Which song is usually regarded as the greatest ever?

[1987_Lakers]

is it Stairway to Heaven?

[chosen_one6]

Yup

[HardwoodLegend]

I've seen Bohemian Rhapsody get several mentions.

[Swaggin916]

If someone put a gun to my head I would definitely say Stairway to Heaven... seems to be society's go to.

[lefthook00]

Probably a Beethoven or Mozart song...

[andgar923]

Probably a Beethoven or Mozart song...

This or a Beatles song.

Imagine or Jude

[B-Low]

It's obviously "Don't Stop Believing"

/drunk girl answer

[gts]

It's obviously "Don't Stop Believing"

/drunk girl answerThat's after the fifth shot, earlier in the evening it was "Freebird"

[Rake2204]

I don't even know why "Stairway to Heaven" is the first song to come to my head but it was.

Sidenote, Wayne's World really threw me off the trail with Stairway and I finally found out why after reading about the movie last week. They lost the rights to use the first five notes for any version of the Stairway to Heaven except for the one shown in theatres. Since my first brush with Wayne's World was on VHS, the riff Wayne played in the "No Stairway" scene was nothing like what I'd eventually discover Stairway to be.

Scene in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD1KqbDdmuE

[Patrick Chewing]

Stairway's build up from beginning to end is just epic.

[Miss Bella]

This or a Beatles song.

Imagine or Jude

Imagine was not made as part of The Beatles, it was on John Lennon's solo album.

How John Lennon came up with the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWD8YI1Mqhs

[niko]

Probably something by Master P.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

A milli - Lil Wayne

[Miss Bella]

Thats pretty subjective. Theres really nlthing that makes one great vs another.

Exactly, people have different preferences and therefore their definition of best song will differ from another group of people.

For me it would be impossible to even make such list even a top 3 with no order all I can do is list some timeless classics that are amazing.

The Who - Baba O'reily (Teenage Wasteland)
John LEnnon - Imagine
Aerosmith - I dont wanna miss a thing
Bruce springsteen - Born to run
eagles - Hotel CAlifornia
Led Zepplin - Stariway to heaven
Lynyrd Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
Queen - Bohemian Rhaposdy and We are the Champions
Stiltskin - Inside

To name a few of the top of my head lol.

[KingBeasley08]

Versace- Drake and Migos

just kidding lol

[Ai2death]

Candy Shop by 50 Cent? :confusedshrug:

I kid I kid :D

[ROCSteady]

Exactly, people have different preferences and therefore their definition of best song will differ from another group of people.

For me it would be impossible to even make such list even a top 3 with no order all I can do is list some timeless classics that are amazing.

The Who - Baba O'reily (Teenage Wasteland)
John LEnnon - Imagine
Aerosmith - I dont wanna miss a thing
Bruce springsteen - Born to run
eagles - Hotel CAlifornia
Led Zepplin - Stariway to heaven
Lynyrd Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
Queen - Bohemian Rhaposdy and We are the Champions
Stiltskin - Inside

To name a few of the top of my head lol.


First bold is :biggums:


Second bold is :coleman:

Good God I hate those f ucking songs. They raise my blood pressure.

I can't stand when I hear them at weddings and bars.

[Miss Bella]

First bold is :biggums:


Second bold is :coleman:

Good God I hate those f ucking songs. They raise my blood pressure.

I can't stand when I hear them at weddings and bars.

I like them:D which comes back to what I said earlier that favorite or best when it comes to music is as subjective as it gets. I have heard the first one you bolded a lot in weddings but never SHA

[ROCSteady]

I see Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" very high up on lists for greatest songs ever.

Same with:

Marvin Gaye- "What's Goin On"
Beach Boys- "Good Vibrations"
Aretha Franklin- "Respect"
Nirvana- "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

[Jameerthefear]

Exactly, people have different preferences and therefore their definition of best song will differ from another group of people.

For me it would be impossible to even make such list even a top 3 with no order all I can do is list some timeless classics that are amazing.

The Who - Baba O'reily (Teenage Wasteland)
John LEnnon - Imagine
Aerosmith - I dont wanna miss a thing
Bruce springsteen - Born to run
eagles - Hotel CAlifornia
Led Zepplin - Stariway to heaven
Lynyrd Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
Queen - Bohemian Rhaposdy and We are the Champions
Stiltskin - Inside

To name a few of the top of my head lol.
Cannot stand that song.

[MetsPackers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXQ2T_FR8Nk

[ROCSteady]

I like them:D which comes back to what I said earlier that favorite or best when it comes to music is as subjective as it gets. I have heard the first one you bolded a lot in weddings but never SHA

Nah it's all good. People love those songs. They piss me off, I feel like I'm the outlier.

Sweet Home Alabama is a staple at suburban bars and country hole in the walls. You would think people get sick of them but to no avail.

[Miss Bella]

Nah it's all good. People love those songs. They piss me off, I feel like I'm the outlier.

Sweet Home Alabama is a staple at suburban bars and country hole in the walls. You would think people get sick of them but, to no avail.

Timeless classic:D


Cannot stand that song.

I think I read somewhere that you are from Sweet ol Alabama, it should be your favorite.

[Miss Bella]

Wack bitch

You are wack until you list your favorites.

[KingBeasley08]

A few songs I think should be in consideration are:

Memory Lane
New York State of Mind
The Next Episode
Me Against the World


Rap >>>>>>>> Rock

[DeuceWallaces]

If you're talking rock music it's usually Stairway, Free Bird, Bohemian, Hotel California, November Rain, Dream On, and Smells Like Teen Spirit.

[DuMa]

Fur Elise

[Dolphin]

A few songs I think should be in consideration are:

Memory Lane
New York State of Mind
The Next Episode
Me Against the World


Rap >>>>>>>> Rock

As far as music made for men to touch other men, I agree.

[KingBeasley08]

As far as music made for men to touch other men, I agree.
:kobe:

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

If you're talking rock music it's usually Stairway, Free Bird, Bohemian, Hotel California, November Rain, Dream On, and Smells Like Teen Spirit.


Was going to post exactly this with satisfaction

[nathanjizzle]

bad romance by lady gaga.

[Patrick Chewing]

Rap >>>>>>>> Rock


That would be false

[FiveRings]

No mention of MJ :( ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0

[DeuceWallaces]

Fur Elise

At least spell it right dipshit.

[Trollsmasher]

Stairway to Heaven
Free Bird (>>> Sweet Home)
Bohemian Rhapsody
One

also Comfortably Numb

[ace23]

Never heard Stairway to Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody.

[Just2McFly]

Are you that somebody?

[AintNoSunshine]

This or a Beatles song.

Imagine or Jude


What's the moral story behind Jude? Why was it so special?

[The-Legend-24]

Drake - Club Paradise or 9AM in Dallas

[AintNoSunshine]

Is Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven in the conversation?

[Just2McFly]

Drake - Club Paradise or 9AM in Dallas
9 AM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

[jamal99]

Stairway to Heaven
Free Bird (>>> Sweet Home)
Bohemian Rhapsody
One

also Comfortably Numb
Great choice.

[Out_In_Utah]

Interesting to look through these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_considered_the_best

[Overdrive]

Is Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven in the conversation?

It shouldn't be.

Stairway to heaven will pop up the most, but I don't think it's the best.

[Budadiiii]

Remix to ignition - R Kelly
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Come sail away - Styx
Love you like a love song - Selena

My personal favorites that are in discussion for GOAT.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Remix to ignition - R Kelly
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Come sail away - Styx
Love you like a love song - Selena

My personal favorites that are in discussion for GOAT.

Hmmmm.

I've listented to Ignition and Love you like a love song maybe 5-10 times a day when they were popular. And repeated it for at least several months.

The same with Put on and Hollaback Girl and It's My Life and Sweet Escape and She Wants to Move - Pharrell

I think you're on to something. There must be somethign especially enchanting about the beat. Something about the resonance or vibration that puts it as a worthwhile contendor.

[rufuspaul]

AC/DC-Hell's Bells



/thread

[Trollsmasher]

Never heard Stairway to Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody.
Kill yourself

[RagaZ]

Hey Jude?
Another brink in the wall?

