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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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
Long time Nine inch nails fan. Love everything he’s done.
Hear Johnny Cash do Hurt.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Yeah that song hits quite hard
I didn’t know it by name, but it’s an iconic classic. I immediately recognized it.
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Oh man. That song is all the feels. Even Trent Reznor said Johnny did it better.
Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
I’m doing my best to not let my life be like the song, but that’s tough…
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.
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!
Wake me up when September ends
Hallelujah performed by Jeff Buckley.
And, as mentioned, Mr Cash’s haunting and painful rendition of Hurt.
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.
“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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Sylvan Esso - Coffee (NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert) (the first song)
Samy Deluxe - One Take Wonder 2 Meisterplan
Banyan Tree - Feel The Sun Rise
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Self Destruct - kublai khan tx
yukikosan - midori (NSFW ALBUM COVER)
All songs that hit hard for different reasons… for me
Holy diver man
Also do the evolution and hellraiser
Falling in Reverse’s cover of Last Resort
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Everclear - Everything to Everyone
It has one of my favorite lines in a song ever: “I think you are blind to the fact that the hand you hold is the hand that holds you down.”
“That funy feeling” by Bo Burnham
I only get half of the references in it, but it’s enough… Big feels, every time.
Ghost - Badflower
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Somewhere Only We Know by Keane, it always makes me think of good time with my ex. Sting like a bullet train everytime i listen to it.
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