Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears

Yeah, I know, most people think of angular, dark progressive music when they think of King Crimson. But they have more than their share of beautiful pieces.

Here are just 2:

King Crimson - Exiles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD0DBGqk6_A

King Crimson - Night Watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwFYy_Th7BA

"Epilogue" from Les Miserable does it every time and I suspect I am not alone.

"Sunrise Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof......never fails!

King Crimson is all about getting, holding then driving home a vice grip on the senses but never quite reach the point of tears with KC generally. Saw their last US performance on 9/11/2021 at The Anthem in DC (now available on CD) and it was quite an experience! Most gripping and often delving into beautiful but with a touch of irony usually. Take the tune "Epitaph". Beautiful musically but nothing beautiful about the subject material.

Tom Russel's Veteran's Day make me cry every time I play it, as does Steve Earle My Old Friend The Blues.  I would mention Isaak Lewis by Tom Russel as well. 

Another vote for The Man In Black's cover of Hurt. Doesn't get more emotional than that.

Yes, JC was the man in terms of being able to extract and deliver meaning that touches many out of most any song he could relate to in various ways and there were many. Love listening to Johnny sing gospel music because you can just feel the meaning it had to him and that carries right on over to the listener.