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Some music is sad. Some music is really, really frickin' awesome. And some music? Just makes you feel good inside... though tissues should be on hand just in case.

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• ABBA
• Abney Park
• The Beatles
• BT
• Coldplay
• The Corrs
• Darren Criss
• Foo Fighters
• Peter Gabriel
• Gorillaz
• Insane Clown Posse
• Michael Jackson
• The Killers
• KISS
• Neutral Milk Hotel
• Nirvana
• Owl City
• Pink Floyd
• The Protomen
• Queen
• Radiohead
• R.E.M.
• Skrillex
• Stevie Wonder
• Supertramp
• Taylor Swift
• U 2
• Tom Waits

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• "Cryin' For Me" by Toby Keith...
• Papa Roach's "No Matter What" if you understand the meaning behind it. Jacoby Shaddix wrote it for his wife, they've been together since they were seventeen. It's also for his bandmates, how much they've been through together.
• In Legend's 'At Her Side'

How would I like to let her know I feel safe At her side when it rains way too hard

• "Return to Innocence" by Enigma, especially the music video, is ridiculously uplifting.
• 'Lift U Up' by Gotthard literally saved my life.

All I wanna do is put a smile back there on your face Just forget about the blues, 'cos we need you here to shake up the place

• What Happiness Means To Me by Amy Macdonald. It starts as a pretty heartwarming, somewhat tear jerking piano song... and then turns into total Crowning Music of Awesome.
• Three Doors Down "Citizen Soldier" is this and a good kind of Tearjerker. If all goes to hell, the Guard will have your back. The final line says it best "We'll always be ready, because we will always be there!" And the music video adds another layer onto it with "We are free, because of the brave." Yeah, it's shameless propaganda, but it makes me glad to be an American.
  • It's relentless narm to active duty servicemembers. "Here Without You" on the other hand is the perfect song to remind one of their loved ones on deployment: "I'm here without you baby, but you're still on my lonely mind / I think about you, baby, and I dream about you all the time."
• Neil Innes' "Something To Say" is mostly a cynical going-through about how everyone talks without doing anything because of all the different types of media. And then, towards the end...

I guess it all comes down to the survival of the strong Nothing is all right, but nothing is all wrong So remember when you're sitting with your newspapers so plain The best things in life are the things you can't explain. And there's something to be said for having something to say Each modern stipendium or dogma has its day Bittersweet, bad or good Overstated, Understood There's something to be said for having something to say.

• Just try and listen to the JCB Song by Nizlopi without bawling happy tears and hugging your dad. It's just so sweet and nostalgic a- oh, sorry, I have something in my eye...
• Anything From the Prog rock band Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains can be totally Kick Ass, But The Instrumental "Elephant Ghost" is just jazzy and relaxing enough to put This Troper to sleep.
• No matter how much life can disappoint you, Katy Perry thinks you're a Firework. That's enough.
• "Sing. Sing a song..."
  • This editor was sent this song by her best friend when we were having a fight. Knowing our mutual love of sesame street, it's the best apology I've ever received.
• "Song for Ten" from the Doctor Who Soundtrack
• Chris Rice's "Lemonade"
• "We All Stand Together" by Paul McCartney. I'll get back to you once my eyes stop leaking...
• The Dragon's Heartbeat , by Randy Edelman, from Dragon The Bruce Lee Story. Brings hope and warmth to the heart like no other musical motiff can, giving one the courage to go out and take on the world.
• Beyonce's performance of Halo to a young girl with leukemia in Sydney. The piano-only arrangement, Beyonce's in-tune better-than-studio vocals, and "Chelsey I can feel your halo" defines Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. Also doubles as Tear Jerker as evidenced by the audience both in Sydney and around the world.
• Green Day's "Good Riddance".
  • And "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
• YUI's I Remember You is one on three different levels. The first is as a counterpart to her song Goodbye Days. Both songs are from the points of view of characters of the movie YUI starred in, Taiyou no Uta. I Remember You is written from Fujishiro Koji's perspective. The second level is the lyrics, which are amazing. And the third is the song itself, how longing and plaintive it sounds, and the utter heartwarmingness of the music.
• "Concerning Hobbits" by Howard Shore. Nothing emphasizes what a lovely place Hobbiton is to grow up and grow old in than this motiff.
  • Also, the ending of Return of the King: Into the West
    • Considering that Into the West was written in honor of a 17-year-old victim of bone cancer, this one also doubles as a Tear Jerker.
• "Natsukage" from the Anime series AIR.
• "Ganbare!! Teikoku Kagekidan!!" ^{[dead link]}, the unapologetically idealistic and heroic battle theme from the Sakura Wars video game series.
• Stan Bush's The Touch, the uplifting and inspiring theme song of Optimus Prime from Transformers: The Movie.
• "Arrival To Earth" from the Transformers Film Series.
  • Not to downplay Steve Jablonsky's work, but Linkin Park gives us Iridescent at the end of Dark of the Moon.
• From Back to The Future III, we have "Doc's Theme".
  • Likewise, from the first film, "Earth Angel". It's the sweeping orchestral finale that really makes it great.
• The song "This Will Be Our Year" is perfect for a quick WAFF. The warmth of your smile / Smile for me, little one / And this will be our year / Took a long time to come.
• Kamelot's song "Don't You Cry", written by guitarist Thomas Youngblood in memory of his dad, who passed away while Thomas was very young. Just...oh my god.

Don't you cry, or suffer over me I will be waiting for you Don't you cry, angels never fade away I will be watching over you, see you through

• • Love You to Death of the love you through adversity and painful situations, the music makes it that much better. Soft but with a punch!
• "True Love Waits", by Radiohead, is a more bittersweet experience, but so very touching... "I'll drown my beliefs/To have you be in peace/I'll dress like a mess(?)/And wash your swollen feet/True love's/Gonna wait/Don't wait/". It doesn't hurt that Thom is like some kind of disaffected, cynical, scruffy, vision-impaired teddy bear, or something.
  • Also "Worrywort", with features some of the most uplifting lyrics in any Radiohead song: "There's no use dwelling on (x2)/ It's such a beautiful day (x2)/ Find yourself a moment / And go and get some rest". The jolly accompanying synth contributes to it being a rare moment of sunshine in the mostly angsty Radiohead catalogue.
• "Flim" by Aphex Twin. And this is the song that directly follows "Come to Daddy, Pappy mix" on the Come to Daddy EP.
  • "Avril 14th" trumps it. esp when considering some of his more popular works...
• Jonathan Coulton's song "You Ruined Everything".
  • Oh my God, "I'm Your Moon". The sweetest, most sniffle-inducing song about cosmic taxonomy ever written.
  • Jonathan Coulton just seems to be good at this in general. Check out "Code Monkey." Dogged Nice Guy indeed:

Code Monkey very simple man With big warm fuzzy secret heart: Code Monkey like you!

• • The final verse of "My Beige Bear ^{[dead link]}."
  • RE: Your Brains.
    • A group of people having fun and singing it along with the artist at a live performance? Nothing can beat that.
• The song Time We Had by the Mother Hips.
• Glaring Dream by Kinya Kotani is sososo heartwarming, especially when heard in context in Gravitation. You listen to it at the end of every episode and register it detachedly as a good song, and then the last episode you realize what it really is and consider your heart warmed.
• Vitamin C's "Graduation song".
• It's impossible to listen to this song without tearing up.
• Keep Fishin' by Weezer. Come on! It's the Muppets! Even Rivers Cuomo is laughing!
  • also The Angel and the One, Dreamin', and definitely Only in Dreams.
  • Who could forget "If You're Wondering If I Want You To (I Want You To)"? That song is pure smiles. "Your mom cooked meatloaf even though I don't eat meat. I dug you so much I took some for the team..."
• The cover of "Show Must Go On" with Elton John and the surviving members of Queen, a loving tribute to Freddie Mercury.
• Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle" is a WAFF.
  • Also, "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song".
• Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring". Whether it's played by a German doctor in a film set at the onset of WWII,or at the end of Gran Turismo 4,it never fails to give this troper a lift and think,"Humanity's not that bad after all.".
• The music video for "Everyday" by The Dave Matthew's Band.
• "It's Your World Now" by The Eagles. Somehow manages to be heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
• Yesterday by Atmosphere definitely qualifies. * cries manly tears*
• If you have children, sing Everything Possible to them every night. You will change the world.
• "Love Don't Need a Reason" is beautiful anyway, but was particularly poignant when the AIDS crisis was at its peak and the disease was inevitably fatal.
• "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers
• The entire UK video for "All These Things That I've Done" by the Killers is this, devoid of Tear Jerking. Here, watch.
• "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman. The three verses are three vignettes of a father dancing with his 'Cinderella' and musing on the inevitability of her growing up and leaving home: 'So I will dance with Cinderella/while she is here in my arms/'Cause I know something the prince never knew... All too soon the clock will strike midnight/And she'll be gone.'
  • This is especially tragic considering the death of his daughter, about whom the song was written.
  • "Heaven is the Place" is also written about said daughter.
  • "Butterfly Kisses." Also a major Tear Jerker.
  • "I Loved Her First."
• U2. "40". That is all.
  • The story behind "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" makes one line and moment poignant—it's Bono's elegy for his father, who was always a big opera fan. During the line "Can you hear me when I sing/You're the reason the opera's in me," Bono hits this Beyond the Impossible high note—oh, and by the way, his father was a tenor.
  • The Sweetest Thing. A completely adorable little song written as an apology to Bono's wife Ali after he missed her birthday while recording The Joshua Tree. Awww.
  • The 12-minutes version of Bad in the 1985 Live Aid concert. Why so long, you ask? Halfway through the song, Bono noticed a teenage girl being pinned against the railings, and is in danger of getting crushed. He notified the audience and the security, who pulled her out and into the front of the whole audience, where he hugged the young lady and danced along to the song with her for a while. The way this matches up with the music makes it an incredibly beautifully surreal moment that helped define the concert and powered their rise to superstardom.
  • Where the Streets Have No Name, for all its lyrical beauty, manages to powerfully invoke this trope without a single word with one of the most gorgeously uplifting intros ever written.
• Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses," a sweet, pretty ballad about the life of a Kentucky Derby racehorse definitely causes WAFF: "It's the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance/And it's time that you joined in the dance..."
  • It's sweet and heartwarming until you watch two horses in three years go down in the Triple Crown races (Barbaro in the Preakness, 2006, and Eight Belles in the Derby, 2008), and then you bawl every time you hear it.
  • Speaking of Dan Fogelberg, I met my old lover in the grocery store, the snow was falling Christmas Eve...
• Most James Bond themes tend to be more spectacular than moving, but Carly Simon's "Nobody Does it Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me is guaranteed to give you a warm and fuzzy feeling inside.
• The finale of the Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert, when the entire cast plus 17 different Valjeans from around the world sing One Day More and go a cappella for the final "One more dawn...one more day...one day more".
  • View it here. And - yes - that's Chairman Kaga playing a Japanese Jean Valjean.
• "Fix You" by Coldplay, which apparently Chris Martin wrote for his wife when her father died.
  • And the cover from the documentary Young@Heart is even better, especially if you know the story that leads up to it.
  • Most of Viva La Vida is this, but the anthemic ending of "Death And All His Friends" takes the cake.
    • A word of advice: Don't listen to this song while reading through the Real Life Heartwarming entries. I made the mistake of having the song on repeat, and the lyrics I had once perceived as pessimistic and saying "We're all going to die some day" turned into the most glorious example of "But this life has so many lovely things within it, why would I ever want to leave?"
  • And "Yellow". Just... Yellow.
    • Not to take anything from Coldplay's version, but Straight No Chaser (an acapella group) does a cover of "Fix You", and it's just as haunting and powerful as the original.
  • "Christmas Lights" is a 'Yuletide heartbreak' story: despite losing his love, the protagonist wishes the world "May all your troubles soon be gone".
• The Galaxy Express 999 opening song. Apparently it's about travelling to find the blue bird of happiness.
• Kelly Willis' "Reason to Believe" which I can only assume was written after the birth of her first child.
• The Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Old City Bar." A bartender, upon seeing a lost girl unable to get home on Christmas Eve, gives her all the money in the cash register to pay for her cab fare and plane ticket.
  • This is made even better in concert, where it is accompanied by narration about the story, preceded by the song "Ornament", wherein the father sings about his estranged daughter, so far away "on this Christmas day." and immediately followed up with "This Christmas Day", wherein the father sings joyously about "She's coming home this Christmas day!" Heartwarming.
• "Do you think I would leave you dying, when there's room on my horse for two?"
• Apocalyptica's Farewell feels more like a re-encounter. An amazingly epic, "just floated down from heaven to help again" re-encounter.
  • Heartwarming? Farewell's more like the Crowning Moment of Tearjerking.
• Ayreon's Come Back To Me - especially the The Human Equation album version, Day Seven: Hope, in which Best Friend talks to the coma-struck Me and reminds him of their happiness when they were young. Especially touching if you remember Me stabbed him in the back. If that doesn't make you go 'Awwwww...', you are not human. I mean, don't you wish YOUR best friend was telling you 'Deep down inside I think you know you are free, come back to me' while you were in coma?
  • For this troper, it was the "Can you see the fire in their eyes..." part of "Unnatural Selection" in 01011001. Sure, the song is about humans destroying Earth and themselves and even that part of the song shows the Forevers getting too attached to humanity and interfering too much, but dammit, humans aren't all bastards.
• "Better Days", by Goo Goo Dolls -- "I wish everyone was loved tonight/ and someone would stop this endless fight/ 'Cause tonight's the night the world begins again..."
  • And you can't not mention "Iris" here. I've give up forever to touch you/ 'cause I know that you feel me somehow/ You're the closest to Heaven that I'll ever be/ and I don't want to go home right now.
  • In its own way, "Big Machine". Yes, it's basically a song about unrequited love, but it's still amazing:

I'm torn in pieces I'm blind and waiting For my heart is reeling I'm blind and waiting for you I'm blind and waiting for you And I can't believe it's coming true.

• • John Rzeznik's song "Always Know Where You Are" never fails to make this troper smile.
  • Black Balloon in its own strange way; most of the song is depressing and about someone's addictions ripping their life apart, but the end is surprisingly sweet.

I'll go on now And lead you home and I'll become what you became to me

• • Also, their cover of Supertramp's Give A Little Bit.
• "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" has never failed to put a smile on this troper's face, no matter how low he may feel at a given moment.
• "Superman Theme" The melody is so heartwarming that it doesn't need any such silly things as lyrics.
• Jack Johnson's "Upside Down", which was part of the soundtrack for the Curious George movie.
• "Ghost Of Corporate Future" by Regina Spektor. It's just such a funny, loving, humanistic song. "The world is everlasting, it's coming, and its going..."
  • Her cover of Real Love.
  • "On The Radio"...

This is how it works, you're young until you're not You love until you don't, you try until you can't You laugh until you cry, you cry until you laugh And everyone must breathe until their dying breath No, this is how it works You peer inside yourself You take the things you like And try to love the things you took And then you take that love you made And stick it into some Someone else's heart Pumping someone else's blood

• "Young At Heart", best performed by Frank Sinatra.
• Cat Power's version of "Sea of Love."
• Pretty much all of the Concert for George would qualify, there are so many lovely moments.
  • Ravi Shankar's beautiful introduction.
  • Paul McCartney's version of "Something" on the ukelele.
  • And of course, the finale, I'll See You in My Dreams, when the rose petals start to fall.
  • If you watch closely, there are a few moments where one musician or another steals a glance at George's son Dhani, who's also playing with them—and who looks so much like George it's eerie—and they choke up for a second and have to turn away.
• On a related note: "Here Comes the Sun" never fails to make this troper smile. Little darling, the smile's returning to their faces...
• Yes, even They Might Be Giants gets a song like this: "Another First Kiss," which is described on their wiki as a cheerful "screw that" to the idea that you need to be young and adolescent to be in love. It's quite possibly the only straight-up love song in their reportoir (as they themselves admit), and it still more touching than half the Silly Love Songs out there.

You could tell me we belong together, And I could tell you you belong with me. But we've run out of things to say, And we'll be happy anyway, so-- How 'bout another first kiss?

• "Float On" by Ben Lee
  • A different song, but "Float On" by Modest Mouse. Bad things happen, but what the hell! Life keeps going. "And we'll all float on, all right..."
• "You Are the Moon" by the Hush Sound is a touchingly beautiful song that sounds like (I'm not sure) someone telling another person that yes, they are imperfect, but they are beautiful anyway and they should see that.
• David Cook's "Permanent". Doubles as a Tear Jerker as it was witten about his older brother who had brain cancer and eventually died. The song is about watching his brother suffer. At one point he even says he wanted to take his place so his brother wouldn't have to suffer.

I know he's living in hell every single day. And so I ask "Oh God, is there some way for me to take his place?" When they say it's all touch and go I wish I could make it go away

• Blind Guardian's "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" is the Crowning Moment of Heartwarming live - everyone singing about how they'll go their separate ways the next day, but "the bard's songs will remain." Even the random The Lord of the Rings reference is sort of perfect, given how geeky the band and most of their fans are.
• Badly Drawn Boy, "Year of the Rat". * sniff*
  • Almost the whole of that man's corpus. Even the songs that are depressing have something fundamentally heartwarming underneath that always just ends up being a crowning moment of humanity.
• The OP for Fruits Basket, For Fruits Basket. It changes into a Tear Jerker not only when you remember all the sad moments in the series... but also when you're reminded that that the singer, Ritsuko Okazaki, passed away of cancer some years ago.
  • In that same mold, both the OP and ED for Princess Tutu, also beautiful moving pieces, also has really sad moments during the series, and were also sung by the tragically late Ritsuko Okazaki.
• "The Silence" by Gamma Ray is pure, unadulterated essence of heartwarming.
• Praan by Garry Schyman, a song mostly known for its appearance in a "Where The Hell Is Matt?" video. The song alone is gorgeous.
  • And the translation from Bengali is equally beautiful: "I feel my limbs are made glorious by the touch of this world of life. And my pride is from the life-throb of ages dancing in my blood this moment".
• Yeah, it's '80s pop/rock schmaltz, whatever. Anyone who doesn't like Rod Stewart's Forever Young...

But whatever road you choose I'm right behind you, win or lose

• • ...can eat it.
• For that matter, Alphaville's Forever Young is halfway between this and Tear Jerker. Especially the horn solo at the end.
  • Even more so when played as the Last Dance at your 20th high school reunion, and the song first came out just around the time you graduated.
• Before My Time, as performed by the inimitable Johnny Cash. Beautiful.
  • Sue and his father's reconciliation from A Boy Named Sue.
• Something about The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset"... man.
• Vienna Teng's "Lullaby for a Stormy Night" is almost sweet enough to be a happy Tear Jerker
  • It's Stray Italian Greyhound and City Hall, for this troper. ("Ten years waitin' for this moment of fate when we say the words and sign our names...")
    • Anna Rose for this one, especially since my niece was born.
    • Harbor for me. How can a song about wanting to protect someone not make you feel good inside?
  • There are a few songs like that. There's a damn good reason that I change the station when Taylor Swift's "Love Story" comes on the radio when I'm driving, and it's not because I dislike the song. (The ending is what really does it.)
  • St. Stephen's Cross by Vienna Teng builds its way to a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming.

They were there the night the wall was drowned In the surging of that tidal crowd: An old world made new On the same holy ground. She found him standing, looking lost In the shadow of St. Stephen's cross, And he closed his eyes and heard no sound But her breathing warm against his mouth.

• This troper finds Bebo Norman's "Into the Day" to be the sweetest song she's ever heard. It's very meaningful, both on a general and a personal level.
• "Beauty and the Beast" from from the movie of the same title. You don't even need to have seen the movie, man! If this song doesn't make you feel all squishy inside, with Angela Lansbury singing about The Power of Love and—well...
• The guitarist Buckethead recorded an entire album (Colma) of soothing music so his mother had something nice to listen to whilst recovering from colon cancer.
  • Made even heartwarming due to Buckethead's normal fare - he's well known for his experimental, weird, and sometimes downright terrifying music, as well as his incredible shredding guitar solos. Hardly soothing. He then completely breaks his style to make a calm, beautiful album for his mom. Aww.
• 40 Jewish Children and 40 Arabic Children singing John Lennon's "Imagine."
  • Also, John Lennon's 'Beautiful Boy' in and of itself, especially when you know that Lennon was killed when Sean was five.

Goodnight, Sean... see you in the morning.

• Westlife's version of "You Raise Me Up". Well, ANY version, in this troper's opinion.
• I'm Yours, by Jason Mraz. A love song that becomes a love song to all of humanity. And everyone ALWAYS sings along.
  • And "Song For A Friend", which is a love letter to his Heterosexual Life Partner. Try not to feel awesome about yourself when you listen to it, especially the end.
  • Try this version.
• A Whole New World. It's about love. And freedom. And sex.
• "Coming Home"-The 88. By the end of the song, I can't help but sing along.
  • They spent the budget to their music video giving out free ice cream and gasoline. Doesn't get much more heartwarming than that.
• "You Are the Best Thing"-Ray LaMontagne
• And I think to myself...what a wonderful world...
• Gustav Holst's "Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity." Especially the string soli from 3:07 to 4:55. If you don't get a warm and fuzzy feeling inside from it, then you should stop lurking on Sugar Wiki and switch to Darth Wiki.
• Redgum's A Walk in the Light Green, as well as "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda". You don't have to be an Aussie or a vet to get choked up for those guys.
  • How can "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" be described as a CMoH? It's one of the greatest Tear Jerker songs there is!
• "Do You Realize" by The Flaming Lips manages to be both the saddest and happiest song in the world.
• "Psalm", by Hey Rosetta never fails to make my heart clench. "And the air goes into your lungs, and around in your heart and on through your blood."
• Making Love Out of Nothing At All - it may be a Silly Love Song but the power in his voice, and the lyrics makes it sound like someone who is so sure and self-reliant realizes there is someone he needs, that he's in love. Aaaw
• In Count Zero's Did You Decide Yet, a song about a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, at the very end, she gets a chance to free herself from his abuse, and Peter whispers "you make a wrong move, you don't lose/ but if your game is true, you make the right move, and you'll win/ so let the games begin."
• How it took this long not to mention We Are The World I do not know. It definitely belongs here, even when you ignore the cause of the all star union.
• Connie Talbot. YouTube her. Try not to melt, please, you'll make a mess.
• The Beach Boys "Forever": "If every word I say could make you laugh, I'd talk forever..."
  • How about Surfer Girl? Don't Worry Baby? God Only Knows? In My Room?
• this cover of "Stand By Me" done by street musicians from around the world. some may also get wibbly about it too
• Despite accusations of tackiness and lyrical Unfortunate Implications, I'd cite the playing of Land of Hope and Glory on the Last Night of The Proms, specifically when they do a crowd shot and you see people happily waving flags from dozens of different countries.
• "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5. I don't mind standing every day/out on your corner in the pouring rain/look for the girl with the broken smile/ask her if she wants to stay a while" Awww.
• "So Beautiful" by Darren Hayes.

"And if all the world was perfect I would only ever want to see your scars..."

• Oddly enough, "Morgenstern" by Rammstein. Yes, it's German industrial rock. Yes, the lead singer sounds like he's on a diet of cigarettes and gravel. Yes, the lyrics can be loosely summarised as "you're so ugly." But then he reaches the last lines...

"And the star will shine On this love of mine; Warms the breast and shakes me Where life is beating, To see with the heart How beautiful she is."

• • No mentions of Seemann? That song just moves something inside.
  • And "Ohne Dich" and Till and Texas' Sharleen Spiteri's duet on "Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do)"
• "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables, as sung by Susan Boyle, on Britain's Got Talent.
  • Or by Ruthie Crenshall in the Tenth Anniversary concert. The way her voice cracks at "...but he was gone when Autumn came!" ...* sniff* ...
  • Also from Les Misérables, "Who Am I?" Jean Valjean has to choose between remaining the mayor of a town and doing the right thing. Anyone who bothered to note what page this is can guess what he chooses.
• "Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen has been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience..."
• "The Dream of a Normal Death" by Murray Gold, played over a montage of the happy life with Joan that the Doctor is rejecting in order to stop the Family of Blood.
  • Although subverted when used to underscore the montage of characters who died in the Doctor's name in "Journey's End"...
• It's curious just how many of these correspond with tearjerkers.
• On the Bruce Springsteen album "Live 1975-1985" is an eleven minute live track of one of Springsteen's most famous and beautiful songs, "The River". The first five minutes of the track are Springsteen talking about his difficult relationship with his father as a teenager, including how his father told him at one time that he couldn't wait for the army to get him (Bruce), so they would "Make a man out of you." He then talks about how when he got his draft notice for the Vietnam War, he hid it from his parents and disappeared with his friends for several days before going to take his physical. After failing the physical, Springsteen returned home to find his worried parents waiting for him. When he told his parents where he'd been, and that the army hadn't taken him, his father only replied "That's good." Springsteen then jumps into an incredibly soulful and emotional performance of "The River." DAMN.
  • "Secret Garden" is another beautiful example of the Boss's work.
  • "Terry's Song" is the hidden 12th track on the album "Magic." It was written the day before the memorial service of Terry Magovern, who was a close friend and personal assistant of Bruce Springsteen. Obviously, it doubles as a Tear Jerker, but the sheer depth of emotion will bring a tear to your eye and make you glad it's there. "Love is a power greater than death/ just like the songs and stories told/ and when she built you, brother/ she broke the mold"
• Yes, it's a total Ear Worm, but "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers never fails to make this troper feel all warm and fuzzy.

And if I grow old/well I know I'm gonna be/I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you/And I would walk 500 miles...

• • Especially Alexander Rybak's cover.
  • On the subject of the Proclaimers, the no less Ear Worm-ish "Let's Get Married" and "I'm On My Way" also belong here.
• Utada Hikaru's song Final Distance can be heartwarming (when translated, the lyrics are basically about coming to accept and embrace the distance between people), but the story behind the song is even more so. Utada first released Distance on her album of the same name. She had planned to release it as a single, but then heard about Rena Yamashita, a 6-year-old girl who was killed in a school stabbing rampage. Rena previously had won an essay competition by writing about how she wanted to be a singer like Utada. Utada rearranged Distance into a ballad and called it Final Distance, and released it as a single instead. This troper mustn't be the only one who thinks it's amazing that she did this for a fan.
• Lifehouse's First Time's music video had me feeling all warm and fuzzy after watching all the couples interacting in it.
  • "Breathing" does it for this troper:

Cause I am hanging on every word you say And even if you don't want to speak tonight That's alright, alright with me Cause I want nothing more than to sit Outside Heaven's door and listen to you breathing That's where I want to be

• • Hanging by a Moment makes this Troper smile for days on end.

I'm falling even more in love with you Letting go of all I've held on to I'm standing here until you make me move Just hanging by a moment here with you

• Is it overexposed? Sure, maybe. But Elton John's "Your Song" deserves it. No matter how many times she hears it, this troper can think of no simpler, sweeter declaration of love than this song's refrain:

I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind That I've put down in words... How wonderful life is, now you're in the world.

• • This troper also has a bit of a soft spot for the Elton John version of Can you Feel The Love Tonight... okay, a huge soft spot. So sue him. It's enough to make kings and vagabonds/Believe the very best...
• "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree" by Dawn always makes this troper feel warm and fuzzy. It's about a someone coming home to their loved one after "doing time" and asking their lover to tie a yellow ribbon around the oak tree by their home if they still want them to come back. The last verse always gets me:

Now the whole damn bus is cheering And I can't believe I see A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree

• "Sleeps with Butterflies" By Tori Amos. A song about a girl's daydream and faith with her lover.
• This combination of a stop-motion animation and a song by Tool is the first combination of a crowning moment of heartwarming and nightmare fuel I have seen. I guess the mileage may vary then.
• Hearing the chorus of "Bring The Boys Back Home" sung by the Military Orchestra of the Soviet Army, during Pink Floyd's Roger Waters' legendary 1990 Berlin Wall concert, was a Heartwarming Moment Of International Harmony that wonderfully captured the worldwide relief at the end of the Cold War.
  • More CMOH's for Waters include "Every Stranger's Eyes" from The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking...
  • "The Tide Is Turning", from Radio KAOS...
  • And "Each Small Candle" from his limited edition Flickering Flame Greatest Hits Album.
• Summertime by The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Will Smith. When he originally recorded it, he said that even the most hardcore, most gangsta of rappers couldn't say anything negative about it.
• "Love Is Not A Fight", by Warren Barfield, AKA the unofficial theme song of Fireproof.

Love is a shelter in a raging storm Love is a peace in the middle of a war And if we try to leave May God send angels to guard the door No love is not a fight But it's something worth fighting for

• Nick Cave: The Ship Song and Into My Arms.
• The Books "Smells Like Content"
• Dear Mama by 2pac.
• In Nickelback's music video of "Come For You", a daughter went off with her boyfriend, one who her father doesn't approve of. As he's eating dinner alone, you can see that he's worried and anxious about his daughter. Then, we see that the boyfriend is trying to kissing the daughter. When she pushes him away and tells him to stop, he doesn't listen and continues, much more aggressively. In her desperation, the daughter quickly text-messages to her father, typing only the numbers "77". The father gets the message and is confused for a moment, until he glances at a picture of him and his daughter in their baseball uniforms, the two separate 7s on their shirts making "77". Quickly, knowing that his daughter is in trouble, the father quickly rushes out of the house to find his daughter. And also her message allows him to find her in a baseball field. Just in turn to grab her boyfriend off of her and give him a good punch for messing with his daughter. Then both father and daughter head back together home.
  • Nickelback's video clips tend to tread this territory a lot. Listen to the lyrics in Savin' Me and watch in the video clip when the man rescues the girl. Or the final seconds in the video clip in Far Away, when the firefighter returns to his wife. You wouldn't think you could rely on Nickelback for Crowning Moments of Heartwarming, but they're good for those.
  • Never Gonna Be Alone... just Never Gonna Be Alone.
• The Flaming Lips 'Do You Realise'. Although it's a song about the inevitably of death; it's also about facing up to this and enjoying the good times with friends wrapped up in a tune so lovely that this troper's eyes are welling up at the mere thought of it.
• Five Iron Frenzy's last ever performance of Handbook for the Sellout. Reese, the lead vocalist, sticks the microphone into the audience during every live performance of this particular song and they sing the first stanza. While most live recordings you can't make out much, this particular show... you could hear every last person, shouting their hearts out to a song by a band that, after that night, would no longer be together.
  • For this Troper, Five Iron Frenzy itself is heartwarming, reminding me of how happy they made me during a miserable period of my life. Cheeses of Nazareth in particular get me going. "Kamikaze" revs me up, and then "Rhubarb Pie" calms me down and reminds me of home.
• Rascal Flatts' song "Skin (Sarabeth)" is quite heartwarming. Girl discovers she has cancer, afraid to go to the prom because of the treatment, boyfriend comes to pick girl up, and she discovers he shaved his head to show it doesn't matter to him...makes me misty every time.
  • Mention Rascal Flatts without mentioning American Living? It's absolutely impossible to listen to this song without feeling all light and happy, trust me.
• Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard never fails to give me the fuzzies.
• 'The Warrior Inside' by Dragonforce. Quite cheesy but the chorus just makes me warm and fuzzy.
• Not Perfect by Tim Minchin.

This is my Earth And I live in it It's one third dirt And two thirds water And it rotates and revolves through space At rather an impressive pace And never even messes up my hair And here's the really weird thing The force created by its spin Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in

• • White Wine in the Sun.
• The video to Elvis Costello's Veronica, especially his commentary on her at the end.
• Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors".
• 'Love Story' by Taylor Swift

And I said, "Romeo save me - I've been feeling so alone. I keep waiting for you but you never come. Is this in my head? I don't know what to think-" He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said, "Marry me, Juliet - you'll never have to be alone. I love you and that's all I really know. I talked to your dad - go pick out a white dress; It's a love story - baby just say 'Yes.'"

• • This video involving two Sonic fan characters happens to use Love Story as their song, and I guarantee this will leave you tearing up slightly.
  • The video for You Belong With Me.
  • There's also "Tied Together With a Smile" written about a childhood friend who was anorexic.

Hold on, baby you're losin' it The water's high. You're jumping into it And letin' go, And no one knows That you cry, but you don't tell anyone That you might not be the golden one And you're tied together with a smile, but you're coming undone.

• • I was watching the video for "Mine" and got good chills on the last chorus. It may be fairytale cliche, but it was just so sweet.

I remember how we felt sittin’ by the water.

• • How had Mary's Song not been mentioned?

A few years had gone and come around, we were sitting at our favorite spots in town, and you looked at me, got down on one knee...

• • • And again at the end:

Well, I'll be 87, you'll be 89, I'll still look at you like the stars that shine in the sky, oh, my, my, my...""

• And there's also the song We'll Be There from the 4Kids dub of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Despite mediocre dubbing, the songs are awesome, and We'll Be There easily leaves a warm feeling in your heart.

When its time to stand the test I know you'll shine above the rest When its time to find your way We'll be there

• • No Matter What also qualifies.

No matter what - Let the games begin No matter what - May the best man win No matter what - We're in this together No matter what - We'll be friends forever

• These two verses from Something For Nothing by Rush:

What you own is your own kingdom; What you do is your own glory; What you love is your own power; How you live is your own story. In you head is the answer; Let it guide you along. Let your heart be the anchor And the beat of your song.

• • Or from the Spirit of Radio

"Begin the day with a friendly voice/A companion unobtrusive"

• • This verse from "Everyday Glory:"

If the future's looking dark, we're the ones who have to shine If there's no one in control, we're the ones who draw the line Though we live in trying times, we're the ones who have to try Though we know that time has wings, we're the ones who have to fly.

• • Closer To The Heart stands to this troper as the most heartwarming song of theirs. It is nothing more than a simple message asking people to put aside their differences and work together for a better future, and it always makes me feel uplifted when its over.
• "Until I Met You by The Sunstreak is this and a Crowning Music of Awesome combined.
• "I Still Believe (In Love)" by Hayden Panettiere

Oh I still believe in destiny That you and I were meant to be I still wish on the stars as they fall from above cause I still believe, believe in love.

• "Sweet Baby James"-James Taylor particularly the performance w/ Yo-Yo Ma during the 2003 Grammys. Even more Crowning Moment of Heartwarming when you remember that he wrote this song as a lullaby for his newborn nephew (at the time).
• Mais Que Nada was covered by the Black Eyed Peas, and like all covers you can argue whether the original was better or not. But then there's the music video, which begins with a young Sergio Mendes in an airy room, at his piano, playing the quiet and subtle intro bars. The rhythm then kicks in, and we're shown a vibrant Samba party, with the Black Eyed Peas singing and playing on stage and Mendes playing the piano and singing throughout the rest of the video. The Crowning Moment of Heartwarming itself comes at the very end of the video - we're back to Mendes in the white airy room (with palm trees and a beach in the background) as he's reading a newspaper with the headline "Mas Que Nada: Timeless!". He gets up, satisfied, takes his straw fedora, and walks off screen. "Homage Homage Homage", indeed!
• The very first Naruto ending, Wind. You know the one.
• "Shine", by Take That.

Stop (Stop!) Bein' so hard on yourself; It's not good for your health! I know that you can change, So clear your head and come round. You only have to open your eyes, You might just get a big surprise! And it might feel good, And you might want to smile, smile, smile!

• Tokio Hotel's occasionally-overlooked "By Your Side." It's about acknowledging a rough situation, and telling the girl You Are Not Alone. I'll just let the chorus speak for itself; hearing it feels like getting a hug:

Turn around I am here If you want it's me you'll see Doesn't count Far or near I can hold you when you reach for me.

• Hawaii by Mew. Just what about this song makes it so beautifully uplifting? The vibraphones and samba rhythms? Quite possibly. The lyrics - for example: "Good luck trying to be someone, If you make it then you've won, You'll grow up to be someone"? Certainly. But best of all is the chorus - as soon as the "Aaaaaahs" comes in with the swirling synths, and the lead singer declares "And we all make mistakes once in a while!", this troper feels like all the world's problems just melted away.
• Elvis Presley had a few good songs for this, but I think his best was "Can't Help Falling in Love."
• Most certainly also a Tear Jerker, but this video for Tom Smith's "A Boy and His Frog" helps remind me so perfectly of everything amazing about the late Jim Henson that... Just yeah. I already mentioned it but don't forget to have tissues ready.
  • Hell, even Something*Positive agrees with you. Yes, that Something Positive
  • On the same note, Big Bird's performance of "It's Not Easy Being Green" at Henson's memorial provides a combined moment of heartwarming and heartbreak.
  • And as long as I'm adding the other two, every single version of The Rainbow Connection also qualifies.
• "I hold you and know that we are free...". Especially knowing how stories like this usually end in other Sonata Arctica songs.
  • And especially since the rest of the album is really depressing.
• "Echoes" by Set Your Goals is "What doesn't kill you makes stronger" set to music in the most awesome way possible.
• "All the Small Things" by Blink 182, especially the second verse:

Late night, come home Work sucks, I know She left me roses by the stairs Surprises let me know she cares

• Sergei Rachmaninov's 3rd piano Concerto, third movement "Finale Ala Breve", possibly the most uplifting peice of music ever composed, especially after the second movement.
• 'Some People Change' by Montgomery Gentry is particularly heartwarming to this Troper; letting him remember that people can-and do-make the right choice when it really matters.
  • Something To Be Proud Of diserves a mention.
• Take That's Rule the World - especially since it's inspired by the movie Stardust, also a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming on its own.
• Foreword, by VNV Nation. Among all their songs about destruction, pain, and loneliness, there's a challenge to get out there and do something about it:

This is your world. These are your people. You can live for yourself today, or help build tomorrow for everyone.

• As I Lay Me Down by Sophie B. Hawkins. Someone so completely in love that even birdsong sounds like a hymn about her faraway sweetheart? D'awwwwwwww.
• When Tomorrow Comes, by the Eurythmics. The singer's lover sleeps peacefully in her arms as she promises: "In this big, scary, chaotic world, I will always be there for you".
• No mention of Explosions in the Sky yet? Your Hand In Mine manages this without lyrics. (so do most of their songs, really)
• Simon and Garfunkel's The Only Living Boy in New York always makes This Troper smile. Childlike innocence and optimism just burst from this song. He-ey, I've got nothing to do to-day but smile . . .
  • It's even more heartwarming when you know that, very early on, they performed together as Tom and Jerry. So that first line--Tom, get your plane right on time is Paul (Jerry) singing to Art (Tom).
  • Is this troper the only one who can't listen to 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' without crying happy tears?
    • -sniff- No...BOTW is THE The Power of Friendship song.
• "Chiquitita" by ABBA:

Chiquitita you and I know how the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end you will have no time for grieving Chiquitita you and I cry but the sun is still in the sky and shining above you let me hear you sing once more like you did before sing a new song Chiquitita

• • Ditto "The Way Old Friends Do", a song about The Power of Friendship performed as an encore at their '79 concerts and released on the Super Trouper album.

Times of joy and times of sorrow We will always see it through Oh, I don't care what comes tomorrow We can face it together the way old friends do We can face it together the way old friends do

• People around the entire world sing all about how much they love the whole world. The world is awesome.
• "Someday" by Rob Thomas. Especially the music video.
  • Little Wonders (that one from Meet the Robinsons) too. It always reminds this troper of Dr. Manhattan's "thermodynamic miracles" speech in Watchmen.
• Elton John has one simple question for you: "CAAAAAN you feeeelll the looove toniiight?"
• "Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea/And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee"
  • "Don't laugh at me, don't call me names, don't get your pleasure from my pain...".
• "Follow your heart and you won't get lost." Oh, jeez, here come the waterworks...
• "I'll Be Your Mirror", written by Lou Reed and originally recorded by the Velvet Underground, soars into WAFF territory when sung by Susanna Hoffs.
• Ben Folds. The Luckiest. Full stop.
  • Also, from the same album, Still Fighting It
  • Lest we forget "Still", "Gracie," "Cologne," "Frowne Song (Feeble Anthem)," need I go on? Ben Folds is also kind of made of win.
• I would like to nominate Fukai Mori (Deep Forest) by Do As Infinity.
• Considering it's a song based on a video game about a robot blasting the everloving snot out of other robots, Lamentations of a War Machine by The Megas can really get one welling up.

If I have a heart made of steel, then does that mean I cannot feel Remorse for everything I've done? My hand's a smoking gun! What purpose am I to fulfill? Was I built just to kill? Is there a soul beneath this shell? And will it go to robot hell? Tell me Doctor Light, why did I fight? Tell me Doctor, tell me Doctor, was I right? How many must fall until there's peace for all? Tell me was I wrong before we get to the end of this...

• • And let's not leave out the narrated part in the middle.

He walked away from the castle left in ruins, a path of destruction in his wake. The clouds parted and the warmth of the sun brought the question..."Is this what you were made to do?" He removed his helmet, dropped it into the soft grass. Would this quest ever end?

• A fair amount of Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam music counts, but especially "Peace Train" and "Roadsinger".
  • "Wild World" has always read to me like a father watching his daughter grow up—bittersweet and beautiful. I'll always remember you like a child, girl.
• Oh, and we can't forget Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle".
  • Or the lesser-known "Work," especially with the video of all the college students getting interviewed.
• Voltaire's "Goodnight Demon Slayer". It's about a parent reassuring his child that if the monsters try to attack him, the kid is more than capable of kicking their butts.

I won't tell you there's nothing 'neath your bed I won't sell you that it's all in your head This world of ours is not as it seems The monsters are real but they're not in your dreams Learn what you can from the beasts you defeat. You'll need it for some of the people you meet.

• • This song was originally written by Voltaire for his son when he had nightmares and had trouble getting to sleep. Heartwarming indeed.
• Pierce the Veil's "Kissing in Cars" makes this troper feel all fuzzy inside every time he hears it.
• Just about anything by Brad Paisley:
  • Then
  • Two People Fell In Love
  • Little Moments
  • It Did
  • ... you get the idea.
• Although you wouldn't expect this from a ska-core band, The Flatliners managed to make a very good Heartwarming song- to the point that this Troper wants it played at his funeral. The song is entitled Eulogy.

I feel I'm awake today with this memory that was once misplaced And I never thought I'd live to see this overpouring sadness Our eyes wide, receptive A family without a face learns that hands around them will help give direction and our mourning hearts will skip a beat at every single mention You will not be forgotten And we will sing

You will always be remembered You will be celebrated You will never be forgotten These tears still haven't faded

• Who would have guessed that Rated "M" for Manly Power Metal band Iron Savior would put out one of these? "Wings of Deliverance". Ever been far away from everyone you love and care about? Play this on your way back:

"And whenever I'm closing my eyes it is you that I have on my mind Echoes of what I had to leave behind Ten thousand miles of torture Ten thousand miles of pain But nothing, nothing is keeping me from you I'm coming back to you again"

• "Jump Rope" by Blue October; for a band whose songs are usually angsty and depressing, this one is cheerful, bouncy, and about staying optimistic through everything bad that happens to you, because it will get better. This troper just has to smile every time she hears it.
  • So are Everlasting Friend, and 18th Floor Balcony for that matter.
• Richie Havens sings Wonder Child, live on Sesame Street. Gorgeous.
• Affirmation by Savage Garden. It gives this troper hope knowing that someone wrote such a lovely, uplifting, and all out inspiring song!
  • And we have to mention Crash and Burn, by Savage Garden as well. That song is on record as having saved a number of people's lives.
• Come Home, by One Republic. "The world ain't half as bad as they paint it to be."
  • Beyond that, Goodbye Apathy is a perfect mix of Crowning Moment of Heartwarming and Tear Jerker.

I don't walk right, not like I used to There's a jump in my step as I rush to see you I could be happy here As long as you're near to me, as long as you're close to me

Now that I'm alright, (as I'm tryin') I can help you out (just to make things right, I) I'll be what you need (kill myself to make ev'ry-) I'll do anything (-thing perfect for you) Goodbye apathy...

So don't you stop...pushing me! I can take so much!

So goodbye apathy (as I'm tryin') So long, fancy-free (just to get things right, I) Goodbye apathy (kill myself to make ev'ry-) I don't wanna be... (-thing perfect for...) You...

• Bye Bye, Miss American Pie/The Day The Music Died, written by Don McLean as a tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, three of his favorite musicians who died in a plane crash in 1959. Okay, so it's more the first and last verse than all the others, but it's still a very nice gesture.
• Bathory's Hammerheart, the closer to the album Twilight of the Gods. A warrior makes his peace with the world and ascends into Valhalla, all set to Holst's Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity. Suffice it to say, for a band who made a name for themselves writing songs about raping angels and scalping God to produce a track which can make this troper's eyes well up is a tremendous achievement.
• This troper can't help but choke up when he hears Styx's Fooling Yourself

And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it Why must you be such an angry young man When your future looks quite bright to me

• • Another Styx example: "Come Sail Away".
• Van Halen's song Dreams. It's 80s rock, but that final guitar riff after the last chorus—you know which guitar riff I'm talking about—makes my whole body tingle out of sheer awesome every time I hear it.
• Paul Simon's The Boy in the Bubble. These are the days of miracle and wonder indeed.
  • "Father and Daughter" is another example—it might have been created for a Nickelodeon movie, but There could never be a father loved his daughter more than I love you is beautiful.
• I'll Try from Return to Neverland. A song about rediscovering the magic in the world, specifically concluding "The whole world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust." Makes me smile and tear up every time I hear that line.
• Bittersweet by Within Temptation makes this troper cry every time she hears it.
• Stolen by Dashboard Confessional. The sped-up version is nice, but you absolutely need to hear the acoustic version for the full effect—the violins, the guitar, and most of all Chris Carrabba's gushingly sweet voice are like distilled heartwarming serum. People say that Chris Carrabba changed their perceptions of the word stolen from negative to positive—if that's not heartwarming, nothing is.
• Most of the songs from the "Panic at the Disco" album "Pretty.Odd" qualify, but "That Green Gentleman" in particular, has never failed to tug at my heartstrings.
• A Better Place, A Better Time by Streetlight Manifesto. A seven and half minute rally against suicide set to bright, blasting horns. The whole mood of the song is just so upbeat and if the melody doesn't stir the cockles of your heart, then the lyrics will

So you're tired of living? And you feel like you might give in? Well Don't...It's not your time And even if it was, oh I wouldn't let you go You could run run run but I would follow close I know that you think that you're on your own, but just know that I'm here and I'll lead you home

• • Also with Streetlight Manifesto, A few songs on Somewhere in the Between count. Including the title song. One foot on the gas, One foot in the grave deserves a mention too
• Paul Robeson's version of "I'm Gonna Let It Shine." If hugs could sing that is how they would sound.
• House at Pooh Corner by Loggins and Messina and Your Heart Will Lead You Home by Kenny Loggins. Nothing says warm and fuzzy like Winnie the Pooh
• The final verses of Guns N' Roses, "Rocket Queen", ("I see you standing, standing on your own, it's such a lonely place for you for you to be..."), a great contrast to the overtly sexual lyrics that come before.
• January Wedding by The Avett Brothers is basically one giant Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. It's just so completely sincere and sweet:

She's talking to me with her Voice down so low I barely hear her But I know what she's saying, I understand because My heart and hers are the same.

• Guys, really, no Aerosmith epicness yet? Angel and I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing are just... * melt* I'll let the choruses speak for themselves:

You're my angel Come and save me tonight You're my angel Come and make it alright

and

I don't wanna close my eyes I don't wanna fall asleep 'Cuz I'd miss you, baby And I don't wanna miss a thing 'Cuz even when I dream of you The sweetest dream would never do I'd still miss you, baby And I don't wanna miss a thing.

• • The entirety of Don't Wanna Miss A Thing is a Crowner, but....
  • From the same movie, the Journey song "Remember Me". Not as widely known, but just as heartwarming.
• Relient K's Must Have Done Something Right. "I'm racking my brains for a new improved way/To tell you you're more to me than what I can say..." "If anyone could make me a better person you could/All I can say is that I must have done something good.
  • More Than Useless as well. "I'm a little more than useless / When I think that I can't do this / You promise me that I'll get through this..."
  • The Best Thing. "The best thing is that it's happening to you and me."
• The song Boys (Lesson One) by Jars of Clay. It's father to child. You Are Not Alone, ever. "If you have questions, we can talk through the night... You can run, you can hide, this will still be your home... not to undermine the consequences, but you are not what you do...And when you need it most, I have a hundred reasons why I love you." Just a few of my favorite lines.
• "Vito's Ordination Song" by Sufjan Stevens. Also many of the songs from the Christmas album make this troper feel all warm and fuzzy and just perfect for the spirit of the season.
• Iron and Wine's "Each Coming Night", which is also a Tear Jerker because of its subject material, but is heartwarming in that the singer is asking his loved ones to remember all the good things about him after he's gone. "The Trapeze Swinger" is also a good one.
  • "Belated Promise Ring" is another one, especially the last verse. So is "Fever Dream." Basically, any song off of Our Endless Numbered Days is likely to be this, Tear Jerker, or both.
• The Decemberists song "The Soldiering Life", about love blooming on the battlefield between two soldiers.

We laid on the mattress and tumbled to sleep Our eyes aligned, swaddled in our civvies Cradled in our dungarees

• John Martyn dedicated the song (and album) "Solid Air" to his friend Nick Drake, who was suffering from depression (and would, tragically, die of an overdose of antidepressant medication a year later).

I know you, I love you I'll be your friend I could follow you, anywhere Even through solid air.

• • "May You Never" also qualifies:

And may you never lay your head down Without a hand to hold May you never make your bed out in the cold. You're just like a great strong brother of mine You know that I love you true And you never talk dirty behind my back And I know that there's those that do.

