what songs give you the chills/goosebumps?
11today’s google doodle celebrates what would have been Israel Kamakawiwo’oles’ 61st birthday with his rendition of ‘over the rainbow’. it’s one of a few songs that give me the chills without fail. every. single. time.
certain renditions of ‘ave maria’ also get me. and finally, Iron Maiden’s ‘seventh son of a seventh son’ (mainly the speaking part in the middle).
so, what songs get to you?
(also, obligatory fuck)
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/youtube goosebumps theme song
I don’t think any song has ever done it more than once. But, the first time I heard this did it to me. It was within the first minute of the song.
Also, this one:
@Limewater old Metallica is so good.
@RiotDemon Yeah.
I hate to be one of “those people,” but I am very into their eighties output and don’t really dig much of their stuff from the Black album onward. I mean, I own every one of their mainline albums, and I pull them out on occasion, but they don’t stay out long. I only really go back to the first four. But I do still go back to those first four all the time.
They were still really good live when I saw them in 2004. I’d go see them again.
I don’t know if you’ve checked out Metallica Mondays yet, but they’ve been posting official concert video. The latest one they posted was from 1983. During Kirk Hammett’s solo he holds his guitar over the audience doing a feedback effect and they yank it out of his hands and he loses it. Next thing you know, it’s travelling through the crowd, still hooked to the amp, and making a terrible noise while the security guys fight to get it back.
Here it is, cued to just before it happens:
@Limewater for some reason the timestamp didn’t show up. I took a peek and you have it at 44:59 for anyone else interested. Around 46:00 the first grabby hand touches the guitar and that just annoyed me, lol
The black album was one of my first personal dabbles in metal. One of my brother’s friends loaned him the cassette. I had to know more.
Until then I basically listened to whatever my parents listened to. Granted my mom did have led Zeppelin records amongst many other genres of music. (I’m in my late 30s so I missed the first albums when they came out.)
I think Master of Puppets is my favorite from them. Ride the Lightning is probably 2nd. I know I bought Load and then Reload, but that was disappointing. Skipped St. Anger. I’ve gone back and listened to some of it and eh. Death Magnetic was alright. I should check out Hardwired one of these days.
My metal tastes have evolved over the years and I’m not as into thrash as I once was.
@RiotDemon I’m in the minority that thinks Ride the Lightning is superior to Master of Puppets, but they’re both great. Personally, I’d also put …And Justice For All above MOP.
Out of everything they’ve put out since 1990, my favorite album is the cover album Garage Inc., but I really mostly only like it for Whiskey in the Jar and because it includes the entire Garage Days Re-Revisited, which they originally released in 1987.
I have Hardwired and don’t particularly care for it. It also annoys me that it’s on two CDs even though it didn’t need to be.
@Limewater the cover album was ok. Whiskey in the Jarrro just makes me laugh. People love that song. I’ll song along but it’s not my favorite.
I should go back and listen to MOP, RTL, and AJFA to refresh and give my updated opinion. Orion is one of my favorite songs so maybe that’s why MOP is high for me.
/youtube “Mad World”
/youtube “Memories Of Green”
A lot of Sarah McLaughlin’s “Fumbling Towards Esctasy” album.
“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.
A lot of Barry Manilow songs.
And, the “Late Lament” ending part of the Moody Blues’ Nights in White Satin.
/image late lament nights white satin
/youtube flashmob Jupiter holst
(I vow to thee my country)
4 min
/youtube Israel Kamakawiwo’oles’ over the rainbow
Yes, you fucking @carl669.
This one too.
@f00l @carl669 Wow, that’s beautiful and brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!
@f00l
Agree fully; came here to say.
Bon Jovi - It’s My Life
one of my fav songs ever
In the film of The Fellowship of the Ring, there is a musical section called Khazad-dum
The entire musical section covers the flight to the bridge in Moria, and Gandalf’s battle with the Balrog, amd the remaining company’s escape from Moria.
At the end of this section is a short 1-1/2 to 2 min piece of mourning as the company leaves Moria. And it is gorgeous.
The piece of music doesn’t have a formal track listing of its own, but is known informally as “Gandalf falls” or “the fall of Gandalf” amd can be found that way in Youtube.
Here is the original film/soundtrack clip
Mabel Faletolu is the soprano
Since a lot is going on in the scene and I was focused on that when I first saw the film, I didn’t realize how lovely this music is until I heard the soundtrack separately.
The Fellowship of the Ring has been shown as a film in concert halls, with soundtrack provided by live symphonies/choirs. I’ve never attended one of these, but the music is so gorgeous, I’d go if these performances were nearby. Howard Shore’s work on these three films is incredible.
Having a live orchestral performance pulls the music forward and focuses on it.
Here are two of these live orchestral performances, both with Kaitlyn Lusk as soloist.
For this second one, the music I refer to starts about 6 min in, after the fighting and Balrog confrontation.
I’m far from the only person to like this. Music people noticed this immediately and there are several extended looped versions on youtube. Here’s a 1 hour looped version, which is wonderful as background or meditation music.
It’s gotten some use elsewhere, notably a gorgeous slightly looped version as backing track for one of the Man of Steel trailers. The sound mastering in this one is v good (sounds v good to me, and I’ve zero expertise)
Note: The track called Lament for Gandalf is another separate track, used later in the film, during the company’s visit to Lorien and Galadriel.
Elizabeth Frazier is the soprano for that music.
@f00l that first one still brings tears to my eyes even though I know what comes after.
@RiotDemon
That short musical track is simply gorgeous.
So much of what Shore did composing for those films is beyond beautiful.
But I still remember when I first played the soundtrack on cd - and listened to that - without all the story and action to focus on - and really heard it.
Within a week I had edited my ripped copy of that track down to that little ~2 min “mourning interlude”, and saved it to play on a loop on my computer.
Yes! his singing of Over the Rainbow is so powerful! I have loved it for years. It is incredibly sad he died so young and most people, like me, never heard him sing until after he died. I saw the Google search page earlier today. So, I have been listening to my Pandora station that is based on him, all day.
Eric Clapton and Tears in Heaven. We played it at our infant daughter’s funeral in 1997. Still can’t listen to it without at least tearing up.
Three years ago, @f00l introduced me to this rendition of Time After Time, sung by Eva Cassidy.
I love all of her music, but this one makes me cry every time.
@Barney
Cyndi Lauper‘s version of that is also incredible
/youtube time after time lauper
@f00l Nope, Cassidy’s version is better.
@Barney
They are for different moods
Also that’s Lauper’s initial recorded version and I think her live version of it is better than the recorded one, but the 2 artists’ versions don’t talk to me in quite the same way
@f00l You’re right.
I have seen the rain by P!nk and Jim Moore.
Also, Beam Me Up by P!nk.
Amazing Grace, especially when performed on bagpipes like they do for 1st responder funerals/memorials.
Taps played live at Memorial Day ceremonies.
“Praise You in This Storm” by Casting Crowns. Fun story: I went on the Music Boat Cruise in September 2005. I watched Casting Crowns perform this song during a concert on the Lido Deck. The wind started to pick up during the concert. To this day I still can feel the wind when I hear this song.
/youtube Praise you in this storm
One song that got to me recently was Apocalyptica’s Shadowmaker
It has a long instrumental in the middle and around 6:14 the vocalist comes belting in and I was in a hell of a good mood singing along. I was listening on my surround sound in my living room and it reminded me of how awesome their concert was and for a few minutes I was happy.
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
I watched the first season of Westworld a couple of months ago. I thought it was good, but not great. I still haven’t gotten around to season 2.
By far I thought the best part of the season was the cover of Radiohead’s Motion Picture Soundtrack. I just close my eyes and listen to it, and it gets me every time.