[alenleomessi]

billie jean and no woman no cry should be in the conversation
not everyone listens to rock..

[KingBeasley08]

billie jean and no woman no cry should be in the conversation
not everyone listens to rock..
I'll put my vote down for Billie Jean as well.

Only "legendary rock song" I think I've heard is Smells Like Teen Spirit. Damn good song doe

[hateraid]

Fur Elise

I like that one. I'd also throw Cannon in D in there

But the greatest song ever is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt3cYpFLJiM

[MetsPackers]

Does anyone else not like Smells Like Teen Spirit at all? I never liked it not even once. Incredibly overrated IMO

[Trollsmasher]

I like that one. I'd also throw Cannon in D in there

But the greatest song ever is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt3cYpFLJiM
Never been a fan of this rendition, too messy and too much of a whammy abuse.

Does anyone else not like Smells Like Teen Spirit at all? I never liked it not even once. Incredibly overrated IMO
I don't like it too much either. That probably goes with my general dislike of Nirvana.

[hateraid]

Never been a fan of this rendition, too messy and too much of a whammy abuse.



Location: Europe

'Merica baby! :rockon:

[ihoopallday]

Wrecking Ball. Miley Cyrus :bowdown:

[miller-time]

Fur Elise

Moonlight Sonata > Fur Elise

Especially that 3rd movement. http://youtu.be/4Tr0otuiQuU?t=8m4s

[ace23]

Wrecking Ball. Miley Cyrus :bowdown:
This song is actually the shit.

[red1]

This song is actually the shit.
doesnt hold a candle to baby by justin bieber

[KingBeasley08]

Wrecking Ball actually is a damn good song tho real talk

[Scoooter]

This is not the greatest song in the world. This is just a tribute. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lK4cX5xGiQ)

[L.Kizzle]

Ace said he's never heard "Stairway to Heaven." But he's most def heard "My Girl."

My vote goes to "My Girl" by the Temptations or Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect." Soul Music tends to get around more than Rock (at least in this era.)

[DonDadda59]

This song should definitely be in the top 10-20 Conversation:

Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JkHBC5lDs)

[branslowski]

Just like Ace, I've never heard Highway to Heaven nor Bohemian Rhapsody or watever (Although if I go to youtube and listen to them (which I will after this post) I'd prob recongnize it from a movie or commercial).

Anyway, It seems like this thread is "whites only" type music, so I'll exit to da left.:lol


IMO, the greatest song ever is Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with "Billie Jean" a close 2nd. Goat gonna Goat.

[ace23]

Just like Ace, I've never heard Highway to Heaven nor Bohemian Rhapsody or watever (Although if I go to youtube and listen to them (which I will after this post) I'd prob recongnize it from a movie or commercial).
I went to listen to both and didn't recognize either. I also thought I would. :oldlol:

[Graviton]

There are a few in each genre that can be considered. It has to be a song that ANYONE can enjoy no matter their taste. Something that is so good you can't help but appreciate the beauty. Some of my unconventional candidates would be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpGbzYlnz7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Kwf_nNmGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al21Vtlsg4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB67HO8tkQs

[KingBeasley08]

There are a few in each genre that can be considered. It has to be a song that ANYONE can enjoy no matter their taste. Something that is so good you can't help but appreciate the beauty. Some of my unconventional candidates would be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpGbzYlnz7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Kwf_nNmGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al21Vtlsg4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB67HO8tkQs
Requiem For a A Dream :applause:

Great soundtrack.

[Graviton]

Requiem For a A Dream :applause:

Great soundtrack.
Movie and video game soundtracks nowadays are the only quality shit produced, all the real songs are autotuned to death and you can't even tell who the **** it is. No actual talent is required anymore, just a pretty face and some editing in the studio and you are an instant star.

[branslowski]

I went to listen to both and didn't recognize either. I also thought I would. :oldlol:

:oldlol:

I just went to check them out, I think I heard Highway to Heaven from somewhere before, and I've never heard Bohemian Rhapsody....Couldn't make it through either song, gave HTH 40 seconds untill I off'd it, and gave BR about 14 seconds before I said "lol no...white ppl music:facepalm " and closed my YouTube tab. Not a fan.

But the song "We are the Champions" has to be the greatest song for the sports world.

[Twin Beadles]

I'm God- lil b

[macmac]

Underrated best song of all time candidates:

House of the Rising Sun-the Animals
Tuesdays Gone- lynrd skynrd
Tonight tonight- smashing pumpkins
Reckoner - radiohead

[BigTicket]

My personal favorite is "Sitting on the dock of the bay" by Otis Redding. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4)

[AintNoSunshine]

My Dick - Michey Avalon anyone?

[miller-time]

Just like Ace, I've never heard Highway to Heaven nor Bohemian Rhapsody or watever (Although if I go to youtube and listen to them (which I will after this post) I'd prob recongnize it from a movie or commercial).


Stairway to Heaven. But anyway you probably wouldn't recognize it because Led Zepplin are notorious for not letting their music be used. Here is Jack Black begging them to let them use a song in The School of Rock (which they did end up allowing).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlk8DhHYDNw

And here is a deleted scene from Almost Famous. They filmed the scene but weren't allowed to use the song so they added the scene as a DVD extra. The scene didn't have the music so you had to sync the song to the video (which has been done in this link).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra9YR1ze0w0

[ROCSteady]

My personal favorite is "Sitting on the dock of the bay" by Otis Redding. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4)


:applause: Great one.


I would have to say the song that reflects and encapsulates being a human being in an ever changing world is this:

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

I think this is on the very short list of greatest songs ever recorded. Not complicated, not overdone. Just something that appeals to the wide gamut of being a human being.

[HardwoodLegend]

Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold" deserves some consideration.

He's composed many that are transcendentally brilliant. Leone's films have scores that really transport the listener.


Prince's "Purple Rain" also comes to mind.

[Jailblazers7]

First song that came to my mind was Springsteen - Thunder Road. It is pretty insane to image a single song being regarded as the greatest ever tho. There are definitely genre or era defining songs but music is way to diverse for there to be anything close to a consensus.

[KevinNYC]

Stairway to Heaven isn't even my favorite Zepplin song. I still don't know what this means

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May queen

Also did someone just say they listened to Highway to Heaven?

This is Highway to Heaven (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6qxMu3GT9o)

This is Highway to Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1eSdLKBxS0)

[GOBB]

Never heard Stairway to Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody.

Pathetic.

[GOBB]

Just like Ace, I've never heard Highway to Heaven nor Bohemian Rhapsody or watever (Although if I go to youtube and listen to them (which I will after this post) I'd prob recongnize it from a movie or commercial).

Anyway, It seems like this thread is "whites only" type music, so I'll exit to da left.:lol


IMO, the greatest song ever is Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with "Billie Jean" a close 2nd. Goat gonna Goat.

You have to be musically challenge to have never heard of those songs. Hell they are even used in movie scores. F*cking nitwits. Hey want some blacks only type music?

I be pimpin bytch!
I am gangsta more gangsta den u homey!
Yo, I said yo ma u single doe?
I'm scarface I'm gotti I'm some infamous gangsta that didnt like blacks much!

There ya go. Feel at home you ignorant c*nt?

[gts]

You have to be musically challenge to have never heard of those songs. Hell they are even used in movie scores. F*cking nitwits. Hey want some blacks only type music?

I be pimpin bytch!
I am gangsta more gangsta den u homey!
Yo, I said yo ma u single doe?
I'm scarface I'm gotti I'm some infamous gangsta that didnt like blacks much!

There ya go. Feel at home you ignorant c*nt?
oh f*ck I'm dyin here, too funny

[alenleomessi]

i dont see them mentioned so far so ill add

jackson 5 - i want you back
jeff buckley - hallelujah
john lennon - imagine
the verve - bittersweet symphony
pink floyd - wish you were here
mj - thriller
the beach boys - god only knows
pink floyd - comfortably numb

[Jasi]

White Christmas.

