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1	[[Music/DropkickMurphys This Celtic punk band]] [[TearJerker has some very moving songs]].
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4	* Their version of Music/EricBogle's "No Man's Land" (titled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5s4wjOmW_M The Green Fields of France]]"), recorded in an uncharacteristic, but fitting, acoustic style.
5	* "Fairmount Hill" from their last album is another one. To those who have lived in Boston, it can bring nostalgic tears to their eyes.
6	* "Broken Hymns" is about deceased soldiers in the Civil War returning home to be buried.
7	* "1953" is about the main character proposing to his soon-to-be-wife.
8	* The lyrics of "The Last Letter Home" from ''Warrior's Code'' consist of letters exchanged between a solider in Iraq and his family. The last letter is a DeathNotification.
9	* "Vices and Virtues", a song about four brothers and how they met their ends, is one. Particularly the line, "And another died by a bullet at the hands of a sniper's gun/In the valley of Nha-Trang for a war we never won."
10	* "Fields of Athenry" -- with the pure emotion in Casey's voice, the anger and desperation, then the bagpipes kick in... The subject matter, the anthem-esque tone of the music, and the sorrow of the narrator all makes it work.
11	** To say nothing of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV_RW9KyRVM the tribute ballad version]].
12	* "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya", especially when combined with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUmJR3-Um8 music video]].
13	* "The State of Massachusetts" is a thunderous punk song about the very real horror of losing one's kids to social services. It can hit some listeners hard.
14	* "Cruel" acts as a great reminder that no family is ever going to be perfect, but that they'll also be the only family you'll ever have.
15	* "I Wish You Were Here," a GriefSong that can hit much harder in the wake of COVID-19, especially if you've lost someone to it.

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