I know it’s not very manly but I’m compiling a ‘quiet stuff’ playlist to send me to sleep. My favourite tunes are probably Agnes Obel ‘Familiar’ and Lamb `Gabriel’ with an honourable mention to Kate Bush for ‘This Woman’s Work’.

Wondering if anyone feels brave enough to let me know their favourites so I can add them?

For me it’s Vincent by Don McLean, but another that comes to mind for ‘beauty’ is Motorcycle Drive By by Third Eye Blind. A bit rocky in parts so maybe not bedtime music.

Mentioning “rock” and “beautiful” made me think of this: https://youtu.be/5anLPw0Efmo

Birdy – Not About Angels

Aquilo – I Gave it All

Halsey – Ghost

Låpsley – Hurt me

A Great Big World – Say Something

Imogen Heap – Hide and Seek

This:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqt13HOwaTo

Magic.

Cant embed songs properly….its King Creosote, Leaf Piece

Skipinish  – alive

Teardrop – MA. Maybe a bit clichéd, but beautiful nonetheless.

Ballade de Melody Nelson – Serge Gainsbourg.

Julie Fowlis – Lon-dubh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MzetQfKwbE

‘ goodbye kiss ’ Lana del Ray, ‘love is’ dinosaur jr, ‘abilene’ Damian Jurado

I love getting the chance to hear stuff that most likely would have passed me by. Will check out every single suggestion.

What no mention for Little Fluffy Clouds by the Orb?

+1 for teardrop although I’m afraid the album deserves a mention in “crap albums you bought off the back of one track” thread

For me

Tiny tears – tindersticks

Wish you were here – Floyd

In care of 8675309 – lambchop

Cardiacs – The Whole World Window or Is This The Life. Can’t make my mind up. About as quiet as it gets though for me.

Blows the Rod Stewart version out of the water..

It’s beautiful man ..!

in care of 8675309 – yes!

Lamb chop are amazing

A song of overwhelming beauty.

Sigur Ros – the whole of the Takk album

Hoppipola (sp?) has a great video and a wonderful track

Aqualung Strange and beautiful

You need a bit of Al Green too many to choose from but either For the good times or maybe Funny how time slips away both cracking covers

Don’t be put off by old wobbly head, or the fact that it’s a cover, but this gets me…

https://youtu.be/-bzdrabPpRE

Radiohead – Nude. Especially if you hear them play it live.

107 degrees   citizen cope

Summer The First Time – Bobby Goldsburgh

Surely every young man’s dream?

La Cienega Just Smiled – Ryan Adams

Easy peasy lemon squeezy..

Sade

Bulletproof Soul..

Jeff Buckley’s ‘Hallelujah’ is another favourite of mine.

Oh dear, where do I even start! There are already a couple posted, Mazzini Star and This Mortal Coil, but there are many others. I’m off to the pub for a couple of beers shortly, but I’ll be thinking about this now.

Karan Casey singing Donal Og on Michael McGoldricks Fused.

Almost anything by Alison Krauss…

Edit: start with “A Living Prayer”

Half the man by Jamiroquai

you do something to me – Paul Weller

A bit of Terry Callier has got to fit in somewhere round here.

http://youtu.be/SOeoJZCpxz0

Into My Arms – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

Joga by Björk

https://youtu.be/BBju9Sdh94k

So many strong but beautiful songs on the Homogenic album.

Shmaltzy pop