whatz the greatest song of all time

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   dablueposted 14 years ago

   What song will you in your opinion will you choose as best song ever sang. State your musician name ,the titled of the song and analyse why you think the song,is the greatest song of all time.

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      KristenGraceposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Tough question! In my personal opinion, the greatest song is Sittin On the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding, because I want that to be my life!  Haha...
      
      From a more objective viewpoint, I think American Pie by Don McLean might be one of the greatest songs as well.  So much is packed into that song...

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         tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         American Pie , great choice !

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      Dave Harrisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I think The First Time(Ever I saw your face) is a fantastic song

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      Elliott_Tposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I would have to say Amazing Grace by John Newton. I think it's the best song of all time because it has universally touched so many people over hundreds of years. It will no doubt still be sung a century from now when today's pop music is forgotten.

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      BritishRockposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Its has to be Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit or Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun.

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      Shinkickerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd .......Not one but two amazing guitar solos and a wonderful chorus with a great combination of singing from Roger Waters and Dave Gilmour. Beautifully written and peformed with lush orchestral backing that builds up the verses to the chorus

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         rebekahELLEposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I love that song..
         
         there are so many great choices on this thread.. I think it's too hard to pick the greatest song of all time.. Somewhere Over the Rainbow would be one of the tops for it's message. it's been covered by so many artists..

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      6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Okay, this is an example of an irresistible thread / topic.
      
      And that's all I'm going to say since the question itself--for me--is unanswerable LOL. There are just far too many...I'd have to go by genre and even that would be nearly impossible.

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   alternate poetposted 14 years ago

   Imagine - John Lennon - no explanation needed I think

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      rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      yes, I think so.

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   Medora Trevilianposted 14 years ago

   The Habanera by Bizet. Here is a fairly good performance:
   
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJLyZqETuBU

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      spookyfoxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I preffer this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCj658xbwj0

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         Medora Trevilianposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         That one is a classic!

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      kerrygposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Love it!
      
      The Brindisi from La Traviata and O Soave Fanciulla from La Boheme are also really high on my list of best songs ever written.

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   ralwusposted 14 years ago

   happy birthday sung more than any other song

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      6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      LOL great answer

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   SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years ago

   ...a few of pink floyd's...breathe comes to mind...but there are a few others that are classics.
   
   As well...old dead white guy pieces!

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      spookyfoxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Time is my favorite by them. Also Hey You.

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      tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Brain Damage+Eclipse, what a way to end a great album.
      
      Hey You, I mean talk about a sentimental piece

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   GoTo Galposted 14 years ago

   Play that Funky Music White boy, by Wild Cherry.  I play it at parties and it gets young and old people on the dance floor every time.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 14 years ago

   Amazing Grace
   
   and
   
   Imagine

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   Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

   Enya
   "Caribbean Blue" 
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYL3uhYv48
   
   It's beautiful.  It's got a purity and kindness that never gets old.

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   Dim Flaxenwickposted 14 years ago

   For me it´s the old cowboy song.....¨Don´t Fence Me In.¨´

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    sim0n30posted 13 years ago

    Funny i just posted a hub on my top 100 at http://hubpages.com/hub/Greatest-Songs-Of-All-Time-100
    
    I have to say Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone, i think this song help define a whole generation.

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    Dolores Monetposted 13 years ago

    It's gotta be the Ode to Joy!

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    Johnnie Blackposted 13 years ago

    Round and Round by RATT

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    kerrygposted 13 years ago

    Yeah, Ode to Joy.
    
    One of my favorite profs died suddenly of a heart attack during my last year at college and for a week afterward the campus rang with Ode To Joy being blasted from dorm room speakers by myself and other students who loved him. It was his favorite song, and I really couldn't imagine a more beautiful tribute to his life.
    
    I hear that, played at sufficient volume, it also cures colds.

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    jerrylposted 13 years ago

    I believe that a person's view of the greatest song depends on which decades they grew up in, or if they have experienced some life changing experience that a song relates to at the time. 
    
    Growing up in the 1940s and 50's, I can relate to a song by
    Billy Joel, called (Keeping the faith). It brings back a ton of memories.

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    prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

    When A Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge version
    
    What A Wonderful world
    
    Over the Rainbow
    
    When You Wish Upon A Star
    
    many many great songs

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    shazwellynposted 13 years ago

    Too hard really but Across the universe if pretty poignant for me at the moment.

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    grademusictutorsposted 13 years ago

    "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"

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       tom_catonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       ..There they are all standing in a row
       Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
       
       brilliant!

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    Lexe Charlestonposted 13 years ago

    Very tough question. Guess I have to go with a song from one of my favorite bands--Radiohead's Paranoid Android.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHiGbolF … mp;index=1

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       Castlepalomaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       If I can't have me.
       "I don't want nobody baby"'
       
       just kidding

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    SirDentposted 13 years ago

    Amazing Grace is, by far, the greatest song ever written.

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    rotlposted 13 years ago

    "Imagine" by John Lennon.

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    Disturbiaposted 13 years ago

    "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen... anything by Leonard Cohen
    
    Of course Sam and Dave's "Hold On I'm Comin'" ain't bad either.

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    LittleMissMelissaposted 13 years ago

    That's always like the 'best band' or 'best guitarist' argument, truth is, there is no 'greatest' as it's just down to opinion so if I were made to make a decision I'd go with Shangri-la by the Kinks - as great as any other 60s song.
    However I certainly didn't grow up in the sixties at all

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    Aleister888posted 13 years ago

    Truth be told, i dont think i could put my finger on one single song specifically, but it certainly is interesting reading some of your choices.
    
    Viva la floyd!

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    TooEasyposted 13 years ago

    Justin Bieber - Baby

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       Kyumin13posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       what the hell?

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       6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Awww no

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    Circle Kposted 13 years ago

    Thats a hard one because there's soooo many great ones.
    But my personal best would be Dream Theater's "A Change Of Seasons"

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    hudlifeposted 13 years ago

    As many have noted, it's hard to pick one song. But one song that has been in my head recently is "Back in the High Life Again"
    
    Holla!

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    camloposted 13 years ago

    There are so many great songs ... I can't decide which is the greatest. One great one that I'm listening to at the moment is 'Evergreen', written by Barbra Streisand for the 1976 re-make of the movie 'A Star is Born'.
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7AIBlzCluc
    
    and
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_JUrLzMY0

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    DellNixonposted 13 years ago

    Granchestar Meadows by Pink Floyd. If you didn't hear the song yet, click the link and experience listening the best song ever.
    I'll request to listen this song alone and best to hear this while it's dawn.
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkNe27_qMRU

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    Rajab Nsubugaposted 13 years ago

    The best song ever? Ever, ever, is one that resonates clearly with your mind at a particular moment.

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       6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       ...But then the moment changes as does your choice of song. Truly a lose-lose situation.

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    craigb182posted 13 years ago

    I would sat for the true meaning Earth Song by the great Michael Jackson.

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    thirdmilleniumposted 13 years ago

    Ripple by Grateful dead

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    readytoescapeposted 13 years ago

    ‘At Last' by Etta James

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    Broken Poetposted 13 years ago

    My Chemical Romance (Gerard Way) Cemetry Drive

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    BritishRockposted 13 years ago

    Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit.
    
    Kick ass sound the chorus is explosive the video clip is awesome the song changed the music scene.

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    Beege215eposted 13 years ago

    my all time favorite "greensleeves"

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    Rochelle Frankposted 13 years ago

    Song of Solomon

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       6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ah...great response! Then there's Moses' song (Exodus 15) and Mary's song (in Luke 1). And of course the whole Book of Psalms.

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    brimancandyposted 13 years ago

    I would have to say  "Imagine" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow". I would also say "At last"

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    FCEtierposted 13 years ago

    Hmmmm....across all genres?
    
    OK, Instrumental:  "Take Five" by Paul Desmond
    
    Song with lyrics: "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan

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    Rafiniposted 13 years ago

    Today, I'd have to say Black & White by Three Dog Night.
    
    Yesterday, I'd have said I'll Be There by Michael Jackson.
    
    Tomorrow - I may say She & I by Alabama.

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    tony0724posted 13 years ago

    Amazing Grace
    
    Stairway to Heaven
    
    Imagine
    
    Just to many great songs to list just one.

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    tony0724posted 13 years ago

    Silly me ! How could I forget " What's Going On " by Marvin Gaye.

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    PhoenixVposted 13 years ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Hjsng6 … re=related

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    PhoenixVposted 13 years ago

    An instrumental by Rush
    
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4EzGBC7Cg

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    tom_catonposted 13 years ago

    (Clearly!!) the greatest song of all time is THIS

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    Kyumin13posted 13 years ago

    Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen, of course

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Aria from Madame Butterfly.
    
    Rock - Stairway to Heaven.
    
    Southern rock - Freebird

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    tom_catonposted 13 years ago

    I'm telling you it's the lion sleeps tonight!

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       6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Surely you mean "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" by EJ.

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    zampanoposted 13 years ago

    Bridge over troubled water (Simon & Garfunkle)
    or maybe
    You got a friend (James Taylor)
    Well, though I think our fellows above have chosen very, very good songs I like very much, these ones I point out are songs of true love.
    These songs express the core of human nature, they are universal.

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       tony0724posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       James Taylor did a great version of that song. But Carole King actually wrote it.

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          zampanoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          That's couple business.

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    fromMarkHallposted 13 years ago

    North American Scum by LCD Soundsystem

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       6 String Veteranposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hmm. I am on the E. Coast after all...

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    DanielCookposted 13 years ago

    Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhBpUJcpiCg

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