do you have a song that just fits your life so much, or is composed so powerfully, you cant listen to it without crying from the good feeling?

this is mine.
it fits into both categories.

innocent by our lady peace

Oh, Johnny wishes he was famous
Spends his time alone in the basement
With Lennon and Cobain and a guitar and a stereo
And while he wishes he could escape this
But it all seems so contagious
Not to be yourself and faceless
In a song that has no soul

I remember feeling low
And I remember losing hope
And I remember all the feelings
And the day they stopped
We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are all
We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are all

Oh, and Gina's losing faith in what she knows
Hates her music, hates all of her clothes
Thinks of surgery and a new nose
Every calorie's a war,
And while she wishes she was a dancer
And that she never heard of cancer
She wishes God would give her some answers
And make her feel beautiful

I remember feeling low
And I remember losing hope
And I remember all the feelings
And the day they stopped
We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are
We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are

One day you'll have to let it go
You'll have to let it go
One day you'll stand up on your own
You'll stand up on your own
Remember losing hope
Remember feeling low
Remember all the feelings and the day they stopped

We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are
We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are
We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are
We are, we are all innocent
We are all innocent, we are, we are

We are, we are all innocent

For me would have to be Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"...cept not too sure the crying comes from a good feeling!

One Mic by Nas. Usually with the video. I guess the song and video together are composed very powerfully.

There is a crescendo in Jackson Browne's "The Load-Out" that just fills my heart with helium...."We just pass the time in the hotel rooms, wander 'round backstage, 'Til those lights come up and we hear that crowd and we remember why we came.....", those are the lyrics for that part of the song...it does not matter how down I am, that 20 seconds of music can bring me around...of course, sometimes I have to play it several times, but it ALWAYS works!

Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" always brings a tear to my eye.

Kelleygirl, His "Broken Dreams" does the same for me...

MrsS, I know what you mean about "The Load Out". It's a "that's why we do it".
There's loads of others that do it for me too.
"Dan Takes 5" by the Georgia Satellites, "Only A Dream" by Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Fort Worth Blues" by Steve Earle, "Lenny" by Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Shooting Star" by Bad Company, too many Tom Waits songs to list, "Venice Queen" by The Chilli Peppers", "Tangerine" by Led Zep, "Out Of The Woods" by Nickel Creek..... OK I'll stop.

Have you ever heard "sweet dreams little man" by Dixie Chicks? That song makes me cry every time I hear it, because it reminds me of my son. Also, the 1812 Overture and Canon in D, if done well are so moving they bring tears to my eyes

It doesn't really fit my life, but something about the beautiful, haunting melody of Danny Boy always gets to me.

"Danny Boy"

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying
'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.

But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

And if you come, when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.

And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

Mighty Clouds of Joy by Al Green

Hey All!

Hmn, a song that I can easily relate to happens to be a pretty so so number of Madonna. Don't rem the name but the lyrics certainly ring true for me.

It goes something like:

I want the good life,
but I don't want an easy ride.
What I want is to work for it.
Feel the blood and sweat on my fingertips, that's what I want.

I go round and round just like a circle; I can't see a clearer picture. When I touch the ground I come full circle to my place and I am home. I, am, home.

I wan to know everything, maybe someday I will. What I want is to live forever. Not to find my time and place, it's a lonely race...

it's all offhand.


Ofcourse the living for ever bit is NOT my desire. But the rest of the song more or less reflects what satisfies me at the end of the day.

The best sleep you earn is when you are darn tired and drop dead on the bed.