Haunting Songs

[silverbirch]

Two haunting songs that come to mind
are... "The Bright Elusive Butterfly of Love"
writ by Bob Lind
and "Johnny Remember Me...."
writ I think by Joe Meek

Both from the 1960s .. Bob Lind's song is so different and unique... how did he come to write it ? I think he packed in pop music and became a novelist.
Joe Meek of course shot himself after having a brilliant career writing and producing songs..
like Telstar for eg that got to No 1 in the USA
Prob a 3rd song I could propose is
..... If you could read my mind... one of the most brilliant songs of all time.

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Re: Haunting Songs

Great songs,Sleepwalk is a haunting tune for me.

[ArchStantonsGhost]

Re: Haunting Songs

Two haunting songs that come to mind
are... "The Bright Elusive Butterfly of Love"
writ by Bob Lind
and "Johnny Remember Me...."
writ I think by Joe Meek

Both from the 1960s .. Bob Lind's song is so different and unique... how did he come to write it ? I think he packed in pop music and became a novelist.
Joe Meek of course shot himself after having a brilliant career writing and producing songs..
like Telstar for eg that got to No 1 in the USA
Prob a 3rd song I could propose is
..... If you could read my mind... one of the most brilliant songs of all time.

Some very haunting tracks in there silverbirch.

Goldley and Creme - Under Your Thumb is kinda spooky........ also Clannad and theme from Harry's Game gives me goosebumps on my goosebumps.

[zip55]

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"Elusive Butterfly" was a hit in Britain for Val Doonican rather than Bob Lind.

[branny]

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Ghost town (sorry, couldn't resist)

[Marine Boy]

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Ennio Morricone's Chi Mai and The Mission are fairly haunting.

And some of Karl Jenkins' works.

[rossobantam]

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David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto:

Forbidden Colours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YkHJJi-tc

and a fantastic film too Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence

ALSO: Jon & Vangelis: I Hear You Now (1979..memories of one of my first girlfriends, I was 13yrs old)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_ib...eature=related


ALSO: quite a few of (the breathtakingly gorgeous & talented) Kate Bush:including...And Dream of Sheep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a87029tP8t0
and Breathing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n2VSe_lja4
and.....The Man with the Child in His Eyes
live version..original video remove from yourube ggrrrrrr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F5XHZ0NPGc

anyone remember this Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel stunner?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvt5Y...eature=related

[ClaudineJones]

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Goldley and Creme - Under Your Thumb is kinda spooky.

Love that song YouTube - GODLEY AND CREME Under Your Thumb (1st Performance 17.9.81)

anyone remember this Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel stunner?
YouTube - Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel - Another Day

Thanks for that Rossobantam . Have it on my mp3 player but I've never seen the vid.
Gorgeous This Mortal Coil version here YouTube - Another Day - This Mortal Coil ft Liz Fraser

[rossobantam]

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ah yes the haunting Liz herself..don't understand how her singing works, as its often indecipherable , but somehow it just DOES

Pearly Dew Drops Drops indeed

[kazboot]

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I think Kate Bush has a hauntingly beautiful voice. I remember being stunned by 'Wuthering Heights' when it I first heard it.

[Flash Gordon]

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I love Bush.
No, seriously.
Um, how do I get out of this innuendo cul-de-sac?

[Flash Gordon]

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This is very uncool to admit, but Bodicea by Enya has a haunting quality I love

[KromeDome]

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Julee Cruise (debut album Floating Into the Night) and also her work on "Falling" on the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Kate Bush - definitely - this one she has about a sound weapon getting loose really gives ya the willies. One of my haunting favorites is "The Ghost in You" by the Psychedelic Furs. Oninawa Song by Ryuichi Sakamoto also sticks with me - makes me think about what happened on Okinawa during WWII.

[rossobantam]

Re: Haunting Songs

David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto:

Forbidden Colours
YouTube - Sylvian & Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours

and a fantastic film too Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence

ALSO: Jon & Vangelis: I Hear You Now (1979..memories of one of my first girlfriends, I was 13yrs old)
YouTube - Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now


ALSO: quite a few of (the breathtakingly gorgeous & talented) Kate Bush:including...And Dream of Sheep
YouTube - Kate Bush, And Dreams of Sheep.
and Breathing YouTube - Kate Bush - Breathing
and.....The Man with the Child in His Eyes
live version..original video remove from yourube ggrrrrrr YouTube - Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes (1979 Xmas Special)

anyone remember this Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel stunner?
YouTube - Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel - Another Day

a late (fogotten) entry:

Lulu..To Sir With Love..scroll forward to 3mins 53secs (there are other clips but this is from the film itself)
YouTube - To Sir, With Love - final

[Derekflint]

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I would have to go with the instrumental version of Forbidden Colours (must track down the DVD - last shot of that film just floors me) - a beautiful piece of work.

Requiem from the Akira soundtrack - covers the lot.

O Mio Babbino Caro - utter perfection.