I have to say that Dylan singing "Lay, Lady, Lay" was completely ruined for me by listening to it with the wrong person. Now, I refuse to let my real favorites become associated with other people. Not worth it.Van Morrison has a hypnotic effect on me, the slower songs anyway. We were born before the wind...
Billy Joel "Always A woman" is great, as is another song of his that I can never properly name: "In every heart thereis a room/A sanctuary safe and strong/ To heal the wounds of lovers past/Until a new one comes along..."
I'll be adding more to this list...