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Top Ten Songs of all Time!
mvansand76:
That's really tough, because my iPod has 770 of my favorite songs! But here's 10 of them....
Top ten songs
1. Shadows - Gordon Lightfoot
2. Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
3. Hunting High and Low - Aha
4. The Valley - Jane Siberry
5. Street Spirit - Radiohead
6, A case of you - Joni Mitchell
7. On Every Street - Dire Straits
8. See the lights - Simple Minds
9. Chasing cars - Snow Patrol
10. Mr. Writer - Stereophonics
moremojo:
I don't know if I could come up with a list of the very best ten songs (I love too many of them), but what follows are ten of my favorites, listed in the order in which they came to mind:
Only the Young by Journey. My favorite Journey song (an unfairly underrated band, in my opinion, from a critical viewpoint), this beautiful song captures feelings of adolescent longing and aspiration so poignantly.
Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John. Probably my favorite of the many Elton John songs I love. A song about suicidal ideation, and the little miracles that can compel us to hang on for a while longer, with gratitude and hope.
Mainstreet by Bob Seger. I love Bob Seger, love the gritty melancholy of his soul-stirring music, and this is probably the most melancholy of them all. One of the handful of songs that has brought me to tears.
Melissa by the Allman Brothers Band. Sweet, classic Southern rock at its best. Beautiful and gently sad, I was thrilled when I heard this song come up the first time I saw Brokeback Mountain.
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. Hauntingly lyrical and deeply personal reflections from the one and only Stevie Nicks.
Going to California by Led Zeppelin. A blissfully mellow, soft offering from the classic granddaddy of heavy metal bands. Would make anyone want to go to California.
Shiver Me Timbers by Tom Waits, covered by Bette Midler. I've only ever heard Miss Bette's version, and I love it. Another sad one, gentle and wistful (are you seeing a pattern here?).
We Live for Love by Pat Benatar. My favorite Benatar song, ecstatic and yearning in flavor. The kind of music that makes you glad to be alive, to have a heart.
Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush, covered by Hayley Westenra. Whoa, this is one great song! I admit (with some embarrassment) that I've only heard Westenra's version, but she sounds so much like Kate, and the song is thrilling to hear.
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. My favorite Springsteen number, has some of the same gritty, soul-stirring quality of Seger at his best.
souxi:
It,s a kind of magic. Queen
Break Out. Swing out sister
Rat Trap. Boomtown Rats
Make beleive it,s your first time. Carpenters
Give me the night. George Benson
Baby I,m a want you. Bread
IF. Bread
Make it with you. Bread
Something about the way you look tonight. Elton John
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: moremojo on September 24, 2007, 10:55:58 am ---
Melissa by the Allman Brothers Band. Sweet, classic Southern rock at its best. Beautiful and gently sad, I was thrilled when I heard this song come up the first time I saw Brokeback Mountain.
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. Hauntingly lyrical and deeply personal reflections from the one and only Stevie Nicks.
Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush, covered by Hayley Westenra. Whoa, this is one great song! I admit (with some embarrassment) that I've only heard Westenra's version, but she sounds so much like Kate, and the song is thrilling to hear.
--- End quote ---
I love Melissa, because my name is Melissa and it's used in BBM! It's a sad song, but it always makes me smile...
Landslide is one of the best songs ever! I love the version by the Dixie Chicks!
Aaaaah Kate Bush, her Wuthering Heights is beautiful!
Sheriff Roland:
Seems to me most folks are tied to their time and place in determining their favourite songs, and to a great extent, I too am fixated on the sixties and early 70's in my top choices, but I intent to break out & offer some other gems ..
My top 10
1- The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 1968: The prequel to Bridge Over Troubled Water, preceeding it by 2 years is an orgasmic wonder. Who cares about the words - the feel from this song transends all.
2- Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens 1972 Love love love the feel good effect of this song - not his composition, as are most of his recordings
3- Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley 1960 I'm not an Elvis fan (though I do like a number of his songs) and this one's a rip off of a great french tune "Plaisir d'amour" - Love Elvis's song better though.
4- Vincent - Don McLean 1972 - Yea most a my favourites are ballads
5- If You Could Read my Mind - Gordon Lightfoot 1970 Did you think I'd get through this list without SOME canadian content?
6- J't'aime tout court - Nicola Ciccone 2004 bar none, the best new song I've heard in the past 25 years
7- Annie's Song - John Denver 1974 his best, but I could listen to dozens of his songs and not get tired of his work.
8- La langue de chez nous - Yves Duteil 1985 An ode to the resilience and survival and blossoming reality of the french language and culture in North America - by a European
9- Anna - Arthur Alexander 1962 The Beatles version is two dimentional in comparison
10- Imagine - John Lennon 1971 No explanation there - I just love this gem
Now, a few rock & roll recordings that deserve honorable mentions. These songs get to me. They make me want to crank up the volume real loud *(I hardly ever do that, of course.)
Crazy on You - Heart 1976
Born to Run - Bruce Sprinsteen 1975
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf 1968
Macho Man - Village People 1978
OK - now let's get beyond the rock era - pre 1956 music was pretty good too
Here are a bunch a my favourites from before my time:
You're Just in Love - Perry Como 1951
Cheek to Cheek - Fred Astaire 1935 (these two happen to both be from the best tunesmith ever - Irving Berlin)
(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland 1939 (Yea - I'm gay too)
Enjoy Yourself - Guy Lombardo 1950 (another Canadian)
Gimme a Little Kiss - Whispering Jack Smith 1926 (sensual - and from the 20's!)
When You Wish Upon a Star - Cliff Edwards 1940 (Jiminy Cricket himself)
Ten Cents a Dance - Ruth Etting 1930 (She captured the hopelessness of the depression like no other)
That's my Weakness Now - Helen Kane 1928 (The Betty Boop girl herself)
Across the Wide Missouri - Hugo Winterhalter 1951 (not his biggest, but I really like this one)
Song of the Volga Boatman - Glenn Miller 1941 (I dare you to stand still while listening to this incredible recording)
Want more? - Yea - that's too much already ain't it?...
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