Songs That Move Mountains...

[_bluestOCT]

I wanna see what you guys have for songs that personally "give you the chills",
or make you want to cry, or scream, jump in happiness or just change you completely.
Hence the title of this thread :) Just anything that evokes an emotional high of some sort.
Don't cut me in half if my songs aren't "worthy", I'm a n00b, ya?
Make it good, cause I'm getting bored of the music I've got, haha.
I'll start you off with some of mine that I can remember...

Elephant - Damien Rice
^He screams "horny" extremely loud, so watch them speakers, haha.
Yellow - Coldplay
Pioneer To The Falls - Interpol
22 Grand Job - The Pioneers
Starlight - Muse
Fortress - Pinback
Young Folks - Peter Bjorn & John
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Let It Go - Holding Mercury
Take My Life - Glint
Dramamine - Modest Mouse
Transatlanticism - DCFC

[cwhit412]

Anything by Moving Mountains.
jk.

[xJAKEtheRIPPERx]

hopes die last - call me sick boy

[Clockwork00]

Embarrassing, but "My Love" by Sara Bareilles can give me the chills. It just seems really personal, even if there are a few cheesy moments in it.

[xHoodieWeather]

The live version with Juliet Simms of Remembering Sunday tends to give me the chills.
The final Bridge/Outro thing in 'If It Means a Lot To You' does too.


mostly songs that build up to massive bridges/last choruses.

[_bluestOCT]

Anything by Moving Mountains.
jk.
I know you were joking, but I couldn't find the song anyways, haha.

hopes die last - call me sick boy
This reminds me of what I used to listen to in 07-08, thanks, haha.
I'm glad it wasn't all screaming, it's reminiscent of Could Tell A Love by Bless The Fall.

Embarrassing, but "My Love" by Sara Bareilles can give me the chills. It just seems really personal, even if there are a few cheesy moments in it.
ALL of her songs are like that, it amazes me. She's got so much emotion to draw from,
it's borderline creepy. Most of her songs aren't my cup of tea though, I only really like
Gravity by her, listen to it if you haven't yet :)

The live version with Juliet Simms of Remembering Sunday tends to give me the chills.
The final Bridge/Outro thing in 'If It Means a Lot To You' does too.


mostly songs that build up to massive bridges/last choruses.
Yeah, I definitely am into the whole build up thing, it's great.
If you listen to the Arctic Monkeys, the song 505 by them has
that kind of effect, it's reeeally good :)

[CobraKai84]

i think he was referring to the band moving mountains...check out the song moving mountains by thrice! it seems like a joke but it does fit..also good call on pioneer to the falls and fortress

[Clockwork00]

ALL of her songs are like that, it amazes me. She's got so much emotion to draw from,
it's borderline creepy. Most of her songs aren't my cup of tea though, I only really like
Gravity by her, listen to it if you haven't yet :)

I've heard every Sara song I could find. ;) I'm sort of a closet fanboy haha.

[Starbursting]

Brand New and every song on ACB's Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest give me the "chills". I'm sure I can list others once I get into a music listening mood.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and the Cheers theme song.

[Dharma-Burger]

Falling- Julie Cruise

War Pigs- Black Sabbath. I posted this link elsewhere on the forum but it's appropriate for this thread too. Certain parts of this version really struck me deeply.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChXQOKTiMsA

[AbbeyCarbs]

Bon Iver - Blood Bank
Kings of Leon - Cold Desert

[de1337ed]

Drop Dead Gorgeous - We're Planning, God's Laughing.

[justlikehoney]

a couple of Converge songs, but Last Light in particular.

[takeiteasy_]

Mineral - February
As Tall As Lions - Love, Love, Love (Love, Love)

[Mirrors Shatter]

I Could Feel A Hot One
Sleeper '72
Both by Manchester Orchestra.
Almost any song by them actually.

[CheckeredFloors]

Live Together, Die Alone - Elora Danan

[CatastrophyKid.]

Sometime Around Midnight ; The Airbourne Toxic Event
This Bitter Pill ; Dashboard Confessional

The first gives me chills every single time, it builds and builds the whole song into this emotional explosion of..it's beautiful.

Second one is just so full of raw emotion, and I love Dashboard.

[Acad08]

Northern Lights by The Dangerous Summer. Simply beautiful.

[clyde2020]

Because someone mentioned them and because these songs give me chills

"Ode we will bury ourselves" and "8105" by Moving Mountains

[clyde2020]

Oh and "Planning a Prison Break" by The Receiving End Of Sirens

[CaryGrant]

Mineral - February
As Tall As Lions - Love, Love, Love (Love, Love)

You're awesome.

[CatastrophyKid.]

Oooh, totally forgot...
Empty Bottles - Stacy Clark

[yayitsjoe]

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[Neo Cassady]

"8105" by Moving Mountains

+1. In fact, drop what you're doing and listen to it now.

97GXQ97rvic

[sidekicksuicide]

Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts by The Gaslight Anthem
Estrella by Brave Saint Saturn
Indian Lover by Lakes
Every New Day by Five Iron Frenzy

[boiledfrogs]

coldplay - parachutes
thrice - a song for milly michaelson
elliott smith - between the bars
most of "i'm like a virgin losing a child" by manchester orchestra

[odetofood]

a strange song for a punk community but Defying Gravity- Wicked. Great song :D

[Basara]

Tint Vessels - Death Cab For Cutie
That song gives me the most uncomfortable feeling in my stomach, but it makes me extremely happy for some reason.

[pixlnerd]

love shack by the b-52's always makes me want to dance and sing out loud.

[chrislauren]

The tide by the spill canvas
transatlanticism/ tiny vessels/ talking bird/ the ice is getting thinner all by death cab.

[weplayendlessly]

Við Spilum Endalaust - Sigur Rós
Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur - Sigur Rós
World War 24 - Ryan Adams
The Shadowlands - Ryan Adams
Disaster Tourism - mewithoutYou
O, Porcupine - mewithoutYou
Im Kicking Myself - As Tall As Lions
Maybe Im Just Tired - As Tall As Lions
Empty Out Your Stomach - Lydia

[hcar]

Weightless - All Time Low.
You're crashing, but you're no wave - Fall Out Boy

[SuchAPerson22]

a strange song for a punk community but Defying Gravity- Wicked. Great song :D
YES. yesyesyesyesyes. Yes.
+1. In fact, drop what you're doing and listen to it now.

97GXQ97rvic
Thank you for this. Now I know who I will be looking up all day. :-)

The Rocket Summer- So, In This Hour...
Paramore- Franklin, Let the Flames Begin, brand new eyes in general.
Blink 182- Down always seems to get me going
I dunno, there is a wide variety of songs depending on my mood and what I'm doing.

Oh, but anything by Set Your Goals. Yeaaahhhh.

[deadspace]

definitely look into these!

delphic- counterpoint
two door cinema club- something good can work
the pretty reckless- make me wanna die
mumford & sons- little lion man
avenged sevenfold- nightmare
marina & the diamonds- hollywood
hey champ-- cold dust girl
m.i.a.- xxxo
wavves- king of the beach
school of seven bells- babelonia

[arms and danger]

yup

[arms and danger]

indeed

[arms and danger]

Usa

[showyourteeth]

This Will Destroy You - Threads

[Ty Dynamite]

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You're awesome.

From Mountain Movers to Lazy Losers - Fireworks

[relientmae]

These are all longer songs that I just love the stories to.

Deathbed- Relient K; Five Score and Seven Years Ago

The End- Silverstein feat. Lights; A Shipwreck in the Sand

Seasons- Mae; A single they released for people that donate money. (instrumental.)

[relientmae]

Weightless - All Time Low.
You're crashing, but you're no wave - Fall Out Boy

I'm not judging, but Weightless moves you? Maybe I'm just seeing "move" in a different way than you...

[hcar]

I'm not judging, but Weightless moves you? Maybe I'm just seeing "move" in a different way than you...

It moves me. Just every word.
"But I'm stuck in this fucking rut
Waiting on a second-hand pick-me-up
And I'm over getting older

If I could just find the time
Then I would never let another day go by
I'm over getting old

Maybe it's not my weekend but it's gonna be my year
And I'm so sick of watching while the minutes pass as I go nowhere
And this is my reaction to everything I fear
'Cause I've been going crazy, I don't wanna waste another minute here"

That song is the song I wish I could write. Exactly how I feel.
I think most people don't think anything of it because it's one of their most poppy songs, but it's amazing.

[relientmae]

It moves me. Just every word.
"But I'm stuck in this fucking rut
Waiting on a second-hand pick-me-up
And I'm over getting older

If I could just find the time
Then I would never let another day go by
I'm over getting old

Maybe it's not my weekend but it's gonna be my year
And I'm so sick of watching while the minutes pass as I go nowhere
And this is my reaction to everything I fear
'Cause I've been going crazy, I don't wanna waste another minute here"

That song is the song I wish I could write. Exactly how I feel.
I think most people don't think anything of it because it's one of their most poppy songs, but it's amazing.

True. Being a true ATL fan, I should have known better. haha. I guess I've never really thought about this song having much more meaning than being the single that tries to get a larger audience. Reading and having the lyrics in front of me change things I guess. I was just thinking musically moving with my suggestions.

[iamthealex]

MFEO: Pt. 2 - You Can Breathe by Jack's Mannequin
Deathbed by Relient K
Hold Me Down by Motion City Soundtrack
Maniac (R.O.D.) by Four Year Strong

[RadiantEyes]

i think he was referring to the band moving mountains...check out the song moving mountains by thrice! it seems like a joke but it does fit..also good call on pioneer to the falls and fortress

Exactly what I was going to say...

[markhimself46]

Wake Up - The Arcade Fire
Resolution - Jack's Mannequin
Giving up the Gun - Vampire Weekend

[1MoreChance]

Breathe Me - Sia
Oh Lord - Foxy Shazam
Cotton Crush - Kevin Devine

just some of the ones ive been listening to alot lately

[deadmanscurve]

Við Spilum Endalaust - Sigur Rós
Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur - Sigur Rós
World War 24 - Ryan Adams
The Shadowlands - Ryan Adams
Disaster Tourism - mewithoutYou
O, Porcupine - mewithoutYou
Im Kicking Myself - As Tall As Lions
Maybe Im Just Tired - As Tall As Lions
Empty Out Your Stomach - Lydia


I was wondering when someone would mention Sigur Ros.
Ara Batur from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust has the most (and for lack of a less cliche, shit word) epic climax I've ever heard in a song. Just, beautiful.

Also-
Mayonaise by Smashing Pumpkins

How could I forget? I'll Try Anything Once by the Strokes- trufax.
The awesome thing about that is, that version of the song gives me chills and makes me feel sad- but the album version (You Only Live Once) puts me in the best mood every time I listen to it.

ALSO, the score for Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell... the end of the movie with that track is perfect.

[AroundSurviving]

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[mkohler]

Hold Me Down - Motion City Soundtrack
What Sarah Said - Death Cab For Cutie
Someday You Will Be Loved - Death Cab For Cutie
Raindrops - Armor For Sleep
Soco Amaretto Lime - Brand New

and most of The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me...

[MichaelABliss]

For Me the is Heaven - Jimmy Eat World
What Sarah Said - Death Cab For Cutie
Silhouette - Thrice
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Wrong Body and Made Too Pretty - As Cities Burn

[Make.It.Blur]

The Devil Wears Prada - Salvation

"Excuse Me Stranger, what are you embracing?" always makes me lose it. Awesome buildup, especially with Texas Is South before it.

Oceana - Raise Your Arms To The Sky

The double bass before, "RAISE YOUR HANDS TO THE SKY, IF YOU FEEL ALIVE" is so awesome, sounds great in the car, and just sends waves through me with the emotion.

Brand New - If I Ever Need Attention, All I Have To Do Is Die. Favorite Song Ever.

[jonulrich4]

Dawes - When My time comes

[TMIMBlake]

Brand New - Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis

[honestykills]

Harvard - Ghost

[jd1299]

Word.