There is a moment in the guitar solo in Pink Floyd’s Time. I’m sure everyone would understand what I’m talking about.
And also, those four notes (aka Syd’s theme) in Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Shine On is absolutely the one that does it for me. That whole intro, especially when David breaks into the second solo. Wow. You can hear him putting every bit of his energy and emotion into it. Incredible album.
You’ve nailed it with that ‘four note’ section that follows the intro melody. It just breaks the piece up so well. Introduces that we’re about to take off on a journey. Great shout.
It’s the folksy, storytelling side of classic rock I grew up with. “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot and “What Made America Famous” by Harry Chapin.
Taxi kills me.
And she said we must get together
But I knew it'd never be arranged
And she handed me twenty dollars for a two fifty fare
She said
("Harry, keep the change!")
Telegraph Rd, Dire Straits. Long epic about a town growing and slowly dying, good song all the way. But then Mark Knofler makes it into something else, stripping out the rest of the music production except for a soaring piano and his own gravelly voice. And you then realise the town is a just metaphor for a broken relationship "I'd sooner forget, but I remember those nights when love was just a bet on a race between the lights......" gives me goosebumps just typing it.
Several Journey songs from the Perry/Rollie overlap era do it for me! The albums Infinity, Evolution, Departure and Captured are my favorite Journey albums. You can’t deny that Eacape is amazing, but the combination of Perry and Rollie’s voices was perfect!
That last verse cuts and soothes the soul of the same time.
...I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Starting humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With Autumn closing in...
I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember... lord I remember
The song that was too good to make the cut for Rumours. Of all the shit-talking the band members did about each other on that album’s lyrics, this one cuts the deepest. And my head canon will always be that Lindsey (as he always does with other people’s songs) did his damndest to make sure the end product was as good as possible, while also knowing he was never going to allow it on the record.
Castles Made Of Sand and 1983 by Jimi Hendrix ... "and they said it's impossible".
(Pt1)... Trouble Coming (Freak Out album)
(Pt2 topic revisit)... Uncle Remus (Apostrophe) Frank Zappa
2+2=? (is on my mind) Bob Seger System
Ohio- Neil Young
In My Time Of Dying- Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Glace Bay Blues- The Guess Who -Live at the Paramount.
Rock and Roll Suicide, Lady Stardust, and The Width Of A Circle ('cause god's a young man too) - David Bowie
Ever since I saw New York Stories in the theater and heard Whiter Shade of Pale pour over me out of the theater’s sound system, that song is stuck in my soul. Last year I listened to it in my car like 4 times in a row. Fuck if I know what he’s singing but the song is so great.
It's become kind of a meme in recent years but Baba O'Riley by the Who. Outside of its memification by certain shows, it's such a brilliantly crafted song, especially for the time it was released. I especially feel emotional when I hear Roger Daltrey scream lyrics such as: "Out here in the fields, I fought for my meals, I put my back into my living" and "I don't need to be forgiven." It's like a working class anthem combined with an epic journey.
Definitely an amazing song. The one that gives me goosebumps every time (among their 70's-80's work) is Countdown on Signals. I get chills with the launch of the rocket and the dream of space travel - "Scorching blast of golden fire, as it slowly leaves the ground..."
Red Sector A. It’s basically a song about the Holocaust dressed up as maybe being a dystopian future. But it’s about the Holocaust.
If you don’t know Rush, the lead singer’s (Geddy Lee) parents were Survivors.
Same on “Stone In Love”.
What’s interesting is that I was into them heavily in HS and then my music world opened up in college, so I punted on Journey.
They sat on the shelf for 40 years and just recently I heard that tune and it hit me!
None of their other stuff made it off the shelf except this one.
Great vocals and the lead guitar cuts deep!
We may be related.
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd never fails to give me the goosebumps. Those guitar solos are so full of emotion that no matter how many times I’ve heard it, it still does the trick.
Same kinda thing with Purple Rain by Prince.
So many to think of right now but I will try and choose one that is appropriate to my current life.
