Most hauntingly beautiful song ever?

[JohnStitch]

This live version of Rivers of Ice by Simple Minds, sung not by Jim Kerr, but by Catherine A.D. on their latest live album is incredible. I'm not really a fan of this band, but have always liked the album version of this song, and now I've found this version sung by her I can't stop listening to it. Very haunting, and gives me the chills if played loud - The recorded version on Spotify is much better than this one, but this is the best one I could find on YouTube:

Simple Minds - Rivers of Ice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qr7-OCG62c&li...

Spotify Link:
https://open.spotify.com/track/1mNty5bYGHHtivKv4ao...

[JohnStitch]

And not sure if I've put this song on this thread before, (probably, as I'm always banging on about this band), but 'Distorted Angels' by Archive. Beautiful song, great video, have a listen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKrOOxEV4BQ

[Lefty]

Sanvean by Lisa Gerrard:

http://youtu.be/yNIw6QJ1_dg

[Digby]

Have we had Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2E1lX1geY

[rhinochopig]

I've Always thought Lisa hannigan's version of silent night was a beautiful song.

https://youtu.be/dsfe1xsmLMg

[castex]

This one's pretty sweet. Nothingness by Living Colour.

[vournikas]

castex said:

This one's pretty sweet. Nothingness by Living Colour.

I'd forgotten how good Living Colour were as a unit; Love Rears Up It's Ugly Head is another great tune.

Anyway., back to hauntingly beautiful tunes.

Not a song, but a piece of classical music by my favourite English composer. This version is sublime:-

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Gloucester Cathedral on Vaughan-Williams' Fantasy on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Spine tingling.

[dandarez]

Just seeing those words above 'spine tingling' and one song springs to mind. (I'm thinking from 'groups' or 'singers' here.

Takes me back to a new release in mid 1969. I was 18. Pick of the Pops, Sunday and Alan Freeman said here's the lastest single to follow their number 1.

Went to youtube this minute to see if this really was the right song to justify the thread heading.
As soon as I noted one person had made the following comment: 'I was 16 when I first heard this song and thought it was the most beautiful song I'd ever heard.' I knew that was good enough for me, I was a couple years older, but I fully agree!

Would add the word 'saddest' to it though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDGi0SZkgpI

[DoctorX]

I'd love to have been in there to hear that Vaughn Williams. Stunning.

Another apt location:

http://youtu.be/miLV0o4AhE4

Been posted before, but what the hell.

[bomma220]

My apologies guys if we've had this before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD82cclVlJA

Just reminds me of an ex girlfriend who recently passed away

[Zad]

vournikas said:

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Gloucester Cathedral on Vaughan-Williams' Fantasy on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Spine tingling.

I remember when this first came out, there was a special TV programme about it, showing how it was recorded. It requires two orchestras and a string quartet, so the sound in the cathedral must have been amazing. It was published on a free CD with a magazine, which sold out pretty much instantly. I still regret not getting a copy. With me it evokes being in an English summer meadow at night, at pretty much any point in history. Very Arthurian.

Somehow I associate it with Alison Goldfrapp's Little Bird. It just has that feel of a folk tune combined with other worldliness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4PkcX8UEM

[Stickyfinger]

My take on it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FnMKx5crs

Magnolia JJ Cale

[fttm]

Saw the thread title and click on to reply only to see some has beat me to it on page 37 , Gary Jules wins every time .

[Blue Oval84]

Tritonal feat. Cristina Soto - Still With Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxIfnDo3imA
https://open.spotify.com/track/5XaJy4knR5UruWEuFjK...

Played through headphones this is quite capable of giving me goosebumps even when I'm sat at my desk. It has an ability to take you away from whatever you're looking at and just let your mind wander I think.

The remixes are pretty damn special too, albeit less "haunting"-
Seven Lions Mix- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBVIqTV0VNs

And it was covered by Chicane Feat Bo Bruce to good effect as well-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrdzawZPz4k

[vournikas]

DoctorX said:

Another apt location:

http://youtu.be/miLV0o4AhE4

Been posted before, but what the hell.

Oooff

[conkerman]

castex said:

This one's pretty sweet. Nothingness by Living Colour.

My Favourite track by them.

I'll go for strange and beautiful by Aqualung

[Deisel Weisel]

Air & Beth Hirsch - All i need '1998: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k5ZtGY3NSM Posted already?

[anonymous-user]

I love this from Phantogram.

Beautiful is subjective?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur17pfjIRVo

And Bjork - Hidden Place
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l2loVEqBW5Q

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 29th April 01:42

[Crackie]

London grammar - Interlude Live on KEXP Radio

RY X - Deliverance The track is almost a chillout dance track by the end but I think the first verse or so fits the thread title.

Edited by Crackie on Friday 29th April 19:40

[vournikas]

It may be a bit "Marmite" this one, but if you enjoy a little choral music in the style of Thomas Tallis it may flick your switch. I find it bewitching, especially accompanied by a "herbal" smoke

Hildegard von Bingen "Caritas abundat in omnia" by Elfenthal