best song of all time

[theSoulfulMofo]

can't think of any... I like to listen music of all kinds, all the time, ... that's why i have a 60something CD jukebox... I cannot tire a song out by playing it over and over and over... yaknowhaddayemean?

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

My personal favorite song-"Pretty Woman"-Roy Orbinson.

That's just a classic song that you can't get sick of. Plus, it's a really sweet tune.

Angela

 

[Kieran McConville]

Hello Betty.

 

[brettig]

That's not a song

 

[celia]

Can't choose 1...so 1 of these...

Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Karma Police - Radiohead
Message In A Bottle - The Police
You Learn - Alanis Morissette
Losing My Religion - REM
In My Place - Coldplay
Silent All These Years - Tori Amos

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

bring your daughter to the slaughter

 

[JOFO]

yo red ships-
I downloaded it. great version of airbag live.

personally, if it's rh, I go with fake plastic trees live from mtv unplugged.

outside of u2 and rh, I go with kashmir from zep.

 

[Angela Harlem]

predictably, beautiful girl - inxs
also worth mentioning 'to sir with love' - lulu. the movie possibly helps this choice.
sympathy for the devil played live when mick is in full swagger and swing. include paint it black with this. 2 of the best songs they ever did, and live is beyond words.
speaking of live, freaks is one of my all time favs.

i best be stopping now. bear wanted one only.

 

[Elvis Presley]

airbag is close, it made my wedding cd btw....

I'd say
Bob Dylan- Subterrianean Homesick Blues
Elvis Costello- Alison
The Cure- Boys dont cry
The Smiths- Sheila take a bow

many more, those come to mind first though

 

[Red Ships of Scalla-Festa]

airbag made your wedding cd? how romantic

 

[Michael Griffiths]

yes, ive heard about three different versions of it live. its not bad. they havent played since the beginning of the ok computer tour though. why?

I was just curious if they'd ever played it live, as it's a cool song and I was surprised to not see it on any setlist.

BTW, I downloaded 'Airbag' live. Nice guitar work near the end. It's like it's crawling backwards up the song which had just played itself out in real time. Very impressive.

PS. Today the best song of all time is:

Joan of Arc by Leonard Cohen

 

[Red Ships of Scalla-Festa]

good stuff, michael.

 

[ouizy]

Three Days - Jane's Addiction
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Bad - U2

 

[u2popmofo]

I downloaded and listened to your recommendation my Murderous Bear of a friend. It was indeed quite a good version of that song.

That concert recording is pretty high quality, I may have to check out some of the other songs.

 

[MrBrau1]

Powderfinger-Neil Young & Crazy Horse

 

[pax]

"In My Life" the Beatles (can't believe no one has mentioned this one)

I'll also drink to "Into the Mystic"...damn, that song gets me every time.

And if it's a U2 song, it's certainly "One."

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

OK, I'm being serious this time.


My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
Keep On Rocking In The Free World - Neil Young
Can't Always Get What You Want - Stones
One, WTSHNN - U2

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

"In My Life" the Beatles (can't believe no one has mentioned this one)

Great song. .

I honestly don't know what my favorite Beatles song is...one of them is definitely "Penny Lane"...I have a soft spot for that one.

Originally posted by paxetaurora
And if it's a U2 song, it's certainly "One."

My favorite U2 song is "Angel Of Harlem". .

"One" is great, too, though.

Some other great songs I can think of:

Layla-Derek and the Dominoes
Brown-Eyed Girl-Van Morrison
My Girl-Temptations
Imagine-John Lennon

Originally posted by Elvis Presley
Elvis Costello- Alison

Aww, I love that song.

Angela

 

[Strato Edge]

"Fake Plastic Trees" Radiohead

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

there are many best songs out there

this is one of them

I'm all lost in the supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
I came in here for that special offer
A guaranteed personality

I wasn't born so much as I fell out
Nobody seemed to notice me
We had a hedge back home in the suburbs
Over which I never could see

I heard the people who lived on the ceiling
Scream and fight most scarily
Hearing that noise was my first ever feeling
That's how it's been all around me

I'm all lost in the supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
I came in here for that special offer
A guaranteed personality

I'm all tuned in, I see all the programmes
I save coupons from packets of tea
I've got my giant hit discoteque album
I empty a bottle and I feel a bit free

The kids in the halls and the pipes in the walls
Make me noises for company
Long distance callers make long distance calls
And the silence makes me lonely

I'm all lost in the supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
I came in here for that special offer
A guaranteed personality

And it's not here
It disappear
I'm all lost

 

[AdamsPoptart]

Best U2 song-Where The Streets Have No Name

Non U2 songs...(the whole album) Live-Throwning Copper

Matthew Good Band-Avalanche

_________________________________________

I'm Adams Poptart!

 

[Angela Harlem]

Hmm this may not count, but Local Hero, Dire Straits.

 

[AcrobatMan]

long time i posted.. i hardly get time to read and post messages these days

anyway

here is my list with timings

radiohead - let down { 0.00-- 0.23 & basically throughout the song}

U2 - acrobat ( just hear it properly) - 0.31 -- 0.44 and follow that throughout the song..wow....

U2 - where streets { 0.44 - 1.47 - probably my FAVORITE EVER }

alice in chain - nutshell (2.40 - end of song 4.06 }

floyd - high hopes {5.14 - 7.16 }

eagles - hotel california (last one and half minute )

floyd - comf numb { 4.32 - 6.23}

forgot to mention..guitar on ideotique ( however thats spelt) is also COOL

thanks for the link RED ..you made my day..or shall i call it night..

AcrobatMan

 

[bono_man2002]

U2's Best Song - Where The Streets Have No Name

i cant think of just 1 best song that stands out from other bands!

 

[pax]

there are places I'll remember all my life
though some have changed
some forever, not for better
some have gone, and some remain
all these places have their moments
but lovers and friends I still can recall
some are dead and some are living
in my life I've loved them all

but of all these friends and lovers
there is no one compares with you
and these memories lose their meaning
when I think of love as something new
though I know I'll never lose affection
for people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
in my life, I love you more

though I know I'll never lose affection
for people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
in my life, I love you more
in my life, I love you more

 

[AcrobatMan]

long time i posted.. i hardly get time to read and post messages these days

anyway

here is my list with timings

radiohead - let down { 0.00-- 0.23 & basically throughout the song}

U2 - acrobat ( just hear it properly) - 0.31 -- 0.44 and follow that throughout the song..wow....

U2 - where streets { 0.44 - 1.47 - probably my FAVORITE EVER }

alice in chain - nutshell (2.40 - end of song 4.06 }

floyd - high hopes {5.14 - 7.16 }

eagles - hotel california (last one and half minute )

floyd - comf numb { 4.32 - 6.23}

forgot to mention..guitar on ideotique ( however thats spelt) is also COOL

thanks for the link RED ..you made my day..or shall i call it night..

AcrobatMan

i gave list of best use of guitar in songs..if you want to know my best song list..i sent a top 100 song list few months back...the top 10 hasnt changed much

 

[pub crawler]

Ring of Fire

 

[Michael Griffiths]

there are places I'll remember all my life
though some have changed
some forever, not for better
some have gone, and some remain
all these places have their moments
but lovers and friends I still can recall
some are dead and some are living
in my life I've loved them all

but of all these friends and lovers
there is no one compares with you
and these memories lose their meaning
when I think of love as something new
though I know I'll never lose affection
for people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
in my life, I love you more

though I know I'll never lose affection
for people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
in my life, I love you more
in my life, I love you more

John certainly knew how to write them, didn't he? Such a gift for the literal without slipping down the perilous slopes of the abstract (ie, "loved", "affection")...he was still able to hone in a sense of wonder despite the broadness of ideas. Something Bono managed to pull off in 'One'.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

John certainly knew how to write them, didn't he? Such a gift for the literal without slipping down the perilous slopes of the abstract (ie, "loved", "affection")...he was still able to hone in a sense of wonder despite the broadness of ideas.

They don't call him one of the greatest songwriters of all time for nothing. .

I love those lyrics for "In My Life". It's such a nice song.

Originally posted by Michael Griffiths
Something Bono managed to pull off in 'One'.

Another incredibly talented songwriter. .

*Wishes she could write songs that good*

Angela

 

[U2fan42]

The Who- Love Reign O'er Me
U2- The Unforgettable Fire
Led Zeppelin- When the Levee Breaks
Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter
Led Zeppelin- All of My Love
Led Zeppelin- Whole Lotta Love
The Who- Getting in Tune
The Who- Slip Kid
The Who- Baba O'Reilly
U2- Staring at the Sun
U2- One
U2- With or Without You
Blind Faith- Can't Find My Way Home
Coldplay- The Scientist
Fleetwood Mac- Gold Dust Woman
The Doors- Waiting For the Sun
Rolling Stones- Paint it Black
The Who- Drowned
The Who- 5:15
Pink Floyd- Hey You

...just to name a few