This is for those songs that tug at your heartstrings. What are the tracks that bring a tear to your eye, give you goosebumps, or a warm and fuzzy sense of nostalgia. Maybe it’s certain instruments, genres, a vocalist or a special artist.
For me Nadia’s Theme has always been one of those. I always get goosebumps when I listen too it. Maybe it’s the nostalgia of my mom watching the “Young and the Restless “ in the background or the memory of “Bless the beasts and the children” which I remember being moved by as a kid also. I should watch that again it’s probably been over 40+ years since I’ve seen it. ( it could suck, maybe I should leave my memory alone, lol). Whatever it is I love this song.
This is one of the threads that I (and probably many others) have been waiting for. THANK YOU. I am also a real sucker for beautiful, emotional, tear-jerking music. I will in the future submit my list for music like that, for example “Gabriels Oboe” or many of the tracks from the “Out of Africa” movie soundtrack. But for now, below is a list of my current favorite songs for listening to lovely music, mostly vocals, which I like for their melodies and/or words. It’s for listening to popular songs such as this that I got into the hobby of higher quality headphones:
A love so beautiful – Roy Orbison
One moment in time – Dana Winner
Sonya alone – Brittany Ashford
If tomorrow never comes - Ronan Keating
Cuddle up – the beach boys (Dennis Wilson)
Tell him - David Foster and Pia Toscana (or the
duet by Barbara Streisand and
Celine Dion)
Just about anything done by Secret Garden
(Just be careful, schmaltz alert)
Gulumcan - Murat Isbilen (a beautiful Turkish
Instrumental)
A ghost in the house - Alison Krauss*
Remember when - Roy Clark*
Especially if you are in the older category
Looking forward to hear others suggestions. Thanks again.
Emmanuel - Chris Botti featuring Lucia Micarelli in Boston.
It never fails to trigger emotions in the parent in me knowing that it was written in memory of his son. This particular version is especially beautiful … the back and forth between the violin and trump is just so unique. you can definitely hear the story in the music. Anyways, make sure it’s the version in Boston as no other version ever captured the beauty of the song.
In honor of Independence Day (USA) weekend, I’d like to share some of my favorite patriotic country songs…songs that honor our military, songs that honor our workforce, and songs that just have a “homey” feeling.
Sorry for the quality of this video
Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly (Aaron Tippin)
40-Hour Week (Alabama)
Sweet Southern Comfort (Buddy Jewell)
This last one gets me. Every. Single. Time.
Ragged Old Flag (Johnny Cash)
2 songs that I have to ration so I don’t get worn out by them.
I recently found a breathtaking redux of Clair De Lune. I had just got a pair of Focal Celestee which was my first high end headphone. This song made me cry tears of joy then I fell into listening to music for 2 more hours.
I’m a bit of an odd duck in that it’s the music that gets me, not necessarily the lyrics or human voice; piano pieces and beautiful guitar solos are my favorite. I probably wouldn’t feel much emotion when watching a movie or TV show if it wasn’t for the musical score. A prime example of this is the guitar solo in Dream Theater’s “The Spirit Carries On.” It starts at about the 2:50 mark and gets me every time.
A prime example of this is the guitar solo in Dream Theater’s “The Spirit Carries On.” It starts at about the 2:50 mark and gets me every time.