Dire Straits aren't normally my cup of tea, but this song is just stunningly beautiful... Fantastic music video too!
And this one might be too Christmassy perhaps, but it's so damn catchy that I often find myself humming along to this. Such a fun little song with somewhat dark lyrics...
This from Show of Hands is taken from their album Centenary which is based on WW1. The lyrics are from A E Housemans "A Shropshire Lad" and are read by Imelda Staunton.