[Music] Music performances that bring a tear to your eye.

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Jam The Man

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
8,226
South East North Lancing




Jam The Man

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
8,226
South East North Lancing
Songs make me well up quite a few times, but specifically a couple:

Brian Wilson (when he still had some semblance of a voice) singing ‘Warmth of the sun’ in 2002 at the Brighton Centre

The Shadows’ ‘Wonderful Land’ : was my dad’s funeral song
 


Jam The Man

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
8,226
South East North Lancing
The Universal, Blur.

When they performed this at Glastonbury when they first got back together around 10-15 tears ago it brought tears to most of the crowd (which were mostly bellowing out the chorus) and Damon himself. A magical and emotional moment.
Yes that was a powerful image watching him cry after that performance
 








Weststander

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
69,271
Withdean area
I know it won't be most peoples idea of a song that brings tears but have to say nothing comes close for me.

The guitarist, Tom Searle, who was a founding member of the band had cancer for a while and this is a song about him living with the cancer diagnosis and the hopelessness of it all. His dream was to headline Alexandra Palace.

Unfortunately he passed away from cancer in 2016 at age 28.

After his passing the band managed to play Alexandra Palace, the person speaking at 02:13 is his brother Dan who is the drummer for the band. The parts after that speech with Sam breaking down whilst singing are heartbreaking but it's one of the best performances I've ever seen, luckily I was there to see it. RIP Tom and f*** cancer.



I’ve watched that before. Amazing from Dan.
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Songs make me well up quite a few times, but specifically a couple:

Brian Wilson (when he still had some semblance of a voice) singing ‘Warmth of the sun’ in 2002 at the Brighton Centre

The Shadows’ ‘Wonderful Land’ : was my dad’s funeral song
Wonderful Land is probably my favourite instrumental, fabulous and one of the first tracks that really grabbed me as a very young kid.
 


















Jam The Man

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
8,226
South East North Lancing
Wonderful Land is probably my favourite instrumental, fabulous and one of the first tracks that really grabbed me as a very young kid.
It was my dad’s favourite song, and the only 45 he ever kept as he moved through the years through cassettes, cd, mp3…
Best selling instrumental ever and arguably the best instrumental ever, period.
And now it’s hanging on the wall in my home in his memory, with his initials in the inner groove that he etched in 1962.

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Weststander

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
69,271
Withdean area
I was there and it was such an emotional performance. Lots of tears from people who were there.

Sam breaking down in tears whilst signing the chorus and the crowd taking over is so powerful

I’ve recently met Dan, a lovely down to earth guy. I actually hadn’t heard of the band before this.
 


1066familyman

Radio User
Jan 15, 2008
15,233
If only I knew how to add a video to my answer, maybe someone can do it for me. My choice is Bonnie Raitt's "I can't make you love me". It always hurts to hear the lyrics about a one- side love relationship.
 








AstroSloth

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Dec 29, 2020
1,379
They’re such a strong unit, friends when not playing/creating.
They're also good friends with other bands in the area.

The tattoo artist who did my work used to see Sam a lot with other local groups, Ben from Royal Blood and members of Black Peaks being some of them.
 


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