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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 1, 2017 13:02:11 GMT
...or also known as how twitter will make you spend hours running down a rabbit hole.
Earlier today, I read something that essentially boiled down to the question of what is the greatest song of all time. The perfect one-that song that makes you go 'ohhhhh THERE IT IS.'
I am a music girl. Would rather listen to music than watch tv...but for the life of me, I can't pick THE BEST ONE EVER. There are ones that are my favorites, the ones that make me dance, the ones that make me remember, the ones that make me smile, the ones that make me cry...but the best? I can't decide.
So I come to you all because I just know you guys will have answers... What do you think is the BEST SONG EVER??
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Post by mom26 on Jul 1, 2017 13:06:52 GMT
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2017 13:09:49 GMT
My best song ever changes all the time! Some days it's My Lovely Horse by Father Ted and Dougal some days it isn't  |
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Post by lesley on Jul 1, 2017 13:12:26 GMT
Nope, it's just not possible. My mind is flitting about from When You Wish Upon A Star to That's Amore, from Leonard Cohen's Take This Waltz (sublimely gorgeous) to Mack The Knife, Emeli Sandé's Clown to Well Did You Evah.
Not possible!
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Post by GamGam on Jul 1, 2017 13:15:55 GMT
Anything Rachmaninov wrote for piano and orchestra.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 1, 2017 13:17:45 GMT
I think it's too hard to pick just one song as the best of all time because different songs suit different moods and memories. You know how certain smells can bring you right back to a very specific time and place? Music does that too and certain songs dredge up vivid memories that will forever be linked to that specific time and place for me. As an aside, I find it really weird that I can hear a song that I haven't heard in decades and will still know every single word! How is it that something like that can be so totally hard wired into your brain that you can still remember it perfectly years and years later, but some days I can't remember what I ate for dinner last night?  |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 1, 2017 13:29:29 GMT
I think the "best song ever" changes with one's moods, moments, place in life, feelings, etc..
Here's are some of my favorites...
*This list could change, at any time, based on my feelings at any given moment*
Areosmith "Dream on"
MeatLoaf "Anything for love"
Darius Rucker "History in the making"
Climax Blues Band "I love you"
Journey "Stay Awhile"
Paul McCartney Maybe I'm amazed"
Garth Brooks "The Dance"
Dave Matthews "Steady as we go"
Orleans "Still the one"
U2 "With or without you"
Chicago "Searching so long"
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Post by jcm28 on Jul 1, 2017 13:47:38 GMT
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry.
Them good ol' boys was drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die,
This'll be the day that I die.
# 1 in 1971.
Epitomizes my teen years.
Janet
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Post by 61redhead on Jul 1, 2017 13:55:03 GMT
Can't leave out the two best belly-rubbin' songs of all time - When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.
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Post by candleangie on Jul 1, 2017 14:12:14 GMT
Superstitious - Stevie Wonder
Me & Bobby McGee
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Post by Nanner on Jul 1, 2017 14:20:28 GMT
Let It Be
American Pie
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Post by Zee on Jul 1, 2017 14:27:45 GMT
No such thing. Why doubt you just make me choose which one of my kids I love best?
