[johnstylet]

Every once in a while, a song will resonate with me in just the right way and it will make the old tears start falling. Today, it was "Merman"...specifically the version from the solo London show in '99 when she tells the audience that it was for Matthew Shepard. Breaks my heart...

Also...

Baker Baker
Playboy Mommy
China (don't look at me like that. I was 17 and it reminded me of a boy.)
Doughnut Song (gets me every time, that's why it'll always be my favorite)

Annnnnnd, actually I think that's about it.

[Ilaubuas]

Playboy Mommy.

Absolutely heartbreaking.

i'll say it loud here by your grave
those angels can't
ever take my place


And such a sweet closing.

i'll be home
to take you in my arms

[opelayday]

Putting the Damage On (crushing on a straight boy)
Winter (hating my parents/junior high)
Here. In My Head (*sigh* more straight boy)
A Sorta Fairytale (the ashes of my year of stonerdom)
Amber Waves (afraid my friend was getting raped in south padre....seriously)
Tear In Your Hand (balcony in the village, didn't want to leave nyc)
Little Earthquakes (needing to grow up)
Precious Things (i betrayed a friend)
Silent All These Years (i didn't get what i wanted)
Pretty Good Year (reflecting on when i didn't get what i wanted)
Gold Dust (life is short)
Cooling (autumn is lonely and beautiful)
Baker, Baker (iraq war)
Upside Down (we're all alone in this world)

All fantastic songs that I love. Mostly pretty terrible memories. I don't think Tori's ever moved me to tears in an uplifting way.*

*I guess Gold Dust is uplifting.

[triardwonvada]

Many of Tori's songs have gotten to me at different times, depending on what I'm going through, but there are three that get me every time, no exception:

Winter - always has made me think about the turbulent relationship I had with my dad, & since he passed away 16 months ago it has become too much for me to listen to.
Gold Dust - just makes me think about things in the past & friendships I no longer have, even though it is an uplifting song in some ways.
Bells For Her - again, this makes me think about close friendships that ended, and not because I wanted them to.

[rushiddink]

Merman
Cooling
Playboy Mommy
Orange Knickers (yes, really!)
Hey, Jupiter (several times and several versions)
Twinkle
Over The Rainbow
Gold Dust
Winter (but not for a long, long time)

[provigil]

Winter
Baker Baker
1,000 Oceans
Recently, Tear in Your Hand

and most of the London show this year! (I cried so much my contact lenses fell out!)

When she nails the high note on Yes Anastasia (ie Milan this year, Bratislava 07) I can feel myself welling up.

[g4YthYXx]

most recently, "gold dust". the older i get, the more poignant it becomes.

[DuePew]

Putting the Damage On, Baker Baker, Famous Blue Raincoat, Beulah Land, Alamo.

[glasscollector]

I remember driving around in my car one night listening to a Tori mix and Hey Jupiter came on and I started crying.

I think it all depends on circumstance... what's happening in my life at a particular time. I've cried heavily to Pretty Good Year. Northern Lad has moved me to tears before, I do believe. And, most recently, Digital Ghost. A friend of my mother's passed away within the last year, and the lyrics in DG suddenly seemed so... real. Which is why it's become one of my favorites.

[pumpineemob]

Silent All These Years
"Saved again by the garbage truck, I got something to say but - nothing comes."

Winter
"When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do?"

Baker Baker
"Thought I'd make friends with time. Thought I'd be flying. Maybe not this time."

Honey
"So when we died, I tried to bribe, the undertaker - And I'm not sure what you're doin', or the reasons."

Hey Jupitier [Alternate]
"I go, from day to day, I know where the cupboards are - I know where the car is parked - I know, he isn't you."

Playboy Mommy
"You got a playboy mommy, come home."

1000 Oceans
"I'm aware what the rules are, but you know that I will run, you know that I will follow you."

A Sorta Fairytale
"I don't, or I didn't, think we'd end up like this ..."

Strange
"Strange, now I'm finally in. The party has begun, it's not like I can't feel you still ..."

Gold Dust
"Letting names hang in the air, what color hair? (Auburn Crimson)"

Digital Ghost
"I won't go even if, in your heart, only beats 1's and 0's."

Our New Year
"Lately I'm sure it's you there, waving in the distance.
Closer ... the closer I get, disappointment tails, yes it tails.
They just have the same color of your hair,
You're not there."

[TessUnsonia]

Gold Dust
i think it's the only one ... i rarely cry

[pumpineemob]

Gold Dust
i think it's the only one ... i rarely cry

Hardly ever cry listening (Except Gold Dust) but when I sing along ... oh lawd y'all; it's just sad.

[TessUnsonia]

Oh i forgot to add one thing ! and this one make me cry A LOT everytime i listen to it
when tori is watching the choir sing dragon

[EtellaObtaite]

I'm one of those people who has never cried at a piece of music in their entire life, but there are certain tracks that sort of give me that feeling you get when you're about to cry:

Sister Janet
Winter
Baker, Baker
Hey Jupiter (album version)
Merman
Putting The Damage On
Mother
Cloud On My Tongue
When I Was Dreaming (no, really - there's something about that piano line)

So, all piano ballads from the first six years of her career or so.

[ZIDouglas]

Tear In Your Hand (especially the Charles Manson line)
Hey Jupiter (Dakota)
Jackie's Strength
Playboy Mommy
1000 oceans
Time
Mrs. Jesus
Angels
Toast
Maybe California (only if I can avoid paying atention to the lyrics)

[Ruiceara]

I've shed a tear or two every time I've seen her perform "Winter".

[JRixlcvF]

Winter. It always makes me cry. Always.
Marianne
Hey Jupiter (non Dakota)
Putting the Damage On
Twinkle
Gold Dust
Mother (sometimes)
Baker Baker
I Can't See New York
Time

[surefireinvest]

cooling
cloud on my tongue
baker baker
hey jupiter
he has a well, you have an ocean
donut song
marianne
here in my head
winter

[pumpineemob]

Oh i forgot to add one thing ! and this one make me cry A LOT everytime i listen to it
when tori is watching the choir sing dragon

I JUST Watched that again yesterday and it made me tear up!


Interesting lack of China in this thread. I guess the corniness of the lyrics outweighs the sadness of the melody.

[VodsNittats]

I cried during Taxi Ride (Dallas, TX 2009). It was such a magical performance.