Was going to post that too
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Going a second listen,
For some reason reminded me of My Immortal by Evanescence (the origin piano only version).
Upon listening to that for the first time in years theyāre actually not that similar but the song could definitely land itself in this thread!
Always something haunting about a piano piece with light strings behind it.
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I actually thought someone would of posted our theme song
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Plumb was going to quit the music scene after that album. while she was deciding she received a letter from a young lady who went to her concert. She said in the letter that she was close to the end and when Plumb sang that song it released something in her and she now wanted to live. Thankfully Plumb didnāt quit in the end, I really enjoy her music.
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The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics. For those, who like me, had a close relationship with their father.
Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door
I know that Iām a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I know that Iām a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Oh, crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
Iām afraid thatās all weāve got
You say you just donāt see it
He says itās perfect sense
You just canāt get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence
Say it loud (say it loud), say it clear (oh say it clear)
You can listen as well as you hear
Itās too late (itās too late) when we die (oh when we die)
To admit we donāt see eye to eye
So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
Itās the bitterness that lasts
So donāt yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you donāt give up, and donāt give in
You may just be okay
So say it loud, say it clear (oh say it clear)
You can listen as well as you hear
Because itās too late, itās too late (itās too late) when we die (oh when we die)
To admit we donāt see eye to eye
I wasnāt there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didnāt get to tell him
All the things I had to say
I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
Iām sure I heard his echo
In my babyās new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Say it loud, say it clear (oh say it clear)
You can listen as well as you hear
Itās too late (itās too late) when we die (itās too late when we die)
To admit we donāt see eye to eye
So say it, say it, say it loud (say it loud)
Say it clear (come on say it clear)
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First 2 bars, going to go bed and sleep and listen to this.
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They did a cover of this on āThe Politicianā as well which I thought was lovely
Edit - @SMJ beat me to it.
A couple from this guy. Ry Cooder sits in beautifully in the second one.
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This one i first heard from the movie āMy Sisterās Keeperā (saw the movie in the cinemas and was literally sobbing at the end).
Itās a really beautiful song.
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Anything by Elliot Smith, he was a genius and died so young
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The music in that series was definitely much better than the series itself!
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Pearl Jam - Just
Iām a ā ā ā ā ā ā ā numpty, no idea how to embed the link.
Absolutely would say this is the most melancholy song of all for me - but not one to make you cry - I think thereās a difference.
For make you cry type sad, try Rubyās Arms
by Tom Waits,
or his Kentucky Avenue, from about a 12 year old kid.
āIāll take the spokes from your wheelchair and a magpieās wings and Iāll tie āem to your shoulders and your feet, Iāll steal a hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legs, and weāll bury them tonight out in the cornfieldā.
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The Great Gig in the Sky is pretty amazing and sad.
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I was interested, if not fascinated, to read some people here cry to Pink Floydās āWish You Were Hereā. To me, thatās my go to music for something uplifting and also to something to listen to when studying. I can play that v loud, study some info intently and suddenly realise I havent heard a thing. Iāll get to the end of the album and thinkā¦whatā¦? Timeās gone in an instant and itās like time has stood still.
For me itās someone with a guitar, 3 chords and the truthā¦the meaningful story gets me every time
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