Which 80s songs bring a tear or two to your eyes??? For me, it's "The Living Years" by Mike & the Mechanics. Also, "Do They Know Its Christmas?" by Band Aid, "Luka" by Suzanne Vega, and "When the Children Cry" by White Lion". Anyone else with enough courage to admit which songs make them weepy???

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"Open Arms" by Journey can do that to me. Steve Perry has such a powerful voice and he puts so much emotion into it.

"Drive" by The Cars always got me a little upset. It's a beautiful song, but the words have always seemed to haunt me.

Well, now that I've posted them as the most underrated band I'll also post their song as a big ol' tear jerker. "Forever Young" from Alphaville (not Rod Stewart) totally different song.

too many to mention really but here's a short list:

Fade to Grey by Visage although that song also made me want to dance, laugh and cry at the same time. It was just too magical.

Neverending Story by Limahl
Do They Know it's Christmas
When the Chrildren Cry
Forever Young by Alphaville in some ways (because its full impact only came in the 90s. Sorry)
Major Tom by a german bloke named Peter Schilling
Hymn by Ultravox

What can I say? I was a weepy child. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Well actually, I was just emotional.

Chris

A shoulder to cry on by Tommy Page. I made a tape for my best friend with many friendship songs on it. When he died his brother gave me the tape and the whole thing is hard to listen too.<img src="frown.gif" border="0"> It is still very hard to deal with after 10 years.

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
In The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics
Daddy's Home - Cliff Richard (give you one guess why I get teary listening to this!?)

Omigod, Sheibub, 'Time after time' reminds me of Jon-Erik hexum. They were doing this segment on how his girlfiend died in Cover Up and he was just sitting there remembering her while the song was playing. At least I hope it's the one.

Chris

Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Scaggs (1980), All Through The Night - Cyndi Lauper (1984). Alone Again - Dokken (1984), Genesis - In Too Deep (1987), You & I - Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle (1983), All Out Of Love - Air Supply (1980). Wow I could go on. I guess the song doesn't have to be a ballad. Just a special song that brings back a forgotten memory or a special time in your life.

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Originally posted by djnage:
<STRONG>Omigod, Sheibub, 'Time after time' reminds me of Jon-Erik hexum. They were doing this segment on how his girlfiend died in Cover Up and he was just sitting there remembering her while the song was playing. At least I hope it's the one.

Chris</STRONG>

Actually, Jon-Eric Hexum was the one that died on the set of Cover Up when he jokingly put a stunt gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Jon's girlfriend at the time was singer/actress E.G. Daily, who played Dot, Pee-Wee's girlfriend in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and sang the 80s dance anthem "Mind Over Matter"...
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I forgot to add Phil Collins "Another Day in Paradise" to my list of tear jerkers. Phil really brought the plight of homeless people to the media forefront with that song.

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<FONT COLOR="#6699cc" SIZE="1">[ June 02, 2001 12:40 PM: Message edited by: MDC ]</font>

Bon jovi's Silent Night

-"The Living Years"-Mike + The Mechanics
-"Time After Time" and "All Through The Night"-Cyndi Lauper
-"Eternal Flame"-The Bangles
-"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross
-"That's What Friends Are For"-Either Rod Stewart's original from the movie "Night Shift" or the cover by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Elton John
-"Tender Love"-Force MDs
-"Piano In The Dark"-Brenda Russell
-"Night Shift"-The Commodores
-"I Get Weak"-Belinda Carlisle
-"All Night Long"-Lionel Richie
-"Is This Love"-Whitesnake
-"Valerie"-Steve Winwood
-"I'll Always Love You"-Taylor Dayne

What a wonderful time. All I need is a female mate with 80s looks and 80s tastes. (outofplacechild crosses his fingers in hope)

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

You guys have already named a lot of good tear jerkers, so I'll add two by Pat Benatar,"Somebody's Baby" and her song about child abuse, "Hell Is For Children". The song title came from a newspaper article headline.

A friend of mine works for the movie studios as a free lance artist, and even though "Hell Is For Children" never had a music video for the song, he made one of his own with some family members and friends playing the roles. The video was very well done, and was so powerful that it tore you up inside.

