Post by: robbie on August 02, 2005, 01:03:58 am
Bounty, what do you think is the greatest song ever written and why?
Anyone else feel free to answer this question.
Post by: loulou on August 02, 2005, 01:50:07 am
Post by: wjp666 on August 02, 2005, 04:34:31 am
Post by: on August 02, 2005, 08:06:27 am
Don't listen to him, he doesn't have my finesse.
I think the greatest song ever written is 'What a wonderful World' when sung by Louis Armstrong.
Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 09:11:13 am
Not bad, and here's an opportunity to say 'gosh!' again Bounty - my string quartet play this a lot at weddings!
Post by: oldspice on August 02, 2005, 02:03:31 pm
The greatest song ever written is very difficult to answer for me because I would have to ask several questions. Am I going for lyrics?melody? originality? Are we talking pop songs? Classics? Blues? Rock?
Ideally, I would have to have a song for each category but all in all, if asked to choose a final song - I would have to say that the combination of blues, originality, orchestration and melody would point, for me, to House of the Rising Sun by The Animals.
Post by: smurfboy on August 02, 2005, 02:06:02 pm
Post by: loulou on August 02, 2005, 02:08:04 pm
Post by: oldspice on August 02, 2005, 02:21:21 pm
Here is a list of my favourite songs for all sorts of reasons:
Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson
Seven Seas of Rye - Queen
I Got you Babe - Sonny and Cher
Ever Fallen in Love (with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with) - Buzzcocks
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Freebird - Lynard Skynard
Yesterday - Beatles
The Last Time - Rolling Stones
Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
Knocking On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Day Dream Believer - Monkees
Giving It All Away - Rger Daltry
Benny and the Jets - Elton John
Loads more but can't think of them all right now
Post by: robbie on August 02, 2005, 03:43:11 pm
Some good songs there Oldspice.
House of the Rising Sun is a traditional song, and Bob Dylan gave it the melody that The Animals adopted.
I think 'Like a Rolling Stone' is the greatest song ever written. It is incomprehensive that a human mind could come up with the lyrics in that song, it is so good.
I suggest you read them Hunter, before spouting any moye nonsense. Louis Armstrong, what a joke!
Post by: robbie on August 02, 2005, 03:45:47 pm
Post by: oldspice on August 02, 2005, 04:17:24 pm
Tnaks Robbie. Goodbuye Yellow Brick Road is indeed a good album and the title track is especially good.
I thought of some more:
Whisky In The Jar - Thin Lizzy
Children of The Revolution - T Rex
Concrete and Clay - Unit 4+2
Handbags and Gladrags - Chris Farlow (the best version ever - played really loud)
Going Underground - The Jam
London Calling - The Clash
Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & Pacemakers
AND - anything by Janis Ian, Dusty Springfield, Rod Stewart
Post by: robbie on August 02, 2005, 05:44:01 pm
Post by: loulou on August 02, 2005, 07:04:07 pm
Better than bounty's chat up line .
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Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 08:34:24 pm
Oldspice I'm with you on Freebird and Going Underground.
Of course there's a big difference between the definition of a 'great song' and simply a 'favourite song'. For instance Bohemian Rhapsody was a great song but not one of my favourites.
Somehow Nutbush City Limits is up there for me, along with You Really Got Me (Kinks).
Post by: on August 02, 2005, 08:46:03 pm
I've given it more thought. As well as Wondeful world
Mine would be:
The Duel (Propoganda)
Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)
Two minutes to Midnight (Iron Maiden)
Ace of spades (Motorhead)
Heroes (David Bowie)
Don't blame it on the Boogie (Michael Jackson)
One day in your life (Michael Jackson)
Borderline (Madonna)
Go Now (Moody Blues)
Firestarter (Prodigy)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
In no particular order.
Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 08:52:36 pm
Like I said, we're talking favourite songs now rather than great songs.
Surprised to see Michael Jackson there Bounty, but I always rather liked 'Don't stop till you get enough'.
My husband reckons Imagine by John Lennon is the greatest song ever written.
Post by: on August 02, 2005, 08:54:43 pm
Sorry for going off topic. Imagine!!! No way.
The greatest song EVER written has to be.....
Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 08:56:11 pm
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Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 09:05:43 pm
Post by: on August 02, 2005, 09:08:21 pm
!!!!!!
Led Zeppelin of course
Post by: oldspice on August 02, 2005, 09:08:52 pm
To me, all the ones I've mentioned are more than just favourites.
Bounty - you rememinded me that Go Now (Moddy Blues) is also one that i should have on my list. In fact, until I was about 14 it would have been my all time favourite.
I've left out David Bowie. How could I? He was the first star of my own generation that I adored. My favourite Bowie tracks are:
Starman
Life On Mars
Others too numerous to mention.
I love Blues music so I should really include Black Magic Woman and Man of The World by the real Fleetwood Mac and I love those bluesy 60s sounds thus I love The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Chris Farlow et al.
Thanks for the offer Robbie but I think if you set eyes on me you would not fancy me much.
Goldencup - I'm with you on The Kinks.
Now, what about our all-time most hated group? Mine would have to be Mungo Jerry.
Post by: on August 02, 2005, 09:10:45 pm
Mmm tricky.
Cradle of Filth?
Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 09:14:00 pm
Hey, Mungo lives just down the road from me - he's a great guy!
Mine would be Status Quo
Post by: oldspice on August 02, 2005, 09:18:59 pm
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Post by: maggiemay on August 02, 2005, 10:14:47 pm
The greatest song ever written? Impossible to answer! How far back can we go? If I had to go to an island and take only 10 pieces of music with me I would have to have some classical so I would subdivide it thus:
Elgar's Cello Concerto
Rachmaninovs Piano Concerto N2
Mahler's 5th Symphony
Mozart's Piano Concerto
Mendholson's Violin Concerto
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
The times they are a changing - Bob Dylan
Diamonds and Rust - Joan Biaz
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 10:25:50 pm
Well, if we're going to go classical:
Bach's Mass in B Minor
Dvorak's Cello Concert No. 1
Vaughan-Williams Symphony No. 5
Vivaldi's Double Cello Concerto
Dvorak's Symphony No. 8
Berlioz Harold In Italy
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana
Bach's Double Violin Concert
Beethoven's Triple Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Post by: maggiemay on August 02, 2005, 10:27:58 pm
Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 10:29:42 pm
Post by: robbie on August 02, 2005, 10:40:29 pm
Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez, great choice!
I love the Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory albums too Oldspice.
Post by: wjp666 on August 02, 2005, 10:46:31 pm
INNAGADDADAVIDDA, by iron butterfly.
we have a winner...
Post by: oldspice on August 02, 2005, 10:59:43 pm
What a good thread this is turning out to be! Diamonds and Rust - sublime (to use Goldencup's excellent term).
Classical? I love so much of it I can hardly list it all. What about some modern classical - I doubt if I can spell it without the record cover in front of me but I'll have a go - Prokovfiev's (?) Romeo and Julliet; Mozart Clarinet concerto;his 40th Symphony; most of his violin pieces;his piano concerto; Borodin's Prince Igor, Vaughan William's Symphony No6; That wonderful organ piece by Saint Saint; most of Mahler's Symphonies but especially the 4th & 5th; I could go on and on and on.......
Post by: goldencup on August 02, 2005, 11:19:48 pm
Post by: on August 03, 2005, 07:48:21 am
Bass!
I was making a pun at my disgust at the 'music'.
Post by: goldencup on August 03, 2005, 03:10:20 pm
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