Most Beautiful Songs
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There are really quite a few I'd like to list....but I don't have me a lot of time.
That said, I'll at least toss up Radiohead's "Motion Picture Soundtrack." Along with several other Radiohead songs, I think that this song is probably one of the more beautiful pieces of contemporary music ever composed. Can I get a, "Hell yeah?"
That said, I'll at least toss up Radiohead's "Motion Picture Soundtrack." Along with several other Radiohead songs, I think that this song is probably one of the more beautiful pieces of contemporary music ever composed. Can I get a, "Hell yeah?"
Salome
you are what you is
if such a thing as a most beautiful song would exist it would have been written by Brian Wilson
tennispunk
Acrobat
"Everything's Bad" by the Tossers is the most beautiful song ever written.
yertle-the-turtle
ONE love, blood, life
What do you mean by beautiful? Slowly cinematic? Sweetly romantic? Term confuses me.
Anyway, I think 'The Drugs Don't Work'.
Anyway, I think 'The Drugs Don't Work'.
pax
ONE love, blood, life
"God Only Knows" the Beach Boys
"Blackbird" and "In My Life" the Beatles
"Ghost" Indigo Girls
"Winter" Tori Amos
"MLK," "One," "Original of the Species" U2
"Verdi Cries" 10,000 Maniacs
**note: Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" version is indeed beautiful, but it's actually a Leonard Cohen song.
"Blackbird" and "In My Life" the Beatles
"Ghost" Indigo Girls
"Winter" Tori Amos
"MLK," "One," "Original of the Species" U2
"Verdi Cries" 10,000 Maniacs
**note: Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" version is indeed beautiful, but it's actually a Leonard Cohen song.
discotheque77
The Fly
Kinks? Well --> Autumn almanac, days, dead end street
Beatles --> get back, strawberry fields forever
u2 --> hold me thrill me.... , zooropa
Beatles --> get back, strawberry fields forever
u2 --> hold me thrill me.... , zooropa
GibsonGirl
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Don McLean - Tapestry
Don McLean - Vincent
Don McLean - Empty Chairs
U2 - Running to Stand Still (Zoo TV, live at Sydney version)
U2 - MLK
U2 - October
Simon & Garfunkle - Sounds of Silence
Radiohead - Exit Music (For a Film)
Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream
The Beatles - Blackbird
Okay, and this isn't really a song as such, but Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13...also known as Pathetique. It's amazing, and it often moves me to tears.
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Don McLean - Vincent
Don McLean - Empty Chairs
U2 - Running to Stand Still (Zoo TV, live at Sydney version)
U2 - MLK
U2 - October
Simon & Garfunkle - Sounds of Silence
Radiohead - Exit Music (For a Film)
Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream
The Beatles - Blackbird
Okay, and this isn't really a song as such, but Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13...also known as Pathetique. It's amazing, and it often moves me to tears.
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Off the top of my head:
Radiohead - Street Spirit
Something Corporate - Konstantine
U2 - Lady with the Spinning Head (Extended) - Maybe not the whole song, but I love the part near the end with the strings!
Coldplay - The Scientist
Lamb - Gabriel
Radiohead - Street Spirit
Something Corporate - Konstantine
U2 - Lady with the Spinning Head (Extended) - Maybe not the whole song, but I love the part near the end with the strings!
Coldplay - The Scientist
Lamb - Gabriel
yertle-the-turtle
ONE love, blood, life
Ah yes, Lamb.
'Gorecki'.
Oh and 'Protection' by Massive Attack. Damn, that's a song.
'Gorecki'.
Oh and 'Protection' by Massive Attack. Damn, that's a song.
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yertle knows his shit!
i will table peter gabriel & sinead o'conner - blood of eden
i will table peter gabriel & sinead o'conner - blood of eden
Needle_Chill
War Child
Lucky Man by the Verve
Iskra
War Child
Whoever said Gabriel, Street Spirit and Verdi cries-WOW Dead on!!!
Mercy Street and Red Rain by Peter Gabriel.
China by Tori Amos
True Love Waits by Radiohead
Teardrop-Massive Attack
Fear-peter Gabriel
Country feedback..or So. Central Rain by R.E.M or maybe even Find the River no wait-Nightswimming, damn REM has U2 beat in the beautiful song dept.
My Skin-Natalie Merchant
and Last Day of our Acquaintance by Sinead.
Hold Back the Night and Thief of Your Heart by Sinead as well.
Mercy Street and Red Rain by Peter Gabriel.
China by Tori Amos
True Love Waits by Radiohead
Teardrop-Massive Attack
Fear-peter Gabriel
Country feedback..or So. Central Rain by R.E.M or maybe even Find the River no wait-Nightswimming, damn REM has U2 beat in the beautiful song dept.
My Skin-Natalie Merchant
and Last Day of our Acquaintance by Sinead.
Hold Back the Night and Thief of Your Heart by Sinead as well.
Iskra
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No Woman No Cry-Bob Marley
Iskra
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CORRECTION: Fear by Sarah Maclachlan, not Peter Gabriel. brain fart!
