The most emotionally intense song you've ever heard?

[UncleAge]

Perhaps Peter Hammill's A Louse Is Not a Home, although lots of his songs (and guest appearances as vocalist in other people's songs) would qualify. IMHO, and for what it's worth, I see a lot of confusion in this thread between 'emotionally intense' and 'sappy and sentimental'.

Music affects people differently, no? Is it not possible for each poster to have been "emotionally" moved by their picks?

[dacaumodo]

a few more:

"Oh England my Lionheart" by Kate Bush


" The man with the child in his eyes" by Kate Bush (of course the vid is a little chessy though)


"Landslide" by Fleetwood mac


and contrary to most people, I prefer the Dixie Chicks' cover to that by Smashing Pumpkins

"I love you Porgy" as sung by Nina Simone

[Polite Company]

A lot of stuff by Radiohead really moves me. As some people have mentioned Street Spirit is a great one though I have to say one of their best top-to-bottom song collections is the My Iron Lung EP.

Also pretty much all of The Soft Bulletin by the Flaming Lips. That album takes you high, low and everywhere in between.

One of the songs that always gets me though is T.B. Sheets by Van Morrison.

[tomg]

Try A Little Tenderness Live- Otis Redding


If you let it, this will flat wear you out. Not so much an emotional experience but a serious ass mover.

Otis Redding - Shake

[Optomadic]

Nothing Compares To You - (Sinnead O'Connor version)

Why is it the baldies get all emotional. I know a singer (not going to mention her name) from a well known eclictic band that does the same thing. She gets on stage and starts beraiding ppl in the audiance and balling and shit. Kinda funny to watch though still

I think I saw Neal Young bus a few tears when singing Philadelphia. It always makes me laugh though.

Oh shit remember when jacko use to sing lady dude started crying HAHAHAA! Sobbing sods

[JediMind]

Gluck - Melodie from "Orfeo ed Euridice"
Mahler's 5th Symphony
Chopin's Nocturnes
A lot of Enya's stuff

+1 for Johnny Cash and Barber (btw, Adagio for Strings is not necessarily his best work. You should check out his violin concerto. Simply gives you the shivers )

A nice one is Bullet Boy by Massive Attack.

But I guess I need to listen to a lot more music.

Thank you koolkeys for making this topic

[Zombie Queen]

[Armoor]

Emotionally intense,...hmmmmm...

Antagonism - Skinny Puppy
Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92 - Movement 2, Allegretto - Beethoven

...probably more but I can't think of any right now.

[dark_virus]

Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence

[aMUSEd]

Barber (btw, Adagio for Strings is not necessarily his best work. You should check out his violin concerto. Simply gives you the shivers )

His best work is probably the Hermit Songs - Adagio is lovely but you can see how much he took from Khachaturian if you listen to his Gayane and Spartacus.

[MaxxBass]

Hurt - Johnny Cash version

+1
god i love this NIN cover

[Gridlocked]

Better Than Bleeding - By L'altra

[feyshay]

Ones that came to mind.
Bruce Springsteen--The River, The Rising, and Sandy
Radiohead--Paranoid Android
Bob Mould--Brasilia Crossed with Trenton
Pearl Jam--Daughter and Alive
Fiona Apple--Never Is a Promise
XTC--Ladybird, Great Fire and Complicated Game

[Lucky_1]

This live version of my curse(Marcy Mays vocals) by the afghan whigs gives me the heebeejeebees everytime...

from 3:10 mhhhaaaa

congregation/gentlemen are still my favourite albums,
and Steve Earl should have stayed in the band...

vortex surfer by motorpsycho is in the same league

L

[koolkeys]

Wow, a lot of responses since I left! Some great stuff here indeed, including so many I've never heard of. I'll be finding some new stuff to listen to in this!

Brent