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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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 Posted - 03/28/2006 : 18:52:39
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Sure, it's an ambitious, nay, implausible question, perhaps ridiculous and certainly subjective. Let's go for it anyway.
What is the best song ever and why?
I’m the only one who can say that this light is mine
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 19:03:26
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Debaser, because it's a wonderful tune that manages to be heavy yet upbeat. Okay, maybe not the best song ever. I'm just thinking of the top of my head. That question is too hard to answer!!
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 20:28:37
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the lion sleeps tonight
by the tokens
because it is that song |
Edited by - danjersey on 03/28/2006 20:50:03 |
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jimmy
= Cult of Ray =
USA
876 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 20:40:24
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danjersey, you're just kidding, right?
I used to think "(Nothing But) Flowers" by the Talking Heads was the greatest song in the world.
Now I think it's "My Love Is Your Love" by Whitney Houston.
(The second greatest song in the world is "Influenza" by Tanya Donelly)
There, that's settled now.
"Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." JOHN 15:14 |
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soundofataris
= Cult of Ray =
USA
715 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2006 : 21:37:05
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Patches by Clarence Carter. Don't believe me? Check it out. You'll see.
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 00:04:52
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 00:13:25
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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by the Smiths.
Or Tribute by the D, obviously.
 I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 00:29:38
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by the Smiths.
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid
best song in the world, simon, not best teenage song! |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7442 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 00:29:50
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not sure about the song, but it has to be something by joe chicago.
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath! |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 00:40:57
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How about something by Chicago? If You Leave Me Now is pretty hot.
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid |
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Monsieur
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1688 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 01:17:09
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quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
not sure about the song, but it has to be something by joe chicago.
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath!
this goes for the best video, best website and best live performance too.
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
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lonely persuader
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
488 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 01:36:08
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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by the Smiths.
yeah,
must be close |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7442 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 01:39:38
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by the Smiths.
I have never heard this song. No, really!
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath! |
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 01:50:19
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quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by the Smiths.
I have never heard this song. No, really!
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath!
i haven't too.
if denis and i haven't heard an old song, it's because it's not that good.
we know all the good music. |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 02:05:15
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I couldn't pick a favourite song off ONE ALBUM let alone the entire history of music..
www.myspace.com/doog = music
www.myspace.com/doogdoogdoog = emo |
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
3648 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 02:06:25
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What is? Three Days - Jane's addiction
George Patton once said "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." |
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Monsieur
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1688 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 03:35:39
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quote:
Originally posted by remig
quote:
Originally posted by vilainde
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by the Smiths.
I have never heard this song. No, really!
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath!
i haven't too.
if denis and i haven't heard an old song, it's because it's not that good.
we know all the good music.
Yet you discovered the amazing world of Joe Chicago only yesterday.
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 03:47:28
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quote:
Originally posted by Doog
I couldn't pick a favourite song off ONE ALBUM let alone the entire history of music..
www.myspace.com/doog = music
www.myspace.com/doogdoogdoog = emo
Word!
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 04:37:41
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Interesting answers. Here is the only possible correct answer:
"It's Tricky" by Run DMC.
I suppose Heywood's the only one who wouldn't disagree.
I’m the only one who can say that this light is mine
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 05:17:02
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strawberry fields forever.
i'm the walrus.
while my guitar gently weeps.
let it be.
you choose. |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 05:52:03
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see, if it had to be a Beatles song, I'd have gone for Hey Jude or Things We Said Today.
Ziggy Stardust might get my vote.
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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Domestiques
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
503 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 06:13:00
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Imagine that one fateful night you wrote the greatest and best song in the world, you had to, either that or a shiney demon would eat your soul. Now after that fateful night you couldn't remember the song, so, chances are, you had to just merely write a tribute, that my friends is the greatest song in the world, tribute by Tenacious D. Fuck yeah!
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 06:36:23
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Maybe an easier criteria to nail down, though surely still impossible, is what characteristics would this greatest song have to have?
I'd say it would have to be innovative in that it not only approaches music from a different angle, but does so in a way that inspires countless others, directly or indirectly to interpret music similarly.
Would it have to be widely loved? This has nothing to do with quality of the music, so the inclination is to say no, but perhaps it has to do with influence and meaning to people. Surely the greatest song in the world couldn't be widely hated?
Probably my candidate would be the first music ever written. But since that's lost to time, I suppose some classical-period composers would fit the bill. Much as I love the Beatles, I'm not sure the best song ever written would've come from this century and involve only four instruments... but I guess that means I'm making complexity into the criteria. Still, compared to other music of the past 50, they're certainly up there at or near the top.
That's my babble.
 "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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Fartbone
- FB Fan -
USA
171 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 06:48:42
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You guys are so forgetting Tom Waits with Everything You Can Think
Horale Cabrones |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 06:48:49
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"Le Cigaw Volannttt", by Dean & the Deanettes.
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 07:53:07
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it's a beatles song: how many people in the whole word have fell in love, cried, laughed, danced, sung, died, ate, fell asleep, on a beatles song?
i mean, they're universal, they inspired two or three generations.
and a song is not a piece of music. it has words, and you can whistle it. |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:26:42
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"God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys
-Brian
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7442 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:29:20
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Until I find a better idea, I second Brian's.
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath! |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:34:28
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i just realized Kathryn also asked 'why'
I think that it captures the two sides of love - the ambiguity that is a reality of life, but the almost foolish, but beautiful insistance that you can beat it. "I may not always love you, but as long as there are stars above you, you'll never need to doubt it, i'll make you so sure about it. God only knows what i'd be without you. If you should ever leave me, life will still go on, believe me. The world could show nothing to me, so what good would living do me? God only knows what i'd be without you"
Plus the coda is seriously the most beautiful piece of music i've ever heard - the three voices singing the title with the drum fills and the orchestra - it tears me up almost every time.
I am SO ANGRY that the HBO show "Big Love" is using it as its theme, as i feel it dillutes the beauty of the song and turns it into a joke about polygamy.
We're not even engaged, but m'lady and i already agreed this will be our first dance at our wedding.
-Brian
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:53:10
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quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
Interesting answers. Here is the only possible correct answer:
"It's Tricky" by Run DMC.
I suppose Heywood's the only one who wouldn't disagree.
I’m the only one who can say that this light is mine
I just saw that video recently, I forgot Penn & Teller were in it. Good stuff. Probably anything off "Rasing Hell" would qualify.
I'd have to say after a recent evening in New York however that "Rainy Night in Soho" is going to forever hold a special meaning for me.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 08:54:06
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God Only Knows was a B-side? Then of cours that wins.
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 10:07:05
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Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 13:37:29
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Wonderful World by Sam Cooke
But, LBF has got a point with Three Days by Jane's. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 14:01:51
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You people are just begging me to upload Run DMC's "It's Tricky." I can tell.
I’m the only one who can say that this light is mine
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What is the best song in the world?
