone else who knows what Im talking about with Genesis
That instrumental part is just brilliant, I mean I guess to some people the sounds of the synth can get a bit cheesy but whatever, Im in love with it. And although we all hate Phil, I mean come on now, his drumming in that instrumental part is amazing. My mom said when she was them live back in the day, Phil played that part along with another drummer, I believe it was Chester from Frank Zappas band. I could be wrong but Im pretty sure thats what she said. And she said they use opposing hands to drum, so the two drum sets are next to each other, with each drummer playing the exact same thing (or close to it) so it looked like one of those psychedelic split fractal images, sort of like the camera on Jimmy Page during that Song Remains The Same video
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Yeah, the entire song is great, but the instrumental second half is especially superb. It's probably the best track off of Selling England by the Pound.

Oh, and I think you're referring to Chester Thompson, who was Genesis' drummer after Peter Gabriel left the band and Phil took over as the lead singer. Occasionally Phil and Chester would play together on stage in concert.

I for one do not hate Phil Collins. He is an outstanding drummer, and I even think some of his solo work as a singer/songwriter is quite good as well, though many consider him to be a sellout.

MollyThe Hippy · Mar 26, 2008

very sad song

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kU1Zymqlhko

Pressed_Rat · Mar 26, 2008

MollyThe Hippy said:

very sad song

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kU1Zymqlhko
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That is not a true hippy song, Molly. Joni drives an SUV.

Waking Life · Mar 26, 2008

yes thats true. Joni Mitchell is not a hippy. Never was.

MollyThe Hippy · Mar 26, 2008

Pressed_Rat said:

That is not a true hippy song, Molly. Joni drives an SUV.
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true, joni is a defrocked hippy due to her low mpg but i'm also an avant guardian besides being a hippy (i asked an older hippy if it was ok for me to be other things besides being a hippy and he said it was) and its the avant guardian part of me that posted this video so its all hippietally correct

neodude1212 · Mar 26, 2008

RELAYER said:

Orient, Dollar & Okay's Tunes, and Eternal Rhythm part 1 & 2 by Don Cherry. Especially Orient, about 17 minutes into the song, when the free jazz/asian sounds break apart and Don Cherry is playing piano while using his voice as an instrument to follow the notes on a very simple melody. It's sounds like something a child wrote, so pure and innocent, without any lofty comprehension, just a kid sounding out loudly over the audience and it makes me cry every time.
Gates Of Delerium, Awaken, Revealing Science Of God, and Nous Sommes Du Soleil by Yes, as always, Steve Howe switching from hollow body jazz electric over to double neck steel string slide guitar, back over to nylon classical and into the heavy reverb slippery jazz signature sound he has (cant remember if its a Dan Electro or a Gibson, probably both :tongue: ) that he is so known for. Most YES songs after '69 bring me to tears, And You And I as well as Wonderous Stories have me breaking down every time, but the build ups and emotional power on pretty much all of the albums Relayer, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Close To The Edge, and Going For The One get to me and always have for the last decade. I realize more and more with every listen, and after hundreds, maybe thousands of listening sessions, the fact that I get more out of each song perpetually must mean something special.
On certain days, depending on my mood, the quality of the stereo (which has been noticeably lacking for a few months now) and the environment Im in, I Talk To The Wind and Epitaph by King Crimson can really dig into my heart. I love the whole first album and especially those two songs, and I always enjoy them without ever really getting tired of it, but they have brought me to tears quite a few times.
Definitely the songs Supper's Ready, Seven Stones, Back In NYC, Carpet Crawlers, and Cinema Show by Genesis. Cinema Show starts off a bit slow, the first half of the song really only has one part that lasts around a minute which puts my mind into that higher vibration and connection with the tears, but the second half when the guitars and bass start going wild with the drums, as Tony builds up for like 8 minutes with the keyboards, completely puts a hurting on my heart. I remember seeing a cover band called The Musical Box which had the original instruments, stage props, costumes and all given to them by the members of Genesis themselves. I walked in and sat down (I was rather late to the show) just moments before that second half of Cinema Show started up, and I had not even had a beer yet, or time to gather myself and get comfortable. I sat down and within half a minute I was watching the band play through blurry and soaked eyes, felt like my soul was just lifted out of my body and soaring to the sounds. Nothing quite like that really, it was brilliant and they hit every note exactly like on the original album. If anyone is into Peter Gabriel era Genesis, I highly recommend going to see them, they tour fairly often and are purely true to the original sound. I saw them play The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway in it's entirety once, both double albums and in the order, with the same costumes Peter used to wear and the three big screens behind the band showing his tripped out movies flowing with the music.
And many other songs get to me, songs which I dont care for the bands much but certain tunes are just beautiful. Do You Realize is one of them, it brings back memories and makes me smile through pain, most likely very similar to your situation with that one, Colin. Im not a big fan of Flaming Lips, not a fan at all really, but that song has a very God Conscious manner to it. My Sweet Lord by George Harrison is another, any song that has a beautiful rendition of the Maha Mantra makes my eyes swell up for sure.
And then, of course, we have the likes of Bach, basically his entire collection of Viola, Cello, and especially Lute suites make my head buzz in total harmony. Although when I play his music on my classical guitar, Im normally so involved in playing it right (which can get extremely difficult at times and require much concentration considering I cant read or write the musical language, only play by ear) that I dont get the same emotional sensation as one does during listening alone. Sometimes I do but it depends on the song and my abilities at the moment.
And last but not least, any proper, soulful, slow run down of Beethovens Moonlight Sonata takes me to a place of a darker kind of beauty. I always imagine him looking up at the moon some night and writing the song in a sort of hazy mood by candlelight during a mild thunderstorm. Probably, that's not how he wrote it lol but it's fun to pretend!
Oh and one last one, when a choir with a lead female vocals doing opera like high pitched version of O Holy Night, never fails to make me cry. Especially the lyrics "Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices..."
I dont care much for the Christian overtones of the song, but that line reminds me much of my first experience with understanding and connecting to the omnipresent sound OM as our manifested reality rather than just a head buzzing, harmonic mantra. I did fall on my knees in fact, and it was as quite as SouthWest Philadelphia can ever be expected to get. Though the magic mushrooms I had ingested earlier that evening surely had something to do with that heavy vibration running through my brain like a continuous electric jolt :tongue:
Namaste! Great idea for a thread!
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somebody is a music fan lol.

