Okay, let's cut the BS. Name/post your one absolute favorite song ever.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

The rules are: You can only post one.

It can be from the biggest multi-platinum A-list megaband, or some obscure band that plays at the the bar down the street that no one has ever heard of. It doesn't matter. All I want you to do is name the one song. The one song that is greater than all others in your mind, and will forever be the best song ever. The song to end all songs. The one that you will sorely miss after your dead and gone because you know you'll never get to hear it again.

So I'm asking you one question:

What's your favorite song ever?

(And let's all be honest here. That means no Rick-Rolling. :) Also, be respectful of other's choices. Let's keep it civil. )

[Phentex]

1. The Rainbow Connection

Period. The. End.

[NYC_SKP]

21. Willies or Kermit's versions, or both?

The song makes me teary eyed... :cry:

[Phentex]

37. I prefer Kermit's version...

I had a french horn version at my wedding. :)

[NYC_SKP]

43. Me too.

Willie wrote it, sang it, but Kermit made it magical.

I played it during my graduating powerpoint presentation from an internship program that qualified me to become a classroom teacher.

[motely36]

2. The Reach - Dan Fogelberg

RIP Dan :cry:

Edited to add link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCR19YDW6vo&feature=related

[redqueen]

3. Radiohead - True Love Waits

[LynneSin]

4. The one in my sig-line. Just click on it to hear it

:woohoo:

[Burma Jones]

5. Don Alfonso - Mike Oldfield....

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. Starla--Smashing Pumpkins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnFeCex032g

I was listening to it yesterday and it gave me chills. It always gives me chills, no matter how much I listen to it. I just think it is absolutely amazing how a song can be so simultaneously hard rocking and yet so asthetically beautiful at the same time. Usually it is one or the other, but the Pumpkins to me are the masters of both. Yes, Billy Corgan may be an egotistical a-hole, but damn it if he isn't sheer genius in his musical and lyrical abilities.

[fizzgig]

32. that's a great song

hell, that whole album is damn good

[Tommy_Carcetti]

62. There's a certain note, about 9:30 into the song, where Billy's guitar is literally howling.

Literally. It howls.

That whole guitar solo takes my breath away every time I hear it.

Leave it to the Pumpkins to release a B-side album that objectively passes the quality of most bands A-sides.

[Jamastiene]

38. I totally agree about Corgan's genius. n/t

[Rhythm]

7. Danzig - "Ashes"

I used to be friends with the guys in the band, and once had Glenn sing my then 3-yr-old daughter to sleep on the bus with this; he was still working on writing it.

He once told me that my daughter was the only kid he had ever enjoyed being around. This song is a perfect memory of that time. He also 'dedicated' "Mother" to me from the stage, which embarrassed the hell out of me for all of 3 seconds. *L*

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

And the burning of the embers
Slowly down inside
I will keep you warm this darkness
As the ashes die

I will call your soul in winter
I will keep you mine
I will call you soul and winter
As the ashes die

I will keep you broke and splintered
I will keep you tight
I will keep you cold and dark
Till the end of time

And the soul is slowly seeping
As the years go by
Will you keep me cold and darkened
Till the end of time

I will keep you safe from summer
I will be entwined
I will keep you cold and darkened
Till the end of time

I will kiss your burning embers
I will watch them die
I will catch your soul escaping
As the ashes fly

I will keep you safe from summer
I will be entwined
I will keep you cold and darkened
Till the end of time

[qb]

8. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (The Wall)

:hi:

[SacredCow]

9. My favorite band, and my favorite song...

Hoodoo Gurus- 1000 Miles Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDlavnA1ck8

It's been misinterpreted as an anti-touring tirade by some, but truly- the song is about feeling constrained by relationships, and wanting to flee from them.... It just speaks volumes to me.

Lyrics:
Estimated time of arrival 9.30 a.m.
Been up before the sun and now I'm tired before I even begin.
(Now you're flying) I got so much work in front of me,
(Really flying) it stretches out far as the eye can see.
I can see.

Spend half my life in airports doing crosswords and attempting to sleep,
And when the bar is open then you'll often find me warming a seat.
(Now you're flying) I never find a place where I can stay
(Really flying) I'd rather be a thousand miles away.
Thousand miles away.

Working for yourself sometimes ain't all that it's cracked up to be.
It can be as lonely at the top as at the bottom of that corporate tree
(Now you're flying) I'm told I'm going places - who can say ?
(Really flying) I might arrive but I'll be gone the very next day.
I must be on my way
A thousand miles away.

Promised to myself someday I'd take the time and try to make sense
Out of all those opportunities I've lost from trying to sit on the fence
(Now you're flying) But right now I've got no time for yesterday
(Really flying) Yesterday's a thousand miles away.
A thousand miles away.

What was that that you were trying to say ?
I guess I was a thousand miles away.

[MineralMan]

10. Fleetwood Mac -- Oh, Well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFsfPE-t3Hg

[HuskerDU]

16. Now that is one killer song!

To my ears, Mac was the heaviest band of that era.

[MineralMan]

17. We're probably the only two fans of that cut, though.

Go Big Red! (My father-in-law was on the team in 1941).

Ah...I read your profile. Never mind! :dunce:

[HuskerDU]

19. Nah, I turned on a friend to that song and his band has been

covering it ever since. Truly one kick ass song.

(I have regretted my choice of usernames as it always leads to confusion! HuskerDU is for the old 1980s band and not Nebraska! In fact I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan who doesn't care much for Nebraska hehe. But thank you and that is cool that the FIL was a 'Husker.)

[PRETZEL]

11. The Last Resort - Eagles

that was too easy

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

12. The Word

The Beatles

[LaraMN]

13. NIN- Closer. It's a fun song on long car rides with the kids.

I'm KIDDING!

You can't really expect me to commit to a single, all-time favorite song; I have a different one every week!

[LadyoftheRabbits]

56. ...

:rofl: God, that'd be something. :P

[TZ]

14. Thats really tough. It changes depending on where I am in life

Two years ago I would have said something different from today..I guess if pressed at the moment I would say.."The Logical Song" by Supertramp.

[LeftyFingerPop]

15. Stairway to Freebird by Leonardo Skinardo. n/t

[SteppingRazor]

18. Bah. Lame question. I dearly love mac 'n' cheese, but if I had to eat it every day...

I'd hate it.

[NYC_SKP]

20. Taj Mahal: Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie (Any Mo)... (link to hear the song)

From the live album, "The Real Thing".

Hear the whole song here: http://www.imeem.com/people/oOporH/music/17aZEn2l/taj_mahal_aint_gwine_to_whistle_dixie_any_mo_live/

February 13, 1971 Fillmore East, NYC.

Featuring Kwasi "Rocky" DziDzournu on the Congas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(Taj_Mahal_album)

[guitar man]

22. The Weight

by The Band. ;)

[blondeatlast]

49. The Weight--by The Staple Singers. I know it's a cover, but it is SUPERB (but maybe not better than

the awesome original--just worth checking out!)

[BOSSHOG]

23. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. Selfish bump nt

[HuskerDU]

25. Shout (parts 1 & 2) by the Isley Brothers.

100% pure joy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL9xOLpwI0I

edit to add youtube- it's been a while so I hope it works.

[Dr. Strange]

26. Archive - System

That's what it is this week. That could change next week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJT_ogSHXg8

[LanternWaste]

27. Sean, by The Proclaimers.

Sean, by The Proclaimers.

[One_Life_To_Give]

28. Frankenstien - Edgar Winter nt

[charlie and algernon]

29. Savatage "Believe"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sduv77oPXjk

[EastTennesseeDem]

30. "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead

Completely and utterly heart-melting piece of music.

[darkstar]

31. Rundgren--A Dream Goes On Forever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c-XuIxFFk8&feature=related

Not the studio masterpiece; stipped down to one piano and one voice here.

[ogneopasno]

33. Graveyard Shift -- Uncle Tupelo.

Hard to pick one, but that's always the first one that comes to mind.

