On a number of the boards there have been recent threads for the likes of Funk, Rock, and Disco/Dance songs.  Inasmuch as these are worthwhile topics, where's the love for great slow jams, story ballads, and other deserving slow tunes?  Admitted, we all have our favorites, whether something to slow dance to, to curl up in front of the fireplace with, or just kick your feet up with your fave beverage and go "ahhhhhh".  So go ahead, post your slow tempo gem here.  Any decade.  Let's give these great songs their due!

It was instant love for me with this not-so-obscure romantic gem -

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3kFPBtc9BE

Suicide
"Cheree"
1978

Underground synth punk duo Suicide released this gem to little fanfare in 1978. It has since been covered several  times and shown up in movies, documentaries and TV commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L7PhuW3o-w

Leonard Cohen
"Chelsea Hotel #2"
1974

The legendary Leonard Cohen gives us some intimate details of his encounter with Janis Joplin at New York's famed bohemian Chelsea Hotel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmbFZA16nrE

T. Rex
"Ballrooms of Mars"
1972

Classic glam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCUIuCuzdII

T. Rex
"Ballrooms of Mars"
1972

Classic glam.


O0 New to me.  I could listen to this over and over.

Short but sweet, I could listen to this "White Album" beauty all day -

The Beatles - Julia (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZip_br_v3w

In 1965 Donovan had his first big hit with "Catch The Wind". He re-recorded this longer, slower version for his greatest hits album in 1969. I always thought it was quite beautiful.

Donovan
"Catch the Wind"
1968/69 re-recording

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQk03gIF3HU

Short but sweet, I could listen to this "White Album" beauty all day -

The Beatles - Julia (1968)



John Lennon wrote it about his mother Julia and his (at the time) girlfriend Yoko. "Yoko" means "ocean child" in Japanese. "Julia, Ocean Child calls me..."

In 1965 Donovan had his first big hit with "Catch The Wind". He re-recorded this longer, slower version for his greatest hits album in 1969. I always thought it was quite beautiful.

Donovan
"Catch the Wind"
1968/69 re-recording


O0 Nice remake!  I can't say for sure whether I've heard this version


John Lennon wrote it about his mother Julia and his (at the time) girlfriend Yoko. "Yoko" means "ocean child" in Japanese. "Julia, Ocean Child calls me..."


I knew "Julia" was his mom but didn't know "ocean child" referred to Yoko.  Thanks!

Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk (1959)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRCvVpknvg

David Crosby & Graham Nash
"Southbound Train"
1972

This socially conscious song also features Jerry Garcia on steel guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xje8zfZy6eA

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
"Cortez the Killer"
1975

This slow burn is a classic and a live fan favorite. You don't hear guitar playing like this anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX9k9aoX6gk

Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk (1959)


O0 Classic 50's Rock instrumental - nice!


David Crosby & Graham Nash
"Southbound Train"
1972

This socially conscious song also features Jerry Garcia on steel guitar.


O0 Love this!


Neil Young & Crazy Horse
"Cortez the Killer"
1975

This slow burn is a classic and a live fan favorite. You don't hear guitar playing like this anymore.


O0 Not sure that I've heard this before, but it's pretty sweet! 

Sweet tune from his There Goes Rhymin' Simon album -

Paul Simon - Something So Right (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFFyy8Syj7c

One of the people we lost this year. David Crosby's classic "Guinnevere".

Crosby, Stills & Nash
"Guinnevere"
1969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT9EKqXDl68

One of the people we lost this year. David Crosby's classic "Guinnevere".

Crosby, Stills & Nash
"Guinnevere"
1969


O0 Gorgeous!  Still reeling from the loss of those golden pipes, R.I.P. David Crosby

Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk (1959)



That one always makes me think of the movie La Bamba. 

In my on going quest of collecting 45s (especially ones from the 80s), I found this one many years ago called Hurry Home by a British group called Wavelength from 1982.  While it was not a success in the US or Canada, it was a one hit wonder in the UK and it's such a beautiful song.  I often listen to this one when I just want something soothing to hear

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Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk (1959)



That one always makes me think of the movie La Bamba. 

I think it’s a great selection. O0

Also one of my all time favorite instrumentals.

The 1992 hit Forever in Love by Kenny G is so relaxing.  I still think it is his greatest hit!

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This delicate beauty hails from his Innervisions album -

Stevie Wonder - Visions (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy4fMlLj_B8

Does this qualify for "Slow Tempo"? It has been a 'curl up in front of the fireplace' songs for me. 

"Let It Be Me" by The Everly Brothers, from 1959.

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Does this qualify for "Slow Tempo"? It has been a 'curl up in front of the fireplace' songs for me. 

"Let It Be Me" by The Everly Brothers, from 1959.


O0 IMO this absolutely qualifies as slow tempo.

O0 IMO this absolutely qualifies as slow tempo.


Thank you!

Even a hard-rocking band like Led Zeppelin created some slow beauties -

Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song (from 1973's Houses Of The Holy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8VduT7aR2c

John Lennon
Jealous Guy"
1971

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O4J4DH4tyo&list=PLr99rnVSBqGAVbJuudUbRFGl-S1PuYs-5

John Lennon
Jealous Guy"
1971


O0 Love this!

O0 Love this!


Here it is as originally written in India in 1968 as "Child of Nature" (a/k/a "On The Road to Rishikesh"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGAw_k3maXs

Here it is as originally written in India in 1968 as "Child of Nature" (a/k/a "On The Road to Rishikesh"):


O0 Cool, I don't think I've heard that.  It sounds like it used a mandolin too?

Here is a cover of the 60's song The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by a duo called Nielsen/Pearson.  This peaked at #56 in the US during 1981 and was a single only release.  I first heard it decades ago on a K-Tel album called Night Flight and I have been a fan ever since!

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I think “Angie” by the Rolling Stones also qualifies.

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I ain’t Jed

I ain’t Jed :D

I think “Angie” by the Rolling Stones also qualifies...


O0 Yes, Angie does qualify.  Feel free to post it.

I ain’t Jed

I ain’t Jed :D


    ;D

Dolly Parton singing her composition "I Will Always Love You", a #1 country hit in 1974, and now widely regarded as a standard and a classic.

Dolly Parton
"I Will Always Love You"
1974

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKsQR72HY0s

O0 Yes, Angie does qualify.  Feel free to post it.

Done. I have amended my post to include the song itself.


    ;D



I almost put this one in instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_fCQQxEhY
But I thought the better of it.

I think “Angie” by the Rolling Stones also qualifies.

I ain’t Jed

I ain’t Jed :D


My favorite Stones' song.



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The last dance of my birthday party last year was supposed to be "our song" Once Upon a December, but Carlos wasn't up to it because it was a waltz. (He hadn't felt well for months before then but we didn't realize he was dying.) At the suggested of the DJ's son, we played this one-our last dance together.  :\'( :\'( :\'( (Thanks to my step-daughter, I have a snippet of it on video.)


Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4_QuMkOdCI



Cat

The last dance of my birthday party last year was supposed to be "our song" Once Upon a December, but Carlos wasn't up to it because it was a waltz. (He hadn't felt well for months before then but we didn't realize he was dying.) At the suggested of the DJ's son, we played this one-our last dance together.  :\'( :\'( :\'( (Thanks to my step-daughter, I have a snippet of it on video.)

Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton.


  (((((((((((((((((((((((((( hugs ))))))))))))))))))))))))))

The last dance of my birthday party last year was supposed to be "our song" Once Upon a December, but Carlos wasn't up to it because it was a waltz. (He hadn't felt well for months before then but we didn't realize he was dying.) At the suggested of the DJ's son, we played this one-our last dance together.  :\'( :\'( :\'( (Thanks to my step-daughter, I have a snippet of it on video.)


Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4_QuMkOdCI



Cat
"Wonderful Tonight" with wonderful memories?

Dolly Parton singing her composition "I Will Always Love You", a #1 country hit in 1974, and now widely regarded as a standard and a classic.

Dolly Parton
"I Will Always Love You"
1974

The version I do prefer.

"Chasing Cars" is a song by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Eyes Open (2006). It was released in 2006 in the United States and in the United Kingdom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemKqzILV4w

"Chasing Cars" is a song by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Eyes Open (2006). It was released in 2006 in the United States and in the United Kingdom.


O0 Interesting song, new to me.  Thanks for posting it!

I recall this from my University "party girl" days - a pretty number to slow dance to -

Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyWfFRa4M1Y

Fleetwood Mac
"Storms"
1979

From the often misunderstood "Tusk" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Xtzj_5ZsE

Fleetwood Mac
"Storms"
1979

From the often misunderstood "Tusk" album.


O0 I don't believe I've heard this before, but it's got a sweetness about it.  Nice!

"I Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher

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BTW, when is Groundhog Day?

"I Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher

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BTW, when is Groundhog Day?

February 2nd.

February 2nd.
Many thanks

...I have to find my DVD of the film!

O0 I don't believe I've heard this before, but it's got a sweetness about it.  Nice!


Yes, and it's got an honesty. Stevie Nicks comes from the era of the honest rock star and songwriter. We looked to musicians for truth in those days and we generally got it. If you see any of her interviews (there are numerous on Youtube) she is a very honest woman and there is no beating around the bush.

Originally "Warum nur, warum?" ("Just why, why?") was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, sung in German by Udo Jürgens. The song was recorded as "Walk Away" in English (first by Matt Monro in 1964, with later versions by Brenda Lee with Richard Williams, Peter Grant, Al Martino, Nancy Wilson and Timi Yuro among others), in Italian and in Spanish as "Vete por favor" by Matt Monro, on each occasion featuring similar sentiments.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHONNcZbwDY
Hello- Lionel Richie

Probably the best "Slow Tempo" songever!

"Without You" is a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album No Dice. The power ballad has been recorded by over 180 artists, and versions released as singles by Harry Nilsson (1971), T. G. Sheppard (1983) and Mariah Carey (1994) became international best-sellers.

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"Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love", is a song written by Bob Dylan for his album Time Out of Mind, released in September 1997. It was first released commercially in August 1997 by Billy Joel for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III. It is one of the few songs to have achieved the status of becoming a "standard" in the 21st century, having been covered by more than 450 different artists. The best known cover versions are ones by Adele, Michael Bolton, Neil Diamond, Boy George, Bryan Ferry, Joan Osborne, Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson with Ben Platt, Nick Knowles, and Pink.

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David Crosby
"Laughing"
1971

From his classic solo album "If I Could Only Remember My Name". Even The Vatican loves this album.

"In 2010, Crosby's album was listed second, behind the Beatles' Revolver, on the 'Top 10 Pop Albums of All Time' published in the Vatican City newspaper L'Osservatore Romano."
-Wikipedia

Jerry Garcia plays the steel guitar. Joni Mitchell sings at the end, listen for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLMxH2hivGo

I was just thinking of this lesser-known George Harrison gem. From the "Dark Horse" album and co-write with Ron Wood, then of The Faces and now, of course, of The Rolling Stones. Somebody on YouTube put together this really pretty video of it.

By the way, notice all that muttering at the beginning. Something about George hoping Frank Sinatra records this song on his next live album from Caesar's palace. Pretty funny. Not too many people besides a Beatle could get away with giving a little dig like that to Frank Sinatra.

George Harrison
"Far East Man"
1974

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0axYMB-xvc

David Crosby
"Laughing"
1971

From his classic solo album "If I Could Only Remember My Name". Even The Vatican loves this album.

