The most beautiful songs

[static0verdrive]

What songs do you consider to be among the most beautiful? Here's a quick list of my own off the top of my head:

• Ebony Queen/Pam's Pad by Lenny Breau
• Norwegian Wood, Tomorrow Never Knows by the Beatles
• You Know, You Know by Mahavishnu Orchestra
• Shevil by the Melvins
• She Hangs Brightly, & All Your Sisters by Mazzy Star
• Thru the Eyes of Ruby by Smashing Pumpkins
• Romeo & Juliet by Tchaikovsky
• Inca Roads by Frank Zappa (minus the parts with vocals at beginning & end), particularly the version on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2

 

[T2k5]

Not beautiful in any traditional sense, but I find it extremely beautiful in a way:

 

[tangentmusic]

The Beatles have several:
Something
And I Love Her
In My Life
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A Day in the Life
Michelle
.....Just off the top...

 

[5StringBlues]

I'm quite fond of these:

 

[Robus]

Bob Marley, Waiting in Vain.

 

[Dave W]

Jar of Flies (the whole album) - Alice On Chains
Rain When I Die - Alice In Chains
Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Floyd
Brain Damage /Eclipse - Floyd
Comfortably Numb - Floyd
Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues
Peaches En Regalia - Zappa
Soul Rebel - The Gladiators
Rainbow Connection - Kermit

Encore:
Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny

 

[wild4oldcars]

Someday We'll Know by the New Radicals.

I absolutely love this song, and it is absolutely the most beautiful song I know.

 

[ggoat!!!]

Some little known Ray Charles...both from his long out-of-print LP "Renaissance" from 1975...

 

[Hues]

This is the song I'm working on now...The bass part is one of the most atmospheric,beautiful things I've ever heard.Robert DeLeo is a sorely underrated bassist.

Big Empty - STP

 

[Richland123]

The Edgar Winter Group - Autumn

 

[Richland123]

Mercy Me - I Can Only Imagine

 

[Mr.Lowe]

 

[5StringBlues]

 

[markob]

So many. Two come mind. The Night Comes Down-Queen and Twilight Campfighter-Guided By Voices.

 

[FretNoMore]

Sting's Fields of gold, sung by Eva Cassidy

 

[joebar]

+1 for sleepwalk.

running scared-roy orbison.
love is a losing game-amy winehouse.
third world man-steely dan.
faithless heart-amy grant

just off the top of my head.

 

[PDX Rich]

John Taylor, of course

 

[jj4001]

I could keep going but I'm gonna stop now...

 

[FA108208usat2]

New Radicals - Someday We'll Know
Wings - My Love
Wings - Another Day
Paul Mccartney - My Valentine
Luiz Bonfa - Black Orpheus
John Lennon - Oh My Love
Weather Report - A Remark You Made
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

The Beatles (What tangent said)+
I Will
Two Of Us
Yesterday
In Spite Of All The Danger
Blackbird
Long and Winding Road
Here, There, Everywhere
For No One
We Can Work It Out
Julia
and many more!.

 

[BassChuck]

Interesting question and lists so far. Beauty, for me is a moving target. For the last couple of days I've been thinking of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (original harmony and arrangement) is about as perfect as it can be. On the other hand, ballads and slow songs aren't always where beauty lives. Every now and then it's interesting to take "Revolution #9" and listen for the beauty there. If you're into exploring and extending your ear, check out some things by Steve Reich, or John Adams. Relaxation is not always the end result of beauty. All human emotions can be beautiful (really, its all we have). See if you can find some beauty in George Antheil's "Ballet Mecanique" (you metal guys would like that) or even Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music". Use your ears like humans.