This and its not even close.Gota De Limon said:
Amazing Grace
What's (subjectively) the greatest song of all time?
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Alabama Pines by Jason Isbell
My favorite is this classic Iron Maiden piece.
Lots of other great ones mentioned as well.
Lots of other great ones mentioned as well.
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First thing that came into my mine was While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The obvious answer...
Mother Ocean....20 million Parrot Heads can't be wrong....
Yes, but which version? The original or a cover? For me I think the cover by Clapton at the Concert for George is the best.BQ2001 said:
First thing that came into my mine was While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Best in rock n roll hall of fame version.
WestTexasAg14 said:
Jeeze this is tough...if we are talking pure music only I can listen to SRV's Little Wing on a continuous loop for the rest of my days.
Lyrically and Instrumentally combined...Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is damn near perfect:
The night they drove old Dixie Down- the band.
For me it used to be One by U2
Now it's Let Down by Radiohead. I can listen to this song on a loop and never get tired of it.
Now it's Let Down by Radiohead. I can listen to this song on a loop and never get tired of it.
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Subjectively...
Master of Puppets....
But, if going with non-metal, I'd have to say Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Master of Puppets....
But, if going with non-metal, I'd have to say Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Billy Joel piano man.
Hysterical and useless
Burrus86 said:
Mother Ocean....20 million Parrot Heads can't be wrong....
I think you mean "A Pirate looks at 40", and if this is the case I'd be very close to agreeing with you.
However, my favorite song of all time, one that I never tire of, and the song I will have played at my funeral is Hill Country Rain by Jerry Jeff Walker
The rain song. LZ.
If we're going to include composers, really Beethoven's entire 7th Symphony is something to behold. Mozart's Requiem in D Minor is also something else, that hits really just everything perfectly IMO.Sailor said:
Beehoven - 7th Symphony, 2nd movement.
Then there is also Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.
actually the best song is, "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harem.
Boom.
Boom.
Simon and garfunkle- America.
Birthday song...
For some reason, I don't think of Mozarts or Beethoven's work as "songs". There were actually songs from their eras, what they did....something entirely different. Is the lyric thing what's getting in my way?
I would count Ode to Joy as a song. Beethoven took Schiller's poem and set it to music; it is sung as part of the 9th Symphony.
But other than that, I personally would not consider movements from symphonies--as beautiful and melodic as they may be--as songs.
But other than that, I personally would not consider movements from symphonies--as beautiful and melodic as they may be--as songs.
American Pie
Connd said:
Simon and garfunkle- America.
Pretty sure classical music doesn't count.
Connd said:
Simon and garfunkle- America.
PRetty sure you meant Eminem -America.
Aust Ag said:
For some reason, I don't think of Mozarts or Beethoven's work as "songs". There were actually songs from their eras, what they did....something entirely different. Is the lyric thing what's getting in my way?
Well do you count what Explosions In The Sky performs as songs?
Why Don't We Get Drunk
YUP. Especially once you know the back story.Great_I_Am said:This and its not even close.Gota De Limon said:
Amazing Grace
I might put Ave Maria in there as a close second followed up with Flight of the Valkyrie
Lets not forget the 1812 overture
Hall of the Mountain King
Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Fur Elise
The old guys put modern day musicians to shame. The did more with a lot less technology and evoked emotions without lyrics. That's damn tough.
Hall of the Mountain King
Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Fur Elise
The old guys put modern day musicians to shame. The did more with a lot less technology and evoked emotions without lyrics. That's damn tough.
Hallelujah Chorus
Okay Texags, someone with time and skills needs to make a Spotify playlist.
JCRiley09 said:
Okay Texags, someone with time and skills needs to make a Spotify playlist.
Working on it now.
Also, I'd like to add one of either Drown or Mayonnaise by The Smashing Pumpkins to the list. For some reason, Drown isn't on Spotify, so I'll just add Mayonnaise.
OldArmy71 said:
I would count Ode to Joy as a song. Beethoven took Schiller's poem and set it to music; it is sung as part of the 9th Symphony.
But other than that, I personally would not consider movements from symphonies--as beautiful and melodic as they may be--as songs.
I'd tend to agree with this, as there is always going to be an exception to the rule like you pointed out with Ode to Joy. But as a whole, classical music doesn't really fit what I think most people would define as a song. After all, you would more often than not refer to a movement as a piece of music as opposed to a song on an album.
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