Long time ago me and my brother Kyle here,
We was hitchhikin' down a long and lonesome road.
All of a sudden, there shined a shiny demon.
In the middle of the road.
And he said:
"Play the best song in the world, or I'll eat your soul." (soul)
Well me and Kyle, we looked at each other,
And we each said. "Okay."
you asked me this question last week, last year, 5 years ago 10 years ago, or ask it of me 5 years from now, 10 years from now, etc. the answer would be different in all cases.
Songs I like (or think are the best) have situational meaning and invoke emotions of things that have happened while they were on in the background or what their lyrics/melodies emote as I reflect on my life and dream of the future.
but to play along and answer in the mood I'm in right now I'll say the best song of all time is:
I Want You by Dylan.
Thunder Road by Springsteen.
God Only Knows by the Beach Boys.
Strawberry Fields Forever by the Beatles.
Tangled Up in Blue by Dylan.
Later, Cream recorded the more upbeat, electrified version.
It's the best song because it's awesome on its own, but also because of the aura surrounding it. Lots of pieces to the story, but one that's kind of weird ...
In the song, Johnson explains that as part of his deal with the devil, the prince of darkness would harvest all of Robert's "Childrens" at the age of 27, which is exactly how old Robert was when he died in 1938. A spooky correlation is the number of music stars who died at age 27. Some members of the "27 Club" include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Al Wilson (Canned Heat), Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Kurt Cobain.
Johnson at one point allegedly disappeared for 6 months. Studied with a guy in a graveyard at night. Or ... sold his soul to the devil. Lots of supernatural themes in young Johnson's music, including being chased by "hell hounds," and other crazy things.
Later, Cream recorded the more upbeat, electrified version.
It's the best song because it's awesome on its own, but also because of the aura surrounding it. Lots of pieces to the story, but one that's kind of weird ...
In the song, Johnson explains that as part of his deal with the devil, the prince of darkness would harvest all of Robert's "Childrens" at the age of 27, which is exactly how old Robert was when he died in 1938. A spooky correlation is the number of music stars who died at age 27. Some members of the "27 Club" include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Al Wilson (Canned Heat), Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Kurt Cobain.
Johnson at one point allegedly disappeared for 6 months. Studied with a guy in a graveyard at night. Or ... sold his soul to the devil. Lots of supernatural themes in young Johnson's music, including being chased by "hell hounds," and other crazy things.
So much fun.
Great song, great stories. Johnson went from crap to "wow" on the guitar. - ( New Window )
Such a weird story, Beez. He looked a lot older than 27 near the time of his death. Who was the black R & B guy from the '50s that George Thorogood covered? That guy was excellent!
Damn near impossible to select from a lifetime of listening to one or even a few songs, but for today..
Complete Control-The Clash-wow! My first truly holy shit song first time I heard it
Jumping Jack Flash/Gimme Shelter (depends on what day it is)-Stones
Radio Free Europe-REMhad never heard anything like that when it came out. murmur stayed in my tape player for months.
I Will Dare-Replacementsfirst song I heard from a band which became a life long favorite
Stairway to Heaven-yes, tremendously overplayed now, but at the time as a 10 year old, the song that started the transformation from top 40 pop to rock
Later, Cream recorded the more upbeat, electrified version.
It's the best song because it's awesome on its own, but also because of the aura surrounding it. Lots of pieces to the story, but one that's kind of weird ...
In the song, Johnson explains that as part of his deal with the devil, the prince of darkness would harvest all of Robert's "Childrens" at the age of 27, which is exactly how old Robert was when he died in 1938. A spooky correlation is the number of music stars who died at age 27. Some members of the "27 Club" include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Al Wilson (Canned Heat), Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Kurt Cobain.
Johnson at one point allegedly disappeared for 6 months. Studied with a guy in a graveyard at night. Or ... sold his soul to the devil. Lots of supernatural themes in young Johnson's music, including being chased by "hell hounds," and other crazy things.
So much fun.
Great song, great stories. Johnson went from crap to "wow" on the guitar. - ( New Window )
Such a weird story, Beez. He looked a lot older than 27 near the time of his death. Who was the black R & B guy from the '50s that George Thorogood covered? That guy was excellent!
George and the Delaware Destroyers (saw then around 1983-94 at Binghamton U) covered a lot of old blues guys. Probnably the most famous, John Lee Hooker (One Bourbon, one scotch, one beer).
Willie Nelson -I think the Elvis and Michael Buble covers are just as great.
Also Fly Me to the Moon - Sinatra, and Ribbon in the Sky - Stevie Wonder are a couple songs that I would be fine with if they were the only songs left on the planet that I could ever hear.
but can't play it all the way through without hitting "next" ... or listening to a discography for a particular group/artist and find myself hitting "next" for multiple songs that I don't particularly love by that artist...
It is indeed rare that I can select an artist and just let it play for hours without ever hitting "next" for any song or part of a song ... that I literally enjoy listening to the entire song of whatever song happens to play for an artist
Rod Stewart and John Fogerty/CCR are the artists for me...
I can literally put on music on random for the above and just let it play and 8 hours later I will not have touched the keyboard to skip a single song.
(together with the The Beatles, Dylan, Eagles, Abba, Sting, Neil Diamond, Meatloaf... haha, I had to stop or else the list may never have ended)
A more "traditional" choice would be "In My Life" by The Beatles.
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I think "For No One" by the Beatles is close to perfect.
Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton is pretty good too
Voodoo Child (A Slight Repeat) - Hendrix
Beware of Darkness - George Harrison
Change It - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
Crazy - Seal
Can you tell what my favorite album and Who my favorite band is?
But the greatest ever?
There is only one.
As defined, here:
Long time ago me and my brother Kyle here,
We was hitchhikin' down a long and lonesome road.
All of a sudden, there shined a shiny demon.
In the middle of the road.
And he said:
"Play the best song in the world, or I'll eat your soul." (soul)
Well me and Kyle, we looked at each other,
And we each said. "Okay."
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I'm also partial to about 20 Van Morrison songs.
Quote:
Specifically, Whitney Houston's pre-SBXXV performance of it.
Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton is pretty good too
True...it's no "I wanna dance with somebody", but that's just my take.
True. If this were serious it would be a three way cage match between Danny Boy, Greensleeves and Pachelbel's Canon in D
Pachelbel would claim modern relevance and win.
I Will Always Love You
Little Wing
Roundabout
Layla
But that's today. will change tomorrow.
Songs I like (or think are the best) have situational meaning and invoke emotions of things that have happened while they were on in the background or what their lyrics/melodies emote as I reflect on my life and dream of the future.
but to play along and answer in the mood I'm in right now I'll say the best song of all time is:
So Lonely by the Police.
Can you tell what my favorite album and Who my favorite band is?
No
Stranded - Van Morrison
A Living Prayer - Alison Krause
To me, it's amazing and I'm a big Rock & Roll guy.
Thunder Road by Springsteen.
God Only Knows by the Beach Boys.
Strawberry Fields Forever by the Beatles.
Tangled Up in Blue by Dylan.
Those are my top 5.
No doubt Reb.
"Ohio" CSNY
"A Day In The Life" Beatles
"Paint It Black" Rolling Stones
"Like A Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan
Later, Cream recorded the more upbeat, electrified version.
It's the best song because it's awesome on its own, but also because of the aura surrounding it. Lots of pieces to the story, but one that's kind of weird ...
In the song, Johnson explains that as part of his deal with the devil, the prince of darkness would harvest all of Robert's "Childrens" at the age of 27, which is exactly how old Robert was when he died in 1938. A spooky correlation is the number of music stars who died at age 27. Some members of the "27 Club" include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Al Wilson (Canned Heat), Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Kurt Cobain.
Johnson at one point allegedly disappeared for 6 months. Studied with a guy in a graveyard at night. Or ... sold his soul to the devil. Lots of supernatural themes in young Johnson's music, including being chased by "hell hounds," and other crazy things.
So much fun.
Great song, great stories.
Johnson went from crap to "wow" on the guitar. - ( New Window )
Steve Vai!
How 'bout cuttin' heads? - ( New Window )
That song is Bruce's opus...
Later, Cream recorded the more upbeat, electrified version.
It's the best song because it's awesome on its own, but also because of the aura surrounding it. Lots of pieces to the story, but one that's kind of weird ...