@zachdecker those are fun. I was surprised when I came across the Nine Inch Nails track.
I don’t know why it surprised me since Trent does motion picture soundtracks now.
@RiotDemon @zachdecker
Trent got into it when he heard how much Danny Elfman from Oingo Boingo made doing soundtracks that he didn’t have to split with his band mates. /jk
For those mentioning Amazing Grace, the cathartic rendition Aaron Neville gave to close out the 2006 post-Katrina New Orleans Jazz Fest has no words…
This is from 2010.
@mike808
Well, anything he sings …
/youtube Aaron Neville stardust
/youtube halo theme
@medz one of the best. I’ll add in the Skyrim theme.
/youtube Skyrim opening theme
/youtube angel Sarah Maclaughlin
/youtube Everly Brothers Ebony Eyes
/youtube hurt NIN live
/youtube hurt reznor Bowie
/youtube hurt Johnny cash
@f00l NIN amd Gary Numan
You know you’ve made it when Trent Reznor plays tambourine for you.
@f00l @mike808 and he did a fine job of it too.
@mike808
Or when Bowie agrees to co-headline your tour. : )
Was fortunate enuf to see Numan in New York and to see NIN a few times around the Dallas area during the early years
And luckily I got to see Bowie a few times
/youtube Bowie space oddity
/youtube Bowie ashes to ashes
Any and all interpretations: either the band’s original apparently ironic intentions, or alt interpretations/reactions by listeners/fans, are ok w me re this song:
/youtube good riddance (time of your life)
I’m automatically the oldest person in here by a mile…“Just a Song Before I Go” Crosby Stills Nash. Harmonies are scary. https://g.co/kgs/p6U7bW
@poppaearl shortcut:
@poppaearl
What makes you think you’re so specially old?
: )
Some of us rode dinosaurs to school every day, uphill both ways, always barefoot in the ice and snow, even when it was 115F in the shade.
/youtube Judy blue eyes
@poppaearl I think Everly Brothers predate CSNY. You may be older than me Poppa Earl. But my music is older!
@katbyter Made both my kids listen to Everly Brothers to learn how it’s done right.
/youtube Indigo Girls Closer to Fine
/youtube sadeness enigma
@moonhat i forgot about this song!
@carl669 @moonhat
I almost posted this, but was getting a bit down.
Almost put Enya’s Ebudae up too.
/youtube enya Ebudae
@carl669 @mike808 are you ok Mike? Why are you feeling a bit down?
@carl669 @moonhat
It is in the song title Carl posted!
That and trying to get the add ship-to address function to work on the fookin PastaDerp site.
I’m good. Thanks for asking.
Schindler’s List, John Williams
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john barry: on her majesty’s secret service theme song
This is great music from a great film I revere; but can’t watch this film too often. The film is just too devastating, if i allow myself to get into it.
The music is lovely. By itself it’s perfect at certain times.
The poem is right and perfect also at some moments.
Chills. Annie Lennox.
@mike808
Always
/youtube Rickie Lee Jones Chuck E
/youtube annetenna ednaswap torn
@f00l so much more than Natalie Imbruglia’s popish version …
Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
@duodec
Good call re that music. I still remember hearing it at the opening of the 1984 Summer Olympics
Nick Glennie-Smith - The Mansions of the Lord
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
David Lanz - Cristofori’s Dream
I used to love listening because its such a nice song. If you listen through it its like a life, building, swelling and changing, good and bad, sickness and health, together then apart, then fading off. If you visit the Youtube page check out the comment by
yourmanstan
right at the top; whoever they are as far as I’m concerned they got it right.
/youtube Beatles Blackbird
@f00l
this has been my “go to” song for the grands when they were small and needed consoling/coaxing to sleep… along with Norwegian wood
Carmina Burana (O Fortuna)
Paul Winter - River Run
This transports me to a place full of sunshine, clean air, clear pure water …
https://paulwinter.bandcamp.com/track/river-run-2
Pytor by Bad Books.
