Haunting Songs - Page 4

jeffd8382 · #46 10-27-2010, 01:40 AM

Hey everyone...

There is a German singer/songwriter who I'm very fond of: Juliane Werding... and I think actually she might appeal to some fans of Stevie, Christine & Fleetwood Mac. That is, of course, if you don't mind listening to lyrics in a foreign language. I had a bunch of tracks of hers uploaded for another friend of mine, so I decided to pick 25 of my favorites, focusing on songs that have a somewhat "haunting" quality to me, and I uploaded them to a page to share with all of you! I also posted lyric translations for those wondering what her songs are about... she tends to be a poetic lyricist, not too terribly dissimilar to Stevie's style of storytelling (although some may be much easier to figure out than in Stevie's writings) Her voice has a somewhat deep, husky quality, particularly in recent years... however her singing style is very smooth and pleasant. She has been active since the early 1970's, but her best music has been made since the mid-1980's (IMO). Her musical style is mostly in the pop/rock genre, but she often incorporates world music influences, new age stylings, ambient textures and folk/country instrumentation.

To check her out, click here:
http://sotd.yolasite.com/haunting-selections.php

Hope you guys find something you like there!

Oh and a big thanks to everyone else who's shared some of their favorites... it's fun checking them out and sharing our diverse musical tastes!

Here's a picture montage I created a couple years ago for one of her songs, "Wüstensohn (Desert Son)", from her 2001 album "Es Gibt Kein Zurück (There's No Turning Back)":

And here is an official video clip for a song from her 2008 album "Ruhe vor dem Sturm (Calm Before The Storm)", called "Haus überm Meer (House Above The Sea)".
This song is very reminiscent of her style in the 80's.:

There are translations for both songs in the above link, if you're interested!

jeffd8382 · #47 10-27-2010, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by baboles

"Self Control" - Laura Branigan

Thanks for this! I completely forgot about this song... I don't have any of Laura's stuff on CD, so I only really thought of her "Gloria" song when I would see her name.

Zombie · #48 10-27-2010, 02:50 AM

I have another one I should have added to my list earlier. I am reminded of this song a lot lately due to Dan Savage's amazing It Gets Better Project, which was sparked by the many recent suicides of teens in the LGBTIQ community. This song makes me cry.

"Illusion" - VNV Nation

Lyrics:

I know its hard to tell
How mixed up you feel
Hoping what you need
Is behind every door
Each time you get hurt
I don't want you to change
Cuz everyone has hopes
You're human after all

The feeling sometimes
Wishing you were someone else
Feeling as though
You never belong
This feeling is not sadness
This feeling is not joy
I truly understand
Please don't cry now

Please don't go
I want you to stay
I'm begging you please
Please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate
For all the hurt that you feel
The world is just illusion
Trying to change you

Being like you are
Well this is something else
Who would comprehend
That some bad do lay claim
Divine purpose blesses them
Thats not what I believe
And it doesn't matter anyway

A part of your soul
Ties you to the next world
Or maybe to the last
But I'm still not sure
But what I do know
Is to us, the world is different
As we are to the world
I guess you would know that

Please don't go
I want you to stay
I'm begging you please
Please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate
For all the hurt that you feel
The world is just illusion
Trying to change you

Please don't go
I want you to stay.
I'm begging you please
Oh please don't leave here
I don't want you to change
For all the hurt that you feel
This world is just illusion
Always trying to change you.

VNV's Ronan Harris has dedicated live performances of this song to Sophie Lancaster, a British teen who was kicked to death while trying to shield her boyfriend from getting kicked to death...for being goths. Here is a short film that was made to tell her story and support the anti-bullying foundation that her mother started in her honor, which uses another really haunting song, "Roads" by Portishead. Warning for those that might want to watch that, though - it's heartbreaking. I cry every time.

iamnotafraid · #49 10-27-2010, 04:48 AM

From Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raising Sand

Please Read The Letter

Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us

Artemis · #50 10-27-2010, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

"Moonlight Sonata" - Beethoven

That's one of my best friend's favourite ever songs, it is a really hauntingly pretty piece.

I'd have to go with....

Zombie - The Cranberries

It's such a haunting and brilliant song, I've had it on repeat all day, I only discovered it last night

TerraRhiannon · #51 10-27-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bluefox4000

Hide and Seek-Imogen Heap.

Mick

YES. I love this song, heard it on OC, and this is where I developed a love for Imogen.

This song makes me cry a lot.

