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Posted by Madedog on Tue Aug 23rd at 12:21am 2005

Okay then! I just got a flashy idea!
We are going to have a contest right here right now on the most beautiful song snarkpitters know. Firstly we will pick out ten favourites people like the most, then make a vote with it so we can finally find out which is the most beautiful song.

So, right now you're going to start putting down the songs you think are the most beautiful. Everyone of us should be so kind as to put down the name of the song, author and (recommendedly) the performer(s). Hopefully you can share the song with us, or we have to hope it is very common over certain (ahem) networks.

The song doesn't have to be in english, it can be in whatever language, performed by whoever and whenever. You can propose up to 5 songs, which will be then selected out by people on a second topic. Ten songs that get the most points will go to final vote. The rules of voting will be made more clear in the course of it.

I believe, after this text, nobody will argue on the point "why didn't the Recently Listened thread fit for this".

Thank you.




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Posted by fishy on Tue Aug 23rd at 12:35am 2005

vincent, by don mcclean. i couldn't tell you where it was, probably somewhere in san francisco, mid 1960's, but i seen a recording of a live performance that almost made me cry.

there's a lot of more modern music that has the same effect, but for very different reasons.




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Posted by Hugh on Tue Aug 23rd at 12:56am 2005

Alphabetically ->

Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life
Bright Eyes - Something Vague
Elliott Smith - No Name #1
Elliott Smith - The Biggest Lie
Elliott Smith - Single File

If you have trouble finding any of those, get SoulSeek, and send a message to "HughHefner" so I can get it for you. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">



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Posted by French Toast on Tue Aug 23rd at 1:18am 2005

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M

Come Sail Away by Styx

Fix You by Coldplay






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Posted by Nickelplate on Tue Aug 23rd at 1:46am 2005

The Holly and the Ivy, played by George Winston.

DL here.




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Posted by mazemaster on Tue Aug 23rd at 2:26am 2005

Beautiful songs, lets see...

I doubt anyone here has heard these songs, but here goes:

Autechre - Corc
Orbital - The Girl With the Sun in Her Head
Boards of Canada - A Kid for Today
Plaid - Rakimou
Squarepusher - Port Rhombus


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Posted by satchmo on Tue Aug 23rd at 2:40am 2005

"Come What May" by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman in "Moulin Rouge"

"The Origin of Love" from the movie "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"




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Posted by Madedog on Tue Aug 23rd at 11:02am 2005

Author - Performer - Song name

Olav Ehala - Heidy Tamme - Valulaul (the song of hurt)
Olav Ehala - Child Choir Ellerhein - P?ikeseratas (the wheel of sun)
Olav Ehala - Child Choir Ellerhein - Vitsalaul (the song of rod)
Olav Ehala - Heidy Tamme - V?ta mind lehtede varju (take me to the shadows of leaves)
Ruja - RAM, Hirvo Surva - Rahu (peace)

RAM stands for Riiklik Akadeemiline Meeskoor, or National Academic Men choir, in Estonian. All of the songs being Estonian doesn't matter, you should enjoy them anyway.

You can get all those songs from

http://madedog.pri.ee/files/mp3



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Posted by Forceflow on Tue Aug 23rd at 12:16pm 2005

Joe C o c ker - You Are So Beautiful

A classic.



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Posted by parakeet on Tue Aug 23rd at 12:39pm 2005

So true forceflow

in anycase , i'd go for Pink floyd ,Comfortably Numb



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Posted by French Toast on Tue Aug 23rd at 1:56pm 2005

Oooh yeah, Comfortably Numb should be on the list, I love that song.

And the song Vincent. I've never heard it but apparently it's really beautiful. So much, in fact, that my middle name is Vincent after the song <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by jake on Tue Aug 23rd at 2:33pm 2005

? quote:
....that almost made me cry.

there's a lot of more modern music that has the same effect, but for very different reasons.


I'm with you there, Fishy.

"Ave Maria" - Maria Callas or similar.
"Vincent" - Don Maclean. As per Fishy and French Toast's parents.
"Shine on you crazy diamond" - Pink Floyd.
"In my life" - The Beatles.
"Theme from Harry's game" - Clannad. Maire Brennan has one of those voices that raise the hairs on the back of my neck.



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Posted by Junkyard God on Tue Aug 23rd at 4:26pm 2005

tony macalpine - the raven
tony macalpine - Powerfield
tony macalpine - Futurism
Yngwie malmsteen - Far beyond the sun
Primus - detachable penis
Suicidal tendencies - Institutionalyzed

in no particular order?




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Posted by French Toast on Tue Aug 23rd at 4:50pm 2005

I vote detachable penis. Best song name ever!




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Posted by Dr Brasso on Tue Aug 23rd at 7:21pm 2005

hendrix....little wing ....even stevie ray vaugn's version will bring a tear...

mercy mercy......marvin gaye....if ya ever wanted to get laid lads, thats the one that did it in my day... <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/heee.gif">

black mountain side....led zeppelin....my favorite song to play, to this day (or any other zep tune, for that matter )

cant find my way home....stevie winwood.....sang my kids to sleep with that one.....ALL of em...

.....theres so many, this'll have to be continued... <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">

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Posted by French Toast on Tue Aug 23rd at 7:24pm 2005

? quote:
if ya ever wanted to get laid lads, thats the one that did it in my day


Oh boy, I'll keep that in mind!


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Posted by DrGlass on Tue Aug 23rd at 8:43pm 2005

Radiohead - fake plastic trees
Radiohead - creep
Nina Simone - Strange Fruit (wont get you laid kinda beautiful)

most stuff by Lamb

Dave Mathus - Grave digger

No Doubt - dont speak
Cake - Mexico
Audioslave - what you are
Cold Play - Rush of blood to the head




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Posted by Forceflow on Tue Aug 23rd at 9:03pm 2005

Billie Holliday - Don't Explain

and

Kansas - Dust In The Wind
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
The Beatles - In My Life
The Rolling Stones - Angie

and

Rod Stewart - Have I told You Lately (That I love you)

Classics, classics ...



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Posted by Myrk- on Tue Aug 23rd at 10:29pm 2005

Well no one said about what kind of beautiful... I personally consider some death metal to be beautiful :P

1: Megadeth - A tout Le Monde
2: In Flames - Everlost (Part 2) [really nice acoustic song]
3: Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
4:
5:

Ok I can't think of others now, I'm at a blank, but I'll edit my post sometime and add em in.




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Posted by DrGlass on Wed Aug 24th at 12:08am 2005

Placebo - Protege Moi

That song from the end of donny darko, about dieing in dreams...





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