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What is your favourite song of all time?
The one song you always enjoy listening to, no matter what. The one song you always sing along to in the car and never get tired of hearing. The one song that you always put on your ipod playlist?
You can't list several, you can't even list two. You can name one song and that's it. Provide a short explanation if you like. 🙂
Mine: Golden Brown by the Stranglers. Some of my favourite bands over the years include Daft Punk, Smashing Pumpkins and Queen but my all time favourite song is not one of theirs. There's just something hypnotic about that song that is so appealing and I never get tired of listening to it.
So...... yours?
Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen.
"Build me up buttercup" is a feel good song, and on in the office at the mo.
But tbh there are so many from the late70's to early 80's it's hard to say just one.
I couldn't possibly pick one, although I agree Golden Brown wasn't it particularly haunting because he wrote it in jail?
I suppose Louie Louie from the Kingsmen, it's been around the longest time and I'll always hear it out and not skip it when the ipod is set on random.
One More Night by ****ed Up, I reckon, it's [i]almost[/i] unimprovable apart from one cheesy line. But it'll be something else in 10 minutes.
My Sharona - The Knack.
Gorecki, by Lamb.
One song I'll never skip if it comes up on a random shuffle of my music. Dunno quite what it is about it. Saw Lamb live at V-Fest 2002 as well.
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
Very tough this one, but this one came into my head until I think of something else 🙂
Right, right now?
I quite fancy throwin some funky shapes in da livin' room, so this.
Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen.
Two posts until mine. I'm such a conformist.
Vision of Disorder - Jada Bloom
True Faith - New Order.
So many memories associated with it.
Impossible question, but to roll with the op, this would easily be a contender for the whole 'soundtrack of my life' thing.
Where love lives - Alison Limerick (Morales and Knuckles mix). It's been in constant rotation for around 26 years and always gets turned up to max so I suppose it must be my favorite.
Echo Beach Martha and the Muffins
Destination Venus by the Rezillos. Live version.
Jesus To A Child - George Michaels
Easy!
though this version's betterer...
Fade into you by mazy star..... Or possibly pictures of you the cure.
Not a single Bowie song nomination yet?!
Heathens.
Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune
Again, an almost impossible task; but this song by Leonard Cohen makes me profoundly happy every time I hear it:
He comes into mind at the moment - Elvis Presley's Suspicious Minds.
[i]You can't list several, you can't even list two. You can name one song and that's it.[/i]
Impossible!
Ok, G.. no, er.. J.. er. no.
Cos of when it is "Quicksand", Bowie (today)
Waterloo Sunset - the lyrics are powerful, ordinary people going about their business, a couple meeting for a date, the sun going down over an urban setting next to the "dirty old river" which just keeps flowing past - Paradise to one man, a message of variety and how to someone thats perfect, a implication of tolerence
A very close second is Alison by Elvis Costello (I could nominate many other songs as he's my favourite artist) - a song of unrecoited love which show cases his exceptional voiceu
Other posters - Stranglers love them (Guoldford's finest 🙂 ) Peaches for me. Undertones what a fabulous band, Teenage Kicks obviously My Perfect Cousin too.
Beatles, Stones, Bowie ...
And finally my top fun song Barbie Girl by Aqua - pop at its very best (whole album is great, Doctor Jones ...)
OI! Jambalaya - READ:
🙄 If you can't follow the damn rules. NO! Rule! There was only one rule!You can't list several, you can't even list two. You can name one song and that's it.
Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune
" yes, good call
Braes of Strathblaine by Ossian
Mostly because of when I first heard it and who I was with
Although I was pretty close to agreeing with jekkyl
Gorecki, by Lamb.
Ooh, good choice. I remember the first time I saw Lamb, just after their first album came out, at some random little festival. I had no idea who they were and they absolutely blew me away. Still one of the best gigs I've ever been to. I was stone cold sober, it was pissing it down, but when they closed on Gorecki it was absolutely ****ing amazing.
This is my favourite song, though:
I'm not going to explain it, I don't think I can, it's just my favourite song and has been for over 20 years now.
I have two absolute favourites that occupy my top positions no matter what else i listen to.
My iTunes play count for these two tracks runs into the 1000's
Silicone Soul : Right on with Curtis Mayfield sample - i always get a shiver of excitement when the vocal kicks in at 1min
Sebastian Tellier - La Ritounelle - just utterly sublime when the vocal kicks in at 4min,
You can't list several, you can't even list two. You can name one song and that's it.
If you can't follow the damn rules. NO! Rule! There was only one rule!
Rules are there to be questioned and adapted to circumstance
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
aaarrgghhh !!! Jambalaya
I now can't get Barbie Girl out of my head
Another Lamb song but this time it's 'Gabriel'.
Properly lovely.
That's the answer right now, peobably be a different one in an hour.
Bowie - Let's Dance
New Order - Ceremony a close second (even radio head's cover)
The boxer
Real toughie this one, but:
My generation The Who
I saw the light Todd Rundgren
Do you believe in magic The Lovin' Spoonful
Old Man Neil Young
Yes, I am an old ****er
Music has been such a large part of my life for over fifty years, it's almost impossible to pick one favourite song out of possibly hundreds, but if I really [i]have[/i] to choose one, then I guess this is it:
[i]Prayer In Open D[/i], by Emmylou Harris. If this comes up on my phone or pod, I'll play it three or four times on the trot, this is the song I want played at my funeral, and a song that can reduce me to tears in the right circumstances.
