Best Songs Ever Written?

[Misfit]

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*dies*

Was he joking? Because P.O.D. is one of the worst bands I've ever had the misfortune of listening to.

I don't know how one can say what is the greatest song ever written. My favorite song is Devil's Plaything by Danzig but I'm not naive enough to suggest its among the best ever written. I think the arrangement on Iron Maiden's Hallowed be thy Name is brilliant but again, best ever? I don't know.


And on the Stairway... bit, rock and roll musicians have been borrowing licks and rhythms from other songs since its creation, its not really a big deal. And I'm sure the amount that was lifted from past songs has been greatly exaggerrated.

[garnettrules21]

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Most of the best songs ever written in my opinion have already been posted, and I could throw a hundred Journey songs in here *cough*Still They Ride*cough*, but I'll just throw one in I really like.

Back to Good - Matchbox Twenty

Really good lyrics, and alot of the times its true but people don't admit it.

[edmus]

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Pink Floyd - "Comfortably Numb" & "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
Rolling Stones - "Tumbling Dice"
The Beatles - "Here Comes the Sun" (plus too many others to mention)
Elvis Costello - "Pump It Up"
Radiohead - "No Surprises" & "Let Down" (love the whole OK Computer CD!)
REM - "Radio Free Europe"
XTC - "The Mayor of Simpleton"
Elton John - "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" & "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

[The C]

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The answer is so obvious, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned it yet.

Tribute, by Tenacious D.

Bingo. Too bad they can't remember that song.

[Jistic]

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"The Star Spangled Banner" - Francis Scott Key
"Silent Night" - Franz Gruber
"American Pie" - Don Mclean
"Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen
"Baba O'Riley" - The Who
"Let it Be/Hey Jude/Yesterday" - The Beatles


And a million more I could mention.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Some more:

Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Dreams, Mountain Jam
Derek Trucks Band - Sahib Teri Bandi / Maki Madni
The Police - Roxanne, Don't Stand So Close To Me, Canary in a Coalmine
Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth
CSN&Y - Ohio
Prince - Darling Nikki, When Doves Cry
Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots, Planet Caravan, Sweet Leaf (greatest intro of all time)
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful, Evil
BB King - Sweet Angel, The Thrill Is Gone
Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
My Morning Jacket - Mageetah (one of my favorite intro tracks ever), Run Thru (amazing climax)
Mother Love Bone - Man of Golden Words


and countless others.

[Chip Douglass]

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"Get Back/The Let It Be Album"- The Beatles
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"- The Beatles
"Here Comes the Sun"- The Beatles
"A Day in the Life"- The Beatles
"Another Brick in the Wall"- Pink Floyd
"Baba O'Riley"-The Who

[NovaStar]

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o.k.

If we all had to narrow the list to one or two songs at the most, which song(s) would you go with? For me the most outstanding song I have ever heard across all musical genres would have to be:

1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. This is the most visionary well put together amazing song I have ever heard. These guys have opera, hard rock, soft rock, r&B, blues, you name it. I listen to it and always think, "who the hell thought of this record?" It almost makes me want to kill myself and I am a pretty much happy kind of guy. I have heard no record that matches that one, I mean any attempt at redoing it would be and should be laughed at.

I would give "Yesterday" by the beatles and "Stairway to heaven" by Led, a tie for second.

[Rocky]

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Yeah, Jmood I missed this post. I think that song "I love them so" (I wish those days would come back for more). But for all time great songs, I would go with Curtis Mayfield's Ghetto child.

When I think of an all time great, it has to hit your mind and make you think about it, or makes you groove to it with an unforgettable melody, or both. It must me timeless. Stevie has many good ones, and is one of my favorite artists, give one from Stevie that you think is timeless.

I think "Living For The City" and "Don't You Worry About A Thing" are exceptional. Of course there's "Superstition" and "Higher Ground". I think his all time best is probaly "Sir Duke".

[Ger]

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I just can't agree with the Bohemian Rhapsody selection. It's too silly, and a little gay (not that there's anything wrong with that.)

[Blzer]

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Jet - Hold On
Alter Bridge - In Loving Memory

[eXperiment63]

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Hurt - House Carpenter <- That is my favorite song of ALL time!

[KENYON06]

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Stairway by Led
One by Metallica

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I just can't agree with the Bohemian Rhapsody selection. It's too silly, and a little gay (not that there's anything wrong with that.)

A gay song by a band named Queen? CRAZY

[Ger]

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Who'da thunk it!