Both died months after the video was shot. The clip also features the love of Cash’s life, wife June Carter Cash. The footage was shot at Cash’s home and is intercut with moments from the singer’s younger days. The vocal version alone was enough to make eyes brim with tears, but Mark Romanek’s video for Cash’s stark, quavering interpretation broke the floodgates for most people. “I think with that song, as is the case with a lot of Leonard’s work, there are certain phrases that really jump out and hit you in different ways, and mean different things to different people - ‘Learn to shoot at someone who outdrew you.’ I think it’s more about those tiny nuggets of words than any broad meaning, but then once ‘Hallelujah,’ that word, is placed in there, it kind of gathers up all of these elements, which is the essence of existence anyway: There’s no general theme for the world - it’s all little tiny pieces.”Ī frail Johnny Cash nearing the end of his life covered Trent Reznor’s “Hurt” in 2002. Rufus Wainwright perhaps described the power of “Hallelujah” best in The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of “Hallelujah”: The cover took on another facet of emotional heft after Buckley’s tragic death. It’s an incredibly tender rendition that opens with a gentle chord progression and leads into a raw, restrained vocal. The late singer-songwriter’s famous cover of Leonard Cohen’s song (Buckley turned to John Cale’s later cover for inspiration) appeared on his 1994 album Grace. What songs really bring out your cry face? We selected a group of tracks that tend to make people sob. Sometimes the sheer magnificence of a piece of music elicits a few tears. For a song to tap into such emotion is an incredibly intimate thing, and not all of the reasons are sad ones. This got us thinking about other tunes that call for Kleenex and a shoulder to cry on. The trailer for Les Mis reveals footage of Anne Hathaway as the ill-fated prostitute Fantine performing a weepy, whispery rendition of the beloved “I Dreamed a Dream.” Whether you appreciate movie musicals or not, the song instantly turns on the waterworks for a lot of people. If you don’t mind secretly sobbing in a dark theater, and your mom is tagging along (moms really love Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman), you’ll probably find yourself transported to 19th-century France for the adaptation of Victor Hugo’s famous novel. Don't forget to share the list on your favorite social network if you enjoyed it–it might just help cheer someone else up.Most movie audiences will be choosing between two big releases for the upcoming holiday weekend: Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables. We’ve added also some interesting facts and our favorite melancholic lyrics. Now grab some tissues and take a listen to the saddest songs of all time. Take comfort in knowing that time will heal all wounds. Whatever the heartache that made you stumble upon this article, you should know that things will get better. Does it bring back fond memories? Does the sad song remind you of the one who got away? Was the song played as a mourning at a funeral perhaps? Chances are, there’s a lyric in there that you can relate to on a deep emotional level–it provokes chills when you hear it aloud. Think about your favorite sad song and think about how it makes you feel. Research suggests that “By identifying with the lyrics of a sad song, a listener can empathize with the vocalist and understand that others have shared experiences of rejection, loss, unrequited love, misfortune, or other themes characteristic of sad songs” which makes a lot of sense. There’s scientific evidence that music filled with sorrow is more effective at making you happy than joyful tracks. While it may seem counterintuitive, depressing and sad music can actually cheer you up. With that in mind, we have scoured the music world for the most heart wrenching sad songs that are guaranteed to make you cry. Music has the ability to evoke powerful emotions it can make us laugh, fuel our anger, provide comfort during loss, or even make us cry.
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