Silver Springs · #52 10-27-2010, 07:32 PM

Simon and Gardunkel - The Sound Of Silence
Stevie Nicks - Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
Jane Siberry - Calling All Angels (I was listening to this song when I found out that my Grandma had died, so it's still kind of off limits for me)
Don Mclean - Vincent
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
R.E.M. - Sweetness Follows/Camera/Country Feedback
Tori Amos - Carbon
Annie Lennox - The Saddest Song I've Got
Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon
Grant Lee Buffallo - Happiness
Elbow - Puncture Repair (Short but very moving)
The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
Loudon Wainwright III - Dreaming
Iron And Wine - Naked As We Came
The Beatles - A Day In The Life
Sarah McLachlan - Full Of Grace/Hold On
Lindsey Buckingham - D.W. Suite (This one probably because I over analyse things way too much, and I know it's terrible but all I can think of when listening to the first part of the song is some kind of suicide pact)
Evanescence - Hello (I always felt like the shunned kid Amy Lee was singing about when I was at school)
Eurythmics - Sylvia/I Saved The World Today
Dave Matthews Band - Oh (Another over analasys, but to me he sounds like he's singing to somebody who's died whom he still feels is near to him)
Counting Crows - Black And Blue/Up All Night (Frankie Miller Goes To Hollywood)

jeffd8382 · #53 10-27-2010, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Springs

Evanescence - Hello (I always felt like the shunned kid Amy Lee was singing about when I was at school)

Speaking of Evanescence, have you ever heard a commercially unreleased song called "Field of Innocence"? This is a really good song, and it's a shame it didn't end up on their debut album... it also has a very eerie production sense (and a cut above most independent releases of the day) and to stay on topic, a nice haunting melody!

Here it is:

Silver Springs · #54 10-27-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffd8382

Speaking of Evanescence, have you ever heard a commercially unreleased song called "Field of Innocence"? This is a really good song, and it's a shame it didn't end up on their debut album... it also has a very eerie production sense (and a cut above most independent releases of the day) and to stay on topic, a nice haunting melody!

Here it is:

Yeah. I remember coming across this years ago when I was a naughty child who downloaded music *slaps wrist*. I always thought it was a track from Origins that hadn't quite made the final cut. Some really good tracks of theirs never made it only an official album and that bugs me. October, Forgive Me and Goodnight being a couple that spring to mind. I wouldn't have minded hearing the studio versions of some of the songs they performed for the Anywhere But Home DVD, like Farther Away and Thoughtless. I'm sure they would have been interesting. Unless there have been studio versions and they completely passed me by lol.

bluefox4000 · #55 10-27-2010, 08:24 PM

The Final Cut-Pink Floyd

Actually that whole album

Mick

jeffd8382 · #56 10-27-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Springs

Yeah. I remember coming across this years ago when I was a naughty child who downloaded music *slaps wrist*. I always thought it was a track from Origins that hadn't quite made the final cut. Some really good tracks of theirs never made it only an official album and that bugs me. October, Forgive Me and Goodnight being a couple that spring to mind. I wouldn't have minded hearing the studio versions of some of the songs they performed for the Anywhere But Home DVD, like Farther Away and Thoughtless. I'm sure they would have been interesting. Unless there have been studio versions and they completely passed me by lol.

Yeah I think a lot of us were naughty children from that standpoint!

Especially where unreleased songs were concerned...

A studio version of Farther Away was actually a b-side to the Bring Me To Life single:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnvRUihTnuo

Silver Springs · #57 10-27-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffd8382

Yeah I think a lot of us were naughty children from that standpoint!

Especially where unreleased songs were concerned...

A studio version of Farther Away was actually a b-side to the Bring Me To Life single:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnvRUihTnuo

Ooooo! *clickehs to listen*.

It doesn't really have the "pazazz" the live version had, but it's an interesting version of the song. It definitely has more of a metal/gothy style to it, which tends to turn me off of a couple of their earlier songs. Gah. I used to actually be a Goth once upon a time. It must be one of the oddest shifts ever, to go from Goth to fully fledged Hippie.

bluefox4000 · #58 10-27-2010, 08:33 PM

Oh and Wallflower by Peter Gabriel

Mick

silvasprings · #59 10-27-2010, 08:59 PM

Absolutely love...

How Soon Is Now - The Smiths

The sound is just as haunting as it gets. p.s. I believe it was covered for the theme song of Charmed

Zombie · #60 10-27-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by silvasprings

Absolutely love...

How Soon Is Now - The Smiths

The sound is just as haunting as it gets. p.s. I believe it was covered for the theme song of Charmed

Oh, good choice. "I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar."