beautiful songs?

mondymike · 13-08-2007 7:36pm #1

Tryin to pu together a compilation of beautiful music/ 'songs to make grown men cry'

have stuff like 'into my arms' by nick cave/jack L
Gallileo-declan o'rourke
the live long version of The river by Bruce Springsteen,
and a few more......

Any ideas?

frobisher · 13-08-2007 9:02pm

It's in the Drugs by Low.
Messenger by Daniel Lanois.
One of the Three by James.
Without Or Without You, U2.
La Ritornelle (the remix) by Sebastien Tellier.
Everybody Hurts, REM.
Ghost Of Tom Joad, Bruce Sprinsteen.
Better Be Home Soon, Crowded House.
Died In Your Arms Tonight, Foreigner.
Bird On a Wire, Leonard Cohen.
Halleluiah, Jeff Buckley.

To name a few.....

laney82 · 14-08-2007 11:54am

Bridge over troubled water - Simon & Garfunkel
At my most beautiful - REM
Nothing else matters - Metallica
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
By your side - Sade
You belong to me - Jason Wade
Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy version
Time to say goodbye - Andreas Bocelli & Sarah Brightman

There's others that I can't think of...

JæKæ · 14-08-2007 1:05pm

Sufjan Stevens – The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
Decemberists - The Crane Wife 1 & 2

Frankiestylee · 14-08-2007 1:53pm

Good thread, good thread. I'll get back with some suggestions when I have access to music... especially liking the Into My Arms suggestion, crackin' song that.

mondymike · 14-08-2007 7:32pm

loving these responses folks, keep em coming! The andreas bocelli came from a little left of field but cheers, i forgot how amazing his voice is

Rossibaby · 29-08-2007 2:48am

may angels lead you in

Steve_o · 29-08-2007 10:07am

Winter - Joshua Radin

ps, very nice thread idea, i'll get back to ya with more...

Steve_o · 29-08-2007 10:14am

Just thought of another one.

"I'll Follow You Into the Dark" - Death Cab For Cutie.

joe_chicken · 29-08-2007 10:21am

"What a Curious Notion" by Mic Christopher

Not too fond of a lot of his stuff, but I can't get enough of this song.

Cullen82 · 30-08-2007 9:51pm

Ok this is me playing on you tube but what you think anyway-beautiful?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGC6cluQSFk

bluesman07 · 01-09-2007 8:35am

bells of freedom-bon jovi

smilyhat · 10-09-2007 10:56am

Steve_o wrote:

Winter - Joshua Radin

ps, very nice thread idea, i'll get back to ya with more...

I was just going to put that one down- sorry just joined the site so my reponse is particularly slow. I love that song though, its amazing.:D

CathyMoran · 10-09-2007 11:12am

Softly Whispering I Love You - Paul Young version, I know that he is on Hells Kitchen at the moment but my husband and I can not get that song out of our head, if you listen to the lyrics they are breathtakingly beautiful, though you really have to be in love to appreciate them.

Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen. I am not a fan of theirs but this is beautiful and poignant.

I Believe In You - Talk Talk. Just breathtaking.

Alanthroneus · 10-09-2007 12:11pm

The Noose _ a perfect circle

CountingCrows · 10-09-2007 12:16pm

Counting Crows - Round Here & Raining In Baltimore

CathyMoran · 10-09-2007 3:01pm

A Long December - Counting Crows. If you have ever been heartbroken this is very poignant.

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day. I can not actually listen to this song it has me so upset. September was when a lot of bad stuff happened in my life (my mum's illness, my cancer). It is actually about the death of the singers father.

Dord · 11-09-2007 12:28am

CathyMoran wrote:

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day. I can not actually listen to this song it has me so upset. September was when a lot of bad stuff happened in my life (my mum's illness, my cancer). It is actually about the death of the singers father.

Yeah its a very sad song. Billie Joe's father died of cancer

Its strange as none of their previous songs have dealt with this. Its like all of it combined into one song.

I'm gonna add to this list with a pretty new song, by Bedouin Soundclash (Canadian band). The song is 12:59 Lullaby, I think it sounds pretty sad.

smilyhat · 15-09-2007 6:08pm

counting crows definitley have alot of songs that would go in this thread, would have to go with 'have you seen me lately' 'angles of the silences', however they have to be the live versions from the live album 'acroos the wire', classic stuff

Anto McC · 15-09-2007 11:06pm

frobisher wrote:

Died In Your Arms Tonight, Foreigner.

This song is by Cutting Crew not Foreigner.

Lullaby - David Gray
Mystery Of Love - David Gray
Falling Free - David Gray
Shine - David Gray

stick-dan · 07-12-2007 2:36am

Try the song "Better Man" by james morrission,

A relatively new artist only public bout a year or so now although i know of him for like 4 years he has very emotive music that half the time doesn't get released. Try "BETTER MAN" brilliant song in my opinion.

Stereomaniac · 07-12-2007 10:01pm

What Else Is New by Dinosaur Jr. is a retty emotional one I think but it's more teary if youc an get your hands on the Peel Session version. It comes as an extra track on the reissue of Where You Been which came out last year. Can probably download it somewhere.

Timans · 07-12-2007 10:09pm

Nutshell - Alice n Chains , get the MTV Unplugged version.
Black - Pearl Jam, any version, Unplugged Version is exceptional though.
Song to Say Goodbye (with Video) - Placebo.

Another video is the Paul Potts audition for "Britains Got Talent". Astonishing.

Paulbronco · 17-01-2008 8:30pm

"What If It Was?" dedicated to the memory of Miami Showband members Fran O'Toole Tony Geraghty and Brian McCoy murdered in 1975

http://www.myspace.com/hurleypaul

Stereomaniac · 19-01-2008 2:10am

H. by Tool

donomo · 21-01-2008 9:21am

Columbine-Towns van zandt. stunning song.

MattKid · 23-01-2008 8:11pm

Mindy Smith - One Moment More

Adrianco1978 · 29-01-2008 5:19pm

One of my favourites is "Broken Things" by Juliet Turner. I Heard it first at the service that was held for the people killed or injured a week after the Omagh bombing. Juliet sang it on the stage. It is a fantastic song and it is made extra special by her voice.