28U2 - Kite
Did you know?This song was at first written with Bono's daughters in mind, or more generally, about a kite as a metaphor for someone or something escaping one's realm of control; the song is, more or less, about Bono coming to the realization that a day will come when his daughters will no longer need him.
Moment you'll tear up:
Who's to know when the time has come around
Don't want to see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye
27Damian Rice - The Blower's Daughter
Did you know?
This song has had many interpretations, but the one that keeps popping up relates to having strong feelings for someone, and that no matter how much you want to hate them, you know that you never will.
Moment you'll tear up:
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her skies
26ELISA - Dancing
Did you know?
This song has been used in choreography on the hit show So You Think You Can Dance, highlighting the sense of passion and longing that comes through through the music.
Moment you'll tear up:
So I put my arms around you around you
And I know that I'll be leaving soon
25Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Did you know? The song describes the feelings and impressions of a dying deputy, who can no longer continue his role as a law enforcer.
Moment you'll tear up:
Mama, put my guns in the groundI can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
24Pearl Jam - Black
Did you know?
Black is a soliloquy by a broken-hearted man who is remembering his absent lover.
Moment you'll tear up:
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky, but why
Why, why can't it be, can't it be mine
23The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Did you know?
God Only Knows was originally going to be credited to Carl Wilson. Brian Wilson eventually decided to release it as a The Beach Boys track instead as their next hit, Good Vibrations, was not ready yet. God Only Knows was banned by certain radio stations at the time for blasphemy.
Moment you'll tear up:
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
22Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Did you know?
Tears in Heaven was written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain Clapton felt following the death of Conor, his four-year-old son, who fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment on March 20, 1991. Clapton, who arrived at the apartment shortly after the accident, was visibly distraught for months afterwards. This was a very turbulent time for him. In August 1990, his manager; two of his roadies; and fellow musician Stevie Ray Vaughan were killed in a helicopter accident, and only seven months later came the death of his young son.
Moment you'll tear up:
Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven
Will it be the same
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong, and carry on
Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven