Favourite Moments in Songs

[cobl04]

The beautiful little guitar flourish (that the right word? Pluck? I dunno) at 0:59 in this gorgeous tune.

Broken Social Scene - looks just like the sun - YouTube

And the final line in Yelawolf's verse of this song, 3:10, the greatest moment in music in 2013 so far

"Ain't never been a rapper this cold since Tupac was froze and thawed out for a spa date at a Coachella show Yelawolf"

Asap Rocky - 1 Train ft Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, YelaWolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson &Big KRIT - YouTube

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

"Feel the sky blanket you with gems and rhinestones!
See the path cut by the moon for you to walk on."

Goosebumps!

 

[Pearl]

Milla Jovovich released an album, The Divine Comedy, back in 1994 and it is awesome!

This is my favorite song off of it, Reaching From Nowhere. It has a well-paced build up to the climax of the song, and it is intense but beautiful.

My favorite part if from 1:55 to 2:12:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dq0GaslhVM

 

[Pearl]

Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely

4:35 to the end. That haunting falsetto and the way it rises and dives beneath the strings makes for one of the most beautiful moments in music. It's this end part that makes this my favorite Radiohead song.

4. How To Disappear Completely - YouTube

Beautiful song altogether, but the first 20 seconds is my most favorite part, especially at 0:13.

 

[purpleoscar]

REM Country Feedback:

REM - Country Feedback - best live version - YouTube

Guitar solo 4:18​

Portico Quartet- Isla - YouTube

Love the hang drum as it opens the track​

 

[LemonMelon]

the greatest moment in music in 2013 so far

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Jubilee Street - YouTube

4:35 on

And

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oXJus1ajIU

1:26

 

[cobl04]

The first 24 seconds of this song. Really gorgeous. I'm always a little bummed it doesn't last but it does give way to a pretty sick song.

Massive Attack - Inertia Creeps - YouTube

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Every moment of Inertia Creeps is my favourite moment of Inertia Creeps.

 

[bono_212]

I rediscovered two of them over the last couple days, glad this got bumped:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TupvVpxY_U

Oh my God, that plinky little synthesizer before every chorus combined with the epic build up oh my God, especially towards the end of the song

And the other:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7bjXWzms5I

@3:17 I start bracing myself for that big finish because hot damn.

 

[LemonMelon]

Special Big Star edition.

0:46, one of the best buildups to a chorus ever, followed by an equally great chorus:

Big Star - Ballad of El Goodo - YouTube

1:58, when the song uncorks itself:

Big Star-Daisy Glaze - YouTube

0:58, "caught a glance in your eye and fell through the sky"

Big Star - Nightime - YouTube

 

[LemonMelon]

The last couple minutes of this song, oh my God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ech6pZoBJ4

It just builds and builds and Van just KILLS it.

 

[Imperor]

If I were ever inclined to make a list of my favorite songs ever, that would surely make the cut.

 

[lazarus]

Was just listening to the Hollywood Bowl show where he played the whole album. Out of order, oddly enough.

I don't know what to say to people who don't think it's Van's best. Like, Moondance? Really not close. It's otherworldly; no other album sounds like that.

 

[LemonMelon]

Veedon Fleece comes close-ish for me, but only because it attempts to recapture the Astral Weeks sound and generally succeeds. Moondance is also great yeah.

 

[maro_chik]

Sigur Rós | Untitled #8 (Official Live Video) - YouTube
Sigur Ros - Untitled #8 (Popplagið) (at 6:30)

M83 'Wait' Official video - YouTube
M83 - Wait (at 3:25)

The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight - YouTube
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight (the intro, as well as 3:30 on)

Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden - YouTube
Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden (3:20 - sax solo)

Am I doing this right?

 

[bono_212]

Sigur Rós | Untitled #8 (Official Live Video) - YouTube
Sigur Ros - Untitled #8 (Popplagið) (at 6:30)

M83 'Wait' Official video - YouTube
M83 - Wait (at 3:25)

The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight - YouTube
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight (the intro, as well as 3:30 on)

Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden - YouTube
Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden (3:20 - sax solo)

Am I doing this right?

Yes to every single one of these, though I hadn't heard that first one before (the live version I mean).

Might be one of Clarence's best solos right there, IMO.

 

[OpenG180]

Was just listening to the Hollywood Bowl show where he played the whole album. Out of order, oddly enough.

I don't know what to say to people who don't think it's Van's best. Like, Moondance? Really not close. It's otherworldly; no other album sounds like that.

I think it was Phil Lynott who said Astral Weeks is the only true classic album there is.

It's fantastic. And the regular CD (the one on sale since the early 90's) doesn't even come close to the vinyl release from 5 years ago. It's really worth buying this vinyl edition.

Beside You and Slim Slow Slider are my favourite but i like all of the songs.

 

[corianderstem]

Veedon Fleece comes close-ish for me, but only because it attempts to recapture the Astral Weeks sound and generally succeeds. Moondance is also great yeah.

I love all three of those, and I'd add St Dominic's Preview to the list of favorite Van albums. (I love Tupelo Honey as well, but not quite as much as Moondance, because Moondance has Caravan, which is currently my favorite Van song.)

 

[cobl04]

Sigur Rós | Untitled #8 (Official Live Video) - YouTube
Sigur Ros - Untitled #8 (Popplagið) (at 6:30)

M83 'Wait' Official video - YouTube
M83 - Wait (at 3:25)

The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight - YouTube
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight (the intro, as well as 3:30 on)

Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden - YouTube
Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden (3:20 - sax solo)

Am I doing this right?

If nothing else, this made me watch the Bill Clinton plays M83 clip for some reason. I think because I saw "M83" and "sax solo"

 

[u2popmofo]

Morrissey - Speedway - YouTube

15 seconds into the song.

 

[intedomine]

Morrissey - Speedway - YouTube

15 seconds into the song.

Yes!

 

[LemonMelon]

Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke - YouTube

Every chorus in this song is incredible, but especially the first and last one which feels particularly poignant and heart-swellingly beautiful because of its simplicity and childlike imagery:

Just walk away, Renée
You won't see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
You're not to blame

 

[iron yuppie]

Morrissey - Speedway - YouTube

15 seconds into the song.

Speaking of this album, there's a line in Now My Heart Is Full that always gets to me: "Tell all my friends / I don't have too many / just some rain-coated lover's puny brothers." There's something in the delivery that really brings the pathos.

 

[u2popmofo]

I also like when he then lists all their names and such. I'm tired again, I've tried again.

 

[Jive Turkey]

I came in expecting 10 pages filled with youtube videos of you guys singing about your favourite moments....

 

[bono_212]

That would be SonG, no plural.

 

[Jive Turkey]

It would be plural if we're talking about several people's favourite moments, and thus several songs

 

[u2popmofo]

 

[Jive Turkey]

pink

 

[LemonMelon]

pink

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