The Most Beautiful Song of The RnR era?

Songbird by Fleetwood Mac, What Am I to You by Norah Jones, Angel from Montgomery by John Prine but sung by Bonnie Raite, In the Arms of an Angel by Sarah McLachlan, I Know you by Heart sund by Eva Cassidy.

Do you self a favor and buy your father in law "Secret Heart" by Curtis Stigers and give it to him. He will love it, he will scratch his head and say gee I thought they didn't write em like that anymore.Then give him "Standard Time" by Steve Tyrell and he will say how come I've never heard of this guy before. And yes he will love it too. Trust me. The songs are the stuff he used to listen too but updated like Irving Berlin ,Fats Waller, etc etc.

Don't forget Van Morrison. Too many to mention but you can't go wrong with what ever you choose. Then there's Rubber Soul...
Er..how you define the RnR era?

Martykl, Do you mean "Beeswing" by Richard Thompson? Great song. If not, add it to the list.

Marvin Gaye -What's going on

Crosby, Stills & Nash -Guinnevere

David Bowie -Letter to Hermione

Santana -Samba Pa Ti

Van Morrison -I'll Be Your Lover Too, Into the Mystic, Hymns to the Silence

Led Zepplin -The rain Song

Richard & Linda Thompson -Dimming of the day

Rolling Stones -Lady Jane, Wild Horses

Big Brother & the Holding Company w/Janis Joplin -Summertime (Gershwin)

Annie Lennox -Cold, The Gift, Why

Al Green -I'm Still in Love With You, Let's Stay Together

Mazzy Star -Fade Into You

Beatles -Because, I will, Julia

Sarah McLachlan -The Path of Thorns (Terms), Drawn To The Rhythm

Bob Dylan -Girl from the North Country (w/ Johnny Cash)

Simon & Garfunkel -America

Nike Drake -Cello Song, Pink Moon, Which Will

Crowded House -Don't Dream It's Over

Dusty Springfield -Son of a Preacher Man

Tom Waits -Ol' 55, I Wish I Was in New Orleans, This One's from the Heart (w/Crystal Gayle)

Yes -Mood for a Day

The Jimi Hendrix Experience -Castles Made of Sand

Elvis Costello, Alison

Bruce Springsteen -Thunder Road, She's the one

Rickie Lee Jones -The Last Chance Texaco, We Belong Together

Cowboy Junkies -Blue Moon Revisited (Hart/Rodgers), Something More Besides You, Crescent Moon

I'm sure I missed a couple hundred or so but there is my take on beautiful songs of The RnR era. Guess this generation or so since doubya, doubya 2 hasn't accomplished much...(just kidding) Happy Listening!

Thanks for the ideas, everyone.

To clarify:
R'n'R era really means music made by rock musicians. Since the idea is to debunk his notion that rock musicians haven't made any beautiful music, I thought a well selected compilation might broaden my father in law's view of "r'n'r" songwriters while allowing me to get in some contemporary music listening time during the family vacation. Though some responses went a different way (my original post was worded more generally), I'll look forward to exploring some of those suggestions for my own benefit.

Beeswing did refer to the Richard Thompson song. If my FIL is ok with RT's voice, I'm betting he'll like the song.