Best songs ever (new thread)

[pinball1970]

Well harmony is after all, a 17-18th century technology

I think that’s cheating, the OP was favourite "songs" not piece of music and as for the technology? I think harmony goes back a lot further than that.I don’t know much about the history of the technology of chords scales modes harmonics but it was a clever job to group everything into a manageable bunch, I imagine the physics was not understood very well? Anyway your Handle piece is well known but a little repetitive, for harmony this is one of my favourites.

 

[pinball1970]

Am Allowed one more? my fave song and year

 

[BWV]

I think that’s cheating, the OP was favourite "songs" not piece of music and as for the technology? I think harmony goes back a lot further than that.I don’t know much about the history of the technology of chords scales modes harmonics but it was a clever job to group everything into a manageable bunch, I imagine the physics was not understood very well? Anyway your Handle piece is well known but a little repetitive .

Harmony was a creation of the baroque period. There was not really an idea of chords and chord progressions in medieval and Renaissance music - the styles had rules for counterpoint that created what to us are recognizable chords but that is not really how they thought about it at the time.

Great songs / pieces you posted though

 

[pinball1970]

Harmony was a creation of the baroque period. There was not really an idea of chords and chord progressions in medieval and Renaissance music - the styles had rules for counterpoint that created what to us are recognizable chords but that is not really how they thought about it at the time.

Great songs / pieces you posted though

Thanks, I could post 100 songs on this thread to be honest without thinking too much about it.

DennisN seems to be approaching that number just with Sigred!

Your name has an intended Bach connection?

 

[pinball1970]

Read everyones and these may get removed so one more, not intended for guitar when it was written probably. I still like it.

 

[BWV]

No Bach did not write anything for guitar and even the works commonly ascribed for lute were written for the Lautenwerck, or lute-harpsichord, a keyboard instrument with plucked gut strings

 

[Spinnor]

 

[DennisN]

the OP was favourite "songs" not piece of music

As long as the post contains any type of music, it's fine with me. I'm fine with brief discussions too. I started this thread because the old thread we had, called "Best songs ever", I think, was deleted. That thread and the intention of this thread is to basically be sort of a public jukebox.

And Händel - Sarabande is more than welcome! I like Händel a lot. And Bach too.

DennisN seems to be approaching that number just with Sigred!

Yeah , it was not so long ago I discovered her, and I get so impressed when I hear and see such a young, natural talent. I hope she gets a good career.

But I have to start posting something else , so here we go,
the US/Texas dream pop band Cigarettes After Sex:

 

[pinball1970]

No Bach did not write anything for guitar and even the works commonly ascribed for lute were written for the Lautenwerck

Amazing, and great trying to keep up with the notes! Bach was something else, genius does not cover it. If aliens visited and they said take me to your leader I would say hang on just let me play you this first. Out would come the Bach. Speaking of Lute though. Jan Akkerman is from a band called Focus- amazing players

 

[pinball1970]

there was one of the most highly-underrated band: Japan.

I hated the 80s as I was a teenager discovering the 60s and 70s during that time but Japan did one a track I really did like

 

[pinball1970]

Let's bring back retro 70's!

As requested

 

[LiamSmith]

I like Eminem. He is still very huge!

 

[LiamSmith]

Or maybe Lil peep

 

[DennisN]

(PJ Harvey) x 3

 

[pinball1970]

he gets the words wrong and purposefully changes them at another point. The song is ok the performance mind blowing. If you don't like it you are a heathen

 

[pinball1970]

This too

 

[pinball1970]

The sync goes out but it does not matter- ok ill leave it now as I am hogging a little

 

[david2]

 

[Spinnor]

This too

Will not play for me, I get this message, "This video contains content from elvis. It is not available in your country."

 

[Spinnor]

 

[Fig Neutron]

I love the intricate timing in Yes songs.

 

[david2]

 

[david2]

 

[pinball1970]

Will not play for me, I get this message, "This video contains content from elvis. It is not available in your country."

Try and get a version if you can there must be one out there - it part of the Elvis comeback special 1968

Elvis got slated for different things but the bottom line was he was a damn good singer

He didn’t do enough stuff like this and watching him sing it you get the impression be was invested in the message

I am not into poetry or lyrics particularly but I like to think he read the words and was moved by them

The arrangement is a little over the top with all the brass and stuff but it works, great track amazing performance.

 

[pinball1970]

I love the intricate timing in Yes songs.

Yes are brilliant

 

[Fred Wright]

Alhamdu lila!

Edit: All you need is alif.
Peace,
Fred

 

[pinball1970]

Some good tracks, I am using this thread as a play list while I read through the questions! Great stuff!

 

[Spinnor]

 

[pinball1970]

Late 60s early 70s definitely a peak for me and Hendrix absolutely typified thatI always preferred singers like Sandy Denny and Googie Copola (AIR) rather than singers Janis- I found her a bit shouty (Same with Joe Cocker) But I get why they are iconicBeatles, Stones, Doors, Hendrix, Purple, Focus, Led Zep, Crosby Stills and Nash, Yes, Jethro Tull, amazing playing and exciting creative music.

 

[pinball1970]

The 60s were great but there were some bright lights in the 70s