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.

7 Nation Army - White Stripes

I love 'Slow' by Rumer.

Sinead O'connor Nothing compares to you

Sting - Fragile
David Gilmour- on an island
peter Gabriel and Kate bush- don’t give up
Pink Floyd- comfortably numb
prefab sprout-when love breaks down
beautiful South -A little Time
XTC - Dear God

That is very beautiful song - forgot to add it to
my list

in a similar vein I love Rose Royce - love don’t live here anymore

Totally brilliant song - I’ve met him too and hes a fabulously nice guy ( I work in music)

That’s such a great song with the best opening line ever

Fields of Gold

Stronger than me. Because Amy Winehouse was extraordinary.

You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime.....

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

So many songs on here that I love (and some I don’t know).

But I’m going right up to date to say Angine de Poutrine.

My DS said ‘come and watch this video, mum’ and I sat there transfixed for half an hour.

@dazzlingdeborahrose Did you know that Beth Neilson Chapman is coming to the UK early 2027 touring and celebrating 30 years of the Sand and Water album?
I have tickets , so looking forward to seeing her.

I’ve met Al a lot of times in my job and he’s a great fun guy too - one of the best lyricists ever, especially if you like history

I may have said it before but mine is

In the air tonight - Phil Collins

”Well, I was there and I saw what you did -
I saw it with my own two eyes”

It stops me in my tracks every time I hear it.

Two out of three, Meatloaf

Golden Brown - the Stranglers

Fairground - Simply Red

If I can Dream - Elvis Presley

Another total cracker - the Genesis lads wrote great songs together and individually , and you reminded me of one I missed off my list - Mike and the mechanics- living years

Heart of Mine, was a minor song on one of Dylan's least popular albums. It us ok. Just this week I heard thus version by Norah Jones and it stopped me in my tracks.

Broken by Jake Bugg does me. The way his voice soars is incredible.

"I've Lost You" - Elvis. "Who can point the moment love grows cold..."

'Ready to Go' by Republica.

Cathedrals - Jump Little Children

this one just came to mind, loving listening to these songs.

This Woman’s Work - Kate Bush

Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine

Heard it on radio 1 when it had just been released. I remember the driving beat at the line ‘Happiness hit her, like a bullet in the back…’ literally taking my breath away!