Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton for sure
If you have kids, and know the story behind the song you can't help but get choked up.
Quote:
On March 20, 1991, Clapton's four-and-a-half-year-old son, Conor died when he fell from a 53rd-story window in a New York City apartment. He landed on the roof of an adjacent four-story building.
Conor was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress Lori Del Santo, and they were staying in the apartment during a visit to New York from Italy.
Eric, was also in New York (his permanent home is in Surrey, England) and was staying at a nearby hotel at the time of the tragedy. Clapton and Del Santo never wed.
After Conor died Eric wrote “Tears In Heaven", “Signe”, “Circus”, and “My Father’s Eyes” to help work through his grief.
"Tears in Heaven" is a tribute to his son.
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