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Title: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 13, 2014, 07:47:15 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 13, 2014, 07:49:35 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Sheriff John Stone on June 13, 2014, 07:59:00 PM 01 The Flirtations - "Nothing But A Heartache"
02 Carole KIng - "It's Too Late" 03 Spanky & Our Gang - "Lazy Day" 04 Bob Dylan - "Lay Lady Lay" 05 The Beatles - "She Loves You" 06 Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 07 Al Green - "Let's Stay Together" 08 Hurricane Smith - "Don't Let It Die" 09 Andy Williams - "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" 10 Nancy Sinatra - "These Boots Are Made For Walkin" Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 13, 2014, 08:01:57 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Sheriff John Stone on June 13, 2014, 08:07:11 PM thanks for playing, Sheriff. I'm gonna refrain from complimenting your choices, or picking them apart (just as I hope you all would refrain from commenting on mine) until everyone who might want to make a list has done so. I think to comment , at this point, would destroy the immediacy of this exercise. For now, let's give it 24 hrs. NO FURTHER COMMENT. No problem. Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Ovi on June 13, 2014, 08:22:24 PM Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Oasis - Supersonic Crystals - Then He Kissed Me Supremes - I Hear A Symphony Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks Elton John - Rocket Man Beach Boys - Good Vibrations Little Richard - Long Tall Sally Aretha Franklin - Respect Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come Ray Charlies - What'd I Say I'm more than sure that I've forgotten something highly important....maybe picking 10 from each decade would make things a bit less impossible ;D Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Niko on June 13, 2014, 10:11:54 PM Be My Baby - Ronettes
Good Vibrations - TEH BBS Rebel Rebel - Bowie Dont Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson Pickett The Weight - The Band All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem Hold On I'm Coming - Sam and Dave Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunky Do You Believe in Magic - Lovin' Spoonful Mr Blue Sky - ELO These are the songs that came to my head, as you requested. Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: The Demon on June 14, 2014, 04:06:09 AM "Anarchy in the UK" - the Sex Pistols
"Evil Woman" - ELO "She Loves You" - the Beatles "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys "Porpoise Song" - the Monkees "West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys "Michael Caine" - Madness "Beetlebum" - Blur "Come See About Me" - the Supremes "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane "Reality Asylum" - Crass "Hurdy Gurdy Man" - Donovan "Satisfaction" - the Residents Very hard, of course, even going over 10. As is the case with any of us, another day would see another list. Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: clack on June 14, 2014, 09:40:38 AM The House of the Rising Sun : the Animals
Eight Miles High : the Byrds Great Balls of Fire : Jerry Lee Lewis I Only Have Eyes for You : the Flamingos Telstar : the Tornados Psychotic Reaction : the Count Five Be My Baby : the Ronettes All Along the Watchtower : Jimi Hendrix I Get Around : the Beach Boys Blizkrieg Bop : the Ramones Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: the captain on June 14, 2014, 10:00:23 AM Often I don't necessarily know what songs--especially older songs that were released before I was born / conscious of music--were singles. And even if I know, I feel like I didn't experience them as singles, as they were a part of the fabric of the (then-) now. So I'm going on something of a timeline of my music-conscious life instead: I remember these being singles when they were released and loved them. Rough chronological order.
Let's Go Crazy, Prince Walk This Way, Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith Talk Dirty to Me, Poison You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon Sweet Child o' Mine, Guns n Roses The Cult of Personality, Living Colour Hold On, Tom Waits Sexxx Laws, Beck Step Into My Office, Baby, Belle & Sebastian Hey-Ya, Outkast Tropical Ice-land, Fiery Furnaces I Wish That I Could See You Soon, Herman Dune Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse, Of Montreal Never Forget You, The Noisettes Letter to My Countrymen, Brother Ali Chum, Earl Sweatshirt Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves Don't Think Twice, Dolly Parton Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: The Demon on June 14, 2014, 01:24:37 PM I really should have included the Undertones' brilliant "Julie Ocean."
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: JK on June 14, 2014, 05:42:02 PM "He's So Fine"----The Chiffons
"Peter Gunn"----Duane Eddy "Are 'Friends' Electric?"----Tubeway Army "The Mountain's High"----Dick and Dee Dee "Stay With Me"----Lorraine Ellison "Stay With Me Till Dawn"----Judie Tzuke "Runaway"----Del Shannon "Don't Worry Baby"----TBB "I Only Have Eyes For You"----The Flamingos "Time (Clock Of The Heart)"----Culture Club These came to mind during the past few minutes.... Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Moon Dawg on June 15, 2014, 01:57:49 PM "Johnny B Goode" - Chuck Berry
"Dead Man's Curve" - Jan & Dean "I Get Around" - The Beach Boys "All Shook Up" - Elvis Presley "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - The Platters "Eight Miles High" - The Byrds "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson "Got to Give It Up" - Marvin Gaye "A Horse With No Name" - America "The Girl Can't Help It" - Little Richard "She Belongs to Me" - Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band "Pop Life" - Prince Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Moon Dawg on June 15, 2014, 01:59:32 PM How did I not think of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" ??
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Gabo on June 15, 2014, 02:11:20 PM The vinyl single is irrelevant in my generation and I could not tell what a good one is. What's the difference between a great song and single anyway?
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 15, 2014, 08:20:17 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 15, 2014, 08:22:22 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 15, 2014, 08:26:11 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 15, 2014, 08:33:35 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 15, 2014, 08:36:16 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 15, 2014, 08:39:36 PM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: petzounds29 on June 17, 2014, 10:19:36 PM 1-Hound Dog
2-I want to hold your hand 3-Don't worry baby 4-Train in vain 5-Won't get fooled again 6-Dancing in the dark 7-Little red corvette 8-1979 9-Just like starting over 10-Soak up the sun Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: alf wiedersehen on June 17, 2014, 10:52:44 PM Not in any particular order:
1. "Like a Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan 2. "Wouldn't It Be Nice"/"God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys 3. "Paperback Writer"/"Rain" - The Beatles 4. "See Emily Play" - Pink Floyd 5. "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks 6. "All Day and All of the Night" - The Kinks 7. "September Gurls" - Big Star 8. "Sweet Jane"/"Rock and Roll" - The Velvet Underground 9. "Diddy Wah Diddy" - Captain Beefheart 10. "What'd I Say" - Ray Charles Tough list. Never really paid much attention to what was and what wasn't a single. Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Please delete my account on June 18, 2014, 02:39:52 AM Be My Baby
Do I Love You- Ronettes I'd Rather Go Blind- Etta James Do I Love You- Frank Wilson Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow- Shirelles Surf's Up Good Vibrations Iceblink Luck- Cocteau twins Boys Don't Cry- The Cure Baby I Need Your Lovin'- Four Tops A lot of my favourite songs I don't know off the top of my head were singles or not, particularly those by non-rock artists. E.G."Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Nina Simone? Throw that in near the top if it was. Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: JK on June 18, 2014, 03:32:55 AM "He's So Fine"----The Chiffons Damn. Forgot my all-time favourite single----"Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen. It's too late now, of course..."Peter Gunn"----Duane Eddy "Are 'Friends' Electric?"----Tubeway Army "The Mountain's High"----Dick and Dee Dee "Stay With Me"----Lorraine Ellison "Stay With Me Till Dawn"----Judie Tzuke "Runaway"----Del Shannon "Don't Worry Baby"----TBB "I Only Have Eyes For You"----The Flamingos "Time (Clock Of The Heart)"----Culture Club These came to mind during the past few minutes.... Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: halblaineisgood on June 19, 2014, 05:13:40 AM .
Title: Re: the first 10 (or so) All -Time Great Singles that come to mind Post by: Kurosawa on June 19, 2014, 10:09:08 PM What came to mind first.
1-Hey Jude, The Beatles 2-Just once in my Life, Righteous Brothers 3-Good Vibrations 4-Rock around the Clock, Bill Haley and His Comets (as opposed to your comets) 4-Rock with you, Michael Jackson 5-Under Pressure, Queen 6. Crazy On You, Heart 7. More than a Woman, Bee Gees 8. ELO/Olivia Newton John Xanadu 9. Gotta be Startin Somethin' Michael jackson 10- Peg, Steely Dan I just wrote down what popped into my head. This isn't my absolute top ten, but these are all songs I love or I think of when I think of radio singles. "I will always Love you" by Whitney and the Titanic song also popped into my head, but I don't like either of them much. |