What's (subjectively) the greatest song of all time?

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How about Aerosmith's performance of "Dream On" from MTV's 10th anniversary concert done live with a full orchestra? Pretty amazing.

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End of the Innocence and Against the Wind...
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Tie: Amazing Grace, and Hallelujah as performed by Il Divo.

You tube amazing grace by Il Divo

il divo hallelujah

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Definitely Not A Cop
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Oh now we are getting into best live music performance. and I don't think anything tops Prince's Super bowl Halftime show
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Champ Bailey said:

Oh now we are getting into best live music performance. and I don't think anything tops Prince's Super bowl Halftime show

The Man Who Sold The World- Nirvana on MTV Unplugged
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?- Nirvana on MTV Unplugged
All of Muse's 2008 Wembley show
Queen live at LIVE AID
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Hickory High
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Excellent.

This is a dangerous rabbit hole, though. Live performances are an entirely different animal.
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BBRex said:

yawny06 said:

Subjectively...

Master of Puppets....

But, if going with non-metal, I'd have to say Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd.


"Simple Man" is great -- but "Tuesday's Gone" is better.

Tuesday is great, but I'd also have to give the nod to Simple Man. Love that guitar!
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The Way You Look Tonight
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cr0wbar said:

Diamond Rio - Meet in the Middle


How the hell did this make it in? I'm mean its not a bad sing but certainly nowhere near the others listed
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Radiohead shoutout. Even though it's my least favorite on the album, House of Cards is still a great song.

The "greatest song of all-time" is probably Bohemian Rhapsody if we're judging by the parameters you listed.

Personal favorite songs ever are Porcupine Tree - Trains, Radiohead - Let Down, and (!!) Doobie Brothers - Black Water.
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Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles.
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wesag said:

Pretty sure classical music doesn't count.

The thread title is "all time". I'm not sure where you learnt engrish but "20th century only" isn't "all time"
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Stairway to Heaven
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Pachelbel's Canon in D.

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Time by Pink Floyd
pfo
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The worst song is:

"Texas Fight"
Blanco Ag
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Another vote for Black.
oragator
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Ariana Grande closed her benefit show in Manchester tonight with Over the Rainbow, eighty years on it still resonates. Thought of this thread and my original response when I saw it.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ariana-grande-sings-rainbow-manchester-article-1.3221172
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God Bless America
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VanZandt92
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Most of you don't even know the best song in a genre. Dang.
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When listening to Elvis' gospel songs together I never really appreciate his version of Amazing Grace, so it's nice to hear standing on it's on.

Original version:
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Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force
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Shangri-La by the Kinks.
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bert harbinson
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Something by the Beatles, deserves consideration.

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TX AG 88
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We should vote on "Greatest Song" by each band, at least.

My favorite band is Zeppelin and my favorite songs by them are

"Nobody's Fault But Mine"
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"Traveling Riverside Blues"

although I know they wouldn't win in the LZ category.

"Who Are You" deserves consideration in The Who category, as does "Bargain" (one of the most powerful love songs ever)

Not a huge Beatles fan (but great admirer, if that makes sense) but "Hey Jude" should be in the mix for them.

I know a laundry list was "forbidden" but now that a Spotify playlist is in the mix, these are solid, and it woudl be neat if someone wanted to do a poll by band (not me, but someone with interest and skills...)
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Take your pick

Hey Jude
Time
Tom Sawyer
Won't Get Fooled Again
The Rain Song
Sympathy For The Devil
Under Pressure
Heroes

I can't choose just 1. And the list could be much longer.
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snowdog90 said:

Take your pick

Hey Jude
Time
Tom Sawyer
Won't Get Fooled Again
The Rain Song
Sympathy For The Devil
Under Pressure
Heroes

I can't choose just 1. And the list could be much longer.


Tom Sawyer is correct.
 
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