To ask which songs stopped you in your tracks the first time heard you them?

[AngeloMysterioso]

Was listening to some music today and after my playlist was finished Spotify went off on its own little algorithm-y journey, and I suddenly found myself listening to a song so beautiful I had it on repeat for about an hour. That sort of thing happens to me very rarely, so I thought I’d see if anyone else could recommend songs that have struck them in a similar way.

Brilliant thread, OP, thanks for starting it. Off the top
of my head, some of mine would be…

Kitchen Person - Associates.
Im Nin’Alu - Ofra Haza.
O Superman - Laurie Anderson.
I Feel Love - Donna Summer.
Being Boiled (from the Holiday ‘80 EP) - Human League.
I Travel - Simple Minds.
I Will Follow - U2.

Always loves this, and then the way it was used in Person of Interest cemented it. Rewatched it this week, it's still the most perfect 4 minutes of TV in existence.

Exactly the one I was going to say.

Praying by Kesha.

I was stood at my bench at work, tears silently streaming down my face. Was a long time before I could listen to that song without crying. That whole album was so healing for me.

Heroin by the Velvet Underground
Unbilotitled by Babyshambles
The Mercy Seat by the Bad Seeds
Birmingham Six by the Pogues
Chasing Dragons by Lupen Crook

Disarm by The Smashing Pumpkins

Still raises goosebumps. First heard it in "Play Misty for Me".

Also Roberta Flack "Killing me softly".

I’m probably going to sound a bit shallow, but Closer by The Chainsmokers - it was back in the day when the Radio 1 chart was a big deal. I’d stopped listening to it years before, but an afternoon DJ announced that this was no.1. I remember turning into Sainsbury’s car park and listening to it until the end. Unfortunately probably the only really great song they’ve ever done.

More recently Messy by Lola Young (probably in the same car park!).

@XenoBitch Oh my God, yes. YES. ‘Lucky’ does something weird to my solar plexus. That descending note on ‘Glorious’ a couple of minutes in. And the guitar. Incredible song; extraordinary album!

John Foxx Underpass, when I first heard it (way back in 1980) I was so stunned i had to pull t9 the side of the road so I could listen properly

Mine is 'Definition of Happy' by I am Roze.
I saw her perform it live and I was mesmerised.

She also has a cover of 'A change is gonna come' by Sam Cooke. The original of that gives me goosebumps.

Also 'A thousand years' by Christina Perri.

And 'Both sides now' by Joni Mitchell.

Bigger than the whole sky - Taylor Swift

Creap Radiohead

Lost my mum not long before this song came out. I can still barely listen to it. I'm sorry for your loss xx

Handbags and Gladrags - Stereophonics

Perfume - by Paris Angels

Zombie - Yungblud

The beginning by snow patrol

Trouble in the field sung by Maura O’Connell and Nanci Griffiths I watched the video all day. Still love it.
also fall on me by by Andrea Bocelli and his son , beautiful music

Somewhere over the rainbow by Eva Cassidy - first heard this on the radio on the Terry Wogan show in the late 90s I think it was, Wow she had an incredible voice - still gives me chills.
Also weirdly, Sign of the Times by Harry Styles. His first solo single and I'll never forget hearing it for the first time.

Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Radiohead - Lucky
Paolo Nutini's Live Lounge cover of Recover by Chvrches
Sam Fender - Play God

Delicate by Damien Rice.

Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Heart of Gold by Neil Young
The First Cut is the deepest by Cat Steven’s

This is a list of songs that always get me no matter how many times I hear them

Dylan Like a rolling stone
Lana Del Ray Lust for life
Stones Gimme Shelter

Mazzy Star Fade into you
Kinks Waterloo Sunset