Not sure what triggered it, maybe just feeling especially vulnerable/fucked up, but "House Where Nobody Lives" by Tom Waits absolutely made me cry one day. The part that got to me the most is bolded.
There's a house on my block that's abandoned and cold
The folks moved out of it a long time ago
And they took all their things and they never came back
It looks like it's haunted with the windows all cracked
Everyone calls it the house
The house where nobody lives
Once it held laughter
Once it held dreams, did they throw it away, did they know what it means?
Did someone's heart break
Or did someone do somebody wrong?
Well, the paint is all cracked, it was peeled off of the wood
The papers were stacked on the porch where I stood
And the weeds had grown up just as high as the door
There were birds in the chimney and an old chest of drawers
Looks like no one will ever come back
To the house where nobody lives
Oh, and once it held laughter
Once it held dreams, did they throw it away, did they know what it means?
Did someone's heart break
Or did someone do somebody wrong? So if you find someone
Someone to have, someone to hold, don't trade it for silver
Oh, don't trade it for gold
'Cause I have all of life's treasures and they're fine and they're good
They remind me that houses are just made of wood
What makes a house grand, oh, it ain't the roof or the doors
If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure
But without love it ain't nothin' but a house
A house where nobody lives
But without love
It ain't nothin' but a house, a house where nobody lives
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 4:23 am
by knee tunes
verb_to_trust wrote:Include the song and artist you idiots
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 6:58 am
by Ello Sailor
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s by king Cale, Clapton can suck a d
For real, though. Clapton sucks.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 8:28 am
by AndySlash
meatwad wrote:Randy! You tunin' sonfabitch!
fuck, man, everyone was good in that movie. and a lot of them are dead. :/ jt walsh, john ritter, half the band (chesnutt, hampton)...
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 1:37 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
verb_to_trust wrote:Include the song and artist you idiots
Mine have been edited to reflect. Sorry.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 3:46 pm
by Strat
Ello Sailor wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s by king Cale, Clapton can suck a d
For real, though. Clapton sucks.
He's awful. So fucking overrated.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 4:12 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I saw Clapton once, but I was so high I don't remember any of it. I remember the next day all my friends being mad that he only played songs from "From the Cradle" (it was that tour) and not any hits. So I guess I didn't miss anything. That night may have been the highest I've ever been from pot. Fuckin' 90's man
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 5:28 pm
by knee tunes
tattooedeverything wrote:
So if you find someone
Someone to have, someone to hold, don't trade it for silver
Oh, don't trade it for gold
'Cause I have all of life's treasures and they're fine and they're good
They remind me that houses are just made of wood
What makes a house grand, oh, it ain't the roof or the doors
If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure
But without love it ain't nothin' but a house
A house where nobody lives
But without love
It ain't nothin' but a house, a house where nobody lives
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 5:45 pm
by wease
Ello Sailor wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s by king Cale, Clapton can suck a d
For real, though. Clapton sucks.
WTF is wrong with you people
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 5:46 pm
by wease
Strat wrote:
Ello Sailor wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s by king Cale, Clapton can suck a d
For real, though. Clapton sucks.
He's awful. So fucking overrated.
Jesus Christ, Strat
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 6:48 pm
by Strat
wease wrote:
Strat wrote:
Ello Sailor wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s by king Cale, Clapton can suck a d
For real, though. Clapton sucks.
He's awful. So fucking overrated.
Jesus Christ, Strat
Cool he wrote layla. Great. NEXT
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 7:32 pm
by wease
Strat wrote:
wease wrote:
Strat wrote:
Ello Sailor wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s by king Cale, Clapton can suck a d
For real, though. Clapton sucks.
He's awful. So fucking overrated.
Jesus Christ, Strat
Cool he wrote layla. Great. NEXT
So you’re seriously telling me Clapton isn’t a great guitar player?
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 7:58 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
He can be a great guitar player and still be overrated as an artist overall. You can be awesome at guitar but still have shitty songs.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 8:03 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 9:11 pm
by Strat
wease wrote:
Strat wrote:
wease wrote:
Strat wrote:
Ello Sailor wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s by king Cale, Clapton can suck a d
For real, though. Clapton sucks.
He's awful. So fucking overrated.
Jesus Christ, Strat
Cool he wrote layla. Great. NEXT
So you’re seriously telling me Clapton isn’t a great guitar player?
He's fine. There are far more interesting players out there.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 9:42 pm
by Kevin Davis
I don't like Clapton very much but I love the version of "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" on the MTV Unplugged.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 10:07 pm
by Norah
Clapton is a fantastic guitarist plagued with a sterile, generic sound. I'll pass on almost all Clapton except Cream.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 10:10 pm
by Superblood Wolfmoon
washing machine wrote:
meatwad wrote:There will be nights
That go on forever
Like you’re long lost at sea
Never to be found Just know in your heart
That we’re always together
And long after I’m gone, I’ll still be around
Cuz our bond is eternal
And so is love
God is inside you
All around you
And up above
Glowing, showing
You the way
That's the stuff. You're really on a Sturgill bender, eh?
I'm on a Sturgill bender but that lyric just happens to fit this thread for me. Not many do. Particularly the bolded part...I think about my kids every time and the beauty of it all that's captured in those few lines...life, death, children, parents, love. Beautiful.
Re: The lyric that just made you cry
Posted: Sun November 10, 2019 10:11 pm
by Kevin Davis
Honestly, I've never found Clapton's guitar playing that great -- I mean, he's clearly talented, in the same way that all those blues-inspired rock guitar legends can recite their various grab bags of licks and obligatory guitar master gimmicks, but I can't think of a single instance where I've felt moved by anything he's played.
That version of "Nobody Knows You" is just a really nice, lovely ensemble performance of a beautiful song -- it really has nothing to do with Clapton, there honestly could be any competent singer at the helm of it and I'd still like it.
