Older songs which were brilliantly crafted and still sound good today

**David48atTD** · 25-11-2016, 07:57 PM

Maybe the song was penned decades ago or even before you were born ... as this gem was for me.

If it's truly a great song, it will have been covered several times ... share your favourite version/s.

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**Gazza** · 25-11-2016, 08:42 PM

A tune everybody's heard at some time in their lives.

**DrB0b** · 25-11-2016, 08:49 PM

**david44** · 25-11-2016, 08:55 PM

**Jesus Jones** · 25-11-2016, 09:46 PM

**crackerjack101** · 25-11-2016, 09:49 PM

**crackerjack101** · 25-11-2016, 09:50 PM

**crackerjack101** · 25-11-2016, 09:51 PM

**Nutznbolts** · 25-11-2016, 10:36 PM

First heard as the Midnight Cowboy theme song.....

I've never heard anyone do it quite like Janis.....

**david44** · 25-11-2016, 11:19 PM

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**misskit** · 26-11-2016, 06:25 AM

Paul Simon's Graceland

**Humbert** · 26-11-2016, 06:43 AM

Smile written by Charlie Chaplin sung by Nat King Cole

**Loy Toy** · 26-11-2016, 06:53 AM

I remember the first time I heard this song sitting in my parents car waiting outside the vet. Absolutely amazed and still am today.

**DJ Pat** · 26-11-2016, 08:04 AM

**PAG** · 26-11-2016, 08:36 AM

Peter Frampton "Show Me The Way". Though now 40 years old, his "Frampton Comes Alive" album is a classic that I still listen to regularly.

**PAG** · 26-11-2016, 08:52 AM

Not quite so old, "My Father's Eyes" from Eric Clapton. This from his live album/DVD "One More Car, One More Rider". He's got excellent supporting musicians on this, including Billy Preston and Andy Fairweather-Low.

**DJ Pat** · 26-11-2016, 09:19 AM

^Excellent track

Change The World was off the same album wasn't it? Great tune. Shame I can't find the regular studio version on YT

**misskit** · 26-11-2016, 09:42 AM

**David48atTD** · 26-11-2016, 10:55 AM

Hallelujah ...

Penned and sung by the great and now, sadly departed Leonard Cohen

But not a great hit back then.

Then Jeff Buckley gave it a modern make-over ...

(the version I grew up with)

Then made it in the Shrek movie ...

Then, to a completely new audience through the 'Talent' show ... which I thing she won with this number.

Personally, I like them all.

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**Ukan Kizmiaz** · 26-11-2016, 08:38 PM

**david44** · 26-11-2016, 08:53 PM

One of the iconic sounds of my youth, ironically spending days outta school with a Drama student who really did live in a white room near the station, yes I did some coupling