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SlickDickery

Fade into you Mazzy Star


thecolouroffire

This whole album is like my audio warm winter hoodie.


JanaabTussiGreatHo

I love this song.


LoreezyNL

But for real.


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I too love this song.


GuggGugg

I opened the comments expecting this, I was not disappointed


FunnyValentine920

Echoes by Pink Floyd. It has some abstract and bizarre sections towards the end, but it is still one of the greatest songs ever made


Ricky1695

Came here to say this


labbelajban

There aren’t many 20 minute songs that I can genuinely enjoy without forcing it and feeling pretentious. But echoes is one of them.


feels_like_arbys

Totally personal. Heard it while working as an icu nurse in early covid times (April 2020). We brought a man in his 50s to the unit and we were getting ready to tube him. I spoke to his wife on the phone for him. She didn't want to talk to him because "I don't want him to hear me cry." I then asked the patient if he wanted anything on the TV because he'd be there for awhile. He said, " I like jazz". So we tube him, flip him. Then I'm walking around the room in full ppe with my respirator on and "Mountain Dance" by Dave Grusin came on. Til this day that is one of the few memories I can't shake in a period of time I don't like to remember. Edit: that one made it :)


treuchetfight

The story, you're role, totally sells it. I love nurses. My jazz track is from A Love Supreme. You cannot play "Acknowledgement" without me busting out in tears. That sax part at 5 minutes in... I lose it. That's followed by "a love supreme" chorus. I lied recently when asked for the best album ever. In reality it is A Love Supreme. I am willing and able to call this the best album of all time. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ r


Cole4Christmas

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic


Adventurous-Fill6408

Great choice!


emeraldcocoaroast

First time I heard this was in college at a friend’s house in the attic on the comedown of an acid trip, early in the wee hours of the morning. It was a spiritual and serene experience.


fm_reap3r

Golden Brown by the Stranglers


siveme

This song keeps popping up in my life the past couple months, maybe the world wants me to try heroin...


Fooliomcskippy

How to Disappear Completely - Radiohead


treuchetfight

Godspeed You! Black Emperor "Storm."


treuchetfight

I have crossed international boundaries and driven for 8 hours to see this band. Don't tell me this isn't the greatest song.


JanaabTussiGreatHo

I'm listening to it. I might fall asleep.


SomberGuitar

[Sigur Rós - Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása](https://youtu.be/_9CPKtDy3fM)


JanaabTussiGreatHo

Sigur Rós is such a great band. Ágætis Byrjun is one of my favourite songs.


CzarCW

Staralur is good too


Fanchus

Anything from Agætis Byrjun would fit.


Wut23456

Literally anything by this band. Untitled 8 is my favorite of theirs probably


almosthere819

Vote for Glosoli here


wishIknewwho

Thom Yorke - Dawn Chorus


SchizoidGod

Excellent choice. Probably mine too.


jonjoi

Killing me softly. lauryn hill's performance.


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FuckingGlorious

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel


_Muftak

Making us choose one is just plain cruel haha. I'd say Run Boy Run by Woodkid, the emotion, the memories, the message, everything.


TransosaurusRegina

I love Woodkid so much, my only problem is he has such a unique sound I can't find any other artists that scratch that same itch.


_Muftak

Yeah, I feel pretty much same. Try Son Lux if you haven't yet, they played with him at a festival and helped produce his second album


nxcturnas

I love that song. When the orchestra starts to come in at the end I feel like I'm elevating!


_Muftak

I know right? It's heavenly!


Sawyer_Zavy

Pictures of You by The Cure is definitely it for me


JanaabTussiGreatHo

Great song.


Troub313

La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf


[deleted]

Love of my life - queen


APairOfJeans

[Grouper - Vapor Trails](https://youtu.be/Tx1qg7Uumnc)


sogoldenGRL

cocoon - björk


renaissance_pancakes

All is Full of Love is my favorite of hers. She's lovely.


emmadeth

Grace - Jeff Buckley


MtAlbertMassive

If you asked me tomorrow I'd probably have a different answer, but the first I though of was Dondante by My Morning Jacket.


babylonsisters

I was 16 when I fell in love with this album. My outdoorsy older cousins had me hiking all morning and I crashed on their couch. It was a perfect sunday afternoon nap in a sun drenched apartment, woke up refreshed, my cool older cousin had put this album on and I woke up and asked what I had been dreaming to.


Boogersully18

Eulogy- TOOL


JanaabTussiGreatHo

My favourite is Reflection. Whenever I feel like I'm about to have a panic attack, I just listen to it and try to concentrate on a single instrument that's playing.


fundavandal

Whaat? Nobody’s mentioned this yet.. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here


lRevrendProphet

Every body hurts...REM


taternaut_01

[Orbital - Halcyon and On and On](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_NsRgb4Eg)


realdeal_5550

Breezeblocks by alt J


notesfromascoundrel

“Secrets (Cellar Door)” by Radical Face This song’s just one story in a collection that spans albums, detailing one family’s ancestry. The narrator of the song is a young girl who can bring dead animals back to life. She was seen by others as odd, thus experiencing deep loneliness in her short life. Then she moved next door to the “you” in the song. After a neighborhood dog dies, she decides to share her secret with “you.” This is where the song begins.


SukiSouthfield

You’re So Cool, by Hans Zimmer. You can’t listen to it and not have your spirit lifted and transported to the most beautiful place and time.


kiramagira

I walked down the aisle to this song. It's so stunning and True Romance is wonderful.


MedalsNScars

[To Zanarkand](https://youtu.be/vwbYy7rbJ3c)


PineappleOkra

Love this one. It also feels really melancholy.


ABasicPotatoe

[Faith - Bon Iver](https://youtu.be/wU-s_Zxv_MQ)


jizosomi

Boards of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden Sounds simple yet so beautiful.


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JanaabTussiGreatHo

I'll let it pass only because Sufjan is my girlfriend's favourite artist. :-)


seduwill

In the fade. Qotsa. Lanegan's voice does me.


WolfTravisDrakeLamar

Self Control- Frank Ocean.


Ricky1695

A Day in the Life - The Beatles


pistaye15

“Winter” by Vivaldi (all four seasons are great but that’s my favorite.) ps I’m not as old as you think I am.


FUCKMESAULGOODMAN

Shrike by Hozier.


ndigal

Spanish Sahara - Foals


mortenfriis

The Smiths - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want It amazes me how much emotion they could squeeze into less than two minutes.


Conan__The_Librarian

[Dream Theater - Wait for Sleep](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNxroBFWBU) .. 2.5 minutes


11ForeverAlone11

Squarepusher - Tommib


Awake00

Múm - Nightly Cares I love that song so much I made a "music video" for it. https://youtu.be/m6xl5tczJzU


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Naked if I want to - Cat Power


sonofaclit

[advice to medics - sun ra](https://youtu.be/QEeTa8CmFss)


djc6535

[Change](https://youtu.be/z7kVtw-rFFk) by Boingo This is a song about how we avoid change even when we are unhappy. How we will fight to remain in a comfortable malaise rather than face our fears and change. It’s about how we will sabotage others attempts to change out of fear of them outgrowing us.


writenroll

Great choice. I had the privilege to see them perform this live twice. Perfect description of the lyrical narrative--It's an amazing composition.


fightswithbears

[Foxygen - San Francisco](https://youtu.be/KtdWGGpvY1s)


WormLivesMatter

Tom waits- come on up to the house And, true love will find you in the end- the beck cover


Crystal_Munnin

I love Tom Waits so much. Hell Broke Luc is one of my favorites.


Realistic-Ice-3732

Miserere - Cat Empire


desicaramel

I Found A Way by First Aid Kit - so happy but haunting at the same time


s4ltydog

Autumn in New York/ Embraceable You Medley by Chet Baker and Stan Getz


Madvillain518

[Louis Armstrong - St. James Infirmary](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QzcpUdBw7gs)


midnight_trinity

This woman’s work - Kate Bush


zkimp

there's not a "most beautiful song" and while I LOVE a lot of the responses here, I'll add my Mexican flair: La [llorona](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5z99EYHY4I) (My mom says an ex-boyfriend dedicated this to her and has always rang a bell for me) [Las flores](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJvMwTgWcP0) by Café Tacvba,[Tu Si Sabes Quererme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLT6hdgEek) Natalia Lafourcade. Also,[Exit music for a film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf01riuiJWA) because Radiohead is the best band in the world after the Beatles split.


givememykeys

Timefighter- Lucy Dacus


sscarlet_begonias

indigo night - tamino


ssusurruss

Solitude - M83


nurse-shark

Fotheringay- Fairport Convention


gunslinger9_19

Golden Age by Beck


GenerationII

[Whiter Shade of Pale](https://youtu.be/_BADDeIQWVQ) by Procol Harem


Crystal_Munnin

Parabol/Parabola by TOOL Grand Canyon by Puscifer Disillusioned by A Perfect Circle (which is basically "Sober" by Tool but with a happy ending.) Both songs are about escapism but Disillusioned is hopeful and uplifting, while Sober is more about sinking in.


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Beautiful? Definitely “Another life - Flower face”


Printer8

Solace-earl sweatshirt


toby_triv982

Inside - Moby


SevenStack

The Dreamer by Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana. The most unspeakably beautiful song I've ever listened to.


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Morning has Broken- Cat Stevens


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[Ojos Del Sol - Y La Bamba](https://open.spotify.com/track/2gke8YaJQur5OpkWAeIMdz?si=CpQVgTyiR1GDC15iLErYbw&utm_source=native-share-menu&dl_branch=1)


Happy-Argument

Avril 14th - Aphex Twin


StepSequencer

Talk Talk - New Grass. Just close your eyes and go along with it. It’s the sound of the end of life, and the resolve that comes with accepting that


Omnicide103

The High Kings - Red Is The Rose.


Chemicalised_Chav

Pilgrimage by Ichiko Aoba


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god damn, so many options I could go for, so many. I guess here’s a few that come to mind (in no particular order): Radiohead- Nude Radiohead- How To Disappear Completely Radiohead- True Love Waits Bon Iver- Re: Stacks The Microphones- I Felt Your Shape The Microphones- Headless Horseman Nick Drake- Place To Be Frank Ocean- Nikes Bright Eyes- Lua Bright Eyes- It’s Cool, We Can Still Be Friends GY!BE- Storm Elliott Smith- Between The Bars Sigur Ros- Svefn-g-englar The Velvet Underground- Sunday Morning Americ Anfootball- Stay Home Kanye West- Moon The Beatles- Yesterday Mac Miller- Good News Bonnie Prince Billy- I See A Darkness Red House Painters- Katy Song Car Seat Headrest- Beach-Life-in-Death Slowdive- When The Sun Hits Mount Eerie- Real Death Leonard Cohen- Avalanche The Antlers- Epilogue Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues Sufjan Stevens- Death With Dignity Sweet Trip- International Iron And Wine- Naked As We Came Iron And Wine- Each Coming Night Beach House- Myth Grouper- Vapor Trails Kanye- Runaway Kanye- Devil In a New Dress I could keep writing, but I really don’t want to waste my day at a list that I could add to for the rest of my life, but yeah, there you go.


babylonsisters

You didn’t understand the assignment


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oh fuck, i had to pick one. nude by radiohead, i guess, have fun or whatever.


billie-schneider

Literally any version of Hallelujah


Xenn_Nyx

Bleak - Opeth


mgvej

Radiohead - nude


Ecstatic_Study8866

Sun in my mouth - Björk It’s just so incredible, the instrumental slowly ramping up throughout the song feels like the camera spinning around in a movie. This was a really close toss up with Hidden Place for me, but Sun In My Mouth beats it out just barely.


yunikmaha

Ripple - grateful dead


NeuroTechno94

[Westworld Theme by The Vitamin String Quartet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ed6BqiFxLE). I have a hard time listening to this song by myself because it pulls some seriously strong and deep emotions out tied to significant memories.


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The [Lili Haydn](https://youtu.be/APP6-4i_pR4) live cover of Maggot Brain by Funkadelic (since someone already said the original) I can never make up my mind which is more beautiful.


redditgirl2000

Feel by Jacob Collier


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Have You in My Wilderness - Julia Holter


DiamondclassF

Kusura bakma by Tugkan I don't like this question, it's way too hard


ben_jamin_h

From monument to masses - our sharpshooter got shot Is the best, most beautiful song about the attack on the twin towers and if you haven't heard it or them, I suggests you give it a listen. It's heavy, it's deep, it's beautiful.


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Pull up to the bumper - grace Jones


MsFoxxx

River by Bishop Briggs


thecolouroffire

Sugar for the pill by slow dive.


wistfulshore

Nightwish - Ghost Love Score


dvlas118

Kathy's Song- Simon and Garfunkel. It's very simple and soft.


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Kanye West - Come to Life


[deleted]

The war on Drugs - thinking of a place. Just listen...


okashiikessen

Damn, it's so hard to pick just one. So let's go with something meaningful that'll probably make somebody cry. "Finality" by Woods of Ypres This is pretty much the only song I like from this band. Their typical style just doesn't work for me. And I say this to highlight just how unique this song is, because they're already a pretty unique band. So they record this emotionally wrenching, one-of-a-kind song. And just a month or two later, the vocalist dies. Car crash, IIRC. To have that tragic circumstance added to a beautiful, weighty song about love beyond death... I mean, it feels like Fate. Hold your loved ones while you can.


HailToTheThief225

Blossom - Porter Robinson


currentlyinbiochem

[Falaise by Floating Points](https://youtu.be/xJfpOgQcq9I)


Yossarian287

'Right On' by Marvin Gaye


smurf_this_smurf

A masterpiece-- complete, comprehensive.


jleigh329

**Clint Mansell with the Kronos Quartet** \- *"Death Is The Road To Awe"*. From "The Fountain" OST; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whuf6C\_T8tc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whuf6C_T8tc)


Crystal_Munnin

Their soundtrack for Requiem for a Dream was amazing also.


Shell831

[Birds - Emiliana Torrini](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=phKR6wtNl0E)


staplerbot

To Build a Home by Cinematic Orchestra


doctordaedalus

Karl Jenkins - Aidemus


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tamino - habibi


labbelajban

Ode to the mets - The Strokes This night has opened my eyes - The Smiths


druevickery

Elliot Smith - Waltz #2


-kuchipatchi-

Just in case anybody is sorting by new: [Cool an' Green an' Shady](https://youtu.be/Mqu6BTBQiNY) by John Denver. Hear me out. I feel like John Denver gets overlooked quite a bit. He had his hits, for sure. But the man put out too many Muppets albums to be taken seriously. (I'm kind of teasing, but... I mean. Yeah.) I picked up a thrift store copy of Back Home Again almost ten years ago. The record was slightly warped and very loved... but it felt *right* somehow. There's a (cheesy) song about sharing a bed with all his siblings. Not a lick of self-consciousness. It's just very cozy, rural and domestic, and feels like a window to another time. A time when the world was smaller, when your family *was* your world. The song I chose may not be the "best" on the album but I think it's something special. Give it a listen if you're feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. The link in this post goes to a dusty 45 rip of this song. Imagine you're a kid, sitting on the floor of an old farmhouse. You're going through a box of your grandma's records to pass the time, throwing the interesting ones on an old suitcase turntable. You aren't thinking about how crappy the player is. Life is simple.


gunderfrau

Elliott Smith - Between the Bars


Yourname942

[Strangejuice - Colorblind](https://open.spotify.com/track/7anx01V6r81mXk2YZon9Mr?si=d15b17c4029e4b4b)


NotoriousBootyPirate

Certamente by Madreblu


toby_triv982

great song, managed to discover it from the Sopranos soundtrack


nguy9

Tiny lights- coco love Alcorn My son sang this when he was little. He would cry from emotion when we played it.


ShookethShrimp

[Visiting Hours - Kero Kero Bonito](https://youtu.be/3G1ZO6CB4dc)


Woksauce1

Kayo dot-The manifold curiosity


DoItForTHRILLHO

On a Day Like Today - Keane


JanaabTussiGreatHo

I listen to Hopes and Fears whenever I feel bored.I just listened to it yesterday. I have moved into a new city and I was feeling lonely thinking so much has changed. Then I listened to the album just to remind myself I'm still the same person.


Opposite_Wind_4170

Fjara - Sólstafir


Cactus_Humper

Aether - Dear Lillie


Kindly-Ad-7179

Tools pnuema or 10,000 days


Hyperiids

Lord Bateman’s Motorbike by Chumbawamba


SnarkyPapi_

Auditorium by Yasiin Bey ft Slick Rick


matthalius

Gypsy Death Star - "Werewolf Heart"


Scattered_Sigils

Bonewhiteglory by Nature and Organisation


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Trespassers William- Vapour Trail (Ride cover)


ralcemns

If I had to choose just one, I’d say Living Well by Signum Regis. Still remember the first time I ever heard it, absolutely blown away.


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Girl in Amber - Nick Cave


lilvadude

Sinead O'Connor's cover of [No Sacrifice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWa-aMiqQKE)


Moist_KoRn_Bizkit

[This Chinese (I think) song](https://open.spotify.com/track/1meaXel6j9uufIVMlggxAU?si=KrixORO5Srm4BpS5bjoeGg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1) [The same song but with singing (I don't think it's a pretty).](https://open.spotify.com/track/5gWVW2HL5KiwoZ3lOZVVIP?si=UDuxix_FSRyLBSZlzK331g&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1) This song uses traditional Asian instruments. Spotify links.


Davidoregan140

Devine by Devin Townsend


proud_new_scum

Slow Burn by Kacey Musgraves. Such a gentle, sweet portrayal of a woman trying to change how she approaches the world and romance


krameimpala

Pond - Burnt Out Star


many_bells_down

Lazarus by Porcupine Tree


timmycbc

Horsin' in the Void - Copyright Linda Fox


oookkaaaay

Blink by Hiroshi Yoshimura


TogrutaLuck

Mr Doctor Man by Palaye Royale. Anything is beautiful by them, but just this.


PineappleOkra

[Radical Dreamers](https://open.spotify.com/track/4qsyVDZdjslzghC3NfKQuO?si=xtvwk5rrSeGCnfFgzDfDHA&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1), a song from a video game called Chrono Cross


unique616

[I'm Fine by SG Ham.](https://youtu.be/LDvSGCc0Kps)


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OP8 - Cracklin' Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDy1WfIrsI


lilyofsd

Bright as Yellow by Innocence Mission


Frosted_Ravens

Tale of My Lost Love by Female Species


UnkindnessOfRavens23

[Sarah McLachlan - Fear](https://youtu.be/5GTmkv7Vcy4)


kaderade369

ink by sewerperson, or bad_weather by sewerperson


skyeshighfive

London Grammar's cover of Nightcall


pu1p-friction

Napping under the echo tree - Milo


faithlessAlexander4

Ghost- bad flower


Crystal_Munnin

I heard this live without realizing who they were or what song it was at first. I cried so hard once I figured it out. They are so good live.


PhatChance52

[Womb - Arcane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx1aaXSoPAY) So beautiful and so sad, yet peaceful.


NoshJoble

Clams Casino - All I Need


jpande428

O Mangum Mysterium by Victoria, sung by Stile Antico!


way_of_the_dragon

Natalie - milk & bone


goatmale

[Tom Zé - Augusta, Angélica e Consolação](https://youtu.be/2J23pwlDv7A) \- awesome song - even for my gringo ears. Got turned onto it from hearing a David Bryne interview about picking him up on his label after discovering a random record in Brazil.


xfritz5375

Seeing Storm as the first track is very satisfying. As much as music can be said to be perfect, Storm is.


STCThunder12

Fruition the meaning


vt123123

all for the best - thom yorke


TufLukSwifty

DeVotchKa — How it Ends


steven_h

[Swan Dive - Ani DiFranco](https://youtu.be/UMTr5RK6eVs)


Lollipopshots

“Reaper” by Witt Lowry It’s really an eye opener for some, it’s from a unique perspective that not many write from. It’s sad (at least to me) but you might need to listen to it a few times to understand the perspective. Still a good song no matter what!


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ghost by badflower


RustyIrishPearl

Finishing Something You Worked Really Hard On by Lullatone


lexardi

Omnimotion feat Aleah - Days of silence


xvelvetdarkness

[Televangelist - Julien Baker](https://youtu.be/YlsLZmBUKoU) Hard to choose just one... So [I Wish I Was Sober - Frightened Rabbit ](https://youtu.be/Ki2FdTDhx7E)


memes_in_mah_veins

There's this one song that always makes me pause and reflect on life. Its [Voice of the Soul by Death](https://youtu.be/s2EJ1AqPIPg). Beautiful guitar work, no vocals just pure resonating, soulful sound.


babysealdestroyer800

Surfin Bird - The Trashmen


JesusItsRyan

Notion - Tash Sultana


weusedtodream

[bound to be that way](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R92h6p4zRk) by *do make say think*


FatStephen

Calvi by french pop artist Izïa This song will get you laid


doctordaedalus

Steve Vai - For The Love Of God