Is There A Song Or Musical Piece That Brings Tears To Your Eyes?

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  1. Lon Tanner

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    I don't know why but the Theme from the Godfather called SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE does it to me every time I hear it.
     
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    I just have to think about it to get all teary-eyed.
     
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    My father was a farmer. This one gets me every time.



    And being a southern gal, this one as well...

     
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    Not exactly a song, a poem. Happens every time at the line, "Now, don't cry for me, we had a job to do, you see."

    Ode to a Mule - Ken Curtis



     
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    El Paso; Green, Green, Grass of Home; El Preso Numero Nueve; Laurie; Everybody Hurts; Che Gelida Manina.

    (Robbins, Jones, Baez, Lee, REM, Pavarotti.)
     
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    If it is performed correctly, our National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.
     
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    Very nice indeed.
    Dunno if anyone knows it but Ken Curtis was a lead singer with the Sons of the Pioneers and also sang in a few of John Wayne’s westerns. The man had a beautiful voice.
     
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    I believe Reina Ozbay sang this when she was 9 years old. She's now 11.

    In my area, it plays every night around 12:20AM. I understand it plays at other specific times in other markets. I turn up the volume every time she sings it. This is a live performance.

     
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    The only non-Festus role I've seen him in was on a Perry Mason episode. It's weird seeing him talk normal.
     
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    Here’s a little ballad they sang: Room Full of Roses
     
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    I looked him up when Nancy did her original comment. I had no idea he was an S.O.P. member, not that I was old enough to be a fan.

    Here is a clip of 10 Perry Mason guest stars. Ken Curtis is the first excerpt shown:



    I wish I could find a clip of him where he's not speaking so strenuously...and where he's not Festus.
     
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    How about this one? .Skip past the first minute. Might need headphones.

     
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    Thanks.

    The idiot interviewer thought he played Ernest T. Bass. :confused:
     
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    This song surprised me when I first heard it, and it has become one of my very favorites since then. Most of the songs that Hank Williams Jr. sings were the drinking and partying songs, and I had no idea what an awesome voice this man actually had.
    I was amazed when I learned that he could sing so beautifully, and think it is sad that he wastes his voice on drinking songs. He does have a few other ones that are similar to this one, but this is one that always moves my heart when I listen to it.

     
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