Best Song Ever!!!

[astroray]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/100-greatest-songs-of-all-time-373008

[Wah Wah Wah Ooooo]

Nice to see my taste validated as "correct."  It really is the greatest song ever, isn't it?

[rab2591]

@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!

[EgoHanger1966]

"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. 

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

loled


But yeah I agree where the hell is Surf's Up?!

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

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"

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

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[Bicyclerider]

They should have written there were two cover songs that made the list - "dazed and Confused" and "Respect."

[Rocky Raccoon]

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."

[I. Spaceman]

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.

[Shady]

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.

[Summertime Blooz]

That list is hilarious. Good one!

[EgoHanger1966]

That list is pretty out there. Head-scratcher, but a fun read.

[Magic Transistor Radio]

How is Shortening Bread not on this list? 

[SamMcK]

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!

[Cabinessenceking]

loled


But yeah I agree where the hell is Surf's Up?!

not famous enough...

[ontor pertawst]

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.

[I. Spaceman]

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.

[ontor pertawst]

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!

[I. Spaceman]

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.

[ontor pertawst]

Of course! Melinda's brilliant idea.

[I. Spaceman]

Yes! "Shortnin' bread...it's my wife and it's my life..."

[stack-o-tracks]

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.

[Griffmanr]

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.

[SamMcK]

It's not even the best Michael Jackson song on the Bad album!