Most hauntingly beautiful song ever?

[Cerdo Espada]

Gregory Porter never fails to lift my spirits.
It was almost a religious experience to discover his music for the first time.

Another special few minutes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0cwxyr6ejQ

A rather moving video to suit this number
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSnLt20Wn4&fr...

Your heart is granite if this does not floor you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34SATRWCi8&fr...

Edited by Cerdo Espada on Saturday 12th January 02:46

[Dinlowgoon]

St Etienne and Broadcast together.
https://youtu.be/KpfVu-Kl6dk

[dandarez]

SAB888 said:

Frank7 said:

227bhp said:

Plate spinner said:

Stevie Nicks singing Silver Springs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDwi-8n054s

I've never heard that one before, but Stevie Nicks has a particularly haunting voice, especially on that topic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr9Oubxw1gA

For me, Stevie Nicks could sing the L.A. phone directory and I’d buy a ticket.

Of all the Fleetwood Mac songs, it was always the songs written by Stevie Nicks that stood out from the others. I used to collect lots of unreleased songs and demos and one I really liked was known at the time as The Tower (demo):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZykEOBeS5o

Another beautiful song from Stevie is Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akGx4EiOLZQ

Fleetwood Mac - Storms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFL4GS0Sn7Q

Fleetwood Mac - Beautiful Child

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0dzaz5Q0yU


I could add more Nicks songs like; Rhiannon; Sara . . . . there are so many.

I agree. I don't have a favourite and there are just too many records that could fit this thread's title.

Re Stevie songs, always liked 'Rooms on Fire' from her 4th album 'The Other Side of the Mirror'. Came with a free hologram of her (sold mine, but wish I hadn't. However, I still have the smaller version which came with the 'cassette' issue. As you move it she goes from sultry to wicked smile! Quite a collectable these days I hear.

It's a strange old world. I've been lucky enough to have bought, watched, and played FM since their incarnation - and I mean from the original Peter Green FM in the 60s.

There are indeed many Nicks records that stand out and much has always been made of the 'thing' between Buckingham and Nicks. Me, I reckon she was as close to Tom Petty as Buckingham but without the aggro.
Her first solo album 'Bella Donna' in 81 featured the single 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around', the album's one and only song that was not written nor co-written by her.
Just look at Nicks smouldering eyes at Petty between 2.51 to 3.01 (someone commented that was why a generation of males fell in love with Nicks!).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UD0c58nNCQ

36 years later she was solo at Hyde Park with her own band. Topping the bill was Petty and the Heartbreakers and she joined him during their stint to do that song again. Sadly for the last time, as within months Petty was dead. So glad I saw them perform together again for that last time, pretty special moment.
Some mobile footage of it - see link. Petty was a great showman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g97qPDbZACY

And fast forward to now and one of the Heartbreakers, Tom Campbell, is now part of the new F Mac line up.
Can't wait to see them again. Pity it has to be at Wembley but we have no intention of missing out. You never know how many more gigs are left with the age of the group members now, plus C McVie hitting 76 and Nicks 71 this year.

Hopefully, they'll still be doing it in their 80s!!

[cherryowen]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Blackpuddin said:

Peter Gabriel, That'll Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSlnGNanlhE
makes me bawl every time, reminds me of my Dad

That really is a nice song.

Not heard that before; what a wonderful tune

[zooky]

It has to be Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts singing "Exile" for me.

"When the thunder breaks the empty sky, I shall be there
No-one to hold you when the storm birds fly, is ther no-one left to care?"

https://youtu.be/wnlmwAfDOlk

Edit to correct the title and to say it was written by the great Steve Knightley of Show of Hands, but the girls sing it better...

Edited by zooky on Friday 8th February 22:20

[Patch1875]

NIN - Hurt

Live version from Further Down The Spiral

[SAB888]

dandarez said:

I agree. I don't have a favourite and there are just too many records that could fit this thread's title.

Re Stevie songs, always liked 'Rooms on Fire' from her 4th album 'The Other Side of the Mirror'. Came with a free hologram of her (sold mine, but wish I hadn't. However, I still have the smaller version which came with the 'cassette' issue. As you move it she goes from sultry to wicked smile! Quite a collectable these days I hear.

