the most beautiful and famous pop songs of the 40 years

[Chris A]

Perhaps I missed this one earlier in this thread (or perhaps not). It seems apropos to the subject at hand...

Angel (Sarah McLachlan) - 1997​

Chris

 

[JeffS7444]

It's pop fluff, but it's catchy: Kylie Minogue "Crystallize":

 

[Chris A]

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Official Music Video) - 1988​

A noted song for the audiophile crowd (thanks to Sean Olive, et al.), but I think beautiful in its own way. Its unmistakable lyrics grab on and shake you to back to consciousness.

Chris

 

[Chris A]

Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me (1991)​

Another audiophile favorite, similarly beautiful (IMO).

 

[Chris A]

Beloved Wife - Natalie Merchant (1995)​

This one is reportedly based on Ms. Merchant's grandfather, who was lamenting the recent loss of his wife. He apparently died soon thereafter from grief of his loss.

Powerful lyrics from this songwriter...pretty intimidating.

Also the lyrics of River (for the loss of the actor River Phoenix)...who can forget this one:

River - Natalie Merchant​

Chris

 

[Tom C]

Seal gets my vote. Kiss From a Rose:

 

[Chris A]

Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold (1997)​

Beautiful. I like this cover more than the original version.

Same thing for the next track (which I can't make up my mind which one I like more):

Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves (1997)​

Chris

 

[Gilvan]

In the pop genres, I often enjoy unlikely success: who'd imagine Lana Del Rey would be so widely appreciated? Here's Utraviolence ...


which was the first one I noticed. The breakout was before that Summertime Sadness (to mix it up, this is the Cedric Gervais collab that was instrumental to the track's chart success, one of a slew of remixes led me to appreciate her oeuvre)

There`s a cover :

 

[mhardy6647]

Yeah -- Ms Merchant's Beloved Wife is a tough one to listen to (in a good way).
That's a great album -- audiophile cred notwithstanding.
We saw her live at a tiny (and much beloved by us) venue in Bethlehem, NH a few years back (pre-COVID). A hot summer evening in an unairconditioned theater (with, thankfully, a bar ). Just her and a pianist. I was expecting her to be aloof and imperious -- but she was charming, and thoroughly delightful.

 

[Multicore]

Bobby was a racist... Ouch

But who was Bobby?

 

[rank]

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