Mark Knopfler & James Taylor

Love many of the above mentioned and have seen Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler solo several times as I have Eagles when they’ve toured here and Fleetwood Mac. I have the box set of Sade’s albums but as yet have not see her live.

A few less commonly quoted these days Roberta Flack, Killing me softly. Don McLean, Vincent. Gerry Raffety, Baker Street.  American Tune actually more when Art Garfunkel singing it solo. 

One outside of those more commonly quoted that I also enjoy is All about Eve with the track Martha’s Harbour. Especially if you are fortunate to find a good vinyl pressing.

Love both JT and MK.

My 2 cents....

Gordon Lightfoot - Did she mention my name; Canadian Railroad Trilogy; In the early morning rain; Beautiful;

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park - my wife hates this, but I LOVE the arrangement

Beethoven - 6th Symphony

Holst - The Planets

JS Bach - Brandeberg Concerto 3

Handel - Water Music

America - Ventura Highway

Herb Alpert - Route 101 - got a speeding ticket listening to this

Sonny Clark/Grant Green - On Green Dolphin Street - actually pretty much any version of this; Bill evans does a nice one; also Miles

Doors - LA Woman; Riders on the Storm

Led Zepp - Stairway to Heaven; Black Dog; Whole Lotta Love

Bill Evans - Early - he didn't write much, but what he did write was very good IMHO

Sinatra - Nice and Easy; September Song; Fly me to the moon; Wave

Jobim - Look to the Sky; Girl from Ipanema

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner live at Woodstock; Purple Haze; Voodoo Child (slight Return) - SRV does a great version of Voodoo Child also

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee

Pat Metheny - Phase Dance

Joni Mitchell - Help Me; Court and Spark; Coyote; In France they kiss on Main Street

Michael Jackson - Thriller; PYT

Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman

Willie Nelson - Stardust

Poco - Legend - actually the entire album

Linda Ronstadt - What's New

Steely Dan - Aja, Gaucho - pretty much anything on either album

Stones - Satisfaction; Can't you hear me knockin'

Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

Van Morrison - Moondance; Autumn Song

Airplane - Volunteers

SRV - Couldn't stand the weather

Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues

Amy Winehouse - Back to Black; Rehab

 

 

 

Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out

by Sam Cooke or Clapton Unplugged

@asvjerry 

What a great tune!

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

+1 for American Tune. I particularly like the Willie Nelson/Paul Simon duet on Willie's "Across the Borderline", a great album which also includes a duet with Dylan on Heartland.

But if you want something that "gets you" every time, there's nothing like the Playing for Change video series that can be found on YouTube. If you haven't seen them, each video blends clips of local musicians from around the world, many of them who are street musicians, playing a song often featuring a well known artist. Here are some of my favorites (but they're all terrific):

Gimme Shelter (Taj Mahal) 

Teach Your Children (Tula Ben Ari - female singer from Israel with a great voice and vocal style)

Ripple (Bill Kreutzmann, David Crosby, Jimmy Buffet, David Hidalgo)

The Weight (Ringo Starr & Robbie Robertson)

Listen to the Music (Tom Johnston) - Outstanding!!

Guantanamera

Stand by Me

Higher Ground

Get Up, Stand Up (Keith Richards & Keb Mo)