The most beautiful melody ever?

Naffa · 20 Nov 2007 at 20:53

I think I may have just found it...

Words cannot describe how that piece makes me feel. That melody just sounds like it almost shouldn't be that beautiful, to my ears. Needless to say, I've nearly finished working out how to play it.

What's the most beautiful melody, or one of, in your opinions?

Mooron455 · 20 Nov 2007 at 21:09

I reckon dire straits with sultans of swing, love that whole piece of music

DevilsAdvocate · 20 Nov 2007 at 21:15

Its definitely very funky! As sad as it is 'As long as you love me' by Backstreet boys has always sounded great to me!

Andelusion · 20 Nov 2007 at 21:23

Didn't do anything for me I'm afraid

Off the top of my head, Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder springs to mind, extremely simple, memorable and sung with great feeling.

I wouldn't describe it as beautiful though.

Clair De Lune by Claude Debussy is though in my opinion

Naffa · 20 Nov 2007 at 21:28

Nice choice. Stevie's melodies always seem to hit the right spot. I Wish is another one that feels so good.

DevilsAdvocate said:
Its definitely very funky! As sad as it is 'As long as you love me' by Backstreet boys has always sounded great to me!

ARGH, that song is horribly catchy.

Andelusion said:
Clair De Lune by Claude Debussy is though in my opinion

I just had a listen, and you're right. That is a truly beautiful melody.

krooton · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:10

Most beautiful piece of dance music ever written!

Lunatic Dreyfus · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:14

My own personal fave is Losing My Religion, by REM. Just love the acoustic guitar driving the song along.

It's also my favourtie song, which does tend to bias my choice.

Grandmaster Fap! · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:20

Moby - God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters, sublime

slambo69 · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:23

does amazing grace on the bagpipes count?

Sic · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:26

simisker · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:29

You'd have thought the pope could have spared a bit more for the video budget though.

semi-pro waster · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:29

I've mentioned it before and I'll doubtless mention it again: Wilco - Jesus, etc. is simply the most beautiful song, there may be better but I can't think of a single one offhand.

lee32uk · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:35

This gives me goosebumps

loltim · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:37

Gigi · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:41

lee32uk said:
This gives me goosebumps

Great Choice, would have to be my fave melody. Any adagio for strings remake/remix/etc is fantastic.

simisker · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:57

Gigi said:
[...] Any adagio for strings remake/remix/etc is fantastic.

Remix? REMIX?! Oh dear.

Also, the following version by a percussion ensemble will surely test your enthusiasm. Xylophones, dear god...

Mercifully [or perhaps sadly, because it'd be so bad it'd be brilliant], there's been no version using massed stylophones.

Doohickey · 20 Nov 2007 at 22:57

Regina Spektor - Braille

Nitefly · 20 Nov 2007 at 23:03

I think its pretty hard to beat Moonlight Sonata. Especially the first and the third movement. Heres the third, most people know the first:

Sounds so good its painful. Although I still can't find a version of it that sounds as good as the one on my home PC

Gaverick · 20 Nov 2007 at 23:06

NO NO NO!!! You all have it wrong.

THIS is truly the best melody ever!!!

daz · 20 Nov 2007 at 23:06

Beethoven - Romance
or maybe
Mendelssohn - Hebrides