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| Author: | Encountering Gremlins [ Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:56 am ] |
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Mr.KISS wrote: Beyond the Grave wrote: Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie I can't listen to that song anymore without thinking of that horrible Vanilla Ice song. I think it's the other way around for me. For several years, I only knew that bassline from "Ice Ice Baby", but hearing "Under Pressure" enough times since while happily ignoring Ice has effectively erased that association. The fact that "Under Pressure" isn't based on the same groove and melody the entire time kinda helps too. 
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| Author: | Parlod [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:47 am ] |
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Another song I really like is Time Stand Still by Rush. It's a pretty cool song. It kind of makes me think of Ocarina of Time in some parts. |
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| Author: | Shippinator Mandy [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:40 am ] |
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NOTE: Most of these will be by They Might Be Giants. -"They'll Need A Crane" by They Might Be Giants. It's kinda sad, but it has all this awesome staccato and some great lyrics. -"I've Got A Match" by TMBG. So sad, so beautiful. -"The End Of The Tour" by TMBG. Another one that depresses me, but it's such a lovely song! -"I Should Be Allowed To Think" by TMBG. More great lyrics, and even though the lyrics are kinda depressing, it has this wonderful, catchy, upbeat tune. -"Cowtown" by TMBG. It's a funny little song, and it has some excellent lyrics. -"Rhythm Section Want Ad" by TMBG. Just a great song. -"Albuquerque" by Weird Al. Not really a song per se, but it's so much fun! -"Your Horoscope For Today" by Weird Al. Just plain hilarious. -"Existentialism On Prom Night" by Straylight Run. Just a beautiful song. -"Mistakes We Knew We Were Making" by Straylight Run. A lovely song with some nice lyrics. -"Polaris" by Jimmy Eat World. Another really pretty but sad one. |
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| Author: | Kittie Rose [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:07 am ] |
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I can't believe nobody's mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody. If ever there was a song that should be declared all-round best song ever, it should be that. For those that haven't heard it in a while, allow me to refresh your memory - http://www.flashplayer.com/music/megama ... psody.html Other great songs - Waitress(extended/live) By Tori Amos Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix Money by Pink Floyd Riders on the Storm by the Doors Tank! by the Seatbelts Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater The Figurehead by The Cure Fade and Remain by Faith and the Muse Mine Eyes by Switchblade Symphony Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie Sadness by Enigma How Soon is Now by the Smiths Teardrop by Massive Attack feat. Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser Spiritual Fear by Rhea's Obsession Soma by the Smashing Pumpkins Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana New Born by Muse Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin Paranoid Android by Radiohead Pure Morning by Placebo Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones Hey Jude by the Beatles Know your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine Who Shot Mr. Midnight? by Bauhaus Amphetamine logic by the Sisters of Mercy Any song from the Cocteau Twins' Treasure album To Live is to Die by Metallica Walk by Pantera Orchid by Opeth(all the tracks flow into one another so it's best to take the album as one long song) Spiders by System of a Down Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhodes Anarchy in the U.K. by the Sex Pistols (Insert random Joy Division song here) Sort of a mix between ones people will generally hold as best ever and ones I think are worthy of being in some kind of a top 100 list but don't get enough attention. |
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| Author: | crcookiemonster [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:20 am ] |
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Christmas Rose wrote: I can't believe nobody's mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody. If ever there was a song that should be declared all-round best song ever, it should be that.
For those that haven't heard it in a while, allow me to refresh your memory - http://www.flashplayer.com/music/megama ... psody.html Other great songs - Waitress(extended/live) By Tori Amos Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix Money by Pink Floyd Riders on the Storm by the Doors Tank! by the Seatbelts Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater The Figurehead by The Cure Fade and Remain by Faith and the Muse Mine Eyes by Switchblade Symphony Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie Sadness by Enigma How Soon is Now by the Smiths Teardrop by Massive Attack feat. Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser Spiritual Fear by Rhea's Obsession Soma by the Smashing Pumpkins Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana New Born by Muse Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin Paranoid Android by Radiohead Pure Morning by Placebo Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones Hey Jude by the Beatles Know your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine Who Shot Mr. Midnight? by Bauhaus Amphetamine logic by the Sisters of Mercy Any song from the Cocteau Twins' Treasure album To Live is to Die by Metallica Walk by Pantera Orchid by Opeth(all the tracks flow into one another so it's best to take the album as one long song) Spiders by System of a Down Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhodes Anarchy in the U.K. by the Sex Pistols (Insert random Joy Division song here) Sort of a mix between ones people will generally hold as best ever and ones I think are worthy of being in some kind of a top 100 list but don't get enough attention. All those songs are awesome (specially Dream Theater, they are so awexome!) i would have to say The Moor - By Opeth The entire Scenes from a Memory albumn - By Dream Theater |
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| Author: | Icebrand [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:28 am ] |
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Led Zeppelin - D'Yer Maker Metallica - One Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf Pink Floyd - Hey You Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader Bill Monroe - Kentucky Waltz Bill Monroe - Walls of Time Flatt & Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown J.S. Bach - Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor (actually, all of his fugues) Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers from "The Nutcracker" My top ten at the moment, in no particular order. |
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| Author: | Ninti [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:35 am ] |
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Quote: Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers from "The Nutcracker"
You like that, huh? I had to sing about 100 times for a play. 
A bunch of girls danced to it, too. |
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| Author: | Icebrand [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:43 am ] |
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nintendogs123 wrote: Quote: Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers from "The Nutcracker" You like that, huh? I had to sing about 100 times for a play. A bunch of girls danced to it, too. Good song's a good song, even if you've heard it too much. Just because I can't stomach Stairway or Canon in D anymore doesn't make them worse. |
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| Author: | Encountering Gremlins [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:44 am ] |
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Christmas Rose wrote: I can't believe nobody's mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody. If ever there was a song that should be declared all-round best song ever, it should be that.
You're absolutely right about "Bohemian Rhapsody" - I could easily have put that on my own list, and it would at least make my top 50 (a collection of songs which, on any given day, would be my #1). Almost every song on your list that I've heard (and there's only 6 or 7 of them I haven't) I hold in very high regard myself. So that probably means I should check the stuff I haven't heard out. Props for mentioning Dream Theater, Joy Division, and several other obvious classic songs in there. |
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| Author: | The_Ketchup_Bomber [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:03 am ] |
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This string is dead, but what the hell. Here's my opinion: Turn Around, TMBG-Ah, morbid humor! Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head, Gorillaz-Already mentioned, but one of the best songs...ever. Absolutely Bill's Mood, TMBG-Perfect insanity Song Cut the Strings, TMBG (as Demchuk)-Who doesn't like heavy metal physics? |
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| Author: | Mr.KISS [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:16 am ] |
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Christmas Rose wrote: *Awesome list of songs*
By the way, you have the absolute best list on here. If I had done a long list like that, it would be very similar. |
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| Author: | Kittie Rose [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:26 am ] |
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I'd like to add Gorillaz' Sound Check(Gravity) as a bit of an afterthought. I'm not sure why but I think it's a really amazing song. Also, A Perfect Circle's cover of John Lennon's Imagine is highly recommended, as is the original, obviously. Clan rHrN wrote: I edited it to add Amish Paradise.
Have you heard the original Gangsta's Paradise? Amish Paradise seems like an odd choice. I wouldn't exactly call it "Overwhelmingly cool" though I could understand the original one being that way. I loved the original song because it gave a kind of depth to a culture that seemed so empty. |
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| Author: | The_Ketchup_Bomber [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:38 am ] |
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Appearatly my "dead string" comment was a fallacy. Here's some more! Become a Robot, TMBG-Polka weirdness Come to think of it, the entire Demon Days album by Gorillaz. |
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| Author: | Parlod [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:47 am ] |
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The_Ketchup_Bomber wrote: Appearatly my "dead string" comment was a fallacy.
F'real. 
Another song I really like is Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. |
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| Author: | Encountering Gremlins [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:53 am ] |
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Christmas Rose wrote: Have you heard the original Gangsta's Paradise? Amish Paradise seems like an odd choice. I wouldn't exactly call it "Overwhelmingly cool" though I could understand the original one being that way. I loved the original song because it gave a kind of depth to a culture that seemed so empty.
Actually, the "original" is really Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise". The music is basically the same - the lyrics were just changed and made more rap-oriented. That's why it's hilarious to me that Coolio got offended by "Weird Al" parodying "his" song. I bet Stevie must be getting some nice royalties from both of them. 
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| Author: | Kittie Rose [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:01 am ] |
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Encountering Gremlins wrote: Christmas Rose wrote: Have you heard the original Gangsta's Paradise? Amish Paradise seems like an odd choice. I wouldn't exactly call it "Overwhelmingly cool" though I could understand the original one being that way. I loved the original song because it gave a kind of depth to a culture that seemed so empty. Actually, the "original" is really Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise". The music is basically the same - the lyrics were just changed and made more rap-oriented. That's why it's hilarious to me that Coolio got offended by "Weird Al" parodying "his" song. I bet Stevie must be getting some nice royalties from both of them. I didn't actually know that. But I'm pretty sure Weird Al was parodying Coolio's version. I'll have to find Stevie Wonder's version. I quite like the song he did that the Chili Peppers covered... Higher ground. |
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| Author: | Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:39 pm ] |
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On the BoRhap thing: Yeah, well, Queen is kind of a given. You either like 'em or ya hate 'em, but I definitely like 'em, and just about everything they've done except for maybe "Seven Seas of Rhye" (sp?) Best mainstream Queen song: I love "Killer Queen." It's kinda goofy, but I love it. Best more weird Queen song: Either Invisible Man with its wicked cool synth hits (or, whatever you call that "WHOAMP!" sound) or "The Show Must Go On, which is dramatic, orchestral, and beautiful. I really like the cover that's in Moulin Rogue, too. |
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| Author: | SwissCakeRolls [ Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:23 pm ] |
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Shippinator Mandy wrote: NOTE: Most of these will be by They Might Be Giants. -"They'll Need A Crane" by They Might Be Giants. It's kinda sad, but it has all this awesome staccato and some great lyrics. -"I've Got A Match" by TMBG. So sad, so beautiful. -"The End Of The Tour" by TMBG. Another one that depresses me, but it's such a lovely song! -"I Should Be Allowed To Think" by TMBG. More great lyrics, and even though the lyrics are kinda depressing, it has this wonderful, catchy, upbeat tune. -"Cowtown" by TMBG. It's a funny little song, and it has some excellent lyrics. The_Ketchup_Bomber wrote: Turn Around, TMBG-Ah, morbid humor!
Absolutely Bill's Mood, TMBG-Perfect insanity Song Become a Robot, TMBG-Polka weirdness Yes! Total awesomeness. Pretty much every They song ever is on my list. |
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| Author: | SEAN'D! [ Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:47 pm ] |
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Shippinator Mandy wrote: "I've Got A Match" by TMBG. So sad, so beautiful.
-"I Should Be Allowed To Think" by TMBG. More great lyrics, and even though the lyrics are kinda depressing, it has this wonderful, catchy, upbeat tune. -"Albuquerque" by Weird Al. Not really a song per se, but it's so much fun! -"Your Horoscope For Today" by Weird Al. Just plain hilarious. Those songs are totally "best song" material. These are also that goodness: Politik - Coldplay Square One - Coldplay Most other songs by - Coldplay Chop Suey - System of a Down Lift Me Up - Moby Radio Song - Jet Poor Boy - Split Enz Most songs by AC/DC Most songs by Crowded House Most songs by Weird Al List OVER! |
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| Author: | Einoo T. Spork [ Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:31 pm ] |
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Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. Man. So frickin' awexome. |
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| Author: | Ian911299 [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:11 am ] |
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Almost any song by The Beatles is worthy of mention, especially Hey Jude! |
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| Author: | Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:54 am ] |
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Not my best song ever, but I do like the Beatles' "Paperback Writer." Its goofiness speaks to my writer's nature. |
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| Author: | DeathlyPallor [ Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:43 am ] |
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Quote: Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie
I can't listen to that song anymore without thinking of that horrible Vanilla Ice song. Or the horrible cover by the used and mcr. I want to kill them for that... and for being posers. |
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| Author: | DeadGaySon [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:14 am ] |
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two of the most amazing songs ever... Elton John- Your Song Bealtes- Mrs. Robinson  *droool*
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| Author: | The country listener [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:37 am ] |
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You make me feel so young- Frank Sinatra Big Blue Note-Toby keith Grazing in the grass-Friends of distinction Awesome, like, totally bro. |
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| Author: | Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:09 am ] |
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"Your Song!" How could I have ever forgotten? That song is so lovely. I sometimes cry listening to it. I suppose there's another song I wouldn't mind being serenaded to. I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, That I've put down in words... How wonderful life is Now you're in the world. |
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| Author: | StrongRad [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:20 am ] |
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It's sad that I would list two Garth Brooks songs, but The Dance and Unanswered Prayers are on my list of "best songs". Also on the list: Revolution by the Beatles (or, better yet, the cover by Blessid Union of Souls), Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (supposedly, it's a tribute to Dwayne Allman, which would make it double awesome), Turn the Page by Bob Segar, Amazing Grace (played remarkably well by Phanton Regiment), Dream On by Aerosmith, and My Way by Frank Sinatra (All you fellas gotta learn, ladies love some Blue Eyes) |
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| Author: | Mr.KISS [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:35 am ] |
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Quote: Bealtes- Mrs. Robinson
The Beatles did a Mrs.Robinson cover? COOL! What was that from? It's cover right? I'm almost completly positive that Simon and Garfunkel wrote it. |
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| Author: | DeathlyPallor [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:34 am ] |
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Yes... it was S & G. |
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| Author: | Encountering Gremlins [ Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:00 pm ] |
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On Elton John, I think I could easily have added "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" onto my all-time list. Everything about that song is just... wow. "Your Song" is very beautiful and a classic, even though a couple of those lines jump out at me as hilariously awkward. Consider: "If I was a sculptor, but then again, no" "I sat on the roof, and kicked off the moss" Moss on teh roof! LOL
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