but for me the most beautiful song ever is Run of the mill, by George Harrison off All things must pass.
Hairs standing up on arms, euphoric feeling levitating me from chair, etc.
It's the perfect pop song for me.

Bob Dylan, the final track from The Times They Are A Changin
Northern Sky by Nick Drake
False, False by Cara Dillon

...although I fully agree about Verdi Cries

Kate Bush cover...

Original by Beck but think I prefer KDT's take

that will probably represent a "Marmite Moment" for the Massive:

and from it here's Magnolia. Lovely.

Edit: What an amazing album this is! I haven't played it for a while and I'm stunned by its brilliance. One of the best sounding records I've ever heard...

A song about the death of PC Stephen Carroll in Northern Ireland

I think this is an improvement on the original recording, clearly suiting the older, deeper voiced, (and laryngitis-affected) Bowie.

From the old days, I'll always stop and listen to this. I think it's the oboes.

has a new album out at the end of June and it features a song called Where Words End. The muse has not departed.

a national treasure if ever there was one

Isfahan - Ellington/Strayhorn. End of..

The first track of Trembling Bells's debut album 'Carbeth'. The song is called 'I Listed All the Velvet Lessons' - I thought it was a real statement of intent to kick off you first record with something like this. Can't find it on YouTube so here's Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/track/5uLJDL7IcnTw2NtEPPWNad

Mekons 'Ghosts of American Astronauts' - Sally Timms' voice!

And 'Rakim' by Dead Can Dance (especially when the rhythm finally kicks in at 2:07).

Annie Lennox RUINED this song when she covered it.

well that would be my call on Dave Gilmour's guitar sound at the start of Breathe, no YaChoob as ye aw ken it

don'tcha?

I saw 10,000 Manics on the Tribe tour at Nottingham - I think it was the Theatre Royal. It was s tough gig - the crowd took a while to warm up. Like the Weather was the song that cracked them, I recall! Anyway, after an encore or two, Natalie came on, sat at the piano and did Verdi Cries. It was sublime. I seem to remember one of those hushes before the applause started - but that might be me romantacising it all a bit...

And very good call on This Woman's Work, Maxwell nails something there, but I prefer the original.

So, have the version of the song that introduced me to the Cocteau Twins. I had it on VHS, and I literally wore the tape out. I love this track. there are probably better CT tracks, but this one does it for me every time...

This helps.

He always has moments of genius and this is one of them

...so much more than Brian Wilson's backing band.

adore ryan adams and these

I'm at the Dawkins end of the scale when it comes to religion, but this is such a beautiful rendition by Sufjan Stevens:

Window Blues for me is perfection in gorgeousness.

...the curse of advertising has worn off:

It's really a lovely little song.

Never fails to get me crying into my Merlot....

This

And this (obligatory RT mention)

and finally

but although Billy Bragg's voice is not for everyone "The Man In The Iron Mask" always sends a shiver down my spine. Understated and so sad.

Maria McKee at her most gorgeous

In a sentimental Mood.
On flight from London to Melbourne -
- could not sleep.
- too nackered to watch movies
- too cranky to listen to most music.
- found this on the Jazz selection
- played it endlessly and fell in love with it.

- Enjoy:

It seems the proverbial cat is out of Mr. Hepworth's bag about Lucinda Williams more recent output, but this, this is round about where love affairs began, hearts were broken, and the like:

Another gem, pretty much overlooked these days (worthy of a Nina Simone cover, too):

The Collins performance has the look of the Leonard Bernstein TV special where Surf's Up debuted, but I've always preferred the LP version:

I'd say this would be my most recent discovery of a DDG song. Those showbiz kids never get a fair shake, but this suggests Harper possesses his old man's gifts, if not Artie's delivery: