"My brother once called it "haunting."
Absolutely.
Strange anecdotal analogy;
Probably my favorite song in the world is "House Of The Rising Sun".
Around the local pubs I'm infamous for requesting it from whatever bar band happens to be playing.
I grade the performance not by the musical/technical proficiency, per se, but whether the singer sings it "like he's lived it".
Johnny always sang it like he'd lived it.
"Johnny always sang it like he'd lived it."
But then Johnny sang EVERYTHING like he'd lived it. LOL...that's why he was THE man.