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NFT: Song of the century?

DanMetroMan : 3/16/2023 12:36 pm
Dan McLaughlin of the National Review says it's "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes.... what do YOU think is the song of the century?
Dunno about song of the century...  
Jan in DC : 3/16/2023 12:49 pm : link
but my favorite song of this century is "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem.
Taylor Swift  
Route 9 : 3/16/2023 12:51 pm : link
Shake it Off
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Route 9 : 3/16/2023 12:53 pm : link
I remember hearing the White Stripes song for the first time ... very well. I was learning to drive with Sir Edward H (dad) and that came on and we both went to crank the volume up. A great moment in time. Prob late 2003 or early 2004.
which century?  
I Love Clams Casino : 3/16/2023 1:00 pm : link
only 23 years in on this one.....sooooooo
RE: which century?  
DanMetroMan : 3/16/2023 1:03 pm : link
In comment 16066789 I Love Clams Casino said:
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only 23 years in on this one.....sooooooo


This one. The best song of the last 23+ years.
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pjcas18 : 3/16/2023 1:15 pm : link
In comment 16066761 Route 9 said:
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I remember hearing the White Stripes song for the first time ... very well. I was learning to drive with Sir Edward H (dad) and that came on and we both went to crank the volume up. A great moment in time. Prob late 2003 or early 2004.


your dad is a knight?
Not Blurred Lines?  
sb from NYT Forum : 3/16/2023 1:16 pm : link
Jk... But the video has got to be the video of the century.
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Route 9 : 3/16/2023 1:18 pm : link
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I remember hearing the White Stripes song for the first time ... very well. I was learning to drive with Sir Edward H (dad) and that came on and we both went to crank the volume up. A great moment in time. Prob late 2003 or early 2004.



your dad is a knight?


I think he is
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Route 9 : 3/16/2023 1:20 pm : link
In comment 16066836 sb from NYT Forum said:
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Jk... But the video has got to be the video of the century.


Lol yeah that song is garbage
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pjcas18 : 3/16/2023 1:20 pm : link
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I remember hearing the White Stripes song for the first time ... very well. I was learning to drive with Sir Edward H (dad) and that came on and we both went to crank the volume up. A great moment in time. Prob late 2003 or early 2004.



your dad is a knight?



I think he is


that's all that matters
Good song, but no way the best of the last 100 years  
PatersonPlank : 3/16/2023 1:25 pm : link
Not even close for me.
RE: Good song, but no way the best of the last 100 years  
Route 9 : 3/16/2023 1:27 pm : link
In comment 16066865 PatersonPlank said:
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Not even close for me.


I think it's for the century that began on January 1st 2001
For me, in this century, it's "Alabama Pines" by  
rnargi : 3/16/2023 1:31 pm : link
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Modest Mouse "Float On" second.
RE: Good song, but no way the best of the last 100 years  
DanMetroMan : 3/16/2023 1:49 pm : link
In comment 16066865 PatersonPlank said:
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Not even close for me.


This century, so since 2000
Depreston  
BronxBob : 3/16/2023 1:51 pm : link
Courtney Barnett
not a bad choice  
djm : 3/16/2023 1:55 pm : link
--virtually no one will agree but I can't help but think Fear Inoculum or Right in Two by Tool carry more weight and meaning. But only tool fans know those songs...
For me  
RicFlair : 3/16/2023 1:56 pm : link
Probably Jay-Z - Allure
"Why Don't We  
PEEJ : 3/16/2023 2:22 pm : link
Do It in the Road ?"
RE: Taylor Swift  
Spider43 : 3/16/2023 2:29 pm : link
In comment 16066755 Route 9 said:
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Shake it Off


You're joking, right? Every time I hear a song of hers, I feel like punching someone in the face. Preferably, hers.
Call Me Maybe  
Anakim : 3/16/2023 2:33 pm : link
--GmenGianni
criteria that has to be met:  
Rory : 3/16/2023 2:34 pm : link
1. artist needs to be known globally not just nationally, and is a major culture figure

2. has to have been used in other areas of entertainment

3. album song was on must have gone platinum

4. artist should still be performing today

for me its Kanye West - all of the lights or flashing lights
I googled "top 100 songs since 2000" ...  
Csonka : 3/16/2023 2:57 pm : link
and I realized I'm old.
I don't like any songs since 2000.
Lens  
Spiciest Memelord : 3/16/2023 2:59 pm : link
Steal My Sunshine?

This century has been a terrible terrible century of music and films.
probably something from Adele  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 3/16/2023 3:12 pm : link
in terms of the talent/commercial success combo, it's hard to find someone else on her level the last 10+ years. "Rolling in the Deep" is her biggest track even if it's not my favorite.

There's no right answer to this, but I understand the "Seven Nation Army" mention.
First one that comes to mind  
bceagle05 : 3/16/2023 3:15 pm : link
is "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers (2004). More of an iconic song in the UK for some reason - 350 weeks of the UK Top 100 Singles, but I'll go with it.
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Spiciest Memelord : 3/16/2023 3:15 pm : link
In comment 16067102 Csonka said:
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and I realized I'm old.
I don't like any songs since 2000.