In the song, Johnson explains that as part of his deal with the devil, the prince of darkness would harvest all of Robert's "Childrens" at the age of 27, which is exactly how old Robert was when he died in 1938. A spooky correlation is the number of music stars who died at age 27. Some members of the "27 Club" include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Al Wilson (Canned Heat), Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Kurt Cobain.
Johnson at one point allegedly disappeared for 6 months. Studied with a guy in a graveyard at night. Or ... sold his soul to the devil. Lots of supernatural themes in young Johnson's music, including being chased by "hell hounds," and other crazy things.
So much fun.
Great song, great stories. Johnson went from crap to "wow" on the guitar. - ( New Window )
Such a weird story, Beez. He looked a lot older than 27 near the time of his death. Who was the black R & B guy from the '50s that George Thorogood covered? That guy was excellent!
One bourbon, one scotch and one beer.
I did NOT see Robert Johnson, I'm not that old.
Complete Control-The Clash-wow! My first truly holy shit song first time I heard it
Jumping Jack Flash/Gimme Shelter (depends on what day it is)-Stones
Radio Free Europe-REMhad never heard anything like that when it came out. murmur stayed in my tape player for months.
I Will Dare-Replacementsfirst song I heard from a band which became a life long favorite
Stairway to Heaven-yes, tremendously overplayed now, but at the time as a 10 year old, the song that started the transformation from top 40 pop to rock
Quote:
Later, Cream recorded the more upbeat, electrified version.
It's the best song because it's awesome on its own, but also because of the aura surrounding it. Lots of pieces to the story, but one that's kind of weird ...
In the song, Johnson explains that as part of his deal with the devil, the prince of darkness would harvest all of Robert's "Childrens" at the age of 27, which is exactly how old Robert was when he died in 1938. A spooky correlation is the number of music stars who died at age 27. Some members of the "27 Club" include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Al Wilson (Canned Heat), Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Kurt Cobain.
Johnson at one point allegedly disappeared for 6 months. Studied with a guy in a graveyard at night. Or ... sold his soul to the devil. Lots of supernatural themes in young Johnson's music, including being chased by "hell hounds," and other crazy things.
So much fun.
Great song, great stories. Johnson went from crap to "wow" on the guitar. - ( New Window )
Such a weird story, Beez. He looked a lot older than 27 near the time of his death. Who was the black R & B guy from the '50s that George Thorogood covered? That guy was excellent!
George and the Delaware Destroyers (saw then around 1983-94 at Binghamton U) covered a lot of old blues guys. Probnably the most famous, John Lee Hooker (One Bourbon, one scotch, one beer).
Imagine
Lonesome George also plays a mean Dust My Broom
Always on My Mind--Willie Nelson.
Bobby McGee--The Janis Joplin Version.
Crazy--Patsy Cline
Twilight Time--Platters
Heartbreak Hotel--Elvis.
Like A Rolling Stone--Dylan.
Say a little prayer--Aretha
Worst That Could Happen--Brooklyn Bridge
Sunshine of your love--Cream
Lots of Beatles Songs in my second 10, none near the top, strangely.
Want a laugh? See the Billboard top 100 of all time. A remarkably awful list.
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Someone else listed Danny Boy; Jackie Wilson singing Danny Boy is gonna' give any other song a pretty solid run for the money.
Also Fly Me to the Moon - Sinatra, and Ribbon in the Sky - Stevie Wonder are a couple songs that I would be fine with if they were the only songs left on the planet that I could ever hear.
Worst. Song. Ever.
Also, if you're a Robert Johnson fan I hope you like Charley Patton too.
Louis Prima - Sing,Sing,Sing - ( New Window )
Thunder Road by Bruce...
+1
When talking about music, I have never understood why people use the word "best" when "favorite" is a much more accurate word choice.
It is indeed rare that I can select an artist and just let it play for hours without ever hitting "next" for any song or part of a song ... that I literally enjoy listening to the entire song of whatever song happens to play for an artist
Rod Stewart and John Fogerty/CCR are the artists for me...
I can literally put on music on random for the above and just let it play and 8 hours later I will not have touched the keyboard to skip a single song.
(together with the The Beatles, Dylan, Eagles, Abba, Sting, Neil Diamond, Meatloaf... haha, I had to stop or else the list may never have ended)
Becky......