Songs that *inexplicably* moove you...

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:41 pm 0

Truemetaluk wrote:
The Waterboys: 'The whole of the moon'

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me too
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plus Cups (any versh) Underworld

polyhex · Post by **polyhex** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:42 pm 0

autumn leaves by coldcut (Irresistible Force remix)

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:44 pm 0

polyhex wrote:autumn leaves by coldcut (Irresistible Force remix)

Jesus, what a beautiful song. Be nice to drop it into a mix with Forever Autumn.

moobaa · Post by **moobaa** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:56 pm 0

Wow, most popular thread I've ever started. Not that it stayed on topic for more than 1 post

polyhex · Post by **polyhex** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:59 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:
polyhex wrote:autumn leaves by coldcut (Irresistible Force remix)
Jesus, what a beautiful song. Be nice to drop it into a mix with Forever Autumn.

Nicccccceee (in a sad way)

Keeping on the electronic tip

rollercoaster by the grid (global communication remix)

untitled (stone in focus) by aphex twin (its the extra track on the vinyl edition of selected ambient works 2)

Saint Sandy · Post by **Saint Sandy** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:03 pm 0

anything by the Spice Girls or any previous memeber of said "band" makes me "unexplicably" want to take a good dump
and as for that cover of Unchained Melody by Gareth Bates(?) - words fail me "unexplicably" as to describe how UTTERLY SHITE that was

unknown song - with the words "softly softly comes...the train in to the station " - recorded off Out of Blue Six with Mark Radcliffe, played next to Alphabet by the Cardiacs - any ideas??

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:10 pm 0

Okay, here's a very incomplete list.

Mogwai - "Christmas Steps"
Teenage Fanclub - "I Don't Want Control Of You"
XTC - "Making Plans for Nigel"
Smiths - "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore"
Elbow - "Scattered Black and Whites"...

Ahchay · Post by **Ahchay** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:23 pm 0

There's any number of stuff I could put in here:

Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Judy Garland - Somewhere Over The Rainbox (The version on the Carnegie Hall record especially)
Billie Holliday - God Bless The Child

And, combining both sides of the thread, a song which is both cheesy and moves me for utterly inexplicable reasons:

Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman

A record about watching a pretty girl walk down the street, but it always makes me cry. It's something about the quiet desperation in his voice I think - the knowledge that no matter what he says or does the Pretty Woman isn't going to "walk on by" in his direction... Actually, now that I think about it, that's fairly explicable isn't it?

Cheers
Chris

Post by **Jedburgh** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:36 pm 0

"And I surprised her with a puppy..."

sack · Post by **sack** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:38 pm 0

Boy sets fire - my life in the knife trade.

Can't explain why though. It's not something I heard during something significant happened or anything - it's just solely down to the song itself.

The effect is even worse when i'm a bit on the broken side and listening to it live...

~D4T45H4T~ · Post by **~D4T45H4T~** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:44 pm 0

Right then, spose I better join in.
Some of these are a bit embarrasing.
Boo hoo.

Boards of Canada - ROYGBIV
Dubstar - Stars (especially the acoustic version with a bit of reverb on it)

Underworld - Most 'Ospitable (old B side of Dark Train)
A Silver Mt. Zion - The one at the beginning of side A with the violins?
Madonna - Like a Prayer

Ocean Loader 2 - Martin Galway
Chemical Brothers - Alive Alone
SL2 - DJs take control (the bit with the nice chords and that)
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
Underworld - Jumbo (when the strings come in)
Bjork - Hyperballad
Bent - Always (from the album 'Programmed to Love')

Its always just one note that sits on top of all the others in a particular way that gets to you isn't it?
Or 'when the strings come in'.

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:02 pm 0

PVB wrote:My main one is:

Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun

For some reason that one used to be on the radio a lot when I was travelling to school on the school bus. That used to choke me up even in those mundane surroundings.

Sickboy wrote:Good one, PVB.

I get a bit drippy over 'Forever Autumn' off the War Of The Worlds soundtrack.

The summer sun is fading as the year grows old
And darker days are drawing near
The winter winds will be much colder
Now you're not here.

Well said that man. I used to find that very poignant even though I was only about five when that came out.

Getting back to moobaa's inexplicability theme:

Avenging Angels by Space

That conjurs up far darker images than the boy-band on jet-skis of the song's video. Said images being populated by angels similar to Geena Davis' (second) character in The Long Kiss Goodnight and Bridget Fonda's in Assassin. Still doesn't explain why I find it so mooving, though...

Zzap64! · Post by **Zzap64!** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:10 pm 0

moobaa wrote:
Sickboy wrote:Heh. Sorry to twist the thread so quickly, moobaa
Ewe baastard!

See, a lot of the latter songs that people have suggested I can understand - like the Radiohead songs that Zzap!64 suggested, you could hear them for the first time and think "someone, somewhere, is going to have a deep connection with that song." I want to hear about the people who choke up over "The Chicken Song" or something

But if it's Cheesy Songs U Love you're after... TFF's "Head Over Heels".

Ok if it's cheese you want....cheese you'll get!

A). The old Knightmare childrens programme theme tune
B). The old open university music (from the 70's/80's)
C). Doctor Who Theme (sent shivers down my spine every time).
D). Blockbusters theme!

And finally Dogtanian and the three muskehounds tune always moved me in a cheesy way....with....

They cross their hearts and pray,
They cross their swords night and day,
They drink their beer and swear
They're faithful to their King
No matter what you say,
They're never far away,
They're always ready to fight or to sing.

....>>TAXI!!!!!

sack · Post by **sack** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:20 pm 0

maybe you should've asked for 'songs you like but wouldn't dare admit to under most circumstances'

Mr Anderson · Post by **Mr Anderson** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:23 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:A Whiter Shade Of Pale (both the Procol Harum and, ideally, the astonishing King Curtis version)

Good call Sickboy - The King Curtis version is one of the most soulful pieces of music I've ever heard. A few other tracks that stir my emotions:

Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago
The Pogues - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Nick Drake - Day Is Done
Massive Attack - Protection
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms

YakYak

Songs that inexplicably moove you...