Just wondering what you would pick that might be out of the norm. By beautiful, I mean..... just that, the feel the sound the way they hit you. Could mean different things to different people.

My first two would be Southern Cross by Crosby and friends, and one that is a bit on the off path Jane Says by Jane's Addiction. They are just beautiful songs to me.

The Siren - Nightwish
These Arms Of Mine - Roy Buchanan

Hallelujah - The Jeff Buckley version...
Baker Baker - Tori Amos

The Eagle and the Hawk ~ John Denver
Nothing But the Wheel ~ Patti Loveless

comming out of the dark by Gloria E. and amazing grace by Judy Blue eyes.

Spirits Dancing in the Flesh - Santana

But there are so many!

Still thinking of No. 2.......

This Womans Work - Kate Bush

Too Late - The Streets

You Still Believe in Me - Brian Wilson/Beach Boys
Music is Love - David Crosby

bonus pair ---
I Thought I Was A Child - Jackson Browne
Most of Us Are Sad - Eagles

Castles In The Air by Don Mclean
Old Dan's Records by Gordon Lightfoot, come to mind but there are just too many.

Philadelphia - Neil Young :tears:
Look My Way - The Vels :music:

They both give me chills.

Riviera Paradise - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton

Spanish Caravan - The Doors

Spanish Caravan - The Doors

Heres one of my favorites "Wild Mountain Tyme--Will ye go lassie go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MagG8J--BBI&feature=related

Here is a icelandic favorite of mine by Bubbi Morthens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebL2PiZCoKc&feature=related

He Ain't Jesus - Carrie Rodriguez
When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Linda Ronstadt

Heres one of my favorites "Wild Mountain Tyme--Will ye go lassie go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MagG8J--BBI&feature=related

:thmbsp: Yes, always liked the Byrds version. Beautiful song, this rendition produces chills. :music:

A Man Needs a Maid - Neil Young
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) - Brian Eno

Sarah McLachlan - Song for a Winter's Night
Corynorhinus - from the "Batman Begins" soundtrack

Tom

:thmbsp: Yes, always liked the Byrds version. Beautiful song, this rendition produces chills. :music:

Even better rendition is by Steve McDonald on his "Sons of Somerled" album.I couldn't find it on YouTube.

http://www.amazon.com/Sons-Somerled-Steve-McDonald/dp/B000008QUR/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1199085010&sr=1-1 They have song 10 and 12 switched. 12 is wild mountain tyme.

Leader of the Band-Dan Fogelberg

Part of the Plan-Dan Fogelberg

Ah-mazing to me.....

What a Wonderful World-Louie Armstrong
Vincent(Starry Starry Night)-Don Mclean

But these two I've always had a soft spot for- "Woodstock" Matthews Southern Comfort version and " From the beginning" by ELP:smoke:Ray>

Couldn't just pick two.

Iverness - Suzanne Ciani, piano solo
Prelude: Bach Cello Suite #1 in G-Major - Yo-Yo Ma, cello solo
Sometimes - Nacho Sotomayor, Euro-Spanish Ambient Lounge

Even better rendition is by Steve McDonald on his "Sons of Somerled" album.I couldn't find it on YouTube.

http://www.amazon.com/Sons-Somerled-Steve-McDonald/dp/B000008QUR/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1199085010&sr=1-1 They have song 10 and 12 switched. 12 is wild mountain tyme.

I'll have to look for that one.

...part of the chills for me is the song reminds me of the North Cascades wilderness in the summertime - fields of mountain heather at timberline about 1 hour northeast of me, 100's of miles of ridges, many can go a year without human visitors...a real treasure

...part of the chills for me is the song reminds me of the North Cascades wilderness in the summertime - fields of mountain heather at timberline about 1 hour northeast of me, 100's of miles of ridges, many can go a year without human visitors...a real treasure Your a lucky man,It reminds me of a mountain lake above the timberline just a little north of Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park fishin for greenback cutthroat...Pika whistling in the bare rocks above,the wind blowing through the jagged peaks ,a wind blown ,wavy field of purple heather. Gods Country!

Henry Gross -- Shannon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2UfzEbh0jE
Lolita--- Seaman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4avMt39iXhA

Halleljuah _J.Buckley

Icy Blue Heart _ J.Hiatt

grace darling - Strawbs
cinema show - Genesis

opposite ends of the musical spectrum:

Christina Aquilera - Beautiful

Rimsky Korsakov - Schererazade

Saturday Sun...Nick Drake
I Will...Allison Krause

Road - Nick Drake
Tall Trees in Georgia - Eva Cassidy

Out of the Blue
Kalinda - both by Andy Narell

Firth of Fifth ........ Genesis
In a Lonely Place ... Smithereens

10,000 Miles - Mary Chapin Carpenter

Somebody - Depeche Mode

Thea Gilmore - The Dirt Is Your Lover Now
Tara MacLean - Holy Tears

Tom

"Once Upon A Time", Tony Bennett.

Having a hard time narrowing down #2...

"Leader Of The Band", Dan Fogelburg
"Stones In The Road", Mary Chapin Carpenter
"What A Wonderful World", Louis Armstrong

"Danny Boy"
"Where Have All The Flowers Gone"

There are just too many...

That's why we love music, isn't it?

Thea Gilmore - The Dirt Is Your Lover Now
Tara MacLean - Holy Tears

Tom


Tara maclean is from Prince Edward Island,She formed the group Shaye after her sister Shaye Reno was killed in a car accident

Suzanne: Leonard Cohen (esp. Judy Collins' version)
Today: Balin/Kantner
Wondrous Love: William Walker (esp. Jean Ritchie's version with the Christmas Revels)

Eric Carmen-All By Myself

Eagles - Desperado

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
J.D. Souther - You're Only Lonely

I immediately thought of "Southern Cross" when I saw this thread, so I guess I will go with:

Disney Girls - Art Garfunkel
Sad Cafe - The Eagles

Eric Carmen-All By Myself


I have that 8track...... :thmbsp:

Hold the line - Toto, live at The Proms in London 2003 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsIQNUWK2LM

and

I won't hold you back - Toto, live at The Proms in London 2003 http://youtube.com/watch?v=nPQ-4vH1hgs

In both songs London Symphony Orchestra is back-up.......AMAZING :banana:

"Do You Remember the Sun" - It's a Beautiful Day
"The Carnival is Over" - Dead Can Dance

I have that 8track...... :thmbsp:

I found the vinyl at the local GW in pristine mint condition for a buck

I found the vinyl at the local GW in pristine mint condition for a buck

Wow! I remember buying the Eric Carmen album as a new release in 1975 for $4.25 at the Navy Exchange!!! Loved that shiny golden brown cover. :banana:

Wow! I remember buying the Eric Carmen album as a new release in 1975 for $4.25 at the Navy Exchange!!! Loved that shiny golden brown cover. :banana:

Its funny you say that, mine still has the celophane on it and the price tag for $4.88

Hmmmm, a couple mentioned here would be in the running for me, "What a Wonderful World" (Satchmo) and "I Will" (Alison Kraus). I'd have to add "Delaney Talks to Statues" by Jimmy Buffett. I'm a parrothead but even so, it's a wonderful song. Then I'd have to have a mental knock-down-drag-out to narrow those 3 down to 2.

Ray

Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) - Brian Eno

I didn't see that one coming......... good choice

Ab's song...Marshall Tucker
Like A Rock...Bob Seger

I hope you'll give me a little leeway here. I can't answer directly but your thread made me think of something. Years ago when I was having some down years I went thru rehab for cocaine addiction and one of the exercises we had to go thru was to pick a song off of one of the albums the center had to choose from ( actually a pretty good selection) and then they would play that cut and ask each one of the group (about 12 of us) how that particular song made each one of us feel.

It was really interesting to hear the different responses. While the song I chose made me feel one way it could make some of the others feel 180 degrees opposite, or at least give them another impression.

Music is cool that way I guess. It's whatever we get from it, eh?.....R1

Its funny you say that, mine still has the celophane on it and the price tag for $4.88

That's great $4.25 was the Navy Exchange Price but if you bought it outside of the base albums usually were $4.88 - $5.25 depends where you bought it...I remember buying an album tax included cost me $5.75...boy I was bummed cuz I didn't get any extra money to buy the latest teenybopper rag with the Bay City Rollers...anyway on the Eric Carmen album listen to "That's Rock N' Roll" his is the original version before Shaun Cassidy, and also "No Hard Feelings"...great rock songs...that later being a little autobiographical about The Raspberries!!!!:music: I used to rock out with these on my Panasonic Quad Stereo with the automatic changer!!! LOL

That's great $4.25 was the Navy Exchange Price but if you bought it outside of the base albums usually were $4.88 - $5.25 depends where you bought it...I remember buying an album tax included cost me $5.75...boy I was bummed cuz I didn't get any extra money to buy the latest teenybopper rag with the Bay City Rollers...anyway on the Eric Carmen album listen to "That's Rock N' Roll" his is the original version before Shaun Cassidy, and also "No Hard Feelings"...great rock songs...that later being a little autobiographical about The Raspberries!!!!:music: I used to rock out with these on my Panasonic Quad Stereo with the automatic changer!!! LOL

I had Eric spinning today, is why i answered with that. not too bad for an album i would've normally walked past back in the day.

I had Eric spinning today, is why i answered with that. not too bad for an album i would've normally walked past back in the day.

Think I'll go spin my copy now! Then will listen to Eric's "Change of Heart" lp...has the original "Hey Deanie" another one Shaun Cassidy covered...If you read the liners you'd be surprised at who played on his albums...members from the Elton John Band, Future Toto members...etc...

Alisson Krauss + Union Station Live Albume "And You Know I Love You"

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:uCv4GajDMErZuM:http://www.cd-

kd Lang's "Halleluja" from her Hymns from the 49th Parallel album

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:qZHosJr3Lbr3bM:http://slapjais.sapnis.com/wp

"Only an ocean away" - Sarah Brightman

It's hard to stop at 2-or 3 or 5 -so I'll break the rule a bit and list some you may or may not know:
Estrellita - Caterina Valente
How Can I keep From Singing? - John McCutcheon
Eileen Aroon - Clancy Brohters and Tommy Makem
Sunny Tennesee - Doc Watson

And I have some more you probably do know ( and some listed already), so I'll stop

Tara maclean is from Prince Edward Island,She formed the group Shaye after her sister Shaye Reno was killed in a car accident

Yep. Lake Of Fire is awesome, and Tara, Kim and Damhnait aren't hard to look at either!
Do you know why Tara pulled out of Shaye?

Tom

N'Awlins - Joe Zawinul Syndicate
Genius - Julia Fordham

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever.

Nilsson "without you"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKwApaN1k6g

Steve

There are too many songs I find "Beautiful," but these two come to mind off the top of my head...

Kate Bush - "The Morning Fog"
Talking Heads - "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"

Can I vote twice?

Netherlands ~ Dan Fogelberg
Grimsby ~ Elton John

Only two eh...

Pacing the Cage - Bruce Cockburn

Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel w/Kate Bush

Micheal Murphy --Wildfire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOOb6fEHPQ4&feature=related

Micheal Murphy --Wildfire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOOb6fEHPQ4&feature=related

Very much agreed.

'A Seperate Reality', Ocean Blue (Cerulean)
'Evening Falls', Enya (Watermark) I will never forget an evening spent with a very special young lady (Irish, appropriately enough) with that album playing in the background.
I have an Enya 'How can I keep from Singin'; don't know if it's the same song or not. really pretty, either way.
and we must mention the Sunday's cover of 'Wild Horses'. mmmmm...

'No one like you' - words and music Jerry Goldsmith, David Zippel, sung by Sarah Brightman -dedicated to my wife.

'Chantes d'Auvergne' - by Canteloube, sung by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Alison Krauss - The Lucky One
Norah Jones - The Long Way Home

To Be Over by YES on side 2 of Relayer LP
Sunset Song by Richard Thompson on his last LP

Turn the Page - Bob Seger
The Lucky One - Alison Krauss

Waly Waly - Eva Cassidy
Posession - Sarah McLachlan

When someone invokes the word "beautiful" in reference to songs, Emmylou Harris and her amazing voice come immediately to mind.

Sooo....

"Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town"
"Tulsa Queen" (hauntingly beautiful and lonely)

There are a lot of good choices in here. Two of mine that come immediately to mind, though from opposite ends of the musical spectrum:

Europa- Carlos Santana

Stormy Weather- Frank Sinatra (played the version on "No One Cares" a few minutes ago)

I must ad Poseidon by Judith Owens...the last song from her 12 Arrows CD/

Lady in Red ......... Chris DeBurgh
Don't Dream its Over ........ Crowded House

Lady in Red ......... Chris DeBurgh


No you didnt!!!!

1983 by Hendrix
Levon, Elton John

How Beautiful You Are - the Cure
Things Behind the Sun - Nick Drake

Caught Up in the Rapture ~ Anita Baker
The Mummer's Dance ~ Lorenna McKennitt

Chris Spheeris---Where Angels Fly

There are a lot of good choices in here. Two of mine that come immediately to mind, though from opposite ends of the musical spectrum:

Europa- Carlos Santana

Stormy Weather- Frank Sinatra (played the version on "No One Cares" a few minutes ago)

I was just going to put in "Europa", by Santana. My favorite one is from the 'Sacred Fire' DVD.

And, believe it or not, "Summer Wind" by Sinatra.

Guns of Brixton ........ Clash
Drug Stabbing Time ....... Clash

Most any Carpenters song
Paul Anka-Times of your life

Over the Rainbow- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Redemption Song- Bob Marley

This is a great thread as I've never heard most of these songs. Personally I liked MC's verison of Without You better but that was way back when she was still attractive and didn't daterape every rapper out there.

My personal choices would be: Eagles - Lyin Eyes and Victim of the Game by Garth Brooks. If I was able to name a 3rd and 4th: Cat Stevens - Wild World & Holdin' on to you - Brad Paisley

I know most of you have never heard these - look em up they are great tunes:music:

Its A BEAUTIFUL Day-"White Bird"

Donovan-"Colours"

The Doors-"The End"

Santo And Johnny-"Sleepwalk"

Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
Daydream - Robin Trower

Those are two of my favorites:)

Another really great Trower one is Sweet Wine of Love, off In City Dreams

I can't believe no one's mentioned "Get Together" by The Youngbloods????

#2 "Can't You See" by The Marshall Tucker Band

#2a "Dock of the Bay", by Otis Redding

#2c, "Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain", Willie Nelson

I know, I know..........

Just off the top of my head:

A Certain Kind - Bloodrock
Child in time - Deep Purple

Orange Sky -Alexi Murdoch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XymNd2JyS68)

:music:

"something you said", by Weather Report
"Gwynevere", by, CSN.
But there are so many
G

Art Garfunkle - Waters of March
Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe

Its A BEAUTIFUL Day-"White Bird"

Donovan-"Colours"

The Doors-"The End"

Santo And Johnny-"Sleepwalk"

The whole "It's a beautiful day" album is a nice listening experience when you are in a nice relaxed environment. :music:

The CD pressing of this album is supposed to be somewhat rare. :scratch2:

Child in time - Deep Purple

Good call - I love their live version from Made in Japan. :thmbsp:

I'll submit:

Nothing compares to you - Sinead O'Connor
Brothers in arms - Dire Straits

Gonna add a few more....

Baby As You Turn Away by The Bee Gees (or any track off the Main Course album, except Jive Talkin')

Charades - The Bee Gees (From Mr. Natural)

The River - Garth Brooks
The Dance - Garth Brooks

"Gwynevere",by,CSN.

Man I can't believe I didn't consider the MANY beautiful harmonies done by these guys! Good pick for one! Here's a few more:

Oh for those who don't know "CSN" is Crosby, Stills, And Nash and (sometimes) Young

Wooden Ships

Long Time Gone

Helplessly Hoping

Find The Cost Of Freedom

Carry On

And this just skimms off the top!!! I saw them in person, both by themselves and with Neil Young. It was almost a life changing experience(with a little help from my friend:smoke:). I used to tell people it was like a Folk/Rock religuious experience. When you see what some of these older bands could do you understand why the younger people back a few decades thought that music might somehow change the world. Truely if the masses were still largely INTO music the way they once were I say this crazy world would be a lot kinder and gentler.:D:D

And this just skimms off the top!!! I saw them in person, both by themselves and with Neil Young. It was almost a life changing experience(with a little help from my friend:smoke:). I used to tell people it was like a Folk/Rock religuious experience. When you see what some of these older bands could do you understand why the younger people back a few decades thought that music might somehow change the world. Truely if the masses were still largely INTO music the way they once were I say this crazy world would be a lot kinder and gentler.:D:D

Right on, I got a contact high reading this :smoke:

Groovy Jerry Garcia pic!!

Last Date ......... Floyd Cramer (R.I.P.)
Love Is Blue ........ Paul Mauriat

Caught Up in the Rapture ~ Anita Baker
The Mummer's Dance ~ Lorenna McKennitt

last song on McKennit's album, 'Dante's Dream', is really beautiful. I've never heard it on the radio.

Special Angel by the Vogues
Cherish by the Asociation
Bridge Over Troubled water by Simon & Garfunkel
Amazing Grace and Black Snow by Henry Mancini
Too Much Heaven by the Bee Gees
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away and I Can't Help It By Andy Gibb
Silent Night by the Temptations
Statue of Liberty by the Couriers
Midnight Cry by Gold City
Without Him by the LeFevres
Select songs by Barry manilow and also some by Tom Jones.
I could go on, but that's enough for now.

Michelle Shocked - Come A Long Way

The Ground Beneath Her Feet - U2/Million Dollar Hotel OST

(Didn't realize they'd produced a vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZfBR5G8FZ8) for it featuring Salman Rushdie)

Wouldn't it be great if we could compile all these songs on numerous reel-to-reels for non stop continuous play?

Wouldn't it be great if we could compile all these songs on numerous reel-to-reels for non stop continuous play?

Wouldn't it be great if we could have this dialogue real-time as said songs were playing? There are all sorts of member-supported boards with affiliated streaming music stations, although I'm not sure where these things stand today with respect to copyright and the RIAA, etc...

Nils Lofgren - Acustic Live
Mink Deville - Cadillac Walk

While writing this on my new laptop,

New York State of mind, and

She's always a Woman, both by Billy Joel, of course

Remember-- Disturbed (heavier sounding but emotionally charged and awesome sounding. Plus the lyrics are not your standard NuMetal fare)
Everybody Wake Up-- Dave Matthews (not much to say here. The lyrics are really what make this one great)

Wouldn't it be great if we could have this dialogue real-time as said songs were playing? There are all sorts of member-supported boards with affiliated streaming music stations, although I'm not sure where these things stand today with respect to copyright and the RIAA, etc...

Have you ever heard of Skype? It's an internet phone application. If you have a mic on your computer you can essentially use your computer as a phone with up to 8 people at once. The fidelity is terrible and I think the only way to pipe music in is through speakers and into a mic, but it would be an interesting way for everyone to sort of demonstrate the songs they are talking about, and have a live conversation at the same time.

Good call - I love their live version from Made in Japan. :thmbsp:

I'll submit:

Nothing compares to you - Sinead O'Connor
Brothers in arms - Dire Straits

Yeah the Made in Japan version is my favorite as well. Actually I heard that song when I was like 12 and didn't know who it was by. I had that song in my head for 20 years but could not place it, until I found a copy of Made in Japan.

The whole "It's a beautiful day" album is a nice listening experience when you are in a nice relaxed environment. :music:

The CD pressing of this album is supposed to be somewhat rare. :scratch2:

Another favorite of mine. I actually had this LP in my collection for several years, as a carry over from my parents collection that got me started. Never played it and then one night I was hanging out at my bosses place after the bar closed( I was a bouncer), and he played this LP. We were talking about Airplane and The Great Society, and he wipped this one out. Great album to :smoke: to if you catch my drift. :thmbsp:

We used Skype to talk to our daughter when she was at grad school at Oxford, and the fidelity and overall quality was exceptionally good. Plus, it's free!

We used Skype to talk to our daughter when she was at grad school at Oxford, and the fidelity and overall quality was exceptionally good. Plus, it's free!

They have internet service at Ole Miss now?

;)

"You Are Beautiful" from "Flower Drum Song', & "My Reverie" by Bea Wain. No, you haven't ever heard of either one. Too bad, they're both pretty songs.

They have internet service at Ole Miss now?
R-R-R :-)

... and now...
I finally have a response to this thread. Listened to two beautiful songs on my 1000-mile roundtrip drive to MD, DC, and back to MA yesterday & today :-)
Dunno if these are the most beautiful songs that I can think of, but they'll do quite nicely for the time being.

* Patty Larkin Me and that Train (either the studio version with Bruce Cockburn on Stranger's World or the wonderful live solo acoustic version on a gogo)

* Cowboy Junkies To Lay Me Down on the Dead tribute album, Deadicated. The original version is quite wonderful too; it's an intrinsically beautiful song.

A few more here.
Reflrctions of My Life by the Marmalade
Lucky Man by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
the full version of Miracles by Jefferson Starship
If You Don't Know me By Now by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Holding Back The Years by Simply Red.
How Can you Mend a Broken Heart the version by Al Greene and the version by the Bee Gees
Run To Me by the Bee Gees
Lollipops & Roses and A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes by Perry Como.
I have so many that I'll stop with what I have listed.

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Bros.
Thousand Cranes - Hiroshima

Wake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes....Teddy Pendergrast's vocals just nail the message of the song!!!

Have you ever heard of Skype? It's an internet phone application. If you have a mic on your computer you can essentially use your computer as a phone with up to 8 people at once. The fidelity is terrible and I think the only way to pipe music in is through speakers and into a mic, but it would be an interesting way for everyone to sort of demonstrate the songs they are talking about, and have a live conversation at the same time.

I did some checking, and the station I'm thinking of (which is private/member driven) employs Shoutcast (http://www.shoutcast.com/download/). Not sure how, but they tie real-time chat into the proceedings. Doesn't look like a major effort to fire up...I'm sure the idea has been floated here before by people infinitely more tech savvy...

Norman Connors-"The Creator Has a Master Plan"and "Bubbles"
From 1976 "You are My Starship"
Excellent jazz rb.Listen to the horns on "Bubbles"

These Arms Of Mine - Roy Buchanan

I thought that one would be relatively obscure, so I could mention it without repetition, and here it showed up on the second post. You'd have to be made of wood not to be deeply moved by it.

Two more:

Houses - Judy Collins
Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy

Man I can't believe I didn't consider the MANY beautiful harmonies done by these guys! Good pick for one! Here's a few more:

Oh for those who don't know "CSN" is Crosby, Stills, And Nash and (sometimes) Young

Wooden Ships

Long Time Gone

Helplessly Hoping

Find The Cost Of Freedom

Carry On



When I'm looking at used vinyl, I snap up anything by CSN, or -Y, because it's impossible to get enough of those wonderful harmonies. It has to be in just good enough condition to leave my stylus still attached to the cantilever after playing it.

The only exception is Four Way Street, a real klunker because there's so little vocal harmonization. I suspect that some egos needed to be stroked.

Since I've already posted two songs, I can't mention Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.
Mike Huckabee must be rubbing off on me.

I just thought of one more

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye by the Casinos

The River ~ Bruce Springsteen

Otis Redding - Sittin on the Dock of the Bay
Pink Floyd - Mother

They give me goose bumps every time. :)

Unkle-Rabbit in Your Headlights
Deftones-U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, A, B, Select, Start

something about those two songs....i just heard the deftones song within the last few days, i've had the album just finally listened to it...i love it!

Good call - I love their live version from Made in Japan. :thmbsp:

I'll submit:

Nothing compares to you - Sinead O'Connor
Brothers in arms - Dire Straits

the Sinead O'Connor song was from the 'I Do Not Want...' lp. also on that is 'Three Babies', which is real sweet.

'Homeless' (Paul Simon's Graceland lp)
'Knocking on Heaven's Door' (Dylan, of course)
one more for the road...'Can't Rain All the Time' from the Crow soundtrack.

Hasten down the wind-Warren Zevon
Somebody loan me a dime- Boz Scaggs(with a WHOLE heaping bunch of help from Duane Allman)

golly not a single Bonnie Raitt mention yet, hmmm

Any version of that song that goes "Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine, I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine..." I don't know what it's called, but that song always gets to me.

Herb Alpert and the TJB "Lemon Tree" Give these guys a chance, they put out some good stuff:)

Bell Bottom Blues ........ Eric Clapton
Cast Your Fate to the Wind ........... Vince Guaraldi

Ultravox - Oh, Vienna
Simon and Grafunkel - The Boxer
Neil Diamonds- Done too soon

I can't keep it to just 2:

4. Any version of that song that goes "Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine, I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine..." I don't know what it's called, but that song always gets to me.



"Today" by the New Christy Minstrels (among others)?

1. "Why" - from Diva, Annie Lennox
2. "Diamonds and Rust" - from Diamonds and Rust, Joan Baez

Mark... may I just say that is it nice to see you posting here lately!

And Diamonds and Rust is certainly one for the short list of beautiful songs.
If you're a Joan Baez fan (?), have you heard her fairly recent album Gone from Danger? A couple of wonderful covers of Sinead Lohan songs (No Mermaid and Who Do You Think I Am?) -- also very beautiful songs.

Hi Mark---
I usually loathe the idea of being a "fan" - but I gotta say, I'd kiss Joan's feet any day! :-)
No, I don't have that record but maybe I should get it. It sounds great. After I posted about Diamonds and Rust last night, I put it on my iPOD and gave it a listen while snoozing off, and was reminded that the most "beautiful" song on there is really "Jesse" - which is simply a knockout.

Actually, I have a special JB playlist with maybe 50 "beautiful" songs on it! There simply is no other popular music voice like Joan's. Well, ok Joni Mitchell is a good second here, and that brings me to another beautiful song, "Dida" with both Joan and Joni "la la la'ing" along together!

The Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina
Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon

How Beautiful You Are - the Cure


GREAT choice! You and I have very similar tastes in music, and that was one song I would never have thought anyone would mention here.

My picks off the top of my head:

The Same Deep Water As You - The Cure

Time - The Chameleons

The Cure song is probably my favorite song period, from my favorite album - period.

"In My Life" - The Beatles

"Your Love Is Forever" - George Harrison

"In My Life" - The Beatles



Another great choice!

R-R-R :-)

... and now...
I finally have a response to this thread. Listened to two beautiful songs on my 1000-mile roundtrip drive to MD, DC, and back to MA yesterday & today :-)
Dunno if these are the most beautiful songs that I can think of, but they'll do quite nicely for the time being.

* Patty Larkin Me and that Train (either the studio version with Bruce Cockburn on Stranger's World or the wonderful live solo acoustic version on a gogo)

* Cowboy Junkies To Lay Me Down on the Dead tribute album, Deadicated. The original version is quite wonderful too; it's an intrinsically beautiful song.

First congratulations on your daughter going to grad school at Oxford.

Great choices on the tunes!:yes:

Patty Griffin - "Mary" & "Up To The Mountain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_NuK75HV1A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXp_gWxoULg

Genesis -Follow You, Follow me
Linda Paloma - Jackson Browne

Ask me again and I will probably give two different ones.....it all depends on my mood and the weather -though the Follow you,Follow me is inscribed on my wedding ring so that one better always be on the list or my wife will kill me.......... :)

1983 by Hendrix
Levon, Elton John

Yeah - 1983 is one bad ass song

It's been said but

Halleljuah - by Jeff Buckley. While Leonard Cohen's version is good, it's the guitar work on this version that sparkles.

Starfleur by Sigur Ros

Hot Summer Day - It's A Beautiful Day

Weep For Jamie - Peter, Paul & Mary

In memory of John Stewart - -

1. "Pirates of Stone County Road" - from California Bloodlines
You can't help recall being a child hearing this. Dreams, dreams, dreams.

2. "Clack, Clack, Clack" - from Willard
Written to honor Robert F. Kennedy after he was assassinated. This is a beautiful tribute to RFK, which might now be appropos for Mr. Stewart himself.

Mark... may I just say that is it nice to see you posting here lately!

And Diamonds and Rust is certainly one for the short list of beautiful songs.
If you're a Joan Baez fan (?), have you heard her fairly recent album Gone from Danger? A couple of wonderful covers of Sinead Lohan songs (No Mermaid and Who Do You Think I Am?) -- also very beautiful songs.

I have never been a Joan Baez fan.

Ever.

Until I heard the song "Diamonds and Rust".

I'm still not a fan, but I love that song!

It somehow strikes a chord with me deep inside somewhere. :scratch2:

Despite Joanie's many... eccentricities... she had a hell of a voice. It's still pleasant to hear.

Diamonds and Rust is indeed a mofo of a song. Wonder how Bobby Zimmerman felt about it?

Wonder how Bobby Zimmerman felt about it?

"Blood on the Tracks"

dang... shows what I know...

I can't keep it to just 2:

4. Any version of that song that goes "Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine, I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine..." I don't know what it's called, but that song always gets to me.


Great song that is! It is called "Today" by Randy Sparks, and was first done his New Christy Minstrels early 60s. Many excellent covers have been made too.

A couple more---

1. "Over the Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Alone in IZ World
I have 5 or 6 versions of Over the Rainbow and this one is my favorite. His simplicity seems to fit the song better than the usual big arrangements. Eve Cassidy's version would be my number 2.

2. "Darkest Hour" - Arlo Guthrie - In Times Like These (Live)
A great song from a great album.

Emiliana Torrini -If you go away

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nmZcivxVwDk&feature=related

Emiliana Torrini - Today Has Been Okay

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ac_87o0UWUg&feature=related

One more than three

Johny Cash - Hurt

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

[QUOTE=JuicyMusic;1594815]A couple more---

1. "Over the Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Alone in IZ World
I have 5 or 6 versions of Over the Rainbow and this one is my favorite. His simplicity seems to fit the song better than the usual big arrangements. Eve Cassidy's version would be my number 2.

Beautiful Rendetion.

Do Many very good ones have been noted:

Lara Fabian - Broken Vow

KD Lang - Halleluah

Jim

[QUOTE=JuicyMusic;1594815]A couple more---

1. "Over the Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Alone in IZ World
I have 5 or 6 versions of Over the Rainbow and this one is my favorite. His simplicity seems to fit the song better than the usual big arrangements. Eve Cassidy's version would be my number 2.

Beautiful Rendetion.

I caught Katherine McPhee's cover of OtR on American Idle and it was AWESOME (that's about the only AI I ever sawed).
Eve Cassidy's 'Tall Trees in Georgia' is now part of my permanent collection.

Did not read all of the posts, so I apologize if there are any repeats here...

1) Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah"

2) Ben Folds - "The Luckiest"

Cat Stevens- Silent Sunlight
OMD So In Love

Cat Stevens- Silent Sunlight
OMD So In Love

from OMD's Pacific Age album; 'Flame of Hope'. awesome, awesome song.
never heard it on radio.

Shadow Gallery-Colours
Lizzy Borden-Under The Rose

These two songs are some great ballads! Check em out.

Luka Bloom ~ Sanctuary

Beautiful song about the death of his mother.
Even though their gone their spirit remains.

"Never Comes The Day" - The Moody Blues
"A Time For Us (Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet)"

Most any Carpenters song


agreed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVEHvbUz9dc


karen's voice is smooooth

I'll stick to rock for this.

Sloan -- "Losing California" Beautiful, powerful rock 'n roll guitar sound.

Beatles -- "Ticket to Ride" Again, a classic rock guitar sound, to me.

Damn -- now I have to play 'em.

Have I told you lately - Van Morrison

#1 girl of my dreams by Daniel Dale Johnston
#2 I'm your man by Leonard Cohen
#3 Time by Tom Waits

My Favorite Things ~ John Coltrane (version)

The Rain Song ~ Led Zeppelin

Natalie Merchant - Break Your Heart
Devil Doll - Tortured

Link (http://play.rhapsody.com/playlistcentral/playlistdetail?tracks=tra.2049824+tra.16762062&title=Natlie%2C+Devil+Doll)

When I Live My Dream - David Bowie

How about:
"Short Stories" by Jon(Anderson) & Van Gellis
"Hold on tight to your dreams" ELO

First two that come to mind:
"Sad Lisa" by Cat Stevens
"When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" by Roy Harper (but I think you have to be English)
"Michelangelo" by Emmylou Harris (if the Roy Harper one's too British for you)

I'm In Love With A Girl by Big Star and Tried So Hard by Gene Clark are the first two that spring to mind.

'Surfs Up' - Brian Wilson.
'Nessun dorma' - Luciano Pavarotti.

"Michelangelo" by Emmylou Harris
That is something, isn't it? FWIW, I think that album, Red Dirt Girl, is better than her "breakthrough" with Daniel Lanois, Wrecking Ball. The latter, of course, is the critics' favorite.

Some amazing stuff on Red Dirt Girl.

That is something, isn't it? FWIW, I think that album, Red Dirt Girl, is better than her "breakthrough" with Daniel Lanois, Wrecking Ball. The latter, of course, is the critics' favorite.

Some amazing stuff on Red Dirt Girl.

Shamefully, the only Emmylou I have is a copy of "Heartaches and Highways" that I borrowed from the local library and ripped. I had never heard any of her stuff before other than as a guest vocalist on a few tracks here and there. H&H is one of my favourite late-night-listening-on-the-computer albums now. "Michelangelo" is spine-chillingly beautiful.

Suppose that to fully appreciate the talents of Emmylou Harris one should play some of her early vinyl recordings like e.g.
> Luxury Liner (1977)
> Quarter moon in a ten cent town (1978) and
> Evangeline (1981)

Still prefer the Kingston Trio cover. Unless I'm misremembering or just going senile. Love the song thought.

But still, my all time favorite:

Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra

Even if I am mis-remebering, there's:

This Mornin', This Evenin' , So Soon
All My Sorrows
Raspberries, Strawberries
Scotch and Soda