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.

Oh and I almost forgot

The JCB Song by Nizlopi

I saw them last week in Glasgow. They were spectacular! The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is another beautiful track from their new album.

Years ago, maybe over 48 years, I was hanging washing on th line outside. Young adolescent child was listening to music inside.

they opened the window and asked me to listen to a son g.

it was Bobby Jean by Bruce Springsteen. I was crying by the end of it. Which said child knew I would be.

it still touches me, though I don't think it's the best he sang (that would be The River).
now who was it that said that it was odd how cheap music can move us so much?

Ah yes! Our Mutual Friend and Dinner at Eight.

Instantly thought of Sound of Silence when I saw the headline.

Slipping through my fingers - ABBA
Seven wonders - Fleetwood Mac
Follow you - Bring me the horizon
Push - Matchbox Twenty
Sacrifice - Elton John
Hurt - Johnny Cash

so many. I love music, it gets me through my days. Don’t turn the tv on, I blast music all day every day!

Everglow always makes me cry. X

I agree with this. It’s not that I loved the song as such, but the ‘sound world’ it brought about somehow heralded a whole new era.

Luka is a brilliant song with deep meaningful lyrics - love many of hers and I love her live too

Vincent - Don McLean. So so beautiful.

I'll Take Everything by James Blunt is also fantastic. It's in a really powerful opening scene of Law & Order SVU and I had to look it up immediately

Huggin & Kissin - by Big Black Delta

Total Eclipse of the Heart when it came out many moons ago

Bring Me To Life by Evanescence.
It opened my eyes to music beyond my experience at the time.

Also, Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park.

Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Der Kommissar – After the Fire
There She Goes – The La's
Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven
Wild West Hero – ELO

Sinead O’Connor Nothing Compares 2 U. There’s a line in it that reminds me of my late mum and it always makes me feel emotional.

I wanna be adored … stone roses
never heard it when it 1st released but it was used in a drama years later with dawn french.

Band of Horses no one's gonna love you.

I'd never heard of this so followed the YT link, now sitting in a weepy puddle.

Like Home - Eminem & Alicia Keyes

Across the universe - The Beatles
Love song for a vampire - Annie Lennox
Wuthering heights and Man with a child in his eyes - Kate Bush
Wide open space - Mansun
Birthday - Sugarcubes
Venus as a boy - Bjork
Time is now -Moloko
Murder on the dancefloor - Sophie EB
The Promise - Girls Aloud
Woodstock - Matthews Southern Comfort
Viva la vida - Coldplay

And many more

Praying for time - George Michael

I could never say just one song.. but at the moment it’s ‘Let down’ by Radiohead

Oh and definitely Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve.

Someone you loved by Lewis Capaldi - before it got played to death!