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Title: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: astroray on September 22, 2012, 05:51:32 AM http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/100-greatest-songs-of-all-time-373008
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Wah Wah Wah Ooooo on September 22, 2012, 06:25:52 AM Nice to see my taste validated as "correct." It really is the greatest song ever, isn't it?
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: rab2591 on September 22, 2012, 06:26:00 AM @RangeRoverA1 - the chord changes in GOK are the most inventive/beautiful in any pop song, ever. And the lyrics sum up perfectly how everyone feels towards their significant other at some point or another.
It's not my favorite BB song, but it very well deserves that number 1 spot! Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: EgoHanger1966 on September 22, 2012, 06:59:22 AM "The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” from Abbey Road — which topped Consequence of Sound’s album list -- rounds out the top 5."
Nice one. ::) Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: FatherOfTheMan Sr101 on September 22, 2012, 08:45:05 AM loled
But yeah I agree where the hell is Surf's Up?! Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Bubba Ho-Tep on September 22, 2012, 09:02:03 AM Quote 1. “God Only Knows,” The Beach Boys 2. “Once In a Lifetime,” Talking Heads 3. “Like a Rolling Stone,” Bob Dylan 4. “Man in the Mirror,” Michael Jackson 5. “A Day in the Life,” The Beatles 6. “Sister Ray,” The Velvet Underground 7. “Sympathy for the Devil,” The Rolling Stones 8. “Respect,” Aretha Franklin 9. “Juicy,” The Notorious B.I.G. 10. “Idioteque,” Radiohead 11. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Nirvana 12. “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye 13. “Dazed and Confused,” Led Zeppelin 14. “Heartbeats,” The Knife 15. “I Want You Back,” The Jackson 5 16. “Jungleland,” Bruce Springsteen 17. “Try a Little Tenderness,” Otis Redding 18. “Shelter from the Storm,” Bob Dylan 19. “When Doves Cry,” Prince 20. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” Kate Bush 21. “Fight the Power,” Public Enemy 22. “Common People,” Pulp 23. “Tomorrow Never Knows,” The Beatles 24. “Gimme Shelter,” The Rolling Stones 25. “A Love Supreme Part 1: Acknowledgment,” John Coltrane 26. “Shadrach,” Beastie Boys 27. “My Generation,” The Who 28. “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea,” Neutral Milk Hotel 29. “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” Joy Division 30. “All Along The Watchtower,” Jimi Hendrix Experience 31. “Rock N Roll n*****,” Patti Smith Group 32. “War Pigs,” Black Sabbath 33. “London Calling,” The Clash 34. “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black),” Neil Young & Crazy Horse 35. “One More Time,” Daft Punk 36. “Be My Baby,” The Ronettes 37. “I Will Dare,” The Replacements 38. “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke 39. “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody),” Talking Heads 40. “Search and Destroy,” The Stooge Finally, a ranking of songs I can agree with. "THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE" Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Bubba Ho-Tep on September 22, 2012, 09:02:52 AM .
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Bicyclerider on September 22, 2012, 09:16:33 AM They should have written there were two cover songs that made the list - "dazed and Confused" and "Respect."
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Rocky Raccoon on September 22, 2012, 10:55:59 AM While I might not completely agree with it, this is a pretty cool list. Some of the choices are obvious but there are a lot of great songs that you don't usually see in a Greatest Songs list like "Jungleland," "Common People," "This Must Be the Place," "Idioteque," "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," and "Tomorrow Never Knows."
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: I. Spaceman on September 22, 2012, 02:47:18 PM They should have written there were two cover songs that made the list - "dazed and Confused" and "Respect." Yes, because we all know Jimi Hendrix wrote All Along The Watchtower. Otis didn't write Try A Little Tenderness either. But who cares anyway, it is meaningless. It really means Best Record Ever. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Shady on September 22, 2012, 03:29:29 PM It's nice to see GOK at number 1 even though I think GV's is a superior track..
That said, I don't agree with most of the list. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Summertime Blooz on September 22, 2012, 03:33:44 PM That list is hilarious. Good one!
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: EgoHanger1966 on September 22, 2012, 03:37:39 PM That list is pretty out there. Head-scratcher, but a fun read.
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on September 22, 2012, 03:47:02 PM How is Shortening Bread not on this list? :)
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: SamMcK on September 22, 2012, 03:54:53 PM What, no Summer Of Love, Wrinkles, Speed Turtle, Hey Little Tomboy or Smart Girls? mY name Is Brian AND im ThE man, I Write the HIT Songs WITH THE WAVE OF MY HAND!
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Cabinessenceking on September 22, 2012, 04:06:23 PM loled But yeah I agree where the hell is Surf's Up?! not famous enough... Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: ontor pertawst on September 22, 2012, 04:13:02 PM Any list with God Only Knows AND Sister Ray in the top 10, I have to nod my head at. It's a start, anyway.
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: I. Spaceman on September 22, 2012, 04:14:54 PM Any list with God Only Knows AND Sister Ray in the top 10, I have to nod my head at. It's a start, anyway. That's exactly what I thought. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: ontor pertawst on September 22, 2012, 04:23:04 PM Ok, now to get Brian to sing Sister Ray in his gruff, shouty voice, some cheesy organ sounds, and the BBs doing the riff wordlessly after each line, watching their oo's and ah's.
You know you wanna hear him sing the ding-dong line. The only proper conclusion to his rock n' roll album. Pleasure Island, indeed... now dontcha know you're gonna stain the CAR-PET! Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: I. Spaceman on September 22, 2012, 04:24:57 PM Ok, now to get Brian to sing Sister Ray in his gruff, shouty voice, some cheesy organ sounds, and the BBs doing the riff wordlessly after each line, watching their oo's and ah's. You know you wanna hear him sing the ding-dong line. Except he would sing "ding-dang" instead. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: ontor pertawst on September 22, 2012, 04:29:56 PM Of course! Melinda's brilliant idea.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/8013572741_44a6e5bbe4_c.jpg) Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: I. Spaceman on September 22, 2012, 04:32:36 PM Yes! "Shortnin' bread...it's my wife and it's my life..."
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: stack-o-tracks on September 22, 2012, 05:26:18 PM Well, I knew it. Without a doubt, it's a great song but THE best of the best? To me, not even near the Top-100. In general, it is very disappointing to see GOK & GV in "the best of" lists. Why not Surf's Up, for example? I think, it's no less phenomenal & inventive than those 2. Surf's Up is much deeper than those songs, something that "average" music listeners won't get on the first listens whereas something like God Only Knows is instantly accessible with its universal message that transcends generations, etc. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Griffmanr on September 22, 2012, 06:26:32 PM Quote 1. “God Only Knows,” The Beach Boys 2. “Once In a Lifetime,” Talking Heads 3. “Like a Rolling Stone,” Bob Dylan 4. “Man in the Mirror,” Michael Jackson 5. “A Day in the Life,” The Beatles 6. “Sister Ray,” The Velvet Underground 7. “Sympathy for the Devil,” The Rolling Stones 8. “Respect,” Aretha Franklin 9. “Juicy,” The Notorious B.I.G. 10. “Idioteque,” Radiohead 11. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Nirvana 12. “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye 13. “Dazed and Confused,” Led Zeppelin 14. “Heartbeats,” The Knife 15. “I Want You Back,” The Jackson 5 16. “Jungleland,” Bruce Springsteen 17. “Try a Little Tenderness,” Otis Redding 18. “Shelter from the Storm,” Bob Dylan 19. “When Doves Cry,” Prince 20. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” Kate Bush 21. “Fight the Power,” Public Enemy 22. “Common People,” Pulp 23. “Tomorrow Never Knows,” The Beatles 24. “Gimme Shelter,” The Rolling Stones 25. “A Love Supreme Part 1: Acknowledgment,” John Coltrane 26. “Shadrach,” Beastie Boys 27. “My Generation,” The Who 28. “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea,” Neutral Milk Hotel 29. “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” Joy Division 30. “All Along The Watchtower,” Jimi Hendrix Experience 31. “Rock N Roll n*****,” Patti Smith Group 32. “War Pigs,” Black Sabbath 33. “London Calling,” The Clash 34. “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black),” Neil Young & Crazy Horse 35. “One More Time,” Daft Punk 36. “Be My Baby,” The Ronettes 37. “I Will Dare,” The Replacements 38. “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke 39. “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody),” Talking Heads 40. “Search and Destroy,” The Stooge Finally, a ranking of songs I can agree with. "THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE" Man in the Mirror is the 4th greatest song of all time!? That's absolutely absurd. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: SamMcK on September 22, 2012, 06:38:28 PM It's not even the best Michael Jackson song on the Bad album!
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: over and over on September 22, 2012, 07:24:22 PM Cool to see my 2nd favorite band The Replacements in the top 40 ;D
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: BergenWhitesMoustache on September 22, 2012, 07:35:00 PM These sorts of lists are always hilarious.
Less a 'greatest songs of all time' and mroe 'some pretty good songs that everyone has heard, even total idiots' Man. I typed that without even looking at the list...it's even worse than I thought. Every single song off Scott 4 and every Nick Drake record pisses all over most of those songs. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: I. Spaceman on September 22, 2012, 07:54:25 PM I think there are only about five songs on there that don't belong in a greatest songs list, tho not necessarily the Top 40.
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Shane on September 22, 2012, 10:57:10 PM Any list which includes Notorious B.I.G. in the top 10, has to be a definitive list. :3d
I listened to the Talking Heads song at #2 on the list. I haven't heard that song in a long time, and it is still annoying after all these years. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: halblaineisgood on September 22, 2012, 11:57:34 PM I enjoy these lists a bit more, when they are in no particular order. These people clearly don't care for country music, and if the list wasn't in any particular
order, perhaps then, they could have found a place for one country tune. How about Old Five and Dimers Like Me? If Man in the Mirror is number 4, In the Ghetto surely could have had a place on there somewhere... Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: halblaineisgood on September 23, 2012, 12:17:50 AM If velvet underground gets sister ray instead of white light white heat, The beach boys should get Surf's up instead of GOK.
Or, I dont know exactly what I'm intending to say. The song white light white heat actually belongs near God only knows... both those songs I will listen to at anytime. But, Sister ray is only a "good song" if I have been up for Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: halblaineisgood on September 23, 2012, 12:30:29 AM If velvet underground gets sister ray instead of white light white heat, The beach boys should get Surf's up instead of GOK. Or, I dont know exactly what I'm intending to say. The song white light white heat actually belongs near God only knows... both those songs I will listen to at anytime. But, Sister ray is only a "good song" if I have been up for Unlike the Love You album which is perfectly awesome dead clean sober, and is merely enhanced by speed. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on September 23, 2012, 02:39:27 PM The only accurate top ten list would be all Beach Boys songs :)
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Cabinessenceking on September 23, 2012, 03:54:00 PM The only accurate top ten list would be all Beach Boys songs :) for me personally, yes. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Peter Reum on September 23, 2012, 06:24:50 PM I am just jazzed that a Brian Wilson song was Number 1.
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Jason Penick on September 23, 2012, 09:30:01 PM "Shadrach" is a really oddball choice for a Beastie Boys song.
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: halblaineisgood on September 23, 2012, 09:33:21 PM "Shadrach" is a really oddball choice for a Beastie Boys song. They probably just shuffled Paul's Boutique and the first track to come up went on the list. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: guitarfool2002 on September 23, 2012, 09:41:34 PM Wouldn't It Be Nice would have been my choice.
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: SufferingFools on September 24, 2012, 06:05:25 AM It's pretty myopic to speak of "all time" when apparently considering nothing earlier than Sam Cooke.
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Letsgoawayforawhile on September 25, 2012, 07:04:52 AM This just in:
The entire Sgt. Peppers album takes the top 13 spots! God Only Knows is now the 14th greatest song of all time. Sincerely, Rolling Stone Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: TimmyC on September 25, 2012, 09:35:22 AM This list is absolutely absurd. MAN IN THE MIRROR? MAN IN THE FREAKIN MIRROR?!?!?!?! I'm dumbfounded. This MUST be a joke list. There is absolutely no other explanation. The compilers of the list are laughing themselves silly.
That said, yes of course it's great to see the BBs at number 1. Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: guitarfool2002 on September 25, 2012, 09:54:18 AM You know it wasn't a Rolling Stone list because Kanye West isn't mentioned. :-D
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: bossaroo on September 25, 2012, 10:13:00 AM great to see GOK at the top, but yeah this list (like most) is pretty ridiculous.
Notorious BIG, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Knife, Pulp... but no Stevie Wonder? wtf ever Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: mr_oleary on September 27, 2012, 09:12:30 AM My top 100 songs list would look similar but replace 2-100 with beach boys songs :p
Title: Re: Best Song Ever!!! Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on September 28, 2012, 06:46:17 AM I love Neutral Milk Hotel, but I am surprised that they are on this list. Not to say that I disagree or anything, but I didn't know they were that popular.
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