[Godhumor]

34. Dear God by XTC

One song that's always in my playlist rotation no matter what kind of mood I'm in

The XTC video--not the greatest quality, unfortunately
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo

Sarah McLachlan's version at a better quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UjLPIv-lLQ&feature=related

[jobycom]

35. Wow, there are so many. Here's my complete list, alphabetically, and I know you will click

because everyone wants to know my opinion on every insignificant detail, so, you are welcome in advance.

Oh yeah, "Total Eclipse of the Heart," Bonnie Tyler. For emotional reasons.

[frogmarch]

36. Ned of the Hill

I love Irish music, so all my favorite songs are Irish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-6f9vQwLgY

The vocalist got the lyrics wrong in places, but her great voice made up for it, in my opinion. :thumbsup:

[Jamastiene]

39. Fade To Black by Metallica n/t

[malta blue]

40. Kid Fears - Indigo Girls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KFXOLiXoZM

This is a great version, although nothing tops the studio cut with Michael Stipe, IMHO

[XemaSab]

41. Heart Cooks Brain by Modest Mouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI3nK2pafTE

[RagAss]

42. "Art of Dying" - G.H.

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

[BeachBaby]

44. It really is "Freebird".

Since I was a little girl. :)

[Dr. Strange]

51. What are you, 14?

:hide:

[azmouse]

45. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

[ghostsofgiants]

46. Snap decision: Youth of America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur6n-M-xP9w

[Forkboy]

47. Surprisingly easy. "Superstars of Greenwich Meantime" by Uncle Jim.

Sorry, the rest of this thread is just pretenders. ;)

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=422484642

This is the final verse (of about 40) and just this alone propels it above pretty much about everything else out there. :rofl:

"True is the scent which mimics organic drones, of fact in flesh and blood. If true love and all of its belongings were subservient to the needs of man then bliss would be all that is, was, what will always be. But true love has never served man except as shadow, crossover dimension of illusion. An intersection of possibility as executioner of orgasmic continuance. As an evil time creeps desperate within, igniting emotional need ablaze as wildfire much too gargantuous to contain. Prove me wrong and I will love you truly."

[Arugula Latte]

48. "How Soon Is Now" by the Smiths

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

[blondeatlast]

50. "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" The Staple Singers. nt

[pokerfan]

52. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

[Xipe Totec]

53. You Can Count On Me - Van Gogh's Ear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inr_rBuHFZ0

[blue neen]

54. Canon in D by Pachelbel.

The one piece of music that I never tire of.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

55. The Wrens - She Sends Kisses

:)

[NashVegas]

57. I Can Only Give You My Favorite Song This Week

Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal"

[dembotoz]

58. wuthering heights--kate bush

[femmocrat]

59. Unchained Melody. Nothing else compares to the Righteous Bros.

[Sugarcoated]

60. There's alot of them

At this very moment I'll say "That Song About the Midway", Bonnie Raitt's version.

[Doc_Technical]

61. "Contrasong" by Egg

Gazing quite vacantly into space one day sitting up in my bed
surrounded by a few Sunday papers and their colour supplements
all of them superficially interesting happily unaware that somewhere
somebody was aware that somewhere somebody was awake
and well undisturbed living on

Glancing quite speedily through assortments of horrible illustrations
of atrocities and apologies of editors but they felt it was necessary
for people to see the pictures on no account were they attempting
to boost their paper's circulation I felt a wave
closed my eyes which was worse

Nevertheless I was I suppose quite at ease at home
with my food brought up at intervals to my bed with all the sympathy I could want
and with all the time in the world to write thank-you letters to
all the people kind enough to send Christmas presents
when they knew I was really very insignificant

[keroro gunsou]

63. i've got two

english:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=DeLEo318Yec&feature=related


non-english:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=vJVEmRvSMIY


instrumental (non-classical):
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbGaYTkkPU


classical music:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=FGO36Sc76zw&feature=related


classical music (choral):
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=nnHksDFHTQI&feature=related

editted cause i'm a dummy and forgot a few

[Iggo]

64. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor Opus 27 No. 2: "Moonlight"

[Dystopian]

65. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic

peace~