History TearJerker / PINKFLOYD

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wzwF3upH-A The Final Cut]]". Its lyrics speak of the narrator (presumably Pink from "The Wall") alienating his wife into taking the kids and leaving, and attempting suicide.

** "I've got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains" refers to the late keyboardist Richard Wright, who ([[FromACertainPointOfView by different accounts]]) may or may not have been going through cocaine addiction when TheWall was recorded.

* And then, there's PinkFloyd's "Wish You Were Here"...

** "Marooned", from the same album, may have no lyrics, but the slow, high-pitched electric guitar riffs can be a tear jerker for some people.

* "A Great Day For Freedom" struck at this troper's heartstrings.
** On that same album, "Wearing the Inside Out". The combination of the saxophone and Richard Wright's vocals add a richness to the song that can become a little heavy at times for this troper.

** On that same album, "Wearing the Inside Out". The combination of the saxophone and Richard Wright's vocals add a richness to the song that can become a little heavy at times for this troper.

[[PinkFloyd This classic rock band]] is no novice to writing [[TearJerker songs that can trigger the tears]].

8 "A Great Day For Freedom" struck at this troper's heartstrings.

** And he was in such bad shape they didn't recognise them as first...* whimper*
*** Syd had to leave the studio when Roger and David broke down in tears upon recognizing him.

** The Live 8 performance of this song is the most tear-jerking thing this band has ever done, in this troper's humble opinion. The smiles Nick and David share, David and Roger trading the lead vocal (Roger's voice cracking with emotion) and then harmonizing over the final refrain...it's like the last 25 years didn't happen and they were just a band who loved to make music together again. Add in the fact that Roger dedicated the song to Syd right before starting and that the whole thing was done for charity...excuse me, I need a tissue...

* Ever heard Dar Williams's version of "Comfortably Numb"? Although, the regular version is already quite tear triggering -- especially at the "the child has grown, the dream is gone" part and the solo immediately after it...

** Oh, "Dark Globe"... that song that can actually makes some people cringe when the listen to it, and not in a bad way. It's actually probably a good thing more than anything, because it shows Syd's skill in just pouring his own emotion into the song. His voice sounds like he's trying not to undergo a breakdown, and the fact that there's no instrumentation apart from the acoustic guitar makes me think of him as so very alone in his madness. And when he wails "Wouldn't you miss me at all?" - it seems like he's literally asking his friends in Pink Floyd and everyone else he knows whether he'll be missed at all. Most songs aren't as literal and personal as this.

* "If" from ''Atom Heart Mother''.

* Personally, "Goodbye Blue Sky" gives me goosebumps. Just... gorgeous.

** This troper literally cried to this song after a certain Grad Night party incident.
** The entire damn album (with the possible exception of "Welcome to the Machine", which is merely at the band's typical level of moroseness), but particularly "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".
*** "Entire"? "Have a Cigar" isn't depressing, it's even critical kinda comedic.

* Ever heard Dar Williams's version of "Comfortably Numb"?
** This troper has. And cried like a little kid every single time.
** The regular version still gets this troper, especially at the "the child has grown, the dream is gone" part and the solo immediately after it...
* [[TheDarkSideOfTheMoon 'The Great Gig in the Sky' and 'Us and Them']], especially revisiting them after Richard Wright's death.
* 'Nobody Home'. Oh, God. And as if the song itself wasn't bad enough, there's WordOfGod that "elastic bands keeping my shoes on" is a direct reference to Syd.
* Speaking of Syd, especially sad are the songs he wrote about his realization that he's losing his mind and there's nothing he or anyone else can do about it - namely the Pink Floyd songs "Jugband Blues" and "Vegetable Man" and the solo song "Dark Globe".
** Oh, "Dark Globe"...that song actually makes me cringe when I listen to it. And I don't mean that in a bad way; it's actually probably a good thing more than anything, because it shows Syd's skill in just pouring his own emotion into the song. His voice sounds like he's trying not to undergo a breakdown, and the fact that there's no instrumentation apart from the acoustic guitar makes me think of him as so very alone in his madness. And when he wails "Wouldn't you miss me at all?" - I feel like he's literally asking his friends in Pink Floyd and everyone else he knows whether he'll be missed at all. Most songs aren't as literal and personal as this. (Right now, I am simultaneously listening to "Dark Globe" and trying not to weep. I've got a feeling I'm going to fail.)

[[PinkFloyd This classic rock band]] is no novice to writing {{Tear Jerker}}s:

[[Pink Floyd This classic rock band]] is no novice to writing {{Tear Jerker}}s:

This classic rock band is no novice to writing {{Tear Jerker}}s:

* The entire damn album (with the possible exception of "Welcome to the Machine", which is merely at the band's typical level of moroseness), but particularly "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".

* This troper literally cried to this song after a certain Grad Night party incident.
* And on that note, "When the Tigers Broke Free" from ''TheWall'' is a pretty big downer as well.
** The song's actually from ''The Final Cut'', though it's in the movie version of ''The Wall'' (which fits in with the overall theme of the movie).

* 'The Great Gig in the Sky' and 'Us and Them', especially revisiting them after Richard Wright's death.