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A recent thread popped a question in my head. What songs move you? I mean songs that make you completely stop what you're doing, cause you to sing along, songs that make you close your eyes and feel it through you. Lately at work I've been having this happen alot. A few songs that come to my mind:

"In your eyes" - Peter Gabriel
"On the turning away" - Pink Floyd (took me forever to track down that song)
"End of the Innocence" - Don Henley

Not the greatest songs but for some reason while I was slaving away - the songs just affected me in ways that they'd never done before. What songs do that to you? I'm thinking about making a cd mix of songs like those. Other songs that pop in my mind are "strange desire" by INXS and "dance with you" by Live.

I'm almost sorry to say that U2 songs have never really done this to me. I think it's because I pay so much attention to the words of the songs and just not the wave length it puts out.

- The Zoocifer -
 
Good thread.

My choices:

Iris-Goo Goo Dolls
Black-Pearl Jam
Stop Crying Your Heart Out-Oasis
Anything by U2, lol
My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion

Just kidding about the last one.;)
 
Some songs that move me:

All Apologies -- Sinead O' Conner (written by Nirvana)
These Arms Are Mine -- Otis Redding
Crazy Love -- Van Morrison
Suzanne -- Leonard Cohen
Thinking About You -- Radiohead
A Whiter Shade of Pale -- Annie Lennox (written by Procol Harum)
Behind That Locked Door -- George Harrison
Across The Universe -- The Beatles
Scared -- The Tragically Hip
The Humpty Dumpty Love Song -- Travis
Slide Away -- Michael Hutchence/Bono
The Path of Thorns (Terms) -- Sarah McLachlan
The Drugs Don't Work -- Ben Harper (written by The Verve)
Redemption Song -- Bob Marley
From The Morning -- Nick Drake
One Day -- The Verve
Hallelulah -- Jeff Buckley (written by Leonard Cohen)
North and South of the River -- U2
Yellow -- Coldplay

Wow, I should make that into one great album. Oh wait, I already did!;) (It's a great break-up album, but the problem is you can never listen to it again because it's far too painful!)

More recently, a song that really moves me is:

The Cedar Room -- Doves
 
Michael Griffiths said:


Wow, I should make that into one great album. Oh wait, I already did!;) (It's a great break-up album, but the problem is you can never listen to it again because it's far too painful!)


Aarrrggghhh! Don't you hate when great songs are ruined by bad breakups!
 
Michael Griffiths said:
Hallelulah -- Jeff Buckley (written by Leonard Cohen)

Excellent choice! That song always makes me want to cry.
U2 songs that move me:

North and South of the River
One
Love Is Blindness
ASOH (and the whole UF album if you subtract Pride- not that it's a bad song, it just doesn't fit in with the rest of the album's vibe)
 
Leaving out U2 songs, because I truly believe they all move me in some way..there are so many, but here are some..

Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton
Angel-Sarah McLachlan
I Will Remember You-Sarah McLachlan
Don't Know Why-Norah Jones
Thunder Road-Springsteen
The River-Springsteen
Daughter-Pearl Jam
Everybody Hurts-REM
Yesterday-The Beatles
Imagine-John Lennon
Crying-Roy Orbison
In Dreams-Roy Orbison
Fields Of Gold-both the Sting version and the one by Eva Cassidy
almost all of Elvis' gospel songs
Over The Rainbow :wink:
 
Dear me... where do I start

I am going to go through all of my CDs and every song I can think of will be listed... prepare for a helluva long list, folks. Lots of songs you don't like will probably be listed. Feel free to laugh, flame and mock. Or be mature and ignore.


November Rain- Guns N' Roses
Sweet Child O' Mine- Guns N' Roses
Estranged- Guns N' Roses
Alison- Elvis Costello
On the Turning Away- Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
Wonderful- Stone Temple Pilots
Round Here- Counting Crows
A Long December- Counting Crows
Colorblind- Counting Crows
Mrs. Potter's Lullaby- Counting Crows
Butterfly in Reverse- Counting Crows
Adam's Song- Blink 182
How's It Gonna Be?- Third Eye Blind
Can't Always Get What You Want- Rolling Stones
Pieces of You- Jewel
Foolish Games- Jewel
Hands- Jewel
Knockin' On Heaven's Door- Bob Dylan
Mississippi- Bob Dylan
Step On My Old Size 9s- Stereophonics
No Woman, No Cry- Bob Marley
One Love- Bob Marley
Redemption Song- Bob Marley
Changes- Black Sabbath
Jesus to a Child- George Michael
Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me- Elton John
Candle in the Wind (both versions)- Elton John
Hurt- Nine Inch Nails
Summer of 69- Bryan Adams (I assosiate this with a special summer of my own)
6th Avenue Heartache- Wallflowers
Josephine- Wallflowers
Lover, You Should Have Come Over- Jeff Buckley
Hallelujah- Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, any version really
Something More- Train
Purple Rain- Prince
Nothing Compares 2 U- Prince, not the crappy Sinead version
Lemon Parade- Tonic
Soldier's Daughter- Tonic
The Dance- Garth Brooks (Written by Tona Arata)
The River- Garth Brooks
We Shall Be Free- Garth Brooks
Take a Bow- Madonna
Pushing Me Away- Linkin Park
Still Fighting It- Ben Folds
The Luckiest- Ben Folds
Behind Blue Eyes- The Who
Who Wants to Live Forever- Queen
Somebody to Love- Queen
Angels- Robbie Williams
Into My Arms- Nick Cave
On Your Own- The Verve
Sonnet- The Verve
Angel- Sarah McLachlan
I Will Remember You- Sarah McLachlan
Adia- Sarah McLachlan
40- U2
One- U2
One Tree Hill- U2
Running to Stand Still- U2
Please- U2
Live Forever- Oasis
Slide Away- Oasis
Don't Go Away- Oasis
Champagne Supernova- Oasis
Little by Little- Oasis
Fake Plastic Trees- Radiohead
Street Spirit (Fade out)- Radiohead
Pyramid Song- Radiohead
December- Weezer
Shine- Collective Soul
The World I Know- Collective Soul
Run- Collective Soul
Dosed- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Venice Queen- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Under the Bridge- Red Hot Chili Peppers
The River- Bruce Springsteen
The Ghost of Tom Joad- Bruce Springsteen
Streets of Philadelphia- Bruce Springsteen
Fade to Black- Metallica
Sweetness Follows- REM
Nightswimming- REM
Everybody Hurts- REM
At My Most Beautiful- REM
Let it Be- the Beatles
Across the Universe- The Beatles
Hey Jude- The Beatles
Cry Freedom- Dave Matthews Band
The Dreaming Tree- Dave Matthews Band
Big-Eyed Fish- Dave Matthews Band
Bartender- Dave Matthews Band
Ana's Song (Open Fire)- silverchair
Paint Pastel Princess- silverchair
Steam Will Rise- silverchair
Across the Night- silverchair
Without You- silverchair
After All These Years- silverchair
World Upon Your Shoulders- silverchair
Mama, I'm Coming Home- Ozzy Osbourne
Road to Nowhere- Ozzy Osbourne
See You On the Other Side- Ozzy Osbourne
More Than Us- Travis
Side- Travis
Humpty Dumpty Love Song- Travis
Turn- Travis
Black- Pearl Jam
Better Man- Pearl Jam
Yellow Ledbetter- Pearl Jam
The Rain Song- Led Zeppelin
Thank You- Led Zeppelin
Glycerine- Bush
Stand Inside Your Love- Smashing Pumpkins
Disarm- Smashing Pumpkins
33- Smashing Pumpkins
Perfect- Smashing Pumpkins
Crestfallen- Smashing Pumpkins
Once Upon a Time- Smashing Pumpkins
Everlong- The Foo Fighters (especially acoustic)
Tender- Blur
Pain Lies on the Riverside- Live
The Beauty of Gray- Live
Lightning Crashes- Live
Selling the Drama- Live
Overcome- Live
After the Glitter Fades- Stevie Nicks
Wonderful Tonight- Eric Clapton
Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton
Tha Crossroad- Bone Thugs n Harmony
 
KhanadaRhodes said:

awesome! i haven't heard anyone else under the age of 30 who even knew who the dire straits were! :D

Are you kidding? I love Dire Straits! That song is one of the best songs ever.
 
U2 songs:

Kite
Running To Stand Still
Bad
Miss Sarajevo
Wake Up Dead Man

Nick Cave - The Mercy Seat, Where the Wild Roses Grow, West Country Girl
Bjork - Isobel
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love, Angelene, Man-Sized, This Is Love
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl
Sting - Fragile
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, Time
Radiohead - No Surprises
Queen - Love of My Life, Show Must Go On
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
The Who - Baba O'Riley, I Can See For Miles
Pulp - Common People
Moby - My Weakness
Annie Lennox - A Love Song for a Vampire
The Doors - Waiting for the Sun
Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Deep Purple - Child in Time
Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer
Sheryl Crow - Home, Ordinary Morning
 
Gina Marie said:
Leaving out U2 songs, because I truly believe they all move me in some way..there are so many, but here are some..

:yes: :D

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
R.E.M. - Imitation of Life
Oasis - Wonderwall
Oasis - Stop Crying Your :heart: Out
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight
Pearl Jam - Given To Fly
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
 
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Good topic - there are many


Black, Release - Pearl Jam
Nightswimming, Everybody Hurts - REM
The River, Blood Brothers - Bruce Springsteen
Secret World, Don't Give Up, In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Fragile, Why Should I Cry For You?, Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting
Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again, Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Cry Freedom - DMB
Turn - Travis

i could go on and on
 
Those U2 versions of Can't Help Fallling In Love and Satellite Of Love. I can't stand it listening to these songs while wasting any part of my brain on something else.......
And Edge's solo in LIB. *shudders*
 
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