Greatest Song ever

**Anto McC** · 09/07/2005, 11:42 AM

What in your opinion is the greatest song ever,not your favorite song ever just what you think may be the greatest song ever.You don't evenv have to like the song.I'm sure this thread has been done before but not while i've been around so i'm bringing it back up.

No if,ands or buts,Or honourable mentions or 3/4 song titles Just 1 song and the name of the artist/s who sang it.

It's harder than people think to single out 1 song.

**TheOwl** · 09/07/2005, 11:55 AM

Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

May as well get something meaty for your dollar

**Tony Montana** · 09/07/2005, 1:52 PM

The Eagles - Hotel California

**ali2005** · 09/07/2005, 2:02 PM

Nirvana-Smells like teen spirit

**Gerrit** · 09/07/2005, 4:50 PM

My favourite song is Burger Queen Francais by Placebo.

Best song ?? More difficult to say, it's a matter of personal opinion really so it doesn't feel nice to mention just one. Let's say I nominate these songs per genre:

POP: No milk today-Herman's Hermits
ROCK: Paint it black-Rolling Stones
ALTERNATIVE ROCK/INDIE: Pure morning-Placebo
HARDROCK: Ace of spades-Motorhead
METAL: Sabbath bloody sabbath-Black Sabbath
HIPHOP: Rapper's delight-Sugarhill gang
GOTHIC: Bela Lugosi's dead-Bauhaus
NEW-WAVE/DARK-WAVE: Crocodiles-Echo & The Bunnymen
PUNK: New rose-The Damned
INDUSTRIAL: Closer-Nine Inch Nails
SINGER-SONGWRITER: Walk this world-Heather Nova // Song of Joy-Nick Cave
AVANT-GARDE: Theme for thought-Virgin Prunes
GRUNGE: Lithium-Nirvana

Those are the ones for which I have an ideal example in my head. I let out styles that I dislike or have no interest in.

If I'd pick just one song it would be like putting one genre above the others in importance, which doesn't feel right to me. Even though we all know that gothic is the best style

**Anto McC** · 09/07/2005, 5:53 PM

Gerrit,i clearly stated in the first post that you could only pick 1,with none of the other boll*cks to go with it.How did i know it would be you to break the mould

**ThatGuy** · 09/07/2005, 7:12 PM

A Day In The Life

**CollegeTillIDie** · 09/07/2005, 9:11 PM

Having heard it again on Live 8
I would have to plump for Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb from The Wall.
I really like it even if it is not my favourite song of all time, but it is an excellently constructed song.

**jorge** · 09/07/2005, 11:18 PM

Puff Daddy-I'll Be Missing You.

**sarah** · 09/07/2005, 11:53 PM

beautiful day - U2

**Closed Account 2** · 10/07/2005, 12:26 AM

Well its tough one to decide, so many choices - I'll go for Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits

**Anto McC** · 10/07/2005, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

Well its tough one to decide, so many choices - I'll go for Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits

great song.

**TonyD** · 10/07/2005, 10:23 PM

Not my personal favourite, but for universal appeal, and pure singability, Hey Jude, by the Beatles. Tomorrow I'll probably pick something different. That's the great thing about Music. My personal favourite, if forced to choose, is probably "Town Cryer" by Elvis Costello. It's got a great tune, superb lyrics, a great emotional vocal delivery and an absolutely belting string section at the end. A beautiful and sadly neglected classic, anybody else heard it ?

**Anto McC** · 10/07/2005, 10:29 PM

Never heard it Tony D but i am going to set about downloading it and will have a listen.

**Iorfa** · 11/07/2005, 8:28 AM

Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack

**superfrank** · 11/07/2005, 2:36 PM

Has to be the live version of Maggot Brain on the One Nation Under A Groove special edition by Funkadelic. It's just an eight minute long guitar solo.