If that was the oval shape hologram, I still have mine somewhere. I also have a cardboard counter display for The Other Side Of The Mirror which I think must be quite rare, and I can't even find a picture of it on the internet.

[dandarez]

Blimey, forgotten totally about this! Possibly had a mention here but maybe not.

Going through my old vinyl this morning and this was one of my faves of the 60s when I was a teen.
Didn't like all of Arthur Lee's stuff, but this was so way ahead of its time on Forever Changes, and of course the iconic album cover.

'I heard a funny thing...' such great lyrics.

remastered version is nice too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPbNpIG8x_s

[Frank7]

https://youtu.be/K8q5g8rJQAc

Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Hornsby, “I can’t make you love me”,
if you’ve just been rejected, or dumped, avoid this by all means.

Another sentimental, haunting song, is Barbra Streisand and
Neil Diamond, “You don’t bring me flowers.”

[Police State]

Have with had Mr McAloon yet?


I Trawl the Megahertz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9982wYPPm0

[Dinlowgoon]

Police State said:

Have with had Mr McAloon yet?


I Trawl the Megahertz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9982wYPPm0

I guess you caught the Radcliffe/Maconie session on 6Music with Paddy as well ? Enjoyed that !
What a gifted songwriter and humble with it,detached retinas and all.

[Camoradi]

apologies if this has already been posted,

Stop your Tears by Aldous Harding. I can never quite work out whether there is some dark real life experience in this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Wds4gDGRc

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Dinlowgoon said:

Police State said:

Have with had Mr McAloon yet?


I Trawl the Megahertz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9982wYPPm0

I guess you caught the Radcliffe/Maconie session on 6Music with Paddy as well ? Enjoyed that !
What a gifted songwriter and humble with it,detached retinas and all.

Great to discover different tastes, but hauntingly beautiful ... ?

[DoctorX]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Dinlowgoon said:

Police State said:

Have with had Mr McAloon yet?


I Trawl the Megahertz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9982wYPPm0

I guess you caught the Radcliffe/Maconie session on 6Music with Paddy as well ? Enjoyed that !
What a gifted songwriter and humble with it,detached retinas and all.

Great to discover different tastes, but hauntingly beautiful ... ?

I really want to like Prefab Sprout as they are (were) local to me, but I just don’t get it.

[Police State]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Dinlowgoon said:

Police State said:

Have with had Mr McAloon yet?


I Trawl the Megahertz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9982wYPPm0

I guess you caught the Radcliffe/Maconie session on 6Music with Paddy as well ? Enjoyed that !
What a gifted songwriter and humble with it,detached retinas and all.

Great to discover different tastes, but hauntingly beautiful ... ?

OK, maybe not hauntingly' beautiful, but there's something beautiful in Prefabs' arrangements. Yes, it's pop, but as engaging as pop gets. That album (megahertz) has a haunting quality with the 'phone-in' vocals. So at times, its haunting, and at others, its beautiful, perhaps not at the same time.

anyway, if you want a literal beautifully haunting song/artist. I give you this master of his art.

John Martyn - Couldn't Love You More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyV--s65vGU

Edited by Police State on Thursday 14th February 11:06

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Nothing's Going To Hurt you Baby - Cigarettes After Sex



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzSeuo4C3vw

[Brads67]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAj8suae3WY

End of thread in my view.

For some reason I've loved this song since it was released. Even now it has an effect on me.

[toon10]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Nothing's Going To Hurt you Baby - Cigarettes After Sex



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzSeuo4C3vw

One of my favorite tracks of theirs. That whole album is a chilled delight.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

toon10 said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Nothing's Going To Hurt you Baby - Cigarettes After Sex



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzSeuo4C3vw

One of my favorite tracks of theirs. That whole album is a chilled delight.

What album is it on? I know it's on the "I" 4 track ep, but is it on a full album?

Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Tuesday 26th November 10:28

[toon10]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

What album is it on? I know it's on the "I" 4 track ep, but is it on a full album?

Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Tuesday 26th November 10:28

Apologies, my bad. I thought it was on their self titled album but just checked and it's not! I have it on a couple of my playlists. The self titled album is great though.