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Grim Chieftain

(1,914 posts)
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 09:13 PM Jan 2026

If you had a musical soul mate, who would it be?

Mine is John Denver. That man speaks to my heart. Even though he's been gone decades, his music resonates like no other. I miss his beauty and his vision for our world.

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If you had a musical soul mate, who would it be? (Original Post) Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 OP
Tom Waits (voice in the early years, lyrics and melodies forever) Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #1
Probably Leonard Cohen. n/t Mister Ed Jan 2026 #2
Oh, shoot! Yes, him too! Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #3
Awesome choice! Emile Jan 2026 #9
Donovan. patphil Jan 2026 #4
Mozart gopiscrap Jan 2026 #5
Oh yes! Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #6
Neil Finn 303squadron Jan 2026 #7
His songs are exquisite. ZZenith Jan 2026 #12
Bono or jim morrison Raastan Jan 2026 #8
;-{) Joseph Shabalala - Ladysmith Black Mambazo Goonch Jan 2026 #10
John Prine! Thunderbeast Jan 2026 #11
Oh yes! I love him! Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #15
Go find the tribute concert... Thunderbeast Jan 2026 #16
I will give you one guess. ZZenith Jan 2026 #13
J S Bach oberle Jan 2026 #14
Pink pat_k Jan 2026 #17
She is wonderful Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #18
Men and women LearnedHand Jan 2026 #19
Gordon Lightfoot Zorro Jan 2026 #20
Ludwig van Beethoven. Aristus Jan 2026 #21
Yes... Me too. And I am forever grateful I got to attend his '74 concert at Red Rocks many years ago... hlthe2b Jan 2026 #22
Jonn Serrie Talitha Jan 2026 #23
Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone. LoisB Jan 2026 #24
David Gilmour catbyte Jan 2026 #25
Bob Dylan rainy Jan 2026 #26
Love "Forever Young" Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #27
Don Henley and Bono, Bayard Jan 2026 #28
Joan Baez, a folk rock hero whose songs of peace inspired a generation. I met her once Liberty Belle Jan 2026 #29
Pete Seeger Chasstev365 Jan 2026 #30
One of my lifetime favorite experiences was getting to see John Denver at the beautiful Red Rocks... 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #31
I saw him twice in concert Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #33
DBoon of the Minutemen DBoon Jan 2026 #32
Jim Croce and Mary Chapin Carpenter rsdsharp Jan 2026 #34
steve and jt earle. mopinko Jan 2026 #35
Also love Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For" Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #36
Rachmaninov creon Jan 2026 #37
Neil Young Skittles Jan 2026 #38
Mark Knopler or Peter Gabriel pnwest Jan 2026 #39
Daevid Allen WestMichRad Jan 2026 #40
The Boss Wifes husband Jan 2026 #41
Karen Carpenter LogDog75 Jan 2026 #42
David Bowie ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #43
Tom Petty and Melanie Ziggysmom Jan 2026 #44
Ray Davies & Cheryl Wheeler Give Peace A Chance Jan 2026 #45
Aside from some already mentioned .. lpbk2713 Jan 2026 #46
Paul Simon nuxvomica Jan 2026 #47
Jimi Hendrix & Frank Zappa justaprogressive Jan 2026 #48
Joey Ramone... Tikki Jan 2026 #49
Benny Goodman! Ptah Jan 2026 #50
Classic! Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #53
Dory Previn Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #51
Woody Guthrie thucythucy Jan 2026 #52
The Late Great John Abercrombie. NNadir Jan 2026 #54

Scrivener7

(59,908 posts)
1. Tom Waits (voice in the early years, lyrics and melodies forever)
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 09:16 PM
Jan 2026

Just found this fabulous cover of Come On Up To The House

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LearnedHand

(5,539 posts)
19. Men and women
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 10:35 PM
Jan 2026

Among men, Robert Smith (The Cure), Michael Stipe (REM), Thom York (Radiohead), Richard Thompson, Michael Jackson

Among women, Mimi Parker (Low), Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries), Sara Bareilles, Emmy Lou Harris, Gillian Welch, Dolly Parton, Alanis Morisette

And so many others.

On edit: here’s an excellent Sara Bareilles number:

Aristus

(72,376 posts)
21. Ludwig van Beethoven.
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:00 PM
Jan 2026

I’m moody, grumpy, and idealistic and cynical in equal measure. And I am transported by a piece of beautiful music. That keeps me going when all else is despair and hopelessness.

hlthe2b

(114,315 posts)
22. Yes... Me too. And I am forever grateful I got to attend his '74 concert at Red Rocks many years ago...
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:01 PM
Jan 2026

I have attended other concerts there since, but it was my first there, I was pretty young, and it was magical under the stars. John Denver is much missed but never forgotten.

Liberty Belle

(9,708 posts)
29. Joan Baez, a folk rock hero whose songs of peace inspired a generation. I met her once
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:42 PM
Jan 2026

by chance while covering a protest in 2005, where she was on her say to sing at the Capitol Mall to a half million people protesting Bush's war in Iraq--four decades after she gained fame as a leading voice of peace during the Vietnam War.

3catwoman3

(29,640 posts)
31. One of my lifetime favorite experiences was getting to see John Denver at the beautiful Red Rocks...
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:50 PM
Jan 2026

...Amphitheater in Colorado. The perfect setting.

I was distraught when he died.

Grim Chieftain

(1,914 posts)
33. I saw him twice in concert
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:57 PM
Jan 2026

He was so kind, humble and appreciative of the fans. Wow. I really miss him.

mopinko

(73,824 posts)
35. steve and jt earle.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 12:09 AM
Jan 2026

i went through a tough few yrs, going back to school in my 50’s, straining my marriage. i had about 10 of steve’s albums on my phone. listen commuting downtown. every day a different song spoke to my day.
since jt’s death, i must have listened to his albums 1000 times. know all the words.
amazing song writers, both.

Tikki

(15,186 posts)
49. Joey Ramone...
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 12:54 PM
Jan 2026

aka Jeffrey Hyman.

Jeffrey had all kinds of things going on being Jeffrey/Joey.
He was a kind person, that counts for a lot.

Tikki

thucythucy

(9,115 posts)
52. Woody Guthrie
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 02:11 PM
Jan 2026

and Freddy King

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