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I think I've Been High is REM's most beautiful song and one of the most beautiful ever. But that's just me. Most tend to dislike Reveal.
SkeeK
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Iskra said:
That is quite the song! I really like Hybrid's 'super collider' remix of it. So grand and soaring and just crrrazy. Not to all tastes though, being so techno and all
Iskra
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Sorry to monopolize the board here but there are so many great songs to list!
Sting: Fragile, They Dance Alone and Why Should I Cry For You?
Anything off of EmmyLou Harris' Wrecking Ball album.
If you own Joshua Tree you must own that album too!
Its the law.
Joseph Arthur: In The Sun (Peter Gabriel covers it as well on the Princess Diana tribute)
Anytime: Neil Finn
Sting: Fragile, They Dance Alone and Why Should I Cry For You?
Anything off of EmmyLou Harris' Wrecking Ball album.
If you own Joshua Tree you must own that album too!
Its the law.
Joseph Arthur: In The Sun (Peter Gabriel covers it as well on the Princess Diana tribute)
Anytime: Neil Finn
Iskra
War Child
Actually I love the remix more than any other version of that song!
good call.
I thought I was alone in that!
I have a mix cd with that song and it goes right into Leave by REM but the slow remixed version.
They connect really well.
good call.
I thought I was alone in that!
I have a mix cd with that song and it goes right into Leave by REM but the slow remixed version.
They connect really well.
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sweet! i can see that might work... that version of Leave is one of my favourites as well.
Iskra
War Child
Bono's Hallellujah and Tori's famous Blue Raincoat from the same Leonard Choen tribute album are also on that mix!
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Craig Armstrong - This Love
Dead Can Dance - Sanvean
Sigur Ros - Staralfur
Handsome Boy Modelling School - Sunshine (Groove Armada Sunset Dub)
Vangelis - Monastery of La Rubida
Silver Mt Zion - Could've Moved Mountains
Ulrich Schnauss - Passing By
Calexico - Quattro
The Shins - Saint Simon
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
Dead Can Dance - Sanvean
Sigur Ros - Staralfur
Handsome Boy Modelling School - Sunshine (Groove Armada Sunset Dub)
Vangelis - Monastery of La Rubida
Silver Mt Zion - Could've Moved Mountains
Ulrich Schnauss - Passing By
Calexico - Quattro
The Shins - Saint Simon
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
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Iskra said:
hehe. Bono's version is one of my.. lesser favourites.. of the many covers of that song. It's very interesting, though!
Iskra
War Child
Craig Armstrong-good call. Did you get his new solo piano album?
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Iskra said:
I did actually. I got it free cause I'm supposed to review it, but I haven't got around to it yet. It's good, but compared to piano versions of things like Christopher O'Reilly doing Radiohead.. it just gets a little barebones and slow for my tastes. I like it with the strings better.
Iskra
War Child
Def kinda dry.
I like the string stuff too.
Next O Reilly Radiohead album streets in Feb.
Can't wait.
I like the string stuff too.
Next O Reilly Radiohead album streets in Feb.
Can't wait.
Harry Vest
Refugee
Nightswimming and Country Feedback - R.E.M.
Drowning Man and Bad (among others) - U2
Your Favorite Dylan Song - The Gunshy
Flannagan's Song - Robyn Hitchcock
Nightime - Big Star
Sittin On A Fence - The Rolling Stones
Song Of The Rats Leaving The Sinking Ship - American Music Club
Borrowed Tune and A Man Needs A Maid - Neil Young
Epitaph and In The Wake Of Posiedon - King Crimson
Goddamn Lonely Love - Drive By Truckers
Alone Again Or - Love (possibly one of the best songs ever written!!!)
Drowning Man and Bad (among others) - U2
Your Favorite Dylan Song - The Gunshy
Flannagan's Song - Robyn Hitchcock
Nightime - Big Star
Sittin On A Fence - The Rolling Stones
Song Of The Rats Leaving The Sinking Ship - American Music Club
Borrowed Tune and A Man Needs A Maid - Neil Young
Epitaph and In The Wake Of Posiedon - King Crimson
Goddamn Lonely Love - Drive By Truckers
Alone Again Or - Love (possibly one of the best songs ever written!!!)
VNV Nation - 'Beloved'
Bjork - 'All Is Full of Love' (Greatest Hits version)
Lamb - 'Gorecki'
Radiohead - 'How To Disappear Completely'
The Shins - 'New Slang'
The Cure - 'Plainsong'
Pinback - 'Penelope'
The Smiths - 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out'
Interpol - 'Not Even Jail'
Idlewild - 'Scottish Fiction/In Remote Part'
etc
Bjork - 'All Is Full of Love' (Greatest Hits version)
Lamb - 'Gorecki'
Radiohead - 'How To Disappear Completely'
The Shins - 'New Slang'
The Cure - 'Plainsong'
Pinback - 'Penelope'
The Smiths - 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out'
Interpol - 'Not Even Jail'
Idlewild - 'Scottish Fiction/In Remote Part'
etc
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