Most hauntingly beautiful song ever?

[alfa pint]

I can't do the youtube thing at work either - I look forward to seeing your choices at home later.

Try 'I ain't scared of lightning' by Tom McRae. Short, simple and beautifully to the point. Shivers down the spine stuff.

[rhinochopig]

To add a few that haven't been posted yet

The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home - a simply beautiful song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhHKfSFGdUI

And by CO again - As The Stars Fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYD_IeUAeNc

God Speed You Black Emperor - Dead Flag Blues (It takes a while to get started) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2BrxcWWZA

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QCCz4mtd0E

M83 - You Appearing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQVeRFwljlU

[imranali]

gary jules - mad world

[grumbledoak]

Your Song.

The Elton John version. Ellie Goulding's version is on the radio right now. And I can see why she had to fk every music journalist in the country.

[UnluckyTimmeh]

Skinny Love - Bon Iver

[alfa pint]

UnluckyTimmeh said:

Skinny Love - Bon Iver

Oooo, good call!

[odyssey2200]

I find that some Movie soundtracks use some beautiful music

Hans Zimmer - Chevaliers de Sangreal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5FyRZbqfeM

Now We Are Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAvjaHtlMA

Evey Reborn (takes a while)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38O4rHD_PQs

Man On Fire end Theme
Lisa Gerrard - Man on fire End theme

[rhinochopig]

Another entry is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfi1UQ_PKQI&fea...

Popularised by the xbox game Gears of Ware 2. DeVotchKa - How It Ends

[chris watton]

The real Apache said:

Sprouts said:

that's not Cocteau Twins, it's This Mortal Coil.

yup, one of my faves of all time,

Yep, from this album;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Itll-End-In-Tears/dp/B001M...

I used to have the 7" in the 80's, I took the bus to Birmingham to get it, after listening to it on the John Peel show a few nights before.

[odyssey2200]

Add

FC Kahuna Hayling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j17e082fJgI&fea...

LISA GERRARD - Aria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfNamZmzPc0&fea...


Surely a winner

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMz8fKkG2g&fea...

Brings a tear to the eye!

Edited by odyssey2200 on Thursday 9th December 11:39

[The real Apache]

someone lay these down and bung it on the net or summat

[onomatopoeia]

Gaspode said:

Can't get to YouTube at work, but if no-one has mentioned "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" by Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention then you really need to check it out.

I was going to suggest Take away the load by Sandy Denny, and her interpretation of Bruton Town

also

This woman's work - Kate Bush
Dimming of the day - Richard & Linda Thompson

[UnluckyTimmeh]

alfa pint said:

UnluckyTimmeh said:

Skinny Love - Bon Iver

Oooo, good call!

[mickle]

I have a few:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3smd5Ni3C0g Arrival of the birds- Cinematic Orchestra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW2R2zAVGVY- Kissing- Bliss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rkgm1yGgbM&fea... Nights in white satin- The moody Blues.

All beautiful and calming in their own right.

[NAS]

Tori Amos - Winter is a good one

But my favourite has to be this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho

Johnny Cash with Hurt. Shivers, every time.

[Fred Leicester]

ratbane said:

garyhun said:

ratbane said:

Wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6a4GVt_T8g

That is awesome!

Shivers up the back I reckon. Awesome performance.

Absolute winner.

[poo at Paul's]

EvoSlayer said:

You're all wrong... Roberta Flack, The First Time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JWAmF-Z4r4

My choice when I saw the title. Just the best version. You can hear her opening her opening her mouth to sing...!
Amazing, brings hairs up on the back of my neck when I hear it.

[Elysium]

The First Time Ever I saw Your Face - But try the Johnny Cash version

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

Edited by Elysium on Thursday 9th December 22:53

[Gretchen]

The real Apache said:

Sprouts said:

that's not Cocteau Twins, it's This Mortal Coil.

yup, one of my faves of all time

First track I thought of on seeing thread title. Have this (& their other stuff) on vinyl 12", with that spooky house on the cover. Can't listen to it without crying. 

Along with Lamb - Gabriel I sob everytime I hear this. Is my youngest sons name too and he really is so angelic. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Cj5eUmK1M&fea...

And Sia - Breathe Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSPAargq4LI&fea...

Also used in the final closing scenes of Six Feet Under. 

And many classical pieces too. Other than Barber as mentioned already, I had a musician friend help me create a music box for Johnny with Debussey - Clare De Lune
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvUepMa31o&fea...

And Carl Orff - Musica Poetica

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJb2Q14z4g&fea...

Not only because of the xylophone but also the link to the Starkweather/Fugate killings portrayed in the film Badlands. 

All of these, without fail, make me cry. My son has just told me to 'Stop Mum. Just turn it off' and passed me a tissue.

And then those eerie scores from the Konami games including Akira Yamaoka - Music Box (featured in Silent Hill 2 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY5YRDUxa4s&fea...



 

[zetec]

E31Shrew said:

Evanescence...My Immortal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDZCWUUu28g

My winner

Original video,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5LJWG-sQys&fea...

Edited by zetec on Friday 10th December 00:02