Most hauntingly beautiful song ever?

[popegregory]

I have no idea if its in here, the girlfriend was watching Harry Potter and I was ignoring it, until the clip of them dancing to Nick Cave's O Children came on. It got me, no idea why.

[DoctorX]

Wasn't that keen on the Power of Love cover for the TV ad, but this is rather lovely:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79f4mzSFvF0&fea...

Gabrielle Aplin, Start Again.

[AnonSpoilSport]

Another reflective, sad, downbeat but pretty song.

'Pitch A Fit' by Eastern Conference Champions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONX2yYBUFqU

(I'd minimise the screen and not have to see the dumb video, but it's the only studio version I can find - love the piano sound that gets stronger and more mournful verse by verse, replaced by harmonica on this live version

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

Great guitar tone too.

[S47]

Some velvet morning - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Aizlewood

[MartinM]

Another one from me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDIipofjBQg

[DavidJG]

Try this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHf7DtRa5TY

[AnonSpoilSport]

The song that's haunted me more than any other perhaps - other than Gorecki's "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" the 3rd Symphony, if that counts here in the context of the thread - is "Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky" by Manic Street Preachers, about animals in captivity.

Horrible yet beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMbSuEIJb-g

[Evoluzione]

Black - Wonderful Life.

[dinkel]

I recently discovered the Scottish Angela McCluskey. Her voice is hauntingly beautifull and hints to Billie Holiday:

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nuMsJEKBkY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OlSwAjIwZY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y81VN1_VDPA

[ZippoV8]

One more from me.

Not sure if its been on before, but for me it's beautiful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug7puLPXNoI

[JohnStitch]

Vib Gyor - Ghosts

A group from Leeds that I'd not heard of before, but heard one of their tracks on the trailer to 'The Intouchables' and now can't stop listening to them. Apparently now called The Fossil Collective.

This track is great:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpQEkruE4EY

[JohnStitch]

A cover of Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy by Hooverphonic during one of their orchestral shows...love this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVGCzTlT2hI

[PedroB]

I haven't trawled the whole of this thread to see if thy have been posted before. Even if they have, I reckon they are worth a second listen.

John Martyn 'Solid Air'

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

and

Nick Drake 'Riverman'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idcaRTg4-fM

[matlee]

Fightstar - Mono

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXUNHJT71hQ

[V8Wagon]

Great thread!!

How's about a bit of John Lennon.....I've been through this thread and I'm not sure it's here anywhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njG7p6CSbCU

Love the Johnny Cash 'Hurt' song as well.

[MadDad]

Not sure if this has been posted yet but heard it on the radio tonight, been playing it ever since.....certainly haunting voice.

London Grammar - Strong

And I am sure this has been posted up before, but its getting a 'bump' 'cos it is that good!

Songbird - Fleetwood Mac

[Vladimir]

JohnStitch said:

A cover of Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy by Hooverphonic during one of their orchestral shows...love this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVGCzTlT2hI

I like that a lot.

Not seen this mentioned yet;

Eliot, All I am made of
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JtcDp_gUGtA

Edited by Vladimir on Thursday 19th September 10:03

[strummerville]

I haven't trawled through 34 pages, so we may have had this - Sia, Breathe Me: http://youtu.be/hSH7fblcGWM

[NH1]

Not posted in this section before and I haven't read all the pages so hop this one has not been mentioned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm1npa_2DhI

[Madrabbit]

Just heard 'Breathe in, breathe out' by Polly Scattergood.
Wow, goosebumps and tears.
A truly beautiful song.
Must be a contender.