A perfect song? What are your choices?


Can there be such a thing as a perfect song? I have a suggestion, what are yours? Here is a thought...

 

 

 

 

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Several have said the "perfect song" is one you never get tired of hearing

Mine:  

Spanish Moon--Little Feat

Asking Around For You--Joe Bonamassa

That's How Much I Feel:  Ambrosia  What?  How the Heck did this sneak in here?

Going to California--Zeppelin

Old Love--Clapton 

Once and Future Carpenter--Avett Brothers

Four Strong Winds--Neil Young

That's How i Got to Memphis--Tom T. Hall

I Was Young When I Left Home--Marcus Mumford's version

Free (Including violin intro)  Zac Brown Band

Lot of good music above. Thanks.
Music can be very moving.

  • Bruce Cockburn, Silver Wheels **
  • Robert Palmer, Every Kind of People
  • Sea Level, Living in a Dream **
  • Lowell George, 20 Million Things
  • Peter Gabriel, Come Talk to Me
  • Alexi Murdoch, Orange Sky
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dosed
  • Spirit, Natures Way
  • Meg Hutchinson, Travel In **
  • Gillian Welch, Black Star
  • James McMurtry, I Only Wanna Talk To You
  • Steely Dan, King of the World
  • also, I can get very moved by Bruce Springsteen’s Western Stars album,
@wyoboy Going to California +1
 

 

Concierto de Aranjuez - Jim Hall = 19+ minutes of pure bliss and getting lost in total beauty

 

Over 20 years ago I asked a friend and jazz guitarist for a recommendation of a jazz recording he really likes, as I was beginning to dip my toes into the genre.

He pointed me to Jim Hall’s Concierto. Little did I know that this would become and remain one of my all-time favorite pieces of music of any genre. At the time, I had no idea who the accompanying players were either, apart from maybe Chet Baker. His solo at 9:15 is out of this world gorgeous - and frankly so are the others by Paul Desmond and Roland Hanna. Also on deck were Ron Carter (bass) and Steve Gadd (drums) and recorded was the whole affair in 1975 by RVG.

@nkphoto --While I don't listen to a lot of jazz apart from Art Tatum, thanks for pointing us to this piece--I first heard it when i bought a trumpet for my son and a Sketches of Spain CD came with it, but after listening to this version i prefer it over Miles' version.  Truly beautiful and Chet Baker's solo is sublime...