Songs that make you hairs stand on end...
Discussion
Crackie said:
Neil Young - Cortez the killer. I'm amazed by the expression & emotion in his playing and the passion in his voice considering he was 64 years old when this was recorded in 2009; even more so because he must have performed CTK countless times previously.
Cortez the Killer is very, very good but has been ruined by too many covers. Down by the River is better IMO and is the definitive Young guitar sound. http://youtu.be/yJyFh9CeriElauda said:
Johnny Cash's version of Hurt.
Just heard this one the radio and thought of this thread. That piano. So simple...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go
Depends on mood, but for some reason, tonight I am really, really feeling the doom metal vibe, to the point it's almost meditative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-4me2Bo8qQ
Not for everyone, but that's hitting me like a tonne of bricks at the moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-4me2Bo8qQ
Not for everyone, but that's hitting me like a tonne of bricks at the moment.
robsco said:
That's good, but this is betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJzTWk6bSw
Scott Walker - Farmer in the city
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFWCAYPWFbs
Roger Waters - The tide is turning
Great song, but this version especially because of where and when it was performed.
Roger Waters - The tide is turning
Great song, but this version especially because of where and when it was performed.
Could list hundreds but a few off the top of my head:
Dry the River - Weights and Measures (specifically from 1:20 to 2:05)
Dry the River - No Rest
Pearl Jam - Come Back (Live at Arena di Verona)
Pearl Jam - Porch (unplugged)
Foo Fighters - Walk - (specifically from 3:17 to 4:20 - ace in the gym)
Pink Floyd - Breathe - always reminds me of floating on a lilo
Zooey Deschanel - Tonight you belong to me ('cos I want her to sing it to me )
Here's a weird one. Polish singer called Czesław Niemen. Even though I don't really understand the words, it has an effect on me, which is a reflection on the power of music I think. It's a stunning song. Czesław Niemen - Dziwny jest ten świat
Not a song as such but definitely makes the hairs stand up
...and not forgetting our very own
Dry the River - Weights and Measures (specifically from 1:20 to 2:05)
Dry the River - No Rest
Pearl Jam - Come Back (Live at Arena di Verona)
Pearl Jam - Porch (unplugged)
Foo Fighters - Walk - (specifically from 3:17 to 4:20 - ace in the gym)
Pink Floyd - Breathe - always reminds me of floating on a lilo
Zooey Deschanel - Tonight you belong to me ('cos I want her to sing it to me )
Here's a weird one. Polish singer called Czesław Niemen. Even though I don't really understand the words, it has an effect on me, which is a reflection on the power of music I think. It's a stunning song. Czesław Niemen - Dziwny jest ten świat
Not a song as such but definitely makes the hairs stand up
...and not forgetting our very own
AndyS2 said:
robsco said:
That's good, but this is betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJzTWk6bSw
Scott Walker - Farmer in the city
Crackie said:
ReaderScars said:
Thanks for posting........ I like that. CharlesdeGaulle said:
Crackie said:
ReaderScars said:
Thanks for posting........ I like that. Evanescence - My Immortal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anLPw0Efmo
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM
AC/DC - Let there be rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvRjjSwqDm0
Sara McLachlan - Angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1GmxMTwUgs
Abba - Eagle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdoSy4ROZpg
Michael Nyman - the Promise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdoSy4ROZpg
Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvglWAHDak
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3btVhwr48
To name but a few!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anLPw0Efmo
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM
AC/DC - Let there be rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvRjjSwqDm0
Sara McLachlan - Angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1GmxMTwUgs
Abba - Eagle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdoSy4ROZpg
Michael Nyman - the Promise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdoSy4ROZpg
Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvglWAHDak
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3btVhwr48
To name but a few!
I have only heard this version of my "hair standing on end" song once, that was live in concert about 10 years ago.
My daughter was just starting to play the Trumpet (now grade 7), and she was learning via Sefton Schools Music Service. So the first concert she played at included all the different bands and orchestra's in one night, and the "strings" did a version of Model by Kraftwerk. To be honest hearing 40 kids aged 7 to 18, playing better than the original really made my hair stand on end. Unfortunately not available on CD, and most of those kids are probably well into adulthood now.
My daughter was just starting to play the Trumpet (now grade 7), and she was learning via Sefton Schools Music Service. So the first concert she played at included all the different bands and orchestra's in one night, and the "strings" did a version of Model by Kraftwerk. To be honest hearing 40 kids aged 7 to 18, playing better than the original really made my hair stand on end. Unfortunately not available on CD, and most of those kids are probably well into adulthood now.
6th Gear said:
I agree.Don't even have the song on my iPod, but when I hear it.....funny how some music can strike a nerve.
Pulse said:
AnimalBob said:
Teardrop by massive attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s
Very good suggestion!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s
evenflow said:
Was going to post this. Brilliant song .. To me it's powerful and emotional.. every time it reduces me to tears! Another is My Chemical Romance - Cancer
davegreg said:
Pulse said:
AnimalBob said:
Teardrop by massive attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s
Very good suggestion!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s
Newton Faulkner recorded an amazing version of Teardrop - in a lift. Playing all 4 parts (vocal, percussion, left hand strings, right hand strings). Sometimes I think I'd like to take up guitar playing, then I see playing like that and know that I could never even attempt it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT86g9gTKk
It is amazing how artists who are perhaps total tossers, or have a pink and fluffy image can make stunning music which really provokes strong emotions. Morrissey is one, but Elton John is another. Song for Guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXgfAXy6Qws
New Order - Elegia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LY3ftiLqmE
Duran Duran - Ordinary World (acoustic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTtusl2ShY4
I remember first hearing Abba's Visitors as a kid and hearing the emotions come through. I sometimes wonder if younger people (hark at the old giffer here) who haven't lived through the cold war understand the meaning of some of the 70s/80s music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvQOA0fznrA
The one guaranteed to make the room dusty is REM's Everybody Hurts, but that doesn't get the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT86g9gTKk
It is amazing how artists who are perhaps total tossers, or have a pink and fluffy image can make stunning music which really provokes strong emotions. Morrissey is one, but Elton John is another. Song for Guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXgfAXy6Qws
New Order - Elegia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LY3ftiLqmE
Duran Duran - Ordinary World (acoustic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTtusl2ShY4
I remember first hearing Abba's Visitors as a kid and hearing the emotions come through. I sometimes wonder if younger people (hark at the old giffer here) who haven't lived through the cold war understand the meaning of some of the 70s/80s music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvQOA0fznrA
The one guaranteed to make the room dusty is REM's Everybody Hurts, but that doesn't get the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up.
Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKfwwlEcowk - This video is a bit poignant too...maybe its the motes of dust floating around in my office?
A lot of Roger Waters' stuff makes my hairs stand on end. He just has a way with sounds and lyrics.
A few more Floyd while Im here:
Cluster One - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRqrpfzpTaA - So relaxing, not a hard note in the entire song. Flows wonderfully
Echoes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KMpZaEF6g0 - I love the lyrics in this song, first verse sends the shiver away down my spine.
A lot of Roger Waters' stuff makes my hairs stand on end. He just has a way with sounds and lyrics.
A few more Floyd while Im here:
Cluster One - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRqrpfzpTaA - So relaxing, not a hard note in the entire song. Flows wonderfully
Echoes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KMpZaEF6g0 - I love the lyrics in this song, first verse sends the shiver away down my spine.
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