Songs That Seem To Touch Your Soul.....

[Herb Roflcopter]

I normally don't think of Iggy Pop as producing songs that stir my soul, but he had one in the 80's from his "Blah Blah Blah" album called "Shades":

When I first started listening to it, I almost burst into tears halfway through it- here's the lyrics:

You gave me a present
The paper was blue and green
I unwrapped it with pleasure
These are the best shades I've ever seen
You can be my girlfriend
Forever and a day
I never thought I was worth much
Or that anyone would treat me this way

I'm not
The kind of guy
Who dresses like a king
And a really fine pair of shades
Means everything
And the light that blinds my eyes
Shines from you

It makes me swim in the night
It makes me swim with delight
I like this pain
I like this mirror,
I like these shades

I could have had a problem
I might have never followed through
The other guys are in trouble
They wouldn't listen to a girl like you
These shades say something
I'll bet they cost a lot
I hope I don't break 'em
I hope we don't break up

I'm not
The kind of guy
Who dresses like a king
And a really fine pair of shades
Means everything
And the light that blinds my eyes

It makes me swim in the night
It makes me swim with delight
I like this pain
I like this mirror,
I like these shades

I like these shades
I like these shades

 

[Inkstainedwretch]

S&G's "A Bridge Over Troubled Water" always takes me back to my final weeks in Vietnam. But even more for that time is Cat Steven's "Peace Train." I don't know how to post actual recordings here, but these are among the best.

 

[Zombie_61]

S&G's "A Bridge Over Troubled Water" always takes me back to my final weeks in Vietnam. But even more for that time is Cat Steven's "Peace Train." I don't know how to post actual recordings here, but these are among the best.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Peace Train

It's always better when we can hear the songs being discussed.