Songs You Think Are Absolutely Beautiful

[WildHeart69]

I will try not to repost a lot (but I agree with a TON of them). I think these are all beautiful regardless of subject matter :


"If I Should Fall Behind" - Springsteen (the version from Live in NYC)

"Land of Hope and Dreams" - Springsteen

"My City of Ruin" - Springsteen

"Long Walk Home" - Springsteen (live w/ Steve's vocal solo)

"Tomorrow is Today" - Billy Joel

"Shayla" - Blondie

"Joey" - Concrete Blonde

"Shine" - Cyndi Lauper

"Life on Mars?" - Bowie (preferably live backed by solo piano)

"Send in the Clowns" - various - prefer Sinatra

"I'll See You in My Dreams" - various - prefer Joe Brown

"Nessun Dorma" - Pavarotti

"Power of Goodbye" - Madonna

"Dream a Little Dream of Me" - The Mammas and the Pappas

"Only the Lonely" - The Motels

"I Am an Animal" - Pete Townshend

"A Heart to Hang Onto" - Pete Townshend

"Take Me Home" - Phil Collins

"Losing My Touch" - The Rolling Stones (Keith on Vocals)

"Room at the Top" - Tom Petty

"Echo" - Tom Petty

"Miss Sarajevo" - U2 and Pavarotti

"Hasten Down the Wind" - Warren Zevon

[CelticGypsy]

Originally Posted by Richard B

So many beautiful songs in this world.
These immediately come to mind for me:

Pale Horses - Moby
You Have Been Loved - Sia
Born At The Right Time - Paul Simon
Spirit Voices - Paul Simon
Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac
Josephine Of The Swamps - Grant-Lee Phillips
Blue Spanish Sky - Chris Isaak
As The World Falls Down - David Bowie
Wrap Your Arms Around Me - Agnetha Faltskög
Orinoco Flow - Enya
Marta's Song - Deep Forest
Dreamboat Annie - Heart
Science of Silence - Richard Ashcroft
Sara - Fleetwood Mac
Where Beauty Lives In Memory - Dolly Parton
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (from the film, Once)
Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Allison Krauss
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
Going To California - Led Zeppelin
Marrakesh Night Market - Loreena McKennitt
In My Heart - Moby
Carnival - Natalie Merchant
Nightswimming - R.E.M.
Back To The Earth - Rusted Root

The Winner Takes it All always makes me cry when I hear it. Love ABBA! I forgot Gypsy and there are a few Lindsey songs I love that are truely beautiful!!! Too many great songs out in the world

[DoubtfulMiracle]

The Rose - Bette Midler (This one has always stood out to me; probably my pick for the most beautiful song ever.)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (No disrespect to the wonderful Judy Garland, but this version kills me every time. Kills me I tell you.)
Today - Jefferson Airplane
Comin' Back To Me - Jefferson Airplane ("The summer had inhaled and held its breath too long." One of the greatest opening lines ever.)
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
All I Want Is You - U2
I Love You - Sarah McLachlan
Moonshadow - Cat Stevens
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Con Te Partiro - Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
The Beautiful Ones - Prince (though I first fell in love with Mariah Carey's cover *flinches*)
Unforgettable - Natalie and Nat King Cole
More Than This - Roxy Music
The Scientist - Coldplay
Fix You - Coldplay
Collide - Howie Day
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
She's Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Lightning Crashes - Live
In My Life - The Beatles
Tiny Dancer - Elton John (I'm not sure if beautiful is the word for this one, but if not, it's very close)
Your Song - Elton John
A Little Ray of Sunshine - Axiom
Because I Love You - Masters Apprentices (Still not crazy on the chorus, but the verses are exquisite.)
Mr Bojangles - Harry Nilsson
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
Tenterfield Saddler - Peter Allen
Walking After You - The Foo Fighters
You Belong to Me - Vonda Shephard and Tori Amos get my top votes, but the song is beautiful regardless of who sings it.
And to wrap-up with the FM ones... Crystal; Sara; Landslide; Songbird; Storms; Beautiful Child; Dragonfly

[Zombie]

This was such a good idea for a thread. I am finding all sorts of songs I never really listened to before thanks to y'all.

I wanted to add 2 more:

This cover of Tom Waits' "Time" done by Tori Amos makes me cry. I love Waits, but this performance always makes me tear up not only because she does it beautifully but because this was the first episode of Letterman after 9/11. It's so heartfelt that I'm pretty sure Dave's trying not to cry at the end when he hugs her. It's beautiful.

And I'll throw this one in because while this is a spoken word version, there's also a song version. Leonard Cohen's "A Thousand Kisses Deep." I like it done as spoken word much better than the song version, it's fantastic. I got to hear him do this at the show I was lucky enough to attend, and I think I held my breath the whole time. "My mirror twin, my next of kin, I'd know you in my sleep. And who but you would take me in, a thousand kisses deep?"

[GypsySorcerer]

Thought of a few more:

Romulus - Sufjan Stevens
Man With The Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush
Run - Snow Patrol
Street Spirit - Radiohead
Take a Bow - Madonna
Sky Blue and Black - Jackson Browne

[blondyy-x]

Alone - Heart
Going To California - Led Zeppelin
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Company
Rules For Living Live - Blondie
Hello Joe - Blondie
End to End - Blondie
Brite Side - Debbie Harry
Rhiannon - FM
Everywhere - FM
Rooms On fire - Stevie Nicks
Under The Sky - Heart
In Walks The Night - Heart
Mistral Wind - Heart
I Love You - Heart
(Okay you get the drift... Anything by Blondie, Fleetwood Mac or Heart )
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
River - Joni Mitchell
Sand - The Lovemongers
Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
Hey Jude - The Beatles

[Ghost_Tracker]

So speaking of beautiful Bruce Springsteen songs, how about "I'm on Fire?" Simple but beautiful at the same time, i.m.o.

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by CelticGypsy

The Winner Takes it All always makes me cry when I hear it. Love ABBA!

Right! It is so moving and sometimes I still get teary eyed when I hear it. ABBA has lots of beautiful songs, but The Winner Takes It All is just truly spectacular.

[WildHeart69]

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

So speaking of beautiful Bruce Springsteen songs, how about "I'm on Fire?" Simple but beautiful at the same time, i.m.o.

I agree, I didnt add it b/c a bunch of others had it in their lists and I didn't want to repeat anything because I would have a list the size of texas otherwise

[WildHeart69]

Originally Posted by blondyy-x

Rules For Live - Blondie
Hello Joe - Blondie
End to End - Blondie

Nice to know I'm not the only person who loves The Curse of Blondie!

[WildHeart69]

Originally Posted by DoubtfulMiracle

More Than This - Roxy Music

Agreed

[Amlyn]

Originally Posted by WildHeart69

I agree, I didnt add it b/c a bunch of others had it in their lists and I didn't want to repeat anything because I would have a list the size of texas otherwise

While we are talking about specifically about The Boss...I forgot to add this one to my earlier list:

Secret Garden - Bruce Springsteen

[Amlyn]

Originally Posted by WildHeart69

I will try not to repost a lot (but I agree with a TON of them). I think these are all beautiful regardless of subject matter :

"Power of Goodbye" - Madonna

I just rediscovered this song last week and I've been listening to it nonstop.

[KarmaContestant]

I Know by Fiona Apple

There are so many, but this is the first that came to mind.

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by Amlyn

I just rediscovered this song last week and I've been listening to it nonstop.

I tend to rediscover it every few years myself. Absolutely love it.