Sad Songs Say So Much.

Yesterday I attended the funeral of a dear friend of Mine, who sadly, at the end of February, lost her battle to cancer.

The church was absolutely packed to the gills and I was humbled by the amount of people who had turned up to say their goodbyes. My friend had clearly touched a lot of hearts in her time on Earth and it was a testament to her to see so many faces.

I have attended a fair few funerals so far throughout My life and they never get easier. Some I have sobbed all the way through, some I have felt utterly numb and have only been able to cry once alone, and some, like yesterday, I've managed to hold it together until a poignant song is played - yesterday's was Eva Cassidy's "Over The Rainbow."

Now I'll be honest, this song gets Me every time - no matter what the circumstances. I could be very happy, until I listen to it, but once I hear Eva's beautiful voice, the tears start, and they flow as though My heart is breaking. Yesterday, of course there was the other contributing factor of the circumstances in which it was being played.

The thing about that song is that it is a very emotive song sung beautifully. I imagine you would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by it. I've heard other versions - the best one of course being sung by Judy Garland. But it is only Eva Cassidy's version which has that affect on Me.

There are other songs which have that affect on Me, usually because they take Me back to a sad time in My life. One of which is Guns N Roses "Don't Cry". That was played at a friend's funeral about 10 years ago. And even after all this time has passed, I still can't bring Myself to listen to it without crying. If I'm listening to the radio and it comes on, I'll turn the radio off. It's a song which breaks My heart to listen to.

The other one is Michael Jackson's "Earth Song." Now I make no secret of the fact that I am a die-hard Michael Jackson fan and have been since I was a little girl. I was devastated by his untimely death in 2009 - and it is that particular song which brings back all the grief of that terrible day. It is a beautiful song, but I just can't listen to it.

But there are songs out there which make Me cry for no reason, and yet somehow pull on My heart-strings. Garth Brooks "If Tomorrow Never Comes", Glen Miller "Moonlight Serenade", Spice Girls "Viva Forever" and of course the highly emotive "Imagine" by John Lennon.

So what songs stoke your emotions for no particular reason? Feel free to leave them in the comments section.