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.

Cher lloyd - turn my swag on the keri hilson version

Fields of Gold Eva Cassidy. Just thinking about it gives me goose bumps.

Hard agree

Agree re Crazy in Love - pure distillation of pop/r'n'b/funk brilliance

Teardrop by Massive Attack
Glosoli by Sigur Ros
Saor / Free / News From Nowhere by Afro-Celt Sound System

Lovely by Terry Reid too.

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime ...the Korgis
I don't believe in Miracles.....Colin Blunstone
When I Ruled the World..... Coldplay ...that's not the title I know
Who Knows Where The Time Goes .....Sandy Denny

A Forest by the Cure, heard in my local biker pub late one Friday night, in the 80s. Never forgotten, it remains a favourite to this day.

This always makes me cry, as I lost my dog around the time I heard it, and I thought of our walks together 😭

Blasphemous rumours and somebody by depeche mode. I have to say I really don’t like Depeche Mode normally but when I heard these two songs when I was16 ( mid 80’s) I was in awe of them. The lyrics especially Blasphemous Rumours really hit me

I’d known Stevie Winwood’s version of Higher Love for decades, but when this remake was used by Bord Fáilte, I was blown away.

It’s a lovely song, I thought of mine when I watched her perform it at the Era’s tour and it made me cry.

Greta van Fleet - Heat Above

Great choice.

Alein, Alein - Polarkreis 18

And Steve Marriott

Honey Be Good - The Bible

Without a doubt for me its Carry You by Newton Faulkner.
About 90 seconds into the song he changes the pitch and tone and his voice soars. One of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.

Also:

Tears From Heaven - Eric Clapton. First heard it on MTV Unplugged and cried and cried.

One that had no impact on me when it came out was Rule The World by Take That.

Then I heard Gary Barlow & Co sing it at the 2012 Olympics a couple of days after his daughter was stillborn - the lyrics took on a whole new meaning and I've never understood how he managed to get through singing it. Makes me cry and send a little thought to his daughter every time I hear it.

Ordinary World by Duran Duran, a complete change to their previous work & haunting lyrics.

Psycho by Red Velvet, I am not a K Pop fan but this is an amazing song and I have since become a bit of a Red Velvet fan, as I like their slightly darker side.
I Believe by Wendy. Wendy is in Red Velvet, and has a stunning voice. Luckily the chorus is in English. It's just haunting and uplifting all wrapped up in one song.
Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard - what can I say, other than wow.

Haunting performance from Christine and the queens. Quite simply breathtaking https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DpTv11ZxEBl0&ved=2ahUKEwj4p6Xgv8uQAxXDZkEAHQZ8JEcQwqsBegQIQBAB&usg=AOvVaw2ZdVYV1tGsOoKPpEuzqi

For those that mentioned Crazy in Love by Beyoncé that is a belter. I have such a girl crush on Beyoncé, I think she’s fabulous.

Everlong by the mighty Foos

Weekend in New England by Barry Manilow

She Used to be Mine from Waitress. My dance teacher uses this in our ballet class and it’s beautiful.

Ah Keith was my first crush! I remember Firestarter being played all the time on one of the old music channels when we first got Sky. I was obsessed with it! Surprised I remember it as I'd have only been about 6.

My brother has a band and they do some songs a bit like that one.

Street of Dreams by Rainbow and Now the Time Has Come by Europe. They will one day carry me out of this world to the last one.

Adored by Stone Roses