Most Beautiful Songs - 1960 - 1979

[Ron Party]

Slowhand's Wonderful Tonight (1977)

 

[Ron Party]

I can't let the progressive rock genre be underrepresented in this thread. How 'bout Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade Of Pale (1967)

 

[Ron Party]

And more vintage prog, The Moody Blues' Nights In White Satin (1967)

 

[Robin L]

I can't let the progressive rock genre be underrepresented in this thread. How 'bout Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade Of Pale (1967)

It's lovely, but it's been posted before.

Howsabout "In the Wake of Poseidon", King Crimson, 1970?:

Or "I've Seen All Good People', Yes, 1971:

 

[bluefuzz]

Incredible String Band - Air

 

[Robin L]

"Poetry Man", Phoebe Snow, 1975:

Also from Phoebe Snow - Harpo's Blues, also 1975:

 

[Palmer]

(Formerly) Cat Stevens, "Oh very young" - from Buddha and the Chocolate box. Brilliant.

 

[mhardy6647]

(Formerly) Cat Stevens, "Oh very young" - from Buddha and the Chocolate box. Brilliant.

He's had so many great songs, and, yes, many of them indeed beautiful.
Oh Very Young makes me sniffle 'most every time. Father and Son can be a tough listen, too.

 

[sejarzo]

....and Johnny B. Bach's "Aire on a G String" redone on by some English lads with a saturated Hammond B-3 and who knows what else....

Interesting cover of "Whiter Shade of Pale" from 1993. It doesn't include the "extra verses" but has a new intro...

 

[Ron Party]

The Temptations, Just My Imagination (1971)

 

[Ron Party]

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, If You Don't Know Me By Now (1972)

 

[bluefuzz]

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One of Us

 

[bluefuzz]

Curtis Mayfield is probably my favourite writer and singer of those 60s/70s vocal groups

The Impressions - People Get Ready

 

[bluefuzz]

Candi Staton is mostly now known for 'Young Hearts Run Free' (great song) but did some fine thing earlier in her career:

Candi Staton - I'm Just A Prisoner

 

[bluefuzz]

Al Green - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

 

[bluefuzz]

Another recipient of that Willie Mitchell magic:

Ann Peebles - Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness

 

[Jim Taylor]

"Bridge Over Troubled Waters" has always seemed ethereally beautiful to me.

 

[whereisbrian]

Robin Trower, Caravan To Midnight, 1978

 

[whereisbrian]

Terry Callier, You Don't Care, 1973

 

[Ron Party]

More from Roberta Flack, Jesse (1973)

And, of course, Killing Me Softly With His Song (1973)