Songs that are Pure Genius

[lottielady]

Mine:

Downtown Train by Tom Waits
These Days by Jackson Browne ( he wrote this when he was 17, ffs!)
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore by Prince (nuff said)

Which songs knock you sideways?

Sound of silence, the Disturbed version rather than the original though.

Simon & Garfunkel - America

We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine. The beginning is sublime and so clever:

You come home late and you come home early
You come on big when you're feeling small
You come home straight and you come home curly
Sometimes you don't come home at all

The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
You're so Vain - Carly Simon
Anything by ABBA or the Beatles
Rolling in the Deep - Adele

Some great ideas here. I like the MN Spotify playlists that have been created lately - I can feel another one coming on.

Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Labi Siffre - Crying, Laughing, Loving

Little Feet - Willin’
Labi Siffre - Watch Me

@UpToonGirl I have to agree with you there. I love the Simon & Garfunkel version but the Disturbed version just blows me away.

Oh lord. Am I doing another Spotify playlist?

Many by Pink Floyd but especially Time and the simplicity of Wish you were here.

Fleetwood mac, The Chain. Played loud.

Divine Comedy - A Lady of a Certain Age.

Prince - A Motherless Child.

The Sky at Night - I am Kloot

Where did you go on that big black night?
Did you take the coast road back through your life?
See the sand, the moon, the stars that shine the light and say, well
They'll do all right for me

Ok I have given in as I have used the Underrated and Best Song playlists loads. So I have set up a Spotify MN Pure Genius playlist which is collaborative. I have added everything I have found so far.

Brilliant CoperCabana!

Can I also add

Young Americans by David Bowie
Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen

Cloudbusting by Kate Bush

Spotify lists? Can you give me reeeeaaaallly dimple instructions on how to find these?

open.spotify.com/user/4s3ewjffqaq2bxuha15p1kuwj/playlist/2EJ7a9ZNAaGlejpvw4Yaio?si=t-bZRZpmQnKhMVozl5X3lA

Best song

open.spotify.com/user/escuriotoro/playlist/7lbFW3AdNilPyJyDKZH389?si=xSiunTesRhKtqWjRYvbvmQ

Underrated

open.spotify.com/user/4s3ewjffqaq2bxuha15p1kuwj/playlist/3lEfPIdPHU3MtaW26YJYpn?si=kGrcP43zTG2cONswSbFUpg

Pure Genius

F.E.A.R. Ian Brown- so clever!

Heroes by David Bowie.
Take me to Church by Hozier. Especially the video with Serge Polunin.
Lucretia by Sisters of Mercy. Very, very loud.