What I mean by that, is a song which touches you bc it has a spiritual meaning in the words or it's a song about the human condition and the pain and glory of defeat and triumph. Whatever it may be.

Here's a few of my favs:
U2--"Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"--Joshua Tree (spiritual)
The Verve--"Bitter Sweet Symphony"--Urban Hymns (human condition)
Smashing Pumpkins--"Rat in a Cage"-Bullet (human cond/spiritual)
Oasis--"Stop Crying your Heart Out"--Butterfly Effect (this one is very spiritual to me and makes me think of God singing this to me the day he sent me down here)

Cheers :wave:

DA, chickachickachicka, da, da, da,
da, da, da,
da, da, daaaaaaaaaa
Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances...(chickachickachicka da da da)
:haha: :haha: :haha:

I think that covers pain, glory, suffering, and cheesiness to the max...

Daniel Powter -Bad Day

To me this song is very touching

Weird Al - Trigger Happy (1992)

That one definately touched me. :D :D :D

five for fighting - superman
the calling - wherever you will go
relient k - be my escape

does anyone else think James Blunt's "you're beautiful" is getting repeated till it hurts on the radio?

Linkin Park - Numb

That song always gives somewhat of a touch when I hear it.

(this one is very spiritual to me and makes me think of God singing this to me the day he sent me down here)

WTF?

(this one is very spiritual to me and makes me think of God singing this to me the day he sent me down here)Praise be the lord.Jesus is alive and well in Canada. :angel:

I was just being poetic. But I guess I do get that idea from my old church which believed our soul lived in heaven before it was sent down here to become our consciousness. Life/salvation is the task of reminding the soul/self what it really is.

So that's it no one has any cool songs that move them? Dull crowd. :zzz:

Heiruspecs - 5ves
Alias - Watching Water (http://spaces.msn.com/berslover/blog/cns!ABD1C6255C7ADDD1!261.entry)
Common - Retrospect for Life
DJ Shadow - Midnight in a perfect World
Everlast/ Santana - Put your Lights On
The Faint - Ballad of a Paralysed Citizen
Lindsey Buckingham - Come
Incubus - Aqueous Transmission
John Rueben - Do Not
Modest Mouse - Bukowski
Nas - The World is Yours
Oasis - Don't Go Away
Postal Service - Brand New Colony
The Roots - You Got Me
The Roots - 'Notic
The Roots - What They Do
The Spooks - Things I've Seen
Switchfoot - This is your Life
T.V. on the Radio - Staring at the Sun
Talib Kweli - Let Me See (Remix)
The Used - Blue and Yellow


Every one of the above songs are AMAZING, just try one, any one
I have more if anybody likes this list

Black Sabbath--Paranoid. :D

Black Sabbath--Paranoid. :D
:D That can be my theme tune. I just thought of something I haven't stressed:If you like guitar/blues music, incredible solos, em...Irish people, get some Rory Gallagher. He has to be the most underrated musician ever, never gets recognition because he refused to sell singles, sell out and do commercialist stuff and he lived clean(not cool at the time) but he is, in terms of talent(deep breath) as good as Jimi Hendrix. I'll stand by that statement.

but he is, in terms of talent(deep breath) as good as Jimi Hendrix. I'll stand by that statement.

HERESY!!!!! :hotbounce

Rory Gallagher: Never heard of him. Any relation to a comic of the same last name? He a great line about an interior decorator who got a job in the US Department of the Interior and became a damn inspector.
(gay male voice used) : "Oh this wall has got to go!" " More windows, more windows, let in the light!" :haha: :haha: It still kills me.

Keep em coming!

Brian Adams-Have you ever really loved a woman?
Tragically Hip-New Orleans is sinking.

Heiruspecs - 5ves
Alias - Watching Water (http://spaces.msn.com/berslover/blog/cns!ABD1C6255C7ADDD1!261.entry)
Common - Retrospect for Life
DJ Shadow - Midnight in a perfect World
Everlast/ Santana - Put your Lights On
The Faint - Ballad of a Paralysed Citizen
Lindsey Buckingham - Come
Incubus - Aqueous Transmission
John Rueben - Do Not
Modest Mouse - Bukowski
Nas - The World is Yours
Oasis - Don't Go Away
Postal Service - Brand New Colony
The Roots - You Got Me
The Roots - 'Notic
The Roots - What They Do
The Spooks - Things I've Seen
Switchfoot - This is your Life
T.V. on the Radio - Staring at the Sun
Talib Kweli - Let Me See (Remix)
The Used - Blue and Yellow



Wow I've got to get IN more! The only ones I've heard of are Put your lights on and Oasis -Don't Go Away (both are very excellent songs).

Cheers.

one song that i really get into is red hot chili peppers - under the bridge
it's just such an amazing song really
rock on dudes :grinthumb:

A Tribe Called Quest - Stressed Out
Afu-Ra - Whirlwind thru Cities

The Album Leaf - Asleep
" " - The MP
" " - Another Day
" " - Vermillion

Common - Come Close to Me
The Cure OR 311 - Love Song
311 - Amber
311 - Champagne
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Incubus - The Warmth
Oasis - Live Forever
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Postal Service - District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Radiohead - There There
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
Sage Francis - Crack Pipes

HERESY!!!!! :hotbounce
I'll convert ye yet. I'm going to link a video here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7445669705207009084&q=rory+gallagher
but believe me this does him very little justice. I'm just putting it here because it hints at some of the solos he did during concerts.
Here's the Wikipedia article on him:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Gallagher
and you can't argue with Wikipedia. I wish I could link some of the music I have on my computer...
Please, if you even just download one song, it has to be either Bullfrog Blues, Messin With The Kid or Tattoo'd Lady, from the Big Guns album. Ignore everything on disk 2(what was he thinking). This guy is the sole reason I started playing guitar.
And I'm still standing by that statement.

Please, if you even just download one song, it has to be either Bullfrog Blues, Messin With The Kid or Tattoo'd Lady, from the Big Guns album. Ignore everything on disk 2(what was he thinking). This guy is the sole reason I started playing guitar.
And I'm still standing by that statement.

not bad, not bad

Watching the vid, I'll admit he's good....but I'd still argue with you as far as his place in music. I'll have to download some of his stuff to play it, but Hendrix (IMHO) was "much" better in clarity, harmonics and the ability to actually put good music together....something that people would really enjoy.

I dunno, his talent(to me) sort of lost in the gimmics and showmanship(which are great traits btw, don't get me wrong) but Rory Gallagher was just pure, not many effects and no setting the guitar on fire. However he never did manage to get the acclaim so maybe I'm missing something? I think it's just whatever style you're looking for, and I'm probably biased because I have a lot more Rory Gallagher than Jimi Hendrix on my iPod, and of course, the big bias, he was Irish!

hey somehow if you acquire an instrumental of "Messin' With the Kid", could you mail it to me

Stupid, uneducated question I know but; an instrumental? Does that mean it's done just with instruments, no lyrics? :blush: sorry man but I really don't know what an instrumental is.

Yeah... just instruments, no lyrics

Ok I watched the video too and he is very good in that song "Shadow Play", but did anyone check out the other song listed, "King of Zydeco"? Kinda of puts things in perspective.

He's way better then this guy: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8735418936285890246&q=nirvana

Hurt-Johnny Cash

Or Maybe

Times are a changing-Dylan

Last but not least (well the least known out of these by far)

Angel From Montgomery-John Prine.

Not uplifting, but it hits the soul nonetheless.

.....sorry for hijacking your thread for the Hendrix/Galagher debate.

Back to your regular scheduled discussion. :D

hmmmm.

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Guns 'n Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
Deep Purple - Child in Time
The Morrighan - Titeecaca
Rammstein - Du Hast
Wumpscut - Hampster Dance (undead remix)
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

and Natalie Imbruglia's new Torn video (http://216.86.151.120/videos/0/9581_99072.wmv) ;) - (not really - but the mime is great)

hmmmm.

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Guns 'n Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
Deep Purple - Child in Time
The Morrighan - Titeecaca
Rammstein - Du Hast
Wumpscut - Hampster Dance (undead remix)
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

and Natalie Imbruglia's new Torn video (http://216.86.151.120/videos/0/9581_99072.wmv) ;) - (not really - but the mime is great)
Wow!
I'd have to agree with you Spike!
with 2 added.
edited-Eric Clapton unplugged- Tears in Heaven
Sundance entrance & exit songs- Earth Mothers Heart Beat

.....sorry for hijacking your thread for the Hendrix/Galagher debate.

Back to your regular scheduled discussion. :D
Yeah sorry boss I've got to take the blame for that, ok... focus... uplifting songs... I've got it!
One by U2.
What can I say. Great lyrics, great riff, great... hair?
Great song.
I can't believe no-one mentioned it yet.
Others:
I'm a Scatman by Scatman John
Bottle Rocket by The Go! Team
Dancing in the Moonlight by Thin Lizzy
And I have to put this one in(drumroll please)
Stairway To Heaven

Eric Clapton - Layla

The best version of Stairway to heaven I've ever herared was played on a banjo (guitar effect) and in the style of a hillbilly. I guess it just stood out as "different" - that's Bill Bailey for you though.

Eric Clapton unplugged- Would you know me in Heaven

Ahh YES!, thanks for that one SOcRatEs, such a sad touching song about his son.

Paranoid Guy and Masque: No probs guys, a little debate just added some spice.

My daughter was only 3, maybe 4 years old when this song came out, Butterfly Kisses. I do not know the writers name, he is sort of a wannabe song writer with this one hit wonder. He wrote it for his daughter.
That ones a little too mushy for you guys..but there might be a dad or two amongst you who might relate.

She Talks To Angels-Black Crows
Road Trippin'- Red Hot Chilli Peppers
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
Your smiling eyes are just a mirror for


Great list gents.

An odd one to add to the list
The "Lords prayer" to the tune of "House of the rising sun".
I heard it once sung acapella by a young girl (Mill Rat) on ASU/Mill ave. Tempe.

Eric Clapton unplugged- Would you know me in Heaven

I'm probably wrong here, but is it not Tears in Heaven?
And Kirock, that Butterfly Kisses thing rings a bell, I'll ask my dad :D

Tears in Heaven, that's the song title, you're right P Guy.

Tears in Heaven, that's the song title, you're right P Guy.
That's it!
How'd I miss that one?

Gentlemen,

We need more songs with more cowbell!
Did any1 see the SNL skit with Cristopher Walken?:http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=780
In Toronto some record producers have put together a whole CD with only songs that feature the cowbell. All this started from the above video.

My ones at the moment are:
Mr Brightside-The killers
Ive had enough-The who

It seems to me no-one in this thread has mentioned the most obviously uplifting,and heavenly songs in existence.I refer,of course,to every track on the album "Blue Horse" by The Be Good Tanyas.Canada`s finest product.

Let the beat hit'em - Lisa & Lisa Cult Jam
Nearly anything by Sasha, but there are exceptions. It's all special to me. I was part of the scene back in the 90's.
For less chemical I'd have to say Broadsword(bring me my) by Jethro Tull.
Hard times of old England - Steeleye Span, I love this. I could go on, and on. Dock of a bay, Sunshine on a rainy day, Bring it back by Moloko. I guess music has a powerful effect on me. Sometimes stuff by KrissDamage (German Gabber) is uplifting for me.

as far as instrumentals go, has anyone heard that one from Bering Strait...the young Russian band??? Can't think of the name of the cd or the song title. Its very very good though!

Red Hot Chillie Pepers

-Dani California

Well I can't find a link to a video of the song, but here's a link to the lyrics of Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle. BOB (http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/butterflykisseslyrics.html)

If you have a daughter, it's a very touching song.

Cheers.

Bush - Glycerine

Glycerine is a chemical used in perfumes and medicines and also to preserve food. The title comes from the explosive applications of glycerine to stabilize nitro: in an interview Rossdale said the song was about how love was like a bomb.

Download it or something, legally of course *cough*.
I tried to find a stream but none worked.

See if anyone can beat this for obscurity, one of my all time favourite songs is Waiting Room by Fugazi.
If anyone can come up with the name of the album that song is from (without using a search engine of any sort) i will be seriously impressed,

I believe the album was called 13 songs. It was the first track. ;)

Regards Howard :)

I believe the album was called 13 songs. It was the first track. ;)

Regards Howard :)


100% spot on, how on earth did you know that. I am seriously impressed indeed.

100% spot on, how on earth did you know that. I am seriously impressed indeed.

Because I have the album. Originally it was on the self titled Fugazi EP.

I also have the Steady diet of nothing album too.

Regards Howard :)

Because I have the album. Originally it was on the self titled Fugazi EP.

I also have the Steady diet of nothing album too.

Regards Howard :)

If i had a car i'd drive up to Colne just to shake you by the hand....

If i had a car i'd drive up to Colne just to shake you by the hand....

Yeah that`d be nice, if a little expensive lol.

Regards Howard :)