Djnage,
"Fade to grey" gets to me too. I hear it a lot on the new wave station. And "major Tom" by P. Schilling is one of my favorites.
The song that made me cry, even growing up is "Woman" by John Lennon.
And their name's on the tip of my tongue, but the song went like this: "Since then, I never looked back, it's almost like living a dream. And oh, I love you.." He sounds so honest and to the point. It just gets to me.

Oh, and Pat Benatar's song, "hell is for children" gets to me Way too much. I can't handle it without getting angry for them.

Another 80s song that always got to me was Paul Young's weeper "Love of the Common People"..."We're living in the love of the common people, smiles from the heart of a family man, Mama's gonna buy you a dream to cling to, Papa's gonna love you just as much as he can, and he can..." Actually, the meaning of the song is upbeat, but the song still has an affect on me...
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For me, I get no more emotional than when I listen to "Song to the Siren" by This Mortal Coil. Elizabeth Fraser's vocals are heart-wrenching and the subject matter is so lonely.

Besides, who ever looked lovier than this:

http://www.cocteautwins.com/Liz/lizc7.jpg

she's definitely the coolest.
i'm about to get the Pink Opaque (once again) real cheap from Poland, of all places. Since it's out of print now, I'd rather not pay places like Amazon.com $30.

"Goodbye" by Night Ranger always put a lump in my throat. "Love Will Lead You Back" by Taylor Dayne choked me up also, but for the emotional connection I had to the song (looong story). Also "Forever" by Kenny Loggins brought many a tear to my eye in it's day. As for pure melancholy, Howard Jones' "Elegy" always put me in a blue funk. <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

I'd have to say Faster Pussycat's 'House of Pain' cos it's about divorce thru the eyes of a kid...my parents got divorced when I was young and that song makes me think of it. It's really sad to me...


Care take,
Jessica

Originally posted by nolanbuc:
<STRONG>"Goodbye" by Night Ranger always put a lump in my throat. Also "Forever" by Kenny Loggins brought many a tear to my eye in it's day.</STRONG>

Add Mike & the Mechanics singing "In the Living Years" to these two and that's my picks!!

Probably no one is familiar with this song but "Always with me, Always with you" by Joe Satriani has been known to bring a tear or two to my eye. <img src="redface.gif" border="0">

Excellent instrumental....very moving <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

I would love to add, but I got club 977 playing, (AHHHHH!!! Simple Minds "Dont you forget about me." just came on, I love it)and its hard to think of songs while one is playing. One I thought of is "We two", I cant remember who sings it. Its a group, and its on the soundtrack to Grease 2. Another one I have in my car, so I'll go out later and see what it is.

The only "We two" I know is by Little River Band but I don't think it is on Grease 2.

Originally posted by D2GIRL:
<STRONG>One I thought of is "We two", I cant remember who sings it. Its a group, and its on the soundtrack to Grease 2.</STRONG>
Could it be "We'll be Together?" That's on the soundtrack...and all songs on Grease 2 were sung by the cast members...Another one from that movie is "Love will turn Back the Hands of Time..." *Yes, I will admit, I like this movie. Seems I'm the only one that I know that does!*

I love the grease 2 soundtrack.
is it that song near the end,
"you were the one, the one in my dreams, but i never knew it.
I wanted to tell you, time and again,
but i couldnt do it.."

"we'll be together...always together.."

<FONT COLOR="#6699cc" SIZE="1">[ June 19, 2001 01:29 PM: Message edited by: Vilji ]</font>

LOL....that's the one!!!! I loved running around the house singing......"Reproduction...reproduction...put your pollen tube to work!" <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

From Grease 2 I love the song, "Cool Rider"
"I want a cool rider...a cool cool cool rider..."
"I want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r"
LOL

remember this one?

"Let's do it for our country.
the red, white and the blue.
it's not a lot to ask of us.
your parents would approve..."


that was so funny.
-oh, off topic. i mean, that made me want to cry.

You are right DJdaffy. It is Little River band, but I listened to it right after I watched Grease 2, and I just loved the movie so much, I guess I put them together. I thought it so sad when Micelle
Pfieffer thought Maxwell C's character died. I cried.
The other song I thought of was called "Thinking of You", cant remember the name of the singer. She was a female. OMG, that song was so sad, I couldnt even sing along without my voice breaking.

Originally posted by morningmyst:
<STRONG> *Yes, I will admit, I like this movie. Seems I'm the only one that I know that does!*</STRONG>

Looks like you're not alone morningmyst. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

"If You Leave" By OMD, "What Have I Done To Deserve This" By Pet Shop Boys, "Don't Dreams Is Over" By Crowded House, "Crazy" by Ice House, "Eyes Without A Face" by Billy Idol, "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, "This Is The Time" by Billy Joel, "No One Is To Blame" by Howard Jones, "Into The Night" by Benny Mardones... and I could go on.... there were many, many songs that I so much love today.

Originally posted by djnage:
<STRONG>too many to mention really but here's a short list:

...Major Tom by a german bloke named Peter Schilling...

Chris</STRONG>

That song´s gonna make you cry? I would like to know why, really...

For me, some those songs which makes me feeling blue (hey, I´m Testosterone-driven - I can´t ever admit to cry! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> )are:

Deine Lakaien - Lonely
Chris Isaak - Dancin´
Tao - Magical Moments
Depeche Mode - I Want You Now
New Order - True Faith
Joy Division - Decades
Wolfsheim - Sparrows and Nightingales
Sisters Of Mercy - 1959
Roy Orbison - Drove All Night
Pink Turns Blue - I Coldly Stare Out

I know, not all of these are 80s, but I always feel that special emotion whenever I´m listening to them, as those songs recall some memories...

D2girl,
"Thinking of you" is by Sa-Fire.

Originally posted by djdaffy1227:
<STRONG>D2girl,
"Thinking of you" is by Sa-Fire.</STRONG>

I forgot about that song, DJ. I remember feeling depressed when that song came out as I was on the outs romantically speaking...

Hmm...don't know if these songs neccesarily make me cry, but I do get emotional for various reasons when I hear them..... I'm not sure they're all from the 80s so don't shoot me <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Eros Ramazotti - Adesso Tu
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Billy Joel - Honesty
Michael Jackson - Ben
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Scorpions - Still Loving You
Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues
Richard Sanderson - Reality
Bryan Adams - Heaven
Deep Purple - Love Conquers All

and many more......what can I say...I'm a softie <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Kristina

Kayenne, you just reminded me of a Phil Collins song that made me emotional and still does:
"Groovy kind of love". it's so sweet and to the point.

oh, and Vanessa Williams',
"saved the best for last" is on my list, also.

Even though they are not technically from the 80s, two songs by artists big in the 80s make me a bit emotional:
"Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen (I don't know how you could listen to the words of this song without chocking up...)
and "Hazard (The River)" by Richard Marx. (What in the heck happened to that missing girl in the song, anyway?)

Valj reminded me of a tear inducing song in the country forum... "Where Have You Been?" by Kathy Mattea. Really sad but beautiful song about a longtime couple reaching the end of their lives...

She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson, it even brought a tear to his eye!

Songs that induce tears in my eyes (may not all be 80's but are close)


;)

Tougher than the rest - Bruce Springsteen
Alexa de Paris - Prince and the Revolution
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
Everybody's gotta learn sometime - The Korgis
Dont answer me - Alan Parsons Project
Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
Words - The Christians
Forever in my life - Prince

Avalon - Roxy Music


My God I am a weepy Boy! I'm a big softie with a huge nostalgic side to me; Songs always remind me of people or places in my life and I get very emotional thinking about it sometimes. But hey, its good to have a cry; great release emotionally.

'Fade To Grey' is one of those magical songs that certainly stirs up the thoughs whilst listening.

Tear jerkers for me have to be:

'Forever Autumn' - Justin Hayward
'Forever Young' - Alphaville (Same as Imsoosure)
'The Winner Takes It All' - Abba

Live To Tell - Madonna
Promise To Try - Madonna
Forest Of The Black Roses - Stevie Nicks
December - Expose
Season's Change - Expose
This House - Alison Moyet
Sometimes It Snows In April - Prince
Breathing - Kate Bush

For me, it's:
Skid Row - "I Remember You"
Bon Jovi - "I'll Be There For You"
Bon Jovi - "Blood On Blood"
ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All"
Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes"
Alphaville - "Forever Young"

"Please forgive me" (I think?) - Bryan Adams
"Kiss" - Prince
"My love will not let you down" - Bruce Springsteen
"And so it goes" - Billy Joel
"Are you lonesome tonight" Elvis Presley
"Love me tender" Elvis Presley
"Wish you were here" - Pink Floyd
"Close to you" - Judas Priest
"Gretna Greene" Fight
"Wastelands caress" - Tristania
"Sad Eyes" - Bruce Springsteen
"Secret Garden" Bruce Springsteen?
"Bright eyes" Blind Guardian

I know those aren't all sad songs but, they all remind me of the most Precious person in the world to me and I tend to tear up....especiallly "Please forgive me". :love:

:hammer:

'80s tear-jerkers...

"Live To Tell" - Madonna
"Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - Phil Collins
"Hello" - Lionel Richie
"Alone" - Heart
"Lady" - Kenny Rogers
"Listen To Your Heart" - Roxette
"Throwing It All Away" - Genesis
"A Different Corner" - Wham!
"Don't Wanna Lose You" - Gloria Estefan
"I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
"In Too Deep" - Genesis

Non-'80s tear-jerkers...

"I'd Die Without You" - PM Dawn
"Oh Father" - Madonna
"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" - Stevie B
"Reach Out (I'll Be There)" - The Four Tops
"Rescue Me" - Madonna
"Just Another Day" - Jon Secada
"Can't Let Go" - Mariah Carey
"When I'm Back On My Feet Again" - Michael Bolton
"As I Lay Me Down" - Sophie B. Hawkins
"Never My Love" - The Association
"You'll See" - Madonna
"Stranded" - Heart
"Prayer For The Dying" - Seal
"Mishale" - Andru Donalds
"Everything You Want" - Vertical Horizon

:hammer:

:hammer:

There are a couple songs from Phil Collins' No Jacket Required album that have jerked a few tears out of me:

"Long Long Way To Go"
"We Said Hello Goodbye"

Not many people may be familiar with either of those songs since neither of them charted as singles, but for those of you who have No Jacket Requred, take a listen to both those songs.

Oh, and a couple more songs I thought of that have jerked tears out of me:

'80s...

"True Colors" - Cyndi Lauper
"Drive" - The Cars
"Foolish Beat" - Debbie Gibson

Non-'80s...

"All By Myself" - Celine Dion

:hammer:

The two songs that I tear up at whenever I hear them are "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper and "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin. Everytime I hear either one the floodgates open right up. I also cry when I hear Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting For You" because I knew this girl at school whose boyfriend sang it for her and a couple of days later he got in a car wreck and died. Very tragic story.

Anything by Chicago or Air Supply. They have the ultimate love songs I can think of. Sometimes you can just play the whole cd of each and cry with everysong:cry:

Another tear jerker is "Somebody"-Depeche Mode. You know we do all need somebody we can love and who will love us back.

I forgot to mention in the last post:

The Stylistics - Sideshow

The Delfonics - Didnt I blow your mind this time

AT THIS MOMENT- Billy Vera and the Beaters

NOW YOU'RE GONE- Whitesnake

FADING LIKE A FLOWER- Roxette

Wow! What a selection of songs, pity I didn't see this thread before now! Having been a teenager in the 80s, a lot of those songs bring back memories of specific incidents (good & bad!) to me. For what it's worth, here's my list:

Desert Moon - Dennis deYoung
Woman - John Lennon
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
Victims - Culture Club
Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
Sometimes It Snows In April - Prince

Gonna print off the entire thread, check back more regularly for updates and make me some compilations...just for old time's sake dontcha know!

Come Back (The Story of the Reds) ~ The Mighty Wah!

always thought it was a pretty sad song :cry:

"Come Back! I'm willing to try
Come Back! Don't let time go by
Come Back! The will to survive's
Come Back
Come Back! With time on my hands
Come Back! I'm making a stand
Come Back! To kill or to cure
Come Back! To god-given belief"

"At this Moment" by Billy Verra and the Beaters (I always think of Alex P. Keaton)
"I Guess that's Why they call it the Blues" -Elton John -(really good video)
"When I'm With You" -Sherrif
"I Love You" by the Climax Blues Band -someone else mentioned this song already, but it is amazing. It's the one that goes:

"When I was a younger man I hadn't a care..."