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Old 08-16-2010, 08:35 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Burning Down View Post
I know it's an orchestral piece, but Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings is a very emotional piece to me. It was my grandmother's favourite piece.

I was about to mention it too, but I wasn't sure since strictly speaking it's not a song. I first knew that wonderful piece when I heard it in the movie Platoon, and since then it moves me every time I listen to it.
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