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How spooky is that Maggy??????. I was listening to I hope you Dance by Ronan as it's the song I wrote the words out to for my youngest when she was born.......If Tomorrow Never comes started to play just as I read your post !!!!!!! xx

I find it hard to listen to any Kate Bush....because again reminds me of a bad relationship I was in..many moons ago..

Lily, that one( Ava Maria) brings a lump to my throat now, and I know that that is one of the one's that will be played at Dad's funeral when he goes, he used to sing it as a choirboy when he was little and he loves it. We are going to get Pavarotti's version played, and i know now that it will be the one that will make me cry.

That's really strange Muffy!! I've just been googling the words to it too!

After reading the words to the song, I know why dad liked it so much.

~~Ave Maria~~ was played at my mums Funeral..this April..and sung very well..
I wasnt close with my mum..but boy..did I cry...

Another one that I find hard to listen to is *Cry Me A River* by Mairie Wilson......reminds me of the day I lost my grandad........ 25 years ago in March..........yet in an instant I'm transported back to being a heartbroken 13 yr old.xx

personally..I think it is better sung by a female vocalist..Ave Maria...
By Youtubing..Ive heard many varieties..and I prefer it being sung by females..dont know why.

'Yesterday' by the Beatles reminds me of my Mum.

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say...and she didn't

And a few songs that mum used to sing.
eg 'windmills of my mind' ..not sure if that's the correct title and not sure who sung it but it hurts to hear. 'Memories' by Barbara streisand. Breakfast at tiffany's theme song is another one.

Nobodys child. My dad used to sing it, sure he had reasons for it, but still makes me cry 13 years later xxxxx

~~that is the nature of songs~~ they have a habit of transporting you back in time..some would say..that is the magic of songs..

KATIE SENT A VIDEO YESTERDAY

ROBBIE WILLIAMS SINGING MY WAY

I WAS NEAR TO TEARS

WHEN HE DEDICATED IT TO

HIS MUM AT THE END

I TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD WHY SHE PICKED IT

Can you forward it onto me please Joy? xx

strange that all the memories are mostly sad!!! everyone having a weep now? I'm all for having a bit of a wallow now and again - good for the soul I think and nothing to be ashamed of.

Silent Night! Cant sing that at Christmas or if I hear it on the TV or radio at anytime. Even the music - with no words.

A strange one I know ! lol

Tina xx

Yes Ann, I'm having a good old wallow now!!

~~in fact a lot of music I like is meloncholy...Nick Drake...Eva Cassidy...~~

Muffy here you go.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-cyoxvElqC8

don't care for Christmas carols much either - spent Christmas in hospital when I was pregnant with my son - had suffered many miscarriages and was threatening again so had to stay in over Christmas. Only about half a dozen of us on a very big ward, everyone able to go home had gone. Then the local High school children came in one evening with a guitar and sang carols and everyone of us bawled our eyes out!!! Poor kids must have felt dreadful, they'd come to give us some Christmas cheer - little did they know the effect they would have on us!!!

The song that really does it for me is "Missing you" which was the regi/rap version of the Police song "Watching You". It became number 1 in July 1997 the week my 17 year old son died.

His friends had it played on all the local radio stations and, of course, it was the song for the funeral. Even now I cannot listen to it without crying.

the chorus is

Every step we take
Every move we make
Every single day
Every time we pray
We'll be missing you.

I also find it difficult to listen to "Watching You" by Polcie because the music is the same.

Thanks Helen.......off to listen now xx