Top Pick: The Best Recorded Song

[ShawnD]

The song came out in 1975 and spent 9 weeks at number 1

Are you sure drugs didn't play a major roll in all this?

 

[Danger]

eh Gads! Ivans right.

Don't pretend to be surprised. You're the one who said, and I quote 'danger, we are older than dirt' in another thread. :tongue:

Monkeybats by Mark Woods (from Voodoo Magic album)
Paint it Black
We Built this City by Starship
Almost anything by Burton Cummings, but especially: My Own Way to Rock; Stand Tall; Break It to Them Gently; You Saved My Soul; Glamour Boy; and Your Back Yard
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler

 

[Evo]

Some of my favorites.

Spirit -

"When I touch you"

"Life has just begun"

"Fresh Garbage"

"Mechanical World"

Incubus -

"Stellar"

"I miss you"

Led Zeppelin -

Battle of Evermore

The Youngbloods -

"Darkness, Darkness"

 

[Danger]

Nobody seems to have mentioned 'The Archies' yet. What gives?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Are you sure drugs didn't play a major roll in all this?

huh? Are you suggesting that only people on drugs like the song? Don't make accusations to account for your lack of good taste. :tongue:

 

[ShawnD]

Maybe we're not talking about the same song. The one I'm thinking of is very very slow for about 4 minutes, then it goes to that weird part that was used in Wayne's World, then it sounds like a normal rock song for maybe 1 minute, then it goes back to being incredibly slow.

 

[Evo]

Traffic -

"40,000 headmen"

"Rainmaker"

"Sad and deep as you"

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Maybe we're not talking about the same song. The one I'm thinking of is very very slow for about 4 minutes, then it goes to that weird part that was used in Wayne's World, then it sounds like a normal rock song for maybe 1 minute, then it goes back to being incredibly slow.

That's the one. :rofl: Yes, we really liked it.

Words and music by freddie mercury

Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see-
I’m just a poor boy,i need no sympathy-
Because I’m easy come,easy go,
A little high,little low,
Anyway the wind blows,doesn’t really matter to me,
To me

Mama,just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger,now he’s dead,
Mama,life had just begun,
But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away-
Mama ooo,
Didn’t mean to make you cry-
If I’m not back again this time tomorrow-
Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters-

Too late,my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine-
Body’s aching all the time,
Goodbye everybody-I’ve got to go-
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth-
Mama ooo- (any way the wind blows)
I don’t want to die,
I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all-

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche,scaramouche will you do the fandango-
Thunderbolt and lightning-very very frightening me-
Galileo,galileo,
Galileo galileo
Galileo figaro-magnifico-
But I’m just a poor boy and nobody loves me-
He’s just a poor boy from a poor family-
Spare him his life from this monstrosity-
Easy come easy go-,will you let me go-
Bismillah! no-,we will not let you go-let him go-
Bismillah! we will not let you go-let him go
Bismillah! we will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go-let me go
Will not let you go let me go
No,no,no,no,no,no,no-
Mama mia,mama mia,mama mia let me go-
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me,for me,for me-

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye-
So you think you can love me and leave me to die-
Oh baby-can’t do this to me baby-
Just got to get out-just got to get right outta here-

Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters-,nothing really matters to me,

Any way the wind blows...

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/q/queen/112599.html

 

[klusener]

Bob Dylan - Hurricane, Blowin' in the Wind, Masters of War

Bob Marley - Redemption Song, No woman no cry, Slave Driver, Get up Stand up

Kansas - Dust in the Wind

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

 

[Danger]

Most of the 'Tommy' soundtrack
'Rock On' by David Essex
'Hooked on a Feeling' by Blue Swede
'Dynamo Hum' by the Mothers
'Self Control' by Laura Brannigan

 

[Ivan Seeking]

...mmmmmm...Carly Simon album covers

What was I saying?

oh yes...

Abraham, Martin & John; by Dion
Fire and Rain; by James Taylor
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay; by Otis Redding
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll But Too Young to Die, and Locomotive Breath; by Jethro Tull
A Horse With No Name; by America
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down; by Joan Baez
Monday, Monday; by the Mamas and the Papas
A song that I still don't understand but for that reason, worthy of mention - Midnight at the Oasis; by Maria Muldaur.
Angie Baby; by Helen Reddy [its personal]. And I will always have a special place for a certain Freddy Fender song, but let's not get into that either.
Tonight's the Night; Rod Stewart
Ventura Highway; America
My Eyes Adored You; Fankie Valli
The Guitar Man; Bread
Operator; Jim Croce
Signs; Five Man Electric Band
Mr. Bojangles; The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Garden Party; Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band
Sylvia's Mother; Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Nights in Satin; The Moody Blues

 

[Danger]

The Boys of Summer
Even most of the old farts won't go along with this probably, but I really love 'Jubilation T. Cornpone' from the Li'l Abner soundtrack.
Come Dancing, Lola & You Really Got Me by the Kinks
Good Vibrations by Beach Boys
Ferry 'Cross the Mersea by Gerry & the Pacemakers
Have I the Right by the Honeycombs
Ain't Got Time Anymore by Glass Bottle
For Your Love by the Yardbirds
Sunshine of Your Love by Cream
Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf

 

[1123581321]

What is the best song ever recorded?

Fibonacci

I have always wanted to quote myself, so i did.

I am a big classic/Metal rock fan, so i say right up there on my list are:

purple haze-hendrix
stairway to heaven-led zeppelin
You shook me all night long-ACDC
American Pie-McLean
Spirit in the sky- Norman Greenbaum
Born to be wild-Steppenwolf
We're not going to take it- Twisted sister
Beautiful Day-U2
Vertigo-U2
Time of your life(good riddance)-green day

However, my favorite is ...



Stairway to heaven; the transition from soft rock type music to heavy metal is just great and so is the ending. Its a great example of the music of the time and is still a great song.

Fibonacci

 

[Danger]

It would be easier to say which Elton John and Beatles songs don't belong here than the ones that do, so let's just take 'em all.
Paranoid
Stumblin' In by Suzie Q. and Chris Norman
Death Walks Behind You by Atomic Rooster
When the Lights are Out & Run Away by Slade
I mentioned them somewhere, but not in this thread: Armaggedon & Spaceship Superstar by Prism; Don't Fear the Reaper by BOC
Black Velvet by Alana Miles
Get Back to Your Woods by Robbie Robertson
Real Enough, Too Bad, and Making it Work by Doug and the Slugs
It's a Heartache by Bonnie Tyler

 

[2CentsWorth]

It's impossible for me to choose one song. I always get a kick out of the sign in the music store in the guitar section that reads: "No Stairway To Heaven" and of course there's always someone who yells at the band to play "Freebird." I understand it is the most difficult lead guitar to play. As for Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer said he can only play a certain number of songs because he gets so tired.

 

[Echo 6 Sierra]

Ten Years After - I'm going home, I'd Love to Change the World.
Black Sabbath - The Wizard, and most anything else from their catalog.
Judas Priest - ditto, especially Free Wheel Burning!
Bill Withers - Lean on Me, Use Me Up.
James Taylor - catalog
Chicago - I'm a Man, almost anything before they "jumped the shark"

 

[Smurf]

I wouldn't say any of these are 'the best song ever' but I do like to listen to them once in a while

Bruce Springsteen - Murder Incorporated
George Thorogood - Get a haircut
Meat Loaf - Life is a lemon, everything louder than everything else
John Lennon - God, Watching the wheels, Imagine
Trooper - Raise a little hell
Twisted Sister - Heroes are hard to find
Led Zeppelin - Dream on, Pour some sugar on me
Jerry Lee lewis - Great Balls of fire
Dire Straits - Industrial Disease
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Good

 

[Entropy]

Fade to Black- Metallica

Needs no explanation.

 

[Danger]

For non-artistic reasons, 'We Are the World' should probably be in there somewhere.

 

[StatusX]

Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping

 

[Chronos]

Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
One Tin Soldier - Coven
Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John

 

[Ivan Seeking]

One Tin Soldier - Coven

Cool. Its rare to find a OTS fan.

Do you happen to remember what was on the flip side?

 

[Danger]

Cool. Its rare to find a OTS fan.

Do you happen to remember what was on the flip side?

Okay, what's this 'Coven' ****? One Tin Soldier was written and originally performed for the Billy Jack soundtrack by Dixie Lee Stone and the Original Caste. Dixie Lee was one of the kid performers on a kid show in Calgary called Safety Roundup when I was even more of a kid. The band didn't last too long, but this was their serious biggie.

 

[Smurf]

The Arrogant worms - Stalker Girl

 

[SpaceTiger]

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

 

[cronxeh]

nobody mentioned any trance music...

 

[Danger]

Werewolves of London, Jeannie Needs a Shooter, & Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner by Warren Zevon.
Never Surrender by Cory Hart.
Wall Street Shuffle by 10cc.
Bad to the Bone by Thorogood (sp?)
The Authority Song & Paper in Fire by Mellencamp
American Idiot by Greenday
Touch of Gray by CSN (is Y in that one?)
Get Over It by Eagles
Jet Airliner by Steve Miller
Karma Chameleon by Boy George (Culture Club)

 

[Evo]

Leo Kottke - "Vaseline Machine Gun" This is played on a 12 string with a slide. He's fricking awesome.

 

[Danger]

Leo Kottke - "Vaseline Machine Gun" This is played on a 12 string with a slide. He's fricking awesome.

Oh, the visions that title engenders! Quick, get your pretty avatar back up so I won't be associating them with a bug!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Okay, what's this 'Coven' ****? One Tin Soldier was written and originally performed for the Billy Jack soundtrack by Dixie Lee Stone and the Original Caste. Dixie Lee was one of the kid performers on a kid show in Calgary called Safety Roundup when I was even more of a kid. The band didn't last too long, but this was their serious biggie.

Wow, I didn't know that. I still have the 45 by Coven, which was the popular release. I always thought that this was from the original soundtrack. Funny...I've even seen the movie since its original release, and I would think the difference would be obvious.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Hey, there's one for the youngers: Do kids now even know that we used to buy just two songs at a time?

 

[cronxeh]

you talking about the vinyl

 

[Danger]

Wow, I didn't know that. I still have the 45 by Coven, which was the popular release. I always thought that this was from the original soundtrack. Funny...I've even seen the movie since its original release, and I would think the difference would be obvious.

Okay, we were both right and wrong. I'm still having trouble getting used to being able to just Google something, but I did it in this case to see what the hey was going on. Coven did indeed perform the version used in the movie, and released it as a single, but it was a remake of the Original Caste's hit. I must have heard the 2 far enough apart to not notice the difference. I still have a hell of a time telling Smashmouth's version of I'm a Believer from the Monkees.
Speaking of which, the aforementioned & Last Train To Clarksville, and Pleasant Valley Sunday by the Monkees
You Are My Number One and Walking on the Sun by Smashmouth
Blister In the Sun by Violent Femmes (loved Grosse Point Blank)
Angel by Shaggy
Weird for an atheist to say, but 2 of my favourites are Like a Prayer by Madonna and Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Funny, has anyone mentioned a single song by Framton? The Framton Comes Alive album was absolutely huge for a time.

 

[Danger]

We Gotta Get Out of this Place by Eric Burdon (w/ or w/o Animals?)
Thick as a Brick by Tull
Despite the way people like to characterize her, Shania Twain is rock, not cowboy ****, and I really like 'Up'.
(I also like everything by the Go-Go's. )
This one should be here just because it has the longest title for a song (or did in the 1974 Guiness book): "I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokahama With My Honalulu Mama Doin' Those Beat-O Beat-O Flat on My Seat-O Hirohito Blues" by Hoagy Carmichael. I'd like to know how they fit that on the label.