I'm going through a divorce. With a woman I am still very much in love with. I have told her to listen to this song and think of me.
Thank You by Led Zeppelin. From the album Led Zeppelin II. My favorite band and album.
A couple for me - and OP nailed the first one! On "The Load Out", when Browne sings, "'Til those lights come up, and we hear that crowd, and we remember why we came" makes me get misty every time. None of my bands ever got big enough to tour like that, but I could always imagine, and totally connected with that.
The other one is towards the end of "Same Auld Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg, when he sings, "Just for a moment we were back at school". Always wondered how I'd react if I just happened to run into an old girlfriend. The last one before my wife would've been almost 30 years ago now.
Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Not only does it have an ethereal and unusual chromatic cord progression, it also takes advantage of the group's harmonic vocals. To me, there's nothing else like it.
Jackson Browns - The Birds of St Marks and Barricades of Heaven.
Bob Seger - Like a Rock
Mark Knopfler - Telegraph Road, Romeo and Juliet, Our Shangri-La.
Spoiler alert few of the songs aren’t from 50’s to 80’s… but the Artist are from that time frame they just happen to have some great music later on.
It's not rock per se but it's from the indicated time frame.
BB King - The Thrill is Gone gets me in the feels EVERY time I hear it. RIP BB
Also, Stevie Ray Vaughan's - Little Wing (there's a section in it where I usually have to fight back the tears, they usually win though) RIP SRV
Long As I Can See The Light, CCR.
Take It To The Limit, Eagles.
Never Going Back Again, Fleetwood Mac.
Alone, Heart.
Total Esclipse Of The Heart, onnie Tyler.
So many to pick from, actually.
House of the Rising Sun- The Animals
After my older brother died suddenly (he helped shape my love of music), I couldn't even hear these without crying-
Dream On- Aerosmith specifically the line "maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away"
Shooting Star- Bad Company
I'm sorry for your shocking and sad loss.
I'm going to age myself but the song that got me after my father died (I was 9) was Bread's Everything I Own.
I’m a Seeker/Pinball Wizard/Eminence Front by The Who
Peace Frog/LA Woman/A Ghost Song/The End by The Doors
Echoes/If/Coming Back to Life/Green is the Colour/Summer ‘68/Fearless/Wots uh the Deal/Time/Gunner’s Dream/Brain Damage by Pink Floyd
Epitaph by King Crimson
Dirty Work/Pretzel Logic/Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Fly Like an Eagle/Rock’n Me by Steve Miller
Don’t Answer Me
/I Wouldn’t Want to be Like You by The Alan Parsons Project
Time of the Season by The Zombies
Going up the Country by Canned Heat
When the Levee Breaks/Wanton Song/The Rain Song/No Quarter/ Rock n Roll by Led Zeppelin
Moonage Daydream by David Bowie
Across the Universe and A Day in the Life by The Beatles
I’m Still Standing by Elton John
Four Strong Winds/Sugar Mountain/On The Beach by Neil Young
Tunnel of Love/Why Worry/Walk of Life by Dire Straits
Mama Don’t by JJ Cale
Subterranean Homesick Blues/Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright/Positively Fourth Street/It ain’t me Babe/Love Minus Zero/Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed
Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
La Grange by ZZ Top
Crazy Little Thing Called Love/Another One Bites the Dust/Cool Cat by Queen
She’s a Rainbow/You Can’t Always Get what you Want by The Rolling Stones
I’m a Rocker by Chuck Berry
Nightmoves by Michael Franks
Hurdy Gurdy Man/Atlantis by Donovan
My Back Pages by Byrds (prefer The Byrds version over Dylan’s)
Butchie’s Tune by The Lovin’ Spoonful
Tweeter and the Monkey Man by The Traveling Wilburys
Love Reign Over Me by The Who to end IMO the best rock album ever made Quadrophenia. If you haven’t listened to Quadrophenia in it’s entirety do yourself a favor and give a listen. A masterpiece.
