Cummon you Testosterone-driven, Macho WWF-lovin', emotionless cage fighters! You gotta have a soft spot SOMEWHERE in your heart? No one song, ever? Have you never thought a song was sung, or performed so awesome that it touches your soul? No harm done having a good cry once in a while even if it seems to signal the presence of "GIRLIE-MAN" syndrome.
The only time I don't feel any emotion is when I am at a Death Metal concert, in the mosh-pit, watch groups like Slipknot and Slayer incite a friggin riot with songs like "Reign in Blood", or "Mandatory Suicide"...then I feel a compulsion to beat the shit out of some random stranger just for the fun of it. No emotion there!
(Just kidding! I'm being a smartass and pulling your chain), If music doesn't sometimes make you cry, that's ok too. Just feel free to beat hell out of your wife and go an a 3 state killing spree. |
This summer when hearing k.d. lang sing Hallelujah live at Wolftrap. The crowd gave her a six minute standing ovation. |
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Paul, if it was that Sugerland song with the incipiently-hysterical-woman-in-a-state-of-self-obsessed-desperation video you mean, I cried (or cried out), too -- although probably not for the same reason :).
But here was a surprising classic show-stopper for me: I volunteer-ushered some years back at the road troupe presentation of "Jesus Christ, Superstar" at the Palace Theater because a friend asked me to help out. In CONTEXT (and please try to forget all about the point-missing Helen Reddy version), the song "I Don't Know How to Love Him" was simply spellbinding. For human, not religious reasons. |
Climax of Mahler's Resurrection
Loggin & Messina Golden Ribbons |
Blkadr...
"LWP (listening while plastered)"... I'm going to remember this...TY! |
Ditto Josh Groban's "you raise me up" My mother's favorite song I had actually had someone sing it at her Funeral. Bless her sole. |
Allan Pettersson's Symphony No.7 can bring me to the point of tears. |
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Last week- Yo Yo Ma playing Morricone, last 2 cuts on the album- gets me every time.
Oh, as for Tp reaves' comment- you're kidding right? Music possesses emotive power- a fact recognized by nearly every culture. Lighten up..or better still, listen to better music. No, I'm not kidding. If music makes you cry, that's fine. I just find the concept a little, shall we say, girlie-man!!! So cry on guys and gals and enjoy yourselves. |
About 44 years ago.
I'm 48 now |
Just this morning while listening to the God Bless America.
John Boehner |
Only when LWP (listening while plastered). Yo Yo Ma doing Morricone? Got to check that one out, thanks Danlib. |
Opening song at a concert last month.
It suddenly became clear that the sound reproduction was going to be awful, the opening act was nothing to write home about, the line to get beer was long and arduous, the large proportioned person in front of me was not going to sit down the whole evening, the gas pains recently developed would need to be tolerated rather than risk offense to the rather tough looking guy on my left, and my brother in law who drove and paid for the tickets was not going to be willing to leave early.
Didn't actually cry cause I'm not a sissy Mary but I sort of wanted to. |
Josh Groban's "You raise me up" will do it for me. |
Last week- Yo Yo Ma playing Morricone, last 2 cuts on the album- gets me every time.
Oh, as for Tp reaves' comment- you're kidding right? Music possesses emotive power- a fact recognized by nearly every culture. Lighten up..or better still, listen to better music. |
Music makes you cry? It might be time to see a shrink, sounds like you could be depressed or something. |
Actually happens every once in a while to me, esp if I sing along to Jackson Browne's Before the Deluge. |
Barber, adagio for stings. Killer!! |
Goosebumps? Yes. Tears? Hasn't happened yet. |
When I realized I'd blown my right tweeter while listening to Miles Davis...
Seriously, Patty Griffith's "Rain" always makes me well up. |
Shawn Colvin's "I've Never Seen Blue Like That Before" always brings me to tears...just beautiful. |
