Two songs come to mind:
The Happy Birthday song. Simple, timeless, even leaves room to improvise,
and
The Hoagy Carnmichael and Mitchell Parish American Songbook clasiic:
Stardust - A brilliant, haunting melody, and beautiful lyrics
I enjoy thread drift as much as the next guy or gal, but this thread has gone off the rails to the point where it's now no more than a grab bag of miscellaneous vids. Either that or the universe is indeed awash with perfect songs.
I enjoy thread drift as much as the next guy or gal, but this thread has gone off the rails to the point where it’s now no more than a grab bag of miscellaneous vids. Either that or the universe is indeed awash with perfect songs.
Well, I don’t think there is anything such as a truly perfect song, only those that are more suitable than others for certain moods or subject matter.
Case in point is the often complex father and son relationship which hasn’t been tackled too often as far as I know. For example, John Lennon (and Paul McCartney) often wrote songs about his mother, but his father hardly ever got a look in.
@flasd has already mentioned Cat Stevens’ Father and Son off his Tea for the Tillerman album, but what about this one for mixed feelings?
you need to listen to it with your heart (translation is not needed) ... an episode from an autobiographical film dedicated to Anna Herman (a recording of her voice was used) ... It's true - the musicians began to cry and could not play.
an unsurpassed performer - a nightingale eternally drunk with love )) .and when there are several of them - this is a fabulous chorus! ... in the forest you can hear very far
Once upon a time, on the planet Earth of the solar system, springs beat from the ground - natural living water of incredible purity, beauty and strength... those who lived at that time were very lucky. My friends "robots" listen - this is one of them..
Bee Gees "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart". I put the Bee Gees up there with Lennon/McCartney for their songwriting skills. This is the only song that can make me cry.
Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Tin Pan Alley". Using my Scott 299C (which will probably get a snarky comment), my Linn LP12 with an Accuphase AC-2 cart (for sure to get a snarky comment) and Klipsch Cornwall IVs (oh boy....) This is my first posting, I read many postings and am amused at how everything turns into a snarkfest. I can only imagine the entitled male audience that reads these postings. Reminds me of a debate on politics....
Whether this 80s hit can be considered pop perfection is a matter of opinion, but according to some of the comments posted below it, this seems to have helped some people climb out of the black hole of depression.
Surely that alone is enough to merit its inclusion here.
I am very upset by lovers of the song about Waterloo (((
okay ... how do you like this nuance? :
about 30,000 people died in that battle (on both sides) ... But there are no burials! ... But there are numerous documents and testimonies - whole caravans of ships went to Foggy Albion - they carried fertilizers for the soil (bones boiled and ground into flour) ...
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