If that one brings you tears this one might leave you sobbing.

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Used-To-Love-Her-lyrics-Guns-N'-Roses/747BD6AD29F73F5948256883002EB5F6

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"A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?" Wayne Campbell

 Well, no song literally brings me to tears. But some songs are so touching like "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" by the Carter Family, "Bury Me Beneth The Weepin' Willow"
 By Ricky Scaggs, "Pull Me Though" By Jim and "What She Said", "Falling Down Blue" and After The Rain.. And Theres Greg's " Dark Angle" And "Is It You".

 

I never actually cried to any of these, except when I listened to "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" after myNana died. And "Pull Me Through" for the same reason.

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Too Much to Bear... Too much I fall down Drunk.. Too much I care! : Girl Of Mine - Jim Cuddy

A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke (Abkco Music, Inc., c. 1964)

As sung and adapted by Otis Redding

I was born by the river, oh my,
In this little old tent.
And just like this river,
I've been running ever since.

It's been a long, long time coming,
But I know, but I know,
That a change has gotta come, now.
Oh yes it is, my oh my oh my oh my.

It's been too hard livin', oh my,
And I'm afraid to die.
I don't know what's up there,
Beyond the sky.
It's been a long, long time coming,
But I know, but I know,
That a change has gotta come.
Oh yes it is, my oh my oh my.

I go to the movie and I go downtown,
But somebody keep telling me don't hang around.

There's a time,
I will go to my brother, oh my.
I would ask my brother,
Will you help me please, oh now oh now?
He turned me down.
And then I asked my dear mother, oh my oh,
I said mother, I said mother,
I'm down on my knees.

It's been time that I go,
Lord it's too late.
Very long, oh now oh,
Somehow I thought I was still able,
To try to carry on.
It's been along, long time coming,
But I know,
That a change is gonna come.

Oh yes it is.
Huh, just like I said.
I went to my little bitty brother, oh my, my little brother,
I asked my brother, brother help me please, oh now,
He turned me down.
And then I go to my little mother, my dear mother, oh now, huh,
I said mother, I said mother I'm down on my knees.

But there was a time that I go,
Lord it's too late, too late.
So very long, oh my oh,
Somehow I thought I was still able,
To try to carry on.
It's been a long long time coming,
But I know, but I know,
That change has gotta come, oh.
It's been so long, It's been so long
A little too long,
But a change is gotta come.

So tired, so tired of suffering,
Standing by myself.
Have given up a home,
But a change has gotta come.
You know, you know that I know.
And I know that you know.
Honey, That a change is gonna come, oh now, oh my...

In loving memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968

"Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty I'm free at last."

The Everly Brothers have a few songs that have made me cry: "Ebony Eyes", "Even When I Hold It in My Hand (Hard Luck Story)" (an obscure one but severely depressing), a cover called "Put My Little Shoes Away" (about a child dying of some feverish sickness; I can't sing along to it, it's so sad), and a little gem called "And I'll Go", whose lyrics are below.

And I'll Go
performed by: The Everly Brothers
Appears on Heartaches and Harmonies (Disc 3)

Look at me, and tell me
You don't want me around anymore
And I'll go
Tell me that I don't mean
Anything at all to you anymore
And I'll go

If you want to say our love's not right
I'll turn away from you, run away from you
Out of your life
'Cause I love you and I want you to be free
If I'm not the man you wanted me to be

Look at me, and tell me
You don't want me around anymore
And I'll go
Look at me, and tell me
You don't want me around you anymore
All you've got to do is let me know
All you've got to do is tell me so
And I'll go
I'll go
And I'll go
I'll go

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"You lift up my spirits, you shine on my soul. Whenever I'm empty, you make me feel whole. I can rely on you to guide me through any situation" - Macca

"When all else fails and fades, it's you who remains" - Cuff the Duke

Photo (c) 2008 Portraits Now

Thank you for reminding me of The Everly Brothers, rabbitprincess! I've been listening to their "All Time Greatest Hits" and especially their groundbreaking 1968 country rock album "Roots". I can't say that I've ever (pun intended) been brought to tears by an Everly Brothers song...mostly I have found their music to be simply astonishing. They were the vocal inspiration for so many Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel songs, and for many other musicians (Grateful Dead & Byrds, etc) as well. Easily overlooked, but these guys recorded pure rock and roll genius classics.

