Songs That Make You Cry

This is a place to collect songs that made you cry, and optional stories about the moment when it happened. Sometimes, the moment and the music combine, and the tears simply flow.

I’m not ashamed to include stories about my musical cries. Here are a couple that I can think of right now.

The Avett Brothers – “Morning Song”

This one got me at Shaky Knees 2015. I wasn’t really familiar with the Avett Brothers at the time, but when this song played, I hugged my friend Alaina and cried tears of friendship. It’s been a favorite of mine ever since.

Death Cab For Cutie – “Passenger Seat”

Has made me cry a few times. Specifically, during the pilot episode to the TV show Californication. And again in the shower during college, on a day when I was just going through it.

Atmosphere – “Yesterday”

This one got me during college, while home visiting my family on Winter break. Things were not great between myself and my family at the time. It’s a beautiful song about the father-son relationship and it hit just right for me at the time.

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That’s all that I can think of for now, but I know that there are more songs and artists out there that have made me cry, and more that will make me cry in the future, so I plan to come back here and update this periodically. And, I hope some other people chime in!

Stone Cold Demi Lovato. Like, don’t even get me started.