Devastatingly haunting in the best way.
Live, with the song’s origins beforehand.
Pie Jesu
/youtube Pie Jesu Sarah Brightman
Always liked Stan Rogers’ work, especially:
and
@chienfou
didn’t know anyone else still listened to him
@Cerridwyn yep. I will often set him as our Pandora feed, or listen to albums on Amazon Music.
Have you ever heard any of Garnet Rogers’ (his brother) or Nathan Rogers’ (Stan’s son) music? It is shocking how similar they all three sound. Stan died way to young… but left some amazing songs when he did.
Here’s another favorite of mine:
@chienfou
have to look them up
forfou
@Cerridwyn @chienfou
If you hadn’t listened to Gordon Bok is does things in a similar vein. He writes a lot of his own music, although does do some things others have written. He has solo albums and ones with Ed Tricket and Ann Mayo Muir.
Schooner Fare is another group along a similar vein although they mostly do other people’s music.
@Cerridwyn @chienfou woops sorry for that one duplicate.
not in the same vein as some of the others, but…
@Cerridwyn yep, a great tune as well. I like this one too…
@chienfou
Nathan is more intense than his father, both vocally and in how he uses his instruments. He’s not bad, but in some of the songs of his dad he is covering, he is too intense imho.
This one gets me as well…
tl;dr what order do i list the songs?
chronological
alphabetical
depth
breadth
other
/l337 would that do
WUD DAT DOEZ
@ecanada always liked that song and the tale it told. Also really like this one from Bob Segar
Okay, I can show my age, too. Always chills from the power of Motown - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell with the original “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, specifically the bridge lead up and key change starting at 1:20 (I admit to squealing like a little girl when this came on as the closing song in Guardians of the Galaxy)
and then there’s Joan Osborne’s jaw dropping version of “What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted” from “Standing in the Shadow of Motown” - her voice through the whole song can flatten you back into your seat but especially the building crescendo starting at 2:50 and the big note at 3:20 …
@stolicat @stolicat I love them both; and yes, I got genuine scalp tingles from the Joan Osborne one. I also love her song “One of Us” - I’m an agnostic and those lyrics actually move me to tears!
[One of Us][1]
/youtube
My friend suggested this one - it’s pretty shivery…
/youtube
@Kyeh
Gorgeous.
/youtube Bonny Portmore Loreena McKennitt
@f00l Wow. Yep, shivers down my arm, sure enough. The Celts sure know how to do that spine-tingly stuff. And that voice…
@Kyeh
This song (not this recording, and with other vocalists) was heavily used in the Highlander video universe (the films and the TV series) as a symbol for old things and the old country; and as s symbol of things lost and yearned for.
It’s I think a trad Irish song tho.
Written way back when, about a real event; when the English were really dominating Ireland using occupying armies and with exported English aristocracy; and claiming/exporting all the resources the English could get their hands on.
The English always needed wood for their Navy and their construction. Ireland had gorgeous forests, including some ornamental forests, one around Portmore; the forest contained several esp notable trees, and one tree that was esp large, famous and was a symbol of the area.
The English either purchased or simply took the forests, cut them down, exported the lumber to shipyards in northern Ireland and England, and in the process they destroyed the finest trees, and also tore down some local estate homes and buildings if people in the area opposed them.
Or so I understand the story behind the song.
I could have it wrong tho; im not well versed in English/Irish history.
This is my fav version of the song, among those I’ve listened to.
@f00l @Kyeh It is an old song, the melody traced back to the 1700s at least, and that is a most beautiful version of it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonny_Portmore
Driving down the highway yesterday and Spotify threw me The Last Resort by the Eagles.
Yep – I got chills. Again.
Call someplace “paradise” and you can kiss it goodbye.