And that Heartaches and Harmonies box set looks mighty tempting, but I don't have 75 bucks to spring for it at present! As a result of your mentioning them here I have been rediscovering their great music. Thanks again!

You're welcome, Peter!  

They have also released a SEVEN-disc boxed set of EB -- lots of rarities, multiple takes, and even some foreign-language and Christmas songs. If I didn't already have H&H, I'd be tempted to get it.

And it's nice to know other people who listen to EB...for the longest time I've been the only person I know who listens to them.  

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"You lift up my spirits, you shine on my soul. Whenever I'm empty, you make me feel whole. I can rely on you to guide me through any situation" - Macca

"When all else fails and fades, it's you who remains" - Cuff the Duke

Photo (c) 2008 Portraits Now

Ah, I saw that 7 disc set over at Amazon. Impressive...very impressive.

No, you are not alone in your fondness for the Everly Brothers music. I've long been delving into so-called roots rock/country music and I'm constantly amazed at how many musicians mention the Everlys' work in the 50's and early 60's as being so influential on their own "newer" roots music. Don and Phil are certainly not the sensation that they once were, but thankfully, their legacy of work is preserved on disc or record. As has been mentioned before, I find folks here at BR.com have have excellent taste in music so perhaps we digressed on this thread a little bit but if you haven't checked them out, I highly recommend early Everly Brothers, best represented in a concise greatest hits package called, "Cadence Classics: Their 20 Greatest Hits" on Rhino Records. You'll be amazed at how many of these tunes you recognize.

 I just thought of a hymn that brings me to tears, because it reminds me of my Nana... We sang it at her funeral.. its called " Shall We Gather At The River" has anyone heard of it?

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Too Much to Bear... Too much I fall down Drunk.. Too much I care! : Girl Of Mine - Jim Cuddy

No, I haven't heard that. I guess each person can have memories sparked by certain songs that can bring up a lot of feelings. That's why music is so awesome!!!!

The one verse in Pull Me Through always gets me!

This one...

"I hope you're traveling well now and there's stars over your head, and I hope the river carries you everywhere you said. Well I miss the way you look at me, the way you wear your hair, and I miss the conversations we left hanging in the air"

 

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"A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?" Wayne Campbell

katiescarlet:

No, I haven't heard that. I guess each person can have memories sparked by certain songs that can bring up a lot of feelings. That's why music is so awesome!!!!

The one verse in Pull Me Through always gets me!

This one...

"I hope you're traveling well now and there's stars over your head, and I hope the river carries you everywhere you said. Well I miss the way you look at me, the way you wear your hair, and I miss the conversations we left hanging in the air"

 

I do know that song, Josh.

Gee, Jenn, although I know the song, of course, reading that just now put a lump in my throat...made me think about how I'd feel if someone dear to me was gone from my life.

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I talk to you, you talk to me,
And in my heart I've been set free ~ Shannon Lyon

F*ck it, I'm off to the river
Just get me outta here ~ Dustin Bentall

Lyle Lovett's "I married her just because she looks like you"

Or

The Notorious Cherry Bombs' "It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chewed your ass out all day long"

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I lie, I drank, I cuss, I spit
I guess I don't really give a ***

Thar's too many dogs in the world ta Psychoanalyze to worry about bitches.

Yippee-ki-yay Om Om Mani Padme Om Om

I've never actually cried because of a song but because of my mood before I listened to the song or a meaning behind it-though I do find these songs can change my emotions, there's 'Pull Me Through' by Jim Cuddy, 'Hymn to the Sea'-the Titanic theme song, 'Scarlet' by Brooke Fraser and 'Angel' by Sarah McLachlan.

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"Each time you step forward you get burnt a lil bit" "She reads a book from across the street, waiting for someone that she'll never meet" "The lineup seems endless, underneath the salvation signs"

Realistic Lyrics-Blue Rodeo, Billy Talent, AOF

Katiescarlet,

  That song I think is one that brought me to tears right after my Nana died too(maybe it was "What she said) because thats what both are talking about in a manner of speaking. Got to Jim's My-Space. It has the storey to Pull Me Theough in the music player.

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Too Much to Bear... Too much I fall down Drunk.. Too much I care! : Girl Of Mine - Jim Cuddy

Crying is cheating.

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I lie, I drank, I cuss, I spit
I guess I don't really give a ***

Thar's too many dogs in the world ta Psychoanalyze to worry about bitches.

Yippee-ki-yay Om Om Mani Padme Om Om