Shivers down your spine, Goosebumps, call it what you will. Now we all know what the phrases mean, but what elicits this kind of emotional response from you?
Maybe its an inspirational speech, a moment of film or sport, or part of a song. Whatever it is, your hairs stand on end, your spine tingles - you feel a kind of emotional climax, maybe euphoria, and perhaps even a tear (of the manly Will Smith variety) forms in your eye...
To set the ball rolling, here's a couple from me.
This song, a great example of a cover. Tender, almost ethereal, it speaks to me more than the original. Sad, lonely but still uplifting. A belter.
Secondly this; I know many of you here are not sports fans so this may be wasted upon some, and that's fair enough. However, if you understand the context, this is a moment of magic, and an outstanding example of the raw emotion and joy that sport can bring to so many people, in a split second. Truly spine-tingling.
Cheesy explanation, for those with time on their hands .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
So, that's me... what sets off your cutis anserina?