Top 3 songs to evaluate a system

Thanks @hilde45 for being the first. I should have added a double bonus to have song easily available.. like Spotify. I can't find two of the thee pieces proposed. But Shelby Lynne is great and it's really my style of music!

@bigtwin - Excellent point, and is indicate that your strategy is to use "flat music" to evaluate a system. Really something to think about. But which flat song do you use?

Thank you so much for that variety of suggestions. This thread is generating lots of "work" for me as I' actually listening to all pieces that I can find and decide if I keep it or not in my bank of "song for system evaluation" - And I'm loving it - I discover lots of great stuff!

To those who suggest to use song we like/love to evaluation: this is what I thought at the beginning. But the more I'm into it, the more I find that my judgment is clouded when I listen to those ones. Because I'm moved by the song itself, I suspect a halo effect that make the song better that it is really (a much bigger effect that the one created by well recorded music). I now pick some that ressemble to music I like, with great recording quality and dynamic, but that are not making me too emotive. I have a lot to pick from from your suggestions!

And also - I realize that "top 3" is highly subjective as I love my top 10 equally. But limiting to 3 will keep the mount to song to listen to under control!

@hilde45 - thanks - I don't know how I missed it!

Keep the suggestions coming!

Thanks everyone for sharing such precious gems! I never though I would receive that level of quality and quantity of suggestions.

I reiterate that I listen to all songs (that are available on Spotify - don't judge me!). I put them in a "Suggestions" playlist and, after listening once, it is either removed (I don't like ALL of them!), or moved in a "Top 5", "Top 10", "Top 25" or "Reserve" playlist for further listening. So this thread is keeping me very busy... and I'm loving it!

Some gems I discovered because of you (no particular order):
- Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth (remastered) - The Ubiquitous M. Lovegrove
- Stunz & Farah - Primal Magic - Rainmaker
- Adèle - 21 - Lovesong
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather - Tin Pan Alley
- The Dave Brucket Quarter - Timeout - Take Five
- Woong San - Close Your Eyes - Round Midnight
- Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. - Vitamin
- Suzan Vegas - Solitide Standing - Tom's Dinner

I still have 54 songs in my "Suggestions" playlist and I haven't added all new ones from yesterday... So I'm thrilled thinking about what I might discover!

Keep them coming!

-Papyneau