wicked game by chris isaak :,) such a beautiful yet heartbreaking song used to listen to it on rp during my breakup with my ex got me through some rough times
I know not everyone’s going to get this, but “Baby One More Time” by Britney. Especially with the iconic accompanying music video. I was a young, closeted gay kid and to see other people wanting to listen to the music I wanted to made me feel less weird and less different (listening to Madonna in the car with my parents may have been a little too risqué…) I’ve been a fan for 25 years and I know she’s weird, but she’s an absolute icon that new pop stars still list as their inspiration.
Yo my friends uncle is the drummer. I thought they were some underground band and never even googled them.
Thanks to this comment, I know have also fallen in love with this song.
This was the first song that popped into my head, but I love it for bummer reasons so I thought against mentioning it. Did not expect it to be the first comment I saw! Lol
Black Dog. First Zep song I heard, first hard rock song I listened to, couldn’t stop listening to it for days. Introduced me to the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I proceeded to listen to all Led Zeppelin albums in order.
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
First heard it driving home from work when I was 17, it came on right as I was pulling into the driveway. I sat in the car to finish the tune and was a fan ever since. Seen them live 3 times
This one got me too. The perfection of the rhythmic palm mute guitar followed by a perfect mix of electronic and acoustic. I think I love the vocals and lyrics just as much. Such an amazing song for me.
Their live performance was the coolest concert I’ve ever been to. Not sure if they go all out like that at every show but the visual effects were off the charts
The boys of summer - Don Henley. Know this song by heart.
Every time I hear or play it (on Spotify or Youtube), it still makes me contemplate the choices I made in life.
That's a fantastic one! The harmonies, the lush musicianship... I've loved ELO since I was a young girl and I remember them being so huge in the mid to late 1970s. Great choice!
Yes! and it's very true how a lot of the socially-conscious side of Motown (and other labels) still rings true today. "Ball of Confusion" seems pretty relevant still, (except for "the Beatles new record's a gas" :-) ).
Shine on you crazy diamond, pink Floyd…
I was in high school in the 80s… I’d bought a bunch of their albums and was (and still am) pretty obsessed with the band..
Id just bought the wish you were here album, as well as a brand new stereo system. And thought my new album would be perfect for the ‘first spin’ on the new stereo…
Holy living fuck.
From the first notes of the opening I was absolutely hooked… that epic song just rocked my world.
My mother loved her music and she played LPs and listened to the radio every day
The year 1976 sticks in my mind.
The long hot summer..I was 8yrs old🤣
Abba..Dancing Queen.
Pussycat..Mississippi.
Showaddy..Under The Moon Of Love...to name but three.
These and many others make the memories flood back...I had three sisters and they'd dance me around the kitchen.
Innocent, young and carefree.
Only music has this power to transport me back to the sounds, the smells, the place, the clothes and the atmosphere of specific times in my life.
🥰✌️🙏
"Don't Dream It's Over." I was a 14 Alternative fan who was starting to fall for The Smiths and XTC.
The mid 80's were all synth pop all of the time. "Don't Dream It's Over" was pop with comforting melancholy. Neil Finn became, and still is, my favorite songwriter.
Miles Davis - ~~Whats Up~~ So What - from his 1959 album Kind of Blue.
The first time I heard it, it took my breath away at how amazingly beautiful it is. The whole album is incredible, but that song is magical. It can bring tears to your eyes when you hear how beautiful it is.
She Used to Be Mine - Sarah Bareilles
I was going through a transitional time. Just broke up with a toxic ex, didn’t really know who I was, had a full time job, going through my first year of college, caregiving for my family members, just generally had a lot of responsibility that most teenagers I went to school with didn’t have to deal with. Driving around a lot, just to get some time alone. Heard this song, just started sobbing and had to pull over.
Whenever I listen to the song now, it reminds me to be gentle with myself. If you cringe at your past self, that’s called growth. It also drew to my attention that I was way too hard on myself (and sometimes still am!) and that’s why I burn out so hard and fast.
in the air tonight - the jedimaster phil collins.
when i was young, i read a scifi book about a guy in a plane flying with his plane through a spacetunnel created by extraterrestrials to steal earths air. they also kidnapped his girlfriend and another guy who was the enemy of the hero. that song was the perfect soundtrack for that book. it perfectly reflected the desperate loneliness mood
Iron Man by Black Sabbath. First thinking it was about the superhero, then realizing it wasn’t. Then years later, realizing that a few lines in the song reflect what Tony Stark has actually done in the MCU.
The first time I heard Linger by the Cranberries was with my girlfriend at the end of a warm weekend day spent together at parks, cafés, markets, doing nothing in particular. We were driving home in silence holding hands and listening to the radio when it came on. It was beautiful. We sat there and quietly cried, trying not to let the other person notice.
I had heard the song probably a billion times before in TV and movies, but that was the first time I really sat quietly and just listened. We had just come out of a pretty rocky patch of our relationship and it felt like a significant turning point. We’re still together and I love her
Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
In a time when it felt like every little thing was not going my way, it helped me learn to accept changes, use them to find new adventures, and appreciate life.
Vincent by Don McLean. It’s a tribute to Van Gogh and how he was able to express himself through art, despite his struggles with mental illness in a world that did not understand him. It makes me feel a little sad, but it’s a beautiful song.
[Powder Blue, Elbow](https://youtu.be/_u15JygmXM8?si=zO3Anm68AXKwMnC4)
because I thought it was a love song, but well, I will let you figure it out
now one that is about love and the feeling you have when you cannot tell that one person how you feel, so you write a poem about it and then many years after another artist uses it to write a song about your love poem with the most beautiful voices singing it.
[The Truth Untold](https://youtu.be/ITc-om9SVr4?si=QxaPf_Pvop1aCqBP)
Rise by Public Image Limited.
Walked into a record store in Jan ‘86 where it was playing and stopped in my tracks. Was on a first date with my high school sweetheart, who turned to me and said, “You’re going to buy this album right now, aren’t you?”
Not wanting to carry it around on our date, I bought it the next morning.
Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
I was walking into a Coheed and Cambria concert and the local radio station was parked out there playing songs. I stepped into hearing range and thought it was some of the best stuff I had heard in a long time. I had to stop and ask the DJ who it was. This was over twenty years ago, but I still remember hearing the song for the first time.
Long Nights by Eddie Vedder. Threw me in an other dimension…
And long road by Eddie Vedder with Neil Young and Mike McCready on the show to the memory of those who died on 9-11. Chills…
This must be the place - the talking heads
i honestly still don’t know if it’s a happy or sad song still but the instruments make it so unique and the lyrics resonate with me deeper than anyone other song has.
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys. I heard it for the first time recently while watching All Of Us Strangers, the scene where Adam's mum is singing it to him, it broke but healed me at the same time. So many times I have wished someone said to me the very lyrics in the song.
The Best Deceptions by Dashboard Confessional. I love songs that perfectly depict the emotions that I couldn't fully express at some points in my life. I'm happily married now but I still embrace all the low places I've been through. And i'm now a big DC fan.
Inception -ATEEZ
This is one of my favorite songs the layering is beautiful and I love the vocal lines. The music video and dance goes so well with it too it’s all around a very well produced song ❤️
Backpacking around Australia in 2000-01, scored a job driving a van to and from the airport for a hostel in Melbourne. Coming back one day, a tune came on by a band I'd heard of as they'd had an album out around that time, The Living End, but not one that I knew. Just absolutely blown away, loved it, as soon as I got back immediately asked if anyone knew of a tune called All Torn Down and went and bought their debut album just for that. Years and years later back in the UK, stumbled across the video on MTV, which I'd never seen, and in it they are driving along the exact same bit of motorway I was on when I heard it for the first time. I was literally living the video. I hope I never ever forget that moment.
The right left hand by the possum George jones! That was mine and my wife's wedding song! Another possum favorite is I want to grow old with you! I know most of you guys are too young to know who I'm talking about, but he ranked right up there with Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. Ah The Highwaymen!
Phish - divided sky (Amsterdam 1996)
Gives me goosebumps every time. The peaks and valleys are something else, and i heard it first after seeing TENET, which it reminded me of emotionally and thematically.
I think I felt it when I first heard Green Day - Time of your life. Also when I first heard Fork in the Road by Goody Grace.
Goody' songs mostly make me feel that way. He just released "Sweet Dreams" and, again, I felt connected when I first heard it.
Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks. It was often playing on the radio on my way to elementary school and I LOVED it. I had no idea what it was about of course
Skydiving - Peewee Longway & Cassius Jay. I have no fucking clue why I love that song so much. I must’ve been high the first time I heard it because I remember being obsessed immediately. It’s still one of my favorite songs that I listen to daily.
Thick and Thin - Stick Figure. It was the middle of Covid pandemic and my husband and I stopped by a little corn dog hut while on a mini vacation. This song came on the speakers and I whipped out my Shazam. I had never heard a sound like that before and was instantly obsessed. We listened to their music the entire trip. Once covid restrictions were lifted that was the first concert we went to. They are AMAZING live. Highly recommend.
[Gorecki - Lamb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSRYvYN1ayw&ab_channel=LambVEVO) I heard on the radio and was so certain it was the most beautiful lyric I'd ever heard and tried SO hard to remember who it was, but failed and it took years for me to find it again. It is still.
Foo Fighters-Everlong. It was in a Transworld Snowboarding video back in college around which was an amazing time in my life. Good friends and roommates, good times and the snowboarder in the video did this slow rotating 180 over +50ft.
For me a big one is Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica. The first time I heard this song was actually from a documentary I watched. It really speaks to me at like 1:46 into the song where it says “can’t they see why my brain says rage”. I’ve had a rough home life and the people that are the reason for it don’t understand why I’m the person I am and so those lyrics make me feel understood. Other than the lyrics the instrumentals themselves are beautiful. I play bass and the bass for this song is just amazing. When I saw Metallica in concert last September and they played Sanitarium it almost felt euphoric. To this day this song remains one of my favorites of all time.
Damien Rice - "The Blower's Daughter"
Playing at a backyard BBQ, that Summer was so hot...see a girl... lovely blonde hair, skin nice and tanned...oh shit she's looking at me.
She's...looking at me?
I couldn't take my eyes off of her...too bad we were both committed to someone else...but that song. That moment. That heat.
Like yesterday man
Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen, it is simple yet deeply haunting
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Creep by Radiohead. I'm not even a fan of Radiohead. It's not the style of music I'd typically listen to. But I swear I could have written every word of that song. My wife won't let me listen to it because she said it sends me to a "dark place" and she's right. It touches me on a deep level.
Pied piper by bts and Pompeii - Bastile. Literally anytime i listen to these two songs its instant happiness, like energy fuel despite the two songs being sad.
Lisztomania by Phoenix, and it marks the beginning of the spring
also Undercover Martyn by Two Door Cinema Club, which reminds me of dancing at summer music festivals
Jeff Buckley singing Hallelujah … I hadn’t heard of Jeff or Leonard Cohen at the point in my life but hearing that combination of Leonard’s haunting lyrics and Jeff’s voice …. My world just stopped as I just stood and listened.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/videojukebox/comments/17fyp2h/imagine\_ultimate\_mix\_2020\_john\_lennon\_the\_plastic/](https://www.reddit.com/r/videojukebox/comments/17fyp2h/imagine_ultimate_mix_2020_john_lennon_the_plastic/)
Here is a song, and an idea worth living for.
bang to rights by richard hawley, each element of this song is so well placed that it caught my attention right away, and managed to capture me even with the slow beat
[Lazy Nina by Greg Phillinganes](https://youtu.be/TJMelsJukC0?si=cyAQzXpN8B6xEquN)
Not my usual style at *all* but the groove and vibe just hit hard and I think anyone who’s had a nice lazy day away from the world with their significant other can super relate to the song.
“Back in the maze with lazy Nina; walking the dog and watching Soul Train.”
D’s car jam/anxious mofo - minutemen
Double nickles on the dime cd, lent to me from my best friend and next door neighbor when I was 16 years old.
It meant I had 43 more songs in a row to listen to. Unforgettable experience. The whole world opened up in my head. Still talk to that friend weekly 26 years later. And still love the hell out of the minutemen, crank that shit all the time still!
We Are All Insane by AWOLNATION. It’s about when you get into a routine in life and the days of the week all blend together and everything feels monotonous. Extremely relatable.
idk if this counts but im now obsessed with last surprise from persona 5
i had this song downloaded ever since October 2022, which is when i first heard this and I loved it
If you don't know the song u can take a listen here: [Last Surprise (YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING!!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNGqBDRJgvo)
HMs go to Beneath the Mask (also P5), Take on Me, I Believe (P5 Royal) (yeah you can see the bias)
It’s For The Best - Straylight Run
Random song from a random no-name band from my college emo days. It instantly popped into my head when I read your question so that’s gotta be the one for me.
Listening to it 20 years later and it doesn’t hit the same as it did back then but I still loved those guys.
Time of your song - Matisyahu (live at stubbs 2)
I heard the song live and then revisited the live version which is incredible. I was lucky enough to run into matisyahu while walking down the street in Detroit before his show.
We had a brief conversation and as I was walking away I turned back and yelled that this one of the best songs I knew. He thanked me and was on his way.
That night as he played the song he pointed at me. Nerdgasm is the closest description of my emotions.
[Anemone by Brian Jonestown Massacre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StV9lElcvAY) came on one day while I was laying in bed in some state or another and it just pulled me into its chill psychedelic riffs and its beat and its half-asleep sexed out lyrics. And I've loved it ever since.
Luna by Oneus
This song captures the essence of beauty and love. When I listen, I can hear it and feel it all around me. I swear a part of my soul lives in that song and I connect to it like none other. I often think in music before processing words or emotion, and this song is the closest thing I can describe to what I hear when I experience love or see someone who’s the most beautiful person in the world to me. It’s such a lovely and wonderful song, every day I’m so happy I’ve discovered it. Surprisingly, I haven’t even read the lyric translation, but I still feel so connected to it.
Truisms 4 Dummies - Headache
It resonated with me in a level tough to describe, but the instrumentation and spoken word lyrics formed a beautiful experience as I walked through my city.
"Ancora Qui" (Ennio Morricone/Elisa Toffoli) from Tarantino's "Django Unchained".
I'm in love with it and yet it's... complicated. I had a jam session with a friend and convinced her to let us have a go at it. Incidentally, she's on my shortlist for "the one that got away", so the song is a bit cursed for me and I don't listen to it as often these days. I really bond over music and, needless to say, her voice still haunts me... "Still here", as the song says.
But damn good song.
for me it's a song called city of heroes. it's a collab by micheal kiske, and amanda sommervill. I was hooked from the first line. "they call me a hero but I'm not made of stone, and there's a monster in us all"
Protect Ya Neck by Wu-Tang Clan
Probably the first time I realized that gangsta rap wasn't the be all, end all of everything. Wu-Tang opened up a whole new world for me.
For me it was Pleura by King Gizzard. I’d never heard music like that before and the lyrics hit me as both poetic and specific to things I like. I immediately fell in love and went down a huge psychedelic rock rabbit hole that changed what I look for in music today. As for Pleura, it became my most listened to song last year on my Spotify rewind.
Rosemary by the Deftones. I was a huge fan of them for a bout 15 or so years when I first heard this song of theirs. It was at a live gig in Detroit opening for System if a Down. The song would be a highlight of the album ‘Koi no Yokan’ released in November 2012 but this show was early august and I knew nothing of its existence.
They started playing it in the middle of their set of very familiar tunes and I was blown away by such a cool new song. It stuck in my head for a few weeks after the show and I recall humming parts of it at work. It slipped my mind until I got the album and when the song reappeared in my life - studio quality this time - it quickly became one of my favourite songs of life.
I still rank it a too three tune for myself, so unbelievably cool that they wrote it. Just pure beauty in song form.
Bear with me, I might tear up typing this one out.
Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"
Like Tim, I do like traditional Christmas carols. Have since I was a young girl. But.. at the same time, as a non Christian, it's hard to parse the "peace, love, and joy" message when so many tragedies happen in the world.
What starts out as a funny barb turns into a very heartfelt message to his daughter that she's safe at home if she's otherwise unsafe in the world away from Mum and Dad. It's something that I hoped to hear from my parents and never did. Also, this song hit so much harder in 2020 because I missed my father (and didn't realize that our once good relationship had already soured beyond repair).
From the first time I heard it and weeped profusely, it became not only my favorite song of the season but also a personal favorite in general.
Now. I must address the ninja cutting onions in the kitchen.
EDIT - [Forgot to link this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q)
OP I love that song and when I hear it which isn’t often I still love it. To answer your question there are three pop songs I loved first time I heard them one is Set Fire to the Rain By Adele (not an Adele fan at all), Monsters by James Blunt and catapult by Jack Savoretti. I am a rock lover but these three hit me.
God Gave Rock And Roll to You by Petra off of Beat The System. It’s a fantastic song but I get chills just about every time the instrumental bridge play. Literal perfection to me.
No apologies but I’m having 2 , both off the same album. Genesis a trick in the tail. Ripples & Entangled. Both brilliant songs and tunes that almost give you an out of body experience..
Happens a lot, but the one I remember best was "Global Concepts" by Robert Delong. I love the creative music and the introspective lyrics, especially "no two people move the same".
It was back when MTV used to play music videos late at night. The video came on, and I had to stop what I was doing and see who it was because I'd never heard anything like it. He's still one of my favorite artists, and I always travel to see him when he tours because he puts on such a great show.
Silly, but my friend in HS and I went to this dance a few towns over to meet a group of friends. We all had a blast then came home about midnight (he was staying over).
We turned on MTV which played music then. The song/video “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by TfF came on. First time we heard it. We watched, and as soon as it was over we were both like “that’s going to be huge.” Of course, it was. Always liked it.
That friend died of ALS this year, but I’ll always carry that experience and association of him and that fun night to the song.
Miss you, H.
Kiss You to Death by Alkaline Trio
It perfectly captures a sense of longing for someone who is not in my life anymore but how they will always have a piece of me.
My Sweet Lord, by George Harrison. Blew me away the first time I heard it in the mid-80s. Particularly the part when the chorus switches from 'Alleluia' to 'Hare Krishna' and then into the Vedic prayers. It's been on of my favorite songs for 40 years, and learning more about the song and what it meant to George has made me like it even more.
Killing Me Softly - Lauren Hill & Fugees Saw this performed on a mid morning talk show in 1996
Fade into You - Mazzy Star. Immediately fell in love with Hope Sandoval & the moody beautiful song
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman. Tears flowed the first dozen or so times I heard this
I love when this happens! Most recently it was with the song Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan. Idk why, but as soon as the first few notes hit I was hooked, and the chorus is awesome. Sometimes a song was just meant to penetrate the heart.
Golden Dawn by Goat
I was just getting into garage psych stuff and it came on shuffle while I was stoned. The balalaika "breakdown" solidified it for me. Awesome groovy world music and I strive to live by the quote at the intro.
"In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3" Coheed and Cambria. I was asleep in a friend's car, never heard coheed before. It got to the big swell epic part at the end and I woke up and said "who the fuck is this?" Been in love with them ever sense. I mean, that song just hits my music loving soul in some way that I can't really put into words.
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys.
I haven't always thought life has been worth living, but listening to this song and looking to others makes me realize there are ways to make it all worthwhile. For the longest time, I thought living was just finding things to do in the time were given and nothing more. I'm starting to see that, for myself, to truly live is to have something or someone worth dying for. I think that's why it feels like I haven't lived yet, but I'm not sure.
My Lover’s Prayer - Otis Redding
Old soul music really helps me convey the message I want to show someone that I maybe can’t put into words, just waiting for my other half to show and appreciate with.
Danse Russe - hurt . Likely most have not heard of Hurt. They broke up years ago but man they had some good songs kind of a perfect circle/ tool vibe. The violin gives me the shivers.
Kind of a dark song.
Something in the way-nirvana.
Heroin was in the way.
I fell in love with it because in a weird morbid way it helped me through some of the darkest times of my life.
I remember listening to Mariah’s new CD in 2006 at the music store. At the time, many thought her career was in decline. The first time I heard We Belong Together, I got chills and thought, wow, she’s back with a global, unforgettable hit. 2006 was Mariah’s year all over the world, and I was so happy for her.
[Crooked Tree by Molly Tuttle.](https://youtu.be/W6yjVNXiykA?si=XHA1WDzIDLSOotRX)
The song is about me, about everyone else who stand out. It makes me cry every time I listen to it, because it tells me that it's okay not to be perfect. The twist in the chorus slways chokes me up.
Basket case by Green Day. I was in the 5th grade and I wasn’t into any sort of “rock” music until I heard that song. It completely changed my life and it made me want to play drums.
Downeaster Alexa by Billy Joel. First time I heard it was in Hangover 2. It’s still intoxicating to this day. I can’t say it means anything personal but it’s a beautiful, well crafted song.
All Mixed Up by 311
The lyrics didn’t mean much to me, but my brother and I both heard it on the radio for the first time in late 2022. We both thought it was Sublime, and really liked it - I pulled out Shazam it and found out it was 311. We still really liked it, cause it BANGS.
TL;DR it reminds me of my brother
Vivaldi - Presto. It speaks to my heart. Fills me with passion. I wish I could will it on command for overwhelming emotions. The song almost feels like everything stops and nothing matters. The little things will be lost in the waves of music leaving me clearer and brighter. I. Love. This. Song.
Losing my religion - REM
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
How to disappear completely - radio head
You’re somebody else - flora cash
Obstacle 1 - interpol
Chop suey! - SOAD
Would? - Alice In Chains
Pneuma - tool
Fix You by Coldplay and Saturn by Sleeping At Last.
I was going through an awful time when I first heard these songs. They were so relatable to what I was going through. They make me cry, but I still listen to them sometimes. They’re oddly comforting to listen to now.
Bullet With Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins.
The first time I heard it I was blown away be the baseline and drums. It has been my favorite song ever since.
My immortal by Evanescence
I remember my mother had that album on disc and she had it replaying all the time in her Red 1990 Chevy Blazer.
She used to take me to school every morning and over time I learned every one of those songs but I always loved singing this one with my mom.
I ended up singing it in highschool and butchered one of the notes in front of everyone lol. But I got the loudest applause, it really made me feel good. But mainly I was really singing it to her, as she sat with the rest of my family in the audience. My parents got divorced shortly after in 2020 and she's since moved away but everytime I hear it, it reminds me that she still loves me, even though she might not remember those times.
wicked game by chris isaak :,) such a beautiful yet heartbreaking song used to listen to it on rp during my breakup with my ex got me through some rough times
I didn’t like it at the time but now I can appreciate its beauty.
Saw him a few weeks ago. He was great. Love that song.
I know not everyone’s going to get this, but “Baby One More Time” by Britney. Especially with the iconic accompanying music video. I was a young, closeted gay kid and to see other people wanting to listen to the music I wanted to made me feel less weird and less different (listening to Madonna in the car with my parents may have been a little too risqué…) I’ve been a fan for 25 years and I know she’s weird, but she’s an absolute icon that new pop stars still list as their inspiration.
Absolutely! The music video is so captivating and catchy, it's easy to get swept away by it. It really adds to the whole experience of the song!
Great answer! That video was iconic. I’m so happy her music was a safe for you. 🩷🩷🩷
Sometime Around Midnight - Airborne Toxic Event They convey obsession with another so well. The raw emotion is incredibly well delivered.
Same here. I love how the song builds from a whisper to pure agony.
Yo my friends uncle is the drummer. I thought they were some underground band and never even googled them. Thanks to this comment, I know have also fallen in love with this song.
Listen to the whole "all at once" album if you havent, they have a lot of great stuff
The very first time I heard that song I quickly became as obsessed with it as the singer was with his ex ;)
This was the first song that popped into my head, but I love it for bummer reasons so I thought against mentioning it. Did not expect it to be the first comment I saw! Lol
Im with you on this one. The song is just captivating
Same here. I love how you can visualize everything he sings about. The lyrics are incredibly well written.
Black Dog. First Zep song I heard, first hard rock song I listened to, couldn’t stop listening to it for days. Introduced me to the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I proceeded to listen to all Led Zeppelin albums in order.
I Love Led Zeppelin 🎵😊
Fast car by Tracy Chapman . A long time ago.
Yes, a million times yes
Most take a few listens but I was obsessed with Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead from the very first listen.
I'm not a big Radiohead fan, but I absolutely love that song
She looks like the real thing She tastes like the real thing My fake plastic love Those words alone just hit so hard.
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 First heard it driving home from work when I was 17, it came on right as I was pulling into the driveway. I sat in the car to finish the tune and was a fan ever since. Seen them live 3 times
This one got me too. The perfection of the rhythmic palm mute guitar followed by a perfect mix of electronic and acoustic. I think I love the vocals and lyrics just as much. Such an amazing song for me.
Their live performance was the coolest concert I’ve ever been to. Not sure if they go all out like that at every show but the visual effects were off the charts
I saw them at the Del Mar fair in San Diego, almost 20 years ago and it was an amazing performance!
Nothing compares to you - Sinead O’Connor Heartbreaking song.
The boys of summer - Don Henley. Know this song by heart. Every time I hear or play it (on Spotify or Youtube), it still makes me contemplate the choices I made in life.
Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
Came here to say to make this comment. It’s my all-time favorite song and it always will be.
Yes, that one is a classic. 🎵
[Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight](https://youtu.be/wdVJvQrTi7U?si=0pvIbz9bIGkmSa3Q)
That's a fantastic one! The harmonies, the lush musicianship... I've loved ELO since I was a young girl and I remember them being so huge in the mid to late 1970s. Great choice!
Thanks! It's my favorite ELO song off my favorite ELO album!
Okay, you made me curious, now I'm listening to Twilight song, and I like it. Especially the use of vocoder. 🎵😊
Glad you're liking it! 😁
[Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels](https://youtu.be/CsHiG-43Fzg?si=bfwmInCHKbql0IkD)
I did like “ Everybody loves to rule the world “ 🌎 Still a bit relevant. Too many beautiful ones
When COVID was new, one of the guys from TFF did a stripped down version of Mad World with his daughter. It was gorgeous and haunting and so relevant.
https://youtu.be/NEpfvTdR5-U?si=H0-ip7HsLtPbWokk
I like Marvin Gaye’s “ What’s Going On” and I still think the lyrics are relevant today📻
Yes! and it's very true how a lot of the socially-conscious side of Motown (and other labels) still rings true today. "Ball of Confusion" seems pretty relevant still, (except for "the Beatles new record's a gas" :-) ).
Shine on you crazy diamond, pink Floyd… I was in high school in the 80s… I’d bought a bunch of their albums and was (and still am) pretty obsessed with the band.. Id just bought the wish you were here album, as well as a brand new stereo system. And thought my new album would be perfect for the ‘first spin’ on the new stereo… Holy living fuck. From the first notes of the opening I was absolutely hooked… that epic song just rocked my world.
Great song, great album, great band!
Good one, I love Pink Floyd, been a fan for 30 years+.
My mother loved her music and she played LPs and listened to the radio every day The year 1976 sticks in my mind. The long hot summer..I was 8yrs old🤣 Abba..Dancing Queen. Pussycat..Mississippi. Showaddy..Under The Moon Of Love...to name but three. These and many others make the memories flood back...I had three sisters and they'd dance me around the kitchen. Innocent, young and carefree. Only music has this power to transport me back to the sounds, the smells, the place, the clothes and the atmosphere of specific times in my life. 🥰✌️🙏
I was 6 in 1976 and loved Abba and loved my Abba t- shirt more
"Don't Dream It's Over." I was a 14 Alternative fan who was starting to fall for The Smiths and XTC. The mid 80's were all synth pop all of the time. "Don't Dream It's Over" was pop with comforting melancholy. Neil Finn became, and still is, my favorite songwriter.
Mine too. He is genius. My fave is Nails in your Feet. He sang it for me twice.
Jerry Was a Racecar Driver - Primus Man in the Box - Alice in Chains More Human Than Human - White Zombie
Miles Davis - ~~Whats Up~~ So What - from his 1959 album Kind of Blue. The first time I heard it, it took my breath away at how amazingly beautiful it is. The whole album is incredible, but that song is magical. It can bring tears to your eyes when you hear how beautiful it is.
It’s *So What* but yes
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She Used to Be Mine - Sarah Bareilles I was going through a transitional time. Just broke up with a toxic ex, didn’t really know who I was, had a full time job, going through my first year of college, caregiving for my family members, just generally had a lot of responsibility that most teenagers I went to school with didn’t have to deal with. Driving around a lot, just to get some time alone. Heard this song, just started sobbing and had to pull over. Whenever I listen to the song now, it reminds me to be gentle with myself. If you cringe at your past self, that’s called growth. It also drew to my attention that I was way too hard on myself (and sometimes still am!) and that’s why I burn out so hard and fast.
Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap
Wu tang clan cream it a good song
Digital Bath - Deftones
Same! Deftones has so many to love 🖤
in the air tonight - the jedimaster phil collins. when i was young, i read a scifi book about a guy in a plane flying with his plane through a spacetunnel created by extraterrestrials to steal earths air. they also kidnapped his girlfriend and another guy who was the enemy of the hero. that song was the perfect soundtrack for that book. it perfectly reflected the desperate loneliness mood
Iron Man by Black Sabbath. First thinking it was about the superhero, then realizing it wasn’t. Then years later, realizing that a few lines in the song reflect what Tony Stark has actually done in the MCU.
Amarillo by Morning, George Strait.
Little wing stevie Ray Vaughan
The first time I heard Linger by the Cranberries was with my girlfriend at the end of a warm weekend day spent together at parks, cafés, markets, doing nothing in particular. We were driving home in silence holding hands and listening to the radio when it came on. It was beautiful. We sat there and quietly cried, trying not to let the other person notice. I had heard the song probably a billion times before in TV and movies, but that was the first time I really sat quietly and just listened. We had just come out of a pretty rocky patch of our relationship and it felt like a significant turning point. We’re still together and I love her
Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel In a time when it felt like every little thing was not going my way, it helped me learn to accept changes, use them to find new adventures, and appreciate life.
Casmir Paulinski Day by Sufjan Stevens. Actually that whole album is wonderful 💙
Level 42 were amazing 😍
Yes, really. Mark King is the best bass player ever, in my opinion. 🎵😊
A rare one.
Both times I said, what is this song? Was blown away upon hearing them. Franz Ferdinand- Take Me Out Adele- Rolling in the Deep
Belle and Sebastian. "The boy with the Arab strap". Strange things happen as a quite depressing lyric, but the music is all happy a a flutter.
This album! Such a new sound to me, mellow but uptempo, and so many lyrics so random or poetic
Tame Impala - New Person, Same Old Mistakes Xxyyxx - About you First 2 that came to mind. Instant classics that can always calm down my anxiety
Grace - Jeff Buckley Spine tingles.
Vincent by Don McLean. It’s a tribute to Van Gogh and how he was able to express himself through art, despite his struggles with mental illness in a world that did not understand him. It makes me feel a little sad, but it’s a beautiful song.
[Powder Blue, Elbow](https://youtu.be/_u15JygmXM8?si=zO3Anm68AXKwMnC4) because I thought it was a love song, but well, I will let you figure it out now one that is about love and the feeling you have when you cannot tell that one person how you feel, so you write a poem about it and then many years after another artist uses it to write a song about your love poem with the most beautiful voices singing it. [The Truth Untold](https://youtu.be/ITc-om9SVr4?si=QxaPf_Pvop1aCqBP)
Rise by Public Image Limited. Walked into a record store in Jan ‘86 where it was playing and stopped in my tracks. Was on a first date with my high school sweetheart, who turned to me and said, “You’re going to buy this album right now, aren’t you?” Not wanting to carry it around on our date, I bought it the next morning.
Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance I was walking into a Coheed and Cambria concert and the local radio station was parked out there playing songs. I stepped into hearing range and thought it was some of the best stuff I had heard in a long time. I had to stop and ask the DJ who it was. This was over twenty years ago, but I still remember hearing the song for the first time.
Dark Star - The Grateful Dead. This what it did to me: [https://youtu.be/gEjiamOeg4E](https://youtu.be/gEjiamOeg4E)
Long Nights by Eddie Vedder. Threw me in an other dimension… And long road by Eddie Vedder with Neil Young and Mike McCready on the show to the memory of those who died on 9-11. Chills…
Into Dust - Mazzy Star It’s haunting and beautiful and I want it played at my funeral.
I love this song
This must be the place - the talking heads i honestly still don’t know if it’s a happy or sad song still but the instruments make it so unique and the lyrics resonate with me deeper than anyone other song has.
Forget Her, a sign to forget her.
U2 - Bad just an incredible song especially live.
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys. I heard it for the first time recently while watching All Of Us Strangers, the scene where Adam's mum is singing it to him, it broke but healed me at the same time. So many times I have wished someone said to me the very lyrics in the song.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - it made me stronger when I felt lonely in my teens.
mf=redeemer by godspeed you black emperor
The Best Deceptions by Dashboard Confessional. I love songs that perfectly depict the emotions that I couldn't fully express at some points in my life. I'm happily married now but I still embrace all the low places I've been through. And i'm now a big DC fan.
Motorcycle Emptiness Manic Street Preachers.
Inception -ATEEZ This is one of my favorite songs the layering is beautiful and I love the vocal lines. The music video and dance goes so well with it too it’s all around a very well produced song ❤️
Backpacking around Australia in 2000-01, scored a job driving a van to and from the airport for a hostel in Melbourne. Coming back one day, a tune came on by a band I'd heard of as they'd had an album out around that time, The Living End, but not one that I knew. Just absolutely blown away, loved it, as soon as I got back immediately asked if anyone knew of a tune called All Torn Down and went and bought their debut album just for that. Years and years later back in the UK, stumbled across the video on MTV, which I'd never seen, and in it they are driving along the exact same bit of motorway I was on when I heard it for the first time. I was literally living the video. I hope I never ever forget that moment.
The right left hand by the possum George jones! That was mine and my wife's wedding song! Another possum favorite is I want to grow old with you! I know most of you guys are too young to know who I'm talking about, but he ranked right up there with Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. Ah The Highwaymen!
Phish - divided sky (Amsterdam 1996) Gives me goosebumps every time. The peaks and valleys are something else, and i heard it first after seeing TENET, which it reminded me of emotionally and thematically.
I think I felt it when I first heard Green Day - Time of your life. Also when I first heard Fork in the Road by Goody Grace. Goody' songs mostly make me feel that way. He just released "Sweet Dreams" and, again, I felt connected when I first heard it.
Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks. It was often playing on the radio on my way to elementary school and I LOVED it. I had no idea what it was about of course
A great song indeeed. Here is a live performance: [https://youtu.be/xx02ncbHnm0](https://youtu.be/xx02ncbHnm0)
I have many...but one that came to mind is "Time is running out" by MUSE. Heard it in 2003ish on the radio and immediately went and bought the cd.
Skydiving - Peewee Longway & Cassius Jay. I have no fucking clue why I love that song so much. I must’ve been high the first time I heard it because I remember being obsessed immediately. It’s still one of my favorite songs that I listen to daily. Thick and Thin - Stick Figure. It was the middle of Covid pandemic and my husband and I stopped by a little corn dog hut while on a mini vacation. This song came on the speakers and I whipped out my Shazam. I had never heard a sound like that before and was instantly obsessed. We listened to their music the entire trip. Once covid restrictions were lifted that was the first concert we went to. They are AMAZING live. Highly recommend.
“Cover Me Up” Jason Isbell— I made it through [addiction] ‘cause somebody knew I was meant for someone.
[Gorecki - Lamb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSRYvYN1ayw&ab_channel=LambVEVO) I heard on the radio and was so certain it was the most beautiful lyric I'd ever heard and tried SO hard to remember who it was, but failed and it took years for me to find it again. It is still.
I’m a 60’s hippie so James Taylor’s Fire And Rain still hits me in the heart!
Foo Fighters-Everlong. It was in a Transworld Snowboarding video back in college around which was an amazing time in my life. Good friends and roommates, good times and the snowboarder in the video did this slow rotating 180 over +50ft.
Mine is bohemian rhapsody 😅
Under Pressure for me
The silence Manchester orchestra
Neil Young........Harvest Moon
For me a big one is Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica. The first time I heard this song was actually from a documentary I watched. It really speaks to me at like 1:46 into the song where it says “can’t they see why my brain says rage”. I’ve had a rough home life and the people that are the reason for it don’t understand why I’m the person I am and so those lyrics make me feel understood. Other than the lyrics the instrumentals themselves are beautiful. I play bass and the bass for this song is just amazing. When I saw Metallica in concert last September and they played Sanitarium it almost felt euphoric. To this day this song remains one of my favorites of all time.
Damien Rice - "The Blower's Daughter" Playing at a backyard BBQ, that Summer was so hot...see a girl... lovely blonde hair, skin nice and tanned...oh shit she's looking at me. She's...looking at me? I couldn't take my eyes off of her...too bad we were both committed to someone else...but that song. That moment. That heat. Like yesterday man
Ripple- The Grateful Dead
Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen, it is simple yet deeply haunting https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtAmQgI_Mun4&ved=2ahUKEwjjg6TljOmGAxVXmbAFHXQ3Bx8Qo7QBegQICxAG&usg=AOvVaw2jWpl8W1sXR-nDuA-AmTa0
Counting Crows: Mr Jones.
Creep by Radiohead. I'm not even a fan of Radiohead. It's not the style of music I'd typically listen to. But I swear I could have written every word of that song. My wife won't let me listen to it because she said it sends me to a "dark place" and she's right. It touches me on a deep level.
Pied piper by bts and Pompeii - Bastile. Literally anytime i listen to these two songs its instant happiness, like energy fuel despite the two songs being sad.
Lisztomania by Phoenix, and it marks the beginning of the spring also Undercover Martyn by Two Door Cinema Club, which reminds me of dancing at summer music festivals
Jeff Buckley singing Hallelujah … I hadn’t heard of Jeff or Leonard Cohen at the point in my life but hearing that combination of Leonard’s haunting lyrics and Jeff’s voice …. My world just stopped as I just stood and listened.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/videojukebox/comments/17fyp2h/imagine\_ultimate\_mix\_2020\_john\_lennon\_the\_plastic/](https://www.reddit.com/r/videojukebox/comments/17fyp2h/imagine_ultimate_mix_2020_john_lennon_the_plastic/) Here is a song, and an idea worth living for.
bang to rights by richard hawley, each element of this song is so well placed that it caught my attention right away, and managed to capture me even with the slow beat
[Lazy Nina by Greg Phillinganes](https://youtu.be/TJMelsJukC0?si=cyAQzXpN8B6xEquN) Not my usual style at *all* but the groove and vibe just hit hard and I think anyone who’s had a nice lazy day away from the world with their significant other can super relate to the song. “Back in the maze with lazy Nina; walking the dog and watching Soul Train.”
Old navy blue- Lewis Capaldi
Song? Try álbum/performance. [AZNAR / LEBON](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ935DxsK-VkiORklpGwuSAgilI5g5Sto&si=RFCs3evXESQY6Fo8) so good...
D’s car jam/anxious mofo - minutemen Double nickles on the dime cd, lent to me from my best friend and next door neighbor when I was 16 years old. It meant I had 43 more songs in a row to listen to. Unforgettable experience. The whole world opened up in my head. Still talk to that friend weekly 26 years later. And still love the hell out of the minutemen, crank that shit all the time still!
We Are All Insane by AWOLNATION. It’s about when you get into a routine in life and the days of the week all blend together and everything feels monotonous. Extremely relatable.
idk if this counts but im now obsessed with last surprise from persona 5 i had this song downloaded ever since October 2022, which is when i first heard this and I loved it If you don't know the song u can take a listen here: [Last Surprise (YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING!!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNGqBDRJgvo) HMs go to Beneath the Mask (also P5), Take on Me, I Believe (P5 Royal) (yeah you can see the bias)
Euphoria by Tony Ann It sounded like peace when I was in a place of hurt.
Justin Hayward Forever Autumn. The song paints the most beautifully wrenching, and soul crushing serenade of loss and heartbreak.
Little Wings by Dave Hause. If you've got kids, you'll understand.
It’s For The Best - Straylight Run Random song from a random no-name band from my college emo days. It instantly popped into my head when I read your question so that’s gotta be the one for me. Listening to it 20 years later and it doesn’t hit the same as it did back then but I still loved those guys.
Time of your song - Matisyahu (live at stubbs 2) I heard the song live and then revisited the live version which is incredible. I was lucky enough to run into matisyahu while walking down the street in Detroit before his show. We had a brief conversation and as I was walking away I turned back and yelled that this one of the best songs I knew. He thanked me and was on his way. That night as he played the song he pointed at me. Nerdgasm is the closest description of my emotions.
Twice - Fancy
This feeling,man it has such a vibe that it just makes u wanna dance and flow into the vibe definitely one of the best phonk out there
[Anemone by Brian Jonestown Massacre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StV9lElcvAY) came on one day while I was laying in bed in some state or another and it just pulled me into its chill psychedelic riffs and its beat and its half-asleep sexed out lyrics. And I've loved it ever since.
Luna by Oneus This song captures the essence of beauty and love. When I listen, I can hear it and feel it all around me. I swear a part of my soul lives in that song and I connect to it like none other. I often think in music before processing words or emotion, and this song is the closest thing I can describe to what I hear when I experience love or see someone who’s the most beautiful person in the world to me. It’s such a lovely and wonderful song, every day I’m so happy I’ve discovered it. Surprisingly, I haven’t even read the lyric translation, but I still feel so connected to it.
Truisms 4 Dummies - Headache It resonated with me in a level tough to describe, but the instrumentation and spoken word lyrics formed a beautiful experience as I walked through my city.
"Ancora Qui" (Ennio Morricone/Elisa Toffoli) from Tarantino's "Django Unchained". I'm in love with it and yet it's... complicated. I had a jam session with a friend and convinced her to let us have a go at it. Incidentally, she's on my shortlist for "the one that got away", so the song is a bit cursed for me and I don't listen to it as often these days. I really bond over music and, needless to say, her voice still haunts me... "Still here", as the song says. But damn good song.
Life After by Broods & Like a Woman by Broods. I was mourning the loss of some friends.
for me it's a song called city of heroes. it's a collab by micheal kiske, and amanda sommervill. I was hooked from the first line. "they call me a hero but I'm not made of stone, and there's a monster in us all"
Protect Ya Neck by Wu-Tang Clan Probably the first time I realized that gangsta rap wasn't the be all, end all of everything. Wu-Tang opened up a whole new world for me.
Need your love - Curtis Harding Old school vibes in a modern jacket.
“I Need to Know” by Tom Petty. Also, “The Sweetest Thing” by Camera Obscura.
You - Radiohead
The Roots - Act Too (Love of my Life)
For me it was Pleura by King Gizzard. I’d never heard music like that before and the lyrics hit me as both poetic and specific to things I like. I immediately fell in love and went down a huge psychedelic rock rabbit hole that changed what I look for in music today. As for Pleura, it became my most listened to song last year on my Spotify rewind.
Rosemary by the Deftones. I was a huge fan of them for a bout 15 or so years when I first heard this song of theirs. It was at a live gig in Detroit opening for System if a Down. The song would be a highlight of the album ‘Koi no Yokan’ released in November 2012 but this show was early august and I knew nothing of its existence. They started playing it in the middle of their set of very familiar tunes and I was blown away by such a cool new song. It stuck in my head for a few weeks after the show and I recall humming parts of it at work. It slipped my mind until I got the album and when the song reappeared in my life - studio quality this time - it quickly became one of my favourite songs of life. I still rank it a too three tune for myself, so unbelievably cool that they wrote it. Just pure beauty in song form.
Midnight in Harlem - Tedeschi Trucks Band I can’t explain why it makes me feel the way I do when I hear it.
La semaine prochaine. Marc Lavoine. Just a lovely song, in French sounds great.
Mac Miller - Self Care. I can’t tell why but it’s comforting yet depressing
Handwritten by Gaslight Anthem
Queens of the stone age
Hurricane by Bob Dylan, such a moving story and smooth melody
Bear with me, I might tear up typing this one out. Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun" Like Tim, I do like traditional Christmas carols. Have since I was a young girl. But.. at the same time, as a non Christian, it's hard to parse the "peace, love, and joy" message when so many tragedies happen in the world. What starts out as a funny barb turns into a very heartfelt message to his daughter that she's safe at home if she's otherwise unsafe in the world away from Mum and Dad. It's something that I hoped to hear from my parents and never did. Also, this song hit so much harder in 2020 because I missed my father (and didn't realize that our once good relationship had already soured beyond repair). From the first time I heard it and weeped profusely, it became not only my favorite song of the season but also a personal favorite in general. Now. I must address the ninja cutting onions in the kitchen. EDIT - [Forgot to link this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q)
OP I love that song and when I hear it which isn’t often I still love it. To answer your question there are three pop songs I loved first time I heard them one is Set Fire to the Rain By Adele (not an Adele fan at all), Monsters by James Blunt and catapult by Jack Savoretti. I am a rock lover but these three hit me.
God Gave Rock And Roll to You by Petra off of Beat The System. It’s a fantastic song but I get chills just about every time the instrumental bridge play. Literal perfection to me.
Familiar by Agnes Obel
No apologies but I’m having 2 , both off the same album. Genesis a trick in the tail. Ripples & Entangled. Both brilliant songs and tunes that almost give you an out of body experience..
Run of the Mill (demo) - George Harrison
Can someone make a playlist of all the songs in this comment section and send it to me
Tiny Moves by Bleachers Falling in love with the girl of your dreams...
Happens a lot, but the one I remember best was "Global Concepts" by Robert Delong. I love the creative music and the introspective lyrics, especially "no two people move the same". It was back when MTV used to play music videos late at night. The video came on, and I had to stop what I was doing and see who it was because I'd never heard anything like it. He's still one of my favorite artists, and I always travel to see him when he tours because he puts on such a great show.
"Learn to Fly",Foos.Someting I ndd to do at the time.Perfect!
Live with me - Massive Attack. The Video.
Silly, but my friend in HS and I went to this dance a few towns over to meet a group of friends. We all had a blast then came home about midnight (he was staying over). We turned on MTV which played music then. The song/video “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by TfF came on. First time we heard it. We watched, and as soon as it was over we were both like “that’s going to be huge.” Of course, it was. Always liked it. That friend died of ALS this year, but I’ll always carry that experience and association of him and that fun night to the song. Miss you, H.
Kiss You to Death by Alkaline Trio It perfectly captures a sense of longing for someone who is not in my life anymore but how they will always have a piece of me.
froot by marina. the rest of the album just isn’t as good as froot to me lol. have yet to find any songs that are similar besides, like, abba lol
Back to Black https://youtu.be/Ez3FppEwPXw?si=qZPCR33SaCvtMb6U
My Sweet Lord, by George Harrison. Blew me away the first time I heard it in the mid-80s. Particularly the part when the chorus switches from 'Alleluia' to 'Hare Krishna' and then into the Vedic prayers. It's been on of my favorite songs for 40 years, and learning more about the song and what it meant to George has made me like it even more.
Killing Me Softly - Lauren Hill & Fugees Saw this performed on a mid morning talk show in 1996 Fade into You - Mazzy Star. Immediately fell in love with Hope Sandoval & the moody beautiful song Fast Car - Tracy Chapman. Tears flowed the first dozen or so times I heard this
I love when this happens! Most recently it was with the song Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan. Idk why, but as soon as the first few notes hit I was hooked, and the chorus is awesome. Sometimes a song was just meant to penetrate the heart.
Golden Dawn by Goat I was just getting into garage psych stuff and it came on shuffle while I was stoned. The balalaika "breakdown" solidified it for me. Awesome groovy world music and I strive to live by the quote at the intro.
"In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3" Coheed and Cambria. I was asleep in a friend's car, never heard coheed before. It got to the big swell epic part at the end and I woke up and said "who the fuck is this?" Been in love with them ever sense. I mean, that song just hits my music loving soul in some way that I can't really put into words.
Colorblind- counting crows… it made me feel what love should feel like i dont know why
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys. I haven't always thought life has been worth living, but listening to this song and looking to others makes me realize there are ways to make it all worthwhile. For the longest time, I thought living was just finding things to do in the time were given and nothing more. I'm starting to see that, for myself, to truly live is to have something or someone worth dying for. I think that's why it feels like I haven't lived yet, but I'm not sure.
Beach Life-In-Death by Car Seat Headrest - immediately had to listen to it like 5 times in a row
Strawberry swing by frank ocean is so underrated
My Lover’s Prayer - Otis Redding Old soul music really helps me convey the message I want to show someone that I maybe can’t put into words, just waiting for my other half to show and appreciate with.
Danse Russe - hurt . Likely most have not heard of Hurt. They broke up years ago but man they had some good songs kind of a perfect circle/ tool vibe. The violin gives me the shivers.
One Day - Matisyahu.
Dog Days Are Over - Florence & TM That’s Not My Name - Ting-Tings Come With Me Now - Kongo Love a driving beat.
Kind of a dark song. Something in the way-nirvana. Heroin was in the way. I fell in love with it because in a weird morbid way it helped me through some of the darkest times of my life.
Dont Let it Bring You Down - Neil Young
I remember listening to Mariah’s new CD in 2006 at the music store. At the time, many thought her career was in decline. The first time I heard We Belong Together, I got chills and thought, wow, she’s back with a global, unforgettable hit. 2006 was Mariah’s year all over the world, and I was so happy for her.
[Crooked Tree by Molly Tuttle.](https://youtu.be/W6yjVNXiykA?si=XHA1WDzIDLSOotRX) The song is about me, about everyone else who stand out. It makes me cry every time I listen to it, because it tells me that it's okay not to be perfect. The twist in the chorus slways chokes me up.
m83 - midnight city
The First Time Ever Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
Basket case by Green Day. I was in the 5th grade and I wasn’t into any sort of “rock” music until I heard that song. It completely changed my life and it made me want to play drums.
You're everything - chick Correa and return to forever Idk, it's just magical. Sounds like a warm smile.
Rolling in the Deep by Adele is one of those songs
Downeaster Alexa by Billy Joel. First time I heard it was in Hangover 2. It’s still intoxicating to this day. I can’t say it means anything personal but it’s a beautiful, well crafted song.
“Purp” by Kodak black😭😭 this song was playing when my bf took me to a beach for the first time. I love it, it holds such a beautiful memory lol
Keasbey Nights, Streetlight Manifesto (anarchy and skapunk); I’ll Be Mellow When I’m Dead, Weird Al (I’ve now seen him a dozen times)
All Mixed Up by 311 The lyrics didn’t mean much to me, but my brother and I both heard it on the radio for the first time in late 2022. We both thought it was Sublime, and really liked it - I pulled out Shazam it and found out it was 311. We still really liked it, cause it BANGS. TL;DR it reminds me of my brother
Vivaldi - Presto. It speaks to my heart. Fills me with passion. I wish I could will it on command for overwhelming emotions. The song almost feels like everything stops and nothing matters. The little things will be lost in the waves of music leaving me clearer and brighter. I. Love. This. Song.
Losing my religion - REM Wish you were here - Pink Floyd How to disappear completely - radio head You’re somebody else - flora cash Obstacle 1 - interpol Chop suey! - SOAD Would? - Alice In Chains Pneuma - tool
Fix You by Coldplay and Saturn by Sleeping At Last. I was going through an awful time when I first heard these songs. They were so relatable to what I was going through. They make me cry, but I still listen to them sometimes. They’re oddly comforting to listen to now.
Bullet With Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins. The first time I heard it I was blown away be the baseline and drums. It has been my favorite song ever since.
My immortal by Evanescence I remember my mother had that album on disc and she had it replaying all the time in her Red 1990 Chevy Blazer. She used to take me to school every morning and over time I learned every one of those songs but I always loved singing this one with my mom. I ended up singing it in highschool and butchered one of the notes in front of everyone lol. But I got the loudest applause, it really made me feel good. But mainly I was really singing it to her, as she sat with the rest of my family in the audience. My parents got divorced shortly after in 2020 and she's since moved away but everytime I hear it, it reminds me that she still loves me, even though she might not remember those times.
Japanese Denim -Daniel Caesar
I dont know if it counts and it might be basic but the abbey road medley will always be my favorite piece of music
Time For Us - Nicolas Jaar