Songs that give you shivers

[Thenightwemet16]

In a reflective/contemplative mood and would like some music to match...

Currently listening to The Night We Met by Lord Huron on repeat and it is suitably giving me the feels.

Appreciate that some songs will have individual emotional associations, but what are your favourite haunting songs that transcend that and give you shivers regardless?

I am the Antichrist to you - kishi bashi
Young bride - midlake
Blood - the middle east
Babylon - mountain man
Fourth of July- sufjan stevens
Blue ridge mountains -fleet foxes
The rainbow - talk talk
The big ship - Brian eno
Remember me young - broken social scene
Wild west - lissie
...so many!

True companion Mark Cohn

Im on fire Bruce Springsteen

Fix you by coldplay
Wish you were here by pink Floyd

Slipping through my fingers ABBA

There's a really beautiful version of this done on a singing competition. Dolores O'Riordan (of the Cranberries, since deceased) was one of the judges.

The other one that gives me goosebumps when sung by those who can hit the range of it is the American National Anthem (I'm not American), so it's not patriotism or bias.

Notable performances are by Beyonce, Whitney, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande and Christina Aguilera. I've also seen little girls perform it. If anyone knows music or singing, it's possibly one of the wide range of notes in any one song that has ever existed.

This is one of my favourite performances, by a 7 year old lol

This is Whitney.

Into my arms by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

I remember hearing Christina Aguilera being interviewed and they asked her whether she could hit a High C and she didn't know (she was 12 I think at the time) but she knew that Whitney Houston could, so she tried that out in her bathroom and hit the note.

Sorrows Child by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Love of my Life, it can make me teary seeing Freddie singing it.

This is also a beautiful version of the Irish National Anthem. I'm Irish, so it gives me goosebumps as I understand the words.

Two kids- David Keenan
Big Black Car - Gregory Alan Isokov
All I want- Kodaline
I will follow you into the dark- death cab for cutie
All the pretty girls- Kaleo
Paint- the paper kites
Tiger Striped sky - Roo Panes

Japan - Ghosts
Too many Pink Floyd tracks to list!

Glimpse of Us by Joji. So moving.

Everybody Hurts - REM
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Ah, thanks 😊 Some I know, but lots I don't (or have forgotten), so this is great.

Iris by Goo Goo Dolls, Wires by Athlete and Numb by Linkin Park are also a few that come to mind.

Bright Eyes for me too. It was a special time.
First Cut is the Deepest - Rod Stewart
Separate Lives - Phil Collins
And I Love Her - Beatles

Lots more

And A Drop in the Ocean by Ron Pope.

I'm Mandy, Fly Me by 10CC.

Wow. Thanks for those clips. I have always loved the American national anthem and love singing it (badly). Also not American nor any connection with the states. I've seen Whitney sing it before but the little girl! Brilliant

Used to love this song (first heard it when it was in a certain episode of Friends! 😁)

Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1) and It Happened Quiet - both by Aurora. Preferably the live versions.

Somebody I Used To Know by Gotye

One Day Like This - Elbow (live!)

Glimpse Of Us - Joji

In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins (live!)

Dean Lewis- Stay Awake acoustic version

James Vincent McMorrow- We Don't Eat and his live cover of Wicked Game at the Kilkenny arts festival (I found it on Spotify)

Paddy Casey- Sweet suburban sky

^ this every time I hear Freddie sing and Labi Siffre (something inside) so strong

Climbing up the walls by Radiohead. Atmospheric and creepy, in such a good way.

Many of these and Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat.