When this opera singer performed in front of her little boy, you could really see how small children can feel music even before they can speak. George loves heavy metal but gets very emotional when his mother starts singing in opera. This is a truly captivating video that demonstrates the purest emotion that can be evoked with the sound of music.

Music is a common language that we all share. Even animals and babies can join in the emotions that listening to music can evoke. In the video below, a young child named “Alder” can be seen listening to Karen Carpenter’s song “I Know I Need to Be in Love”. Throughout the song, which is sung by a woman named Annie, he tries to join her, even though he hasn’t said his first words yet.

The heartbreaking video caught the attention of millions of people on YouTube within weeks of being uploaded. The video has now received over 9.4 million views. Powerful music should inspire and affect the emotions of living beings, which is very well documented, and like this Alder video, there are some great clips demonstrating this.