Slow songs, what top songs come to mind that YOU enjoy playing... that still absolutely blow you away how good they are. Not just good but really special to you. These come to mind for me.

He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones
At Last, Etta James
Statue Of A Fool, Jack Greene
True Love Ways, Buddy Holly
Don't Close Your Eyes, Keith Whitley
Vincent, Don McLean
You've Still Got A Place In My Heart, George Jones
Golden Slumbers, Beatles

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis
Lady in Red - Hapa
Rest Your Love on Me – Bee Gees
Just in Case I Do – Ronnie Milsap
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Out of Hand – Rhonda Vincent
He Don’t Love You Like I Love You – Tony Olando

Floyd

The most recent one I have played is the one I am now addicted to!

The Matt Monro version of "On Days Like These" It really does 'blow me away' by virtue of not just the music but also the words.
When I got the original track from Capitol Records, what was a big surprise to me was how slow the best ballads were sung in those years.
In order to play this tune you even have to slow down a Slow Bossa to 92.
cheers

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Eddie from Rotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

Hey Floyd, you listed some I don't know. Including the beegees one. Sometimes I'll announce "And a BeeGees song..." and someone will snicker. Then I play "I Started A Joke" and it goes well. I like it myself. It's a very pretty song, although the lyric is quite "different." I need to read up on that song... the story behind the song, so to speak.

My likes are a bit off the beaten path but I try to keep my choices within popular tastes...

When We Dance - Sting
Swimming in Champagne - Eric Heatherly
Kiss From A Rose - Seal
Taking You Home - Don Henley
I'll Still Be Loving You - Restless Heart
Lady Blue - Leon Russell
I Just Want To Stop - Gino Vanelli
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Sara Smile - Hall & Oates
We Just Got Here - Carly Simon

A slow ballad that I've just started doing is an old Electric Light Orchestra song called "Can't get It Out Of My Head"

I had put off learning it for a few months but finally added it about a week ago. People danced and clapped for it, so it must be ok...

Bill

Some of my favorites are.....

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
MY FUNNY VALENTINE
LET ME TRY AGAIN
MY PRAYER
IMAGINATION
BARKLEY SQUARE
STARDUST
SOFTLY I WILL LEAVE YOU
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
OUR LOVE AFFAIR

Just a few of the very many.....

This is not too well-known, but the soundtrack from "Anna and the King"

How can I not love you. It's a sad song, but really good orchestra and melody IMO.

Looks Like We Made It
Rainy Night In Georgia
Please Come To Boston
That's How Much I Feel

zuki

What are you doing for the rest of your life
Lady Blue
Here, there and everywhere
But you don't know me
You made me leave my happy home
All in love is fair
We're all alone
A song for you
Someone to watch over me
A certain smile
When sunny gets blue
Let's get it on

and on,...and ...on...so many great ones


Russ

If I loved you
When Sunny gets blue
Here comes that rainyday feeling again
Girl Talk
Yesterday
Only the Lonely

and my all time favourite "All the things you are"

I think the times when I first heard the songs have a lot to do with how I feel about them though..

KF

Russ, you were referring to: "Since I Fell For You", right? - Scott

Okay here are a few of mine...what makes the songs effect people, are the memories reflected in their own lives at the time...same with us, that perform the songs..

Are you lonesome tonight
Smile
Since I fell for you
Wonder of you
You don't have to say you love me
End of the world
I'm sorry
Loving you
Purple people eater[just kidding on this one]

"I Can't Get Started With You"
"Stars Fell On Alabama"
"Here There and Everywhere"
Any slow song done by Karen Carpenter.

Leon Russell? I recently learned this and it is a stunning song. Also...

Dimming Of The Day, Richard Thompson (Bonnie Raitt)
Over The Rainbow, Judy Garland
Maybe We Should Stay Here, Alan Jackson

"How Can I Get Over You, Until You Get Out From Under Him?"
Seriously though, folks, I like many of the songs they have been lifted, but for the life of me can't decide on one that is truly special. I'll love one for a while, then get tired of doing it. I'll revive it weeks or months or years later, and love it again for a while.
Sort of like romance, huh?
DonM

I think that the song you are thinking of is
"SINCE I FELL FOR YOU"....LENNY WELSH...
Great Tune...

Scott...Tony SORRRRRRRY! You're right. Also, A Song For You is the Leon Russell one. I believe it was the last top 40 song
done by Ray Charles (several years ago). Going to see Leon at a local venue here in Lexington in a few weeks. Anyone remember the movie Mad Dogs and Englishmen? Would probably have been in the late 70's. It was a tour movie about Joe Cocker. Leon SMOKED on a Les Paul. Also, forgot "What are you doing for the rest of my life and When Sunny Gets Blue..two of my alltime favorites (ah those senior moments!).

Russ

[This message has been edited by captain Russ (edited 01-24-2005).]

No problemo Capt Russ....we all have dem senior moments...I just remembered another great tune that I used to love doing....
"WHEN I FALL IN LOVE"
COME TO ME...JOHNNY MATHIS
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, ALSO JOHNNY MATHIS
man there are so so many that I'm getting
nostalgic.....take me back Lord.....

Sometimes when we touch .. Mmmmmmmm
In my life ............... Ahhhhhhhh
Tell it like it is ....... OOOohhhhhhh
On my own(Le Miz) ........ (gasp)
Music of the night(POTO).. yeah
so many more .....

Those were "MY" soft spots ... not necessarily the best sellers. That's what this thread was all about, right? The songs WE liked to sing.
If you asked a typical crowd at one of my places, it'd be more like:
Crazy
Misty
Just the way you look tonight
Lady
You belong to me
Memory
My way
....you know ....... gazillion sellers!

Wow.....50% Elvis. I heard he died, is that true?

You know Uncle Dave....when I do Elvis for the folks, some of them say that I do Elvis
better than Elvis did ...then I say yes, I know, I've been doing it longer.....

I know what you mean .... when folks say I sound like Tony Bennett, I say "Thanx" but if they say I sound like Sinatra ... I say ..... "You mean like I'm dead?" lol...
I'm quite sure I sound like neither .... people hear what they want to hear.