The best song ever written or the best song written in the 20th century?

[Lethe]

you decide?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueUOTImKp0k

[Lil Missy]

1. No, not that one. It would have to be one of the many by Earth, Wind, and Fire.

[Lethe]

4. not sure if i've heard a lot of them, but i've heard Shining Star

it's good.

[Lil Missy]

9. You must be very young then.

My favorite is one that not especially popular or on the hit lists, but on one of their CD's. An absolutely beautiful song.

I think I'll toss it into the CD player on my way to bed now. :)

[Lethe]

10. yeah i'm a whippersnapper

i promise to stay off you lawn

[Lil Missy]

12. LOL! Well, you'd better stay off my lawn! My vicious dog would kiss you to death!

My pooch protects me, ya know. Humph!

:P

[mikeytherat]

19. "That's the Way of the World."

My fave EWF tune, and I like most of them!

mikey_the_rat

[pokerfan]

2. Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiyc9Ak3EtQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOcuvv01nO4

You didn't specify a genre.

[Lethe]

3. not sure if it compares

but i always like the Ecstasy of Gold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdNh9f2Wwm0

[pokerfan]

6. Oh yeah

From The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[Chovexani]

5. Black Eyed Peas. My Humps.

Y'all just don't understand songwriting genius

[Lethe]

7. ugh....

:D

the only way that song would be cool is if Bill Murray sang in it a movie.

[Courtesy Flush]

24. You're right

Seems grossly superficial to me.

[coyotespaw]

8. Neither...

only because it's not Gimme Shelter...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMnES7WoT4

[Lethe]

11. yeah i like that song, but it reminds me of China Beach

(was that the 80's show with this theme? it was something like that?)

(good song tho)

[coyotespaw]

14. According to the always-reliable wikipedia...

"Reflections" by Diana Ross & The Supremes was the China Beach theme...

[Lethe]

15. shit

i have a distinct memory of that song being teh opening to China Beach.

I must be mistaking that for something else. Oh well. I remember teh sunset and the helicopters, and this song.

My memory ain't what it used to be.

:D

[WCGreen]

13. Rhapsody in Blue...

Gershwin was at a nexus as he melded pop, classical and jazz together. A truly original piece of American Music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiyc9Ak3EtQ

[pokerfan]

21. That got my vote as well

Most people probably only know it as the United Ailrien theme song.

A fascinating fusion of ragtime, jazz, and the modern classical of Ravel and Stravinsky. It really is an extraordinary piece of music.

http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/vote/list100.html">The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century

[Courtesy Flush]

25. I've listened to that a brazillion times

It's amazing. It's old (by modern standards) but always compelling.

[panhead1961]

16. one two three four

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2D6lU4bTBU&feature=related

[SteppingRazor]

17. That's actually got a pretty obvious answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

[billyoc]

18. That's not even in the top 5 songs on that ALBUM!

:rofl:

[billyoc]

20. Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXxmIcsmpnQ

[Blarch]

22. Damn is Bowie creepy in that video.

[Arugula Latte]

31. Yeah, but he invented the Mullet.

:)

[martymar64]

23. I like this one better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDpPo8u_hA

[gmoney]

26. Surely you meant this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zV4pJ8MwM

[carlyhippy]

27. no, it's this one.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF3SBrLrgmE

I always wanted to have a party where one of those big moon balloons opened up and star balloons fell out on the partiers....yes, I am cheesy....the guys can wear those tshirts that looks like a tuxedoes.....and we can watch tv and listen to music at the same time, because I like to party....

[mitchum]

28. It is a wonderful song

[Forkboy]

29. While that is a great song, no song is better than The Superstars Of Greenwich Meantime by Uncle Jim

Nothing.



It's a 16 minute song with around twenty verses of pure madness/brilliance. This here is just the final verse in the song.

"True is the scent which mimics organic drones, of fact in flesh and blood. If true love and all of its belongings were subservient to the needs of man then bliss would be all that is, was, what will always be. But true love has never served man except as shadow, crossover dimension of illusion. An intersection of possibility as executioner of orgasmic continuance. As an evil time creeps desperate within igniting emotional need ablaze as wildfire much too gargantuous to contain. Prove me wrong and I will love you truly."

[JeffR]

30. Tears of A Clown

hands down.

[av8rdave]

32. "Time" Pink Floyd

[many a good man]

33. Best duet: "You Had Too Much"

Lonnie Johnson with Clara Smith

http://play.rhapsody.com/lonniejohnson/lonniejohnsonvol619301931/youhadtoomuch

[Bennyboy]

34. Imagine......

I miss John.....

[jeff30997]

35. That was my first choice too so...

I'll go with my second choice: Bad by Michael Jackson. :silly: