What songs really move you?

Post by **StevieG** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:23 pm

There are some amazing songs in this list - some I'd completely forgotten about.

Cambo's post reminded me of a Nine Inch Nails song that used to churn me up completely. I love how the song progresses from the background to the foreground musically:

Right where it belongs

Post by **danlo** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:24 am

Parabola's great, but I once downloaded (probably one of 5 songs I've ever downloaded along with Young and Springsteen doing All Along the Watch Tower and Crimson's Starless and Bible Black) Sober live in Australia--now that song, and the bassline, tear me apart.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:42 am

I'll steel from Cambo in the classifications:

Uplifting:
Don't Stop Me Now- Queen (which I'm also stealing from Cambo)
Synchronicity II - The Police
Speed - Atari Teenage Riot
Mr. E's Beautiful Blues - Eels

Down Buzz:
Oh My My - Jane Siberry (although this one is a bit of both - makes me cry, but builds me up)
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits
and last...fucking Puff The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary

Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:16 pm

I will opt for Valediction - Wishbone Ash www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzYuPfwYsj4

some Chopin - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZUw78FXpG4

and surprised no one has mentioned this one - always brings back a lot of memories for me - Abide With Me www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL3ZHtSJ0o0&feature=related

Post by **Cambo** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:14 pm

Sober is indeed an amazing song. Such menace in that bassline. When I saw them live in 07, Serj Tankian from SOAD appeared and did a worldess vocal, murmers building slowly into full-throated screams. Gave me chills.

And "Right Where It Belongs" is very gut churning, but I don't think it beats the muted screaming in "I'm Looking Forward to Joining You, Finally"
Thought he had it all but then they called his bluff/Found out that his skin just wasn't thick enough/Wanted to go back to how it was before/Thought he lost everything, then he lost a whole lot more

Post by **StevieG** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:36 am

While Queen has been mentioned, I thought I'd link The Show Must go on - still cuts me up!

Post by **finn** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:17 am

Palm Lake Mustachio wrote:I will opt for Valediction - Wishbone Ash www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzYuPfwYsj4

some Chopin - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZUw78FXpG4

and surprised no one has mentioned this one - always brings back a lot of memories for me - Abide With Me www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL3ZHtSJ0o0&feature=related

Are you by any chance in the UK? Abide with Me will stir, as will Men of Harlech, Jerusalem, God Save the Queen and Land of Hope and Glory. In fact pretty much the whole Last Night of the Proms things would count......

Epitaph by Crimso always raises goose bumps.

In addition there's Your Own Special Way (Genesis), Waiting for a Girl Like You (Foreigner) Babe (Styx) and curiously, Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel). However, the evocativeness is far more about women, the memories of whom accompany those songs, than the songs themselves!

Post by **StevieG** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:55 pm

As I said in my opening post, I could go on forever in this thread! An Austrialian band who no longer exists have written some amazing song - a band called George.

This one - Breathe in Now - send shivers down my spine. Katie Noonan's voice is sublime!

Her voice sours from around 2:45 and the song ends at 4 minutes... (I'm not sure why the video goes for 5:58...)

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

What songs really move you?