Is there a prettier song?

MizzBee · October 11, 2011, 9:14pm

Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” still brings tears to my eyes.

SodiumFree · October 11, 2011, 9:15pm

Wait, just one more: an acoustic version of [Real</a> Good Looking Boy](<a href=“The Who - Real Good Looking Boy (Acoustic 2005) - YouTube”>The Who - Real Good Looking Boy (Acoustic 2005) - YouTube), Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend (I never get tired of listening to this one.)

shyparentalunit · October 11, 2011, 9:29pm

I couple that I find really moving:
You Raise Me Up–Celtic Woman
Here’s to Life–Shirley Horn
I Hope You Dance–Lee Ann Womack

SodiumFree · October 11, 2011, 9:44pm

Oops, that should be Mika – not Mica.

jc40 · October 11, 2011, 9:47pm

3bm103…Ditto on the Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” I always tear up when I hear this and think about when my husband was in Desert Storm. I also get emotional when I hear/see Whitney Houston’s version of “The Star Bangled Banner” (the one she sung at the Super Bowl in 1991). Other songs that make me tear up – “Butterfly Kisses,” “I Can Only Imagine,” and believe it or not “Cats in the Cradle.”

SodiumFree · October 11, 2011, 9:58pm

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That link did not work on my computer (I think it would work on a mobile device), but this one does: <a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKdvnwrTloo[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKdvnwrTloo</a>

That is a very, very beautiful instrumental.

dragonmom · October 11, 2011, 10:01pm

Thanks for the help… I tried like seven times before my iPad got the link… I’m a beginner at these little devices but they are soooooo fun!

SodiumFree · October 11, 2011, 10:07pm

You’re welcome! I might have to get an iPad some day; it does sound like fun!

Okay, now this is definitely veering off course, but your post, dragonmom, of the instrumental from the soundtrack to The Civil War reminds me of one of the most hauntingly beautiful things I have ever read: [Sullivan</a> Ballou’s letter to his wife, Sarah](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/ballou_letter.html]Sullivan”>http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/ballou_letter.html).

dragonmom · October 11, 2011, 10:16pm

Because in those days literate folks were able to write well. Of course the bulk of the cannon fodder wasn’t. But how sweet it is to read well written every day dialogue compared to the stupid txt Stuff we send r kids.

woody · October 11, 2011, 10:17pm

^^Oh my, that is truly beautiful.

I can play Springsteen’s ‘The River’ over and over again. I think it is romantic, passionate, melancholic…gotta go play it… ;)

sevmom · October 11, 2011, 10:26pm

This is making me nostalgic.Love Leonard Cohen especially “Everybody Knows”, not exactly “pretty.” Lots of stuff by Joni Mitchell, Dylan ,Springsteen can be very emotional. The Who’s Behind Blue Eyes. Beatles Eleanor Rigby,Long and Winding Road.
Richard Harris MacArthur (sp?) Park. Wichita Lineman gets to me. Todd Rundgren A Dream Goes on Forever,Be Nice to Me,Can We Still be Friends.

IloveLA · October 11, 2011, 10:33pm

“All the road running” is a beautiful and sentimental duet by Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler.

toblin · October 11, 2011, 10:39pm

I love KD Lang’s music and whoever or whatever she is; is a non-starter for me.

KD’s music matters!!

But apparently, she is not comfortable in her own skin. So sad.

guidedbywire · October 11, 2011, 10:48pm

Pizzagirl · October 11, 2011, 10:50pm

I’m going through a Beatles /Paul McCartney phase, and love the song Jenny Wren. It’s worth googling (am on iPad and can’t link to YouTube).

sevmom · October 11, 2011, 10:53pm

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. Pizzagirl, so glad to see Paul happy again!

cartera45 · October 11, 2011, 11:11pm

I think KD Lang has one of the best voices I have ever heard. I saw her years ago in concert and she was flawless. I never tire of listening to her album, “Ingenue.”

NYMomof2 · October 11, 2011, 11:25pm

I like this song from Whitney Houston, from the good old days:

[Whitney</a> Houston - One Moment In Time(Grammy Awards Live) - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)

And I like this little-known song from Abba:

[Abba</a> - One Man, One Woman - YouTube](<a href=“ABBA - One Man, One Woman - YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw_fuu9jIOc)

cartera45 · October 11, 2011, 11:50pm

Enjoying listening to all of these choices -

A couple of my favorites

[Shirley</a> Bassey WHAT I DID FOR LOVE - YouTube](<a href=“Shirley Bassey WHAT I DID FOR LOVE - YouTube”>Shirley Bassey WHAT I DID FOR LOVE - YouTube)

[Mad</a> World - Gary Jules - YouTube](<a href=“Mad World - Gary Jules - YouTube”>Mad World - Gary Jules - YouTube) love this video too

xiggi · October 12, 2011, 12:07am

It is an amazing song but the nicest version remains:

[Leonard</a> Cohen - Hallelujah - YouTube](<a href=“Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Live In London) - YouTube”>Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Live In London) - YouTube)

The other one reminded me too much of the horrendously boring Winter Olympics opening night, which a total yawner. Even it was the best part (by default) of a horrible show. One can hope that we can link Beijing with London with another magical presentation, and forget Vancouver altogether.

Is there a prettier song?

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