Songs that Inspire or Move you

Beethoven -  "Fur Elise"
Led Zeppelin - "Bron Y Aur"  (not the Bron Y Aur Stomp)
Weather Report - "A Remark You Made"

Too many to list! Here are 2 songs that I just recently "spun" that are completely at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Don McLean-The Grave
Chuck Mangione-Land of Make Believe(Esther Satterfield)

twas as beautiful day in the neighborhood so i went out for a run. cued up meat puppets ii. heard "lost" and started bawling like a little girl. "i've got a wound i swear will never mend". waaaaa

The Genious of Coleman Hawkins record. Listening today after work I thought its like one long song. Comfort music that makes me want to keep trying.

I remember playing "Landslide" while in the Navy onboard ship. I had my system set up in a tiny 8x10 stateroom. My buddy across the hall had his set up and we would open the doors and blast each other out. Could only play lp's when the seas were calm. Thanks for bring that back, Ivan_nosnibor.

"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

marty, i just listened to "man of the world", which I've heard before but never really focused on. it really is quite a subtle powerhouse--very insular and personal. "closing my eyes" off then play on is in the same vein.
another guilty pleasure is "ghost world" by aimee mann, superficially just a hooky pop tune with cleverish lyrics about an alienated kid. for some reason the damn thing makes me cry like a little girl.

Loomis and bdp,

Love the call on "This Perfect World". I'm a huge Freedy fan. One of the best nights of live music I've ever seen was an early evening Freedy show at Irving Plaza followed by a late night Paul Westerberg show at Roseland. Only in NYC!

Another choice for this thread: Peter Green's "Man of the World". An incredibly sad (and authentic feeling) lyric/vocal performance and even sadder guitar playing.

Amy Winehouse Tears Dry on their Own
Joni Mitchell Coyote

"For Bobbi" by The Mitchell Trio with that unknown guy singing lead.

Tom Petty "Rhino Skin"
Ray Lamontagne "Jolene"

Mihorn: Your point is taken. Thanks for responding!

The Road is Lonesome, by Club Des Belugas

"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", Gordon Lightfoot

Mihorn:I'm referring to what I think should be our ultimate reference, live music. I've never come home from a live show and thought about hearing say, cymbals 10' high in a certain part of the stage etc... I'm not trying to degrade your system or what is important to you.

I just think we tend to forget that the whole point of the "high-end" is to try and recreate as accurately as possible, a live experience in our own environment! I think this is becoming more and more, the "best" part of this entire experience that is slowly becoming lost.

Loomis---Freedy! Great songwriter whom I haven't though of in a while. Gonna listen to him right now, thanks.

Kailash Kher - Ya Rabba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XKCEkQWv1c

"this perfect world" by freedy johhnston has got to be the saddest damn thing ever written. it's the sonic equivalent of a raymond craver story--a dying father returns to his estranged daughter seeking forgiveness for his unstated misdeeds (which, it's inferred, drove his wife to suicide). powerful stuff.

"Stone Walls and Steel Bars" by the immortal Stanley Bros.

"Percy's Song" by Dylan (the live version) Fairport Convention, and Arlo Guthrie.

One thing that's always struck me about Dylan's guitar playing when he was performing solo, was how perfect it always is.

So Deceptively Simple.

Elton Britt "The Jimmie Rodgers Blues"

I have, thankfully very eclectic tastes.

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", both the original sung by Jimmy Ruffin and the live one Joan Osborne did with the Motown house band in the documentary about them. A masterpiece of a song. Even J.S. Bach smiled when he heard it.

"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay".

Black Lace - Agadoo

Bobby McFerrin, "Heaven's Design"

The Band "The Weight"; "God Only Knows" written by Brian Wilson, sung by his brother Carl; "Like a Rolling Stone" by you know who; "No Time To Cry" by Iris Dement (a devestatingly moving song); a Slim Harpo song in a current version by the great Joan Osborne, "Shake Your Hips"; Ry Cooder's guitar solo in John Hiatt's "Lipstick Sunset".

Fairport Convention "Sloth"

Tpreaves: Where are you now??

Graham Nash "Better Days"

WOW!

One more before lights out.

Dave Van Ronk's version of Joni's "Both Sides Now." (Clouds)

This is instant replay material for me.

At this split second Nina Simone's cover of Dylan's "Ballad of Hollis Brown" comes to mind.

In a completely different realm, Domenico Zipoli wrote some devastatingly moving vocal music way back when. I was listening to some this morning on Spotify.

Ornette Coleman's "Ramblin' " has resided in my pysche for decades. RIP Mr. Coleman.

Give me a few minutes and I'll likely have more than a few bazillion others to mention.

Natalie Merchant "I May Know The Word"

Bob Seger "Fine Memory"

John Fogerty "Natural Thing"

The Rosebuds "Second Bird Of Paradise"

Shape of My Heart by Sting and Petite Fleur by Sidney Bechet

Tony Joe White "Storm Comin'"

Mihorn: "And I hear brushing of drum (left center 10' high)"...

I realize that the recreation of sound in one's listening room can be remarkable at times, however, there is no way in my small room that I could ever make that claim of hearing any sound at 10' high. I do have to ask if any sound that is recreated at 10' high is natural? Not in my experience. This is really what worries me.

Doobie Brothers "For Someone Special"
Manfred Mann "Martha's Madman"
Robin Trower "Lady Love"
America "Cornwall Blank"
Bill Callahan "Ride My Arrow"
Calexico "Epic"
Procol Harum "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Jason Isbell "Elephant"
JJ Cale "Travelin' Light"
Jayhawks "Smile"
Eels "Wonderful, Glorious", "I Like Birds"
to be continued...

Mihorn: As our rooms are not anywhere near the same dimensions, I heard none of what you reported. At least I tried.

Martykl: Thanks for the heads up.

Mihorn: I'm going to make a point of listening to my best copy and report back. Of course my system is vinyl only. Thanks.

More times than not I will Have a few tears on my cheeks when listening to Tom Russell, My Name is Isaac Lewis.

Above link is a mistake.

Dire Straits - Why Worry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7no9Ak2uSrQ
Alex

Dire Straits - Why Worry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4T1MQGTV9U

I repeat this song enjoy for a couple of hours at the time.

Please someone tell me if I am missing any important detail within this song from my sound system.

I hear 2 cymbals (2 different subtle but organic distinct high & low side-by-side sounds, 4:20~5:50) at left center with moderate volume. And I hear brushing of drum (left center 10’ high) with hard beat of drum (6:00-end) at right center. These details let me listen for hours without boredom.

The sound stage is about 10ft hig and 20 feet or more wide without a boundry in 32'w x 44'L x 12' H room. Please tell me if I am missing some details.

I'll send files if you PM me email.

Give me a Star -- Edwin Hawkins Singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKEKWw-cChE

This gets me every time. If you are over 50 years old and don’t tear with this song, your sound system probably is not transparent enough.

PM me your email. I’ll send you files.

I'm not a giant opera fan, but my older brother is. In his never ending attempts to convert me, he's rolled out a few stunning arias. One that's always a moving listen:

Ebben! Ne Andro Lantana from Catalani's opera, Le Wally.

Slaw,

Todd is among the handful of great Rock and pop songwriters IMO. He's a tremendous guitar player and a skilled singer (within his limitations). Few, if any, can match his songwriting breadth: pop, rock, blues, prog, blue eyed soul, electronics, Calypso, even one or two country songs - you name it, he's done it, and done it well.

Two words of warning on the concerts:

1). He likes to be kind of a dick to his audience. Generally, everyone wants to hear his hits and, depending on his mood, he may include all or none of them in a given set list. If it's a concert with few hits on the list, he may taunt the disappointed fans.

2). If your particular show is late in the tour (check out the schedule on the net), there's a good chance his voice will be shot. He's one guy where the difference between an early in the tour set and late in the tour set is immense.

All that being said, a good TR show (whether straight electric blues or full blown prog Rock, or anything in between) is among the best you'll ever see IMO.

Sorry if the link i provided does not work,wish Agon had an edit function !
Michael Hedges does a great cover of ,"Wondering Where the Lions Are" as well.