RE: criteria that has to be met:  
Spider43 : 3/16/2023 3:17 pm : link
In comment 16067036 Rory said:
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1. artist needs to be known globally not just nationally, and is a major culture figure

2. has to have been used in other areas of entertainment

3. album song was on must have gone platinum

4. artist should still be performing today

for me its Kanye West - all of the lights or flashing lights


Ok then. Black Eyed Peas, I Got A Feeling? Anyone but Swift...
RE: First one that comes to mind  
djm : 3/16/2023 3:20 pm : link
In comment 16067131 bceagle05 said:
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is "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers (2004). More of an iconic song in the UK for some reason - 350 weeks of the UK Top 100 Singles, but I'll go with it.


Definitely a top 10 album (Hot fuss) this century and probably even top 3.
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Route 9 : 3/16/2023 5:04 pm : link
I am seeing the Killers tonight in AC. I'm sure I will hear that song.
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Route 9 : 3/16/2023 5:05 pm : link
Fact check me but um didn't this millennium begin in 2001?
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santacruzom : 3/16/2023 5:29 pm : link
In comment 16066893 rnargi said:
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Modest Mouse "Float On" second.


As an aside, if you haven't already check out Jason Isbell on Twitter. He's unexpectedly hilarious and goofy.
The Killers  
pjcas18 : 3/16/2023 5:31 pm : link
played at my company sales kick-off meeting in Vegas. I think they're from Vegas (someone said that and I have not verified it) so if true not like they traveled far to get there, but I have almost never been so embarrassed for a band. they may as well have been a lounge act. no one gave a shit.

Probably not their target audience demographic exactly, but we have had in the past Imagine Dragons, J-Lo, Van Halen, and other bands of stature and the place went nuts.

The only time I was more embarrassed for a band was when Huey Lewis and the News played my towns chili cook-off/kite held at a local AM radio station.

Go ahead and kill me for this, but if its since 200 I am going with  
PatersonPlank : 3/16/2023 5:37 pm : link
Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
PJ  
DanMetroMan : 3/16/2023 5:41 pm : link
the Killers are in fact from Las Vegas. I've seen them a few times and they are great live (not that you said they weren't)

Most embarrassed I've ever been for a band was the band Live (this isn't a who's on first routine, I'm talking about the band called *Live*), their album Throwing Copper is one of my favorite ever (it sold 8 million copies) anyway... years after they were big they played at my mom's apartment complex (Stuy Town).
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DanMetroMan : 3/16/2023 5:42 pm : link
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Fact check me but um didn't this millennium begin in 2001?


That's my mistake, not the writer. He said "century" not since 2000, I messed that up. Century began 1/1/2001 per google.
RE: PJ  
pjcas18 : 3/16/2023 5:44 pm : link
In comment 16067428 DanMetroMan said:
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the Killers are in fact from Las Vegas. I've seen them a few times and they are great live (not that you said they weren't)

Most embarrassed I've ever been for a band was the band Live (this isn't a who's on first routine, I'm talking about the band called *Live*), their album Throwing Copper is one of my favorite ever (it sold 8 million copies) anyway... years after they were big they played at my mom's apartment complex (Stuy Town).


I remember live. The bald singer. They had some hits in the 90's. Not bad, but way overplayed in the epitome of corporate rock of the era.

I guess you have to tip your hat to bands like that in those situations. Might be not the money anymore but the love of playing music.
When I was in college, Vanilla Ice -  
bceagle05 : 3/16/2023 6:03 pm : link
performing under his real name, Rob Van Winkle - stopped by my campus as part of his "tour." He didn't even play the small arena on campus - they cleared some tables in one of the cafeterias and he played there. I don't know if it's humanly possible to be more embarrassed for someone. A room full of college kids chanting "Ninja Rap" was the highlight. I went just to witness the train wreck.
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Route 9 : 3/16/2023 6:06 pm : link
In comment 16067416 PatersonPlank said:
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Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson


Kelly Clarkson isn't bad. The better of the modern woman singers who just tend to wail on (and rap) in their songs.
RE: The Killers  
Route 9 : 3/16/2023 6:08 pm : link
In comment 16067390 pjcas18 said:
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played at my company sales kick-off meeting in Vegas. I think they're from Vegas (someone said that and I have not verified it) so if true not like they traveled far to get there, but I have almost never been so embarrassed for a band. they may as well have been a lounge act. no one gave a shit.

Probably not their target audience demographic exactly, but we have had in the past Imagine Dragons, J-Lo, Van Halen, and other bands of stature and the place went nuts.

The only time I was more embarrassed for a band was when Huey Lewis and the News played my towns chili cook-off/kite held at a local AM radio station.


The Killers are great live. You were probably busy watching a Montreal Canadiens game on your iPad.
Or is it Boston  
Route 9 : 3/16/2023 6:09 pm : link
I honestly cannot remember lol
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Rory : 3/16/2023 10:26 pm : link
In comment 16067136 Spider43 said:
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1. artist needs to be known globally not just nationally, and is a major culture figure

2. has to have been used in other areas of entertainment

3. album song was on must have gone platinum

4. artist should still be performing today

for me its Kanye West - all of the lights or flashing lights



Ok then. Black Eyed Peas, I Got A Feeling? Anyone but Swift...


You mean that song god dam everyone uses at their god dam wedding to motivate people to come out to the dance floor after dinner.

Pretty good one actually.
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