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What do you think it is? My vote goes to Stairway to Heaven. Or the Star Spangled Banner. Or Back in Black. Or Alexander's Ragtime Band.

I always thought Kashmir was a better Led Zep track, though Back in Black is a great song.

Metallica's cover version of 'Whiskey In The Jar' does it for me.

Stairway to heaven is one of those songs that you hear it so much that you get sick of it, even though it is a good song.

I'd have to say: Under the Bridge from RHCP

Here are a few of my favorites (circa 1910):

Gayly We Prance About
Our God is a Vengeful God
I Am Sweet On You Gloria, Sweet Belle of Mine
May I Escort You To The Tonic Counter oh Sweet Mabelle

Tribute - Tenacious D

Currently I love Don't Fear the Reaper by the Blue Oyster Cult.

Also, She's lost control by Joy Division

and

Venus in Furs by the Velvet Underground

The wheels on the bus go round and round ...

The wheels on the bus go round and round ...


...like the siggy :D

Bright Eyes - Simon and/or Garfunkel
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles

Star Wars Theme--John Williams
Music from Hallway Scene in first Matrix--Don Davis
Anything from Cowboy Bebop--Yoko Kanno

Best led zeppelin song is Trampled Underfoot. My favorite song at the moment is a tie between Ministry's Just One Fix, and Ministry's Hero

Sheep - Pink Floyd

Megaherz - "An Deinem Grab" (At Your Grave)
Megaherz - "Falsche Götter" (False Gods)
Megaherz - "Freiflug" (Freeflight)

Tribute - Tenacious D
Haha what a song.

This is tough. The songs I might once have thought to be the best ever may not be the same as the ones I think of today, and when I'm old and grey, there may be others I've yet to hear that'd make my lists. Well, here goes my short list:

Slip Inside This House - Thirteenth Floor Elevators

X-Day's-A-Comin' - Bill T. Miller

Something's In The Bag - Barnes & Barnes

Jet Fighter - Butthole Surfers

The Letter U and The Numeral 2 - Negativland

I Wanna Be Your Dog - Iggy Pop & The Stooges

I Need More Love - Robert Randolph & The Family Band

Wonderin' - Neil Young (Neil & The Shocking Pinks)

Also, any track from 'Pretty Hate Machine'.

One - Metallica
3 Libras - A Perfect Circle

Also, any track from 'Pretty Hate Machine'.
except "down in it" I hope. God I hate that song.

One song I think sould at least be mentioned is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

One song I think sould at least be mentioned is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

I prefer the version by 'Bad News'.

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Hotel California - The Eagles
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix
Back in Black - AC/DC
Dream On - Aerosmith
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

any Weird Al song:
Amish paradise and Like a Surgeon are my favourites.
also the Lumberjack song by Monty Python:)

any Weird Al song:
Amish paradise and Like a Surgeon are my favourites.
also the Lumberjack song by Monty Python:)

LoL, I'm not a big Weird Al fan myself, so I can't see why so many people like him.

You've picked him over Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Jimi Hendrix, is he really that funny?

Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd.
Favorite Zepp track is In the Evening

Well...

The best song ever....

Hmmm...

1 What did you learn on school today - Tom Paxton

2 Fixing to die rag - Country Joe and the Fish

(And it's one two three, what are we fighting for...)

3 Working class hero - John Lennon

4 God (is a concept, by which we measure our pain) - John Lennon

5 Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones

My list of great songs -

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven, Rock N Roll, Livin' Lovin' Maid, Communication Breakdown, Houses Of The Holy
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
Guns N Roses - Paradise City, I Used to Love Her, November Rain, Sweet Child O Mine
Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door
Alice Cooper - Poison
Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe, Purple Haze, Ezy Rider, Voodoo Chile
Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast, Two Minutes To Midnight, The Trooper
ACDC - Its A Long Way To The Top, You Shook Me All Night Long, Highway To Hell, Back In Black
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Oasis - Stand By Me
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
Motorhead - Born To Raise Hell, I Aint No Nice Guy
Better Dead Than Red - 1916 (Motorhead cover)
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (remix by Bus Stop)
Aerosmith - Train Kept A Rollin'

something by Led Zeppelin

1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins.

Best songs ever:

Desperado
Imagine- John Lennon
All For You-Sister Hazel
Hey Jude-The Beatles
Jumper-Third Eye Blind
Dear God-XTC
I Love Rock and Roll-By someone who's name I can't remember
Family Portrait-P!NK
If It Makes You Happy-Sheryl Crow
Who Will Save Your Soul-Jewel
Open Letter To a Landlord-Living Colour

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

I Love Rock and Roll-By someone who's name I can't remember


That would be 'Joan Jett & The Blackhearts'.

One of the best: Evolution by Ayumi Hamasaki

In Ayu We Trust!!!

That would be 'Joan Jett & The Blackhearts'.

Yup, that would be it.

Either Stairway to Heaven, or Bohemian Rhapsody

wish you were here: pink floyd

LoL, I'm not a big Weird Al fan myself, so I can't see why so many people like him.

You've picked him over Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Jimi Hendrix, is he really that funny?
yes he is... anyone who releases a song as a spoof of Madonna or other famous artists is good.
has anyone heard Ugly Girl??? it's a take on Barbie Girl by Aqua. it it hysterical and i fully recommend you listen to it once. if you want i'll post the words.

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Definately the best piece of music ever (Beethoven composed it when he was nearly deaf, first performed it when he completely deaf). However, this thread is for the best song ever.

BTW, could someone tell me why Bohemian Rhapsody is a great song. Sounds like jibberish when I listen to it.

I would have to say that "Imagine" is the best song ever.

LoL, I'm not a big Weird Al fan myself, so I can't see why so many people like him.

You've picked him over Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Jimi Hendrix, is he really that funny?

Yes he is!!! Wierd Al rocks!!! His lyrics may seem a little childish, but thats what they're supposed to be. Just him messing around poking fun at songs.

Definately the best piece of music ever (Beethoven composed it when he was nearly deaf, first performed it when he completely deaf). However, this thread is for the best song ever.


Oh, who cares, he was still one of the greatest composers ever.

King Nothing by Metallica

Best:
Ave Maria

Honorable Mentions:
Amazing Grace - Traditionnal
Achille's Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
L'escalier - Paul Piché

James Brown- 'Sex Machine', or maybe 'I Feel Good'.

I for one have never understood the appeal of 'Hotel California'.