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48. "Hear of the Matter," Don Henley

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Sat Dec 9, 2023, 03:17 PM

Dec 2023

It reminds me of my brother. It came out around the same time that he died.

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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