Rock Hard · Mar 26, 2008

"The living Years" by Mike & Mechanics makes me think pretty deeply!

Waking Life · Mar 26, 2008

Rock Hard said:

"The living Years" by Mike & Mechanics makes me think pretty deeply!
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From the east side to the west side. from the north side to the souttttthhhhhh....... yes. Mike and the mechanics kick my balls.

Pressed_Rat · Mar 26, 2008

This is the best song from Mike and the Mechanics...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KL_fgWgK40

Waking Life · Mar 26, 2008

I just listened to the soundtrack to "we own the night" and it made me cry.

MollyThe Hippy · Mar 27, 2008

Rock Hard said:

"The living Years" by Mike & Mechanics makes me think pretty deeply!
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love the living years, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqQM-HoFeEk&feature=related although technically mike and the mechanics weren't hippies, they did sing about predominant hippie themes, love, etc

themnax · Mar 27, 2008

john McCutchen: puppies, pattie's song, and (the poem on the) kindergarden wall.

also most protest songs by anybody.

=^^=
.../\...

myself · Mar 27, 2008

Sarah McLachlan - I Love You

the first time I listened to it
maybe it was because of the person -a special person- who sent it to me...

Aristartle · Mar 28, 2008

Mmm... I don't know, a wide variety of songs move me to tears.

Elton John makes me cry.

Boogabaah · Mar 28, 2008

beethoven

vivaldi

just cus it's so good.

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

Bonkai · Mar 28, 2008

Many James Taylor songs and Stevie Wonders - You and I.....make me think.

IthacaSkinz · Mar 28, 2008

I don't cry.

Zoomie · Mar 28, 2008

Freddie Mercury singing "Who Wants To Live Forever...?"

I miss him.

naomi08 · Mar 28, 2008

Songs that bring me to tears
Because of you Kelly Clarkson
Oh Father Madonna
My heart will go on Celine Dion
Gotta go my own way high school musical
I'm already there Westlife
A childs Heart The Jackson 5

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myself just me

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