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I don't think I've seen a topic on this, but many apologies if it's been done before. So, pretty simple. What is the absolute best song, in your opinion, ever made? No poll, because I don't want to limit or bias you. And for the nitpickers, by 'best', I mean quite simply which one you prefer to listen to above all others.

Lately...

Terrorgruppe - Mein Skateboard ist wichtiger als Deutchland

Real Gone Galoot.

http://great-song-stylists-uk.com/Yogi%20Yorgesson/RealGoneGaloot.mp3

Real Gone Galoot.

http://great-song-stylists-uk.com/Yogi%20Yorgesson/RealGoneGaloot.mp3
You and I have very different musical tastes, my friend...

Not sure. Ghost Love Score by Nightwish is awesome. Therion have made some pretty damn good stuff, but… not sure.

**tries not to let head explode with the choices**

I think I would go for...

BAH! it's too hard!

Drag the Waters, by Pantera (mostly because it's playing on my cd player right now)

You young'ns and your new fangled music, in my day we listened to "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg and were happy for it.

there are many great songs, but I think my favorite of all time

is "Paradise by dashboard light"- Meatloaf

the longer I am married the better that song gets.

You young'ns and your new fangled music, in my day we listened to "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg and were happy for it. Where's the counterpoint in that? The stuff you listen to can't concentrate on more than one note at once. Polyphony is the music of tomorrow.

You young'ns and your new fangled music, in my day we listened to "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg and were happy for it.
Nice. A little short though

Where's the counterpoint in that? The stuff you listen to can't concentrate on more than one note at once. Polyphony is the music of tomorrow.
A metalhead of all people should be able to appreciate classical music, me thinks

Hallo of the Mountain King rocks - but I have to go for Beethoven's "Ode an die Freude".

It changes.. but what doesn't change is the best band of all time..

Pink Floyd

Come as you are - Nirvana. (Although it still annoys me that they ripped off Blink 182 ;))

Teen Spirit sucked for the record.

"Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf.

Every other answer is wrong.

What is the best song of all time?

Our song, honey.

"Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf.

Every other answer is wrong.

While I will admit that is a good song.. the answer is always Pink Floyd. All other answers are in fact wrong. And with Pink Floyd there are so many songs to choose from too. :D :p

While I will admit that is a good song.. the answer is always Pink Floyd. All other answers are in fact wrong. And with Pink Floyd there are so many songs to choose from too. :D :p

Pink Floyd may or may not be the best band ever, but the best song ever is "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf.

Hallo of the Mountain King rocks - but I have to go for Beethoven's "Ode an die Freude".
It was what was piping through my head phones at the moment, so I might have seized upon that a bit early.
The final movement of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is probably better, but I'm far too lazy to make a real comparison between the two.

Voodoo Chile by Hendrix

maybe White Room by Cream

maybe Fade To Black by Metallica

Dead Passengers - Sondre Lerche
Butterflies and Hurricanes - Muse
Go or go ahead - Rufus Wainwright

'nuff said.

Our song, honey.
Uhh... I'm a little creeped out now....

Maybe Fade to Black - Metallica
Whoo! Metallica rules, Hetfield is god!

This is the song that never ends it goes on and on my friend..*repeat from start*

No seriously i'm not that sure of my abosulte FAVOURITE song of all time but

Back and black-AC/DC
TNT-AC/DC
erm anything by AC/DC really
Point the blame-Catch 22
Failing,Failing-Streetlight manifesto
Point/Counterpoint-Streetlight manifesto
She hates me-Puddle of mudd
Seven nation army-white stripes
Captain planent theme (german)

are songs you can't go wrong with (apart from the last one o_O)

maybe Fade To Black by Metallica

Creeping Death > Fade to Black

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I'm not sure those qualify as candidates for 'best ever'. They're hardly in the class of say... Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven.

Impossible question without some genre guidelines. Theres just no way to compare (much less order) Mozart and Johnny Cash, Mingus and Motorhead. The textures, techniques, contexts, and structures are too different. That said, heres a few genre picks

Country- Cocaine Blues, Johnny Cash
Early Metal- Mr Crowley, Ozzy Osbourne/Hallowed Be They Name, Iron Maiden
Hard Rock- Wont Get Fooled Again, The Who
Jazz- Flamenco Sketches, Miles Davis
Goth- First and Last and Always, The Sisters of Mercy
Black Metal- Todeswalzer, Windir
American Folk- Not Dark Yet, Bob Dylan
Power Metal- Bright Eyes, Blind Guardian
60's Rock- While My Guitar Gently Weeps, The Beatles
Blues- Hoochie Coochie Man, Muddy Waters
Punk- My Generation, The Who

Creeping Death > Fade to Black
Nah, not a chance.

Bohemian Rhapsody!
-Queen

The dishonorable nation of Pepsi Presents: Cher declares that "Rock Lobster" by the B52s is the song of the ages. However, since we are under contract our answer will be "If You Believe" by Recording artist Cher, Presented by Pepsi.

General Conrad of Black the terrible.

I didn't fight a Cola war for nothing......

Excerpt of General Conrad Black the terrible, Journal during the first Cola War:

You find yourself on an ancient -- at least in your terms -- battlefield. Your ears ring with the clash of sword against shield and the screams of dying men and horses as arrows rain from the sky like, well, arrows.

You hear a shout close by, and spin around to see two soldiers charging at each other -- one dressed in red, his shield divided by a wavy white ribbon across the middle; the other dressed in blue, with a round shield in red, white, and blue.

"pepsi's got your taste for death, scum!" shouts the soldier in blue. His opponent responds, "Death goes better with Coke, filthy pepsian dog!" They clash again, with little effect --but in the end I was the Victor.

Creeping Death > Fade to Black
song: maybe.
lyrics: no way.

Voodoo Chile by Hendrix

maybe White Room by Cream

maybe Fade To Black by Metallica


Ok, I can see Voodoo Chile (though I like Hey Joe just a bit more), and I can see White Room, but Fade to Black? C'mon, it isn't even Metallica's best song. I mean, if you're going for Metallica, you've only got One choice.

I don't think I've seen a topic on this, but many apologies if it's been done before. So, pretty simple. What is the absolute best song, in your opinion, ever made? No poll, because I don't want to limit or bias you. And for the nitpickers, by 'best', I mean quite simply which one you prefer to listen to above all others.


All Apolgies by Nirvana.

All Apolgies by Nirvana.


Ok, not a damn thing Nirvana ever wrote deserves a spot in the top 50 songs written in the 20th century.

I'm not sure those qualify as candidates for 'best ever'. They're hardly in the class of, say, Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven.
my opinion the internet lololololol :p ..I mean since there is no "best" song of all time
people are just going to be posting their favourite stuff anyway.

people are just going to be posting their favourite stuff anyway.
That's the point... I said 'in your opinion' in my original post.

song: maybe.
lyrics: no way.

To each his own, I guess.

I'm a little amazed that so far nobody has mentioned that song Tenacious D wrote Tribute about.

Ok, I can see Voodoo Chile (though I like Hey Joe just a bit more), and I can see White Room, but Fade to Black? C'mon, it isn't even Metallica's best song. I mean, if you're going for Metallica, you've only got One choice.
subtle :p

yeah ok one is a good choice, but the lyrics of FTB just speak to me. like how nobody likes Korn's 4th album (or korn at all lol) but the lyrics are what make it worthwhile...


either way metallica wouldn't be my first choice for best song of all time anyway

Stairway to heaven
Anything by the Beatles
Hotel California

The Eagles - Hotel California.
Or maybe Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen.

Freebird!!!!!!!!!!!

Stairway to heaven

oooh yeah...

(beatles rule too!)

I've got a long list: Going Under, Bring me to Life, Somebody Told Me, Mr. Brightside, She's a Rebel, Freebird, My Immortal, Vampires will never hurt you, Missing, Pretty much everything by Evanescence (especially the ones I've already listed), Jenny was a Friend of Mine, Tommy (that whole album), that's it.

The Eagles - Hotel California.
Or maybe Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen.
That too.

Come as you are - Nirvana. (Although it still annoys me that they ripped off Blink 182 ;))

Teen Spirit sucked for the record.
Smells Like Teen Spirit's good! Not as good as alot of other Nirvana, but good.

I've got a long list: Going Under, Bring me to Life, Somebody Told Me, Mr. Brightside, She's a Rebel, Freebird, My Immortal, Vampires will never hurt you, Missing, Pretty much everything by Evanescence (especially the ones I've already listed), Jenny was a Friend of Mine, Tommy (that whole album), that's it.

Go give Lacuna Coil a spin....thats all I'm gonna say.

The Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) - The Zombies, or Sword of Light - Horslips

The Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) - The Zombies, or Sword of Light - Horslips
The vast majority of songs I'm hearing here I've never heard of before. This is interesting, I'll have to listen to some of these...

Talk about a difficult topic! I don't know how anyone can settle on just one song. It depends on your mood and the type of music that speaks to you, so even the choice you make today might change tomorrow.
But, just to join in the fray, I would have to vote along with the previous poster for Back in Black by AC/DC as being possibly the best rock song. Hell's Bells is also pretty good on the same album. But I won't argue with those that mention some of the other R&R classics.
I noticed that the Motown period was missed almost entirely. Surely one has to at least consider "My Girl" as being on the list. The Temptations had so many good ones.
Then there is the blues. The basis for much of R&R and country is buried in the blues, and there are so many good ones. Sure, Hoochie Coochie man is great, but what about "The Sky is Crying"? Or "(Going to) Kansas City"?
"Folsom Prison" is about the best C&W song, IMO. Although, I have a weak in the knees spot for "Boot Scootin' Boogie" as a result of a certain stripper I saw once in Baltimore.
When it comes to The Who, "Baba O'Reilly" has always been my favorite. Sure, Pink Floyd's "Money" has got to be on the list.
Just about any hit by Jimi Hendrix can qualify, too. "Hey Joe" is incredible.
"Take the A Train" will make it to my list for old jazz. Then there are the old Pop Standards. You gotta admit that Sinatra had a few in there, like "Come Fly With Me". Then there is my personal favorite lyricist, Elvis Costello. Who can argue that "Allison" and "Watching the Detectives" were not great?

I'm sorry. My head is spinning now. The music is swirling around in notes on staffs, much like animation in a cartoon, flying out and encompassing my head. This is way too difficult.

what do y'all know about SONGS?

"autumn leaves" by nat king cole. is the best song of all time.

maybe "something stupid" by frank and nancy sinatra

maybe (big maybe) "ring of fire" by johnny cash

"Ring Of Fire" Niiice, I was thinking that too. Either that, or "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.

Come as you are - Nirvana. (Although it still annoys me that they ripped off Blink 182 ;))


Horse With No Name by America was the song the ripped off there (to be serious for a moment).

Depending on the circumstances of my mood....

Lost in Hollywood by System of a Down
Join Me by H.I.M.
Truckin' by Grateful Dead
Farmhouse (Northern Lights) by Phish
Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish
Big Balls by AC/DC
Hotel California by The Eagles
Piano Man by Billy Joel

Those are a couple of my favourites. I wouldn't go as far as to call them "GREATEST SONG EVER!!!!" because I haven't found a song that sits with me as greatest song ever, there's too much out there i haven't listened to.