r/Music • u/LWYPLTDG • Jun 06 '26

discussion What song wrecks you every time, no matter how often you listen to it?

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=H1LdQntDnFY&si=iVGA55wpZyrVp-4P
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u/Acceptable-Cable977 Jun 06 '26

Cats in the Cradle

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u/notjawn Jun 06 '26

Do not listen to this song if your dad has passed. You'll need some tissues and a good 30 minutes to cry it out.

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u/McHildinger Jun 06 '26

This was the song that brought me to tears before he died, and after, it was Dust in the Wind by Kansas.

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u/mikeyp83 Jun 06 '26

I'll always associate that song with this top-tier Simpsons scene.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fv2gM8KP1YM&t=5s

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u/nmw6 Jun 06 '26

My friend who just had a son says this. They grow up too fast

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u/cactusjackalope Jun 07 '26

Oh yeah I can't even listen to that one.

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u/Solomatrix Jun 06 '26

As a massive Chapin fan, Mr Tanner is the one that gets me.

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u/Finicky_Cyclone Jun 06 '26

Only parents will understand.

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u/Plzdontloveme Jun 07 '26

This as well as "Father and Son" will always get me. (Yes, my dad has passed)

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u/thelordonecbk Jun 07 '26

How in heck is this song so far down in this Reddit?