NationStates Jolt Archive

Mine is probably "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.

Swilatia, is that you?


Favourite song ever... would have to be... er...

I'll get back to you.

I really like "Hey Jude" by the Beatles.

Bananaphone by Raffi

Swilatia, is that you?

Negative.

You wouldn't understand it or like it or have heard of it, because most of you are stuck in the squalor of monolingualism.

Brand New Tennessee Waltz (http://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/stanley_song.cfm-recordID=sp188.htm) - Jesse Winchester

My dad used to sing this to me when I was really young when he tucked me in.

Voices by Kanno Yoko

Ooo....I don't know actually.

Possibly "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters. Possibly "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" by Oceansize. Possibly quite a few others.

You wouldn't understand it or like it or have heard of it, because most of you are stuck in the squalor of monolingualism.

If it's in German, I probably would. Otherwise, it has to be in English in order for me to understand it.

Possibly "The Decline" by NOFX.

Possibly "Walk With Me In Hell" by Lamb of God.

Possibly "Famous Last Words" by My Chemical Romance.

Possibly "Lovesong" by The Cure.

There are many other possibilities.....

Turisas - Sahti-Waari

:D Friend turned me onto them recently, only song I have thus far but it's pretty cool.

I'll come down off of them in a short while, but for now they have the distinction of being the song I'm happiest to hear come up on my mp3 player's playlist :P

Silly Finnish metal... :P

Probably Blackbird by the Beatles, for purely sentimental reasons.

Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest mostly because it brings back the

good memories when I was younger.

Eh. Too hard. I couldn't pick just one.

If it's in German, I probably would. Otherwise, it has to be in English in order for me to understand it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMqCqjixyo

Classic.

Cross the Border by Icehouse.

waaahh! so many to choose from! i couldn't possibly pick one song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMqCqjixyo

Classic.

pretty powerful, that. one of those songs that make your hairs stand on end.

Either "Desperado" by the Eagles, "Let it Be" by the Beatles, "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John, or "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor.

Out of...
Soul to Squeeze by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wish you were Here (Pink Floyd) Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd) On the turning away (Pink Floyd) Say it ain't so (Weezer) others...

It's a coin-flip between "When Sorrow Sang" by Blind Guardian and "Prod" by Mudvayne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMqCqjixyo

Classic.

Je l'aimais quand Nina Simone l'a chanté, mais il chante d'une façon tellement sincère. Je l'aime bien.

As for my favorite song, it's this at the moment, but it changes a lot. The reason I like it so much is that I was in Iraq from Apr 2003 until Mar 2004, and it's very much how I felt about what was happening to Iraq. Of course, I'm quite noncommittal with my choice of "favorite song" so it'll change in a week or so.

Je m'appelle Bagdad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7A7cxoyiSo)

Out of...
Soul to Squeeze by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wish you were Here (Pink Floyd) Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd) On the turning away (Pink Floyd) Say it ain't so (Weezer) others...Quite a Pink Floyd fan myself, and I've have to say On the Turning Away is way up there as far as favorites go. I'm just not sure I could pick something that's a firm favorite.

Cello Suite No.1 by Bach. No matter what mood I'm in, or what I feel like, it's always great.

Eh, it's hard to choose... Kilburn High Road by Flogging Molly... The Spirit Carries On and I Walk Beside You by Dream Theater...maybe Dead Horse by Guns n' Roses.. I don't know.. a few.. haha..

REM Losing my religion. and its the end of the world as we know it. Hell, basically everything from REM is really good music.

The Crazy Frog (particularly the ringtone version), by the Crazy Frog.

Seriously though, it's impossible for me to pick one favourite song, it really depends on my mood & what pops into my head.

The Crazy Frog (particularly the ringtone version), by the Crazy Frog.

Seriously though, it's impossible for me to pick one favourite song, it really depends on my mood & what pops into my head.
*Takes Targeting Lazer mark off forehead*
That was close Boony, real close.;)

The Only Gay Eskimo-Tenacious D

Narrowing it down as much as possible.

