Favourite non U2 song of all time

[Yahweh]

What is everybodies favourites? What song do you think another band other then U2 hit perfectly...whats the best non U2 song ever in your mind?

 

[typhoon]

"Strawberry Fields Forever"

Human civilization has been on the decline ever since.

 

[Aardvark747]

Pink Floyd:-
A Saucerful of Secrets (Dave Gilmours vocal during Part D, from Live @ Pompeii, is his best ever)

Metallica:-
Fade to Black

So those are the other 2, in my top 3 fave bands.
Besides them, other songs I just adore are...

George Michael - Careless Whisper
Michael Jackson - Give in to Me
Neil Young - Like a Hurricane
Roxette - Vulnerable
Elton John - Song for Guy
Empyrium - Under Dreamskies
Harry Nilsson - Without You
John Lennon - #9 Dream / Love / Woman

 

[U2girl]

Everybody Hurts - REM
Hey Jude - Beatles
Every breath you take - Police
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
As tears go by - Rolling Stones

 

[sallycinnamon78]

Pink Floyd:-
A Saucerful of Secrets (Dave Gilmours vocal during Part D, from Live @ Pompeii, is his best ever)

Oh yes! Agreed completely!

Apart from that - far too many favourite songs to list!

 

[beli]

Blondie - Call Me
The Church - Unguarded Moment
Peter Gabriel - Solisbury Hill
Bryan Ferry - Your Painted Smile
INXS - To Look At You
Youssou N'Dour - So Many Men
Ultravox - Sleepwalk
Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon
Visage - Fade To Grey
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline


etc. I'm not good at choosing just one.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

I've never felt like singin' the blues
when Ipswich win and Narwich lose

is pretty high on the list.

 

[ravenette]

Babooshka - Kate Bush.

 

[Dutch Partygirl]

Queen - White Queen (As It Began)
The Beatles - Here, There and Everywhere

And there's probably tons more, but I can't think of them now...

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Thunder Road

 

[Popmartijn]

My favourite song ever is Magic And Loss by Lou Reed. It says it all, especially the last 2 lines.

MAGIC AND LOSS: THE SUMMATION

When you pass through the fire, you pass through humble
You pass through a maze of self doubt
When you pass through humble, the lights can blind you
Some people never figure that out

You pass through arrogance, you pass through hurt
You pass through an ever present past
And it's best not to wait for luck to save you
Pass through the fire to the light

Pass through the fire to the light
Pass through the fire to the light
It's best not to wait for luck to save you
Pass through the fire to the light

As you pass through the fire, your right hand waving
There are things you have to throw out
That caustic dread inside your head
Will never help you out

You have to be very strong, 'cause you'll start from zero
Over and over again
And as the smoke clears there's an all consuming fire
Lying straight ahead

Lying straight ahead
Lying straight ahead
As the smoke clears there's an all consuming fire
Lying straight ahead

They say no one person can do it all
But you want to in your head
But you can't be Shakespeare and you can't be Joyce
So what is left instead

You're stuck with yourself and a rage that can hurt you
You have to start at the beginning again
And just this moment this wonderful fire
Started up again

When you pass through humble, when you pass through sickly
When you pass through i'm better than you all
When you pass through anger and self deprecation
And have the strength to acknowledge it all

When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic
That let you survive your own war
You find that that fire is passion
And there's a door up ahead not a wall

As you pass through fire as you pass through fire
Trying to remember its name
When you pass through fire licking at your lips
You cannot remain the same

And if the building's burning move towards that door
But don't put the flames out
There's a bit of magic in everything
And then some loss to even things out

Some loss to even things out
Some loss to even things out
There's a bit of magic in everything
And then some loss to even things out

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

fucking hell

those lyrics are brilliant

now I want to go download it

 

[Popmartijn]

fucking hell

those lyrics are brilliant

now I want to go download it

I knew that for a while.
Musically it is quite subdued, I think. However, the ending is nice (with some feedback). But those lyrics!

 

[RA-D]

Simple Minds - See The Lights

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
&
Coldplay - Amsterdam
are also at the top of my list

 

[all_i_want]

frank sinatra - my way

tori amos - pretty good year

 

[Bonochick]

"Wild Horses" - The Rolling Stones

 

[lazarus]

Wow this is tough...

Jokerman--Bob Dylan
Temptation--New Order
Coyote--Joni Mitchell
I Want You (She's So Heavy)--The Beatles
Hey--The Pixies
Sir Duke--Stevie Wonder
Fin--Pavement
Faded--Afghan Whigs
You Make Me Feel So Young--Frank Sinatra


laz

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
In My Life - The Beatles

 

[ADecentMelody]

James - Don't Wait That Long

Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You
Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye
Coldplay - See You Soon
Elliott Smith - Behind the Bars
Information Society - Fire Tonight
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

 

[Evalicious]

fucking hell

those lyrics are brilliant

now I want to go download it

I will go and download it aswell!

thanks, popmartijn!

 

[AcrobatMan]

let down by radiohead

 

[djerdap]

Pearl Jam - Immortality & Black
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection
Pixies - Debaser
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

 

[yolland]

Popmartijn, I love Lou Reed too.

Pale Blue Eyes -- The Velvet Underground
Walk on the Wild Side -- Lou Reed
Master-Dik -- Sonic Youth
The Briar & the Rose -- Tom Waits
The Old Main Drag -- The Pogues

 

[elevation622]

In My Tree - Pearl Jam
National Anthem - Radiohead
Perfect Circle - REM
Facination Street - The Cure
London Calling - The Clash
We're Going to Be Friends - White Stripes
The Rising - Bruce
Brother's Gonna Work It Out - Public Enemy
What Goes On - Velvet Underground
Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
Immigrant Song - Zepplin
Get Back - Beatles
Peace Frog - Doors
Hard To Explain - Strokes

ok, that's enough, back to work!

 

[elevation622]

Oh yeah,
Teresa's Sound World _ sonic youth!

 

[TheFly7]

Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer

 

[U2girl]

Ahh yes, My way from Sinatra. How could I forget that one?
Also Brown eyed girl from Van Morrison is one of my faves to listen.

 

[lmjhitman]

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees, Let Down
Tori Amos - Silent All These Years
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence, Stripped, Never Let Me Down Again
Coldplay - The Scientist

I'm sure I'll think of a hundred more later...

 

[Mullen4Prez]

Nickelback how you remind me

 

[dandy]

hmm, tough call.

tori amos - 'liquid diamonds'
pj harvey - 'legs'
the cure - 'pictures of you'
sinead o'connor - 'troy'
sons of freedom - 'mona lisa'
natacha atlas/jah wobble - 'soledad'
interpol - 'obstacle 1'
depeche mode - 'enjoy the silence'
liz phair - 'divorce song'
lamb - 'gorecki'
cowboy junkies - 'sweet jane'
saint germain - 'rose rouge'
belle and sebastian - 'is it wicked not to care'
radiohead - 'fake plastic trees'

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