REM song voted most likely to make men cry

Shawn Norris

According to British royalty collection society PRS for Music, the Michael Stipe penned “Everybody Hurts” is the song most likely to make adult males turn into 8-year-old girls that just broke their Easy-Bake Oven.

ScreenHunter 02 Sep. 30 18.15 REM song voted most likely to make men cry

Hmm, I dunno, this seems plausible, but I feel like there may be a few other songs that are more likely to make men cry. We’ve all heard “Mmm Bop.” Remember when Billy Ray Cyrus was putting out crappy records instead of crappy Disney shows? Are we just completely forgetting “Who Let the Dogs Out”? Can somebody please kill Nickelback!?!

I dunno, I just feel like men are more prone to crying out of anger or annoyance at a song rather than out of sadness.

For example: One time in college I was having an issue with the person who lived in the apt next to me. We shared a paper-thin wall and he always felt the need to wake extremely early and blast his television at full volume. To get back at him (I finally snapped) I grabbed my stereo, put it right next to the wall, turned it up as loud as it would go and blasted John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” on repeat. I then left the apartment for six hours. After that, we never had any other noise issues. I like to think when he sees mountains or Coors Light he still tears up a bit.

The only song that ever made me cry was “It’s a Small World” on the Disney ride of the same name. We got on it when I was little and the ride got stuck for (no joke) 45 minutes and they didn’t turn the music off. I heard this same tactic was used to extract information out of hostile POWs back in Vietnam. It was horrifying and I think it’s the reason I now abhor children’s choirs.

I guess my point is that it’s all about context. Songs that we relate to or are playing during important moments in our lives are more likely to evoke emotion than just randomly voting “Everybody Hurts” is the most likely candidate to make a male cry. Music is different for everyone, and while it’s a sad song, it’s not likely to make most males break into tears. I cry for no man! Wait, that didn’t sound right…

REM most likely to make men cry [The Sun]

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