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The 10 greatest songs of all-time.

John Picard said:
Oooh, a fellow T'Pau fan :cool:
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I am a T'pau fan also and could fill my top 10 easily with their stuff. But I wanted to list other artist & songs that I also really love to listen to. And it is all Triumphant's fault that I love them!! We / he spent 5 years trying to find the CD Rage before the Internet, and then the Web came along, and it was everywhere. :klingon:
 
My 10 favorites that I can think of right now:

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius/Eye In The Sky
Charley Pride - Kiss An Angel Good Morning
Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
(preferably the live version from the Concert For New York City)
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
VeggieTales - Rock Monster :D
Georg Friedrich Handel - Hallelujah! (from Messiah)
Steve Jablonsky - Autobots Theme (from Transformers: The Score)
 
Tprach said:
John Picard said:
Oooh, a fellow T'Pau fan :cool:
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I am a T'pau fan also and could fill my top 10 easily with their stuff. But I wanted to list other artist & songs that I also really love to listen to. And it is all Triumphant's fault that I love them!! We / he spent 5 years trying to find the CD Rage before the Internet, and then the Web came along, and it was everywhere. :klingon:
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Heh. I found Rage while on a port visit to Singapore in 1988 :cool: It was by pure chance while visiting a record store.
 
Wow I didn't think there were any actual T'Pau fans and there's a freaking gaggle in here! :eek:

I'm not overly familiar so I'm not passing judgment, I just find it weird.
 
Whenever somebody says "The Greatest" songs I always think I should list songs that I like, but also have a type of grandeur to them. Here is what pops into my head

Heroin - Velvet Underground
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Forty-Six and 2 - Tool
Baba O'Reilly - The Who
The Saxophone Song - Kate Bush
Feeling Stronger Ever Day - Chicago
The Jeweler - This Mortal Coil
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd
Atmosphere - Joy Division
Trouble Coming Ever Day - Frank Zappa
 
Memphis - Johnny Rivers
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Dancing Queen - Abba
November Rain - GnR
Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash
Wild Wild West - Escape Club
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Fame - David Bowie
Cry - Faith Hill


Ask on a different day, get a different set of answers.
 
"A Day in the Life" The Beatles
"The Dreaming" Kate Bush
"I Can't Get It Out of My Head" ELO
"Silent All These Years" Tori Amos
"That'll Be the Day" Buddy Holly
"I Love Rock and Roll" Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Breakdown" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"Jealous Guy" John Lennon
"Rapture" Blondie
"Monkberry Moon Delight" Paul McCartney
 
1. Child in Time - Deep Purple
2. Anyplace, anywhere, anytime- Nena & Kim Wilde
3. SOS - ABBA
4. Imagine - John Lennon
5. Let it be - Beatles
6. Shenandoah - Celtic Woman
7. Nocturne - Secret Garden
8. I believe - Marcella Detroit
9. Stay - Shakespears Sister
10. Sacramento - Middle of the Road
 
DeafPoet said:
Wow I didn't think there were any actual T'Pau fans and there's a freaking gaggle in here! :eek:

I'm not overly familiar so I'm not passing judgment, I just find it weird.
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There is a relatively small but extremely dedicated fanbase for T'Pau, and Carol Decker, the lead singer. But it seems like there are more of us than you would think, because it doesn't seem to matter where I go, if the subject comes up, there's always another one aside from me and T'Prach.

I think a lot of the devotion has to do with the depth of the emotions expressed, the fact that the themes covered are relatively complex without edging over into pretentiousness, and the fact that the band was into experimenting with new or different sounds and musical genres and VERY good at making them work for them, whether that involved used blaring trumpets here, or Carol rapping there. Some of that genre blending isn't as rare, now - but this was in the late 80s.

Four albums, a ton of B-sides, and Carol's solo projects or collaborations with other artists, and out of all of that, there's very little that I don't think of as some of the best music in existence, and only one song that I actively dislike. And that isn't because it's not well done - it's because it seems a bit too slutty and makes me want to blush.
 
Dark Journey said:
Whenever somebody says "The Greatest" songs I always think I should list songs that I like, but also have a type of grandeur to them.
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If I were going to pick the 10 Grandest Songs, it would probably go like this (in no particular order):

1. Silent Lucidity by Queensryche
2. Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
3. China In Your Hand (album version) by T'Pau
4. Star Wars Main Title
5. Nights In White Satin by The Moody Blues
6. Stairway To Heaven by Dolly Parton (yes, Dolly Parton)
7. Synchronicity I and II by The Police (can't separate them)
8. Unforgiven I and II by Metallica (ditto)
9. My Immortal (Band Version) by Evanescence
10. Really hard to pick between Epic by Faith No More, Listen To Your Heart by Roxette, and Beautiful by Christina Aguilera. So I'm not picking, they tie. :p

NOTE: Sorry to double post. I thought someone else would have posted by the time I finished this post!
 
The first songs that always pop into my head are Led Zep's Kashmir and Faith No More's Epic. I could never make a full top 10 though as I don't listen to or take an interest in anywhere near enough 'popular' music. Especially not from the eras most of these songs come from.
 
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - CSNY
The Joker - Steve Miller
White Sun - Doobie Brothers
Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings
To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan
Nearness of You - Norah Jones
Reelin' in the Years - Steely Dan
Carry On - CSNY
Random Song of the Day
 
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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There are too many great tunes to whittle it down to a top 10. Way too many. Safe to say Rick Springfield's not making my list though! Good topic for those that are able to choose though.
 
Dont Stop Believin' - Journey
Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
All Along The Watchtower -Bear Mcreary's version
Dont Let the Sun Go Down on me - Elton John and George Michael
Umbrella - Rhianna
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Purple Rain - Prince
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
 
TheLonelySquire said:
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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There are too many great tunes to whittle it down to a top 10. Way too many. Safe to say Rick Springfield's not making my list though! Good topic for those that are able to choose though.
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Wow, I just agreed with almost everything in a TheLonelySquire post! Is the apocalypse nigh?
 
Joy In Repetition - Prince
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Omission - John Frusciante
Close To Me - The Cure
Black - Pearl Jam
Mistral Wind - Heart
I Could Have Lied - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Purple Rain - Prince
Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Radiohead
 
1. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
2. Wish you were here- Pink Floyd
3. Pianoman- Billy Joel
4. Beyond The Sea- Bobby Darin
5. Passenger- Deftones
6. Tripoli- Matthew Good Band
7. Snub Harbour Falcons- The Spades
8. At The 100th Meridian- The Tragically Hip
9. Wonderwall- Oasis
10. Today- Smashing Pumpkins

And because i feel like it.
11. Disarm- Smashing Pumpkins
 
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