I love it to bits.
God I love this song, never grow tired of hearing it...
The original & best version.
On another day it could just as easily been Debaser by The Pixies, or Neil Young, Cortez the killer or...
How do you embed the actual video, for a tech numpty?
HtS - Chameleons were so nearly my choice too. Monkeyland (obvs)
Saw them a few times at Middleton Civic Hall
The Who - Baba O'Riley. It really is the best song in the world.
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On.
Because...
Not possible for me. Whenever I start thinking along these lines I get to a long shortlist and I can't narrow it down from there. They all tick different boxes so it's like comparing apples and oranges. So as per the rules of this thread I won't list any of them. 🙂
I have INTENSE favourites that last minutes, hours, days or even weeks, but the one I come back to regularly is
Collision by Loop
or....
Don Henley - Boys of Summer
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I am such a product of my youth 8)
On the basis that I think that a good song should tell a story then this would probably be up there for me .
If pushed I'll say Wiser Time by the Black Crowes. It helps having about 6 different live versions on my MP3 player.
Mine is Dry the Rain by The Beta Band - I love the way it builds.
Mine would be Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack.
The Yardbirds - The Nazz are Blue.
Fairport Convention - who knows where the time goes
My mum and dad split up when I was 3, so I have no memory of him living at home, but I have many memory's of Saturday's out with him driving around in his shiny new MK 1 Capri with this playing on the stereo. In fact this song probably features in my earliest memories.
I fricken love this song.
Closing time, Tom waits
impossible to pick a single song as there's so many that mean so much from so varied situations - and there's been some great suggestions so far, particularly Lamb and Thunder Road.
however i can easily choose an album which is always indefatigability at the top of the list - Joni Mitchell Blue. as old as i am, a constant presence in my youth care of Dad and tracks like California still sound amazing today - what a voice
still want to know WTF the sunset pig is though!
Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones for me.
Apocalyptic, otherworldly, dark as hell and the wailing by the female singer towards the end always gives me major chills. Put tears in my eyes when I saw them play it live a few years ago.
Alkaline Trio 'You've got so far to go"
Amazing.
"Soon ends our stay here and it's been fun.
So tonight I'll raise my glass to us.
'Cause we've talked so much I think we filled this ashtray twice,
And I'm pretty sure we emptied every bottle in the place.
...
I heard everybody's voice cut out when you spoke.
And I watched all the lights go dim when your eyes opened.
Well I can't believe you showed up,
What do I do now?
It's last call, time to go.
But before we say goodnight...
Let's walk home, let's be afraid.
I wanna grab you by the arms and kiss you so hard.
Let's do it right under the streetlight."
There are better songs and song writers, performers and instrumentalists (Dylan, James Taylor, Bon Jovi, REM, Pogues, Reel Big Fish, Kate Rusby, Beatles, Dropkick Murpheys, etc), but this is the song I am [i]always[i] happy to play or hear.
Patty Smith - 25th Floor
Ramsey Neil - Member
On the basis that I think that a good song should tell a story then this would probably be up there for me .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9E6lNsI22I
You are Karl Pilkington. £5.
Some very good choices here, chaps.
Ooh, one song. Tricky.
But for irresistible singalongability (especially very loud in the car) it's Doreen by Frank Zappa. An infectious mix of 50s doo-wop and one of Zappa's best bands.
This rates as one of my favourites for a chuckle.
This though, I listened to for months
Mine is Dry the Rain by The Beta Band - I love the way it builds.
Oh good shout sir. In fact all of the songs from the 3 eps are classics.... Dr baker is one of my faves
New Model Army - Green & Grey.
I'm embarrassed for you all.
Pale Blue Eyes - velvet underground
Very beautiful song
Thought of you as my mountain top,
Thought of you as my peak.
Thought of you as everything,
I've had but couldn't keep.
I've had but couldn't keep.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Linger on, your pale blue eyes.
Impossible task (for me) but as Harry and Bregante have pushed the Chameleons, I'll name Second Skin as ONE of my all time favourites.
Wow, 3 of my favourites already mentioned: Last year's Man, Move on up and who Knows Where the Time goes.
However - Only the Strong Survive by Jerry Butler gets my vote.
A New England - Billy Bragg
still want to know WTF the sunset pig is though!
@sofaboy73 a Sunset pig is a policeman on Sunset Boulevard.
I'll choose "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys, just for the French horns.
I like the conviction of some of the posts on here, music is something people always feel passionate about and I like that. A lot of the songs mentioned here are not ones I have heard before so I think it would be nice to take some time and broaden my musical horizons.
I cant help but sing bring me sunshine when morecombe wise is on. As for a song i would say bittersweet symphony by The Verve
Shai Hulud "this wake i myself have stirred" genius band, genius song.
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
IMO an incredible track.
To live is to fly by Townes Van Zandt...today anyway!!!
Not much of a video though!!
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