best song

[ed]

im not going to try and pretend its related to philosophy because it isnt but whats everyones fav song ive been trying to work this out for a while what mine is and its dam hard theres so many ....

[Youngman18]

Songs that stand the test of time..

Van morrison Brown eyed girl
To many bob dylan songs to list
CCR have you ever seen the rain
Comfortably Numb. Floyd
there are so many more i cant even list them


newer stuff
Dispatch-the General (best song before i go out and party)
Oar-my life...or crazy game of poker. (songs to listen to before i drink..oh the memories)
Howie Day- Ghost (great song)

those are some of my all time favorites

[jawaad]

My favourites:

Wes Montgomery - Tequilla
Miles Davis - So What
Herbie Hancock - Chameleon
James Brown - The Payback
Robert Cray - Smoking Gun
The Meters - Cissy Strut
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven, Heartbreaker
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing, All Along the Watchtower (a Dylan cover, incidentally)
The Beatles - A Day in the Life
The Doors - Break on Through
The Eagles - Hotel California

Recent shtuff:

Chillis: Under the Bridge
Blackalicious - Shallow Days
The Roots - You Got Me
D'Angelo - Untitled, Brown Sugar
Spearhead - Oh My God
Radiohead: Paranoid Android

So is there a 'greatest song in the world'? Tenacious D seem to think so! But after seeing/experiencing Robert Cray live last week, I'm currently inclined to ignore that and say that "Smoking Gun" is the best song ever. But that's just me.

[agirl]

Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing

you know it.

[Jane]

yeah, little wing is a bit of a tune.

[agirl]

i think you'll find that it's a Tune with a capital T, babe.

[clarice]

i'll always immediately say ''hallelujah'' by jeff buckley, but there're a lot of chowns out there. for example ...

like a hurricane - neil young
black - pearl jam
songbird - eva cassidy
drive - incubus
i want you(she's so heavy) / something - the beatles
this love - craig armstrong
more than words - extreme
i only have eyes for you - the complexions and the flamingoes
give in to me - michael jackson
once around the block - badly drawn boy
the dark is rising - mercury rev
who do you love - backstreet boys (you know you love them too)
opened once - jeff buckley
open heart zoo - martin grech
don't play that song (you lied) - aretha franklin
road trippin - red hot chilli peppers
angry son - indian summer

etc etc etc

[Natsilicious]

Brown Sugar- D'angelo
Ex-Factor- Lauryn Hill
Mona Lisa- Nat King Cole
Muziq Soulchild- The whole album
Jill Scott- You Love Me
India Arie-Brown Skin (sex song...)
India Arie- I am Ready for Love
DLG- Volvere..
Keith Sweat- Nobody
Britney Spears- Oops, I did it again....


KIDDING (bout britney)

[agirl]

the live version of hallelujah is possibly the loveliest song in the world. in fact, i'm going to listen to it right now.

[Nevir Sonat Kinkeri]

Cry Freedom-DMB
Crush-DMB
I Can't Get No Satisfaction-Rolling Stones
Yesterday-Beatles
Smooth-Santana
Deliver Me-Sarah Brightman
California Love-Dr Dre and Tupak
Where Are You Going?-DMB
Criminal-Fiona Apple
Doo Wop (That Thing)-Lauren Hill
Walk On-U2
Wind Beneath My Wings-Bette Midler
Iris-Goo Goo Dolls
Lady Marmalade-Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, Lil Kim
Goodbye-Hootie and the Blowfish

[Nevir Sonat Kinkeri]

wait, I forgot Unforgettable by Nat "King" Cole and Nathalie Cole

[Magius]

Some of my favorites that I don't recall being already listed in previous posts....

Collective Soul - Shine
Sandstorm (sweet song)
Gregorian Chants (to get the vibe)
Return to Innocence - Enigma
Sadeness - Enigma (many other enigma songs that I wish not to list)
Freestyler (yeah baby this song rocks, I'd like to shag now and later to this song)
I wanna sex you up - Color me Bad
Michael Jackson songs
Hungry Eyes
Freedom - George Michael
Faith - George Michael
Father Figure - George Michael (quite a few others as well)
Real Wild Child - Iggy Pop
Vibrations - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Sexual Healing
Rhythm is a dancer - Snap (this songs awesome)
Love Hurts - Nazareth
Queen songs
Rolling Stones songs
Sade songs
Don't you forget about me - simple minds
Don't worry be happy - Bobby Mcferrin

The list is much much longer, suffice it to say that I like a little bit of everything.

What's your take?

[clarice]

good grief, i forgot ''i am ready for love'' by india arie. that song is sooooo beautiful!! i don't like ''brown skin'' though. my dad overplayed it so i'm sick of it.

also,
wicked game - chris isaak
your body is a wonderland - john mayer?
feeling good - nina simone
my baby just cares for me - nina simone

[jawaad]

Hang on a minute! No one's mentioned Bill Withers.

Just the Two of Us
Lovely Day (when I wake up in the morning now...)
Ain't No Sunshine (when sheeeeeeeee's gone)

Oh and we've missed Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, the Police...oh fuck it.

So many Choons, so little time.

[Natsilicious]

I prefer Limp Bizkit's version to faith...

Gotta have faith
Gotta have
F
A
I
T
H
SHut the fuck up!!!!

...I just love it!!

good song choices thre jawaad. I particularly like Lovely Day also.
I sing Sexual Healing everyday also. Who else could get away with corny lines and make them work like Marvin Gaye..
"You're my Medicine, open up and let me in...darling you're so great! , I can't wait for you to operate..."

Sade is cool, but after a while her songs annoy me. Her voice annoys me. Like she's contantly on weed. The only exception is her song Lover's Rock.. Ouch!.

(I think I'm a little too excited...it's just that I have a passion for music).
who says ouch... hmm...
which hallelujah song is that louise.. The classical song, The one that Ben likes from Shrek, or the Brooklyn tabernacle version...

Ooh... Tony Bennet- The way you look tonight.

[clarice]

its hallelujah by jeff buckley ... my favourite song ever. its the loveliest song you'll hear. its so true about marvin gaye and the cheesy lyrics. and i also agree about sade's voice getting annoying. but thats another one my dad overplays so that might be why.

it ain't me babe - bob dylan
everybody's free - quindon tarver
when doves cry - prince
purple rain - prince

so many nice songs ...

[TheHairyGuy]

My top five:

5. Rancid- Rejected
4. Ramones- I Wanna Live
3. Charlie Daniels- Devil Went Down to Georgia
2. Sick of it All- Call to Arms
1. Pennywise- F**k Authority (great great song)

[Natsilicious]

More bests:

Norah Jones- "I don't know why"
The French song from the sony walkman ad... very ooh la la la.


No doubt's Hella Good -"but your love keeps on coming like a thunder bolt..." ok, so the words arent that umm.. authentic,but the beat is just upbeat and nice.

I was wondering what Louise was talking about when she said RHCP, then i watched the top 20 countdown, and then it hit, red hot chilli peppers!!
I really enjoyed Californication and the new one "by the way" shouldn't be describeds as hot sex. More like rough sex. sounds like something that should be turned up during a session of s&m...lol.

-Nat

[clarice]

''TheHairyGuy'' ... is that name a reference to ''the rotters club'' by jonathon coe? that book is so good.

i like norah jones, but after a while i do want her to get some sort of an edge to her voice. its lovely and relaxing at first, but after a while it gets a little irritating.

[Nevir Sonat Kinkeri]

"To Where You Are," Josh Groban...If I ever get my voice to sound like his, I will be the happiest baritone in the world. He's who I want to be; he's awesome.

Oh, and "Everything I Do(I Do it For You)" by Bryan Adams is another fantastic song.

[TheHairyGuy]

clarice- no im just the only guy like in my whole neighborhood with long hair (its almost shoulder-length.) in fact ive never heard of that book.

[inward]

My favs would be

Metallica - No Leaf Clover, Until It Sleeps, The Unforgiven I/II
Depeche Mode - Freelove

[Kurt Weber]

Pink Floyd: Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict
Bob Dylan: Tangled up in Blue
Bob Dylan: Desolation Row
Pink Floyd: Time
Pink Floyd: Careful with that Axe, Eugene
Bob Dylan: Ballad of a Thin Man
Bob Dylan: Mr. Bojangles
Bob Dylan: Lily of the West
Bob Dylan (he didn't write it, but he sang it): Ballad of Ira Hayes
Dmitri Shostakovich: The Fire of Eternal Glory
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
Gustav Holst: The Planets
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for a Common Man
Pink Floyd: Us and Them
Cream: I Feel Free
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick
more to come...

[anonomous and lovin it]

I think that there's another couple of my fav's that deserve a mention....
Voodoo people - prodigy
Insomnia - Faithless
many, many creed and moby songs
and a couple of Michael Jacksons also deserve to be typed
year 2k - silverchair
new disease - spineshank
numerous machinehead songs
imagine - john Lennon
Karma Police - Radiohead
time of your life - green day
a few more u2 songs
Always look on the bright side of life - monty python
I know there's more I want to add but I cant think of them just now.

A slightly broad taste in music I know but hey, that's me

[cba1067950]

Don't have a favorite song. Can't really limit myself. Recent obsessions have been refused and international noise conspiracy. Two of the most amazing bands lyrically and also musically.

I saw the international noise conspiracy the other day and I was totally blown away. I've never seen a better live show...