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The 10 greatest songs of all-time.

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Jayson

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I took me awhile but I have finally narrowed it down.

1 Behind Blue Eyes=The Who

2 Life on Mars=David Bowie

3 Space Odity=David Bowie

4 Ode to Billy Joe=Forget the singer's name.

5 Mandy=Barry Manilow

6 Edmund Fitzgerald=Gordan Lightfoot

7 Everone Hurts=REM

8 Jessie's Girl=Rick Springfield

9Ellenor Rigby=Beattles

10 We were only Freshmnen=Verve Pipe

Jason
 
Quickly off of the top of my head. Would likely change with more thought:

1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles
2. London Calling - The Clash
3. Sheena is a Punk Rocker - Ramones
4. Heroes - Bowie
5. The Wanderer - Dion
6. Wonderwall - Oasis
7. Who's Loving You - The Jackson Five
8. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
9. Across the Universe - Beatles
10. I Wish - Stevie Wonder
 
Only 10? Mines gonna have to be 15...This is a tough question and my opinion would change from one day to the next. Here's my stab at it for today (in no particular order):

1.) Live and Let Die -- Wings
2.) Is There Something I Should Know -- Duran Duran
3.) She's Tight -- Cheap Trick
4.) In The Name of Love -- U2
5.) Pinball Wizard -- The Who
6.) Back In The USSR -- The Beatles
7.) Dancing Days -- Led Zeppelin
8.) Roll Over Beethoven -- Electric Light Orchestra
9.) You Really Got Me -- The Kinks
10.) Call Me -- Blondie
11.) Big Bang Baby -- Stone Temple Pilots
12.) You May Be Right -- Billy Joel
13.) Saturday's Alright for Fighting -- Elton John
14.) Ticket To Ride -- The Beatles
15.) Can't Buy Me Love -- The Beatles
 
Any ten randomly selected songs by Steely Dan not including their last two albums would likely fit the bill for me.
 
Ten of my favorite songs right now

1. Map Ref 41N 93W - Wire
2. Back of a Car - Big Star
3. Judy is a Punk - The Ramones
4. Titus and Strident Wet Nurse - Guided by Voices
5. The Rise and Fall of a Double - Billy Childish
6. 20th Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
7. 61 Sideburns - The Capstan Shafts
8. Doctor Robert - The Beatles
9. Hellhole - Spinal Tap
10. Shoot the Singer - Pavement
 
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Layla - Derek & the Dominoes
A Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Whipping Post - Allman Brothers
Toccata & Fugue in D Minor - J.S. Bach
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss
The Raven - Alan Parsons Project
 
1. Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen
2. Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd
3. Rough Boy - ZZ Top
4. Song 2 - Blur
5. Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins
6. Missing You - John Waite
7. Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
8. It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
9. Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
10. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
 
Jayson said:
I took me awhile but I have finally narrowed it down.

1 Behind Blue Eyes=The Who

2 Life on Mars=David Bowie

3 Space Odity=David Bowie

4 Ode to Billy Joe=Forget the singer's name.

5 Mandy=Barry Manilow

6 Edmund Fitzgerald=Gordan Lightfoot

7 Everone Hurts=REM

8 Jessie's Girl=Rick Springfield

9Ellenor Rigby=Beattles

10 We were only Freshmnen=Verve Pipe

Jason
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No offence but I find it odd that with all the songs out there, you choose one, but the name is wrong "Everbody Hurts." Also, other than NIN's 'Hurt' there isn't a more depressing unenlightening song out there


Here's mine off the top of my head:

"Shine on You Crazy Diamond" (all suites, from Echoes Greatest Hits) - Pink Floyd
"Tom Sawyer" - Rush
"Paint it Black" Rolling Stones
"Welcome to the Jungle" Guns N' Roses
"Innuendo" Queen
"Silent Lucidity" Queensryche
"The Seeker" The Who
"Believe" Savatage
"Mission" Queensryche
"Freebird" Skynard
 
1. Hey Jude
2. Satisfaction
3. Won't Get Fooled Again
4. The Sound Of Silence
5. Piano Man
6. American Pie
7. Hound Dog
8. Good Vibrations
9. Johnny B. Goode
10. Bohemian Rhapsody

Notice I didn't have to list artists-yet 99% of you know who did what. :bolian:

Keep in mind, this is purely based on rock'n'roll, completely ignores pop/soft rock, blues, jazz and classical as well as C&W, Techno, Ragtime, etc. I mean, seriously, how can you list the 10 greatest songs?:cardie:
 
10. Hotel California -The Eagles
09. Look Into the Future - Journey
08. It Never Rains -Dire Straits
07. She Flies on Strange Wings -Golden Earring
06. A Fool for Your Stockings -ZZ Top
05. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed -The Allman Brothers Band
04. Riviera Paradise -Stevie Ray Vaughn
03. Green Grass and High Tides -The Outlaws
02. I Want You (She's So Heavy) -The Beatles
01. Shine On You Crazy Diamond -Pink Floyd
 
The OP and I have very similar tastes!

off the top of my head

1. Baba O'Riley (The Who)
2. Like a Rolling Stone (Dylan)
3. Interstate Love Song (Stone Temple Pilots)
4. A Space Oddity (Bowie)
5. Sweet Child of Mine (GNR)
6. Danny Boy (hey, old Irish folk songs count!)
7. Wish You were Here (Pink Floyd)
8. Hey Jude (The Beatles)
9. Under The Bridge (RHCP)
10. Karma Police (Radiohead)
 
o1. Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw
o2. Major Tom - Peter Schilling
o3. Love Is a Battlefield - Pat Benetar
o4. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche
o5. In the End - Linkin Park
o6. Rock Of Life - Rick Springfield
o7. Valentine - T'pau
o8. Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
o9. See You On the Other Side - Ozzy Osbourne
10. The Interview - A.F.I.
 
Tuln said:
No offence but I find it odd that with all the songs out there, you choose one, but the name is wrong "Everybody Hurts."
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The emphasis on the 'y' is mine.

Umm. If you're going to correct someone, you might want to get it right, yourself. :p
 
This is one of those things that will change if you ask me tomorrow or even an hour from now. Hell, I can't even give them numbers. It's not right:

Sweet Child O' Mine -Guns N' Roses
Spoonman -Soundgarden
Dream On -Aerosmith
Rebel Yell -Billy Idol
The Times They Are A-Changin' -Bob Dylan
Every Breath You Take -The Police
Losing My Religion -R.E.M.
Bohemian Rhapsody -Queen
Enter Sandman -Metallica
Stairway to Heaven -Led Zepplin

Yeah, I know. I'm all over the freaking map.
 
In no particular order, and off the top of my head:

1. Valentine by T'Pau
2. Heart and Soul by T'Pau
3. Whenever You Need Me by T'Pau
4. Giving Up The Ghost by T'Pau
5. Head Over Feet by Alanis Morrisette
6. I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt
7. Constant Craving by k.d. lang
8. The Bluest Eyes In Texas by Restless Heart
9. Oceanside by Audra and The Antidote
10. Never My Love by The Association
 
This list can change from day to day, mood to mood but at the minute -

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
Staying Alive - The Bee Gees
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
My Way - Frank SInatra
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Dancing Queen - Abba
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
 
USS_Triumphant said:
In no particular order, and off the top of my head:

1. Valentine by T'Pau
2. Heart and Soul by T'Pau
3. Whenever You Need Me by T'Pau
4. Giving Up The Ghost by T'Pau
5. Head Over Feet by Alanis Morrisette
6. I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt
7. Constant Craving by k.d. lang
8. The Bluest Eyes In Texas by Restless Heart
9. Oceanside by Audra and The Antidote
10. Never My Love by The Association
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Oooh, a fellow T'Pau fan :cool:

Hmmm. I don't know if I can list 10, but here goes:

Heart and Soul - T'Pau
Great White Buffalo (Live Version) - Ted Nugent
Wish I Had (That Girl) - Henry Lee Summer
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
Lessons in Love - Level 42
I Just Died (in Your Arms) Cutting Crew
Penny Lane - The Beatles
Thriller - Michael Jackson
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
 
Tool - "The Grudge"
Metallica - "One"
The Beatles - "Ticket to Ride"
The Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Matthew Good - "Lullaby For A New World Order"
Bob Dylan - "All Along The Watchtower"
Gordon Lightfoot - "Early Morning Rain"
Stan Rogers - "Forty-Five Years"
Rage Aganst The Machine - "Killing In The Name"
Jethro Tull - "Thick as a Brick"

EDIT: Okay fine, 11: Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"
 
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