Beach Boys - God Only Knows Laura Nyro - Captain For Dark Mornings The Smiths - Asleep Linda Perhacs - Sandy Toes Vivaldi - Concerto in D For Guitar Largo
Cymande - Changes Axelrod - Fantasy for Ralph off the Mowax album The Moments - Life and Breath Andy Bey - I Know this Love Can't Be Wrong William D. Smith - I Feel So Good with You Baby Henry Franklin - Soft Spirit Rufus Harley - Passing the Cup Around
Van into the mystic Lee Perry Soulfire De la I am I be nina , don't let me be misunderstood,(live) Johnny Cash Hurt (obvious but still gets me) Nick cave into my arms souad massi raoui les fleur, ramsey's version. bill withers grandmas hands nina here comes the sun
Barbarra Lynn - A Letter to Mommy and Daddy Johnny Ace - Pledging My Love Jr Walker - What Does it Take to Win Your Love The Fuzz _ I Love you for All Seasons
Marvin Gaye 'Since I Had You' Love 'Between Clark & Hilldale' Getz 'Saudade Vem Correndo' 'Decisione' Stereolab 'Pack Yr Romantic Mind' UGK 'Pinky Ring' Scotty Matelic 'To Impress the Empress'
few more Jackie Mittoo 'Money Maker' and 9th Creation 'Sexy Girl' where dude is like 'I love you blah blah I love you' then he's like 'Ooh your breasts I can squeeze and caress' real quick that shit cracks me up
god, i'm loving this thread...to the dude that suggested the kinks track, thanks i love that, i can't belive thats the same group that did "come dancing"
here are two tracks that a friend got me into that forever altered my musical tastebuds
kool and the gang - little children
(damn, one of the creepiest, darkest, yet positive some how tunes i've heard)
marvin gaye & tammi terrell - "if this world were mine" william bell & mavis staples - "strung out" the montclairs - "dreaming's out of season" led zeppelin - "dazed and confused" shuggie otis - "island letter" we all together - "cloudy night" the impressions - "the girl i find"
cosine on: sam cooke - "a change is gonna come" otis redding - "dock of the bay" al green - "simply beautiful"
i know there are others that i am drawing blank on...
Great thread - I remember lurking on the OG. Agree with so many on here.
A few more off the dome:
Sons and Daughters of Lite - Let the Sun Shine In
Lilys - Ginger
Aaliyah - One In A Million
Juelz Santana - One Day I Smile
Kool and the Gang - Father, Father
Bjork - Who Is It (Shooting Stars & Asteroids Remix)
u-Ziq - Brace Yourself, Jason
The Notations - I'm Still Here
Curtis Mayfield - The Makings of You
Comments
Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Laura Nyro - Captain For Dark Mornings
The Smiths - Asleep
Linda Perhacs - Sandy Toes
Vivaldi - Concerto in D For Guitar Largo
Dude, you should edit your post to say "Sighs of a Shell" Jimmie Spheeris
Heaven through the speakers.
Cymande - Changes
Axelrod - Fantasy for Ralph off the Mowax album
The Moments - Life and Breath
Andy Bey - I Know this Love Can't Be Wrong
William D. Smith - I Feel So Good with You Baby
Henry Franklin - Soft Spirit
Rufus Harley - Passing the Cup Around
Van into the mystic
Lee Perry Soulfire
De la I am I be
nina , don't let me be misunderstood,(live)
Johnny Cash Hurt (obvious but still gets me)
Nick cave into my arms
souad massi raoui
les fleur, ramsey's version.
bill withers grandmas hands
nina here comes the sun
i'd have to go with something like this too.
or
Sweet Thing--Van Morrison
Jesus is Waiting--Al Green
Spread Love "Spread Love"
Rhetta Hughes "You're Doing it With Her"
Air "Mr. Man"
Odyssy "Our Lives are Shaped By What We Love"
Ana Mazzotti "Bario Negro"
Andy Bey "River Man"
Donny Hathaway "What's Going On"
Guns & Roses "Patience"
Etc...
Hipster.
Barbarra Lynn - A Letter to Mommy and Daddy
Johnny Ace - Pledging My Love
Jr Walker - What Does it Take to Win Your Love
The Fuzz _ I Love you for All Seasons
Why? That was the song I slow danced to in 6th grade. I was down with G n'r back in the holiday inn birthday party days. Don't judge.
Besides. I prefer "cool guy" over hipster. That's a derogetory term I can live with.
Definite co-sign.
Also co-signing on Al Green, Bootsie and Rotary Connection.
Have to add
Barbara & Ernie - For You
Beach Boys - Surfs Up
+ Arthur Verocai 'Dedicada a Ela'
...and Pharoah Sanders' 'Elevation'
Marvin Gaye 'Since I Had You'
Love 'Between Clark & Hilldale'
Getz 'Saudade Vem Correndo'
'Decisione'
Stereolab 'Pack Yr Romantic Mind'
UGK 'Pinky Ring'
Scotty Matelic 'To Impress the Empress'
Providence- Sonic Youth
Damn, what a hard-ass question. To make it easy on myself, I'll list the contenders:
1. "Astral Traveling"-Pharoah Sanders.
2. "Lonely Dreams"-Terry Gibbs
3. "Salaam"-Catalyst.
4. "Sleeping Beauty"-S.O.U.L.
5. "A Man and a Woman" (Orch.)-OST.
6. "Giving Up"-Donny Hathaway (goosebumps!).
7. "Angel of Air"-Devadip Carlos Santana & Turiya Alice Coltrane.
8. "Concierto de Aranjuez"-Miles Davis.
9. "Peace in the Valley"-The Gospelaires of Dayton Ohio (Charles McClain falsetto sweetness).
10. "How Great Thou Art"-Mahalia Jackson.
Be warned, this list could change like the wind.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Isaac Hayes - Our Day Will Come
The Supremes - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Jimi Hendrix - Angel
Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love
David Holmes - Hey Lisa
Beck - Ramshackle
The Wiseguys - The Real Vibes
Coldplay - Amsterdam
Interpol - Untitled (from Turn On The Bright Lights)
Broadcast - Come On Lets Go
to add a couple more:
Wayne Shorter - Infant Eyes
Stevie Wonder - Visions
here are two tracks that a friend got me into that forever altered my musical tastebuds
kool and the gang - little children
(damn, one of the creepiest, darkest, yet positive some how tunes i've heard)
william bell & mavis staples - "strung out"
the montclairs - "dreaming's out of season"
led zeppelin - "dazed and confused"
shuggie otis - "island letter"
we all together - "cloudy night"
the impressions - "the girl i find"
cosine on:
sam cooke - "a change is gonna come"
otis redding - "dock of the bay"
al green - "simply beautiful"
i know there are others that i am drawing blank on...
1974 Blues - Eddie Harris
The Awakening (epilouge) - The Awakening
Here are some that come to mind:
Separate Lives - Stephen Bishop
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
The Moonglows - Sincerely
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky
Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure
Rickie Lee Jones- Night Train
William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover
[strong]250+ song playlist of all songs mentioned in this thread[/strong]
A few more off the dome:
Sons and Daughters of Lite - Let the Sun Shine In
Lilys - Ginger
Aaliyah - One In A Million
Juelz Santana - One Day I Smile
Kool and the Gang - Father, Father
Bjork - Who Is It (Shooting Stars & Asteroids Remix)
u-Ziq - Brace Yourself, Jason
The Notations - I'm Still Here
Curtis Mayfield - The Makings of You
These have entered my cannon in the last 10 years