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It struck me the other day that there are several pieces of music that have a real, physical, effect on me. Most of the time that means giving me spinal shivers, heartstring-tugs or a bout of eviscerating gut-wrenching. Other tunes simply cause me to bang my head repeatedly on the wall in a vain attempt to remove all trace of them from my brain.
So, in no particular order, I give you the winners…
- Another Brick In The Wall Pt II (Pink Floyd) – specifically David Gilmour’s guitar solo.
- Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns n’ Roses) – right at the end of the “where do we go” section (at 5:11), Slash repeat picks a full tone bend on the top E string (22nd fret), followed by a let-down 18 to 17. Spine-tingles all round.
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Eva Cassidy) – it may be an overplayed, clichéd bit of schmaltz, but EC’s pure voice, combined with the innocence of the song, hits me square in the guts every time. Don’t know why, don’t *want* to know why… All I know is that it has the power to cause a little dust to enter my eyes.
- Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers (Jeff Beck) – I had to pick one JB tune and this is it. Late at night, sitting in the darkness, glass of wine and this on the stereo. Perfection.
- Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) – it’s Hendrix, and a world away from the guitar-burning, feedback-laden live performances that many people think of when JH comes to mind.
- In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins) – bear with me on this… The transition from drum machine (808?) to the power drums just lifts me; almost like a double espresso after a relaxing meal.
- Fire (Jimi Hendrix) – yup, him again. Why? ‘Cos I can. This one always peps me up, without fail.
- Albatross (Fleetwood Mac) - Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer’s high harmony bends, Mick Fleetwood’ subtle cymbal rolls… Simply sublime.
- O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana, Carl Orff) – Got to ‘ave a bit of culture, ‘aven’tcha? I performed this years ago with my school choir. The opening bars blew the first row of the audience back three feet… Now’s *that’s* music to move you.
- I Want It All (Queen) – to quote Jeremy Clarkson, “POOOOOWWWWWWEEEEEERRRRR!”
That’s it from me – anything you’d like to add?
* “Wonderboy” – The mighty Tenacious D.
