Songs that make the tears flow

Mojo what a lovely thing to have. Thanks for posting such a moving song memory.

My husband who passed away almost 2 years ago loved singing and made some CD's. The last song on one of these was dedicated to me and he says at the beginning 'This is just for you Molly'.It's called You're my best friend, recorded by Don Williams. I have to listen to it every day, as it's the only sound of his voice I'll ever hear again.

Has to be dance with my father again

I am going back to 1963 when Skeeker David sang;

'The end of the World'

also later Karen Carpenter sang her version

Did anyone else hear this wonderful Radio 4 programme yesterday about "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"? Listening to Julie Young describing how she felt about the song and her child Reagan was just heartbreaking. Reagan suffered brain damage when he was 9 months old and sadly died last year aged 15. Although this beautiful song was written as a love song for a woman (Peggy Seeger) I think every mother can relate it to how they feel about their child.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07zz5y8

Oh my, the tears flow just thinking about it.

In My Daughter's Eyes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vafzteL3FBE

I'm a country music fan and I found this one just the other day. Soooooooooooo sad.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_rEIA_ohto

Once in Royal Davids City particularly the line that says "When at last his children crowned, All in white shall wait around". I can't even write it without getting choked up. Don't know why

No you didn't mess it up at all Jangran99 stupid bloomin'buttons

Yes I did find it thank you and I agree lovely words and very moving too. I actually already had it on his GH(2) CD too. Apparently it is autobiographical and was written to describe how he and his wife look back over their lives, how they first fell in love and raising their children etc.

Never mind Jangran. It happens to the best of us!

Drat!! First conversation ever on this site and I mess it up!

Hope youfound it gillybob.Best !ine for me is
Remember when the sound of little feet
Was the music we danced to week to week.

We'll dance to that song next year at our Golden wedding!

Did you find it gillybob? Best line ever is-
Remember when the sound of littefeet
Was the music we danced to week to week
#in bits

Time to say goodbye by Paul Potts

Jim Croce's Photographs and memories .
Snowpatrol's Chasing Cars .

An old one, "The Carnival is over" by the Seekers, and "Without you" by Nielsen.

Something inside so strong by the Rock Choir always gets to me.

I am not familiar with that Alan Jackson song Jangran99 I am a huge fan of his so will look it up this evening.

We played "Autumn Leaves" at my mother's funeral. Apparently it was the song that was playing when she first danced with my father (and he fell flat on his back - probably had one too many!). During her final days in hospital we were talking about favourite songs and she mentioned it. I started to sing it and she quipped, "Well it used to be my favourite!" Critical to the end!!!

Remember When sung by Alan Jackson says it all for me!

"Autumn Leaves" - my dear departed brother used to have a special way of singing this.
"Wonderful World" - my Dad's favourite, played at his funeral. We sang it in choir last year, it took me weeks to sing without snivelling, but I concentrated on the music and not the words and finally got over it.
"The Folk who Live on the Hill" - Peggy Lee sings this so beautifully, and the verse ending "Baby and Joe who used to be Jack and Jill" always sets me off!
"Still Magic" by Peter Skellern - we play this in the car, my husband loves it and always pats me on the arm when this comes on, the words say it all.
"Moonlight Serenade" Glenn Miller - one of Mum's special tunes, and played at her funeral.
"Stop Right There" - Spice Girls - now for a happy tune, my granddaughters, now grown-up, used to sit on the back seat singing this one, complete with actions.
It has been lovely to read your special tunes, the song about the father was very moving, almost as bad as "The Living Years". Now I'm away to find the tissues!

lefthanded I love that Aerosmith song too.

Oh yes Without You by Harry Neilson. Special memories with that one for me.

A link to above in case anyone is interested or feels like a good weep

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPHnadJ-0hE

Its the line in the second verse when he sings
"were you teaching a class full of innocent children" when I finally give up and start blubbering.

Has anyone heard "Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day" by Alan Jackson?

It is a song about where you were and what you were doing when the planes hit the twin towers 9/11. Very sad but the words are so true.

Trying to find a link for it.