These may not all be "corny," but they are most definitely sentimental to me. For The Good Times - Ray Price (written by Kris Kristofferson - Ray's voice and that arrangement!) Riding with Private Malone - David Ball (ghost of a soldier who never returned from Vietnam saves the life of the man who bought his old Corvette) Elisabeth - Billy Gilman (not much a fan of country but this and the one above get to me. This song was based on a true story) Morningtown Ride - Seekers (already mentioned by several members above - a favorite of my childhood and I still have my Capitol swirl 45) Morning Rider on The Road - Partridge Family (written by Tony Romeo, who wrote several of their hits - a b side, but a good one) Last Song - Edward Bear (one of my wife's favorites and I've grown to like it too)
Everyone throw in their choices so we can disagree with them! Any number of John Denver songs for me… or Abraham Martin and John as covered by Dylan. Song I was listening to when I got the call my friend John had died Bob Dylan and Clydie King - Abraham, Martin, and John - video Dailymotion Phil Lesh dedicated his encore on 12-01-05 to him I’ll never forget
This one makes me turn on the windshield wipers every time. The Last Trip Home - The Battlefield Band
Got me first time and every time since. I know someone this actually happened to. He couldn't take it any more, he packed a small bag and walked out, telling his wife he was never coming back. Just as he was getting into his car, his little girl came running out of the house... True story. I wouldn't lie. Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
My Buddy-1922 sing my heart- irene dunne- the movie love story smile-charlie chaplin-modern times no more I can wish you-guys and dolls we need a christmas-auntie mame try to remember- the fantasticks
oh my love - john lennon jean - oliver from a distance-nanci griffith/bette midler the rose-bette midler
"Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks I think this one gets me because I was five and just understanding big concepts like love and death and plus my little girlfriend at the time name was Michelle so I always worried one of us would die and have to say goodbye forever.
I don't know why it affects me, but my lower lip will invariably start quivering when I hear the duet between John Denver and Placido Domingo, "Perhaps Love". If I want a good cry, I will put on a Richard Thompson record. There's nothing corny or sappy about any of them, but there's always a point where something will hit me and cause some tears to come to my eyes. The one that always gets me, though, is his song "From Galway to Graceland". If any other songwriter said "Hey, I've just written a song about a crazy lady who thinks she's married to the late Elvis Presley", it would be a zany comedy number. In the hands of the master, though, it is a beautiful, heartbreaking character study. Man, he's just the absolute best.
I don’t really consider this corny, but it is sentimental. If I want to cry, this will help start it. Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper Lyrics | AZLyrics.com
I'm not sure what is called I think it is called THAT'S OKAY ROSE WOULD SAY GLENN YARBOROUGH sang it on ED SULLIVAN
Probably the most sentimental song I know of (but not corny at all) is - Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years My father died just two days ago (Oct 19) at 92 years old, and I really can relate to this song right now. We have been estranged for many years and never reconciled. I tried many times over the years but he just never really responded. He abandoned our family when I was only 15 and just walked out on my mom and I, telling me "I hope you turn out OK". I will never understand why, and my mom never got over it until the day she died. She never remarried. So the words "I wasn't there that morning, when my father passed away/Didn't get to tell him, all the things I had to say", are exactly what happened to me. Sometimes there's just no happy ending. This song affects me like no other today. Sorry for getting sentimental.
there are two wonderful songs that are unapologetically cute. pete seger-to everyone around the world woody guthrie- i'm gonna mail myself to you there was a beautiful version by john mcCutcheon used for a commercial for the US POSTAL SERVICE.
Like several others on this thread, Puff the Magic Dragon slays me every time. Honorable Mentions: Annie (Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane) Someday We'll be Together (Diana Ross and the Supremes)
He's one of those who can take you by surprise - mostly I find Thompson very "dry" - can't think of a better word - but then he'll pull out something like "Vincent Black Lightning 1952" and you have to pull over on to the hard shoulder until the storm has passed.
That's a heck of a story - thanks for sharing it. Sorry if some of us here (myself included) seem a bit flippant about this sentimental stuff.
