Best Song Ever

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 9/19/2004, 9:57 pm

OK pretty straight forward. What is the best song ever? And I don't mean for you personally. I mean if someone asked you what you thought was the best song of all time, taking into consideration popularity, era, importance of the song on the era, how it contributed to music, and all that jazz, what would it be?

Don't just state the song but also state why you chose that one.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/19/2004, 10:33 pm

hmmmm... such a hard question. i'd have to say Smells Like Teen Spirit... it contributed a LOT and just created a whole new sound of music. but im no music expert. at the moment i feel like u2's Beautiful Day is the best song ever :drool:

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 9/19/2004, 10:37 pm

At this point in time... I think I'm gonna have to say:

Coldplay - The Scientist

I know... it's not that old, didn't change music or history in any way, blah blah blah... but, I've honestly listened to that song probably a thousand times... and it hasn't lost any of it's impact on me. It's still as beautiful and plays with my emotions just as much as the first time I heard it. I can't really say that about any other song that I've overplayed so much.

It's just so simple that it's perfect.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/19/2004, 10:39 pm

^^ it IS a beautiful song. i love it

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 9/19/2004, 10:54 pm

Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy Pt. 2

The song is amazing. I can't describe how it's touched me. The subject matter (a friend's suicide, and the reaction of his family) is something anyone can sing and write about, but the way it's delivered is just so emotional it's beyond words.

Jeff Mangum's raw, emotional voice, along with the touching lyrics and haunting acoustic guitar and noise, can break your heart. It did that to me. Honestly, until I heard this song, and album, music never did much more for me than make me want to headbang. This specific song gave me the first chills I've ever experienced from music, not to mention has made me cry occasionally.

The passion from the song is so intense it can render all emotions useless, rebuild them, then show you that you have no idea what pain is until someone so close to you tragically dies.

This is why Neutral Milk Hotel has the best song ever.

"And in my dreams you're alive and you're crying
As your mouth moves in mine soft and sweet
Rings of flowers round your eyes and I love you
For the rest of your life anyway

Brother see we are one in the same
And you left with your head filled with flames
As you watched as your brains fell out through your teeth
Push the pieces in place
Make your smile sweet to see
Don't you take this from me
I'm still wanting your face on my cheek"

Tell me those two verses aren't some of the most hauntingly beautiful words ever written, and you'll be wrong.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 9/19/2004, 11:08 pm

Just from reading the lyrics... it seems rather violent and disturbing... though, maybe I'm reading them differently than they're delivered/meant to be read.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 9/19/2004, 11:40 pm

I would have to say, Bohemian Rhapsody{by queen}. JFC, what a lovely song.

:love:

Clumsythief · Post by **Clumsythief** » 9/19/2004, 11:44 pm

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven

But it could be a different one tomorrow.

Catwoman · Post by **Catwoman** » 9/20/2004, 8:33 am

I listen much to 'Whit or whitout you' by U2. So I'll say that's the best song at the moment. Though it's old.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 9/20/2004, 8:55 am

I have a couple, each from a different era...

Chuck Berry - Johnny B Good. Probably the beginning of guitar rock. Between him and Buddy Holly, they brought rock and roll to the mainstage.

The Beatles - I want to Hold your Hand. Now this definitely isn't their best song but it started the British Invasion. Without it, The Beatles would not have become the legends they are today. I think you could make the argument that Hey Jude, Yesterday, or Strawberry Fields Forever (as well as a list of others) could be deemed their best song, but their importance on pop culture isn't nearly as significant.

John Lennon - Imagine. I think this one speaks for itself.

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit. Already mentionned, it definitely helped save rock and roll from the big hair bands of the 80'sThere's a reason why it's often at the top of the list for the best songs of the 90's.

Alanis Morrisette - You oughta Know. Although it came years after Nirvana it was one of the first grunge songs to feature a woman. The lyrics are incredibly blunt and honest, something you don't hear much on the radio, especially years before the emo craze.

I think there are defnitely more that can be added. Stairway to Heaven was already mentionned, I think you could make an argument for the Beastie Boys, or U2, but I would consider them among the best bands ever since they really never had that one song, but rather a whole catalogue of tunes.

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 9/20/2004, 9:45 am

Alanis is considered grunge? hmm, news to me!

:::troy:::

Nimoy · Post by **Nimoy** » 9/20/2004, 10:05 am

It begins and ends with Comfortably Numb.

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 9/20/2004, 11:14 am

bovine wrote:Alanis is considered grunge? hmm, news to me!

:::troy:::

omg is that the most useful thing you could contribute to this thread? lame.

anyway

i would have to go with alanis morrisette - ironic, that was such a huge hit here and it didn't suck so that was pretty cool.
oh yeah and green day - basketcase

edit: wow, do i know how to read or what. these definitely aren't the best songs ever, but i was going by importance to your generation or whatever. MY BAD.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/20/2004, 9:38 pm

I agree with Alanis's Ironic. I just love it.

It all depends on people's opinions... but if we're looking at songs that changed the history of music like MAJORLY, or the success of a band... i think J-Neli's list is the best. I remembered John Lennon's Imagine but he's posted it first :mrgreen:

also maybe Under the bridge by the red hot chili peppers

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 9/20/2004, 10:08 pm

Mmm... Imagine. :love:

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/20/2004, 10:33 pm

nikki4982 wrote:Mmm... Imagine.

no shit

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 9/21/2004, 2:34 pm

J-Neli wrote:John Lennon - Imagine. I think this one speaks for itself.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 9/21/2004, 4:47 pm

megxyz128 wrote:alanis morrisette - ironic

I'd love to see them do like a musical parody of Ironic by Alanis Morrisette, they could do a really wacky version with some irony in it. That would be an odd notion wouldn't it?

Cause that song really gets to me for that very reason because she wrote a song about irony and filled it with things that were supposed to be ironic and none of them were. They were all just unfortunate. I always think that song should have been called 'Unfortunate'. The only ironic thing about that song is that it's called Ironic and it's written by someone who doesn't know what irony is. Fairly ironic when you think about it.

"Like a traffic jam when you're already late"- that's not ironic, it's just a pain in the hole that's what that is. When was the last time you were late for something, got stuck in a traffic jam and said "Look on the irony on this, there's irony for ya. I'll tell ya I was in a fierce ironic traffic jam the other day, I'll tell ya. The irony was ninety."

No, there's nothing ironic about being stuck in a traffic jam when your late for something. Unless you're a town planner. If you were a town planner and you were on your way to a seminar of town planners at which you were giving a talk on how you solved the problem of traffic congestion in your area, but couldn't get to it because you were stuck in a traffic jam. That'd be well ironic.

"It's like rain on your wedding day", only if marrying a weatherman and he set the date. I could go on and I will.

"A no-smoking sign on your ciggerette break", that's inconsiderate office management. A no-smoking sign in a cigerette factory ... irony. It's not a difficult concept, Alanis. It's very rare you see a ironic no-smoking sign. Although, if you ever see one of those that say "thank-you for not smoking" and you are. Fairly ironic

The best line in that song has got to be the line "It's like 10 000 spoons when all you need is a knife." That's not ironic that's just bloody stupid. How big is your sink, Alanis? We haven't got 10 000 spoons beween us have we? What do you need this knife for? To stab the bloke who keeps leaving spoons all over your house.

/Ed Byrne

neoncrossing · Post by **neoncrossing** » 9/21/2004, 5:21 pm

some of the ones listed that i agree with:

Comfortably Numb
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Bohemian Rhapsody
Under The Bridge
Stairway to Heaven

My Choice:

Imagine....needs no explanation

Clumsy7Thief · Post by **Clumsy7Thief** » 9/21/2004, 6:43 pm

Rob, you're a genius. :nod: