Here’s some of my favorites:
“End of the Innocence” by Don Henley
“Uninvited” by Alanis Morrisette
“I Still Believe in You” by Vince Gill
“The Last Resort” by the Eagles
“Veni,Veni,Emmanuel” by Manheim Steamroller
“Crash of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot (I know, I know but the melody is beautiful)
“Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler
“Dream On” by Aerosmith
“Bring Him Home” from Les Miserables
“The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel, live
“The Beautiful Ones” live version by Prince
“Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd
“Someone Saved my Life Tonight” by Elton John
“Losing my Religion” by REM
“Heaven and Hell” by Vangelis (the whole thing, but esp. the instrumental that they play in the beginning of “Cosmos”)
“Father Figure” by George Michael
“Beth” by Kiss
“Greensleeves” (“What Child is This?” melody) instrumental
“Red, Red Wine” by UB40
“Killing Me Softly” by Luther Vandross
“Amazing Grace” by anyone who can carry a tune