Most Beautiful Songs - 1960 - 1979

[Emulator II]

The Police - Walking On The Moon (1979)

 

[Moonhead]

IGGY

 

[Moonhead]

LOU

 

[Moonhead]

DAVID

 

[Ron Party]

Poco, Crazy Love (1978)

 

[Jaxjax]

1974

 

[Robin L]

Currently reading Richard Thompson's "Beeswing." He mentions working on a number of Nick Drake projects and says that he is particularly struck by "River Man" on account of its beautiful string arrangement from Harry Robinson. 1970:

 

[Eulipian]

Don't be put off by the mumbling intro. And, note, no effects pedals. Just mastery of the instrument.

 

[Ibofobi]

Tabu Ley Rochereau and L'Afrisa International - Bavon (1970)

 

[Sokel]

Not about music but about lyrics, a constant nice remainder:

 

[whereisbrian]

Tabu Ley Rochereau and L'Afrisa International - Bavon (1970)

i have this one, Babeti Soukouss, Real World label, a pleasure.


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[Ibofobi]

i have this one, Babeti Soukouss, Real World label, a pleasure.


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Just listened through it. Nice album!

 

[GroeneLeeuw]

 

[Robin L]

Some strange/beautiful: Incredible String Band, "China White", 1967

 

[mhardy6647]

The Incredible String Band. Always odd.
Robert Resnik, the host of Vermont Public's excellent Sunday evening "folk"* program, All the Traditions, is a huge fan. Fortunately, he doesn't indulge his proclivities too frequently.
Mind you, I am fine with The Incredible String Band. Even have a couple of their rekkids. But a little goes a long way - for me, at any rate.

PS maybe it's just me, but I am amused by the aoxomoxoa-esqueness of that art. Or is it vice versa (i.e., The Incredible String Bandness of aoxomoxoa's cover)? I dunno.

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* "Folk" mammothly understates the scope of his usual programming pastiche, and I do mean this as a compliment!

 

[Puddingbuks]

 

[Karmacoma]

Deniece Williams - Free
Stunning production/voice/vibes

 

[Dr Morbius]

I always thought that Bernard Herrmann’s “ Scene D’Amour” from the “Vertigo” soundtrack was incredibly beautiful!

 

[Karmacoma]

I always thought that Bernard Herrmann’s “ Scene D’Amour” from the “Vertigo” soundtrack was incredibly beautiful!

1958 - shouldn't qualify for the thread but it's so absolutely beautiful... I'll post a link (do it next time)

 

[Robin L]

Dexter Gordon, "Don't Explain", 1962: