#3 Songs that make me cry.....
Sara
Any version. This is my touchstone Stevie song. It's so multi-faceted that it can reach me in any mood. If I'm happy, it can make me joyous. If I'm sad, it can release what needs to be let go. As Stevie said, 'Sara' is a song that's easy to fall in love with, because she did too. I also love when she said that her mum told her that her dad talked about it like it was 'America the Beautiful' (I think), and would sit her down and point out to her all the great things that she'd done on it. So sweet.
Gypsy
Any version. For similar reasons to 'Sara'. For its mingling of strength and sorrow. As someone else said, 'She is dancing away from you now...' gets me every time. And 'I still see your bright eyes... I can't find you...' This reminds me of when I lost my dad. I'd lived far away from him for many years before he died, and it took a long time to realise that there was no distance I could travel that would mean I could get to him ever again, that I'd never find him no matter how hard I tried.
Blue Water
Don't know why, because it's quite repetitive and the piano isn't anything - except that (like Stevie) I love the water. And maybe it's slightly tied to 'Gypsy' too, with all that 'waiting for the sound of my gypsy'.
For What It's Worth
Predictably, it's the catch in her voice. And probably the fact that she mentions crying. Ugh, every time.
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