Songs About Wistful, Beautiful Moments, Things, or Times Past

[uconnfan68]

You don't see much of this singer on the Board and I don't know why. A one of a kind voice and great arrangements. Sir Rod Stewart Sailing:

Preferred his earlier stuff with Faces. Especially this one:

 

[RockyMTblue2]

@uconnfan68 sounds like a close cousin to Maggie May

 

[Scud49]

One from our wonderful neighbor to the north - Bruce Cockburn - No Footprints:

Mist hangs above hills
Above mist hangs stone face of mountain
Above mountain face hangs a net of sky.....

 

[Scud49]

John Sebastian's "Darling Be Home Soon" was an amazing end to Woodstock and easily found on YT. Cannot post link at work as YT is blocked but nevertheless a really good rendition from his Spoonful days.

Can't agree more:

 

[Lafayette]

Another soulful song of lost love...

 

[Hoops66]

Harmony

 

[Kaizen]

Duane Allman & Boz Scaggs ~ ''Loan Me A Dime'' 1969​

 

[Scud49]

"Just about a moonlight mile on down the road"......

 

[Ozimoto]

Mary Black. Ellis Island

 

[uconnfan68]

One from our wonderful neighbor to the north - Bruce Cockburn - No Footprints:

Mist hangs above hills
Above mist hangs stone face of mountain
Above mountain face hangs a net of sky.....

More wistful, beautiful moments...

 

[Bigboote]

I don’t think we’ve seen this one from Bob.

 

[Hoops66]

I "discovered" this in the mid fifties. Maybe I loved it because it's in the minor key (A) and has a haunting feel, and message. Billboard had it as the greatest song of 1948. I guess others had discovered it before me.

 

[64Zcode]

Quite a lot of folks have covered this Tom Paxton song, but I like what Neil brings.
Neil Diamond - The Last Thing On My Mind

 

[Scud49]

House on Pooh Corner. I think these guys nailed this one:

 

[Hoops66]

I don't think that too many singers have tried to cover Roy's songs. There will never be another Roy Orbison.

 

[Scud49]

The late Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks - a dreamy song about the "innocent bystander" Moody Richard:

 

[Scud49]

"When that foghorn blows, I'll be coming home"....

 

[Scud49]

Every child has got to have his own....

 

[Wasn’t me]

 

[Scud49]

This was a beautiful moment for me - circa 1978- I had never heard of Bob Marley, then I heard this exact tune - a live version of "Is This Love"? I was hooked.

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Cuango]

 

[Cuango]

 

[bantamlaker]

Small Faces - Itchycoo Park

“I'll tell you what I'll do - What will you do?
I'd like to go there now with you
You can miss out school - Won't that be cool
Why go to learn the words of fools?”

 

[Bigboote]

Another take on this Motown song, from an unlikely Motown band with a drummer lead singer.