Satie's Gymnopedie No. 3 has always made me fell very empty when I hear it. I think about the friends and loved ones who have departed but continue to live on in my heart.
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
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.