Your favorite obscure song


What song in your music inventory do you consider a barely known hidden gem? Like a well kept secret know only to a few that you can listen to over and again.

For me it's 'Roads to Moscow' from Al Stewart's 'Past Present and Future' album.

The music, the lyrics, the story it tells is- to be just slightly hyperbolic- brilliant.

Check it out, especially if your a WW2 history buff.

Thank you for your attention on this matter.😁

thecarpathian

Maybe not so obscure, but a great song that never got its due:

Moonlight and Gold - by Gerry Rafferty

Another one is:

Wotan's confession to his daughter Brunnhilde in Act II, Die Walkure by R. Wagner. A man confesses his sins to his daughter, bitter and introspective. Soon to be a "coming out of nowhere" classic.

Another great underappreciated track from the same opera is "Wotan's Farewell". It closes the opera in a veil of sadness . A little schmaltzy, but riveting.

@thecarpathian 

Yeah, that Al Stewart album is great.

Bet he sold at least a dozen of them. I have a first pressing (really!). So relevant for the day. 

The guitar picks at the beginning (just before "They crossed over the border...) are sure to straighten or curl your hair either way depending on what you have now.

When I need some cheering up, I listen to the second best track on this album: "Terminal Eyes". Does the trick every time.

I've heard the CD (or was it the download?) sounds even more amazing.

@kevemaher ,

Have you heard Gerry Rafferty's 'The Right Moment'?

Another dandy, ethereal. Thanks for that song, I've got to get me some more Gerry Rafferty!

@kevemaher ,

Yeah, steel string acoustic guitar finger picked sets the stage!

To me brilliant song beginning to end. Putting in the CD now...