Songs That Mean Something To You

[Grim]

Title kind of says it, but to expound on it a bit more, what are some songs that have a personal effect on you or is something you either still listen to or used to listen to at a time in your life where it was kind of therapeutic or helped release specific emotions for you? Think songs that make you cry, extremely happy, or otherwise help make you feel better. I'll go ahead and start.



Maybe a bit cliche but this song really helped me through a tough time in my life between 2018-2020, and it still is in my opinion a very beautiful song with incredible lyrical advice.

 

[OsBlaze]

Even though I have a really strained relationship with my mother, I’m glad she survived the crash this song talks about. The crying baby mentioned in it is her, the song is about a real life event that happened. If she died, I wouldn’t be here today.



This is the incident

1972 Bean Station bus-truck collision - Wikipedia

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[Gurryman]

Lot of Sunday car rides with my Grandma with this one growing up.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Most people might know that I'm proud of my Puerto Rican heritage and both my Mom and Dad drilled in all kinds of Spanish Music. I'm the only one of the four Boys to keep that Torch going but my younger Brother Anthony might be coming with me with that after he's gotten into it the past few Months. Anyways this Song means alot to me we played this Song in the Summer of 06 when my Mother fell into a Coma after Alcohol Abuse with Vodka. We didn't know if she would wake up it was that bad and me being 16 or 17 I had to step up and take care of my three younger Brothers at the time because my Dad had to go to work. So I had to make sure they ate, had their Clothes ironed etc worrying about them first before myself. It's about a relationship but the guy is telling the person he's in a relationship with that no matter what I will keep on going and I will return. We'll wait for her to return and we'll be here when she returns. Probably hours after we played that in her Room she woke up and she told us that even though she was out she would see us in a sense and hear the Music.



I already thought this Song was touching of Gaga doing it for her Auntie on her Father's side and that hits home mo like it does even more with the loss of my Brother Chris which is coming up on Thanksgiving making it 4 Years.

 

[OsBlaze]

This is another one, it’s one that makes me remember different family members who’s passed on , especially my cousin.

 

[Y2Jayne]

When I was 20 my great grandmother was at the hospital and we knew she was not going to live much longer. One morning I was having breakfast in my pyjamas when my mom answered the phone and then rushed outside while telling me the hospital had said it was almost over.
I got dressed, got in my car and drove to the hospital trying to catch up on my mom. When I turned on the radio, the song I was listening to the day before was almost done, then this track played and it made me cry because of the title and lyrics. I still tear up a little once in a while if I hear it because O associate it with my great grandmother's passing.

 

[OsBlaze]

When I was 20 my great grandmother was at the hospital and we knew she was not going to live much longer. One morning I was having breakfast in my pyjamas when my mom answered the phone and then rushed outside while telling me the hospital had said it was almost over.
I got dressed, got in my car and drove to the hospital trying to catch up on my mom. When I turned on the radio, the song I was listening to the day before was almost done, then this track played and it made me cry because of the title and lyrics. I still tear up a little once in a while if I hear it because O associate it with my great grandmother's passing.

Damn that some movie like stuff there.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

played at my wedding it's a beautiful song and makes me very emotional when hearing it in a good way.

Edit My contacts are making my eyes itch . I put heading instead of hearing just changed it lol.

 

[Ritzyblast]

I love all of Mark Hollis/Talk Talk’s stuff, but this one always hits home:

 

[Grim]

This one has been one I've been listening to a lot since my grandma passed and it's really touched me somewhat. I'm really starting to appreciate George Harrison as a solo artist the older I get, more than Paul and John, and songs like this are why.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

When I was struggling with a real bad addiction to drugs. This song was the catalyst to getting clean and sober. Heard it and thought wow it's talking about me and many othwrs in different situations.
Never looked back been eight years next April 21st.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

This song is one is me to the core. Absolutely love Frank's voice , one of the greatest crooners to ever be in showbiz .

 

[Lackin]

I have 2 songs that changed my music taste permanently. In 2014-2015 I was in a bad place mentally not sure what to do with my life and felt stuck.

1st song is Good Riddance by Green Day live at Reading 2013. I watched the songs American Idiot and Holiday Live at this gig on YouTube (I already knew those songs) but decided to let the concert play out. When the encore started Billie Joe came out with an acoustic guitar and played Good Riddance. Up to this point, I had no interest in guitar. I didn't care for rock or any music with guitars it was all dubstep and clubland classics. Something just made me tear up listening to the live rendition. After this performance, I got my first job and with my first payday got an acoustic guitar. Not looked back since.

Spoiler: Good Riddance Live Reading 2013

Similar to the first still not into rock or metal at this point but I saw a thumbnail on YouTube for a band called Metallica (I had heard of them but never cared for that screamo metal s**t) but I thought what the hell and played the song. It was the song One played live at Nimes in 2009. The intro to the song plays explosions and guns firing at about 1:30 in the video the song starts and the opening chords from James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett just blew my mind. I had never heard anything like this before. I always thought Metal was cringe growing up. Like buying the acoustic because of Green Day, I bought an electric because of Metallica. These 2 reasons are why these 2 bands changed my life. Helped me through a tough depression.

Spoiler: One - Metallica Live at Nimes 2009

 

[Tommy Shelby]

I have 2 songs that changed my music taste permanently. In 2014-2015 I was in a bad place mentally not sure what to do with my life and felt stuck.

1st song is Good Riddance by Green Day live at Reading 2013. I watched the songs American Idiot and Holiday Live at this gig on YouTube (I already knew those songs) but decided to let the concert play out. When the encore started Billie Joe came out with an acoustic guitar and played Good Riddance. Up to this point, I had no interest in guitar. I didn't care for rock or any music with guitars it was all dubstep and clubland classics. Something just made me tear up listening to the live rendition. After this performance, I got my first job and with my first payday got an acoustic guitar. Not looked back since.

Spoiler: Good Riddance Live Reading 2013

Similar to the first still not into rock or metal at this point but I saw a thumbnail on YouTube for a band called Metallica (I had heard of them but never cared for that screamo metal s**t) but I thought what the hell and played the song. It was the song One played live at Nimes in 2009. The intro to the song plays explosions and guns firing at about 1:30 in the video the song starts and the opening chords from James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett just blew my mind. I had never heard anything like this before. I always thought Metal was cringe growing up. Like buying the acoustic because of Green Day, I bought an electric because of Metallica. These 2 reasons are why these 2 bands changed my life. Helped me through a tough depression.

Spoiler: One - Metallica Live at Nimes 2009

Our footy teams had a great match wed gone . Wasn't expecting Newcastle to Draw with Liverpool. Especially when you out played Man City. Hope pool win the league even though our teams are steeped in history as such. Good luck for pool for rest of the season man.

 

[Grim]

In all this madness today I totally forgot to share what I think is John Lennon's most poignant song and the one that's probably the most heartbreaking, because 44 years ago marks the day that John Lennon was murdered when he was just trying to go home and see his son.



Makes me sad that he never did get to see Sean become an adult, and he never got to fully reconcile with his firstborn Julian.