For me it’s “We won’t be a alone” by Feint feat. Laura Brehm. I just have nostalgia attached to it and it brings back some nice summer memories.
This post is also for song recommendations since I listen to the same songs for years and I guess I wanna hear something new.
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Long time Nine inch nails fan. Love everything he’s done.
Hear Johnny Cash do Hurt.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Yeah that song hits quite hard
Oh man. That song is all the feels. Even Trent Reznor said Johnny did it better.
I didn’t know it by name, but it’s an iconic classic. I immediately recognized it.
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NiN - Hurt.
Simon and Garfunkel - Sound of Silence.
It’s interesting how original Hurt by NiN has very different vibes than its cover by Johnny Cash. It’s like it’s different song, but still the same. Both deep, just different.
The best way I can describe the emotional difference is that Reznor’s version depicts ruinous destruction of a young person’s life, and Cash’s version depicts a lifetime of regret. Their literal ages obviously help convey it, but the arrangement and style really sell it
Yeah, the original always hit me harder but both are very emotional. I think it’s also to do with the orchestration.
Disturbed’s cover of the sound of silence is profoundly better than the original; I highly suggest you check it out
Have you seen the Disturbed covid video of Sound of Silence? Makes me cry every fucking time!
I did and I don’t think I liked it for some reason, but it’s been such a long time I can’t clearly recall.
Specifically this performance of Danny Nedelko by Idles: https://piped.video/watch?v=Sc63fTPttEQ
It’s a song about how immigrants are normal people with thoughts and feelings, our friends and family and so on, released when an anti-immigration sentiment was completely mainstream, but also just as Corbyn was becoming popular, and the singer’s belting it out despite being knackered, and the crowd’s belting it back, until he falls down crying because everyone’s onside with his song he’d written about friendship and love, and the guitarist takes over without a second thought, and his wife comes out with their baby in a papoose to kiss him… I’m getting a lump in my throat just describing it.
Thank you, I didn’t know the song and I am deeply moved by it ❤️
Whenever I hear Baby Shark, I get very emotional.
😭😭😭🥹🥹
Selena - No Me Queda Más
Arctic Monkeys - 505
Eminem - Headlights
GnR - November Rain
Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the Cradle
I’m currently re-aligning my entire life with the goal of not becoming the dad in this song.
Originally from Harry Chapin.
Part of this song is about how fast life goes by, not just the dad not being there. Sad to say you can’t fix that.
I actually don’t have much of a problem with that.
If I die tomorrow, I’ll have a smile on my face knowing I’ve lived well.
On the other hand I’m still looking forward cause life keeps getting better.
If “Cat’s In The Cradle” doesn’t get you, you are not a father.
Fun fact, the origin of that nursery rhyme is unknown. The earliest source I can find is this Dutch “Cat and the Cradle” story:
http://childrens-stories.edigg.com/Ethnic_Fairy_Tales/Dutch_Fairy_Tales/The_Cat_And_The_Cradle.shtml
“Hits hard” may be subjective and situational, but I guess it can be interpreted as emotionally touches you?
- Lissie - Pursuit of Happiness (Live at Brighton Great Escape 2010)
- The Cranberries - Zombie
- Baz Luhrmann - Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen
- The intro soundbit on Infinity Train
- The episode intros of Jobless Reincarnation (“Mushoku Tensei”) (song with video mix) - always with episode relevant content, showing the world, incredible world-building, with its amazing harmonic conclusion)
Ever since I have my own children Zombie by The Cranberries hits twice as hard.
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Lissie - Pursuit of Happiness (Live at Brighton Great Escape 2010)
Baz Luhrmann - Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen
The intro soundbit on Infinity Train
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Creating the list made me wonder what more I could list so I took a peek into my music collection. Maybe Neil Young, which reminds me of my deceased mother (I didn’t include it here). Or other genres that would fit too, given that I do listen to a lot of or more of other genres. I found more highlights:
- The This Will Destroy You songs I Believe in Your Victory, The World Is Our ___, Threads
- Hula Hooper - Reach
- Sylvan Esso - Die Young (Echo Mountain Sessions)
- Sylvan Esso - Coffee (NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert) (the first song)
- Juli - Dieses Leben
- Samy Deluxe - One Take Wonder 2 Meisterplan
- Banyan Tree - Feel The Sun Rise (until 2:09; transitions great into next song; a sunrise into wakeup beat; I have only the first on a mix CD in my car, and I always intuitively expect the followup but something different follows 😄)
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Samy Deluxe - One Take Wonder 2 Meisterplan
Banyan Tree - Feel The Sun Rise
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Last Kiss by Pearl Jam
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Halo intro sound track.
My buddy played this at his wedding last weekend 😁
Hallelujah performed by Jeff Buckley.
And, as mentioned, Mr Cash’s haunting and painful rendition of Hurt.
My son does a really nice job on Hallelujah. That song always gets me.
Jeff does the best version.
I know I have the minority opinion; even Cohen said he like Buckley’s version better. But I just like Cohen’s more. Part of it is his baritone voice, but I love the depth the backup singers give it.
What’s neat is that people have such strong feelings on this. It’s truly a great song.
Bones in the Water by Battle of Mice. I’ve never heard that level of unhinged screaming in my life. Plus it’s creepy as fuck
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Green Bird by SEATBELTS.
Niceeee
So, I almost never listen to this song because somehow it always makes me so so sad. I am a metal guy, I love heavy shit, from Kill’Em All to Watch The World Burn; but an old friend passed me this song once and it broke me into pieces.
It’s the saddest lullaby ever.
I recommend this fan-made lyric video specially for those who don’t have English as first language. I find it funny that it doubles on views the original song.
Terrible Things, by Mayday Parade.
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Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
I’m doing my best to not let my life be like the song, but that’s tough…
Hang in there, fellow dad.
No matter how well you succeed in not being the song, you’ll still feel like the song. That’s ok. It’s why the song is so relatable; it applies to everyone. Like a horoscope…