"In 2010, Crosby's album was listed second, behind the Beatles' Revolver, on the 'Top 10 Pop Albums of All Time' published in the Vatican City newspaper L'Osservatore Romano."
-Wikipedia

Jerry Garcia plays the steel guitar. Joni Mitchell sings at the end, listen for it.


O0 I haven't heard this before but it's really nice!

I was just thinking of this lesser-known George Harrison gem. From the "Dark Horse" album and co-write with Ron Wood, then of The Faces and now, of course, of The Rolling Stones. Somebody on YouTube put together this really pretty video of it.

By the way, notice all that muttering at the beginning. Something about George hoping Frank Sinatra records this song on his next live album from Caesar's palace. Pretty funny. Not too many people besides a Beatle could get away with giving a little dig like that to Frank Sinatra.

George Harrison
"Far East Man"
1974


O0 I'm not 100% sure whether I've heard this before - interesting song.  Thanks for posting it!

O0 I haven't heard this before but it's really nice!



O0 I'm not 100% sure whether I've heard this before - interesting song.  Thanks for posting it!




I just noticed something...and I DIDN'T do it on purpose...

David Crosby always said he wrote "Laughing" about George Harrison. About ow George initially thought he found a "guru" of sorts with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and Crosby, ever Crosby, was skeptical. "I thought I met a man/Who said he knew a man/Who knew what was going on/I was mistaken/Only another stranger/That I knew..."

And then I posted a Harrison song, totally not thinking about the Crosby song about Harrison I previously posted. Though "Far East Man" doesn't seem to be about Maharishi. it's more likely about Ravi Shankar.

I just noticed something...and I DIDN'T do it on purpose...

David Crosby always said he wrote "Laughing" about George Harrison. About ow George initially thought he found a "guru" of sorts with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and Crosby, ever Crosby, was skeptical. "I thought I met a man/Who said he knew a man/Who knew what was going on/I was mistaken/Only another stranger/That I knew..."

And then I posted a Harrison song, totally not thinking about the Crosby song about Harrison I previously posted. Though "Far East Man" doesn't seem to be about Maharishi. it's more likely about Ravi Shankar.


That's quite the coincidence!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtaTKenBevY
Kool And The Gang- Bad Woman (1984)

I always liked this one from 1987 by Glenn Medeiros.  He is often branded as a one hit wonder for this song, even though he had 7 hits on the Billboard Hot 100...

Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
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"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was composed by Paul Simon and produced by Simon & Garfunkel and Roy Halee.

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I always liked this one from 1987 by Glenn Medeiros.  He is often branded as a one hit wonder for this song, even though he had 7 hits on the Billboard Hot 100...

Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You


O0 I've heard this but never knew who it was by.  Thanks for posting it!


"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was composed by Paul Simon and produced by Simon & Garfunkel and Roy Halee.


O0 Classic beauty of a song!

"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was composed by Paul Simon and produced by Simon & Garfunkel and Roy Halee.

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I thought I was losing it because I know that I responded to this post about this song. Then I realized that I did respond-on another section and thread. Glad I'm not losing it.  ;D ;D


Cat

"Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film Top Gun, performed by American new wave band Berlin. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1986.

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Turn the Page-Bob Seger


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5heysinF1sw


Cat

Turn the Page-Bob Seger

Cat


This used to get played all the time on FM in the 70s. There was a studio version too (1973) that kind of got ignored originally, and this  later live version (1976) kind of kick-started the studio version back to life, and that one also got played. So there were two versions getting played.

This used to get played all the time on FM in the 70s. There was a studio version too (1973) that kind of got ignored originally, and this  later live version (1976) kind of kick-started the studio version back to life, and that one also got played. So there were two versions getting played.


I almost posted the original 1973 version. Either way, I love the song.


Cat

"Someone like You" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele. She and Dan Wilson wrote and produced the track for her second studio album, 21 (2011). XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on 24 January 2011 (the same day the album was released) in the United Kingdom and on 9 August 2011 in the United States. Accompanied only by a piano in the song (played by co-writer Wilson), Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex-partner. In 2012, "Someone like You" was voted the third-most favourite number-one single of the last 60 years in the UK. "Someone like You" appeared on many year-end lists about the best songs of 2011, and was the inaugural recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, at the 54th ceremony in 2012. The song also received a nomination for the Brit Award for British Single at the 32nd ceremony and also several other nominations. As of 2024, "Someone like You" is the fourth best-selling single of the 21st century and is the 36th-best-selling single in the history of the UK Singles Chart.

The video begins with a shot of a road in Paris and Adele is seen walking on it alone. She continues to walk and starts singing the song with a sad look as the camera makes circles and shots more locations in Paris including the Eiffel Tower. During the second chorus, Adele stops singing and pauses on the Pont Alexandre III to look over the Seine. She continues walking through the deserted streets during the bridge before finally entering a building in which she sees her ex-lover. After seeing her, he starts to walk away and several shots of Adele looking at him follow.

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"Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt. Its recording was produced by Ray Singer, engineered by John Mackswith at Lansdowne Recording Studios and released in 1969. The music has been described as "a faux European waltz tune", and the arrangement is a very simple one of strummed acoustic guitar and upright bass, with brief bursts of French-style accordion at the start and the end. The arranger and conductor was Ian Green. It was a number-one 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in 1969, and was awarded the 1970 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In the United States, the record reached No. 61 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles. The single also peaked at No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May. DJ John Peel once said in an interview with New Musical Express that he considered this song the worst of all time

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"Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson and recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia. Tyson has noted that he composed the song in about 20 minutes in his then manager Albert Grossman's New York apartment in 1962. A significant composition of the early 1960s folk revival, the song is a melancholy reflection on a failing romantic relationship. The singer expresses a desire for a possible reunion in a new place in the future ("You could meet me if I sent you down the fare") but acknowledges the likelihood that the relationship is over ("But our good times are all gone/And I'm bound for moving on ..."). Neil Young recorded the song for his 1978 album Comes a Time, with harmony vocals from Nicolette Larson, and on The Band's The Last Waltz. It has received significant airplay over album oriented rock and classic rock radio stations and has become part of Young's concert repertoire, including featured performances during Young's yearly appearances at Farm Aid benefit concerts.

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"Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson and recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia. Tyson has noted that he composed the song in about 20 minutes in his then manager Albert Grossman's New York apartment in 1962. A significant composition of the early 1960s folk revival, the song is a melancholy reflection on a failing romantic relationship. The singer expresses a desire for a possible reunion in a new place in the future ("You could meet me if I sent you down the fare") but acknowledges the likelihood that the relationship is over ("But our good times are all gone/And I'm bound for moving on ..."). Neil Young recorded the song for his 1978 album Comes a Time, with harmony vocals from Nicolette Larson, and on The Band's The Last Waltz. It has received significant airplay over album oriented rock and classic rock radio stations and has become part of Young's concert repertoire, including featured performances during Young's yearly appearances at Farm Aid benefit concerts.


O0 I like this!  New to me.

"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song with music by French composer Michel Legrand and English lyrics written by American lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. French lyrics, under the title "Les Moulins de mon cœur", were written by Eddy Marnay. The song (with the English lyrics) was introduced in the film The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the song is heard – sung by Noel Harrison – during opening credits; and, during the film, in a scene in which the character Thomas Crown flies a glider at the glider airport in Salem, New Hampshire. In 2004, "Windmills of Your Mind" was ranked 57 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top songs in American cinema. A cover by Sting was used in the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.

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"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song with music by French composer Michel Legrand and English lyrics written by American lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. French lyrics, under the title "Les Moulins de mon cœur", were written by Eddy Marnay. The song (with the English lyrics) was introduced in the film The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the song is heard – sung by Noel Harrison – during opening credits; and, during the film, in a scene in which the character Thomas Crown flies a glider at the glider airport in Salem, New Hampshire. In 2004, "Windmills of Your Mind" was ranked 57 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top songs in American cinema. A cover by Sting was used in the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.



I have the Noel Harrison 45. The 'b' side is "Leitch On the Beach" a song he wrote about Donovan. ("Leitch" being Donovan's last name). It's a really nice song. Harrison also covered some Donovan songs on his albums.

I have the Noel Harrison 45. The 'b' side is "Leitch On the Beach" a song he wrote about Donovan. ("Leitch" being Donovan's last name). It's a really nice song. Harrison also covered some Donovan songs on his albums.
A must-listen-to song for me!

Released by Leo Sayer in 1977, "When I Need You" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager. A massive hit worldwide, reaching number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in February 1977 after three of his earlier singles had stalled at number 2. It also reached number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 for a single week in May 1977; and the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song of 1977. Sayer performed it on the second show of the third season of The Muppet Show.

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Paul Davis - Cool Night (1981)

This was a Top 40 single in 1982 and a really fun one to sing along to!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsklsxReSe0
Joanna- Kool And The Gang (1983)

"Drive" is a song by American rock band The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It was released in 1984, as the album's third single. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Upon its release, "Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart. It reached number five (number four on re-entry in 1985) in the United Kingdom, number four in West Germany, number six in Canada and number three (number five on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland.

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"Someone Like You" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele. She and Dan Wilson wrote and produced the track for her second studio album, 21 (2011). XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on 24 January 2011 (the same day the album was released) in the United Kingdom and on 9 August 2011 in the United States. Accompanied only by a piano in the song (played by co-writer Wilson), Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex-partner. In 2012, "Someone like You" was voted the third-most favourite number-one single of the last 60 years in the UK. "Someone like You" appeared on many year-end lists about the best songs of 2011, and was the inaugural recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, at the 54th ceremony in 2012. The song also received a nomination for the Brit Award for British Single at the 32nd ceremony and also several other nominations. As of 2024, "Someone like You" is the fourth best-selling single of the 21st century and is the 36th-best-selling single in the history of the UK Singles Chart.

The video begins with a shot of a road in Paris and Adele is seen walking on it alone. She continues to walk and starts singing the song with a sad look as the camera makes circles and shots more locations in Paris including the Eiffel Tower. During the second chorus, Adele stops singing and pauses on the Pont Alexandre III to look over the Seine. She continues walking through the deserted streets during the bridge before finally entering a building in which she sees her ex-lover. After seeing her, he starts to walk away and several shots of Adele looking at him follow.

I like listening to this one! The piano throughout, I find kinda relaxing. O0

"Drive" is a song by American rock band The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It was released in 1984, as the album's third single. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Upon its release, "Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart. It reached number five (number four on re-entry in 1985) in the United Kingdom, number four in West Germany, number six in Canada and number three (number five on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland.




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The mellowness of this one is rather atypical compared to most of their well-known songs. But it is a good track to listen to.

Here is Oh, Pretty Lady by the Canadian rock band Trooper.  In 1978, this peaked at #42 in Canada and is one of the most beautiful songs of the decade.  I still sometimes here this one on the radio

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I bet Philip Eno might enjoy this one as it is based on the famous classical music piece Canon in D by Pachelbel.  This is Orchard Road by British singer Leo Sayer and in 1983, this peaked at #16 in the UK. 

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Does this qualify as a Best "Slow Tempo" Gem?

"Misty" is a jazz standard written and originally recorded in 1954 by pianist Erroll Garner. It appeared on Johnny Mathis' 1959 album Heavenly, and this recording reached number 12 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart later that year. It has since become Mathis’ signature song.

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