Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

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There are some songs that sound so hauntingly beautiful that they give you chills. Shivers move up and down the length of your spine and you wonder how something could sound so perfect. And then there are other songs that are beautiful in a simple or even a crude way. They don't give you chills, but they still resonate with you in such a way that they become unforgettable. This is my list. They vary greatly in the type of genre, vocalist, and key... but they all have one thing in common: They are beautiful. These are the songs that entire novels could be based on. If you want any more information about the song or the artist, I'd be glad to give it. And feel free to share your own list.

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Allison Krauss - Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
Allison Krauss - Trampled Rose
Wojciech Kilar featuring Sumi Jo - Theme from The Ninth Gate (Reprise)
Apocalyptica featuring Matthias Sayer - Hope Vol. 2
One Republic - Apologize
Cowboy Junkies - Blue Moon
Bright Eyes - No One Would Riot For Less
Sarah McLachlan - Building A Mystery
Carly Commando - Everyday
Alicia Keys - Falling
Jewel - Foolish Games
HIM - For You (Unplugged)
HIM - Gone With The Sin (Orchestrated)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World
Hayley Westenra - Dark Waltz
Ville Valo & The Agents - Ikkunaprinsessa
HIM - It's All Tears (Unplugged)
Joan Osborne - Man In The Long Black Coat
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly
Seal - Kissed By A Rose
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me
Kayo Konishi & Yukio Kondo - Lilium
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Apocalyptica - Nothing Else Matters
Miriam Gauci - O Mio Babbino Caro
AFI - On The Arrow
Enya - Only Time
Brand New - Play Crack The Sky
Akira Yamaoka - Room of Angels
Joan Osborne - Saint Teresa
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
Coldplay - The Scientist
Remy Zero - A Life In The Rain
Silverchair - Ana's Song (Open Fire)
Silverchair - Asylum
Muse - Blackout
The Cranberries - Dreams
Silverchair - Emotion Sickness
Muse - Hoodoo
Nightwish - Kuolema tekee taiteilijan
Silverchair - My Favorite Thing
Nightwish - Ocean Soul
Tarja Turunen - Our Great Divide
Tarja Turunen - Sing For Me
The 69 Eyes - Sister of Charity
The 69 Eyes - Star of Fate
The 69 Eyes - Stolen Season
Nightwish - The Poet and the Pendulum
The Smashing Pumpkins - The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning
The Smashing Pumpkins - The Crying Tree of Mercury
The Mars Volta - The Widow (I'll Never Sleep Alone)
Nightwish - While Your Lips Are Still Red
The Cranberries - Zombie
The Cure - Lullaby
The Mars Volta - Televators
Tiger Army - In The Orchard
The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
The Smashing Pumpkins - Stand Inside Your Love
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Otis Taylor - Ten Million Slaves
Beatriz of Dia - A Chantar
Tori Amos - Crucify
Tori Amos - Precious Things
HIM - Salt In Our Wounds (Thulsa Doom)
Mary Chapin Carpenter - John Doe No. 24
Blaqk Audio - Cities of Night
Beyonce - Halo
Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
The Beatles - Yesterday
Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Purcell - Dido and Aeneas (Dido's Lament)
Schubert - Gretchen am Spinrade
Yo-Yo Ma - Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor