History TearJerker / ReginaSpektor

* "Two Birds", especially for fans of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' because it fits well with Dipper and Mabel [[spoiler:and Stan and Ford]].

And you'll wish it was lying''\\

This is -- Why we -- '''fight'''.''\\

* "Samson" is ''haunting''.

* Braille, a first-person story of a poor, lonely (and seemingly young) single mother, can really bring one to tears.
** "Braille" is positively ''brutal.''
-->''She was lying on the floor and counting stretch marks,''\\

-->''I'm still an asshole playing with candles,''\\

* "Oedipus." The chorus sounds like someone talking about their [[AbusiveParents abusive]] [[ParentalNeglect mother]], who manages to be sympathetic because she was forced to have ''[[MassiveNumberedSiblings 32]]'' kids by his father and the only way she can deal with her resentment/pain is to take it out on them or stay in her room all the time.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kTCE5Sc7F8 Her version of 'My Man']] manages to be both TearJerker and NightmareFuel due to the lyrics.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oa_q6Jnukg Her version of Hallelujah]] is, yet, another one. Originally performed by TearJerker/LeonardCohen.

** 'Your stitches are all out, but your scars are healing wrong''\\
''And the helium balloon inside your room has come undone''\\
''And it's pushing up at the ceiling and the flickering lights it cannot get beyond...''\\
'' '''Hold on''' - one more time with feeling.''\\
''Try it again. Breathin's just a rhythm.''\\
''Say it in your mind until - you know that the words are right''\\
''This is - Why we - '''fight'''. ''\\

* "Firewood" somehow manages to give [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 "When She Loved Me"]] a run for its money:
--> ''Someday you'll wake up and feel a great pain ''
--> ''And you'll miss every toy you ever owned''\\
''You'll want to go back''\\
''You'll wish you were small''\\
''Nothing can slow the crying''\\
''You'll take the clock off of your wall''\\
''And you'll wish it was lying''\\

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXKDL6WD9CQ Her version of No Surprises]] While some have said that it lacks the warmth of the original version by Radiohead, there's something ethereal and haunting about it, and the quiet breathing near the end is absolutely unforgettable,just quiet, tired breathing of someone who has had enough of their life. As one comment by Youtube user dick sledge aptly says: I see it as a tired mother, getting home from her job middle of the night to soothe her crying child, quietly singing this lullaby to soothe the child to sleep. Promising the child that on day they will finally live a stable life with no surprises.

* "One More Time With Feeling" is both a TearJerker and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming at the same time. It can be interpreted as the song of a bedridden hospital patient, struggling to find the will to live in their bleak environment. Its mix of cynicism and hope combined with the warm, wavering vocals is enough to turn anyone to mush. Especially sad if you interpret the title to mean a second chance at life after a suicide attempt.

* She also wrote the {{Tear Jerker}}s "Carbon Monoxide" and "the Flowers", but the worst is "Chemo Limo" (on ''Music/SovietKitsch''), which is about a mother of four dying of cancer. It can be tough to keep it together when she says the last line, "Oh God Barbara, she looks just like my mom"; in a tone of horrified realization. And then you realize that a lot of cancers are genetic.

* She also wrote the {{Tear Jerker}}s "Carbon Monoxide" and "the Flowers", but the worst is "Chemo Limo," from ''Music/SovietKitsch'' which is about a mother of four dying of cancer. It can be tough to keep it together when she says the last line, "Oh God Barbara, she looks just like my mom"; in a tone of horrified realization. And then you realize that a lot of cancers are genetic.

* As well, Regina's song "The Call", that plays during the end of ''The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian'' can bring to tears anyone who has ever had to leave their friends or other loved ones behind.

* She also wrote the {{Tear Jerker}}s "Carbon Monoxide" and "the Flowers", but the worst is "Chemo Limo," which is about a mother of four dying of cancer. It can be tough to keep it together when she says the last line, "Oh God Barbara, she looks just like my mom"; in a tone of horrified realization. And then you realize that a lot of cancers are genetic.

* "Us", which may be her most beautifully orchestrated tune.

* "One More Time With Feeling" is both a TearJerker and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming at the same time. It can be interpreted as the song of a bedridden hospital patient, struggling to find the will to live in their bleak environment. Its mix of cynicism and hope combined with the warm, wavering vocals is enough to turn anyone to mush.

** Especially sad if you interpret the title to mean a second chance at life after a suicide attempt.

---> Especially sad if you interpret the title to mean a second chance at life after a suicide attempt.

--> ''Your stitches are all out, but your scars are healing wrong''\\

** Then there is "...when they see the one they love, hand in hand with someone else and they hope that they're mistaken." Many can probably relate to that.

** "Fidelity" is a sweet love song. No tearjerking there. And then it's used in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-awVQkTeVE Courage Campaign video]] of gay couples begging the Supreme Court not to divorce them. Guaranteed to put a lump in your throat.

* "Firewood" somehow manages to give [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory "When She Loved Me"]] a run for its money: