Emotional songs - VGF

Vinny · 06-10-2004, 02:04 PM

There's some songs that have a certain something about it, a like "hmph" that all the others don't have, that are constructed in such a way that all the different chords work together and all the crescendos are just in the right place to summon a feeling that's hard to describe, a feeling of sort of inspiration and overwhelming emotional power. I think that's what truly defines a great song. If you don't know what I'm talking about, listen to the following songs:

"Since I've Been Loving You" by Led Zeppelin
"Us and Them" or "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd (or just about any other Pink Floyd song, as a matter of fact).

Can you think of any other songs that inspire this kind of feeling? I'm trying to find as many as I can.

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Parrakarry · 06-16-2004, 06:17 PM

I know precisely what you mean, but my media library (nearly 9000 songs) is currently down cuz of an unexpected hard drive malfunction, so I can't really listen to those songs (which I'm sure I have... I've got almost all Pink Floyd and Zeppelin songs).

Bomby · 06-16-2004, 11:07 PM

"Spanish Joint" by D'Angelo (aka the best song ever written)
"She's Alive" by OutKast

foundthestairway · 08-16-2006, 09:10 AM

If u want an emo kid song Hawethorne Heights "Ohio Is For Lovers" is a good emo song "cut my wrists and black my eyes" either that if u want sum emotion "All of My Love" By Zeppelin its Robert Plant's (the singer for u ignorant people) song that he wrote about the death of his son Karac who died of an infection when he was young but it has some interesting lyric about rebirth in it

ADVENTURE BUS · 08-16-2006, 05:17 PM

Well, I'm actually glad you bumped this ^.

OutKast- The Train.....wow, maybe it's because of my situation, but it made me drop down when I replayed it over and over last night.

Koga · 08-16-2006, 05:37 PM

Two Queen songs that immediately spring to mind are Save Me and The Show Must Go On.

Bomby · 08-16-2006, 07:22 PM

Wow... I said "Spanish Joint"? Great song, but... meh, I guess it works after reading Vinny's intro again.

"Love Ridden" by Fiona Apple
"Get By" by Talib Kweli
"The Beautiful Struggle" by Talib Kweli
"Won't You Stay" by Talib Kweli
"Liberation" by OutKast
"Jazzy Belle" by OutKast
"Drunk by Myself" by Nas
"Dance" by Nas
"Heaven" by Nas
"Song Cry" by Jay-Z
"You Must Love Me" by Jay-Z
"Lucky Me" by Jay-Z
"The Blueprint (Mama Loves Me)" by Jay-Z
"Let Me Fly" by DMX
"I Miss You" by DMX
"Someday" by Scarface
"Mind's Playin' Tricks on Me" by the Geto Boys
"Heartbroken" by Aaliyah
"Sky's the Limit" by the Notorious B.I.G.
"Everyday Struggle" by the Notorious B.I.G.
All of 2Pac's Me Against the World album
"All that I Got is You" by Ghostface Killah
"Momma" by Ghostface Killah
"Back Like That" by Ghostface Killah
"Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" by Marvin Gaye
"Giving Up" by Donny Hathaway
"I Love You More than You'll Ever Know" by Donny Hathaway
"Sideshow" by the Stylistics
"Hurry Up this Way Again" by the Stylistics
"Retrospect for Life" by Common

For a different kind of emotion...

"Prototype" by OutKast (not feeling this song at all lately, though)
"Pink & Blue" by OutKast (the violins at the end send a chill down my spine every time, even after three years of knowing that song)
"Tonight Tonight" by the Smashing Pumpkins
"Across the Universe" by Fiona Apple (Yes, it's a cover of the Beatles song)
"Come Live With Me Angel" by Marvin Gaye

And for yet another kind of emotion...

Anything from Ice Cube's first three albums (four if you include the Kill at Will EP)
"Gotta Make it to Heaven" by 50 Cent
Too many DMX songs to list
"Cocaina" by Busta Rhymes
"Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by the Smashing Pumpkins
"Innercity Blues" by Marvin Gaye

Shine Dude · 08-16-2006, 09:01 PM

Yeah, there's a lot of Pink Floyd songs with emotion.

"Comfortably Numb"- Pink Floyd
"Wish You Were Here"- Pink Floyd
"Brain Damage/Ecliplse"- Pink Floyd
"Pigs On the Wing" (Part 1)- Pink Floyd
"Hey You"- Pink Floyd
"Arnold Layne"- Pink Floyd
"Baby Lemonade"-Syd Barrett
"Dark Globe"-Syd Barrett
"November Rain"-Guns N' Roses
"Live and Let Die"- Guns N' Roses
"Kite"-U2
"Happy Jack"- The Who
"F***in' with My Head"- Beck

08-16-2006, 05:17 PM	#5
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08-16-2006, 07:22 PM	#7
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06-10-2004, 02:04 PM	#1
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings Posts: 7,262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 15,268.86 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 15,768.86 Donate	There's some songs that have a certain something about it, a like "hmph" that all the others don't have, that are constructed in such a way that all the different chords work together and all the crescendos are just in the right place to summon a feeling that's hard to describe, a feeling of sort of inspiration and overwhelming emotional power. I think that's what truly defines a great song. If you don't know what I'm talking about, listen to the following songs: "Since I've Been Loving You" by Led Zeppelin "Us and Them" or "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd (or just about any other Pink Floyd song, as a matter of fact). Can you think of any other songs that inspire this kind of feeling? I'm trying to find as many as I can. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the week: "I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out."- Rodney Dangerfield. Pointless fact of the week: The word “trivia” comes from the Latin "tri-" + "via", which means three streets. This is because in ancient times, at an intersection of three streets in Rome, they would have a type of kiosk where ancillary information was listed. You might be interested in it, you might not, so they were bits of “trivia."

06-16-2004, 06:17 PM	#2
Parrakarry Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,683 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 8,790.81 Bank: 597.55 Total Points: 9,388.36 Donate	I know precisely what you mean, but my media library (nearly 9000 songs) is currently down cuz of an unexpected hard drive malfunction, so I can't really listen to those songs (which I'm sure I have... I've got almost all Pink Floyd and Zeppelin songs).

06-16-2004, 11:07 PM	#3
Bomby All I Ever Wanted Was To Pick Apart the Day & Put the Pieces Back Together My Way Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The People's Republic of Madison, WI Gender: Posts: 14,694 Thanks: 202 Thanked 445 Times in 313 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Points: 3,801.41 Bank: 1,932,597.03 Total Points: 1,936,398.44 Donate	"Spanish Joint" by D'Angelo (aka the best song ever written) "She's Alive" by OutKast

08-16-2006, 09:10 AM	#4
foundthestairway Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Gender: Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 798.74 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 798.74 Donate	If u want an emo kid song Hawethorne Heights "Ohio Is For Lovers" is a good emo song "cut my wrists and black my eyes" either that if u want sum emotion "All of My Love" By Zeppelin its Robert Plant's (the singer for u ignorant people) song that he wrote about the death of his son Karac who died of an infection when he was young but it has some interesting lyric about rebirth in it

08-16-2006, 05:37 PM	#6
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,330.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,082.82 Donate	Two Queen songs that immediately spring to mind are Save Me and The Show Must Go On.

08-16-2006, 09:01 PM	#8
Shine Dude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sedalia, Misery Gender: Posts: 3,964 Thanks: 81 Thanked 84 Times in 67 Posts Points: 7,873.61 Bank: 177,637.36 Total Points: 185,510.97 Donate	Yeah, there's a lot of Pink Floyd songs with emotion. "Comfortably Numb"- Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here"- Pink Floyd "Brain Damage/Ecliplse"- Pink Floyd "Pigs On the Wing" (Part 1)- Pink Floyd "Hey You"- Pink Floyd "Arnold Layne"- Pink Floyd "Baby Lemonade"-Syd Barrett "Dark Globe"-Syd Barrett "November Rain"-Guns N' Roses "Live and Let Die"- Guns N' Roses "Kite"-U2 "Happy Jack"- The Who "F***in' with My Head"- Beck