Haunting Songs
 

What are your favorite songs that seem "haunting" to you? This is, of course, up to interpretation, but I LOVE haunting music of any kind and wanted some suggestions.

Some examples:

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash
"Hey You" - Pink Floyd
"Moonlight Sonata" - Beethoven
"The Sounds of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel
"Wonderwall" - Ryan Adams
"Comptine d'un Autre" - Yann Tiersen
"Mad World" - Gary Jules
"Caresse sur l'ocean" - Les Choristes
"Nights in White Satin" - Moody Blues

Why by Annie Lennox.

Streets of Philadelphia by the boss.

I have to generally skip these when they come on randomly on the iPod. They reduce me to tears 9 times outta 10.

A couple of songs that give me that vibe...

Dylan and Hendrix's versions of All Along The Watchtower.

Jimi Hendrix's Hey Joe.

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Rammstein - Mutter
Evanescence - Hello
Alice in Chains - Down in a Hole
The Doors - The End
Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Lucinda Williams - Pineola
Enya - May It Be
Annie Lennox - Into the West
Dave Matthews - Some Devil (I usually can't stand him but this song is greatness)

My list is completely manic... but then again, so am I! :p

Sting: Shape Of My Heart
Moody Blues: Nights In White Satin
Al Stewart: Year Of The Cat
Fleetwood Mac: Prove Your Love
Sublime: Summertime
Eagles: Pretty Maids All In A Row
Amy Winehouse: Wake Up Alone
Doors: Crystal Ship
Sheryl Crow: Redemption Day
Madonna: Inside Of Me
Helen Stellar: Io
Brookville: Life In The Shade
Joseph Arthur: A Smile That Explodes
Home Video: Pidpunk
Melody Gardot: Deep Within The Corners Of My Mind
Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms

There's only like 10 million I'm forgetting... :D

You guys are awesome. I'm on a downloading rampage.

PS Jeff Buckley is one of the best things to happen to music ever. If any of you don't have Grace, fix that NOW.

Debbie Harry's cover of Wild Horses

Hide and Seek-Imogen Heap.

Mick

Oh, I forgot-- "My Skin" by Natalie Merchant.

"You better shut your mouth
and hold your breath
You kiss me now
and you catch your death"

Wild Horses-The Sundays
Alone Again Naturally-Gilbert O'Sullivan
Boadicea-Enya
Diamonds and Rust-Joan Baez
On Earth-The Sundays
Send In The Clowns-Judy Collins
Vincent-Don McLean
Castles in The Air- Don McLean
The Lady in Red-Chris DeBurgh
Haunted-The Moody Blues

Vincent merits special attention Danielle. This, to me, is the greatest piece of rock and roll poetry ever written. I think you will find this song truly stunning!

That was really cool! Are you familiar with The Sundays version of this song?

Placebo-Narcoleptic
Placebo-Ask for Answers
Placebo-Lady of the Flowers
Placebo-Centrefolds
Madonna-I Want You
Jewel-Grey Matter
The Killers-Andy You're a Star
The Smiths-Asleep
Janet Jackson-Anything

Hmm...
 

"It's Only Heaven" - Hurricane
"My Immortal" - Evanescence
"It Can't Rain All the Time" - Jane Siberry
"Isle of the Dead, Op. 29" - Sergei Rachmaninoff
"Goodbye Blue Sky" - Pink Floyd
"When the Crowds are Gone" - Savatage

and of course "Rain (Female Vocal Version)" by Mai Yamane from the Cowboy Bebop OST:

Run -- Snow Patrol
Blue -- Joni Mitchell
Into My Arms -- Nick Cave
Dante's Prayer -- Loreena McKennitt
Rain -- Patty Griffin

All of Peter Gabriel (1980)
Love/Alone Again Or
My Morning Jacket/Golden
Donovan/Hurdy Gurdy Man
Genesis/Back In NYC (a song that Jeff Buckley covered, Dani)

And, last but not least, Police/Mother :P