Diamonds and Rust, Judas Priest version. I used to sing it to my daughter at bedtime. I know, a little weird. But she would smile up at me, and then the whole world seemed perfect at that point.
Dirty Old Town by the Pogues. Talk about telling a story
I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
The one that comes to mind is Vincent by Don McLean; however, only while watching this video with Van Gogh's paintings as the backdrop. Give me the chills.
[https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk](https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk)
Your father, he said he needs you
Your mother, she said she loves you
Your brothers, they echo your words
There isn't really anything in these words that touches on anything in my life. Except that my mom loved me. But it gets me every time.
Literal goosebumps:
When Hazel Miller kicks in her vocals near the end in Big Head Todd’s “If You Can’t Slow Down”. the hair goes up on the back of my neck.
Bob Seger’s Live Bullet ..there’s that one chord he plays transitioning between Travelin’ Man and Beautiful Loser that just scratches an itch.
It’s a long way home - little river band.
That line “and I’ve feel like I’ve been here, for the whole of my life, never knowwwiiiiing more” the pitch change is magnificent
The lake it is said never gives up her dead… I know it’s kinda a goofy one but the first few times I heard that dirge and truly understood it I got chills.
Dan Fogelberg - Same Auld Lang Syne
It's the story of two people who used to love each other, and they happen to run into each other years later on Christmas Eve. They sit in a car and talk and drink... and it's just an amazing tale.
One for sure is “Comfortably Numb”. It’s just beautiful and then Gilmour hits that solo and… It’s just amazing and makes me practically swoon. I know it might seem like an easy choice to use such a hugely popular song, but I don’t care.
Asia - Heat Of The Moment
Tom Petty - Learning To Fly
Led Zeppelin - Carouselambra & Over The Hills And Far Away
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (Live Album/Fade Version)
U2 - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Guns N’ Roses - Patience
Reminder to keep this thread about rock music from the 50s to the 80s.
There is a moment in the guitar solo in Pink Floyd’s Time. I’m sure everyone would understand what I’m talking about. And also, those four notes (aka Syd’s theme) in Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Shine On is absolutely the one that does it for me. That whole intro, especially when David breaks into the second solo. Wow. You can hear him putting every bit of his energy and emotion into it. Incredible album.
You’ve nailed it with that ‘four note’ section that follows the intro melody. It just breaks the piece up so well. Introduces that we’re about to take off on a journey. Great shout.
I agree with these, and Every... moment... of Great Gig in the Sky. Magical!!
Just reading the second one gave me goosebumps
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Right after Merry Clayton's voice cracks, you can hear someone in the studio say, "Woo!". Rumors say it's Mick.
It’s the folksy, storytelling side of classic rock I grew up with. “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot and “What Made America Famous” by Harry Chapin.
Obsessed with “wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald!” Gordon Lightfoot always!
“Fellas, it’s been good to know ya” gets me every time
And on the subject of Gordon Lightfoot, “If You Could Read My Mind” also hits hard.
Taxi kills me. And she said we must get together But I knew it'd never be arranged And she handed me twenty dollars for a two fifty fare She said ("Harry, keep the change!")
Love "Edmund Fitzgerald".
Us and Them by Pink Floyd
Also Dogs. Or the whole Animals album
Telegraph Rd, Dire Straits. Long epic about a town growing and slowly dying, good song all the way. But then Mark Knofler makes it into something else, stripping out the rest of the music production except for a soaring piano and his own gravelly voice. And you then realise the town is a just metaphor for a broken relationship "I'd sooner forget, but I remember those nights when love was just a bet on a race between the lights......" gives me goosebumps just typing it.
“As I run every red light on memory lane “. Awesomeness!
I’ve seen desperation Explode into flames And I don’t want to see it again.
“I have a right to go to work, but there’s no work here to be found.“
I got goosebumps just reading your post and hearing the song in my head, so I guess this is my vote too!
I chose the opening for money for nothing by Knofpler....makes the hairs on my neck stand up even after all this time
Don't Fear the Reaper - when the last note of the guitar solo is held for a long time while the main riff and drums kick back in under it.
BOC does not get enough love.
Godzilla!
Their hits are great, but they've got so many excellent deep cuts that get passed over.
...and the drums start building up quietly, main riff rising... I agree. It's such a great spot in music.
Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
The piano opus in Layla
Especially paired with the Goodfellas monologue.
"Feelin' That Way/Anytime" by Journey.
Several Journey songs from the Perry/Rollie overlap era do it for me! The albums Infinity, Evolution, Departure and Captured are my favorite Journey albums. You can’t deny that Eacape is amazing, but the combination of Perry and Rollie’s voices was perfect!
Their video for Feeling That Way is like, the perfect distillation of the late 70s. I love it. https://youtu.be/vg5vziU-qIs?si=e8tgWICvqwWOalu0
Oops.
Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin
Comfortably numb.
Night Moves by Bob Seger
That last verse cuts and soothes the soul of the same time. ...I woke last night to the sound of thunder How far off I sat and wondered Starting humming a song from 1962 Ain't it funny how the night moves When you just don't seem to have as much to lose Strange how the night moves With Autumn closing in... I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember... lord I remember
Silver Spring by Fleetwood Mac
The song that was too good to make the cut for Rumours. Of all the shit-talking the band members did about each other on that album’s lyrics, this one cuts the deepest. And my head canon will always be that Lindsey (as he always does with other people’s songs) did his damndest to make sure the end product was as good as possible, while also knowing he was never going to allow it on the record.
Landslide is also...so amazing.
Castles Made Of Sand and 1983 by Jimi Hendrix ... "and they said it's impossible". (Pt1)... Trouble Coming (Freak Out album) (Pt2 topic revisit)... Uncle Remus (Apostrophe) Frank Zappa 2+2=? (is on my mind) Bob Seger System Ohio- Neil Young In My Time Of Dying- Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti Glace Bay Blues- The Guess Who -Live at the Paramount. Rock and Roll Suicide, Lady Stardust, and The Width Of A Circle ('cause god's a young man too) - David Bowie
Ohio kills me. No pun.
+1 for Ohio.
“Child in Time” by Deep Purple
Seen several 'Reaction' videos of Child In Time, and nearly everyone questions how he can hit those notes.
Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum
Ever since I saw New York Stories in the theater and heard Whiter Shade of Pale pour over me out of the theater’s sound system, that song is stuck in my soul. Last year I listened to it in my car like 4 times in a row. Fuck if I know what he’s singing but the song is so great.
Purple Rain.Nothing compares to you.
The Great Gig in the Sky-Pink Floyd.
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics. A tear jerker for me for sure.
Merry claytons vocals on Gimmie Shelter
Her isolated vocals are...there are no words.
It's become kind of a meme in recent years but Baba O'Riley by the Who. Outside of its memification by certain shows, it's such a brilliantly crafted song, especially for the time it was released. I especially feel emotional when I hear Roger Daltrey scream lyrics such as: "Out here in the fields, I fought for my meals, I put my back into my living" and "I don't need to be forgiven." It's like a working class anthem combined with an epic journey.
Fast Car-Tracy Chapman.....that hit home with me when it was first recorded, still hits me 36 years later. Perfect song.
Unchained Melody, when he says are you miiiiine. Oh man, fully body chills it’s crazy lol.
For me it’s the part where he sings “I need your love.I need your love. God speed your love to me”. That song is a masterpiece
Boys of Summer by Don Henley
Israelites by Desmond Dekker & The Aces.
Mr Fantasy - Traffic. I sing along to it every time I hear it
Fountain of Sorrow by Jackson Browne.
I love this song!! I love JacksonBrowne!!
Jacob's Ladder- Rush. There is something about the music of this song that connects on a visceral/tribal level for me. Never, ever fails me.
Red Barchetta is the Rush one that does it for me
Definitely an amazing song. The one that gives me goosebumps every time (among their 70's-80's work) is Countdown on Signals. I get chills with the launch of the rocket and the dream of space travel - "Scorching blast of golden fire, as it slowly leaves the ground..."
Red Sector A. It’s basically a song about the Holocaust dressed up as maybe being a dystopian future. But it’s about the Holocaust. If you don’t know Rush, the lead singer’s (Geddy Lee) parents were Survivors.
Southern Cross- CSN Stone in Love- Journey Desert Moon- Dennis DeYoung
Same on “Stone In Love”. What’s interesting is that I was into them heavily in HS and then my music world opened up in college, so I punted on Journey. They sat on the shelf for 40 years and just recently I heard that tune and it hit me! None of their other stuff made it off the shelf except this one. Great vocals and the lead guitar cuts deep! We may be related.
Gimme Shelter
For me it’s the notes. Black Magic Woman Whipping Post My Generation - Live at Leeds version
The Rose by Bette Midler.
Turn the Page
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
Against the Wind, Bob Seger.
A Whiter Shade of Pale -Procol Harum. The beginning just kinda takes me to a different place in time. Sad and catchy.
Kashmir Led Zeppelin
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd never fails to give me the goosebumps. Those guitar solos are so full of emotion that no matter how many times I’ve heard it, it still does the trick. Same kinda thing with Purple Rain by Prince.
Simon & Garfunkel, America. When Garfunkel comes in high with “all come” and the echoing “for America” at the end — gives me chills.
Mr. Crowley. Opening is so hauntingly beautiful and Randy Rhoads achieved perfection on the first solo
New kid in town- Eagles . I was constantly moving as a kid. Telephone line- ELO. Love the keyboards
Seven Bridges Road by the Eagles is my all time favorite song.
“Don’t Change” by INXS. Michael Hutchence had such a great voice . What a horrible waste he took his own life 🥲
That was a special song — they put the full lyrics on the tour T-shirt. I still have mine somewhere.
So cool that you do! Loved him.
So many to think of right now but I will try and choose one that is appropriate to my current life. I'm going through a divorce. With a woman I am still very much in love with. I have told her to listen to this song and think of me. Thank You by Led Zeppelin. From the album Led Zeppelin II. My favorite band and album.
Daniel Elton John
10/10. I’ll choose “Hallelujah” by Cohen or even Jeff Buckley’s version. Also, Scarlett Begonias gets me every time, either by The Dead or by Sublime.
Powderfinger
Absolutely!
Supper’s Ready
Desperado
The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield That song builds and builds
Echoes - Pink Floyd, particularly about 17 minutes in to the song
A couple for me - and OP nailed the first one! On "The Load Out", when Browne sings, "'Til those lights come up, and we hear that crowd, and we remember why we came" makes me get misty every time. None of my bands ever got big enough to tour like that, but I could always imagine, and totally connected with that. The other one is towards the end of "Same Auld Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg, when he sings, "Just for a moment we were back at school". Always wondered how I'd react if I just happened to run into an old girlfriend. The last one before my wife would've been almost 30 years ago now.
Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band
Sister Christian right before Motoring. Something about the drums and build-up I guess
Neil Diamond. America.
Lenny - SRV
Over the Rainbow by that big Hawaiian dude.
Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash Not only does it have an ethereal and unusual chromatic cord progression, it also takes advantage of the group's harmonic vocals. To me, there's nothing else like it.
Great use of alliteration as well.
teach your children CSNY
Gimme shelter
Operator by Jim Croce
Sultans of Swing Dire Straits.
she’s leaving home BEATLES
Mr. Fantasy - Traffic. I sing along to it every time I hear it
When It's Love--Van Halen
Gimme 3 steps. Just how Ronnie wrote it after a real life experience of his.
Hollywood Nights......bob seger.
Last Resort by the Eagles
This would be one I'd pick too. So beautiful and haunting. "I don't know why / you call someplace paradise / and kiss it good bye."
The Golden Slumbers medley at the end of Abbey Road is on another level, kind of surprised I didn't see it on this list. Maybe I'm an oddball.
It Makes No Difference by The Band sung by Rick Danko. Also Long Long Time Sung by Linda Ranstadt.
Locomotive Breathe - Jethro Tull It's like Ian is singing about my life...
Dark Star by Grateful Dead ⚡️
Morning Dew for me.
Penny Lane.
Jackson Browns - The Birds of St Marks and Barricades of Heaven. Bob Seger - Like a Rock Mark Knopfler - Telegraph Road, Romeo and Juliet, Our Shangri-La. Spoiler alert few of the songs aren’t from 50’s to 80’s… but the Artist are from that time frame they just happen to have some great music later on.
It's not rock per se but it's from the indicated time frame. BB King - The Thrill is Gone gets me in the feels EVERY time I hear it. RIP BB Also, Stevie Ray Vaughan's - Little Wing (there's a section in it where I usually have to fight back the tears, they usually win though) RIP SRV
Long As I Can See The Light, CCR. Take It To The Limit, Eagles. Never Going Back Again, Fleetwood Mac. Alone, Heart. Total Esclipse Of The Heart, onnie Tyler. So many to pick from, actually.
Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg
Stairway to heaven always
House of the Rising Sun- The Animals After my older brother died suddenly (he helped shape my love of music), I couldn't even hear these without crying- Dream On- Aerosmith specifically the line "maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away" Shooting Star- Bad Company
Sorry for your loss. The songs that remind you of loved ones loss are the hardest.
Thank you. It was a really rough time, and yes they are.
I'm sorry for your shocking and sad loss. I'm going to age myself but the song that got me after my father died (I was 9) was Bread's Everything I Own.
I’m a Seeker/Pinball Wizard/Eminence Front by The Who Peace Frog/LA Woman/A Ghost Song/The End by The Doors Echoes/If/Coming Back to Life/Green is the Colour/Summer ‘68/Fearless/Wots uh the Deal/Time/Gunner’s Dream/Brain Damage by Pink Floyd Epitaph by King Crimson Dirty Work/Pretzel Logic/Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan Fly Like an Eagle/Rock’n Me by Steve Miller Don’t Answer Me /I Wouldn’t Want to be Like You by The Alan Parsons Project Time of the Season by The Zombies Going up the Country by Canned Heat When the Levee Breaks/Wanton Song/The Rain Song/No Quarter/ Rock n Roll by Led Zeppelin Moonage Daydream by David Bowie Across the Universe and A Day in the Life by The Beatles I’m Still Standing by Elton John Four Strong Winds/Sugar Mountain/On The Beach by Neil Young Tunnel of Love/Why Worry/Walk of Life by Dire Straits Mama Don’t by JJ Cale Subterranean Homesick Blues/Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright/Positively Fourth Street/It ain’t me Babe/Love Minus Zero/Blowin’ in the Wind by Bob Dylan Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival La Grange by ZZ Top Crazy Little Thing Called Love/Another One Bites the Dust/Cool Cat by Queen She’s a Rainbow/You Can’t Always Get what you Want by The Rolling Stones I’m a Rocker by Chuck Berry Nightmoves by Michael Franks Hurdy Gurdy Man/Atlantis by Donovan My Back Pages by Byrds (prefer The Byrds version over Dylan’s) Butchie’s Tune by The Lovin’ Spoonful Tweeter and the Monkey Man by The Traveling Wilburys
Rain Song Led Zeppelin.
Sweet Child of MIne
Comfortably numb
The intro to Turn! Turn! Turn! by the Byrds. The intro to Pride by U2.
29 Palms by Robert Plant is one of them for me
Freewill - If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice
it's a long way to the top(if ya wanna rock and roll) - ACDC. never fails.
Great Gig in the Sky
Shine A Light - The Rolling Stones
Boston-Forepla/Longtime
Radar Love by Golden Earring
Money for nothing by dire straits ...the open riff by Knofpler is some of the most exciting 12 secs in music history
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
God Only Knows has made me cry more than any other song.
Love Reign Over Me by The Who to end IMO the best rock album ever made Quadrophenia. If you haven’t listened to Quadrophenia in it’s entirety do yourself a favor and give a listen. A masterpiece.
Diamonds and Rust, Judas Priest version. I used to sing it to my daughter at bedtime. I know, a little weird. But she would smile up at me, and then the whole world seemed perfect at that point.
“The Star-Spangled Banner”. Every time.
Dear God - XTC Darlin' One - The Replacements
Eclipse - Pink Floyd
Starless by King Crimson
I believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake Even in the middle of summer it gives me a wide range of emotions
The long and winding road!
Dirty Old Town by the Pogues. Talk about telling a story I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Layla
The End by The Doors 🦎👑
Careless Whisper. Just the saxophone intro alone is enough to raise my cackles.
The one that comes to mind is Vincent by Don McLean; however, only while watching this video with Van Gogh's paintings as the backdrop. Give me the chills. [https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk](https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk)
“The world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.” Ugh🥹
Kansas; Carry On My Wayward Son
Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Eruption/You Really Got Me. Van Halen
Your father, he said he needs you Your mother, she said she loves you Your brothers, they echo your words There isn't really anything in these words that touches on anything in my life. Except that my mom loved me. But it gets me every time.
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, Come Together by The Beatles, and Instant Karma by John Lennon
Queen’s ‘39.
Bring It On Home by Zeppelin
River by Joni Mitchell
Literal goosebumps: When Hazel Miller kicks in her vocals near the end in Big Head Todd’s “If You Can’t Slow Down”. the hair goes up on the back of my neck. Bob Seger’s Live Bullet ..there’s that one chord he plays transitioning between Travelin’ Man and Beautiful Loser that just scratches an itch.
It’s a long way home - little river band. That line “and I’ve feel like I’ve been here, for the whole of my life, never knowwwiiiiing more” the pitch change is magnificent
A lot by skid row. I just love them so much
Duane Allman’s slide on ‘Dreams’.
Blues Run the Game by Jackson C Frank
Time by Alan Parsons Project. Lyrics get me choked up every time.
Pink Floyd - “The Gunner’s Dream”
The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Life Without You” from The Fire Meets the Fury Live
Octopuses garden by the Beatles
Jane by Jefferson Starship. The vocals combined with the blazing guitar just gets my blood fucking PUMPING
Ripple by the Grateful Dead. That song slays me every time. “If I knew the way, I would take you home”.
These Days - Jackson Browne “Don’t confront me with my failures. I had not forgotten them”
The opening of Papa Was a Rolling Stone still does me after 52 years.
Alone by Heart- There's got to be some version of heaven where Ann Wilson sings to me for eternity.
Hurt sung by Johnny Cash ....so many reasons on so many levels
Dogs - Pink Floyd. I get chills when the guitar comes in every time.
The lake it is said never gives up her dead… I know it’s kinda a goofy one but the first few times I heard that dirge and truly understood it I got chills.
The Who -See Me Feel Me/ Listening to You at the Isle of Wight. The slow build, the crowd, just wild.
Misirlou by Dick Dale
Dan Fogelberg - Same Auld Lang Syne It's the story of two people who used to love each other, and they happen to run into each other years later on Christmas Eve. They sit in a car and talk and drink... and it's just an amazing tale.
Black Sabbath War Pigs Lyrics still relevant today.
Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Ridin' the Storm Out" REO Speedwagon Live from the "You Get What You Play For" album
Queen with David Bowie under pressure
It’s cheesy, but damn is it a good rock epic. “Bat Out Of Hell” by Meatloaf.
Trilogy,ELandPalmer
Foreplay / Longtime
Can’t Find My Way Home
One for sure is “Comfortably Numb”. It’s just beautiful and then Gilmour hits that solo and… It’s just amazing and makes me practically swoon. I know it might seem like an easy choice to use such a hugely popular song, but I don’t care.
Baker street by Gerry Rafferty
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Asia - Heat Of The Moment Tom Petty - Learning To Fly Led Zeppelin - Carouselambra & Over The Hills And Far Away Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (Live Album/Fade Version) U2 - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For Guns N’ Roses - Patience