# Share a beautiful song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 24, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313 "2022-01-24T15:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/41 "2022-01-25T04:42:38Z")
Sunday Table by Pink Martini always gets my attention: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TkCNzLW1oYA/maxresdefault.jpg "Pink Martini - Sunday Table") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkCNzLW1oYA) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/42 "2022-01-25T06:18:29Z")
Dvorak’s “Song to the Moon” from _Rusalka_; violin & orchestra version with Joshua Bell: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IHJKd8V_E_I/hqdefault.jpg "Joshua Bell - Dvořák: Song to the Moon from Rusalka - Gianandrea Noseda/National Symphony Orchestra") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJKd8V_E_I) And in a different genre, a favorite of a good friend who died last year, “Dream a Little Dream”. He used to play it to himself on his keyboard before going to sleep. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sExMK7Art3c/hqdefault.jpg "Mama Cass Elliot - Dream a little dream of me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sExMK7Art3c) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/43 "2022-01-25T21:11:35Z")
The Staves: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7OxkDzVm-Mc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Staves - Tired As Fuck [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OxkDzVm-Mc) ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/44 "2022-01-25T21:25:30Z")
Simple acapella version of one of the best hymns recorded in a living room. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/blyQOE1_KZ0/maxresdefault.jpg "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blyQOE1_KZ0) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/45 "2022-01-25T21:39:13Z")
Nice. In the jazz realm, I’ll nominate John Coltrane’s **Naima**. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bPAC6zt_1ZM/maxresdefault.jpg "John Coltrane - Naima (2020 Remaster) [Official Audio]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPAC6zt_1ZM) Aretha Franklin doing **Ain’t No Way** with backup by the incomparable Sissy Houston (Whitney’s mother): [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WzRA9UzuU8c/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgUihFMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDhiuAJRK341Crb5W9IIkR_SUmfYQ "Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzRA9UzuU8c) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/46 "2022-01-25T21:40:41Z")
Colin Hay [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3Pvi4uKuawk/maxresdefault.jpg "Colin Hay - I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You (Live on eTown)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pvi4uKuawk) ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/47 "2022-01-26T01:41:53Z")
“Beautiful” by Gordon Lightfoot. When we were dating, and getting serious, it was “our song.” [Gordon Lightfoot - Beautiful - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YCG6pbD2OQ) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/48 "2022-01-26T02:28:18Z")
A Sentimental Song [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rM1njjBv42A/maxresdefault.jpg "A Sentimental Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1njjBv42A) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/49 "2022-01-26T02:35:24Z")
Cante e Dance, also by Pink Martini, reminds me of a long-ago-closed tea shop/restaurant downtown, called the Plaid Hatter, that we visited on my birthday several years ago. They were playing that entire album. Later, we went to a hockey game. It was a perfect day. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NxxnpHgNcMQ/hqdefault.jpg "Pink Martini - Cante e Dance (Full)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxxnpHgNcMQ) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/50 "2022-01-26T02:45:15Z")
Oh dear transdimensional entities, this was HARD. So, per the OP, this is three posts, based on the three beautiful songs that move me depending upon the mood. In no particular order - Josh Groban’s “Higher Window” - I included a version with lyrics just for ease. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ne9hpAArz8w/maxresdefault.jpg "Higher Window - Josh Groban") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne9hpAArz8w) I love this one when I’m in the mood for a proud failure. An almost Luciferian song, in that there is strong emotion, in this case love, but with the acknowledgement of probable failure, but a melancholy hope none the less. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/51 "2022-01-26T02:51:24Z")
Second, Coeur de Pirate’s song from “Child of Light” (which is an amazing game BTW) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C20MbSC7wKQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Child of Light OST - Off to Sleep Lyrics (by Cœur de Pirate)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20MbSC7wKQ) Which to me (avoiding spoilers for the game) is about a melancholy triumph, as well as of course, an eventual (essential and inevitable) loss of innocence. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/52 "2022-01-26T02:58:05Z")
And lastly, ‘The Silence’ by Manchester Orchestra [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6nE0S_Dq4tE/maxresdefault.jpg "Manchester Orchestra - The Silence Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nE0S_Dq4tE) And this one is one I’m always turning around in my head, it feels beautiful, tragic, angry, resigned, and at the very end, perhaps hopeful? Judge for yourself. It’s one of the few that make me feel different things every time I listen to it. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/53 "2022-01-26T05:44:19Z")
Hiroshima - _Odori_ (Dance) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe93DJMncqg&list=PLtkwzyO1IzozADNIWK8JlqBoEGXg1pMnn&index=16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe93DJMncqg&list=PLtkwzyO1IzozADNIWK8JlqBoEGXg1pMnn&index=16) Hiroshima mixes modern Western and traditional Japanese instruments. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/54 "2022-01-26T23:02:57Z")
Whiskeytown: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8wyF2VrcFSI/maxresdefault.jpg "16 Days") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wyF2VrcFSI) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/55 "2022-01-26T23:08:02Z")
The old standby: Bridge Over Troubled Water with the beautiful vocalization of Art Garfunkel. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4G-YQA_bsOU/maxresdefault.jpg "Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G-YQA_bsOU) ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/56 "2022-01-26T23:15:30Z")
_Without Blame_ Ismael Lo _Jammu Africa_ with Marianne Faithfull [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/woadGdI6tIQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Without Blame") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woadGdI6tIQ) ---
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Ayub Ogasa - Kothbiro: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jM9P0_giTQQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Ayub Ogada Kothbiro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM9P0_giTQQ) ---
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Thanks Spoons! Her cover of Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock is also amazing. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/R4ZyMFZmR2g/maxresdefault.jpg "Cover of "Woodstock" by Joni Mitchell") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4ZyMFZmR2g) ---
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/59 "2022-01-27T01:59:21Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Cante e Dance, also by Pink Martini, reminds me of a long-ago-closed tea shop/restaurant downtown, called the Plaid Hatter, that we visited on my birthday several years ago. They were playing that entire album. Later, we went to a hockey game. It was a perfect day. I’ve heard that one many times. Nice choice. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313/60 "2022-01-27T02:13:50Z")
I’m going to nominate “Hurt” by Arlo Parks. I became aware of her music relatively recently thanks to my local public radio station giving her airplay. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2qz4cAAwtv0/maxresdefault.jpg "Arlo Parks - Hurt (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qz4cAAwtv0) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313.md?page=4)