Name Songs that I find particularly Moving or Beautiful

by Jason Mraz. It’s the melodic line, simple yet powerful harmony and the harmonic rhythm that make this song shine. And shine it does. It’s so uplifting and speaks so well to life and love. The lyrics speak well to the soul as well.

by Sufjan Stevens. Because this song could cradle me to sleep. It is cozy and sincere. There is genuine tenderness.. an earnest, and at the end, desperate quality. It tugs the heartstrings!

I’d swim across lake Michigan
I’d sell my shoes
I’d give my body to be back again
In the rest of the room

To be alone with you
To be alone with you
To be alone with you
To be alone with you

You gave your body to the lonely
They took your clothes
You gave up a wife and a family
You gave your goals

To be alone with me
To be alone with me
To be alone with me
You went up on a tree

To be alone with me you went up on the tree

I’ll never know the man who loved me

by the Corrs. Its the name of an album not a single song. There are several songs on this album that I like, My Lagan Love, Brid Og Ni Mhaille, Spancill Hill, Heart Like a Wheel and others.

by InPulse. They are an a capella group and they have a vocal mix that is astounding. This song won Best Original Song at the 2004 National Harmony Sweepstakes and the group tied for 3rd place there as well. I have never heard them live but I like their music.

by Dido. A fairly current song and fairly popular. It speaks to me because I was going through a painful relationship break-up when it first came out and it spoke to me in a way that few other songs did. Still does today.

by The Yellow Jackets. They were a jazz group about 16 years ago and I believe disbanded some time ago. This is not a true song, i.e. no lyrics, but its one of the first jazz pieces I ever heard that moved and inspired me instead of boring me. I don’t get the same high (no pun intended) now as I did back then but I still enjoy it and find it moving.

by Amy Grant. Oddly, I think Amy’s recording of this song is a bit lackluster. Its a spiritual song, which is Amy’s background but I first heard it, not from Amy Grant but at a liturgy in Arizona. The folk choir singing it gave it an upbeat, moderately fast and inspiring tempo. That was more than 25 years ago and the song has stayed with me.

by Phil Collins. When I first heard this song I thought the lyrics a bit odd even though the melody and harmonic rhythm were good and felt right. But then I realized he must be singing about his child and the meaning of this song fell into place and also into my heart. If you are a parent, you know the message Phil Collins is giving here.

by David Sanborn. A jazz instrumental piece from several years back and not a true song but moving and a bit inspiring none the less. Much of the jazz played today I find boring and a waste of time. Mindi Abair and David Sanborn are two of the few current jazz musicians that break the mold.

by Shadowfax. Its not a true song but an instrumental piece. It was popular and often heard on the radio about 15 years ago. I still love it and listen to it every now and then.