Songs where the artist breaks down and cries

[jason r. baur]

I don't know how far this thread will go, but I thought about this last night after listening to my new BMG copy of The Very Best of Rod Stewart. My favorite song on it--and one of the most gorgeous tunes of the past 15 years--is Have I Told You Lately. I like Van Morrison's original a lot, but Stewart's version cuts it, and one big reason why is Stewart's breakdown during the last chorus.

I wonder how many other tunes we can name where this kind of thing happens?

[John Oteri]

Mr. Lonely--Bobby Vinton
Cry-Johnny Ray

[Beagle]

Originally posted by jason r. baur I like Van Morrison's original a lot, but Stewart's version cuts it and one big reason why is Stewart's breakdown during the last chorusVan The Mans version rules. Stewarts version has all the sincerity of a Hallmark greeting card read by Adam Sandler. He was actually probably trying to keep from laughing at the thought of another wife.

The Blue Nile-Family Life
Glen Campbell-By The Time I Get To Phoenix

[Craig]

I'd have to agree with Dave on this one. I kind of thought Rod's version sounded like what a Michael Bolton cover of the song would sound like. (IMHO for all you MB fans out there)

Related to the topic also, Van Morrison sings in Sometime We Cry: "Fore they put me in a jacket, and take me away, I'm not gonna fake it like Johnny Ray, somtimes we live , sometimes we die, sometimes we cry". I don't think Van was singing about Johnny Ray's record so much as his live performace of the song, where he'd break down and cry every time.

[Juan Borras]

Originally posted by Beagle
Van The Mans version rules. Stewarts version has all the sincerity of a Hallmark greeting card read by Adam Sandler. He was actually probably trying to keep from laughing at the thought of another wife.

The Blue Nile-Family Life
Glen Campbell-By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Beagle, I thought you didn't like these kinds of threads.

Juan

[Steve w]

Didn't David Crosby cry at the end of Ohio?

[Grant]

Cool it guys!

I will add:

"She's Out Of My Life"-Michael Jackson
"Under The Boardwalk"-The Drifters (the MONO single version)

[Matt]

Astral Weeks. I remember someone, either Connie Kay or Richard Davis, who said Van would be in tears after a take.

[Scott Wheeler]

Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand and Witney Houstan during every f#$%ing song they ever sang in public.

[Grant]

Originally posted by Scott Wheeler
Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand and Witney Houstan during every f#$%ing song they ever sang in public.
:D

[ericpeters]

Don't know if the "I've got blisters on my fingers" yell on Helter Skelter qualifies?

[MiniDenny]

Originally posted by ericpeters
Don't know if the "I've got blisters on my fingers" yell on Helter Skelter qualifies?
Actually it was a yell.

[Sckott]

Rod Stewart on his Unplugged & Seated disc/video. At the end of "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", he kinda cracks up. He admitted it later too.

[Kym]

Doesn't Joe Cocker lose it at the end of "You Are So Beautiful"?

[peterC]

Originally posted by Juan Borras

Beagle, I thought you didn't like these kinds of threads.

Juan

What! So I'm not the only one.

Um...what was that Sinead O'Connor video with the (faked) tears?

[Highway Star]

Every hymn Tammy Faye Baaker ever sang?

[Pat]

Timi Yuro- Hurt

[Cousin It]

The ultimate song for this is
(You've Been Quite A Doll) Raggedy Ann by Little Jimmy Dickens.I have seen some quite hard grown men cry when they hear this song(it's supposed to help if you've got kids I'm told)

[dbryant]

I immediately thought of Maria Booker's performance of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Dindi" on Wayne Shorter's Super Nova album. Very beautiful.

[Dave]

I can't remember which video, but Eric Clapton: My Father's Eyes.

[Lawrence Schulman]

In the early 1950s in her stage show Judy Garland, when singing "Over the Rainbow" in her tramp outfit, would cry on the final "If happy little bluebirds fly... [sob]...why oh why can't I?" This can be heard on her interpretation of the song on her first Capitol LP/CD "Miss Show Business."

LAWRENCE SCHULMAN