Wow there’s a lot of pretty stuff here but no-one’s mentioned
The first time ever I saw your face (If that is the title)
There was a fairly recent version that ruined it but the original hit version is pretty damn pretty.
Not really a song… slow movement of the Mozart Clarinet concerto
“In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel. I love his voice.
twit – If you’re going to go for Prince, I think you’d be better off with Damn U. So creamy you can scoop it up with a knife and spread it on toast.
Wow, Gail! I opened this thread with the main intent of posting For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her. I imagined the odds of seeing it mentioned in a thread with 60-ish posts was somewhere between nil and minute. Needless to say, I totally concur – it’s a remarkably beautiful song that has the ability to wash away the blues and offer optimism…especially after a relationship has ended.
Almost as strange is the fact I always get the title wrong too. In fact, a search of the boards Café Society forum has me using “…Wherever I May Find Her” in 3 different threads. I think the reason for the title confusion is because the implications made within the song lead the listener to believe there’s a past history with Emily (Dickinson?) and that she’ll one day return to a rekindled romance. The title, “…Whenever I May Find Her” implies Emily is just a fantasy – someone the singer has yet to meet.
I have no idea why I’m over-analyzing a song that’s barely 3 minutes long and rather straightforward – I guess it probably has to do with the fact every note & every word are etched into my brain.
If by chance you return to the thread, I got a question for you:
Do you prefer the original studio version (sung in harmony)
Or
The live version (sung unaccompanied by Artie)?
I like the live version better. But that’s because I heard that one first. Well that, plus the fact I think the song lends itself toward being sung by one person, as opposed to a duet.
A snip of Judy Collins’ doing her version of Since You Asked is linked here
The first song to pop into my mind was “Overjoyed” by Stevie Wonder
“Crying” by Roy Orbison
also “Llorando” by Vanessa del Rio
Either version gives me goosebumps, but “Llorando” has the edge because of the acapella-ness.
“All is full of love” by Bjork.
Yep.
Small Clanger writes:
> There was a fairly recent version that ruined it but the original
> hit version is pretty damn pretty.
The hit version, by Roberta Flack, was not the original version. The original version was sung by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger (and was written by MacColl).
I vote for the trifecta of:
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
As Time Goes By - Louis Armstrong
…and how could you all have forgotten… I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
…Oh, but it’s hard to resist Lovefool by the Cardigans, too.
Roberta Flack! Yeah! What a beaut! That song brings tears every time I hear it.
Sigmundex, “I Only Have Eyes For You” is a gorgeous song!!!
Glen Campbell did one in the mid '70’s that I really liked. Don’t know the title…
"When the sun came up this morning
I took the time to watch it rise
And as it’s beauty chased the darkness
from the skies
I thought how small, and unimportant
all my troubles seemed to be
and how lucky another day
belonged to me."
Beautiful song, but it’s “Anything You Want” that makes me cry.
Most beautiful song: “Pink Moon,” by Nick Drake. Never has a song been more lovely.
Here There and Everywhere, The Beatles
Vince Guraldi - Cast Your Fate to the Wind. Bruce Hornsby - Every Little Kiss. I’m just a freak for piano music. Grew up sitting next to my dad on the piano bench.
Wonderful World always makes me sniffly.
“Patience of Angels” - Eddi Reader
“Sunny Came Home” - Shawn Colvin
“Pull The Wires From The Wall” - The Delgados
and (the title’s a bit of a giveaway)
“Prettiest Eyes” - Beautiful South
As posted by JohnBckWLD:
If by chance you return to the thread, I got a question for you:
Do you prefer the original studio version (sung in harmony)
Or
The live version (sung unaccompanied by Artie)?
To be honest with you, I don’t think I’ve ever heard the original version. I’ve only heard Art sing it solo. And…hearing that made me realize that Art Garfunkel has a better voice than Paul Simon…if he could write music, I can’t imagine how far he would have gone …
Oh…and to everybody else…I just remembered another one.
The Allman Brothers “Sweet Melissa”
Teardrop by Massive Attack.
Blown A Wish by My Bloody Valentine.
Matepedia by Kate and Anna McGarrigle
A shivers-down-your-spine beautiful song
What about Weezer’s ‘Island in the Sun’?
Am I the first person to nominate Elbereth’s theme, from the Ainulindulë?
OK, good.
Wow, TLD! Thanks for posting that link. Another day another CD to buy. 
A few more lovely, albeit really old songs:
Rainy Night House - Joni Mitchell
White Bird & Girl with No Eyes - It’s a Beautiful Day
Into White - Cat Stevens
Coming Back to Me - Jefferson Airplane
And the most beautiful of all?
Queen of Love - The Incredible String Band