I'll tell you what's NOT on my list:
American Pie (shudder)
Hotel California
Stairway to Heaven
Anything by Elton John, Aerosmith, or the Eagles
That's just a small sample of the things I hate that will inevitably end up on this list
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 1, 2017 14:43:18 GMT
My best song ever changes all the time! Nope, it's just not possible. Ditto!! I can't just pick one. I would need several categories. Several dozen, probably. |
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 1, 2017 14:53:34 GMT
my all time songs list is a mile long but i sure LOVE Still the One - gina |
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Post by gar on Jul 1, 2017 14:56:54 GMT
I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!!  I LOVE the man and have just been to see him for about my 10th gig To each their own. Best song ever - impossible to say, totally impossible. |
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Post by gloryjoy on Jul 1, 2017 15:12:58 GMT
My favorite song, one that always makes me smile, and it's an oldie, A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 1, 2017 15:29:31 GMT
Meatloaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light
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Post by ModChick on Jul 1, 2017 15:37:01 GMT
Bye, bye Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee But the levee was dry. Them good ol' boys was drinking whiskey and rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die, This'll be the day that I die. # 1 in 1971. Epitomizes my teen years. Janet It's hard to pick one. I agree as moods change, situations, events so does that best song ever feeling but this song is sort of like my families "anthem" for lack of better word. Growing up, every party, bbq, family gathering at some point late into the night we'd all break out into this song. Awhhh one great memory I have of extended family growing up.  |
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 1, 2017 15:42:55 GMT
I actually thought of starting this thread because I was asked to pick my favorite song for our family reunion. I have no idea why, my sister is in charge. I like music, but I guess I can't say I'm obsessed. I scan through the radio stations and stop when I hear something I like. I rarely can name the name of the musician or song unless it is a very big name. I did some googling of the greatest songs, best songs... and settled on Louis Armstrong's A Wonderful World. I truly do not have a favorite, but I figured it was appropriate to pick that and not something more... to my liking since it's a family reunion.  |
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 1, 2017 15:48:17 GMT
As an aside, I find it really weird that I can hear a song that I haven't heard in decades and will still know every single word! How is it that something like that can be so totally hard wired into your brain that you can still remember it perfectly years and years later, That is not me! I am the queen of misheard lyrics. My daughter on the other hand, is always correcting me. One song she memorized was that song with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. Every single word. I don't know if that's a good thing.  ETA: Please note, I had to google the name of the song--->> Side to side |
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Post by valleyview on Jul 1, 2017 15:50:54 GMT
About 10 years ago I tried to compose a list of 100 favorites. Even that has changed, but I do think that we associate certain times in our life to music. Sometimes, we need to find that happy place.
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Post by femalebusiness on Jul 1, 2017 15:52:21 GMT
I am Woman by Helen Reddy. I know, I know most people think it's a silly song but I love it.
Also Big Brass Bed by Bob Dylan.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 1, 2017 16:12:26 GMT
I could NEVER pick just one, but I have a few favorites. I love the lyrics beyond belief. There's a completely different group of songs I like to dance to.
Imagine (John Lennon)
Make you feel my love (Adele's version, although I love them all)
When we were young (Adele) which just breaks my heart each time I hear it. I would not have liked this when I was young(er).
A few older ones
What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Bridge over troubled water (Simon & Garfunkel)
I love Paris (Ella Fitzgerald)
Danny Boy
I'm in love with many of Ed Sheeran's songs, but they haven't been around enough for me to say I'll love them forever.
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Post by wasil on Jul 1, 2017 16:17:48 GMT
My kids ask me this occasionally. The one song that always makes me slow down or stop and simply let the music and meaning wash through me is "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Croft. It never fails to remind me to appreciate home and family, the two things that ground me in this life. Corny, I know.
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Post by malibou on Jul 1, 2017 16:19:11 GMT
My best song ever changes all the time! Some days it's My Lovely Horse by Father Ted and Dougal some days it isn't Seriously, did no one go look this up?! I was going to say no way could I pick one, however, My Lovely Horse for the win. It's awesome! On another note lainey, perhaps you and your husband could get matching teal blue, sequin jackets for your anniversary. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2017 16:27:35 GMT
My best song ever changes all the time! Some days it's My Lovely Horse by Father Ted and Dougal some days it isn't Seriously, did no one go look this up?! I was going to say no way could I pick one, however, My Lovely Horse for the win. It's awesome! On another note lainey , perhaps you and your husband could get matching teal blue, sequin jackets for your anniversary.We got those last year malibou I'm glad you enjoyed My Lovely Horse, I always used to watch Father Ted with my dad and it reminds me of him and how much we laughed together. Save |
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Post by malibou on Jul 1, 2017 16:35:35 GMT
Seriously, did no one go look this up?! I was going to say no way could I pick one, however, My Lovely Horse for the win. It's awesome! On another note lainey , perhaps you and your husband could get matching teal blue, sequin jackets for your anniversary.We got those last year SaveWow, you might find yourself in a pickle for this year. That would be a tremendously tough act to follow. |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jul 1, 2017 16:55:28 GMT
I can tell you what's not on my list: The Beetles! I think they are overrated.
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Post by purplebee on Jul 1, 2017 17:03:18 GMT
And if I had to pick, a good portion of my list would contain Beatles tunes.
But isn't music awesome? So much variety for everyone to love.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 1, 2017 17:05:19 GMT
Iz singing What a Wonderful World.
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I LOVE the man and have just been to see him for about my 10th gig 