American Pie, by Don Mclean
Vater Unser (English Version, 'cause it sounds angrier), by E Nomine
Pain Redefined, by Disturbed
and Kryptonite, by Three Doors Down

"Gravity" by Vienna Teng.

Soft, lyrically sound and relaxing. Curiously, though, whilst typing this "Kryptonite" by Three Doors Down popped up on my randomised playlist... :)

Way too many for me to chose from, but at the moment "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who. Kinda descriptive of me.

"Soul Sacrifice" by Santana, performed live at Woodstock. :D

I love a lot of songs. Even trying to whittle it down to five would take forever.

You wouldn't understand it or like it or have heard of it, because most of you are stuck in the squalor of monolingualism.

If it was in German, French or Esperanto, I would understand what it is about, in Turkish, I would understand some fragments...

Actually: I like MANY songs:

Sei Ma Le Losa of Te Vaka
Amerimacka of Thievery Corporation
La plage by Buddhaz Yoyos
dobrogo vechora by Greenjolly
The Blue star by Greg Baumont
In My Spaceship by Jan Turkenburg and his pupils of the Geert Grote School
Tsintsharo by Kitka
What to do by METISSE

What the best song is depends on mood, situation and the person...

If you are interested I can provide links to most of the songs

Swilatia, is that you?


Favourite song ever... would have to be... er...

I'll get back to you.

no, thats not me. if it was, the title would just be "favourite song?".

Radio Protector by 65daysofstatic, although as it has no lyrics it's technically not a song. Goddamn my love of post rock!

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd, This Is Yesterday by the Manic Street Preachers, Bullitts Dominae and Trembling Willows by Pure Reason Revolution, Junkie Man by Rancid, Edit by Crackout...many, many favourites, but Radio Protector > all.

Voices by Kanno Yoko

I just heard it, Inner Universe and Rise remain my favourite Yoko Kanno songs, and are very high on my favourite songs list (along with a lot of the rest of her songs I've heard). Although I have only heard that song + all 4 Stand Alone Complex OSTs.

I love a lot of songs. Even trying to whittle it down to five would take forever.

I feel your pain.

My favourite song recently has been Possession by Evans Blue. Catchy track considering its about a stalker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bOBchOeJGs

It's swedish. But "Common people" with William Shatner (the) ranks really really high. It's pure genius, really. Oh, and Lady Fantasy with Camel. Insanely beautiful.

Between either Radiohead - Paranoid Android or Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone or The velvet Underground - Heroin.

It so hard to pick a favourite song ever :(

It's swedish. But "Common people" with William Shatner (the) ranks really really high. It's pure genius, really. Oh, and Lady Fantasy with Camel. Insanely beautiful.

Vilken är den svenska låten?

I don't have a favorite, but "Red Barchetta" by Rush is particularly memorable.


1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5U71LWKmk


2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQKxECqmyu4

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Vilken är den svenska låten?

Det är flera, beroende på humör. Så jag trodde väl att jag skulle kunna slingra mig ur att välja sådär. Tji fick jag. ^^
Hat & blod med Ebba Grön, Jag vill dö med KSMB eller kanske Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör med Blå tåget. Å, fast om jag känner mig barnslig oh studsig så gör Alinge Texas med Räserbajs mig väldigt glad.
Men jag kommer säkert ångra mig när jag postat det här.
Du?

Not sure if they count as a songs per se, but I love Bartók's Third and Sixth String Quartets. Partly due to the awesome recording I have, which turns them into works of incomprehensibly great spiritual power for some reason (actually, I'd get the same thing from a similar performance of just about anything, just I'm listening to these right now so that helps).

Eva Cassidy's version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow

No seriously.
:p

Vois Sur Ton Chemin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7D6vyXwVAw) from the movie Les Choristes.

Of late I have become obssessed with "The Guns of Brixton" by The Clash, though that seems to be fading away of late, and my old standby, "Land of Sunshine" by Faith No More, is moving back to its rightful place.

Turisas - Sahti-Waari


Turisas owns. If you've got a torrent program, definately download the torrent for Turisas' album "Battle Metal", the whole album kicks ass. My favorite song of theirs is "One More"

Overall, my favorite song is Nevermore's "This Godless Endeavor".

I go through favourite songs like other people go through mindless romantic flings. My current favourite is "We Oh We," a gorgeous love song by some weird Canadian christian indie band (yeah, not my usual genre). Old stand-bys I'll always love are: Layla (acoustic); For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her; How Soon is Now?; and Sledgehammer (among many, many others).


To sing, of course, it would be I Could Have Danced All Night. I don't care if I didn't get the role; I still love the song.

Guess. Go on. You'll never get it.

Guess. Go on. You'll never get it.

And we'll never really care, either.


NB: I'm not usually such a b.tch....had a bad day. :(

Salisbury, by Uriah Heep

And we'll never really care, either.


NB: I'm not usually such a b.tch....had a bad day. :(

Ha-ha, bad day doesn't provide an excuse for being a c**t. :)

The post was a joke. It's my F***ING NAME!

Ha-ha, bad day doesn't provide an excuse for being a c**t. :)

The post was a joke. It's my F***ING NAME!

Just so you know, me calling myself a b.tch does not make it okay for you to call me a c.nt.

Two minutes to midnight by Iron Maiden.
It just rocks.

Just so you know, me calling myself a b.tch does not make it okay for you to call me a c.nt.

Just so you know, I don't care. Just so you know.

The post was a joke. It's my F***ING NAME!There's a song called "Belsen Was a Gas"? Who's it by?

There's a song called "Belsen Was a Gas"? Who's it by?

Sex Pistols. One of Sid's babies, IIRC.

There's a song called "Belsen Was a Gas"? Who's it by?
Sex Pistols. It's on The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle. I think there's two versions.

Edit: Just raided my housemate's room for a copy of the cd, and it's listed as "Einmal Belsen war vortrefflich", and another version as "Einmal Belsen war wirklich vortrefflich" (Once, Belsen Was (Really) Brilliant).

Sex Pistols. It's on The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle. I think there's two versions.Oh, I didn't know they had any songs that weren't on Never Mind the Bollocks. Good to know.

Belsen was a gas I heard the other day/In the open graves where the jews all lay/Life is fun and I wish you were here/They wrote on postcards to those held dear/Oh dear

Not a song for bedwetters.

Dies Irae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Irae#The_Poem

or perhaps Vexilla Regis?

http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/venantius.html

Belsen was a gas I heard the other day/In the open graves where the jews all lay/Life is fun and I wish you were here/They wrote on postcards to those held dear/Oh dear

Not a song for bedwetters.It seems as though it would suck.

It seems as though it would suck.
You haven't heard the version with Ronnie Biggs (of Great Train Robbery fame) on vocals...or maybe you have, I don't know.

You haven't heard the version with Ronnie Biggs (of Great Train Robbery fame) on vocals...or maybe you have, I don't know.No, can't say that I have. Is that version any good?

No, can't say that I have. Is that version any good?
It's marginally worse than the first version.

No, can't say that I have. Is that version any good?

Also, I am sure that a lot of people will contest the nature and content of this song, but I think that noone can deny that the song itself is beautiful.

http://ingeb.org/Lieder/alsdiego.html

Here's the English:

As the golden evening sun,
Sent its last light,
A regiment of Hitler pulled,
Into a quiet, little town.

Their songs sounded sad,
By the quiet, little city,
Because they carried to the grave,
One of Hitler's comrades.

And the mother in the distance,
They sent their last regards,
That her son was filled with pride,
As he was shot through the heart.

Their flags blew stubbornly,
As they lowered him into the grave,
And they swore grim revenge,
For one of Hitler's comrades.

Your death is not in vain,
They swore it to him on his grave,
Three times then the guns cracked,
For Adolf Hitler's faithful.

As the golden morning sun,
Sent its first light,
A regiment of Hitler's pulled,
Back into the fight.

No, can't say that I have. Is that version any good?

No, it's flat-out terrible. Lydon's version is great, and sadistically dark-humored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dvsqrWDXY4

'Smooth Up In Ya' by Bulletboys!!! I'm kidding! Just trying be funny!! This is actually quite impossibe because I have so many 'favorite' songs!!!
I'll sleep on it and get back to ya'!

Hmmm, I seem to have trouble sticking with any set of songs too long, but the one that has most consistently been on my MP3 player has been the Areosmith song "Dream On".

Hard to tell... but probably one of three

1) The Show Must Go On- Queen
2) Alive- Pearl Jam
3) Kaamos- Apocalyptica

"Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses

I like to rock out to 2112 by Rush, mainly the intro. That and Hell's Bells by AC/DC

I like to rock out to 2112 by Rush, mainly the intro. That and Hell's Bells by AC/DC

2112 is great, especially on vinyl. I love the driving intro. My favorite part's The Oracle, though.

Astral nights, galactic days... Man.

1) The Show Must Go On- Queen

Nice! Very nice!!

Favorite song of all time, eh? This is truly a bitch but, I'm going with Dream Weaver by Gary Wright!!!

Favorite song? Thats tough, but I'd have to say the entire cantata of Carmina Burana.

2112 is great, especially on vinyl. I love the driving intro. My favorite part's The Oracle, though.

Astral nights, galactic days... Man.

The vinyl is pretty neat, but my favorite is the live version on Different Stages 3. That was the first Rush song I ever heard, and I thought "Dear God, who's strangling that poor cat?" and have been in love with the band ever since. :D

Favorite song? Thats tough, but I'd have to say the entire cantata of Carmina Burana.

I can sing that *nods*

:D I posted a sentence mentioning two of my favourite songs a few pages back. Now I have links

Inner Universe [TV Size] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9uX6nt4g78)
Inner Universe [Full Size] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h71xGNXpRVo)
Rise [TV Size] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKNRpgFJidE)

Question to OP: Does this include covers?

My favorite song right now is "Igen Og Igen Og" by Nephew (danish band) can't understand a word though... but my all time favorite would have to be "Dream On" by Aerosmith.

Between either Radiohead - Paranoid Android or Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone or The velvet Underground - Heroin.
It so hard to pick a favourite song ever :(

Mmm, those two are really good.

The vinyl is pretty neat, but my favorite is the live version on Different Stages 3. That was the first Rush song I ever heard, and I thought "Dear God, who's strangling that poor cat?" and have been in love with the band ever since. :D

Funny, isn't it? When you first hear Geddy Lee, it just sounds like aimless screeching. But, once you listen to his voice, there's so much subtlety and richness to it.

It's sort of sad on the R30 stuff, though, because his voice really gets strained after the first few shows. Of course, that happens to all vocalists after they hit 50.

Sympathy for the devil-rolling stones

Probably B-Movie, "Nowhere Girl," followed closely by the Doors, "LA Woman".

It's a three-way tie.

"In My Life" - The Beatles
"Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
"Stairway To Heaven" - Led Zeppelin

I couldn't possibly choose between them.

My favorite song is currently Incorporeal, by Tiger Army


Here be it's video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fwoiaXoNmAw

You wouldn't understand it or like it or have heard of it, because most of you are stuck in the squalor of monolingualism.

that hasn't stopped me before...

Favorite song.... Too many to list.

Either "Desperado" by the Eagles, "Let it Be" by the Beatles, "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John, or "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor.
Great songs!

I would have to go with Wake Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gha_cCY3IFk) by Rage Against The Machine or Wake Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRma4GSpzkc) by Mad Season (R.I.P. Layne :( )

Great songs!

I would have to go with Wake Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gha_cCY3IFk) by Rage Against The Machine or Wake Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRma4GSpzkc) by Mad Season (R.I.P. Layne :( )

I find it shocking, that you'd like Rage Against the Machine. :D

Great songs!

I would have to go with Wake Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gha_cCY3IFk) by Rage Against The Machine or Wake Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRma4GSpzkc) by Mad Season (R.I.P. Layne :( )

I find it shocking, that you'd like Rage Against the Machine. :D
I have all their studio albums, over 40 bootleg shows (Thank You dimeadozen.org (http://www.dimeadozen.org/)!) a half dozen single/imports and my prize possession the Guerrilla Radio single 45 rpm that I had signed when I met the band in Boston!

I don't have a favorite, but "Red Barchetta" by Rush is particularly memorable.
Man when I read this I just had to go dig up my Moving Pictures cd!
When I could not find it I downloaded it!
Thank You Oink (http://oink.me.uk/index.php) for being there for me!
It will take less time downloading (the MFSL Gold Ultra Disc version ripped to FLAC format) the cd than it would for me to dig thru my stuff ( I am moving soon and everything is packed).
I LOVE bittorrent (and the Internet and all of my friend therein :D )

I sort of had a song in my mind when I started reading, but after reading everyone elses stuff, and seeing so many good songs I give up.

There are just SO many good songs, and often they are good in totally different ways.

I love Golden Brown by the Stranglers, particularly the harpsichord. Still can't choose a single favourite song though.

Det är flera, beroende på humör. Så jag trodde väl att jag skulle kunna slingra mig ur att välja sådär. Tji fick jag. ^^
Hat & blod med Ebba Grön, Jag vill dö med KSMB eller kanske Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör med Blå tåget. Å, fast om jag känner mig barnslig oh studsig så gör Alinge Texas med Räserbajs mig väldigt glad.
Men jag kommer säkert ångra mig när jag postat det här.
Du?

Urk, jag som ville undvika själv att nämna några svenska låtar eftersom det ju är så svårt att välja nån... men för tillfället är jag väl i nån sorts 80-90-tals-"skvalpop"-fas som gör att jag lyssnat alldeles för mycket på Mauro Scocco och hans likar, så jag får väl säga "Till de ensamma" av då honom och så "Viola" av Lisa Nilsson. För tillfället. Jag ångrar mig redan nu, eftersom jag börjar minnas massor med Kent och Broder Daniel...

murderdolls - slit my wrist
that song's not that good... but memories... *sigh*
oh,
and "ingen vill veta var du koept din troeja" by raymond och maria...
and "london beckoned songs about money written by machines" by PANIC! at the disco...
and.... gosh.. too many to post :D

I don't generally listen to songs, myself. I prefer mostly nonvocal music. My favorite piece of music including vocal parts is probably Beethoven's 9th symphony, but my favorite piece of music over all is probably his 3rd.

Blue Monk by Thelonious Monk.

Alone, Jealous & Stoned - Secret Machines. Especially good to hear live when you are stoned.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

How completely unorginal.

Currently, "Nothingness" by Living Colour.

Man when I read this I just had to go dig up my Moving Pictures cd!
When I could not find it I downloaded it!
Thank You Oink (http://oink.me.uk/index.php) for being there for me!
It will take less time downloading (the MFSL Gold Ultra Disc version ripped to FLAC format) the cd than it would for me to dig thru my stuff ( I am moving soon and everything is packed).
I LOVE bittorrent (and the Internet and all of my friend therein :D )

Heh, the CD sounds particularly good for a CD, but it still has nothing on the original vinyl (which I happen to have in flawless condition). Alex did a great job with the remasters, but even so, CD just doesn't have the frequency response to really cut it.

Moving Pictures sounds alive on the original vinyl pressing. It's astonishing when you first listen to the LP. It really is.

Probably "Konstantine" by Something Corporate, or "Punk Rock Song" by Bad Religion.

How completely unorginal.In what way? Nobody else has listed it, or even any other Nirvana song, as their favorite.

In what way? Nobody else has listed it, or even any other Nirvana song, as their favorite.

I was thinking the same thing when I saw that :rolleyes:
(Nirvana are pansys)
(Sort of)