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Julie

Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 10:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi everyone...this is my first post here. There are so many tear jerker songs for me, but the ones that come to mind right now are:

-How Great Thou Art (my grandmothers favorite hymn and it was played at her funeral

-Time (I think that is the correct title...by the Allen Parsons project)

-How Deep Is Your Love...the BeeGees

-You Are My Special Angel....can't think of the singer


Julie

Pamy

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 05:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Welcome Julie!!

Sweetbabygirl

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 05:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Gosh you guys, now you've got me teary-eyed again!

Yes Julie, Time by the Alan Parsons Project has always gotten to me, too....and One Sweet Day, It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (the version played in the movie Cooley High), Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings (which I always thought was a p-song....until I heard it on the radio during a low period in my life) and The Dance.

You Are My Sunshine is such a beautiful song, but I think I heard a child sing it on a commercial....then they had her born/died dates and I broke up.

Thanks to all of you who responded to this thread....let's all have a group hug now!!

Mak1

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 05:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{Group}}}}

Just reading the names of most of these songs is choking me up, and I can't even think about Bette singing Wind Beneath My Wings for the movie Beaches with dry eyes.

Mags

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 05:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I cry for "Leader of the Band" like others here...also along those same lines, Mike and the Mechanics "Living Years". Anything that talks about a good relationship between a dad and a child.

"Nothing Compares 2 You" because it was played at my cousin's funeral. "On Eagles Wings" played at grandma and grandpa's funerals.

Goddessatlaw

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 06:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL you guys - Tabby, pass the tissue please. I like mine with aloe.

Readonly

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 06:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My sister will killed in a car accident almost 17 years ago (still seems like yesterday some times). She was my best friend. Anyway, Neil Diamond was one of her favorite singers, and when I hear him sing I always think of her (although there's not a day that goes by that I don't think of her anyway). Right after her accident I would have to turn off the radio or leave the room if I heard a Neil Diamond song. I've gotten over that, but now and then I'll hear a song of his and it just hits me. I'm getting a little teary just writing this. Thanks for listening.

Eliz87

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 09:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Readonly....I'm so very sorry about your sister. God bless.

Ophiliasgrandma

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 09:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Before The Throne Of God Above - Stoneleigh Band
When I sing this in a group setting it tears me up and makes me weep also.

Sweetbabygirl

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 09:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ooh, I'm listening to Sadie, by The Spinners.

The lead singer is singing about his mother....all mama songs get to me anyway.

Another is These Three Words, by Stevie Wonder

Whit4you

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 06:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
It has to be one of the most touching songs ever written. It's a story about a handicapped lil boy who's father was a truck driver. Out of loneliness after the death of his father, he reached out via his father's CB, this song is about a collective 'random act of kindness' by caring truckers. After the 200th time hearing this song I could listen without tearing up or choking up (sometimes)... but the song will always hold a special place in my heart. Lyrics or not it's one of the most touching stories I've ever heard. If you've never heard this song - you've missed out on something special I think.

It's clear I'm not the only one touched by this song, "Operation Teddy Bear" inspired by this song, is an annual event for the past 20 years where truckers "adopt" disabled residents in Salisbury, Marylandd.

The song didn't end with "Teddy Bear" however, a song " Teddy Bear's Last Ride" by Diana Williams followed. "Last Ride.." was about the death of Teddy Bear. Red responded to that song with the song "Little Joe" to prove that Teddy Bear was still alive, not only alive but had experienced a miracle and could walk, and was living his dream of driving a 18 wheeler.

Words and music by Dale Roy, Billy Joe Burnette, Red Sovine and Tommy Hill

Sung by Red Sovine (1976)

Teddy Bear

I was on the outskirts of a little southern town,
Trying to reach my destination before the sun went down.
The old CB was blaring away on channel one-nine
When there came a little boy's voice on the radio line.
And he said, "Breaker, one-nine, is anyone there?
Come on back, truckers, and talk to Teddy Bear."
Well, I keyed the mike and I said, "Well, you got it,Teddy Bear."
And the little boy's voice came back on the air.
"'Preciate the break. Who we got on that end?"
I told him my handle, and then he began:

"Now, I'm not supposed to bother you fellas out there,
Mom says you're busy and for me to stay off the air.
But, you see, I get lonely and it helps to talk
'Cause that's about all I can do. I'm crippled and I can't walk."

