My favorite song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" What's yours??

[center rising]

To me, there is no better song, or tribute than to the men of the Fitz. Gordon Lightfoot sang a masterpiece!!!

[sarge43]

1. Beautiful love song done by one of Motown's best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euNgr8HBBm4

[MrScorpio]

6. My Favorite Four Tops Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkkaPASnEN4

[sarge43]

13. The Four Tops were incapable of medocrity. n/t

[Iggo]

2. Wildflower by Skylark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9bJJNUdXEs

[LibDemAlways]

3. The Beatles "A Day in the Life" is about as good as it gets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybU-Zw33PM4&feature=related

[RebelOne]

4. Since you are talking about Gordon Lightfoot,

all of his songs are the best, but this is my favorite.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0a3DFUU0Y

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

5. This is one of mine............

Van Morrison, "Into the Mystic"
http://youtu.be/gVAnlke_xUY

[pink-o]

16. One of my favorite songs ever.

It reminds me of my home, cuz where else are the foghorns gonna blow?

When I lived in London as a young adult, I was never homesick till I heard "Into the Mystic" on the radio. One and only time I just bawled my eyes out wanting to come home.

That's the greatest thing about great music: it's just visceral and evocative, far more than a great painting or any other sensory experience.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. "Edmund Fitzgerald" makes me want to slash my wrists.

Most depressing song EVER!

I used to turn off the radio when it was a hit.

[Zephie]

8. Losing Time/Grand Finale by Dream Theater

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hYyne0UIx8

Dream Theater won't be the same without Mike Portnoy. They made a mistake when they kicked him out. :cry:

[Systematic Chaos]

23. Would you believe I'm a Dream Theater fan too?

And as for the new drummer, I'm holding out hope.

Portnoy wanted a long break but three other members couldn't sit still. It sucks, but I really can't blame the other members for wanting to keep up a busier schedule. In a case like that it kinda has to come down to majority rule. And I watched some videos on YouTube about the auditions for the new drummer. The guy they chose is fucking incredible. Seriously!

I think the band will be fine. Can't wait for the new album. :)

[jcboon]

9. Great song--but Gordon has lots of them

He's probably the greatest songwriter of his generation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mUAazM4FdI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESso78LUNi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVG2eF40hzE

[Angry Dragon]

10. Nights in White Satin

[abq e streeter]

11. Couldn't possibly narrow down below a top 100, but Springsteen's Thunder Road is up there

I actually watched this beautifully made video of The Wreck... just last night:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw

and here's a great performance of Thunder Road in black and white from 1978 with a great spoken intro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf61K6ZKu_4

[abq e streeter]

12. And wonderful acoustic version with Bruce and Melissa Etheridge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQpyxh3xpv8&feature=related

[murielm99]

14. Janis Joplin singing "Piece of my Heart." n/t

[astral]

22. Couldn't resist: Bonnie Bramlett, Piece of My Heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VLjBKqhwBs&feature=fvsr

[Zorra]

31. A bar band cover of this great tune.

Girl plays guitar;-), audio not great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY99D-74Oxo

[sea_dream]

15. Still......Lionel Richie

Lump in the throat every time I hear it.

[Tikki]

17. "Land of a 1,000 Dances"....Chris Kenner

Tikki

[femmocrat]

18. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" by the Temptations.

[alphafemale]

19. The only one that ever stopped me dead in my tracks from the opening notes the first time I heard it

This song transfixed me. First note to last.

My son, then unborn, loves this song.

This is an amazing piece of shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI

[progressoid]

20. Muscrat Love.

:evilgrin:

[canoeist52]

21. K.D. Lang - Constant Craving

live;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i16deO9QW-M

...or just about any music by K.D. Lang

[Systematic Chaos]

24. I enjoy way too many genres of rock and pop plus other styles...

...and certainly way too many bands and musicians, to have just one favorite song.

But I will say I love Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and have since it came out when I was barely starting school. I was already well versed in the Beatles and other major bands due to the constant playing of my older brothers' 45s on my Show 'n' Tell as a toddler, once the slide show records became boring. :)

[bluesbassman]

25. That's a tough one. Really depends on my mood. Can't You Hear Me Knocking...

by the Stones is one that I can listen to over and over. From Keith's suberb opening hook through Bobby Keys' haunting sax work to the wickedly understated solo by Mick Taylor to finish it's a masterpiece of the genre.

[jmowreader]

26. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Iron Maiden

I cannot imagine having to get up in front of 50,000 people and play that--especially since most of the 50,000 people know it note-for-note, and it's fourteen minutes long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7zk4as9kzA

[brettdale]

27. The dance

Garth Brooks

[blueamy66]

28. James Taylor.......Carolina in my Mind

cause that's where my fiance lived when I met him....but there are many, many more

Also love Spiral Starcase and Journey and and and

[Sportsguy]

29. The Man In Black

sung by the Man In Black.

[raccoon]

30. "Don't Worry, Baby," by the Beach Boys. I find that song reassuring,

and I need all the reassurance I can get, especially in these times.

[MicaelS]

32. Edmund Fitzgerald is superb, but so is Lonesome Dove

By Garth Brooks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU4C3Fm6wm8

[Arugula Latte]

33. How Soon Is Now?

by The Smiths
Marr's shimmering guitar work is hypnotizing. It is the major song of my youth. It sounds different than anything that came before or after it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo

[ceile]

34. "Ceremony" New Order's version

Both versions are beautiful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5UK40sSo8I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilEbqzbzhVQ&feature=related

[DFW]

35. Three way tie between

Morning is The Long Way Home--Leo Kottke
Take It Easy--Jackson Browne
Walk in The Sun--Bruce Hornsby

[Doc_Technical]

36. The Strawbs- Tears and Pavan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_2HFX9Xm8&feature=related