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Songs that make the hairs on your neck stand up..

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  • sm
    sm Posts: 2,958
    Valley Floyd Road - just about now!
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    sm said:

    Valley Floyd Road - just about now!

    And then what comes next?
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    There is an endless list, and it often depends on the situation when you hear the song, however a few are:

    When the Welsh crowd sing their national song before the rugby.

    Man of the World, Fleetwood Mac

    Love Me Tender, Elvis

    Communication Breakdown, LedZep (pretty thrilling)

    Heart Like a Wheel, Kate and Anna

    Lover You Should Have Come Over, Jeff Buckley

    Someone Like You, Adele (presently done to death, but really moving)
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    Let 'em come (piped stadium version)
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    The End - The Doors

    The opening riff does it for me.
  • Jon2461
    Jon2461 Posts: 81
    Nobodies Heroes - Stiff Little Fingers
    (Reminds me of time in NI) we lost two very young lads.
    A British Soldier(A true story of a Soldier who gave his life to protect the people that hated him)
    England Belongs To Me- Cock Sparrer live at Wasted Morecambe cos it reminds me of my Bruv.
    Everybody Hurts- Rem very deep.


  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Dolphins - Tim Buckley (Jeff's Dad).
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    Saga Lout said:

    Dolphins - Tim Buckley (Jeff's Dad).

    His (original) version of Song to the Siren also hits the mark.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,748
    This one gets me every time. Just listen to the words.

    https://youtu.be/cRZXZvHKLsQ

    Aloe Blacc Mama hold my hand
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    Decades - Joy Division
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  • MattD
    MattD Posts: 1,530
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    Some great songs and even just looking at the first few posts, Build and Careless Whisper are two that I'd agree with.

    Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

    is one I'd like to add

    What is the magic formula? Chord progression, lyrics, delivery, personal reasons (time/place)?

    Amazing what music can do!
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    You'll never leave Harlan alive - Patty Loveless
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    My Immortal - Evernesence
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    England - Angelic Upstarts
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    Sebastian - Cockney Rebel
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    Thousands Are Sailing - The Pogues
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    Zombie - The Cranberries
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    Stay Free - The Clash
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    In a Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson
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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    Animal Nitrate - Suede
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
  • JiMMy 85 said:

    Belong (Live at Mountain Stage) by REM
    World Leader Pretend (live at Mountain Stage) by REM
    Lose Control by Ash
    Fall On Me by REM (specifically the bridge section with Mike Mills' harmonies)

    Pretty much any time Mile Mills sings now I think about it.

    Great choices. I would add to that Find the River and Sad Professor.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Pearl fishers duet.
  • Apache - The Shadows
    Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton
    Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
    Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
    See Emily Play - Pink Floyd - Aah, beautiful, tortured Syd with a classic slice of psychedelic pop
    I am the Walrus - The Beatles - you could pick any one of a hundred Beatle songs, but John's psychedelic rant against authority took pop music to a new level and I prefer it anyday it to Imagine which has become his accepted signature tune to the establishment that used to despise him
    Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones - Awesome portentous intro, stonking performance by the band and how the hell does Merry Clayton manage to scream in tune
    For Emily whenever I may find her - Simon and Garfunkal (live in '69 version)- Isn't it great to be in love...
    Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell - ...except if you're Joni, when being in love is never easy
    Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys - They used to say that this was 10 years ahead of it's time, but it's totally timeless. Awesome construction of musical fragments into a staggering whole. Brian Wilson really is a genius.
    Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks - The greatest record of all time IMHO
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,256
    Going Under - Devo
    Scheherezade - Rimski Korsakov
    specifically the finale, but the whole thing is great.
  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    Is this a thread to list songs that make the hairs on ones neck stand up, or a thread to list the most obscure songs possible? Ffs
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    brogib said:

    Is this a thread to list songs that make the hairs on ones neck stand up, or a thread to list the most obscure songs possible? Ffs

    Music snobs are second only to wine snobs in their annoyingness !

    (some good songs listed here though).
  • purdis
    purdis Posts: 1,046

    Apache - The Shadows
    Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton
    Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
    Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
    See Emily Play - Pink Floyd - Aah, beautiful, tortured Syd with a classic slice of psychedelic pop
    I am the Walrus - The Beatles - you could pick any one of a hundred Beatle songs, but John's psychedelic rant against authority took pop music to a new level and I prefer it anyday it to Imagine which has become his accepted signature tune to the establishment that used to despise him
    Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones - Awesome portentous intro, stonking performance by the band and how the hell does Merry Clayton manage to scream in tune
    For Emily whenever I may find her - Simon and Garfunkal (live in '69 version)- Isn't it great to be in love...
    Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell - ...except if you're Joni, when being in love is never easy
    Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys - They used to say that this was 10 years ahead of it's time, but it's totally timeless. Awesome construction of musical fragments into a staggering whole. Brian Wilson really is a genius.
    Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks - The greatest record of all time IMHO

    Gimme Shelter stands out like a ray of sunshine in a dark sky - good call.
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    edited April 2015
    brogib said:

    Is this a thread to list songs that make the hairs on ones neck stand up, or a thread to list the most obscure songs possible? Ffs

    The "today I will be listening to" thread definitely seemed to be for obscure songs. That's partly why I got this thread going again.
    Still, some cracking choices amongst them. Keep them coming. I've researched a few, but some Lifers are certainly showing their age including me.
    That said, J J Cale Don't Cry Sister is an obscure 1979 classic.
    10 years after I was born, but I was introduced to Cale in the early 90s when I started listening to Eric Clapton. Clapton covered one of his songs and I learned about the connection.
    I would recommend anyone checking out J J especially if you want to chill out.