I'll start things off with these two...

Here is something that I got in my subscriptions this morning.
Timur is the former bass player and Yuli is a current fiddle player for Otava Yo.



I don't really know anything about the song, but it was a recommendation from Yuli's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@julus1999999

My favorite band is Queen- not so much about Freddie- I am a guitarist so Brain May was the main reason (Also Roger Taylor, the drummer)

But some of the >>Queen<< songs by Freddie are just amazing....case in point, Nevermore;

I don't know if the word for me would be hauntingly beautiful... cause there's a lot of baroque and classical music that touches you differently...


But, there's one song that always gets you thinking deep... Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle...




... and then probably What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

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Here is a song that a few might remember from 1970. It probably never got any airplay on any of the Pop/Top 40 stations.



There was an interesting "underground radio" station here back then that would play literally anything and everything, no rules.

quote Originally posted by williegoat: Here is a song that a few might remember from 1970. It probably never got any airplay on any of the Pop/Top 40 stations.

I had never heard of Linda Perhacs before. I found this interview of her from ten years ago. A very interesting woman!

quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: But, there's one song that always gets you thinking deep... Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle...

Simon and Garfunkel did a lot of great songs. "America" might be my favorite.



Or maybe "The Boxer".

Okay, I fully expect that my contribution to this thread will draw some snickers... but I've always felt that this song from 1961 by Elvis is "hauntingly beautiful", with emphasis on the hauntingly.

Elvis's voice was in its usual fine form, but what really sets this song apart is the understated gentle guitar work of Scotty Moore, the very pronounced bass line by Bob Moore, and the exquisite background vocals of the Jordanaires.

quote Originally posted by Patrick:

Gahhhhhh the link is broken and after that intro I need to know!

quote Originally posted by NewDustin: Gahhhhhh the link is broken and after that intro I need to know!

The link is fine (seriously). Any delay is just part of the buildup.

quote Originally posted by Patrick: The link is fine (seriously). Any delay is just part of the buildup.

Weird, the video page is available but the video is showing as unavailable. Wonder if its a geo lock thing?
Anyway, I found one that works for me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlUmtbi8XBc
...and you were right

Hauntingly beautiful describes this Welsh astrophysicist and her music.
Unique and intense are also apt adjectives.

quote Originally posted by NewDustin: I found one that works for me! ...and you were right

Who'd a thunk it, eh?

quote Originally posted by NewDustin: Weird, the video page is available but the video is showing as unavailable. Wonder if its a geo lock thing?

That's strange. Try clicking on This. Not only am I curious if it'll make any difference for you to access my original link, but it's worth the extra effort as it's a superior audio quality upload than the version you listened to. (Much better stereo separation etc.)

I always thought this song fit the category. This version, this arrangement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUtAe5PUKtE

quote Originally posted by Mytime: I always thought this song fit the category.

It does!

And I always thought this version was done by R.E.M. It isn't!

Have you guys heard Sierra Hull's version?

quote Originally posted by Raydar: Have you guys heard Sierra Hull's version?

I love Sierra Hull!

quote Originally posted by Patrick: It does! And I always thought this version was done by R.E.M. It isn't!

That's two of us!

One of my all time favorites. Most people know the Judy Collins/Buddy Emmons recording, but I like this one:

This is a stunning, dynamic interpretation of “Ajde Jano”, a Serbian folk song in ⁷/₈ time. The addition of a string quartet and the bass clarinet lend a symphonic richness, and the piano player reminds me a bit of Jess Stacy at Carnegie Hall in 1938.

I first saw this video about a year ago and it instantly became one of my very favorite.