Songs that blew you away...

**stann** · 11/09/2009, 11:54 PM

A few more...

First tune I ever heard by the Pixies...
Bone Machine

Best hip hop song ever, bar none.
Ty - Ha Ha

Blew me away when I heard it first on a magazine coverdisk. Taken to a whole 'nother level inside a tent at Oxegen. Achingly beautiful video too.
Sigur Ros - Svefn-g-Englar

A great example of just how good this stuff can get in the hands of people who know what they're at. Not a glass or a mug safe in the house when this comes on...
Freestylers - Boom Blast (Deekline & Wizard Remix)

Their first album blew me away, but this one from their second finished me off altogether.
Transglobal Underground - Chariots (with the divine Ms Natacha Atlas, of whom more of a similar nature here, and here)

**kingdom hoop** · 12/09/2009, 1:06 AM

Mmm, me mucho likey the last one there Stann.
In-keeping with the Oriental ambient theme, here's Banco De Gaia's "Amber" off the album Last Train To Lhasa. The whole album blew me away. Real nice.

From Lhasa, you could really only go to Mali for a song that has emotional relevance for kickstarting a love-affair with the African sounds, the increasingly popular Amadou & Mariam's "La Realit�".

And last, a man who loves his bit of African, legendary producer turned solo artist Adrian Sherwood (feat Lee Scratch Perry, and some little girl) with "Animal Magic" off delightful 2006 album Becoming A Cliche. Odd, yes, but there's something about it.

**Pauro 76** · 12/09/2009, 7:45 AM

So beautiful it nearly makes me cry everytime I listen to it. Amazing song.

**gustavo** · 12/09/2009, 10:56 AM

Speaking of tear jerking songs

**Magicme** · 12/09/2009, 1:51 PM

My brother and his wife had that as their first song at their wedding. Beautiful.

**R�iteoir** · 12/09/2009, 6:26 PM

One of the best, most uplifting Outros ever written - from 4 minutes 30 onwards.

**gustavo** · 03/10/2009, 9:57 AM

**the 12 th man** · 03/10/2009, 10:17 AM

For people who like Sigur Ros-the footage of Tom Cruise falling is awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqWEkam9H4w

**ken foree** · 04/10/2009, 9:55 PM

one for stann, kingdom hoop, and superfrank:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykpwr8K3M4

felaaaaaa!

**superfrank** · 04/10/2009, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by ken foree

one for stann, kingdom hoop, and superfrank:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykpwr8K3M4

felaaaaaa!

Much appreciated ken, one of the many Fela albums I haven't seen around.

This song just blows my mind.

**corkharps** · 04/10/2009, 10:54 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ka-WpqCAJI

Cocteau Twins.

**twoenz** · 05/10/2009, 10:55 AM

Sorry it's not the video version, which adds to the atmosphere, but this is the best I can find on YT.

My mate rang me during their performance at Electric Picnic, just for this song. They're not a great band, but this song just towers above most things this century.

**the 12 th man** · 06/10/2009, 11:49 AM

corkharps,this one is my favourite Cocteau Twins song,this band seriously worth checking out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEpeZ...ure=related&yt

**corkharps** · 06/10/2009, 1:27 PM

I saw them live once about 1990, it was just.......
One more for the unconverted!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUmd...eature=related

**tetsujin1979** · 07/10/2009, 12:14 AM

Ian Brown - F.E.A.R.
genius
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgI1ovaYrl4

**stann** · 07/10/2009, 10:47 PM

Nice clip Ken, got a wee groove going, that hasn't happened in a while, cheers!

Cocteau Twins ever and always have a place in a thread like this. Couple more to add to the pile, surprised the first hasn't been already mentioned.

Love's Easy Tears

Carolyn's Fingers

And it may be at the frothier end of their oeuvre, but how could I not take the opportunity to post a tune called... Bluebeard!

**Mad Moose** · 14/10/2009, 8:52 PM

Originally Posted by endabob1

David Gray - Shine - Up until and including the White Ladder album I thought he produced great records but has descended into to MOR, I guess it's true that a lot of art is driven by personal suffering. As soon as he got comfortable the edge went.

I have to agree and though I'm not critical of his later stuff post White Ladder stuff like Shine, Birds Without Wings, Late Night Radio etc etc still stirs me and its timeless stuff.

A personal favourite at the minute, though more so the voice of Bridget Kelly on this is 'Empire State of Mind'. I think its fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXE7Wj-zlCI

And the legendary Rufus Wainwright.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hZS9oYHj74

As you'll see from the video's both featured on Jonathon Ross's show.