Powerful Songs

CarsonPalmer · Post by **CarsonPalmer** » 2006-01-14 05:19pm

What songs, in your opinion, have a deep emotional impact?
Here are some of mine
Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones, just because of the tragic feel to it
The Sound of Silence-Simon and Garfunkel, always relevant, and strikes a chord with me
Love the Ones You're With-Not quite sure why this one is on here, but it just touches me whenever I hear it, especially the opening
Up Around the Bend and Who'll Stop the Rain-CCR, You can just feel the emotion in these songs
American Pie-Don Mclean-Just reaches out and pulls you in. I can't stop listening to this song
Only the Good Die Young-Billy Joel
Glory Days-Bruce Springsteen
Sloop John B-This song always strikes a chord with me, and not about vacations. It reminds me of Summer Practice for football.
On a side note, Cat's Cradle is so sad that it brings me to near tears every time I hear it. I can't stand to listen to it. It's just too good.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2006-01-14 06:08pm

Passive by a perfect circle is a powerful song in my opinion, it really affects me.

BloodAngel · Post by **BloodAngel** » 2006-01-14 06:15pm

Believe it or not, Linkin Park's "In the End".

You have no idea how many times it's come up within our circle...

Saurencaerthai · Post by **Saurencaerthai** » 2006-01-14 07:18pm

John Adams - On the Transmigration of Souls
Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto's 2 and 3
Claude Debussey - La Cathédrale engloutie (from book 1 of preludes)
Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic - Tales from the Center of the Earth
David Macbride - Percussion Concerto (One Revolution)
The Easystar Allstars - Us and Them
Several of the albums by Godspeed you! Black Emperor. I chose not to list individual tracks, simply because they tend to flow together.

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2006-01-14 08:44pm

I always loved From A Distance, i was a kid when it came out and i've always loved that song. Also, my favorite song ever in history is Stephen Bishop's Something's Telling Me It Might Be You.

What? What of it?

DesertFly · Post by **DesertFly** » 2006-01-15 02:54am

"Layla" by Eric Clapton is probably about the best rock song ever, and part of that is certainly due to its treatment of unrecquited love.

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2006-01-15 01:36pm

Flames, by Vast...

...Partially because they are my favourite band, partially because it's a really good song, and partially because that was what was playing when I lost my virginity, so it's now kind of ingrained in my soul as a rather important song.

Bad Habit, by The Dresden Dolls...

...Because when you first hear it, it sounds so lighthearted, but then you realize, it's talking about suicidal and self-destructive tendencies.

Winter in my Heart, by Vast...

...Because I'm a huge Ren Faire geek, and it perfectly describes how I feel during the winter when the Faire is shut down.

Endless Skies, VNV Nation...

...Honestly, I don't know, but it always makes me stop whatever I'm doing for a while.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2006-01-15 01:38pm

Dreaming Of You by Selena; it almost always brings a tear to my eye.

Post by **Surlethe** » 2006-01-15 01:40pm

Adagio for Strings, by Samuel Barber. When not played by a high school orchestra ...

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2006-01-16 02:19am

Has to be Stairway to Heaven for me. So much I put it in my sig.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-01-16 02:33am

From the stuff I've been listening to recently...

Johnny Cash - Hurt
Damien Rice - Delicate
Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
The Servant - Glowing Logos

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2006-01-16 12:26pm

Metallica - Fade to Black
Good Charlotte - Hold On
Queen - The Show Must Go On
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2006-01-17 12:29am

now, unveiling my band geekism: (actually corps geekism I guess)

Loss, as performed by Blast!

Basically all of Santa Clara Vanguard's 1989 show, Phantom of the Opera. Especially the end though. That pretty much defines power, if you're going by un-amped loudness

1980 Spirit of Atlanta, finals night. I saw it once, at the 2005 DCI Classic Countdown, and I need to get a video of it!

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2006-01-17 01:18am

"Down the Slopes of Death" by Amon Amarth

"Confined" by As I lay Dying

Both very good.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2006-01-17 10:16pm

Echos of my Scream - Fear Factory

I guess From Autumn to Ashes has a couple songs that hit emotional notes as well.

McC · Post by **McC** » 2006-01-17 10:29pm

Champagne High by Sister Hazel.
Photograph and Far Away by Nickelback.
Right Here and It's Been A While by Staind.
Superman by John Williams (fuck you, you know it's awesome

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The Touch by Stan Bush (since it accompanied the most badass scene in a movie ever)
The Parting Glass, as rendered by Shaun Davey for Waking Ned Devine

I could probably list a bunch of others if I thought about it more, but that's a decent off-the-top-of-my-head list.

GuppyShark · Post by **GuppyShark** » 2006-01-25 03:00am

New York Minute, the Eagles.

Helped a little by its use in West Wing.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-01-25 03:49am

Zadius · Post by **Zadius** » 2006-01-25 03:59am

Lord Pounder wrote:Metallica - Fade to Black

One of my all-time favorite songs. "Death greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye." Followed by a tear-jerking guitar solo. Awesome.

Also, I have to say Libre by Tristania; the "beauty and the beast" style of vocals makes for a very emotional sounding song. Best part: "Every bullet hole in our holy town is an orifice for me to rape." Talk about looking on the bright side of things.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2006-01-25 02:12pm

"Something To Be Proud Of" -- Montgomery Gentry

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-01-25 02:51pm

"She Moved through the Fair"-Traditional
"Long Black Veil"-Traditional
"Where did you sleep last night"-H. "Leadbelly" Ledbetter

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2006-01-26 09:19am

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, the best vocal song ever recorded by man, period. Every once of my hope for humanity is contained within this song.
Beethoven 9th, a piece written by a depressed, near suicidal deaf composer, that somehow ended up being exalting, exilihrating and joyful.

And for the less deeply inclined
Zombie by The Cranberries
Disarm by Smashing Pumpkins
Man and Wife, the Latter (Damaged Goods) by Desaparicidos
Disintigration by The Cure
Love Song by The Cure
Without You I'm Nothing by Placebo featuring David Bowie
Teeth Like God's Shoeshine by Modest Mouse
Muddy Hymnal by Iron and Wine
Jezebel by Iron and Wine
Passing Afternoon by Iron and Wine
Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Older Chests by Damien Rice
Volcano by Damien Rice
Eyes on Me by Faye Wong
The Piano Song by Clarissa's Wierd
All Apologies and Smiles, Yours Truly, Ugly Valentine by Clarissa's Wierd
The Calender Hung Itself by Bright Eyes (I used to sing this to my ex, so its kinda special)
Wind by Akeboshi
And with my primary winamp list exhausted, I am gonna let you all mull them over for a bit.[/i]

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2006-01-27 03:06pm

"American Soldier" -- Toby Keith

"Arlington" -- Trace Adkins

Bertie Wooster · Post by **Bertie Wooster** » 2006-01-27 03:32pm

Wagner's suites always had the most emotional impact on me. The main theme from Tristan and Isoulde and The Gotterdamerung (Siefried's Funeral March) specifically. Also, The middle part of Toccata and Fugue in D-minor by Bach(a little after 3 minutes into it).

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2006-01-27 05:27pm

Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei (Choral version of Adagio for Strings)

There's other songs that I can listen to all day, but Agnus Dei just works on so many levels. It even kicked the Ode to Joy out the window.