― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 6 June 2004 04:58 (twenty years ago) link
― mullygrubber (gaz), Sunday, 6 June 2004 05:35 (twenty years ago) link
― metalmickey, Friday, 20 August 2004 11:47 (nineteen years ago) link
beach boys - dont worry babybeach boys - in my roombeach boys - heroes and villainsmy bloody valentine - off your facebrian eno - here come the warm jetsbig star - september gurlsrolling stones - i am waitingbeatles - ive just seen a faceneu! - hallogallobob dylan - sad-eyed lady of the lowlands
― peter smith (plsmith), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Wooden (Wooden), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― mentalist (mentalist), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― garrod, Friday, 20 August 2004 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronK (AaronK), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― secretive girl (marian), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:59 (nineteen years ago) link
a jaw-droppingly beautiful song indeed. but is it more beautiful than the classical piece that brian wilson borrowed the angelic vocal melody from? (composer, name of piece, and all other details excape me at the moment. but the melody wasn't a brian original.)
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 20 August 2004 13:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― mentalist (mentalist), Friday, 20 August 2004 13:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― firstworldman (firstworldman), Friday, 20 August 2004 14:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― billstevejim, Friday, 20 August 2004 16:39 (nineteen years ago) link
Most of my other choices are already covered above: "'Til I Die," "Northern Sky," "In My Life," "God Only Knows," "Walk Away Renee," "Perfect Circle," etc.
― mike a, Friday, 20 August 2004 16:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― amateur!!st, Friday, 20 August 2004 16:55 (nineteen years ago) link
* The La's, "There She Goes"* Marshall Crenshaw, "Cynical Girl"* Raspberries, "Let's Pretend"
― mike a, Friday, 20 August 2004 16:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Friday, 20 August 2004 17:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Fleetwood Mac - Sara
― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Friday, 20 August 2004 17:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― kickitcricket (kickitcricket), Friday, 20 August 2004 17:59 (nineteen years ago) link
Arvo Part - Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten (put to chilling effect in Farenheit 9/11)Dylan - Love Minus Zero/No Limit, Simple Twist of Fate, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Mr. Tamborine ManPrince - Sometimes It Snows In AprilPatty Griffin - Rain, Top Of The WorldEmmylou Harris - The PearlGillian Welch - Orphan Girl, Barroom GirlsJulie Miller - By Way Of Sorrow(I've seen the last 5 this week, that's why they come to mind)Neil Young - Borrowed Tune, See The Sky About To RainRichard Thompson - 1955 Vincent Black Lightning, From Galway To Graceland, Dimming Of The Day, Beeswing, Keep Your DistanceAmerican Music Club - Firefly, What Holds The World Together, Gratitude WalksMark Eitzel - Mission Rock ResortJoni Mitchell - River, Circle Game, pick any of a bunch more
I second all of the Big Star/Chris Bell calls up there.
I suppose I could go on and on.
― southern lights (southern lights), Friday, 20 August 2004 18:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 20 August 2004 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Orange, Friday, 20 August 2004 19:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Friday, 20 August 2004 19:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― holojames (holojames), Sunday, 22 August 2004 17:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― keith m (keithmcl), Sunday, 22 August 2004 19:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― steve hise, Sunday, 22 August 2004 22:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sasha (sgh), Monday, 23 August 2004 03:20 (nineteen years ago) link
end of thread
― you will be shot (you will be shot), Monday, 23 August 2004 03:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Lukas (lukas), Monday, 23 August 2004 05:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Lukas (lukas), Monday, 23 August 2004 05:13 (nineteen years ago) link
In conclusion:
Olatunji!, "Akiwowo"
― Lukas (lukas), Monday, 23 August 2004 05:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Slim Pickens (Slim Pickens), Monday, 23 August 2004 05:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― artiste (artiste), Monday, 23 August 2004 06:09 (nineteen years ago) link
Lots more--those are the ones that spring to mind right now.
― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Monday, 23 August 2004 17:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Velvet Overlord (The Velvet Overlord), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 07:37 (nineteen years ago) link
Joni Mitchell: A Case Of YouTom Waits: MarthaYo La Tengo: Tears Are In Your Eyes (this is ridiculously beautiful)Stevie Wonder: You And IMy Morning Jacket: Come CloserVelvet Underground: Candy SaysRon Sexsmith: Speaking With The AngelNeil Finn: Try Whistling ThisFlaming Lips: Do You RealiseBen Folds: The Luckiest (my wife's choice)
But the all time number one winner that always gets me (even if a little cheesy) is:
The Hollies: He Ain't Heavy
Coz my sister sings it to me.
― piers (piers), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 08:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronK (AaronK), Tuesday, 24 August 2004 11:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― tipustiger, Tuesday, 24 August 2004 12:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― snazz, Wednesday, 8 September 2004 15:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― shookout (shookout), Wednesday, 8 September 2004 18:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Lukas (lukas), Thursday, 9 September 2004 01:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― snazz, Thursday, 9 September 2004 13:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bill A, Thursday, 9 September 2004 14:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― frankE (frankE), Sunday, 12 September 2004 16:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― manuel (manuel), Sunday, 12 September 2004 17:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 12 September 2004 19:09 (nineteen years ago) link