Corny songs that actually move you

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good to see some goo goo dolls in there. They are ridiculously cheesy but somehow they can be emotional.

― robby, Monday, 1 December 2003 12:23 (twenty years ago) link

The Bangles: Eternal Flame is just so fucking great, I can't believe it.

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 1 December 2003 12:34 (twenty years ago) link

Also: Ricky Martin & Mya: Private Emotion. *ducks*

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 1 December 2003 12:35 (twenty years ago) link

Stand By Your Man...esp. the lead into the chorus.

― Jez (Jez), Monday, 1 December 2003 13:20 (twenty years ago) link

'dont cry for me argentina'.

since when was 'she's electric' corny ?!!!

― piscesboy, Monday, 1 December 2003 13:56 (twenty years ago) link

Don't know if it qualifies as corny, but Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work" moves me to tears every time. Every time.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 1 December 2003 14:15 (twenty years ago) link

Oasis ARE corny!

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 1 December 2003 14:17 (twenty years ago) link

"Shannon"-Henry Gross

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 1 December 2003 14:36 (twenty years ago) link

i always found "pale blue eyes" (vu) corny. but i love it.

― Sean M (Sean M), Monday, 1 December 2003 15:32 (twenty years ago) link

"I'm Not in Love" by 10cc

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 1 December 2003 16:39 (twenty years ago) link

I love "Shannon"!

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 1 December 2003 16:44 (twenty years ago) link

"You're Still the One"

― Josh Timmermann (Josh Timmermann), Monday, 1 December 2003 17:19 (twenty years ago) link

daniel bedingfield - "if you're not the one"

his whole album, really.

― typo acapulco (gcannon), Monday, 1 December 2003 17:21 (twenty years ago) link

"fooled around and fell in love." goodly portions of the elton john songbook.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 1 December 2003 17:32 (twenty years ago) link

Wyclef Jean _Perfect Gentleman_

― alext (alext), Monday, 1 December 2003 17:34 (twenty years ago) link

About fifty percent of REM's output.

― Stupid (Stupid), Monday, 1 December 2003 18:37 (twenty years ago) link

alexT - that's so funny... I get the same vibe from that song, although the lyrical content is so preposterous. Something about those chords.

"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper kicks me in the ass every time.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Monday, 1 December 2003 18:40 (twenty years ago) link

elton john: 'have mercy on the criminal'. i'm a sucker for the drama of this one.

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 1 December 2003 19:13 (twenty years ago) link

Sinead O'Connor's rendition of Elton John's "Sacrifice" is pretty moving, actually.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 1 December 2003 19:17 (twenty years ago) link

1. "Innocent" Our Lady Peace
2. "It's Too Late" The Streets
3. "Last Goodbye" Jeff Buckley
4. "Waiting in Canada" Jann Arden
5. "Is She Really Going Out With Him" Joe Jackson
6. When Sanchez sings Tracy Chapman
7. "Kiss of Life" Sade
8. "Must I Paint You a Picture" Billy Bragg
9. "Nightswimming" R.E.M.
10. "Truly Madly Deeply" Savage Garden
11. "Wouldn't It Be Good" Nik Kershaw

--I could go on, but I'll stop now.

― cybele (cybele), Monday, 1 December 2003 19:23 (twenty years ago) link

I'll second Shania Twain - "Still the one"

I'll add:

George Michael - "One more try"
Bonnie Tyler - "Total eclipse of the heart"
Spice Girls - "Viva forever"
Backstreet Boys - "As long as you love me"
Whitney Houston - "Greatest love of all"
Madonna - "Crazy for you"
Olivia Newton-John - "Hopelessly devoted to you"
Corey Heart - "Never surrender"

― Seb, Monday, 1 December 2003 20:32 (twenty years ago) link

Oh and lots of Abba too, esp. Winner takes it all and Knowing me knowing you.

― Seb, Monday, 1 December 2003 20:38 (twenty years ago) link

November Rain (GNR) - This used to be my playground (MADONNA)

― kinski (kinski), Monday, 1 December 2003 20:40 (twenty years ago) link

r. kelly - the world's greatest!

― brian badword (badwords), Monday, 1 December 2003 20:50 (twenty years ago) link

"This used to be my playground" seconded!

― Seb, Monday, 1 December 2003 21:04 (twenty years ago) link

why is there an "actually" in the thread title? songs have to have some corn in them in order to move you, if they're totally uncorny then what's there to be moved by?

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 1 December 2003 21:06 (twenty years ago) link

Clarence Carter - Patches

― mason r butler, Monday, 1 December 2003 22:27 (twenty years ago) link

Somebody should cover Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again". If Johny Cash had done it on his last album, I would've probably checked out before he did.

― dave q, Monday, 1 December 2003 22:32 (twenty years ago) link

"I Want to Know What Love Is"

But is it corny or is it cheesy? Hmm.

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 2 December 2003 01:33 (twenty years ago) link

Ooh, i also love "Time After Time"

Vanessa Carlton- "A Thousand Miles" makes me all emotional.

― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:22 (twenty years ago) link

"Lilac Wine" by Jeff Buckley

"Eternal Flame" by the Bangles always reminds me of my first real girlfriend from early high school

― webcrack (music=crack), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 04:13 (twenty years ago) link

I think the Greg Brady (Barry Williams) sung "Cheyenne" is a very moving song.

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 04:30 (twenty years ago) link

"Bittersweet Symphony" Oasis

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 04:34 (twenty years ago) link

Does the Carpenters "Superstar" qualify as corny?

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 06:42 (twenty years ago) link

OH! Massive seconds (or is it third or fourths?) on The Bangles' "Eternal Flame". I read very few good things about it, but it stops me cold when i hear it.

Also
Mariah Carey's "Vision of Love"
Billy Joel's "All for Leyna"
Joan Jett's covers of "Love Hurts" and "Celluloid Heroes"
"Magnet & Steel", Walter Egan
"Long, Long Time", Linda Rondstadt

― Unum, Tuesday, 2 December 2003 07:01 (twenty years ago) link

"I Want to Know What Love Is"

But is it corny or is it cheesy? Hmm.

it is high art

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 08:01 (twenty years ago) link

"Take my breath away" by Berlin. Also anthing by Stephin Merritt, especially the Future Bible Heroes songs.

― daavid, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 00:10 (twenty years ago) link

"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 00:11 (twenty years ago) link

Rah Band "Clouds across the moon"

― Bruno- (Bruno-), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 00:19 (twenty years ago) link

"Love Is Blue"

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 00:34 (twenty years ago) link

all the songs mentioned on this thread are pure genius. except the whitney version of "i will always love you", the dolly parton original is obviously superior.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:07 (twenty years ago) link

all the songs mentioned on this thread are pure genius...
-- The Lady Ms Lurex

bumper corn!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:19 (twenty years ago) link

Meat Loaf, enough said.

― mrat, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 02:39 (twenty years ago) link

superman (it's not easy)- five for fighting
i'd die without you- PM Dawn

Yeeeaahhh

― zebjones, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:02 (twenty years ago) link

superman (it's not easy)- five for fighting

That song annoys me. I think it's the guy's voice that annoys me.

― Aja (aja), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:07 (twenty years ago) link

69 love songs (well, some of them) to thread!

― Elliot (Elliot), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:37 (twenty years ago) link

oh and "with or without you"

― Elliot (Elliot), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:38 (twenty years ago) link

"space oddity" and "major tom"

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:38 (twenty years ago) link

"camouflage" by stan ridgway. seriously.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:23 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah reading thru this thread "corny" has no meaning. To be corny is to risk embarassment, a prereq. for a moving song.

OK so for me its Barenaked Ladies - "Call and Answer"

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 4 December 2003 21:30 (twenty years ago) link

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night moves

― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 January 2017 01:04 (seven years ago) link

Go West - King of Wishful Thinking

― Neanderthal, Thursday, 12 January 2017 01:08 (seven years ago) link

Simply Red - Fairground (the chorus, shutup)

PhD - I Won't Let You Down

― gass mccoombes (qiqing), Thursday, 12 January 2017 01:49 (seven years ago) link

Wasn't it on a prominent Dutch children's tv show in the 80s?

Yep. My kids love it :)

― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 12 January 2017 07:24 (seven years ago) link

"kiss me," sixpence none the richer

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 12 January 2017 07:33 (seven years ago) link

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Led Zeppelin - Going to California

― sarahell, Thursday, 12 January 2017 09:08 (seven years ago) link

Patience & Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me

― MaresNest, Thursday, 12 January 2017 11:12 (seven years ago) link

Yep. My kids love it :)

― ArchCarrier

Oh my, blast from the past that one!

― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 12 January 2017 13:45 (seven years ago) link

Simply Red - 'Holding Back the Years'

― Gorvernment Stoodge (Old Lunch), Thursday, 12 January 2017 13:48 (seven years ago) link

Led Zeppelin - Going to California

I know that "corny" is necessarily a subjective term, but still, I don't understand how anybody could apply it to 'Going to California'. There's nothing clichéd or sentimental about it, lyrically or musically.

― Vast Halo, Thursday, 12 January 2017 21:59 (seven years ago) link

beyonce - listen

― monotony, Friday, 13 January 2017 04:16 (seven years ago) link

especially alexandra burke x-factor duet version lol

― monotony, Friday, 13 January 2017 04:17 (seven years ago) link

Bad English - When I See You Smile

― Neanderthal, Friday, 13 January 2017 04:18 (seven years ago) link

Right Here Waiting - Richard marx

― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 13 January 2017 04:18 (seven years ago) link

Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss

― Kitchen Person, Friday, 13 January 2017 04:24 (seven years ago) link

Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

― ArchCarrier, Friday, 13 January 2017 12:53 (seven years ago) link

hahaahaha otm

― Neanderthal, Friday, 13 January 2017 14:01 (seven years ago) link

Billy Vera - At This Momrent

― rip van wanko, Friday, 13 January 2017 14:54 (seven years ago) link

'say it ain't so joe'

Yes yes yes!! One of the great over-the-top ballads. Murray Head can sing, fer sure.

― kornrulez6969, Friday, 13 January 2017 15:49 (seven years ago) link

one year passes...

St Elmo's Fire

― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Saturday, 5 May 2018 12:52 (five years ago) link

U2 - All I Want Is You

Its corniness is enhanced but it being used to compliment what is supposed to be THE MOST EMOTIONAL part of Reality Bites. But I love it. The guitar is wonderful and an overwrought Bono vocal delivery actually works for me for a change.

― triggercut, Saturday, 5 May 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link

Some folks up in here have an odd definition of “corny”!

Also, this is gr8;

I was gonna start a thread on the most melodramatic pop songs. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" being the obvious champ. My #2 would be "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" , Air Supply
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:30 PM (one year ago)
So far you're just starting a Jim Steinman thread.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:35 PM (one year ago)

― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 5 May 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link

I can't even remember how the verses go in St Elmo's Fire (brat pack not eno)

― I am Larry Bird I always make the trey (rip van wanko), Saturday, 5 May 2018 17:41 (five years ago) link

Growin' up you don't see the writing on the wall
Passin' by, movin' straight ahead you knew it all
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain,
You'll find you're all alone everything has changed

― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Saturday, 5 May 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link

I cant f/w Tim Tebows Fire tho

― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Saturday, 5 May 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link

still can't find the melody in my head and I am not looking that song up no offense

― I am Larry Bird I always make the trey (rip van wanko), Saturday, 5 May 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link

here goes...

"Slide" by the Goo Goo Dolls

I make myself sick.

― Will (will), Monday, December 1, 2003 4:12 AM (fourteen years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol still true

― constitutional crises they fly at u face (will), Saturday, 5 May 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link

Longpigs - On and On

― raise my chicken finger (Willl), Saturday, 5 May 2018 18:24 (five years ago) link

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