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KingCrimson250 
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 Topic: Your Most Moving Song
Posted: June 10 2009 at 23:47 |
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I haven't got a lot of confidence in the grammar of the thread title, but the question simply is: Which song, prog or otherwise, has the greatest emotional impact on you?
I apologize as I'm sure this has been done before, but I thought it could be interesting.
For me, it's Exiles, by King Crimson. Absolutely no contest.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: June 10 2009 at 23:48 |
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Watermelon in Easter Hay (by Frank Zappa).
Nothing can reach me quite the same way that song does, especially in context.
Edited by MovingPictures07 - June 10 2009 at 23:55
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: June 10 2009 at 23:54 |
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Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros
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topofsm
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Posted: June 10 2009 at 23:56 |
I'd probably have one of two choices:
1. "A Warm Place" by Nine Inch Nails, which appears in the album The Downward Spiral. Amidst all the anger and shouting of the album, this soft instrumental portrays withdrawal perfectly. I can just feel myself being a character reflecting on the meaning of one's failing life.
2. "Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets Suite by Gustav Holst. Ever since the local symphony I'm in played the selection, I've found the middle section possibly the most joyous and tearjerking section of music.
It's kind of weird having a classical piece and an altenative piece answering the same post, but they both qualify IMO.
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progkidjoel
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 02:34 |
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I don't have a Number One, but...
What Sarah Said - Death Cab For Cutie
This Is The Sea - The Waterboys
Song Of Seven - Jon Anderson
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paulwalker71
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 04:48 |
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Hmm. So many...
But straight off the top of my head, Firth of Fifth is an obvious stand out. The guitar solo is very moving IMO
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Vompatti
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 05:13 |
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Here's some:
Wonderful World - Nine Horses
Your Funeral, My Trial - Nick Cave
Seasick, Yet Still Docked - Morrissey
Some Kind of Stranger - The Sisters of Mercy
Eden - Talk Talk
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rogerthat
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 05:49 |
 paulwalker71 wrote:
Hmm. So many...
But straight off the top of my head, Firth of Fifth is an obvious stand out. The guitar solo is very moving IMO
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Chris S
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 05:54 |
Ommadawn Part One - Mike Oldfield
Shine on - all parts - PF
The Lamia - Genesis
The Last Day of Summer - The Cure
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 06:10 |
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"Turn of the Century" by Yes always does it for me.
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Blacksword
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 07:17 |
Starless - King Crimson
One for the Vine - Genesis
Turn of the Century - Yes
Still Life - VDGG
Numerous non prog, and non rock pieces too. Too many too mention..
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 10:58 |
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Well, if Nigel would have finished it I think Lick My Love Pump would have been the most moving song for me. But since it`s unfinished I`ll have to go with Jean Michel Jarre`s masterpiece En Attendant Cousteau.
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 18:33 |
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Cinema Show.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 18:40 |
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Last section of Supper's Ready really does it, also the part of 'I Get Up' from Close to the Edge.
Though there's plenty more.
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 18:47 |
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Les Porches Du Notre Dame.
Nothing quite like it.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: June 11 2009 at 19:19 |
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Quite a few actually. I'll list about 4 or 5:
Pilgrims - VDGG
Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity - Holst (as topofsm quite rightly appreciates as well)
Finlandia Suite - Sibelius (I actually cried like a pansy at many points of this masterpiece)
To Bid You Farewell - Opeth
As - Stevie Wonder (I have no idea why this moces me so much. I suppose because every time I listen to it, I feel really, really happy)
There are loads more that have moved me, but none quite to the magnitude of the above.
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Arnold Schoenberg
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Posted: June 12 2009 at 02:17 |
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Radiohead, something off Kid A or Amnesiac most likely. Pyramid Song?
Except perhaps "Exit Music (for a film)" from OK Computer.
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Posted: June 12 2009 at 08:38 |
Epignosis wrote:
"Turn of the Century" by Yes always does it for me.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: June 12 2009 at 09:16 |
For me, I don't see a difference in my most moving song and my favourite song.
It would still be Awaken for me, by Yes.
its closing moments still send me a shiver down the spine.
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SilverEclipse
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Posted: June 12 2009 at 11:20 |
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The entirety of Tales From Topographic Oceans has certainly moved me the most I've ever been moved by music. Some notables...
Time Consumer - Coheed And Cambria
Everything Evil - Coheed And Cambria
The Willing Well III: Apollo II: The Telling Truth - Coheed And Cambria
Feathers - Coheed And Cambria
The End Complete III: The End Complete - Coheed And Cambria
The End Complete IV: The Road And The Damned - Coheed And Cambria
(the story in Coheed's concept can be very emotional and moving at times... probably why the emo kids like them so much)
Close To The Edge - Yes
And You And I - Yes
Awaken - Yes
Echoes - Pink Floyd
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (I-V) - Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Waiting For The Worms - Pink Floyd
The Trial - Pink Floyd
Epitaph - King Crimson
I'm only going with pure prog bands here. Plenty of Queen songs get me going, but they're prog-related.
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