Songs that stab you right in the heart.

bobsV....my wife wouldn't let me play satie because it was too morose.

love dance by diane schuur was meant for her and phoebe snow's Never Letting Go could well have been written for her.

i was fortunate to have her for many reasons, not the least of which, she fully embraced my audio and music hobbies.
 
Taxi - Harry Chapin
Mr Bojangles - the version by Jim Stafford
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
Mad World - Gary Jules(originally by Tears For Fears)
Vincent - Don McLean
 
Note some are covers in this set.

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
Sign by Joe Henry
Honey and the Moon by Joseph Arthur
Magic Summertime by Eleni Mandell
High on a Mountain by Seals and Crofts
I've Tried Everything by Eddie Harris
Evening Kitchen by A Band of Horses
Believe, Bereft, Below (Love Is Real) by Ulf Wakenius
Palmistry by Great Lake Swimmers
End of the Day by Al Stewart
Deep as Love by Tord Gustavsen Trio
Northern Sky by Nick Drake
My Friend the Sun by Family
Across the Bridge Where Angels Dwell by Van Morrison
Head Home by Midlake
 
At some point in my life or another, any one of these has manged to hit me.


The Band- "Dixie" Live version.
Jackson Browne- "The Pretender"
Neil Young-"Sugar Mountain"
Bruce Springsteen- "Brilliant Disguise"
Bob Seger- "Shame on the Moon"
Mark Knopfler "Baloney Again"
Emmylou Harris version "Poncho and Lefty"
Aaron Lewis "Outside" Live version with Fred. Works so much better than the studio version.
Temple of the Dog- "Times of Trouble"
 
This damn song honestly makes my chest hitch involuntarily. Like the very first time I heard it was just me doing a listening session alone and it was included in an "Audiophile Voices" type of compilation.
 
Promise Me ~ Beverley Craven.
Pain In My Heart ~ Thea Gilmore.
May It Be ~ Enya.
 
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Ah, so many songs can do that to you... Just a few:
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Closer And Closer Apart
Bonnie Raitt - You
Kim Carnes - I'll Be Here Where The Heart Is
 
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It occurs to me just now that Dan Fogelberg mined this vein very successfully during his tragically foreshortened career:

Same Old Lang Syne
Heart Hotels
Make Love Stay
Run For the Roses
Leader of the Band

... and so on.
 
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Just discovered this newish live stuff by Steve Winwood. He is a one of a kind who wails on this, and the sax player kills it.
 
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