Favorite song ever?

[Bossy Monkey]

'Cause I'm fickle, mine varies among In Paradise by John Wesley Harding, When You Make Up Your Mind by Gutterball, Ana Ng by They Might Be Giants, and Even the Queen by Too Much Joy. Today the latter takes the taco.

Yours?

[Syrinx]

1. that's hard to say

But Satchmo kills me with "What A Wonderful World."

[jpgray]

2. Two I keep coming back to

"All I Wanna Do" by the Beach Boys off of Sunflower. The elegance of the production and atmosphere is just god-like in that song. "Living Too Late" by the Fall is another genius song for atmosphere.

[elperromagico]

7. I love the distortion on "All I Wanna Do"

and the delay on the vocals. It's got a very spaced-out sound to it.

[jpgray]

10. Definitely--you can usually trust Brian Wilson for a great bass sound

I think there are two basses on there--one distorted/fuzzed and one clean. He uses a similar organ technique on "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times." The delay effect was interesting, and it's one of the few really pleasant Mike Love lead vocal performances out there. :D

[elperromagico]

12. That's their best album in terms of sonic clarity, IMHO.

Incredibly well-recorded. And it has some great songs, too. "Slip On Through," "All I Wanna Do," "Our Sweet Love," "Cool, Cool Water," "Deirdre," "Forever," and "This Whole World." Dennis and Brian really dominate that album as songwriters.

I think it was the last album Brian was really involved in until 15 Big Ones, which is a mediocre album at best. It's their second best album - on some days, I'd put it first.

[DemWitch]

3. "If you ask me to"

either version Celine Dion's or Patti LaBelle's.

It's hard to pick just one, but that one just gets me everytime I hear it...

[UdoKier]

14. Great track.

nt

[fishwax]

4. My Top 5 would shift daily

perhaps even hourly, but the most consistent number one would be "Into the Mystic," by Van Morrison

[JohnnyRingo]

15. Joe Cocker did a GREAT rendition, too....

,,,If you ever get the chance.

[fishwax]

16. Never heard that

oddly enough. I'll have to check it out.

[Jim Sagle]

5. I'm old school, I guess. Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" still does it for me.

[WindRavenX]

6. hmm

Probably Coldplay's "A Rush of Blood to The Head". I can listen to that forever.
Also Bruce Springsteen's "World's Apart" is up there too. It's too hard to pick my all time fav...

[murielm99]

8. Janis Joplin's Piece of My Heart and

Lennon's Imagine.

I guess that tells everyone my age!

I also like Steve Goodman's A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request.

[fishwax]

11. I love piece of my heart

though I've always thought imagine (while brilliant in its way) is a little stale and overwrought (guess that shows my age as well ;))

[oxymoron]

9. Ella and Louis - "Cheek to Cheek"

[UdoKier]

13. "The Right Thing" - Simply Red

If you don't know me by now - simply red version
I Knew You Were Waiting - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
Praying For Time - George Michael
Dear God - XTC
Love's Theme - Barry White
More Than This - Roxy Music
Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy
That's My Job - Conway Twitty
Father Figure - George Michael
Heaven & Earth Theme - Kitaro
What Have I Done to Deserve This - Pet Shop Boys
Cuts You Up - Peter Murphy
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
I Don't Know Much - Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt

Of course there are dozens more - really depends on my mood.

For the record, the most annoying song is...

No, I'll start my own thread on that.

[Must_B_Free]

18. Cool Runnings

Rootsman Skanking
What's going on
Eyes of the world

[Chomskyite]

17. Miles Davis

"Shhhh" from In a Silent Way

[CO Liberal]

19. "Unforgettable" by Nat & Natalie Cole

It's the first song Mrs. CO Liberal and I ever slow-danced to.

[Rhiannon12866]

20. "Rhiannon"

Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac. Any other questions? LOL!:D

[Bossy Monkey]

28. That's what you always say!

Wonder why that is? :)

Seriously, always a good choice!

[Rhiannon12866]

35. Thanks. Actually, I have quite a few favorites, but if I have to pick just

one, that would be it. I also like her song, "Sara." That's the name of my dog.:-)

[NewHampshireDem]

21. Khasmir by Led Zep ...

not that I'm really a big Zep head, but that song works for me on so many levels.

If I could pick a top 10 I'd add...

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2
No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley
Elanor Rigby by The Beatles
Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
Rockin' in the Free World by Neil Young
Head like a Hole by NIN
Yellow Ledbedder by Pearl Jam
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

[realisticphish]

36. good list....but...

fyi, "Dark Side of the Moon" isn't a song. you're probably thinking of "Brain Damage" on that album, which is when they actually sing "i'll see you on the dark side of the moon". i thought that was the title for a long time, too, until i tried to download it, and couldnt find it

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Snoggera]

22. I still have Monty Python on copy/paste so.....................

Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad,
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle.
And this'll help things turn out for the best.
And....
Always look on the bright side of life, (whistle)
Always look on the bright side of life, (whistle)
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life. (whistle)
Come on...
Always look on the bright side of life...
For life is quite absurd,
And death's the final word,
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin,
Give the audience a grin,
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.
So always look on the bright side of death,
Just before you draw your terminal breath,
Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it,
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show,
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And always look on the bright side of life,
Always look on the right side of life,
Come on guys, cheer up.
Always look on the bright side of life.
Worse things happen at sea, you know.
Always look on the bright side of life.
I mean - what have you got to lose?
You know, you come from nothing,
you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!

[non sociopath skin]

23. Finally got it down to three .....

"Virginia Plain" by Roxy Music, "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino and "Petite Fleur" by Sidney Bechet.

The skin

[Ithuilwen]

24. "Maria's Beautiful Mess" by Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul is my favorite musician ever -- even edging out James Taylor, which is saying a lot in my book. There is not a song of his I don't like. I've seen him perform live a few times (just him and his guitar), and he is an amazing acoustic guitar player and performer.

http://www.cdfreedom.com:8080/ramgen/ellispaul/1/Mess.rm (Real Player)

on edit: this is only a 2:00 excerpt, added lyrics

She fell to the mattress
with the grace of an actress
You’re falling like a thief from a roof.
She’s asking for proof, "Are you staying?"
Outside you hear mission bells.

Welcome to Maria’s beautiful mess,
In a cluttered apartment on the West Side.
She pulls the blinds while,
You watch how her dress falls round her.

Chorus
And the world slows, a clock shows
A wrinkle in the flow of time
And she steps close, her eyes glow,
Lips pop open like a bottle of wine

And she loves like it’s thirst
Like she’s never been hurt,
She dances just like nobody’s watching.
Is this love? Is this cursed?
It feels like the first time falling
Nobody’s watching, Nobody’s watching,
Nobody’s watching, watching

Now she puts on some music,
She asks you to choose it
You sang her back a Gershwin line.
Now Ella is singing holy, soulfully
Bringing up better times

And beneath the tunes,
She’s smiling on an unmade bed
She says, "What’s in the middle that scares you,
Does it dare you
To take a moment and just slow down?"

Chorus

Pull the curtains all down
On the prince or a clown,
She’s smiling like the Mona Lisa.
You could conquer this town.
If your feet touched the ground,
But you’re falling boy
I know, I see you
I see you, I see, I see,
I see you

[lpbk2713]

25. Can't come up with just one.

But......

Gladys Knight --- You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Streisand --- Evergreen
Eagles --- Tequila Sunrise, Desperado, Hotel California
Beatles --- (several) Help!, Long and Winding Road, many others
Al Green --- Let's Stay Together
Otis --- Dock of the Bay
Marvin --- What's Goin' On

[Doc_Technical]

26. "Contrasong"..

..by Egg.

[Baja Margie]

27. Oooooo, this is a tough one,

and lots come to mind, but I'll go with Van Morrison, Chris Issak, The Neville Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, 10 Years After, The Who, Hendrix, The Byrds, Cream (great band), oh good golly Miss Molly,
there are zillions, how about:

Walkin' After Midnight by Patsy Cline ???

[trof]

29. "Jesus loves me"

just sign me:
"Liddle Goody Two-Shoes"

[Bossy Monkey]

37. That was my mom's favorite towards the end

For her 75th birthday, she wanted to sing Jesus Loves Me rather than Happy Birthday, so we did. From then on for as long as she could understand speech, I'd sing it to her whenever she was upset.

Not implying anything about your mental state, of course...

[kariatari]

30. "Where the Streets Have No Name" - U2

[Baja Margie]

31. U2

Oh yes, that's a great one, love it.:hi:

[Pale Blue Dot]

32. "Distant Sun" by Crowded House

Followed by "Let Your Love Decide" by Aztec Camera.

[Norbert]

33. Stardust

It doesn't matter who sings it.

[flamingyouth]

34. "What Difference Does It Make?" - The Smiths

Or at least, right at this minute. Ask me in an hour! ;)