Best song ever written.

Originally posted by eagles54
You've done well. Props and raisin pie for you, Shavixmir.

Waits is one heck of a painter.

Originally posted by tvc15
Anyone any thoughts on this topic? Imagine by John Lennon comes to mind for me.

for me its got to be Wonder Boy by the mighty Tenacious D

Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Don't stop me now - Queen
Grand Valse Brilliante - Chopin
I got life - Nina Simone
I am the resurrection - The Stone Roses
One by The Beatles, but I can't choose

And my personal favourite of the moment, though I'm not sure whether it should be in a best ever list, 'The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice'

Entweder "Aint no Sunshine" (I think Bill Withers wrote it, but Michael Jackson's is my favourite version), oder "Fairytale of New York"

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My music collection has at least six different performers' versions of the Hank Williams, Sr. song "Jambalaya," so I have to figure on that scientific basis that it is my favorite bit of songwriting.

Right where it belongs by NIN
Disassociative or The reflecting God by Manson
then again.. any song by V.A.S.T. (www.realvast.com)

not sure of the best, but surely Billy Ray Cyrus comes in right at the other end!

Originally posted by nevalenko
not sure of the best, but surely Billy Ray Cyrus comes in right at the other end!

Originally posted by Paul Dirac
My music collection has at least six different performers' versions of the Hank Williams, Sr. song "Jambalaya," so I have to figure on that scientific basis that it is my favorite bit of songwriting.

Best ever Song denotes the song that does the most for more people that universally touches us in some way. One of the big music mags said it was The Beatles - In My Life
Let it Be... gets stadium crowds going like to other but the repetition gets to me...
I didn't like Imagine musically and thought it was more of a greenies chant. (don't kick me for it.)
These songs are nice... but best.... no way.

We have Joe Cockers - You are so Beautiful.. that's a real song. It bites ya no matter how you sing it.

Recitar! from Vesti La Giubba I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) would have to be still the most emotional song and one of the greatest ever ... over and above Nessun Dorma. But I doubt it has the appeal today.
I love collecting versions of these two songs.. Giuseppe Di Stefano and Mario Lanza were the best.
Shame the Italians caned Lanza for going to Hollywood... they are still down on him. He was the real deal with range power and feeling. Watch him in the Carusso Story playing the clown singing Recitar... wow... and the song is just fantastico.

Anyway... for anyday of the week try:
Van Morrison's - Where Flamingoes Fly
David Gray's - When the Flame Turns Blue...
Just can't do without those songs



For Muffin Lovers harken to Millie Jackson's version of Summer (The First Time)

Originally posted by Tirau Dan
Best ever Song denotes the song that does the most for more people that universally touches us in some way. One of the big music mags said it was The Beatles - In My Life
Let it Be... gets stadium crowds going like to other but the repetition gets to me...
I didn't like Imagine musically and thought it was more of a greenies chant. (don't kick me for ...[text shortened]... songs



For Muffin Lovers harken to Millie Jackson's version of Summer (The First Time)

Originally posted by Nyxie
I thought Hank william's song was called "Kawliga".

I have different favs for different moods and styles.

Classical : Rondo alla turca - Mozart

The rose - Bette Midler (this would most likely be my choice for best written)

Originally posted by demonseed
We used to do a cajun version of Motzart's Turkish Rondo. T'was a bit surreal.

Classical - El Ultimo Tremolo (Una Limosnita por el amor de Dios) by Barrios.

Song for lyrics etc, Gordon Lightfoot - If I could read your mind

Originally posted by Nyxie
Um... "If you could read my mind"