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43. Amazing Grace, especially on bagpipes.

Sat Dec 9, 2023, 02:40 PM

Dec 2023

O Danny Boy
Leader Of The Band and Run For The Roses by Dan Fogelberg
The Dutchman, as sung by Keith Harkin of Celtic Thunder

(edited to add) In The Arms Of An Angel, especially in the ASPCA ad

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Post a song that brings a tear to your eye. Mine is for my dad , who died the end of September. --Margaritaville [View all] debm55 Dec 2023 OP

Bowie's interpretation of Wild Is The Wind FalloutShelter Dec 2023 #1

Thank you, FalloutShelter. debm55 Dec 2023 #2

Very welcome. FalloutShelter Dec 2023 #8

What a Wonderful World. BigMin28 Dec 2023 #3

Thank you BigMin28. May his memories be a blessing to you . debm55 Dec 2023 #5

I have asked for this to be played at my remembrance. lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #4

What a beautiful song. This is the first time I have heard it . To me it doesn't bring a tear but is a song of debm55 Dec 2023 #9

That is nice, lapfrog1 hlthe2b Dec 2023 #25

lapfog_1 The group seemed very familiar to me. They are from Pittsburgh,PA I have seen them at the Art's Festival and debm55 Dec 2023 #68

If I had any pride left at all. Hotler Dec 2023 #6

This song touched my heart. Etta sings from the heart. Her voice and the song has brought tears to my eyes. Thank you debm55 Dec 2023 #15

What an amazingly talented woman who so generously gave her gifts...nt Trueblue Texan Dec 2023 #51

The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #7

keithbvadu2, I remember this song from my youth. Thank you for posting it. It touched a place in my heart, debm55 Dec 2023 #17

Old Folks by Sarah Vaughan. I used to sing along with this when I worked in the dark room and it came on the radio. Alwa Walleye Dec 2023 #10

What a smooth voice. Sarah had. Her storytelling through her song is magical. Thank you for posting. debm55 Dec 2023 #20

Storytelling is the right word for this song Walleye Dec 2023 #22

wind beneath my wings WhiteTara Dec 2023 #11

great song. I thought it would meaning to play at my father;s funeral. Mother picked an ancient church song.that she debm55 Dec 2023 #21

"Memory" from 'Cats', sung by Streisand... Jrose Dec 2023 #12

I love "The Long and Winding Road" as well Walleye Dec 2023 #23

Thank you Jrose for the songs--they both have always brought a tear to my eye and the thoughts surrounding them. debm55 Dec 2023 #26

A couple: 'Danny Boy', 'My Heart Will Go On', 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', and 'I Will sinkingfeeling Dec 2023 #13

Yes, pets can hold very special places in our hearts when humans fail to fill the void. debm55 Dec 2023 #28

So many songs for me! Mad_Dem_X Dec 2023 #14

What a haunting sad song that is so true for many of use. Ty. for posting. debm55 Dec 2023 #29

I was completely unfamiliar with this song. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #113

You're very welcome. Mad_Dem_X Dec 2023 #126

Blue Christmas. I have always disliked that song, woodsprite Dec 2023 #16

woodsprite, may your memories of your dad be a blessing to you. He will always be in your heart. debm55 Dec 2023 #30

Lots... Barber's Adagio for Strings of course-- every time. But more personally, "Candle in the Wind" hlthe2b Dec 2023 #18

Yes,hlthe2b, both the songs are hauntingly familiar in their themes of lives taken to early . Bless Marilyn and Diana. debm55 Dec 2023 #33

Daniel by Elton John is another one that gets me Walleye Dec 2023 #38

Oh yes.... Definitely. A beautiful song. hlthe2b Dec 2023 #40

I am so sorry to hear of your friend's brother. I named my son, Daniel, because of the song. Peace be with you my debm55 Dec 2023 #49

Every ANZAC day markbark Dec 2023 #19

My choice. cbabe Dec 2023 #32

Oh my, I have chills listing to the song, The voice, the arrangement and the instruments. All touched my heart. And it debm55 Dec 2023 #36

Steve Goodman's "My Old Man". greatauntoftriplets Dec 2023 #24

Thank you greatauntoftriplets. you father will always be with you --in your heart and in your memories. Time has no stop debm55 Dec 2023 #41

