Vote Interactive Poll: Emotional songs (fe

1st - Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - even though I knew this song intimately, i just could not vote for another in its place so viola! Masterpiece !  10/10

2nd - Janis Ian - Tea and Sympathy  - This ones a real emotional dance and sends ones emotions out to the universe 10/10

3rd - Cara Dillon - The Lark in the Clear Air - Another masterpiece and so beautifully sung. all 3 selections are all wonderful stories and told with exceptional, emotional skill. 

Here are some thoughts on the playlist:

1. Sade - It's a Crime - always love Sade and such a subtle and smooth song - one of my all time favorites by her. Sultry, sexy, majestic! /7

2. Katinker - Idioter - Never heard of her before but really enjoyed this style and magic of her voice - i liked the song and inflections and still trying to work out the meaning of the lyrics /6

3. Charming Hostess - Laws of Physics - This one grew on me after subsequent listenings - the guitar is cheeky and the lyrics are ponderful. Quite the grungy emotion/ 6

4. Offa Rex - The Queen of Hearts - wow! nice harpsichord and guitar - sweet vocals and mesmerizing atmosphere.  Beautiful falsetto / 7

5. Lau Nau - Juokse sinä humma - Finnish tends to be a very musical language - the track started out easy going but then the wild violin took over the song - which made it for me and the vocals were spot on and percussion and time change towards the end. /8

6. Helium Horse Fly - Adrift - Very mysterious and floaty - the lyrics poetic and vocals intense and heart-dragging. Interesting composition with some nice changes in minor and major, and the trip of the guitar and drum led adventure was surprising . Emotional enough to warrant  /8

7. Lush - Monochrome - Very nice production and soft and gentle vocals - loved this song - /7

8. Ginevra Di Marco - Vedrai vedrai - Once again, pure, expressive, sensitive, passionate- all the ingredients and the whole song moved me and embraced me with its mist. /8

9. Dida Drăgan - Să nu lovim nicicînd un porumbel - Grand and overt - emotional enough /7

10. Cara Dillon - The Lark in the Clear Air - "It's a poem" only 8 lines 2 verses but so much honesty and intensity in there it immediately struck me and for this a /10

11. Broadcast - You Can Fall - Interesting tune, and I got the song, the lyrics and music. /6

12. Bent Knee - Being Human - did not expect this to be so enjoyable and the song gets more interesting as it progresses along and her voice is so versatile and very pleasing. /8

13. Billie Holiday Strange Fruit - It is interesting how styles of vocals can affect a song and as usual Billy does this really well. There is something about the quality and variance of her voice and feelings. /7

14. Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares - It is hard to dispute the depth of emotion and lyrical expression. A song I always like but cannot vote for as i know every nuance of the track. /7

15. Fairport Convention - One More Chance - A lovely nostalgic emotional empowered song. Very nice track over all and a personal playlist addition /7

16. Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien - Another very emotionally and expressively sung track. I enjoyed this one especially as it is something i would not normally listen to. /7

17. Janice Joplin - Piece of My Heart - This one is so classic it is hard to comment on and there are so many versions, this being one of the best. You can hear the emotion and the channeling of energy and soul. /8

18. Fairuz - Al Bosta - Wonderful vocal control - lyrically a good story of traveling and observation. /7

19. Tea and Sympathy - Janis Ian - Brilliant - simple, old school but it works and the vocals are genuine - brought a few tears to my eyes - bravo !  /10

20. Susanne Sundfør - Undercover - Elegantly executed and soft and tender - it drew me in and swirled me around. It took me to heights and left me there. /8

21. Cassandra Wilson - You Don't Know What Love Is - This one certainly makes you listen. All encompassing and makes you feel you are in the room with her. Beautifully done - so exquisite /9

22. Anelli Drecker -  Morning Glory - It's all about the lyrics and vocal interpretation. She keeps it close to the Tim Buckly original which is understandable.

I lit my purest candle close to my

Window, hoping it would catch the eye

Of any vagabond who passed it by

And I waited in my fleeting house

 

Before he came I felt him drawing near;

As he neared I felt the ancient fear

That he had come to wound my door and jeer

And I waited in my fleeting house

 

"Tell me stories," I called to the Hobo;

"Stories of cold," I smiled at the Hobo;

"Stories of old," I knelt to the Hobo;

And he stood before my fleeting house

 

"No," said the Hobo, "No more tales of time;

Don't ask me now to wash away the grime;

I can't come in 'cause it's too high a climb,"

And he walked away from my fleeting house

 

"Then you be damned!" I screamed to the Hobo;

"Leave me alone," I wept to the Hobo;

"Turn into stone," I knelt to the Hobo;

And he walked away from my fleeting house"

 23. Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - This has to be the winner for me for sure.  It always makes for some kind of emotion and sometimes you just can't listen to it. This is one of those songs so many musicians want to emulate and cover. So, so, special.   /10

24. SÍLVIA PÉREZ CRUZ "Mañana" - Gorgeously sung and simply beautiful /8

25. Ennio Morricone - Cosa avete fatto a Solange? - Introspective and silky - slowly draws one into the flight of a journey somewhere you just want the song to take you. Lovely vocals and movement of the song in general. Slight melancholic and reminiscence. This one may have done it for me and the sound track album is great! /9

This poll was quite exhausting but highly rewarding !  

Edited by tigerfeet - June 07 2021 at 20:43

My podium

1. Charming hostess

2. Broadcast

3. Janis Joplin

Honorable mentions

4. Helium Horse Fly

5. Offa Rex

6. Katinka

7. Dida Dragan

8. Billie Holiday





Edited by jamesbaldwin - June 09 2021 at 02:54

Lewian wrote: Offa Rex (Nicky how do you do that all the time? Another melody that does the magic for me, and the kind of understated but still refined delivery that I love)

  Awwwww shucks!  I guess I just get lucky with hearing things, I'm almost always listening to something or other.  I am glad you've enjoyed them and even if I don't always vote "for" something of yours, it's always intriguing and usually gets several listens....also, I do think listening to your more avant stuff has truly made my ears more appreciated of it's nuances.  So thank you.  

Sorry this is so late, but I've been buried with Bios in the Archives and busy at home, so it took a while before I could hear everything.  There were so many great submissions this time.  Typically, Bent Knee and Helium Horse Fly would have both been in the running, but I became a big fan of both bands from their recent releases.  Many of the other entries I was already familiar with.  But here is my top 3 nonetheless:

Snicolette wrote: TCat wrote: 1. Offa Rex - Great selection Nickie.  Love this!  Will be looking into this much more.   Glad that you joined those who found them worthy, Mike.  One of those who almost passed under the radar, but for my drive into town the day I heard them on the radio.

Edited by The Anders - June 13 2021 at 13:30

Mila-13 wrote: Snicolette, when can we expect the results?