Song that blew you away on first hearing it

Killaqueen!!!

Does anybody else get blown away by pretty much all of Springsteen's stuff? I'm not even a die hard fan but he is the only one to actually..reach me in away. I know it sounds cheesy but I dunno what it is. We all know he's a fantastic songwriter but I think it's the way he tells it that just gets me. Surprisingly enough, the Killers have something simalar. Johnny Cash perhaps also. They are the only artists to make me feel that way.

Nordie

JBoyle4eva wrote:

I know it's very recent but this song just made me stop everything to listen to it:

The police vs. Snow patrol: Every car you chase

Yeah, this one has got me too.

Pink Floyd- Wish you were here

Loads of others but David Bowie's old stuff get me the most.

SligoBrewer

Killaqueen!!! wrote:

Does anybody else get blown away by pretty much all of Springsteen's stuff? I'm not even a die hard fan but he is the only one to actually..reach me in away. I know it sounds cheesy but I dunno what it is. We all know he's a fantastic songwriter but I think it's the way he tells it that just gets me. Surprisingly enough, the Killers have something simalar. Johnny Cash perhaps also. They are the only artists to make me feel that way.

springsteen is so powerfull... the guy should have his own forum..

there's so much in his lyrics and when he does it live .. brilliant:)

lordgoat

A Natural - Whipping Boy. In HMV and a meeting that i won't ever forget.

the_syco

Basket Case by Greenday. Man, that song rules.

Zaph

Creep - Radiohead
Whipping Picadilly - Gomez
La Tristesse Durera - Manic Street Preachers
Forest Fire - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Wave of Mutilation (Surf version) - Pixies
Never Tear Us Apart - INXS

Stompbox

Last song to blow me away was Uniform by Bloc Party. Pure shex!

Captain Smiggy

Originally Posted by Adyx
Stone Roses - Waterfall
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

DEAR GOD YES

Stone Roses- i am the resurrection, for the pure, unabashed arrogance of the chorus

The Shins: New Slang

BellX1: South of her shoulder, west of her spine.

Modest Mouse: Float on, Dashboard, Parting of the sensory(was asleep on the bus with headphones in and it came on random, hadn't heard it yet, and when it got to the end i literally jumped up)

Pixies: Where is my mind?

cson

When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys.

It was even better when I heard it at a certain festival last year.

Maccattack

U.S. Forces by Midnight Oil.

That song changed my life. released in 1982 it was the first song I heard played on a stereo system. It was all mono before then, not many people had stereos!

The song itself was and still is so different froma anything I'd ever heard before. The way the four on the floor kick drum comes in was so powerful to my ears as it kicked me in the chest while the guitars were panned left and right.

The openning lyrical assualt openned my ears eyes and mind to a whole new world of what music could and should be.

*****
U.S. Forces give the nod
It's a setback for your country
Bombs and trenches all in rows
Bombs and threats still ask for more
Divided world the CIA, say who control the issue
You leave us with no time to talk, you can write your own assessment

Sing me songs of no denying, seems to me too many trying
Waiting for the next big thing

Will you know it when you see it, high risk children dogs of war
Now market movements call the shots, business deals in parking lots
Waiting for the meat of tomorrow

Sing me songs...

Everyone is too stoned to start a mission
People too scared to go to prison
We're unable to make decisions
Politicians party line don't cross that floor
L.Ron Hubbard can't save your life
Superboy takes a plutonium wife
In the shadow of Ban The Bomb we live

Sing me songs...

Andrewf20

A few. Apologies because you's probably never heard of half of them!

Dire Streets - On every street
Ravers Nature - We like Camden
Pink Floyd - High Hopes
Alice in Chains - Would?
Yello - Distant Solution
David Bowie - This is not America
Bryan Ferry - Dont stop the Dance
Westbam - Celebration Generation
Booty Luv - Shine
Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
Propoganda - Duel
Sting - Fragile
Marusha - Cardinal points of Life
Members of Mayday - We are different
Simon & Garfunkel - Scarbourogh Fair
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
Adamski - Killer
Pink Floyd - Any colour you like
Massive Attack - Unfinished Symphony
Snap - Exterminate
Dreadzone - Little Britain
Marilyn Manson - The beautiful people
Peter Gabriel - In your eyes
Kate Bush - Big sky

Monkey Alan

The Who - Wont Get Fooled Again.

yyyyyeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:D

aidan24326

'High Hopes ' by Pink Floyd. Great song.

'Phoenix' by The Cult. Amazing guitar playing.

EDIT forgot to mention 'Airbag' by Radiohead. First time I listened to that I knew OK Computer was gonna be something special.

Froot

rebel72 wrote:

Heard Eve, Apple of my Eye, yesterday by BellX1 and it had that effect on me.

That song did the same for me

Knocked up by the Kings of Leon,

Just Like Suicide by Soundgarden,

Overfloater by Soundgarden,

Siddartha by Jerry Cantrell,

Lateralis by Tool,

I'm Not The Only One by Filter,

Heading Out by The Presidents Of The USA,

Cities Of The Future by Infected Mushroom,

Flower by Soundgarden,

Who's Got My Back Now by Creed,

Township Rebellion by Rage Against The Machine,

Christian Woman by Type O Negativem

Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty Of Infidelity by Type O Negative

Any track by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

The list goes on...

Photi

Sigur Ros - Svefn-g-englar

Múm - Green Grass of Tunnel

Den_M

wet-paint wrote:

No, I had to stop everything too, pull over, turn off the engine, turn up the radio to make sure, I was actually hearing what I thought I was. I quickly wound down the window and vomited noisily and messily all over the side of the door. That fairly blew me away, I tell ya.

I hear ya.

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Heard that when I was 11 and they've been my number 1 ever since.

qwertplaywert

properbly the song that most blew me away was jeff buckleys version of hallalloia

next would be damien rice-i remember

Ziggy_1972

Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
I know that it's a cliche to be inspired by a song, but this song is all about giving up what you have, and going for what you want. It was his first single after leaving Genesis.
This song has helped me to move on from dead-end situations on a couple of occasions.

Feelgood

Black - Pearl Jam

Scubadevils

Dillard & Clark - Polly

I have yet to meet anyone who dislikes this and in most cases they absolutely love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNA0q5YY2A

Scubadevils

Another I instantly fell in love with many years ago is 'Comfortably Numb' by Pink Floyd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkJNyQfAprY

mental07

DCC160 wrote: »

Heard Eve, Apple of my Eye, yesterday by BellX1 and it had that effect on me.

After listening to the words, they're nothing particularly special, but the song as a whole just blew me away!!

Amazing song - vocals are just beautiful.

A Design for Life - Manic Street Preachers.

Declan A Walsh

Only saw this thread today for the first time. Here are songs that blew me away the first time I heard them. Three things worth mentioning - sometimes you get tired of songs after a no. of listens (that is certainly true of some here!), your reaction to music and tastes change as you get older (again, some here!) and sometimes songs start to grow on you (not here!). Anyway, off the top of my head...

(Incidentally - a wonderfully diverse, electic selection here!)
High Hopes - Pink Floyd

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Two Tribes (Annihilation Mix) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

I'm Not In Love - 10cc

Gauge Away - The Pixies

Put Down That Weapon - Midnight Oil

Tiger Feet - Mud

Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode

Shut Your Eyes - Snow Patrol

This Is Not America - David Bowie and the Pat Methany Band

Killer - Adamski

Firestarter - The Prodigy

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush

The Man with A Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush

Freebird - Lynnyrd Skynnrd (both studio album and live versions)

Smalltown Boy - The Bronski Beat

Betcha by Golly Wow - The Stylistics

Peace Sells But Who's Buying - Megadeth

Love Bites - Def Leppard

Games Without Frontier - Peter Gabriel

Biko - Peter Gabriel

Red Rain - Peter Gabriel

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

Tinseltown In The Rain - The Blue Nile

Public Image - Public Image Ltd

Babylon's Burning - The Ruts

Holiday in Cambodia - The Dead Kennedys

I Am the Walrus - The Beatles

A Day In the Life - The Beatles

Blue Monday - New Order

Reality - Electronic

Back in the USSR - The Beatles

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

Food For Thought - UB40

11 O'Clock Tick Tock - U2

Zoo Station - U2

The Fly - U2

Disenchanted - The Communards

Killer Queen - Queen

Small Blue Thing - Suzanne Vega

Marlena on the Wall - Suzanne Vega

We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner

Private Dancer -Tina Turner

Private Investigations - Dire Straits

Nut Bush City Limits - Ike and Tina Turner

Streetlife - Roxy Music

Streetlife (different song, would you believe!!) - The Crusaders

Body Talk - Imagination

I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls

Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

The Sound of the Crowd - Human League

Planet Earth - Duran Duran

Parallels - Yes

Love Hangover - Diana Ross

Fear or Favour - The Fat Lady Sings

Mary of the Fourth Form - The Boomtown Rats

How Soon is Now - The Smiths



.......I'm sure there are more, but that's enough to be going on with!

mental07

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

sometimes you get tired of songs after a no. of listens (that is certainly true of some here!)

Indeed. Example: 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol wowed me the first time I heard it, but a few more listens and it was just.....meh.

Now it's just plain annoying.

sinnerboy

Secret Agent - Rory Gallagher

KnifeWRENCH

Here are a few:

Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" - Just perfection. All I can say.

Sonic Youth "Kool Thing" - My favourite guitar riff ever, so simple but so addictive! I love Kim Gordon's drawling vocals and the biting sarcasm in the lyrics!:D Plus I love the idea of rock/rap collaborations that actually work.

The Sugarcubes "Hit" - I have never heard a more perfect pop record. Even Einar Orn, who ruins many a Sugarcubes song, can't spoil this.

Bjork "Hyperballad" - When I first listened to this song it was through headphones, in the dark. Creates such an atmosphere! Such a sad song that is really stirring.

Pixies "Debaser" - No Pixies fan ever forgets the first time they heard DEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR :D

Robyn "With Every Heartbeat" - :pac: A bit misplaced amongst my other choices, but this is THE greatest pop song of the 21st century. The vulnerable vocals and beautiful strings make this song stand out amongst a lot of the rubbish you normally hear in the charts. I've listened to it so many times and it has never failed to thrill me!

Zaph

Felixdhc wrote: »

Dillard & Clark - Polly

I have yet to meet anyone who dislikes this and in most cases they absolutely love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNA0q5YY2A

The problem with making claims like that is someone is bound to prove you wrong. Never heard of them or the song before so I gave it a listen. That's 4 minutes of my life I ain't gettin' back. Just hated your man's voice for some reason.

IanCurtis

square_igloo wrote: »

Robyn "With Every Heartbeat" - :pac: A bit misplaced amongst my other choices, but this is THE greatest pop song of the 21st century. The vulnerable vocals and beautiful strings make this song stand out amongst a lot of the rubbish you normally hear in the charts. I've listened to it so many times and it has never failed to thrill me!

Completely agree....bought it on itunes.

It's a gem of a song, great production, great lyrics and a great singer.

Fantastic

Scubadevils

Zaph wrote: »

The problem with making claims like that is someone is bound to prove you wrong. Never heard of them or the song before so I gave it a listen. That's 4 minutes of my life I ain't gettin' back. Just hated your man's voice for some reason.

There is no problem at all with that claim, and you are now someone who doesn't like it...nothing to do with being proved wrong.

No skin off my nose! If I could refund the 4 minutes somehow I would, but I can't :pac:

jaykay74

square_igloo wrote: »

Here are a few:

Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" - Just perfection. All I can say.

I'd have to agree, really great tune. Its a shame they went downhill so rapidly.