Natalie Merchant's "Ophelia". It's even more memorable when she does it in concert.
Share MYSTICAL, HAUNTING songs
I want to thank everyone who contributed to my last request for albums where all the songs were good. I find myself going back to my favorite genre of music (if it is such a thing), Mysterious, Mystical, Haunting type songs. My ‘Best of Mysterious’ CD’s have a lot of playtime.
I don’t want to overwhelm everyone right off the bat, so here are a few from my playlist:
Would welcome your contributions. Thanks in advance. Corey
Mysterious, Haunting songs
BTO ‘Don’t fear the reaper’
Donovan ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’
Highwaymen ‘Highwayman’
Deep Purple ‘Blind’
Shins New slang’
America “Horse with no name’
Eagles ‘Hotel California’
Creedence Clearwater ‘Susie Q”
Hooverphonic ‘ from the album-Jackie Chan ‘Forever connected’
Bif Naked ‘We are the lucky ones’
Procol Harum ‘Whiter shade of pale’
Donovan or Kinks ’Season of the Witch’
Traffic ’40,000 headmen’
The Doors ’The End’
Jefferson Airplane ‘White Rabbit’
Zombies ‘Time of the Season’
Cream ’Strange Brew’
Wishbone Ash ‘Leaf and Stream’
Death cab for Cutie ‘When Soul meets body’
Uriah Heep ‘Tales’
Baxter ‘Love again’
Prince “When Doves cry’
The Byrds ‘8 miles high’
Love ‘7 and 7 is’
Marketts “Out of Limits’
Eurythmics ‘Julia’ and “English Summer’
Dan Fogelberg ‘Changing Horses’
Keane ’Somewhere only we know’
S&Garfunkel ‘Sound of Silence’
Roger Hodgson ‘Only because of you’
Chris Issac ‘Wiked Game’
Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’
Black Motorcycle Club ‘Beat the Devil’s Tatoo’
Angus & Julia Stone ‘Living on a rainbow’
Antimatter ‘Psalms’ and ‘The last laugh’
Aqualung ‘Strange and Beautiful’
Apocalyptica “Fade to black’
Beatles ‘Within you, Without you’
Band of Skulls ‘Lies’
The Black Keys ‘Psychotic Girl’
Black Rivers ‘Coral Sea’
Black Sabbath “A national Acrobat’
Broken Bells ‘The High Road’
Toy Matinee ’Toy Matinee’
Stephin Merritt “Some Summer Day”
Ten Years After “ The band with no Name’
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My dear friend mahgister, the OP used just four words of what he wanted to be posted. Those words are: SHARE, MYSTICAL, HAUNTING, SONGS. Not just HAUNTING. And yes haunting can mean more to some than just the negative connotations we see on television that are to just scare us. The word HAUNTING can also mean to be something beautiful: poignant and evocative; difficult to ignore or forget. "the melodies were elaborate and of haunting beauty" and not just something that gives one no peace. In the SONG I’m SHARING to the readers and more importantly listeners here, also has a MYSTICAL or shall I say transcendental experience I’ve always got when I hear it, and want to share this form of self meditation with you all.
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The above post is a very interesting one in two lines, i think people MUST explain WHY the song is haunting like did the above poster by the reaction of his heart.... And more than one or two songs without explanation make this list in the last pages useless... Who will take the time to try all that ? Not me....
But with a few words explaining why it can be taken seriously...I suggest only one song and explaining why... i dont bother myself with a list so numerous that it reflected limited taste mostly and not so much an astounding experience... By definition astrounding experience and haunting one are rare and precious...
i suggested only one songs album unique and explained why... I like very much the idea of this thread but posting a list of pop songs or rock songs in a truckload without a word for each reflect anything save "haunting" it reflect the influence of Pop or rock music thats all... Then call the thread "pop and rock successes billboard"... Try Jazz, try classical, try chinese, try Indian, try Persian, try african, try..... This is the reason why i never suggested Bob Dylan Or Simon and Garfunkel....Nobody will learn anything save my taste in very well known songs or less known one in commercial music billboard... Ok i apologize and perhaps will wait and start a new thread ....
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Wow, a whole lot of stuff already listed, a great deal of which I wholeheartedly agree with! Many albums that I might have chosen a different song from as the most representative, but an all around list of great tunes. I would add: Renaissance:
Joan Baez, In The Sun, from the soundtrack to Silent Running Steeleye Span, Let Her Go Down, on Portfolio And for a variation on the Haunting theme, every album from Nox Arcana. Music particularly suited for long technical doc/data review sessions!
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Any of the early Andreas Vollenwieder albums (the first 5?) I just played Side 1 of Caverna Magica for an old buddy of mine, and he exclaimed how amazing it sounded, and that he probably hadn't heard that in 20 years. It's one of those albums that once you start listening, you don't want to stop it. |
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Joni Mitchell / Down to you Yes / And you and I Dave Mason / Sad and Deep As You Simon & Garfunkel / Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme Gregg Allman / Multi-colored Lady Gino Vanelli / Where am I going? Elton John / Come Down in Time Duran Duran / Save a Prayer Sting / Fortress Around Your Heart Rodney Franklin / Felix Leo Jeff Beck / Love is Green Jeff Beck / Cause We Ended As Lovers |
Pink Floyd: Goodbye Blue Sky Pink Floyd: Goodbye Cruel World Eva Cassidy: Tall Trees in Georgia Bruce Springsteen: Cautious Man Bruce Springsteen: The River Dire Straits: most of side two of Brothers In Arms (tracks 4-9) Atlanta Rhythm Section: Imaginary Lover Calexico: The Vanishing Mind Nickel Creek: Sweet Afton Nickel Creek: House Carpenter The Civil Wars: much of their entire first album Barton Hollow, plus The One That Got Away from their second album Chris Stapleton: Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore |
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Marissa Nadler, dreamy, folk haunt and I’m not into folk but now I am as they she blends haunt is incredible. Try these albums from her, 1. The Path of the Clouds. 2. July 3. Instead of dreaming 4. Drone flower and 5. For my crimes favorite songs that even my wife loves 1. And I Dream of Running 2. Old Friends / book 3. Drive fade into 4. was it a dream 5. space ghost 6. morbid mist
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Maybe a tad off topic, but has anyone heard of the young Russian singing sensation Diana Ankudinova? Very unique voice as she's a dynamic contralto (very rare) and has polyphonic overtones She had a very sad start in life but now starting to gain Worldwide recognition The performance below is from a Russian TV show similar to the voice and created for underprivileged children Some of her performances has over 200 million views Vocal coaches that try to analyze her voice are mostly dumbfounded! ln this performance she's 15!!
Watch "Ты супер! — Wicked Game — Диана Анкудинова, 15 лет, г. Москва" on YouTube |
Mysterious, Mystical, Haunting means something different to each one of us. SO a song that stops you in your tracks and leaves you with a blank stare as you are deep in reflection and/or in a contemplative emotional state...whatever the genre. When I was a child, it was Cat's in the Cradle. Today, I come across many from acoustic, rock to classical.
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