This one always gets me bad. I lost my mom when I was 8 yrs old. 1WorldHope Dec 2023 #27

Thank you 1WorldHope Your mom memories an love will always be with you. debm55 Dec 2023 #52

Love John Prine... Trueblue Texan Dec 2023 #54

Thank you Trueblue Texan. debm55 Dec 2023 #72

Sometimes it's not the song, but the memories of a person or past experience that the song makes Niagara Dec 2023 #31

Niagara, I think it can be a mixture of both, too. It depends on the situation. debm55 Dec 2023 #91

He's coming to us dead sorcrow Dec 2023 #34

I love Doc Watson! Mme. Defarge Dec 2023 #39

Thank you, sad heart wrenching song. thank you so much for posting as I have never heard it before. debm55 Dec 2023 #55

As my husband of 40 years lay dying Mme. Defarge Dec 2023 #35

Oh, what a gut wrenching song for you. I am very sorry for you. May his memories be constantly in your heart. debm55 Dec 2023 #59

Our Town at end of Northern Exposure cachukis Dec 2023 #37

Sad, but meaningful too. Thank you for posting. debm55 Dec 2023 #60

Thousands Are Sailing/the pouges (in addition to band played waltzing matilda/above) cbabe Dec 2023 #42

Irish music and poetry has a haunting mystical sound. It is the type of music that touches the heart and soul of debm55 Dec 2023 #45

You're welcome. I've often wondered why that is. Tango does the same but differently. cbabe Dec 2023 #58

Amazing Grace, especially on bagpipes. 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #43

I agree they can send me to tears. Thank you for your songs. debm55 Dec 2023 #61

Leader of the Band - oh, yes Mad_Dem_X Dec 2023 #127

That ad gets to the word "angel" and my throat is already... 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #139

I've got three. rsdsharp Dec 2023 #44

Thank you rsdsharp. all three touch the heart. Dan's song was written for his father. Many times words from the debm55 Dec 2023 #64

"Wishing you were somehow here again" dickthegrouch Dec 2023 #46

dickthegrouch. thank you for posting this heart felt songs. Beautiful and meaningful debm55 Dec 2023 #66

Final Song by Tony Dekker... MiHale Dec 2023 #47

I am sitting here crying, the voice, the lyrics, the simple guitar. all so beautiful in a haunting way. I have never debm55 Dec 2023 #67

If you love Nature and the Woods... MiHale Dec 2023 #94

"Hear of the Matter," Don Henley Bayard Dec 2023 #48

Thank you Bayard. Songs can reach out and touch us in the heart. I am so sorry for your brother. May your brother's love debm55 Dec 2023 #70

'Where Have You Been?' rubbersole Dec 2023 #50

Thank you rubbersole. debm55 Dec 2023 #71

This version of "The Parting Glass"... can't say more about why yet, but... yeah. TygrBright Dec 2023 #53

Tyger, I miss her --the mystical voice and lyrics of her Irish roots. The background sounds a little like the Auld Lange debm55 Dec 2023 #73

Mr. Bojangles Martin Eden Dec 2023 #56

Thank you Martin Eden. Pets can reach and touch the hearts of us, where humans have left a void. debm55 Dec 2023 #74

Sammy Davis Jr.'s version always brings me to tears. Mad_Dem_X Dec 2023 #128

"You Are My Sunshine" ChazInAz Dec 2023 #57

ChazinAz, Patty will always be with you ---through memories and your love for each other. debm55 Dec 2023 #75

Brian's Song n/t aggiesal Dec 2023 #62

I remember the song and movie when it came out. Even as a kid, I cried. debm55 Dec 2023 #76

I cried the first time I saw the movie & I grew up near Chicago ... aggiesal Dec 2023 #88

Traveling Soldier by The Chicks Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 #63

I am so sorry Jilly, May your memories of him be a blessing to you. It was a damn shame what the Bushers did to the debm55 Dec 2023 #78

Heartbreaking. Mad_Dem_X Dec 2023 #131

AULD LANG SYNE by Sissel StarryNite Dec 2023 #65

StarryNite, thank you for the beautiful version with all the pictures from around the world. Is that being song in the debm55 Dec 2023 #79

Crosby Stills Nash & Young--"Teach Your Children" lastlib Dec 2023 #69

Fantastic song. I like how the video went through the various stages of hatred, racism, sexism and war and violence in debm55 Dec 2023 #81

"My Funny Valentine". calimary Dec 2023 #77

Beautiful song, My dad used to sing to me, My mother said i was trying ti steal her husband and knockwd my baby teeth debm55 Dec 2023 #83

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd -nt CrispyQ Dec 2023 #80

YES debm55 Dec 2023 #84

A fellow Floydian! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #118

Yes! Mad_Dem_X Dec 2023 #130

ride to u- abigail washburn & bela fleck duckworth969 Dec 2023 #82

What a beautiful song with sad undertones.Thank you for posting. debm55 Dec 2023 #85

Several. But a few: LakeArenal Dec 2023 #86

Thank you LakeArenal. I loved Izzy's version of Over the Rainbow. To me, it was a little more up beat then Judy's. Love debm55 Dec 2023 #90

Angel by Sarah McLachlan Sneederbunk Dec 2023 #87

I've got two..oh my what a shame, teach your children well JT45242 Dec 2023 #89

Thank you JTW45242 A teacher and a principal , both of whom I dearly loved died this past year. At each fumeral Mass debm55 Dec 2023 #92

This one is special. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #93

That was very nice and thoughtful of you OldBaldy1701E. If you don't mind debm55 Dec 2023 #95

"Black" by Pearl Jam Different Drummer Dec 2023 #96

The song is sad. A lose of a love to another can be heartbreaking. The song puts that right there in your face. I had debm55 Dec 2023 #98

Vincent by Don McLean ailsagirl Dec 2023 #97

Yes, the life of Vincent was very sad and tragic. Artistically he was so talented but he could not put up the battle debm55 Dec 2023 #99

It was sort of surprising to me that the same guy who wrote "Vincent" also... ailsagirl Dec 2023 #110

Would have loved her. I wish my dad could have met my wife. Ohiya Dec 2023 #100

Thank you for posting this Ohiya. It is a sweet , uplifting song yet sad. debm55 Dec 2023 #101

Going Home. Raven123 Dec 2023 #102

Beautiful, I am sorry for your mom. The second one touches my heart more. Just the two instruments make the song more debm55 Dec 2023 #105

Sorry for your loss as well debm55 Raven123 Dec 2023 #109

Thank you . Raven debm55 Dec 2023 #119

Martha by Tom Waits viva la Dec 2023 #103

That makes me sad as my 50 HS reunion came up the night before my dad's funeral , so I didn't go. My cousin went and debm55 Dec 2023 #106

Go rest high... Vince Gill viva la Dec 2023 #104

Beautiful uplifting song. Thank you debm55 Dec 2023 #107

For your friend debm55 Dec 2023 #108

Routine, Steven Wilson. I cannot watch the video without tearing up. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #111

So very sad and will continue until something is done with the gun problem in this country. debm55 Dec 2023 #112

"Wish You Were Here" BeeGees ailsagirl Dec 2023 #114

Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Dec 2023 #120

Shake Sugaree by Elizabeth Cotten and Brenda Evans, Elizabeth's 12-year-old great-grandchild Brother Buzz Dec 2023 #115

Thank you Brother Buzz debm55 Dec 2023 #121

"Country Roads" John Denver nevergiveup Dec 2023 #116

Me too debm55 Dec 2023 #122

Currently, this one by The Marsh Family, at the start of the war in Israel & Gaza: If that Day Comes Round... Hekate Dec 2023 #117

Thank you Hekate debm55 Dec 2023 #123

Pink Floyd-Brain Damage and When the Tigers Broke Free ArnoldLayne Dec 2023 #124

Thank you ArnoldLayne. debm55 Dec 2023 #125

The Town ai Loved so Well bottomofthehill Dec 2023 #129

Yes, the haunting sound of the Irish song touches the heart. TY. debm55 Dec 2023 #132

(You left me) Just When I Needed You Most UTUSN Dec 2023 #133

Thank you UTUSN. Love lost is very sad and can touch the heart for a long time. debm55 Dec 2023 #135

Billy Bragg was in his teens when his dad died. johnp3907 Dec 2023 #134

Thank you johnp3907. It is a haunting song, sung from the heart . You are right, anyone who lost a parent can relate to debm55 Dec 2023 #136

So sorry for your loss. applegrove Dec 2023 #137

Thank you applegrove. debm55 Dec 2023 #138