Old favorites that you still play and still "feel".

I started a somewhat related thread; What makes us chose a certain song as a favorite?

The song has that je ne sais quoi, if the song begins and I immediately get the feeling, "Oh yeah... that's the stuff" Then it's a favorite.

Here are some of mine;
Thunder Island   Jay Ferguson
I come alive     Jay Ferguson
Crackerbox palace    George Harrison
Stairway to Heaven   Led Zeppelin
Dream Weaver         Gary Wright
Hotel California    The Eagles

R & B
You make me wanna... Usher
Unbreak my heart   Toni Braxton
Ain't nobody         Chaka Khan
Try sleeping with a broken heart   Alicia Keys

Pop
A sorta fairytale   Tori Amos
Tonight           Nina Gordon
Lady           Modjo
Building a mystery       Sarah McLachlan
Stupid           Sarah McLachlan
Grandtheft    Easy Go

Country
Kiss me in the dark   Randy Rogers Band
Alabama     Cross Canadian Ragweed
Scream       Mindy McCready

Just a short list.

Will

Thanks for the input.  A wonderful thing about music and this site is the new roads to drive down. 

Famous Blue Raincoat--definitely.

Leonard Cohen (who by fire) with Sonny Rollins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCaD6GAQmjA

King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
Steely Dan: Can’t Buy A thrill
Blind Faith
Moody Blues: Octave
Cat Stevens: albums ; Teaser, Catch Bull, Tea, Mona...
Traffic: Low spark of High Heeled Boys

Jewel: Foolish Games
Renaissance: many albums e.g. Ashes are Burning, Turn of the Cards.
Enya: Shepard Moons
Deva Premal: Essence
Gabriel Roth: Refuge

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Coletrane: Ole Coltrane (hypnotic but perhaps not for those new to him)
Pharoah Saunders: Crescent of Love

Furtwangler; Beeth 9th
Rachmaninoff 3rd PC
Hovaness: Mysterious Mountain, Prayer of St Gregory

One time back around 1994 I'm on my third or fourth visit to Corner Audio in Portland. (This was back when it was still safe to visit downtown Portland.) The old guy running the place saying he is gonna give me some culture (ironic, given where Portland is today) pulls out Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall. 

What's funny about this is, the topic is old favorites and this never was an old favorite. It is however a huge favorite. What happened is that over the years every time I would pull it out the darn thing just sounded better and better. Not just talking sound quality either.  

These songs are all heartfelt renditions of standards of different cultures. In the opener, Darlin' Cora, a black man is outside his girl's window singing- but not to romance her but to get her to come quick, he reached his limit, decked the foreman, and now they must run for their lives! 

This is serious, meaningful music of the kind we just don't get any more. As performed by one of the all time great male vocalists. Recorded in superb you are there fidelity. Beyond old favorite, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a treasure.

md kind of blue
db take five
early al jarreau
joe henderson state of tenor
bill evans quintessence waltz for deb
coltrane johnny hartman
dusty springfield
louis and ella