Jeff in Cincinnati
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Fri Nov-21-03 02:39 PM
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Poll question: Is Springsteen's "Born to Run" the best song ever written? |
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Edited on Fri Nov-21-03 02:45 PM by ritc2750
Just been listening to it again (and doing a close read of the lyrics) after several years where I didn't hear it very often. Any why isn't this song played on the radio more often?
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Fri Nov-21-03 02:47 PM
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(and I say that as a person who likes very little of Springstein's work) but the best song in the world is...
"Kick Out The Jams" by the MC5!
("I done kicked 'em out!")
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Fri Nov-21-03 02:57 PM
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2. Love it, but the best song ever written is... |
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hell how should I know? And why trust my judgment anyway? Pick your own damn favorite! It's too hard to choose only one, so it's an unfair question!
My top five (in no particular order) are:
Kashmir Subterranean Homesick Blues Amazing Grace Layla And anything at all by Neil Finn
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Fri Nov-21-03 02:59 PM
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3. The Frankie Goes To Hollywood version |
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The FGTH version has a a mean bass solo in it.
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Jeff in Cincinnati
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:02 PM
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Edited on Fri Nov-21-03 03:11 PM by ritc2750
...never mind!
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:06 PM
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6. much better vocals at the high end too. |
Screaming Lord Byron
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:04 PM
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5. No. Clearly the best song ever is "Total Eclipse of the Heart" |
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By Bonnie Tyler. I thought that was obvious <:-)>
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Jeff in Cincinnati
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:06 PM
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Edited on Fri Nov-21-03 03:07 PM by ritc2750
...doing my best impersonation of Dana Carvey doing John McLaughlin
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:09 PM
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8. Not as long as "What Is and What Will Never Be" exists on this earth |
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Born to Run can make my top 10, but not even close to #1
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:15 PM
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9. One of my favorites of all time |
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Then again "Unforgettable Fire" is too so what do I know?
It's all subjective.
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:30 PM
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11. Unforgettable Fire is a seriously good song. |
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:24 PM
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Now I've got a "Born to Run" earworm. :spank:
Jay
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Fri Nov-21-03 03:58 PM
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12. I'm sitting here listening to a Springsteen bootleg... |
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I'm sitting here listening to a Springsteen bootleg...from '75, a club outside of Philly. "Born" isn't even close to the best song on this double-disc set. "Incident On 57th Street" is, however. Frankly, it may actually be The Best Bruce Song Ever. All you Bruce fans NEED to get this one.
I could say a lot about Led Zeppelin, but I won't. Instead I'll say: Lou Christie's "Beyond the Blue Horizon" is the Best Song Ever. He didn't mean it to be. We didn't expect to to be. But it is. How like life...
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Fri Nov-21-03 04:03 PM
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13. I thought we had already voted on this... |
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And Charlene's "I've Never Been to Me" was the hands down winner.
"The Macarena" came in a distant second...
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Fri Nov-21-03 04:06 PM
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The whole Born to Run album is good.
I'd say it is the best ablum ever made. 2nd would be Pet Sounds.
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Jeff in Cincinnati
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Fri Nov-21-03 04:15 PM
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15. "I've Never Been to Me" |
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But it was the Tom Waits cover, right?
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Fri Nov-21-03 10:01 PM
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but not even the best song Springsteen ever wrote. Badlands is.
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Fri Nov-21-03 10:07 PM
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19. You've got that right, Robin A! |
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followed very closely by "Highway Patrolman"
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Fri Nov-21-03 10:20 PM
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21. Poor Man Wants to Be Rich |
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Rich man wants to be king.
Badlands!
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Fri Nov-21-03 10:22 PM
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22. And a king ain't satisfied |
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Till he rules everything!
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Fri Nov-21-03 10:03 PM
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17. No, "Fun Again" by Half Japanese is the best song ever written. |
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Fri Nov-21-03 10:06 PM
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18. I like Thunder Road better |
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Edited on Fri Nov-21-03 10:16 PM by latebloomer
I'm a big Bruce fan, too. Saw him first in Cambridge in 1974, I think, opening for Bonnie Raitt. That was the night Jon Landau wrote, "I have seen rock 'n roll's future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen."
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Fri Nov-21-03 10:13 PM
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20. It Is the Greatest Rock Song Ever Written. |
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