• "In the Dark of the Night", by E-Rotic, is a sweet song about finding love, but a My Little Pony fan vid catapults it to a whole new level of adorable.
• Jumper by Third Eye Blind. But made all the more heartwarming in the movie Yes-Man, as Jim Carrey's character tries to coax a man from jumping off a building and the whole crowd below joining in to help.
• "Baba Yetu" by Christopher Tin and sung by the Stanford University a cappella group Talisman. It's a setting of The Lord's Prayer in Swahili, and even this atheist troper felt a little of her faith in humanity come back when she listened to it for the first time. And paired with a montage of the world's greatest landmarks being built (taken from cutscenes from Civilization IV)...hey, maybe we humans aren't so bad after all.
• Starlight, the fifth and final act of Christopher Lee's biographical metal rock opera album Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross ends with the historical king dying with his wife by his side and finally finding peace within himself for the atrocities he committed; both of them looking towards the better future he has strived for throughout his entire life. Considering this is a metal album with lyrics that also include the words "I spilled the blood of 4000 saxon men, the fact that the final act can be so heartwarming and hopeful is an incredible accomplishment.
• Believe by Elton John. Yeah, it's The Power of Love spiel, which may turn some people away, but it's done so beautifully, illustrating that you can have faith in something so basic, even when it appears the world is dying.
• Hold On by Good Charlotte. Also serves as a Tear Jerker.
• For me, Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King is a nice, but I didn't feel much when I heard it. However, the 'sequel's version': Love Will Find a Way, as sung by Liz Callaway and Gene Miller, really brings tears to my eyes and a smile to my face.
  • "They live in you/They live in me/They're watching over/Everything we see..." As if its meaning wasn't enough, it's such a gloriously beautiful song one can't help feeling themselves swell just hearing it.
• "Forbidden Friendship" from How to Train Your Dragon.
• This Troper would like to nominate "Bullets" by Hawksley Workman.
  • And this troper would like to nominate "Safe and Sound" by Mr. Hawksley Workman.
• "Inside Job" by Pearl Jam is a definite heartwarmer,
• The huge outpouring of eulogies and tributes in the metal community after the death of Ronnie James Dio certainly qualifies. Notable metal musicians who gave eulogies include Kerry King, Steve Vai, Joey Belladonna ^{[dead link]}, Geezer Butler, David Ellefson, King Diamond, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mike Portnoy,Ritchie Blackmore,Brian May, and even arch-rival Ozzy Osbourne. Lemmy's tribute to Dio includes a picture that qualifies as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming all by itself.
• "Can I Have A Kiss?" by Kelly Clarkson is on her least acclaimed album, and is often over-looked. It's about what happens when all you have to offer your love is yourself. Just listen.
• Drops Of Jupiter by Train.

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your best friend always sticking up for you Even when I know you're wrong Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance Five-hour phone conversation The best soy latte that you ever had, and me

• Storybook Love by Willy Deville, a.k.a. the end credits song from The Princess Bride. One of the most purely "aww"-inducing, purely warm, fuzzy, sweet love songs out there.
• Mario Kart Love Song.

You be my Princess, And I'll be your Toad, I'll follow behind you on Rainbow Road, Protect you from Red Shells wherever I go, I promise, [...] And the finish line is just around the bend, I'll pause this game, So our love will never end...

• If you ever need a quick cheering up, "Me Hele No Lilo" from the opening of Lilo & Stitch will put a smile on your face for sure.
• Amazing. Freaking. Grace. Holy cow, how has this one been missed? Regardless of whether you agree with the religious message, there's something about this song that tugs at the heartstrings, namely the themes of hope and redemption.
• British rap/grime/performance poetry outfit The Streets bring us Never Went To Church, which was written in response to the death of frontman Mike Skinner's father. It starts out deep in Tear Jerker territory, but ends on an uplifting and deeply touching note.
• Edwin McCain's "I'll Be", full stop. The most heartwarming line, "I'll be the greatest fan of your life", would be creepy, except for the fact that you'd have to be made of stone not to feel the pure love in McCain's voice.
• What, no love for Scorpions? If you live in Europe, especially Central Europe, "Wind of Change" certainly qualifies. It is the perfect song that celebrated the end of the Cold War that divided a continent with mutual hate and fear until enough people found the courage and wisdom to bring it to a peaceful end.
• Attack Attack! is christian metalcore/techno (makes sense when you hear it) band, so you wouldn't expect them to have any, but they do! My personal favorite is near the ending of the song Dr. Shavargo Pt. 3 has this line "I will always refuse to take you for granted" which always gets me.
• Mumford & Sons The Cave. "And I will hold on hope, and I won't let you choke, on the noose around your neck. And I'll find strength in pain, and I will change my ways. I'll know my name as it's called again." Wow.
  • Winter Winds is great too. Feel the horns just wash over you...
  • Also, Timshell. "You are not alone in this. You are not alone in this. As brothers we will stand and we'll hold your hand."
• This troper can no longer hear one of the songs from the old 2B A Master Pokemon CD, 'Together Forever', without breaking into tears, thanks to associating it with his best friend of seven-and-counting years, who he still hasn't met in person.

Even though we've never said it There's something that the two of us both know Together forever, no matter how long From now until the end of time We'll be together, and you can be sure That forever and a day, that's how long we'll stay Together, and forever more.

• • Not to mention "Flying Without Wings" by Westlife, as it appeared on the Movie 2000 soundtrack.
• You can't mention Pokemon tearjerkers without mentioning We're a Miracle from the first movie soundtrack.

You and me we're a miracle; meant to be And nothing can change it Mountains move And oceans part When they are standing in our way You and me, we're a miracle; Angels stand watching over And heaven shines upon us, everyday.

• • You're honestly going to list heart-warming, tear-jerking Pokemon songs without mentioning Brother, My Brother? For crapsakes, even the name of the band gives off WAFF.
    • this troper has an addition to this pokemon heartwarming tear jerker list :The Time has Come- Pikachu's Goodbye.

Just one moment and I knew you're my best friend do anything for you.

• Pick a song by Scott Andrew. Especially "Everything They Say. And "More Good Days". And "Holding Back". The lyrics to that last one will make you smile and just generally feel like you can do it, "it" being anything.
• How can Hoobastank's "The Reason is You" NOT be on here?!
• Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" and "Talking Bird." Hell, Ben Gibbard singing a soft song just MAKES this trope...
  • Now we have "Stay Young, Go Dancing."
• "Wrapped Up In Books" by Belle & Sebastian. It evokes images of a shy couple having a date in a library. The harmonizing voices are beautiful by themselves. But then, halfway through, the music slows down, as presumably, one of them is worried about something. Then, the saxophones come in, which are already uplifting and reassuring, but just to hit the point home:

I will say a prayer, just while you are sitting there. And I will wrap my hands around you, 'cause I know it will be fine.

• This troper has been solidly in love with Johnny Clegg and Savuka's "Dela (I Know Why the Dog Howls at the Moon)" ever since she was an itty-bitty troper watching the "George of the Jungle" movie. Just a deeply sweet and joyful song.
• In 2010, Chris Brown performed a tribute to the late Michael Jackson at the BET Awards, after performing his own rendition of Smooth Criminal and Billie Jean, complete with the songs' respective dances, Brown broke into "Man In The Mirror", only to become choked up by tears. If this wasn't enough, the ENTIRE AUDIENCE began singing FOR HIM when it was apparent he was too choked up over his former mentor's death.
• The Last Night, by Skillet. How come this isn't here already? And no, I don't care if you don't have the same religious beliefs, it's a good song anyway.
  • Also, "Hero" by Skillet. That song always gets this Troper to the brink of tears, so it could also be half TearJerker. Especially this part:

And if it kills me tonight I will be ready to die A hero's not afraid to give his life A hero's gunna save me just in time

• Good Enough, by Evanescence. It's about how the singer's finally happy and feeling good enough. Amy said that she was almost afraid to show it to the rest of the band, it was such a happy song.
• The song may be played like hell and this may be a bit cheesy, but "Umbrella" by Rihanna. Sentimental, maybe, but the chorus always registers as a light but straightforward and smile-inducing expression of at least possibly platonic love.
• Lullaby For You, ending theme for The World Ends With You. In the context of the game, it's this even stronger as well as a Tear Jerker.
• Life Is Like A Boat by Rie Fu. As it was put on the Bilingual Bonus page, in English, it's about someone who's alone in the world and feels like no one understands them, but soon finds a lover/HeterosexualLifePartner. In Japanese, it's about how hard life is, but you must endure to another day if you want to get anywhere. But if you speak both (or get subtitles), the true meaning of the song becomes clear - You can't go it alone, no matter what, we all need someone to lean on. Thus, the ending lines, which are basically the opening lines in Japanese, with the following at the end- "It's a beautiful journey, they're all beautiful journeys".
• "Pot Belly," from South African band Freshlyground, is CMOH in about a jillionty billion ways. The song itself is a soft, gentle love song about how "a pot belly still gives good lovin'," but the music video ups the ante with the downright Adorkable romance of two awkward-but-earnest individuals as they colorfully bumble through love. Makes you want to hug both of them, doesn't it?
• Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colours.
• Stever Harley and Cockney Rebel "(Love) Compared with You". Might be too cheesy for some but is a perfect CMOH for others.
• "Calleth You, Cometh I" by The Ark. The band itself is very well aware of this and always finish their concerts with it.
• Elisa's "Dancing". It would do this with just the words alone, but the lyrics combined with a high, lilting melody make this song a definite CMOH.
• Most of Hanako Oku's songs count, however "Smiling, Smiling" is truly beautiful.

Smiling, smiling if I walk along You'll be waiting for me somewhere Smiling, smiling searching for love I'll be heading towards you

• Joe Diffie's "John Deere Green." Those huge letters on the water tower, and the sheriff's not mad, the mayor's not mad, the guy who owns the tower isn't mad. The most flak Billy Bob catches is that "he should have used red." Then he and Charlene get married, have kids, run their farm, and if you stand in the right spot you can STILL see the writing. Nobody wanted to wipe it off.^^
• "Everlasting Love" from the We Love Katamari soundtrack. It's a happy song whether or not you understand the words.
• Hamish Henderson's "Freedom Come All Ye", a song about hailing the death of imperialism and racism, the inevitability of change and humanity's natural drive towards peace and universal brotherhood. Luke Kelly's rendition is of particular note.
• Robert Burn's iconic song, "Is There For Honest Poverty", popularly known as "A Man's A Man". Written in an age of opression and poverty, it asserts the fundamental equality and, more importantly, humanity of all people. Not only is every "belted knight" ultimately no more than human, every impoverised peasant, worker and slave is no less. Also a Crowning Moment of Awesome, given how unreservedely the song flew in the political and social estbalishment of the day, and an anvil which certainly needed to be dropped.
• Modest Mouse's song "Float On" is so uplifting, reminding you that things don't have to be terrible. Good things happen, and it's okay to brush it off when they don't. Just be optimistic.
  • "Alright, don't worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy, we'll all float on..."
• Practically every Australian knows the iconic song I Am Australian, and it can be this for many on its own, but it became both this and a Tear Jerker when it was played during the memorial service for the devastating bushfires in Victoria last year, with two new verses added just for the occasion. Never have I felt so proud to be Australian.

From the ashes of despair Our towns will rise again We mourn your loss We will rebuild We are Australian

• "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen.
• Every African American tears up whenever they here Lift every voice and sing...
• "Baby, I Need Your Loving" and "Reach Out/I'll Be There" by The Four Tops gets me every time
• Give me the beat boys and free my soul/I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
• Don't Stop Believin'

Don't stop believin' Hold on to that feelin' Streetlight people

• Celine Dion's "That's The Way It Is."

When you want it the most there's no easy way out When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt Don't give up on your faith Love comes to those who believe it And that's the way it is.

• Garth Brooks, "Belleau Wood." During a World War I Christmas truce, soldiers on both sides spontaneously join in singing "Silent Night," followed by the narrator getting a good look at someone from the other side:

Then he raised his hand and smiled at me as if he seemed to say, "Here's hoping we both live to see us find a better way."

• Every single song from the Lion King soundtrack. Except for the villain songs (My Lullaby and Be Prepared). Special mention to He Lives in You, We Are One and Circle of Life
• Uncle Kracker's "Smile". The title says it all.
• I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much" from Repo! The Genetic Opera, sung by Nathan and Shilo as he dies in her arms. Heartbreaking.

"But you've already saved me dear. Go and change the world for me. We will always have each other, in our time of need. Shilo/Daddy you're the world to me."

• • "Genetic Emancipation", after Nathan dies and Shilo realizes she isn't dying and is free to do whatever she wants with her life.
• The Sugar Wiki anthem.

You can call me Pollyanna; Say I'm crazy as a loon! I believe in silver linings and that's why, I believe in you!

• More by Rob Thomas:
  • Her Diamonds (A song about a couple working through a disease)
  • All That I Am (A song about giving your all to a person)
  • Now Comes The Night (A song about growing old together)
  • Ever The Same (A song about being told bad news and not quiting)
• Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams is also particularly heart-warming.
• Garth Brooks' Standing Outside the Fire. The song itself is powerful, but coupled with the video... I'm surprised this wasn't here already.
• Chuck Wicks' Stealing Cinderella
• From Wicked, this troper sees For Good as half this and half Tear Jerker.
• Michael Franti's "Say Hey (I Love You)." It's a beautiful, upbeat, positive song about love that is sure to bring a smile to your face...for days on end.
• The Day I Died by Just Jack is either this or a Tear Jerker, depending on how you interpret the video.
• You were there, the ending theme of ICO. It's both sad and triumphant at the same time. It perfectly emcompasses the themes of the story, and the shared experience of a strange boy with horns, and an ethereal girl with skin as white as snow.
• The band Lifehouse has a couple of mentions above, but I really want a note specifically dedicated to them. I adore their music. It just makes me feel so good inside. In an age of so much great music, it's hard to pick a favourite song, but Hangin' By a Moment is a piece of music that I just never grow tired of listening to. You and Me has a habit of moving me to tears, Almost Gone is (despite the narrative within the song's lyrics) really upbeat and awesome, and then there's All In. I know it's corny to say so and I apologise in advance, but this music is how I feel when I'm in love, you know? I can't sing their praises enough.
  • Who We Are is another heart-warmer of Lifehouse's, especially when set to a music video that celebrates the friendship of the original Ice Age trio.
• Within a song, the Crowning Moment of Heartwarming of "Bed Of Rose's" is the line that states that the titular Rose, a Hooker with a Heart of Gold, died knowing at least one person truly loved her: the boy she took in and made a man.
• Pretty much anything by The Weakerthans, but paticularly Plea From a Cat Named Virtue
• The Vocaloid song Double Lariat. The last "A radius of 85cm is the distance my voice can reach", coupled with the imagery...d'awwwwww.
  • And let's not forget the end of Rolling Girl. After trying and failing at reaching her dreams, she's told "Are you all right? It's okay, you must be so tired of this." That one line is one of the most wonderful reminders that, no matter what, there's always someone in your life that loves you and cares for you. Feel the happy tears flow!
  • Pierrot (a Miku Hatsune song, but linking to a Japanese fandub), which is also a pretty hardcore Tear Jerker. About a clown who ignores his own pain in order to make people smile, and the one person who, depressed by his hiding his emotions, begs that he not lie about his emotions. She wins through in the end. In a single line: "It's okay if you can't bear it alone-- I'll cry with you." Awwwwww.
• "Your Guardian Angel" by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Even if it Tastes Like Diabetes, it still warms you from the inside out. And when set to this beautifully animated Warrior Cats AMV...*collapses on keyboard*
• This rendition of "Rue's Lullaby" from the first Hunger Games book created by a member of Mockingjay.net. Words cannot describe.
• "You and me together will be,forever you'll see, we two can be good company- say it with me: D'awwwwwww( from Oliver and Company)
• Shut Up and Smile by Bowling For Soup. Given the cynical/sarcastic nature of most pop punk (including, admittedly, BFS themselves), this song is a breath of fresh air.
• Mitch Benn, Proud of the BBC. Who knew a List Song could warm the collective hearts of an increasingly cynical island? Well, it worked.
• This troper can't believe she's saying this, but, well... Katy Perry's Firework. She didn't feel anything before watching the video, but after, well... wow. It just makes her feel good inside.
• How about Jackie Wilson? Surely his three best-known songs, "Reet Petite", "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" are all worthy of the title Crowning Moments of Heartwarming. Likewise, the tribute by Van Morrison, "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)" is one too.
• |But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part, For a hero's strength is measured by his heart...
• And from Tarzan, the Broadway version of You'll Be In My Heart and its reprise.
• "Celluloid Heroes" by The Kinks. A ballad that lovingly eulogizes a list of Hollywood legends, and assures us:

Everybody's a dreamer, and everybody's a star, And everybody's in showbiz, it doesn't matter who you are.

• "You Make Me Feel So Good", by Book of Love never fails to make this troper feel at least a little bit better inside whenever he listens to it.
• "Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows. It's a love song that anyone can relate to.
• "Doc Brown Has Moved Upstairs" as performed by Johnny Cash. Bonus points that it was based on the real life of a real doctor.
• As a native New Yorker, this toper gets very emotional during both "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel and "Empire State Of Mind" by Jay-Z, easily the two best songs about the greatest damn city on earth (and don't get me started on that stupid Frank Sinatra song).
• We can all agree that most SpongeBob SquarePants episodes haven't been that good post-movie, but the song during "Where's Gary?" is quite moving, especially to those of us who may have lost a pet in real life.
• "Still", Alanis Morissette's theme song from Dogma. Maybe a little touchy for those not to fond of the g-word, but the lyrics are great at depicting a forgiving G-d who loves his/her children in spite of all the horrible things they do.

I see you altering history I see you abusing the land I see you and your selective amnesia And I love you still

• "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra, even if it does sound like music for a life insurance commercial. Even more WAFF when played in the movie "Mary & Max."
• "My Sacrifice" by Creed.
• The Spinner's "Rubberband Man" is already a very upbeat and fun song, but then you learn that the band's producer wrote it to cheer up his son—who was picked on by his classmates for being overweight—and it becomes damn-near impossible to not to feel good while listening to it.
• "A Little More Homework," from the obscure broadway show "13." A charming song about growing up.
• "A friend is a friend, nothing can change that / Arguments, squabbles can't break the contract"
• "Don't Come The Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim", by Kirsty MacColl. It starts off with the singer's cynical, jaded lament about the way guys have used her and treated her like dirt. The heartwarming part comes as we find out she's addressing the latest man in her life - and finding she can finally let her feelings show when she realises she's not the only one trying to hide them.
• The song "After Hours" by We Are Scientists. The combination of the upbeat guitar and the lovely string pieces is impeccable, and makes a song about always wanting to be with someone near perfect. There's a violin swell near the middle that simply steals the breath.

This night is winding down but time means nothing. As always at this hour Time means nothing. Let's buy our final round 'cos Time means nothing. Say that you'll stay; say that you'll stay.

• Home By Now/No Matter What by Meat Loaf. What starts out as downright depressing music, suddenly becomes uplifting, telling of how the woman he's singing to, despite all odds, has saved him. It hits its peak here:

No matter who they follow No matter where they lead No matter how they judge us I'll be everyone you need No matter if the sun don't shine Or if the skies are blue No matter what the ending My life began with you

• "Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars..."
• Collin Rae's "I Think About You" starts off on an already sweet note, with a guy always being reminded of the girl he loves. Then it gets to the chorus, and....AWWWWWWW!
• The song that plays over the credits of the first Land before Time movie, If We Hold On Together.
• Like him or not, Michael Jackson's 1990 tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.
• John Barrowman and Daniel Boyes duet of I Know Him So Well, with his own twist. Actually, any version of this song is a heartstring tugger.
  • A good number of John's have the same effect, to be honest. Especially I Am What I Am.
• Ben E. King's "This Magic Moment"! It may be cliche'd, but it captures the feeling of being in love so perfectly.

Sweeter than wine Softer than a summer's night Everything I want, I have Whenever I hold you tight

• "By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North is a beautiful number that is written simply as a love song from Jesus, is a total Tear Jerker.
  • "Oh My Dear" by them does it for this troper. It may be because he's a sap, or because it's his and his girlfriend's song, but he never fails to tear up.
• "Delaney Talks to Statues" by Jimmy Buffett. Otherwise known as "dawwww!"
• Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
• Queensryche's Silent Lucidity.

Hush now, don't you cry/Wipe away the teardrops from your eyes...

• Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls, especially the songs 'end of an era' and 'open at the close' along with pretty much all their other stuff. So moving, especially for Potter fans. They just capture the essence of the books in song form. Very nostalgic...
• Journey's "Only The Young": During the initial recording sessions for their Raised on Radio album, the Make A Wish Foundation let Journey know of the plight of Kenny Sykaluk, a young boy in Cleveland dying of cystic fibrosis. Journey flew that day to the boy's bedside, gave him a Walkman with a copy of the then-unreleased "Only The Young" and other memorabilia items. Being at the boy's deathbed greatly affected the bandmembers, to the point that even years later, they'd still break down in tears recalling it. Full story here, with the Behind The Music retelling here at 5:13.
• "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service.
• Roy Orbison was best known for his songs of lost love and broken hearts. But he still had a few songs that were more upbeat, with "Running Scared" being among the best examples. It starts slow, his anxiety building over his love's ex-boyfriend. Then he's right there, the tempo building and the song ending with his love turning away from her ex, and leaving with him. The climax being a perfect example of the power and range of The Big O's voice. Goosebumps material.
  • That's nothing compared to You Got It. It's one of the purest and most beautiful (yet also the simplest) love songs I've ever heard, and it's very much connected to when I was first falling in love with my partner of over 2 years now. It's also very sad, though, since Roy died not long after its release.
• Edward Sharp's Home definitely warms the heart, especially the exchange at 3:12

Alex Ebert: Jade? Jade Castrinos : Alexander. Alex Ebert: Do you remember that day you fell out of my window? Jade Castrinos : I sure do, you came jumping out after me. Alex Ebert: Well, you fell on the concrete and nearly broke your ass and you were bleeding all over the place and I rushed you off to the hospital. Do you remember that? Jade Castrinos : Yes, I do. Alex Ebert: Well, there’s something I never told you about that night. Jade Castrinos : What didn’t you tell me?! Alex Ebert: While you were sitting in the backseat smoking a cigarette you thought was going to be your last, I was falling deep, deeply in love with you and I never told you ‘til just now. Jade Castrinos (and me): DAAAAW!

• This troper can't be the only one who finds Bump of Chicken's Laugh Maker touching.
• Can't believe Lady Gaga's song Born This Way isn't here yet. "I'm beautiful in my way, 'cause God makes no mistakes ... Don't hide yourself in regret, just love yourself and you're set. I'm on the right track, baby, I was born this way." The later lines regarding sexual orientation ("No matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered-life...") made it even more heartwarming that the song was assuring that "God makes no mistakes."
• If you like your Heartwarming mixed with some Inspirational and wrapped in a groovy early '70s pop/rock package, you can't do much worse than "Hold Your Head Up" by Argent. It's the perfect song to absorb into your system when you're in a situation where you're being bullied or forced to be someone other than who you truly are. "And if they stare, just let them burn their eyes on you moving"? Hell yeah.
• Sweetest Goodbye-Maroon 5, was part of this song doesn't warm the heart and give a girl hope.
• "My Hands" by Leona Lewis (Yes, the Western theme song for Final Fantasy XIII) straddles this and Tear Jerker. It's pratically the Determinator love song.
• Two Little Boys

"Did you think I would leave you dying when there's room on my horse for two?"

• • Doubles as a Tear Jerker.
• How could you forget "Drive" by Incubus? The message of the song is essentially following your heart and not being lead astray, since you are the one controlling your life. No one else can change that.

So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive? It's driven me before And it seems to be the way that everyone else gets around But lately I'm beginning to find that When I drive myself my light is found

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there With open arms and open eyes yeah

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there I'll be there

• Don't you dare forget Marry Me, by Train.

Marry me, today and every day Marry me, if I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe Say you will

• Kirby Krackle's Dusty Cartridges and Long Boxes. For if Up, Up, Down, Down was a little too much.
• Manowar's song Blood Brothers never fails to bring this troper to Manly Tears.

Think of me wherever you are When it seems like you're reaching the end Call on me, know in your heart On one you can always depend I am thy friend

• Here are just a few lines from the incredibly beautiful IAMX song, "Spit It Out":

And if you're hurting, I will replace the noise with silence instead, Flushing out your head. If you like it violent, We can play rough and tumble, fall into bed, And I wont breathe so you can recover. When you're in pieces, Just follow the echo of my voice, it's okay, Tune into that frequency.

• Everything'll be alright, be alright, day and night time...
• Lean on me when you're not strong, and I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on...
• I Fall Asleep by K's Choice captures its subject in a way that for anyone feeling the way it describes it can potentially cross the line from a Tear Jerker to something akin to an arm around the shoulders and an "I understand - it's all right, it's all right...". A Better Son/Daughter by Rilo Kiley is another equally-effective side of the same coin.
• The Only Exception by Paramore is so incredibly sweet.
  • Especially the music video.
• Sanctuary by Delta Goodrem, makes you think of your real friends and how they saved you.
• The BBC versions of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" The original featured an orchestra and numerous celebrities singing a line (or two). The live version had celebrities, a boy soprano, an orchestra, a guy on drums, three guys on electric guitars, a guy on tinwhstle...and a few choruses of thousands- all over the UK (Plus Dublin and NYC.)
• "Who Says" by Selena Gomez. You've got every right to a beautiful life...
• "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3. However, when paired with the film's ending credits, it's either sweet release from bawling your eyes out at the movie's epilogue, or it just makes it a million times worse.
• David Gray's "Please Forgive Me" is such a perfect audiovisual representation of falling in love that it's downright painful to watch, happy or no. But god damn does it feel good.
• "F**kin' Perfect" by P!nk. The basic theme is "don't feel you're worth nothing, because you're perfect to me." Also, the music video implies the singer is saying this to her daughter.
  • The singer, who at one point in the video is sitting in the tub contemplating slashing her wrists because of a lifetime of abuse. The images are hard for those of us who have dealt with abuse. But the implication that the daughter will not grow up with what the mother did has me in tears every time.
• Chris Daughtry's "It's Not Over" is about someone who realized how much they screwed up an important relationship and want a second chance to make things right.
• For The First Time by the Script, a song about finding love in times in adversity. Oh, these times are hard -- yeah, they're making us crazy, don't give up on me, baby never fails to make this troper smile warmly, cheesiness be damned.
• Night Falls, by the Browne Sisters and George Cavenaugh, never fails to make this troper smile. It's a woman singing about her sailor husband who has gone out to sea, and his return to her.
• Ever-uplifting track The Adventure by Angels And Airwaves.
• Heaven On Earth by Britney Spears

Waking up and you're next to me Wrap me up in your arms and back to sleep Lay my head on your chest and drift away Dream of you and I'm almost half awake

• • Someday (Written for her first child)

Don`t you run too fast my dear Why don`t you stop Just stop and listen to your tears They`re all you`ve got

• My Wish by Rascal Flatts

My wish for you Is that this life becomes all that you want it to Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small You never need to carry more than you can hold And while you're out there getting where you're getting to I hope you know somebody loves you And wants the same things too Yeah, this is my wish

• My childhood was graced in second grade by the work of Mr. Red Grammer. He sings songs about peace and values that every child should learn at a young age. "I Think You're Wonderful", "See Me Beautiful", "Teaching Peace", and "Places In the World". They all just make you wanna smile and do exactly what the song says. To whoever is reading this: I think you're wonderful...
• Pink's "Fuckin Perfect", specifically the music video where the woman who was a troubled child and nearly committed suicide is shown at the end to be happily married. She takes the teddy bear she loved as a child and gives it to her own daughter, knowing she will give her a better life than she had.
• The video for Atomic Kitten's "The Last Goodbye" has the Kittens separated around Liverpool, seeing all sorts of happy couples but feeling isolated and lonely themselves. At the end they find each other and all walk together much happier.
• Animal by Kesha is heartwarming in a tear jerking way.

I am in love with what we are not what we could be

• Protecting Me and Shine by Aly + Aj, dedicated to the power of friendship and love.
• Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance
• This troper, who is also a native Philadelphian, gets a swelling of the heart for Elton John's Philadelphia Freedom. And Hall And Oates.
• Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely", written after the birth of his daughter Aisha:

Isn't she lovely, Isn't she wonderful, Isn't she precious, Less than one minute old

• Yellowcard's "Dear Bobbie"

"Life has led us here Together all these years This house that we have made Holds twenty-thousand days"

• • "Believe" and "Heaven" are also this trope
• Shakira's Wakka Wakka (This Time For Africa). The whole world stops for one minute to enjoy the game they all love.
• Carrie Underwood's "Change"

"The smallest thing can make all the difference Love is alive Don't you listen to them when they say You're just a fool, just a fool To believe you can change the world".

• Elizabeth Mitchell's Little Bird,Little Bird Just is Heartwarming. Like a Mother a child singing together, it's so beautiful.
• Why are there so many songs about rainbows, and what's on the other side? [1]
• Shriekback's Cradle Song.

"May the fire be your friend and the sea rock you gently "May the moon light your way 'til the wind sets you free."

• A band from Yellowknife, The Gumboots, has as a large part of their repertoire songs about the deep and abiding love for the north that many people from there feel. Anyone who feels that way about their homeland will find many of their songs to be moving.
• Nickelback's "Lullaby."
• Two Little Boys famously sung by Rolf Harris. Doubles as a Tear Jerker.

"Did you think I would leave you dying?"

• Our Destiny by Epica is heartwarming because it acknowledges how hard it was to continue after their relationship ended and no matter how hard it was to continue on in the band after Simone and Mark broke up they keep on keepin on because its their destiny to do it.
• Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel) by Billy Joel is made of equal parts this and Tear Jerker, as he wrote it when his daughter (7 at the time) asked him what happens after death.

Someday we'll all be gone But lullabyes go on and on... They never die That's how you And I Will be

• "Smile, Smile, Smile" is undeniably heartwarming even if you aren't a fan of the show it's from.
• Runes To My Memory by death metallers Amon Amarth is, despite it's loud and brutal sound, very touching esspecially if you lost someone recently.

Here I lie, on wet sand I will not make it home I clench my sword in my hand Say "farewell" to those I love.

• Not actually a song, but a documentary for band known as Anvil called Anvil: The Story Of Anvil. It's impossible to not feel sympathy for those guys. Despite nearly 30 years of playing and being the instigators of one of the most popular form of Metal (Thrash Metal), the band never quite made it and still have to work jobs to make ends meet. Watching this made me run out and want to start up a big-name record company just to give those guys a break.
• Be Human, Yoko Kanno at work.
  • Also, Always Be With me In Mind, from Shiro Sagisu
• The Light by Sara Bareilles. Most of her songs are anti-love songs. Not this.
• The band Flёur from Ukraine has about 60% songs made out of this trope. They credited the term "cardiowave", after all.
  • Even without understanding lyrics, try "Shining", "The Bridge over Misty Bay" or "Warm Cats".
• The premise of Cosmo Jarvis' "Gay Pirates" (though what he goes through certainly doesn't belong here), and especially the ending.

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