# "Prettiest Song Ever" revisited **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296 "2004-01-27T16:38:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Homer\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@Homer\_J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/21 "2004-02-01T11:42:35Z")
Another vote for Rain Song, Tangerine, and Thats the Way, and you could also include Going to California, and forget basic responses (groans etc, very predictable) but Stairway to Heaven(up until the solo) is definatly in the realms of pretty (not that i dont like the solo, just by then its moving away from ‘pretty’). I would also add ‘The Blowers Daughter’ by Damien Rice particularly when the piano joins in near the end, just perfect. Sugar Mountain by Neil Young is also incredibly pretty. ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/22 "2004-02-01T12:21:00Z")
I think _Roller Queen_ by Jimmy Eat World. Very dreamy and pretty. Or maybe _(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan_ by Dntel. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/23 "2004-02-01T12:40:27Z")
I’m not an expert on pretty songs, but I nominate “The Ship Song” by Nick Cave. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/24 "2004-02-01T12:54:33Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > _Here Comes the Sun"_ is very pretty indeed. > > But I suspect the Beatles’ (whatever the correct title is) > _There are places I remember_ > _All my life, though some have changed_ > _Some completely not for better_ > _Some have gone, and some remain_ > > is even prettier. tsk tsk for you and everyone who failed to correct you. For shame. _line 3_ some forever, not for better And it’s “In My Life” But I agree. And a song that it jostles with for first place I put “For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her” by Simon & Garfunkel. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/25 "2004-02-01T13:20:19Z")
Actually I tend to give most of these songs a perfect 10. None of them actually qualitatively better then any other, I just chose 2 of my favorites. But I can’t believe I forgot this one that I absolutely love. Written by Woody Guthrie, played by Wilco. It’s called “California Stars.” Ooh yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/26 "2004-02-01T14:01:56Z")
I love Wilco’s version of California Stars. Very pretty indeed. In terms of sweetness of sound, Pachelbel’s Canon is one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/27 "2004-02-01T18:47:55Z")
Wow, I posted in the original thread, and now I have to come back to correct you all again? 🙂🙂 It’s _Aquarela_ by **Vinicius and Toquinho** ---
**Author:** ![Alias\_Juno\_Twee\_Celt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Alias\_Juno\_Twee\_Celt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias_Juno_Twee_Celt)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/28 "2004-02-01T19:17:06Z")
I’ve seen a couple of suggestions I could go with. But just to throw in a wild card here - how about ‘Sleep’ by The Dandy Warhols? ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296/29 "2004-02-01T19:17:14Z")
_Burned With Desire_ by Armin van Buuren (with Justine Suissa) _As the Rush Comes_ by Motorcycle _Beautiful Things_ by Andain [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-song-ever-revisited/226296.md?page=1)