I mean REALLY pull at your heart strings

 

Records that go to the very depths of your emotions. You don't just hear them through your ears but you feel them through your whole body!

 

They almost cause physical pain but then the pain becomes a pleasure all of its own.

 

Hopelessly in love . . . lost love . . . unrequited love . . . you name it . . . 

 

Two for me below. What are yours?

 

and

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by MBarrett

Lost summer love. Is one tune that springs to mind. From way back when I was a whippersnapper at the casino The Originals Baby I,m for real. Lonnie hill cold winter in the ghetto reduces me to tears every time I hear it. Ask the lonely , Levi tears your heart to shreds . there's so many. Steve

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by Winsford Soul

Two that always do it for me - both so good I can feel their pain!

 

Barbara West - Anyone but you

Wendy Rene - I wish I were that girl

Black and Blue - Of all the hearts to break

 

Debbie Taylor (or Mavis Staples) - I have learned to do without you.

 

Soul Children - What's happening baby

 

Tavares - Let me heal the bruises

 

Anita Baker - No more tears.

 

And probably at least a zillion more

Gary Lewis and The Playboys "My Hearts Symphony" (Liberty).

It will have your beer towel wringing wet!!!

clyde mcphatter-two lonely people

faye crawford-what have i done wrong

...these two literally crush me with their soul,i will always be in debt to staffords top of the world nighters for exposing me to these heart wrenchers,im filling up just typing this !

jason

The Originals - Baby I'm For Real' ....gets me everytime

 

 

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by Guest

The Dells - Always Together. Kills me everytime.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZjFNla0qSM

No classic does for me more than this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=degqZ3fpyuY

Odyssey, If You're Looking For A Way Out-every time.

Temptations "Since I Lost My Baby"

Vivian Reed "Save Your Love For Me"

Melvin Brown & James Matthews - Love Stormy Weather

Ray Barretto - What Part Of Heaven Do You Come From

Bobby Womack - How Could You Break My Heart

Almeta Lattimore - These Memories

Barbara Brown - Pity A Fool

Debbie Taylor, "I don't wanna leave you-Arista  At last, people sticking "the real deal" up

 

 

Kev

Dells-Do what you gotta do babe-Cadet

 

Kev

Too many to mention about this guy, the "top man" and the Dells

 

Has to be the full length version mind

 

Kev

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by kev cane

Etta James   "somethings got a hold on me"

 

 

just listen and enjoy

So many - but here's one from the late great Darrell Banks

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezA4c9Fe14&feature=kp

^{All proper soul songs should surely, but as always there is only one winner, at risk of repeating myself and it has to be the 12" version}

 

^{Kim Tolliver Where Were You}

 

^{It hauls out the heartstrings, wrenches out the backbone, boots you in the b*llocks and stares down at you asking if you want some more. I cant do you tube clips, but search it out, if you haven't heard it and you are any sort of soul fan, your life is not complete.}

Edited February 7, 201510 yr by pikeys dog
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As per my learned friend said and then some

 

Kev

Loleatta Holloway Cry To Me and I've Done It Again- I think its the Charmels unissued Stax out on Kent. And of course Jaibi You Got Me for Godinophiles

While we are at it

 

Kev

^{It hauls out the heartstrings, wrenches out the backbone, boots you in the b*llocks and stares down at you asking if you want some more.}

 

Now you see that was the sort of emotion I was looking for. This thread has got to be worth it for that sentence alone.

 

Brilliant

 

I might submit it to the Oxford English Dictionary as their new definition of Soul Music.

 

Then maybe the non-believers might start "getting it" . . . . . ! :D :D

Edited February 7, 201510 yr by pikeys dog
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this has left me with a tear stained face many, many times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMkQKQro6DY

as has this

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

Here's a few more -

 

Charen Cotten - A Little Bit Of Love

Gene Middleton - No One To Love Me

Willie Tee - Teasin' You Again

Sam Dees - Child Of The Streets

Leon Ware - Rockin' You Eternally

^{mine & Teresa's wedding tune}

^{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNveCwy-MeI}

^{memories of my late bro Brian}

^{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh3jVWZh4AU}

^{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9No6E9QqO8}

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by mickjay33

good job I'm in a happy place right now - cause I'm having my heart ripped out listening to these.

 

it would also suggest, that in the main, men are complete c*nts...

My collection is probably 75% sweet and deep emotional soul. But the one that first made a tear fall from the eye was Cody Black Mr Blue, right from the drum roll intro. 

 

Kieran.

i can feel him slipping away, Mamie lee . the all time favorite record of my late wife . don't hear it out much , but when i do it brings a tear and a smile .  

So many bring back so many memories of friends lost over the past few years. But this one always has a special place for me and bring a lump to my throat everytime I hear it nowadays. For my Brother Des [r.i.p]

This one gets me  Bettye Lavette  -  Your Turn To Cry 

 

https://youtu.be/tC2EEySECD8

What a soppy you lot are!  snivelling into your hankies i bet. Oh alright then - The Artistics - This Heart Of Mine or Percy Sledge's version of Any Day Now! - there I've done it and I'm crying now.

 Watching my Daughter ( 6 at the time) through the rear view mirror as she is sat in her car seat singing "and i love her" Roy Hamilton .....with dramatic emotional actions to every word ! .

 

she has promised to dance with me to this at her wedding . She is 9 !

Buddy Smith --- When you lose the one you love

The Temptations You're my everything.Met someone who changed my whole life and the words couldn't describe better what she does for me.Poetry.

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by adlibsoul

His finest hour, and there's been some good one's

 

Kev 

No shortage of good taste in this thread.

 

 

lots of us like it deep Paul

I could never love another ; temptations ;written by roger Penzabene who also wrote other tear jerkers such as i wish it would rain/youre my everything and also the end of our road. His story and tragic demise somehow make the records more poignant.

                                                                             

    

    So many but these two are special.

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by Paddywack

Can't put this into words

 

If I had been to a do (down the years) and been disappointed with the music, I used to go home and stick this on, made me feel better again, listen to it all the way, the ending is brill

 

Kev

 

 

James and bobby purify im your puppet,you are everything stylistics version.

Tomangoes always does it for me.

temps - just my imagination has personal memories and gets me

 

 

.....but my bezzy mate, Chris Buckley, died 2005, just loved the dells and make sure always reminds me of him  

This is one of my faves from my collection - Sam Dees - Can You Be A One Man Woman. Brilliant A side too - Put You Back In Your Place

 

  Betty Harris " I'm evil tonight " does it for me everytime, but then again , so does the power and emotion of Ray Pollard's "the drifter"  and for some strange reason , Court Davis " try to think what your doing".............................right , I'm off to find some man sized tissues..!!  

The killer one for me has always been elvis American trilogy,if that's allowed on here lol.

Some great tunes on this thread, second one from me...

 

Emotional soul , ahh my kinda thread  

 

With O.V Wright it's hard to know where to start. The guy rips my guts out

 

The Time We Have

 

https://youtu.be/ObKKHHVqb_4

 

I Can't Take It

 

https://youtu.be/a4VLIJYd3T4

Edited February 6, 201411 yr by Dave Turner