The Most Beautiful Song of The RnR era?

Yea, Springsteen's Sandy is a good one. How about the Stone's "Wild Horses" from Sticky Fingers. It would seem in your situation nearly the perfect dicotomy: good music being created by the Rolling Stones (whom I recall parents thinking were among the root of all evil impacting the young - remember Kristofferson even wrote a song about it, "Blame It On The Stones"?).

Van Morrison, Across The Bridge Where Angels Dwell or Vanlose Stairway, Beautiful Vision

Jackson Browne, For Everyman, Late For The Sky (title tracks), Daddy's Tune

Niel Young, A Man Needs A Maid, Harvest Moon, Only Love Can Break Your Heart

King Crimson, I Talk To The Wind

Crosby, Stills & Nash etc, Guennivere, Suite:Judy Blue Eyes, Helplessly Hoping, Cathedral, To The Last Whale, Seen The Changes

America, Three Roses

Badfinger, Baby Blue

Three Dog Night, Pieces Of April

Jim Croce, Operator

The Band, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

BeeGees, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, To Love Somebody

Janis Joplin, Summertime (Big Brother & Holding Co), Me & Bobby McGee

Stephan Bishop, On And On

Kenny Rankin, Silver Morning

Blood Sweat & Tears, God Bless The Child, Sometimes In Winter

Buckingham Nicks, Races Are Run, Frozen Love

Buffalo Springfield, Bluebird

Steven Stills, Johnny's Garden

Byrds, Turn, Turn, Turn

Chicago, Wake Up Sunshine

John Denver, Poems Prayers And Promises

Doobie Bros., South City Midnight Lady

Bob Dylan, You're A Big Girl Now, Simple Twist Of Fate, Shelter From The Storm

Allman Bros., Blue Sky, Melissa

Eagles, Ol 55

ELP, From The Beginning, Still You Turn Me On

Genesis, More Fool Me

Steve Forbert, Tonight I Feel So Far Away From Home, It ISn't Gonna Be That Way

Dan Fogelberg, Netherlands

Heart, Dog & Butterfly

Elton John, Come Down In Time, Love Song, Tiny Dancer, Your Song

Rickie Lee Jones, Company

Hollies, Bus Stop

Jethro Tull, Bouree

Billy Joel, Summer Highland Falls

Led Zep. Going To California

John Lennon, Hold On, Jealous Guy

McCartney, Maybe I'm Amazed

Loggins & Messina, Watching The River Run, Pathway To Glory
Sailin The Wind

Malo, Sauvecito

Joni Mitchell, Song For Sharon, Case Of You, Lesson In Survival

Moody Blues, For My Lady, When You're A Free Man, Nights In White Satin

Nilsson, Everybodys Talkin

Poco, Magnolia

REM, Fall On Me

Gordon Lightfoot, Early Morning Rain, Beautiful, Softly

Roxy Music, Avalon, More Than This

Leon Russell, Lady Blue, This Masquerade, Song For You

Simon & Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair

Rod Stewart, Country Comfort, Gasoline Alley

Robin Trower, Bridge Of Sighs

Joe Walsh, Meadows, Dreams, Days Gone By

Stevie Wonder, Golden Lady, Superwoman, Ribbon In The Sky

...just to name a few. ;-)) HTH.

Resands - Wow you deserve a commendation. That was amazing. Bouree isn't a song, but the rest of your list looks amazing. Can you burn a copy of those for me? : )

Rrsands, I think you missed a couple a three titles.
Just kidding.
Nice job!
Cheers!

Thanks again, everyone.

The recent post was certainly...comprehensive!
I actually finished 2 cds using many of the recommendations you all so kindly posted. Some people tended to favor beautiful singing, so I did one cd focused this way, while another focused on beautiful songs - often sung by less than beautiful voices. The initial response from my father in law to both cds could probably be best characterized as "grudingly positive".

Thanks again,

Marty.