Beholder's Buffet
Posted 2 Aug 2005 by chesterAlthough beauty is in the eye (or ear) of the beholder, I think we can all agree that Kathy's Song by Paul Simon is the most beautiful (or beatifully sorrowful) song ever written. That being said, what is number two? Romeo and Juliet (knopfler), Boots of Spanish Leather (Dylan), I Can't Make You Love Me (Raitt)?
I disagree, posted 3 Aug 2005 by dex »
I think it's a tie between For Emily and America, by Simon and Garfunkel. And I love Hallelujah, especially the Jeff Buckley version of it.Almost Famous, posted 4 Aug 2005 by chester »
I love when the older sister plays America on her record player in that movie. There are several moments in that movie where the songs are just perfect.yeah, posted 5 Aug 2005 by baggins »
that movie is beautiful. the music is great. also, it is one of a very few (perhaps the ONLY?) movie that Led Zeppelin has authorized to use their songs. not even Dazed and Confused was authorized. however, since Cameron Crowe wrote and directed the film, Jimmy Page gave him 5! songs for the movie. the movie was in large part based on his own real experiences touring with and writing about up-and-coming rock bands, one of which was Led Zeppelin. the parts where the Zep songs kick in are absolutely perfect.man i loved that movie.
also, Kathy's Song is great. and for some reason, i get a weird misty eyed feeling i can't explain when i hear 'Whiter Shade of Pale' by Procol Harum.
Fields of Gold, posted 9 Aug 2005 by pedro »
...by Sting. I know it's the 90s mix tape perennial winner, but I still think that the old tradition of silence during it's playing should be observed. It is such a simple song, but underneath that simplicity is some powerful idealism that is accordingly tinged with realism. It reminds me of the bumper sticker I saw today; "Lord, help me to be the person my dog thinks I am."hmm, posted 10 Aug 2005 by lukas »
Fields of Gold is great but if I had to pick a Sting song it would be 'Fragile.' But that's just because of seeing him perform it live, at red rocks, in the rain.However I think one of the most beautiful songs ever written is Looks Like Rain as performed by the Grateful Dead. Words by John Perry Barlow, music by Bob Weir. I have an epic version from 1977 with Bob and Donna singing in amazing harmony. It's one of the few songs that can make me cry when I listen to it.
Hendrix, posted 10 Aug 2005 by chester »
I forgot one of the things that motivated me to write this. Hendrix was being asked about his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner on a talk show. The host asked if Hendrix was concerned that people might think the rendition was disrespectful. Hendrix got a confused look on his face and replied that he thought his version was beautiful. How could anyone think it's disrespectful?more songs: Little Wing, What a Wonderful World, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Invisible Sun.
star spangled., posted 10 Aug 2005 by barefootjumper »
i think hendrix's version is beautiful, too.there are a few songs that really fucking break my heart whenever i hear them.
one is james brown's 'i want you so bad' - it's hard to hear someone's heart break out loud.
another is ryan adams with emmylou harris singing 'sweet carolina.' this pairing of voices is out of this world and it just sounds far away and so close and beautiful in every way.
marvin gaye 'let's get it on' is beautiful and sensuous and wonderful. 'every grain of sand' is a stunning song.
i'm kind of a sucker for the song 'don't it make my brown eyes [blue]' by crystal gayle. and the songs 'fast train' by solomon burke, 'helplessly hoping' by csn, and 'you belong to me' by patsy cline should all be in the running.
i'm not much of a sting/police fan so if i had to choose their most beautiful song i'd go with 'roxanne'
Dire Straits..., posted 12 Aug 2005 by jkf »
"Brothers in Arms" has, of late, been one of the MP3's I've found myself putting on constant repeat. That and Norah Jones' "I don't miss you at all." Ooh, and Sting's "Why should I cry for you?"erm, posted 12 Aug 2005 by Fook »
They Might Be Giants' _I'll Sink Manhattan_, or _They'll Need A Crane_ are completely depressingly good songs.and sarah mclachlan, posted 12 Aug 2005 by Fook »
anything she does that is sad makes me sad. This is what it sounds like when doves cry, whatever the hell that meansand on the subject, posted 12 Aug 2005 by Fook »
i could have consolidated these things...Suzanne Vega and Kate Bush also make beautifully sorrowful songs sound beautiful and sorrowful. But i can't really think of any song titlesquartet, posted 12 Aug 2005 by Fook »
and i just thought about that solomon burke album...woooohooo. that's some spine tingling stuff...And Looks like rain was also a good one, and when Jerry's voice was on, _wharf rat_ made me misty eyed. Im done for good now.Not even remotely sad, but certainly beautiful!, posted 12 Aug 2005 by captain »
Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys.Pure aural sunshine!
hmm, posted 14 Aug 2005 by baggins »
some more thoughts...'wouldnt it be nice' by the beach boys has me singing at the top of my lungs everytime i hear it. it is wonderful. also, 'i just wasn't made for these times', 'girl dont tell me you'll write' and 'waiting for the day' are also heartbreakers.
i get all emotional when i hear 'estranged' by gnfnr. its a long story.
oddly enough, 'unbreak my heart' by toni braxton is a beautiful song in my ears...
more tunes, posted 15 Aug 2005 by pedro »
georgia on my mind by the excellent ray charles.anywhere i lay my head by tom waits
some favs... , posted 15 Aug 2005 by smax »
Can't say I agree with most of you... but...Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen has to be one of the better put together songs. I have a friend who used to silence bars in Syracuse singing it a cappella. A song with a similar feel is Stings I Hung My Head. Very different story, but surprisingly similar feel. I also feel like Behind the Wall by Tracy Chapman is one of the more powerful songs ever written.
Personally, these days, I think we all need to hear Dylan's Master's of War and War Pigs by Black Sabbath every day until we see things more clearly. Maybe that's just me seeing F-911 last night talkin'. I do however like both songs a lot, especially Vedder's version of Masters of War on the 30th anniversary disk.
Anyone Else know Lifesavers Undergroun's sond Shades of Pain? Hmmm...
I completely forgot about..., posted 16 Aug 2005 by chester »
...Vincent by Don Mclean. That song gets me every time.sad song, posted 16 Aug 2005 by inkblot »
what happens when the heart just stops by the frames is an incredibly sad song. there's a live album with a stage recording that has a pedroesque prologue about the song's subject that's sort of interesting, too.this whole special reminds me of the opening monologue of the movie high fidelity, to wit...
"what came first, the music or the misery? people worry about kids playing with guns and watching violent videos; that some sort of cultural violence will take them over. no one worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, pain, rejection, suffering and misery. did i listen to pop music because i was miserable, or was i miserable because i listened to pop music?"
Hornby, posted 16 Aug 2005 by chester »
I'm happy to have inspired remembrance of such a quote. Also, folks have come up with some great tunes that I didn't think of. Brothers in Arms, Fragile...hmm, posted 23 Aug 2005 by neoacerbitas »
I'm not sure if i know what you guys are talking about. but for me, "Life is Sweet" "Where do I begin" "asleep from day" and "dream on" are the most beautiful songs in the world, but they make me want to end my life or for my life to end, of course "the test" is a great song too, it makes me think of a high gone way wrong, ending in the tremors of death. I used to listen to the chemical brothers all the time, but i had to stop because of they way those songs made me feel, of course i never really pay any attention to the words, some of them, but not all of them. If i can't make the words sympathetic to my feelings from a song, i just ignore them. On the other hand, jamiroquai can be some of the happiest music in the word, nothing makes me feel as good as their last few albums, even the first few like "emergency on planet earth" are really great, in a minimalistic way.neo, posted 24 Aug 2005 by chester »
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Music that is beautiful to YOU. Not universally acceptable as beautiful. I was joking in the intro about everyone agreeing on Kathy's Song. One person's beautiful selection could be Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, while another's could be Broken. A couple more songs I thought of are Sugar Mountain and Time After Time. Everything But The Girl do a great version of Time After Time.another one..., posted 6 Sep 2005 by barefootjumper »
sad eyed lady of the lowlands. dylan again.Oy,, posted 19 Sep 2005 by lieutenant »
That's a great Dylan tune. "Not Dark Yet" of his gets me every time too...Night Swimming, posted 22 Sep 2005 by chester »
by REMblackbird, posted 22 Sep 2005 by pedro »
by the beatles (paul)romeo and juliet, posted 24 Sep 2005 by sneakums »
I much prefer the Indigo Girls' cover. Knopfler sounds like he's singing his tax return.r & j, posted 26 Sep 2005 by chester »
I find that so interesting. I think Knopfler's version is so much more powerful. I couldn't disagree more about what he sounds like singing it. I think there's so much pain and sorrow in his singing. I think Amy sounds a little melodramatic.yeah, posted 26 Sep 2005 by pedro »
I have to agree with chester.MK, posted 27 Sep 2005 by sneakums »
I don't know what it is about Knopfler. Whatever it is he's putting into his voice a lot of the time I am unable to extract it.hey, posted 27 Sep 2005 by pedro »
that's totally cool. that's why there's a whole music industry, and not just mark knopfler on a stage.Counting Crows, posted 26 Oct 2005 by chester »
I like that Colored Lines song on the 3rd album. Don't know if that's the name though.Ocean Breathes Salty, posted 2 Dec 2005 by chester »
Sun Kil Moon's acoustic version of Modest Mouse's Ocean Breathes Salty is crazy sad and beautiful. It might be the saddest song in the world.The band is Wire., posted 16 Jan 2006 by Shredzilla »
The 15th is the song.Also, I thought this thread was about Beholders.
Stats - Beholder Level: Aberration 11 Hit Points: 60 Armour Class: 21 Abilities: Str 10, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 17, Wis 15, Cha 15 CR: 14 Alignment: Lawful Evil Special Abilities: Natural spell ability
Description They say that when the body sleeps the mind drifts through unknown lands. These lands can show the hazy future, the murky past or worlds distant. Sometimes the mind finds places too terrible for the waking mind to conceive. This is where the Beholder dwells. These aberrations of magic and evil cannot be viewed without the mooring of one's sanity tearing free, shattering the mind forever. These are abominations of the vilest nature; their existence is a festering bruise on the world.
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Dave
Another addition, posted 19 Jan 2006 by dex »
Great Expectations, by Elbow.