Sad and Beautiful songs...

[Luulox]

I Love this one

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='walbassist' post='1061995' date='Dec 17 2010, 08:26 PM']Call me a soppy old git, but I'd go for Bonnie Raitt's "I can't make you love me".

My theatrical side also has a soft spot for "Come what may" from the movie Moulin Rouge.[/quote]

+1 on the Bonnie Raitt song. Personally, I hate bad salads.

[Mr. Foxen]

[stinson]

[Cat Burrito]

Just a few from me - a couple of prison tunes here with the 1st & 3rd

[b]Flying Burrito Brothers - Sing Me Back Home[/b]



[b]The Band - Long Black Veil[/b]



[b]Steve Earle - Billy Austin[/b]



[b]Johnny Cash - On the Evening Train[/b]

[karlfer]

When a Blind Man Cries, Deep Purple.
Sunshine, Nazareth.

Karl.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAZyjARWKzM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAZyjARWKzM[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OntVeUr5NLI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OntVeUr5NLI[/url]

Edited December 19, 2010 by karlfer

[witterth]

"Big River"
by Jimmy Nail.
gets me every time.
(sure its on youtube somewhere if youre arsed)

[Alien]

More or less anything by Cowboy Junkies





Margo Timmins has the most amazing voice of any female singer, bar none.

A

[HMX]

Lazarus by Porcupine Tree usually gets me.

[pete.young]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1062877' date='Dec 18 2010, 08:09 PM']+1 on the Bonnie Raitt song. Personally, I hate bad salads.[/quote]

Yeah, nobody sings a torch song like Bonnie Raitt. Love Has No Pride is another great one.

I'd like to nominate My Immortal by Evanesence - here's Amy singing it: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2qZt8l7Xy8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2qZt8l7Xy8[/url]

[Bilbo]

Emperor Jones by Joe Lovano

Lotus Blossom by Duke Ellington (a solo piano performance played after the And His Mother Called Him Bill session. The LP was dedicated to the recently deceased Billy Strayhorn. If you listen, you can hear the band packing up to go home and Duke was playing his own tribute to Strayhorn. The engineer kept the tape running and captured a very moving ballad performance by the Duke. Its imperfections add to the magic).

[MattM]

If its good enough for Tony Soprano....

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZE9yGJSb1Q"]Tindersticks Tiny Tears[/url]

[KevB]

Not had chance to check all previous posts so sorry if this one has already come up. Ticks the boxes for both sad and beautiful for me though:

[warwickhunt]

There's a certain timbre in RT's voice during a part in this song that brings a lump to my throat and the general feel, lyric content, etc. that just gets me.

[Mykesbass]

Dexter Gordon's version of Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry, played so lyrically you don't even need Sinatra's vocal version!

[Bass Culture]

4 pages of this topic and no one's posted this yet:



Shame on you!

Mark

[Clarky]

OK, Norwegian jazz time! "Topplue Votter and Skjerf" by Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous and Jack deJohnette is a truly beautiful, haunting track (which makes me think of fjords and misty mornings, but thats just me!). But what really makes it is the double bass playing by Miroslav Vitous, which I think has to be my favourite ever piece of DB playing.

Here is a link to a free (slightly lower quality than MP3) version. Just click on "Prelisten Track" [url="http://ligamusic.com/Lyrics/2943917/Terje_...f/download-mp3/"]http://ligamusic.com/Lyrics/2943917/Terje_...f/download-mp3/[/url]

[dbass]

My Ashes - Porcupine Tree: Awesome keys on this track. Great atmosphere too, love it.

Forgotten Hopes - Anathema: This band and particularly this song mean a hell of a lot to me, cracking track.

All is Full of Love - Bjork: She's just haunting and even though this isn't her most "atmospheric" song it gets me every time.

Music for a Nurse - Oceansize: Sheer brilliance and completely beautiful.

Probably got a few more but these spring to mind as my top 4!

[MB1]

MB1.
Judie Tzuke /IF (when you go) /and obviously Stay with me till Dawn.
David Sylvian /Brilliant Trees

[NickH]

k d lang's version of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
Find the River by REM
Full of Grace by Sarah McLachlan

I don't know if it has a name, but the piece of music by Greg Edmonson at the end of the Firefly episode "The Message" is just beautiful.
In an interview he said that the crew all knew that the show was getting canned by that point, so he wrote the piece not only to fit the mood of the scene but as a goodbye to the whole show. Gets me every time.

[fatboytoo]

Estonia - Marillion always gets to me...

...and a +1 for Judie Tzuke

[krth1985]

In Loving Memory by Alter Bridge deserves a mention. Especially the version below, live in Amsterdam. When the crown sings back and you can clearly see Tremonti holding back tears, always gives my goosebumps.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFQReV3_nuA&feature=fvst"]In Loving Memory[/url]

[krth1985]

[quote name='NickH' post='1064600' date='Dec 20 2010, 01:36 PM']k d lang's version of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
Find the River by REM
Full of Grace by Sarah McLachlan

I don't know if it has a name, but the piece of music by Greg Edmonson at the end of the Firefly episode "The Message" is just beautiful.
In an interview he said that the crew all knew that the show was getting canned by that point, so he wrote the piece not only to fit the mood of the scene but as a goodbye to the whole show. Gets me every time.[/quote]

Country Feedback is another REM one that gets my vote

[essexbasscat]

Why this one hasn't come up yet is beyond me....






Utter class

[cetera]

For me it doesn't get any more sad/beautiful/poignant than the following:










For anyone who thinks that KISS is just a dumb yank rock band... check this 'unplugged' track out, especially Paul Stanley's vocals... stunning...




One of the best guitar solos of all time... middle and end of song...




and this has me in tears EVERY TIME within the first 30 seconds....

Edited December 21, 2010 by cetera