What instrument(s) can make you cry?

[KarenB]

Love these answers, even the funny ones!

[J Patrick]

…I don’t think I’ve ever cried…but if there was an instance it would have to be listening to Yo-Yo Ma play Amazing Grace on his Cello…

[tinnitus]

Mason Williams Classical Gas

Of course the familiar radio-popular version (with full orchestra and drums) is an iconic classic. But this one - just a solo acoustic guitar - tears me to pieces.

Brave, hopeful, aching and celebratory all at once.

[geewhiz]

Thought of another one. Go to YouTube and check out the clip of Vince Gill singing Go Rest High On The Mountain at George Jones' funeral. Pretty intense.

[AmericanEagle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsCp5LG_zNE

[Frostie]

Yo Yo Ma’s cello.

[FLRon]

For me, I think of a certain song played by a young Japanese pianist. It's am emotional tribute to the victims of a tsunami.
Gets me every time.

[Slothead56]

Originally Posted by geewhiz

Thought of another one. Go to YouTube and check out the clip of Vince Gill singing Go Rest High On The Mountain at George Jones' funeral. Pretty intense.

This. How he manages to lay down that lead is remarkable….

[Street Glider]

Bagpipes at a fireman's funeral...

[tinnitus]

Any vocal processed with an auto-tuner. And those are not tears of joy.

[Silly Moustache]

Like many others, I stood awhile in uffish thought, and my mind went to classical

Somewhere I have recordings of the Bach Cello suite, by Paul Tortelier - parts are heart breaking.
However the piece that always gets me is "Lark ascending" by vaughan Williams.

I think that this is the version that I have ;



https://youtu.be/ZR2JlDnT2l8

and the Adagietto from Mahler's 5th



https://youtu.be/TVN7GpL70h4

[Big-E]

Mark Knopfler's Les Paul playing "Brothers in Arms". I find it haunting and beautiful. Oh, and I had a dog that used to wail like a banshee whenever I played the harmonica if that counts

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by geewhiz

This is gonna be a weird answer and it might not connect with some readers of this forum, but Tal Wikenfeld's solo in Jeff Beck's We've Ended As Lovers puts a lump in my throat for some reason. I know, right? A BASS solo? But there’s something about that moment in the performance, the emotion of her solo, the expertise with which she plays it, the energy of the band and crowd, and the bed of pretty maj9 chords she’s playing over. It’s just a very "human" moment for me for some reason, with all those elements coming together.

https://youtu.be/25q8nWZQGaQ

A beautiful moment, indeed.

I’d add that Jeff Beck’s playing has brought me to tears on a number of occasions. He’s one of the finest exponents of the electric guitar ever.

[tbeltrans]

This was a complete surprise since I am generally not particularly a country music fan and therefore not familiar with the tune:



I watched a PBS series on country music and this song was in it. It was the words, the story that got to me because I can easily see that coming as my wife and I get older. I am sure many "baby boomers" here can relate if you understand the story being told.

Tony

[reeve21]

Not sure if I've cried, but Lowell George's slide solo on this JB tune is quite emotional (as is the whole song).