What songs have a profound effect on you?

[AmrasCalmacil]

Thanks to QI, a show that anyone unfamiliar with should acquaint themselves with quickly, I heard of a song called Gloomy Sunday composed by Rezső Seress, also called 'The Hungarian Suicide Song' for its apparent relation with many suicides. Indeed, its depressing nature was noted even before the song was published, with one of the potential publishers saying.

It is not that the song is sad, there is a sort of terrible compelling despair about it. I don't think it would do anyone any good to hear a song like that.

Obviously, having worked up a curiosity by this point, I looked for the song, listened to it and was immediately overcome by uncharacteristic melancholy, I didn't feel the need to fall on a sword or put a gun between my teeth, but the haunting tones of the music had a considerable effect on me.

I don't plan on listening to it again.

So, have any songs had a profound or perhaps shocking effect on you?

 

[Jonluw]

If you have watched Clannad, and this is not your answer, you are a disturbing person.​

 

[ShortHairedOffender]

I fucking made my roommate pause his game so I could listen. He started fucking laughing like an idiot. So much hate.

Off the top of my head, Dance With The Devil by Immortal Technique.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qggxTtnKTMo No clue how to embed...

 

[Salad Is Murder]

Whenever I hear this song, I want to kill myself. Whenever I hear this song, I want to live.

 

[Edd4224]

Jeff Buckley's version of hallelujah. Just listen to it some time.
Also Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary. It always makes me cry.

 

[Jazoni89]

This song, i have seriously never heard a song with some much raw emotion as this, it's so god damn beautiful.


Though this comes rather close.


This tune makes me feel very lonely, but it's also very comforting at the same time.

Whenever I hear this song, I want to kill myself. Whenever I hear this song, I want to live.

Zero 7

You have very good taste.

 

[Gmans uncle]

This song... this song right here... is the most moving piece of music I've ever heard...
When I listen to this song the universe starts to be in balance, you start reflecting on your entire life, your entire existence.
There are parts of this song that literally make me cry emotional tears, it makes me think of my past, my present, future, all of it.
Deadmau5 displays more emotion in just his music than most artists can in a thousand words.
This is my favorite song of all time.

 

[Phlakes]

The grand finale of Queen in every way. Also surprisingly effective for treating ragequititis (seriously, playing Minecraft, Skype call ended which switched windows, I was pushed into lava by flowing water, raged hard, played the song, got back in there and fucked shit up).

 

[Nightmare-Child]

I want you gone, Hurt, and Sin by Nine Inch Nails, and The Pretender by David Grohl.

 

[Urgh76]

Go on.

Tell me with a straight face that this had no effect on you whatsoever.

Spoiler: captcha

.....wat

 

[Hitokiri_Gensai]

i have yet to figure out why this song makes me so sad. Its an upbeat song. Something about her voice just leaves me longing in ways that i cant explain.

 

[javelinstark]

the cold by flotsam and jetsam
makes me feel incredibly alone

or
my way by frank sinatra
its so powerful and honest

also

i want cancer for christmas by johnny hobo and the freight trains

 

[emeraldrafael]

Alice in Chains' I Stay Away always makes me happy, no matter whats going on.

And Smashing Pumpkins' Tonight Tonight always makes me feel completely depressed.

Oh, and Alice In Chains' Rooster always gets me pumped up and ready to go, but thats cause the intermural hockey team Im on uses it as our fight song/intro song when we take an ice.

 

[Captain_Fantastic]

this song makes me break down into manly tears!!!!!

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

SNIP

*tears of joy*


This song makes me think about the nineties and what kind of little person I was. Brings me back to the time of recess and hearing this music in my sister's car when we'd go places...

Memories...

 

[DiMono]

Psychopomp is based on an old fable. There's a man and a woman, they're soulmates. She dies and goes to Hell, and he'll do anything to bring her back, so he make a deal with the Devil. He can go down and get her, but he's not allowed to look back at her. And then as they're almost out he does, and she fades away in front of him.

 

[BabyRaptor]

Nostalgia bomb...



And


Are two that have hit me rather hard as of late.

 

[Oilerfan92]

Black by Pearl Jam.

Aerials bs SOAD.