Sometimes its just the lyrics, but sometimes its the lyrics and the composition, or the performance / visual medium.

Patsy Cline, 1962 - "So Wrong"
....so much emotion in her voice....


Benny Goodman, 1938, Carnegie Hall - "Sing, Sing, Sing"
....an absolutely mesmerizing performance....

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Third Day - "Show Me Your Glory" & "Cry Out To Jesus"

https://youtu.be/1JbEQHmCEFU

https://youtu.be/JmVxRl5bc4Y

I like this thread; More to follow.

When I want something heartfelt or emotionally stirring, I usually turn to the classics. A couple examples:

this one hits home for me.

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Skip to 1:12...gets me every time

quote Originally posted by fireboss: Skip to 1:12...gets me every time

^^^ very touching ^^^

....another English girl....Dani Wilde
I believe she feels the blues

Thanks for posting Dani Wilde, initial impression is that she's pretty damn good.

[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/LFxOaDeJmXk[/YOUTUBE]

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IF THIS DOESN'T MOVE YOU ,YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD..

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Heart - Stairway to Heaven (Live at Kennedy Center Honors)

This always floors me. It's like there's a supernova of passion and she's barely cracking the door to let the light out lest we be burned alive if the door were flung wide open.
There's a lot of power, heart and dare I say heartache, in that little voice of hers.

I have been a Leonard Cohen fan since I was 16 and first heard this haunting dirge....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVUzMY2z284

Lauren Daigle---You Say

https://youtu.be/sIaT8Jl2zpI

Kansas - Dust in the Wind

https://youtu.be/lQem15Ow6hw

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I love this song. I haven't thought about it in a long time.

From 1975:

Wow

Mama Cass was transfixed....

Found this last night....

https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568

quote Originally posted by fierofool: Lauren Daigle---You Say

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This is one of my favorite vids. Simply because they look like they are having so much fun!

I have posted this before, but it is still one of the most stunning vocal performances I have ever heard:



And DAMN! She is easy on the eyes.

edit: I have watched this video a thousand times and never noticed until now that there is a device on the pegbox of the bass with a few levers that he occasionally flips in and out. Does anyone know what that is?

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I'm not religious but this one always gets me:




As does this:


and finally this:

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quote Originally posted by Raydar: This is one of my favorite vids. Simply because they look like they are having so much fun!

Satriani sure got that solo right.

Performances that I like... check. Heartfelt... maybe. Powerful... only the power to refresh.


This is what happens when the Beatles are reinterpreted by a club-style jazz quartet.

"Here Comes the Sun"
Convergence (album) featuring pianist Lynne Arriale
track length of 4 minutes 25 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPuJQ2HTY_s

This one actually shocked me on how good is was and I never heard of this person.

There are already a LOT of truly great songs on this list. I listen to a lot of music - everything from Elvis and Patsy Cline to Cheap Trick to Fall Out Boy - pretty much every genre except rap and hip-hop. So it's tough for me to just list one or two. But while I reserve the right to post to this thread again, for now I'll restrain myself and just list a few. This post I'm going for a couple of songs I think are a bit lesser known so they're new to at least some:

Harry Chapin - Mr. Tanner
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-...st=RDfo-tCNtFI10&t=4

Lady Antebellum - Hello World
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1BjnJe67JI

Sara Evans - Words
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpSibg1pvQc

I promised restraint, so that should be enough for now, but I gotta add the one I blast on occasion, but especially on Independence Day:

Rodney Atkins - It's America
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBrBJseyv0

Way too many more to list here.

quote Originally posted by OldGuyinaGT: Lady Antebellum - Hello World .

Always liked that song.

quote Originally posted by OldGuyinaGT: I listen to a lot of music - everything from Elvis and Patsy Cline to Cheap Trick to Fall Out Boy...

Ditto.
My collection of digital media (music, movies, print) is becoming quite the storage problem.
I just topped 6 terabytes.
And that doesn't include computer programs, games, etc.
I shudder to think what a 10 terabyte drive is gonna' cost...

Both these guys voices rock.

I would call this a very "powerful" recording in the Jazz genre. I'm not sure how to pin it down more narrowly in a way that would be accepted by the serious scholars and students of Jazz. "Quasi-orchestral studio recording jazz"..? Whatever.

If someone were to task me with the selection of a single recording that is representative of the entire genre of "Jazz", for transmission to an Extra Terrestrial civilization--like the made-of-gold phonograph records that were affixed to the NASA Voyager 1 and 2 space probes--I think this would be my choice.

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