I came back and told him to fire up that mike
And I'd talk to him as long as he'd like.
"This was my dad's radio," the little boy said,
"But I guess it's mine and Mom's now 'cause my daddy's dead.
Dad had a wreck about a month ago.
He was trying to get home in a blinding snow.
Mom has to work now to make ends meet
And I'm not much help with my two crippled feet.
She says not to worry, that we'll make it all right,
But I hear her crying sometimes late at night.
You know, there's one thing I want more than anything else to see.
Aw, I know you guys are too busy to bother with me,
But, you see, my dad used to take me for rides when he was home
But I guess that's all over now since my daddy's gone."

Not one breaker came on the old CB
As that little crippled boy talked with me.
I tried hard to swallow, the lump just wouldn't stay down
As I thought about my boy back in Greenville town.

"Dad was gonna take Mom and me with him later on this year.
Why, I remember him saying, 'Someday this old truck'll be yours, Teddy Bear.'
But I know I'll never get to ride an 18-wheeler again,
But this old base will keep me in touch with all my trucker friends.
Teddy Bear's gonna back on out now and leave you alone
'Cause it's about time for Mom to come home.
But you give me a shout when you're passing through
And I'll sure be happy to come back to you."

Well, I came back and I said, "Before you go ten-ten,
What's your home-twenty, little CB friend?"
Well, he gave me his address and I didn't once hesitate
'Cause this hot load of freight was just gonna have to wait.
I turned that truck around on a dime
And headed straight for Jackson Street, 229.

And as I rounded the corner, boy, I got one heck of a shock--
Eighteen-wheelers were lined up for three city blocks!
Why, I guess every driver for miles around had caught Teddy Bear's call
And that little crippled boy was having a ball.
For as fast as one driver would carry him in,
Another would carry him to his truck and take off again.
Well, you better believe I took my turn at riding Teddy Bear
And then I carried him back in and put him down in his chair.
And, buddy, if I never live to see happiness again
I want you to know I saw it that day, in the face of that little man.

We took up a collection for him before his mama got home
And each driver said goodbye and then they were all gone.
He shook my hand with a mile-long grin
And said, "So long, trucker, I'll catch you again!"
I hit that interstate with tears in my eyes
And I turned on the radio and I got another surprise.
"Breaker, one-nine," came a voice on the air,
"Just one word of thanks from Mama Teddy Bear.
We wish each and every one a special prayer for you
'Cause you just made my little boy's dream come true.
I'll sign off now before I start to cry.
May God ride with you. Ten-four, and goodbye."

Dilligaf

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 06:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Martina McBride...."That's Me"

Twiggyish

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 08:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Time in a Bottle.. Jim Croce

Dust in the Wind.. Kansas

You are my Sunshine.. is a favorite of mine, too.

Anything by Dan Fogelberg.


When I was a child..Puff the Magic Dragon used to make me cry. I think it was because the dragon had no one in the end.

Julie

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 04:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Pamy and everyone else for the welcome.


Another song I thought of I'm not sure who sings it or even what the title is (Another Auld Lang Syne...maybe?), but it starts out....


"Met my old lover at the grocery store, the snow was falling Christmas Eve...."

and the chorus is something like

"We drank a toast to innocence, we drank to toast the times..."


I only hear it around the holidays, but it gets me every time.

Cathie

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 04:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's the one I mentioned above, Julie, "Same Old Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg. I have the CD and play it during all the seasons of the year, lol! :)

Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve

She didn't recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totaled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged

Went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I
Saw doubt or gratitude

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another 'auld lang syne'

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away

Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain

Julie

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 04:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Cathie. What is the title of the CD?

Twiggyish

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I forgot to add this one. My wedding song (almost 23 years ago) was Longer also by Dan Fogelberg.

Longer Than

Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
Higher than than any bird ever flew
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
I've been in love with you
Stronger than any mountain cathedral
Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval
I am in love with you
I'll bring fire in the winters
You'll send showers in the springs
We'll fly through the falls and summers
With love on our wings

Through the years as the fire starts to mellow
Burning lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding cracks and the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you
I'll be in love with you

Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
Higher than than any bird ever flew
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
I've been in love with you
I am in love with you

Maris

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 08:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The Town I Loved So Well
Phil Coulter

In my memory I will always see
the town that I have loved so well
Where our school played ball by the gasyard wall
and we laughed through the smoke and the smell
Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane
past the jail and down behind the fountain
Those were happy days in so many, many ways
in the town I loved so well

In the early morning the shirt factory horn
called women from Creggan, the Moor and the Bog
While the men on the dole played a mother's role,
fed the children and then trained the dogs
And when times got tough there was just about enough
But they saw it through without complaining
For deep inside was a burning pride
in the town I loved so well

There was music there in the Derry air
like a language that we all could understand
I remember the day when I earned my first pay
And I played in a small pick-up band
There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth
I was sad to leave it all behind me
For I learned about life and I'd found a wife
in the town I loved so well

But when I returned how my eyes have burned
to see how a town could be brought to its knees
By the armoured cars and the bombed out bars
and the gas that hangs on to every tree
Now the army's installed by that old gasyard wall
and the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
With their tanks and their guns, oh my God, what have they done
to the town I loved so well

Now the music's gone but they carry on
For their spirit's been bruised, never broken
They will not forget but their hearts are set
on tomorrow and peace once again
For what's done is done and what's won is won
and what's lost is lost and gone forever
I can only pray for a bright, brand new day
in the town I loved so well

© Phil Coulter

Theowl

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 08:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Even Now by Barry Manilow.

Julie, The Vogues sang Special Angel. I love that group out of the 60's.

Sunday Will Never Be the Same by Mama's and Papa's. Family Sunday dinners were never the same after my brother was killed.

Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra (That's an Irish Lullaby) by Bing Crosby. My dad used to sing it to us at night.

Cathie

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 10:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Julie, The song is on his Greatest Hits CD from 1982--available at most music stores and Amazon.com.

http://www.danfogelberg.com/infogreatesthits.html

Melfie1222

Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 11:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Twiggyish, that was the wedding song of one of my aunts at about the same time as your wedding.... my mom has many brothers and sisters, but this aunt is my favorite, so I love that song.

Ryanc829

Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 01:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Whit - Thank you for the artist who did Teddy Bear. I was discussing it with a friend a while back, and I wanted to listen to it after he told me about it but he couldn't figure out the artist who sang it.

Songs that make me cry.

The Baby - Blake Shelton
The Dance - Garth Brooks

Brenda1966

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 02:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't even see to type because the tears are welling up!

This one gets me everytime:

Cats In The Cradle
Written by H. Chapin/S. Chapin

My child arrived just the other day
Came to the world in the usually way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
He was talkin' 'fore I knew it.
And as he grew he said,
"I'm gonna be like you, Dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you"

Chorus
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moon.
"When you comin' home ?"
"Son, I don't know when.
We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then.

Ginger1218

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 03:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Everything I Own
by David Gates and Bread

A lot of people this is a song to a lover, but the song is actually about his deceased father.

The part that says
"Is there someone you know, and loving them so, and taking them all for granted, you may lose them one day, taken away, and you don't hear the words they want to say - I would give every thing I own, give up my life - my heart - my home - I would give everything I own, just to touch you once again, just to see you once again"

After my father passed away, this song destroyed me

Ryanc829

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 01:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
He Stopped Loving Her Today
George Jones


He said I'll love you 'til I die
She told him you'll forget in time
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind

He kept her picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again

Kept some letters by his bed
Dated 1962
He had underlined in red
Every single "I love you"

I went to see him just today
Oh but I didn't see no tears
All dressed up to go away
First time I'd seen him smile in years

He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today

You know she came to see him one last time
Oh and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running through my mind
This time he's over her for good

He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today