Great 'Cry' Songs

Some songs in my iTunes library really need a kind of new star type. Something like a teardrop.
People who know me well, will know I’m an emotional person. Not embarrassed to let my tears flow during a movie or song. I want to list some songs in my Library which make me cry.

Of-course the mood and “cry-fullness” depends on everybody’s personal experiences in live. In my life my father died way too early. I was 20 years old. And last year my sister in law died at age 37 leaving behind 3 kids. Both lost there lives to cancer. I am 37… it makes you think a lot about life. I’m a lucky father of an almost 3 year old boy (Silas) and happily married with Cindy. I can’t stand the thought losing one of them or even worse, have to leave them behind. So most songs in the list touch me deep inside because all these experiences. I hope you enjoy the list, and please share me you’re list that can or does make you cry. Songs marked with an X always make me cry. The others can make me cry depening on my mood.

X Elvis Presley – Always on my mind (reminds me that I am neglecting to tell how much I love people close to me like Cindy, family and friends)
X Elvis Presley – Don’t cry daddy
Pink Floyd – Mother
Boudewijn de Groot – Avond
Jan Smit – Laura
X 3j’s – Ouderdom (hoping to grow old with Cindy)
Frans Halsema – Voor Haar (same as previous)
Willeke Alberti – Je hoofd weer op je schouder
Billy Joel – She’s Always a woman to me
John Denver – Annie’s song
John Denver – Looking for space
Pachelbel – Canon in D major
X Andrea Bocelli – Ave Maria (used on my fathers funeral)
X Paul de Leeuw – De vleugels van mijn vlucht
Ralph McTell – Streets of Londen
Rowwen Hèze – De peel in brand
Wim Sonneveld – Het Dorp (gives me an nostalgic feeling to the place and time I was born)
X Cat Stevens – Father & Son (reminds me my father didn’t see me get married and see my child)
X Rita Hovink – Laat me alleen (Tell’s me how it must feel to lose you’re partner in life, although the song is not about someone dying)
Stef Bos – Is dit nu later (again a song about the disappointment of adult life-hood. During childhood the world looked better)
Stef Bos – Papa (When my father died this song was a hit and on the radio)
Rob de nijs – Zo zal het zijn (used during the funeral of my sister in law)

J’ai pleuré

[update] Just found a version of papa by Chantal Janszen on youtube.com

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