What song provokes you the most emotionally?

Deliverance XXV

What song provokes you the most emotionally? All general emotions like happiness, sadness, anger, jealousy etc.
I have ulterior motives for this thread. I am looking to reach out into new areas of music and this seems like a good way to skip all the rubbish released every year.

I would put forward the song A Tout Le Monde by Megadeth.
It's just the way the song is composed and the lyrics written just really emphasises sadness. (Warning: the song is based on suicide/ a suicide note.) Ironically, the song is soooo anti-Megadeth!
Link to lyrics ¦¦¦ Listen to the song on Deezer.com

lord lucan

fade to black-metallica,killer song and the most emotive lyrics i've heard put to music:cool:

Mental Mickey

Mama Said by Metallica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1rWaYfG6eU

This one does it for me. It was written by James Hetfield about both his parents who died from cancer. My mother is currently battling the disease, and this gets me every time I hear it.

Deliverance XXV

lord lucan wrote: »

fade to black-metallica,killer song and the most emotive lyrics i've heard put to music:cool:

Good choice :pac: (I'm going to go stick it on now!)

garth-marenghi

Rage Against The Machine- Wake Up
Nine Inch Nails- Closer
Rammstein - Seemann

damonjewel

on the brighter side, Montana by Frank Zappa always makes me laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_i_HVBD9ks

Mental Mickey

damonjewel wrote: »

on the brighter side, Montana by Frank Zappa always makes me laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_i_HVBD9ks

Sweet Child O Mine by GnR always makes me smile.

And so does "So What" by Metallica. I won't put up a link to that song, cos I'd probably get banned for it!?

Furious-Red

Hurt - NIN http://youtube.com/watch?v=IwEJa_p5W5Q
Miracle - Foo Fighters http://youtube.com/watch?v=ShbyXEexXkI&feature=related
Times Like These - Foo Fighters http://youtube.com/watch?v=WG294M_kYWM
Simple Man - Preferably the Shinedown verision http://youtube.com/watch?v=z2l8O1JUrRo

Rockee

THAT bass section in Orion by Metallica and then when the twin guitars and drums come in straight after. Heaven!:)

nacho libre

off the bottom of my head

Death - Empty Words
Metallica - The God that Failed
Megadeth - Holy Wars
Primordial - The Coffin Ships
Amorphis - Elegy
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Testament - Return to Serenity

adox

This Henry Rollins classic always makes me happy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vgQalXaIxs

Silent Partner

Furious-Red wrote: »

Hurt - NIN http://youtube.com/watch?v=IwEJa_p5W5Q
Miracle - Foo Fighters http://youtube.com/watch?v=ShbyXEexXkI&feature=related
Times Like These - Foo Fighters http://youtube.com/watch?v=WG294M_kYWM
Simple Man - Preferably the Shinedown verision http://youtube.com/watch?v=z2l8O1JUrRo

Not Rock & Metal I know, but I think Johnny Cash's version of Hurt evokes more emotion.

For me, it's all about when and where you heard the song first and what it relates to for you personally.

I like the Unforgiven II, Master of Puppets, Rapture by Hurt, quite a lot by Tool, Black & Alive by Pearl Jam.

GhostInTheRuins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmjj57Lf53g

Music4life

Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter:rolleyes:

Opeth

In Flames-Clayman makes me feel energetic and happy,
Phil Lynott-Still in love with you makes me rather sad and regretful and also Angelica-Anathema is a really powerful, emotional song IMO.

Morf

Dying Fetus - Kill Your Mother, Rape Your Dog

Jay P

Breathe - Pink Floyd

Mmmmm, sooooo trippy.

Mental Mickey

Rockee wrote: »

THAT bass section in Orion by Metallica and then when the twin guitars and drums come in straight after. Heaven!:)

That whole f**king ALBUM is heaven.

Mental Mickey

Another song that gets me a wee bit shivery is "Estranged" by GnR. Slash's guitar playing on that song is beautiful.

ec18

shadow play RG

Deliverance XXV

ec18 wrote: »

shadow play RG

Forgot all about Rory! I would have chosen his song A Million Miles Away. Amazing song.

Jay P wrote: »

Breathe - Pink Floyd

I used that song as an intro to one of my YouTube vids! (It is overwritten after about 30 seconds by Cowboys From Hell purely for effect. Easy and mellow into heavy and hard.)

Furious-Red wrote: »

Simple Man - Preferably the Shinedown verision

I have never heard that version. Great video. Thanks for that! I have always loved Lynyrd Skynyrd's version. Pure class.

Opeth wrote: »

Phil Lynott-Still in love with you makes me rather sad and regretful

All his songs had an effect on me. He brings a certain quality that so many acts these days fail to even come close.



Other songs/versions that I would put forward are:

Working Class Hero by John Lennon
Lonesome Boatman by Finbar Furey
Ordinary Man by Christy Moore
Journeyman by Iron Maiden
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica
Cemetary Gates by Pantera

Grid.

Easter - Marillion

galwayrush

Gridlock wrote: »

Easter - Marillion

Great choice.
For me, lots of songs are very strong emotionally for me, some for their powerful music and some even more so for their lyrics. other songs bring back certain memories of good / sad times / places..
Impossible to mention as there are so many.

christophicus

Primarily "Kill You" and "Daddy" by Korn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp8JBatPZjo

After seeing that I don't really think anything else compares.

kona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5MUT4f6q68

nacho libre

I forgot about To Bid you Farewell by Opeth.

nadimmu

any song by chimaira

christophicus

Really ??? I would not have thought of them at all in that context.

nadimmu

haha well they do make me wanna headbang and mosh pretty badly, some of their songs are pretty sad too, like needles, and the flame.

Mushy

Joy.Discovery.Invention or Foling Stars by Biffy Clyro
Black by Pearl Jam

I'm sure theres many more, I shall return to this thread in the near future and say so!

Nightwish

I have to say its Meadows of Heaven by Nightwish. When I first heard this song last year I felt so uplifted as its an incredibly powerful and beautiful song. As recently as last week when I was listening to it, it gives me goosebumps and I know if I ever witness it being played live, it'll be difficult for me to keep my eyes dry!