[D-Wade316]

Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fuhzYDeT4)

[FKAri]

I'm a huge music buff so I will answer this in terms of what I've seen from the many many lists and discussions I've had over the years. If I were to stick to English language songs from the 20th century and I had to pick one I'd say it would have to be Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone. When referring to greatness it's usually how impactful that song was to society and other music at the time. I remember not liking it the first time I heard it when I was really young. Eventually it became one of my all time favorites as well.

[The-Legend-24]

Money Trees - Kendrick

Gorgeous - Kanye

Break From Toronto - PARTYNEXTDOOR

[B-Easy8]

Gimme Shelter

[Pointguard]

There are a few in each genre that can be considered. It has to be a song that ANYONE can enjoy no matter their taste. Something that is so good you can't help but appreciate the beauty. Some of my unconventional candidates would be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0

Sounds of Silence!!! Simon came to Central Park and sang that about ten years ago. Powerful soft song much like the lyrics suggest.

In the vein of the songs mentioned on the first page. Caught my ear from the Bronx Tale. One of the very first videos ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muzyOd4Lh8

[Patrick Chewing]

Wrecking Ball actually is a damn good song tho real talk


How many homos we got on ISH???

[KingBeasley08]

How many homos we got on ISH???
Forget the video, just listen to the song. Miley actually has some talent. She just does what she does to gain relevance

[DeuceWallaces]

I'm a huge music buff so I will answer this in terms of what I've seen from the many many lists and discussions I've had over the years. If I were to stick to English language songs from the 20th century and I had to pick one I'd say it would have to be Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone. When referring to greatness it's usually how impactful that song was to society and other music at the time. I remember not liking it the first time I heard it when I was really young. Eventually it became one of my all time favorites as well.

Dylan is completely overrated and his music does not transcend the time in which it was made. His shit is stuck in the 60's.

[HarryCallahan]

Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold"


This.

Come Together (Beattles) is the best pop song though.

[RagaZ]

What about Viva La Vida:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oncmL69ZEJ8

[Crystallas]

Mainstream Pop(ALL-TIME), it's probably something like this.

Yesterday
Hotel California
Good Vibrations
(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow
5th Symphony



Stairway is great, even though the melody was ripped off from a bad Zeppelin toured with named Spirit, and the song(if you're interested) is named Taurus. It was recorded around 4 years before Stairway To Heaven.

If I had any input on what pop-culture thought, then I would maybe add Enjoy the Silence, Parents(Budgie), and Space Oddity.

[Jasi]

What about Viva La Vida:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oncmL69ZEJ8

:lol

WTF

Nice song but completely out of this thread's scope.


Seriously though, White Christmas, like I said before, is the answer.
It is the song that most people in the world all-time have bought. Fact.

[RagaZ]

Oasis - Wonderwall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hzrDeceEKc

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=1lyu1KKwC74&p=PLE22F0B1372C63F71

[Jasi]

Oasis - Wonderwall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hzrDeceEKc

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=1lyu1KKwC74&p=PLE22F0B1372C63F71

Do you happen to know that there are other types of music than Britpop?

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus deserves serious consideration. It's right up there with Stairway to Heaven.

[FatComputerNerd]

Check out this interactive version of "Like a Rolling Stone".

http://video.bobdylan.com/desktop.html

Try changing channels during the song. You can also hit stop when on a channel you like, then click replay to listen to the entire song on that channel.

One of the coolest things I've come across on the internet lately.

Anyhow, this song is definitely up there.

[ROCSteady]

Dylan is completely overrated and his music does not transcend the time in which it was made. His shit is stuck in the 60's.

Utterly foolish opinion.

His voice was never a good singing voice by technical standards but the lyrics are still timeless poetry.

How can you say a song like, "Times Are a Changin" is stuck in the '60s when u can apply it to every single decade/ generation that has come after?

Sounds like u just want to be 'that guy'

[FatComputerNerd]

Utterly foolish opinion.

His voice was never a good singing voice by technical standards but the lyrics are still timeless poetry.

How can you say a song like, "Times Are a Changin" is stuck in the '60s when u can apply it to every single decade/ generation that has come after?

Sounds like u just want to be 'that guy'

I think Dylan has had more songs covered than anyone else ever. Must be some reason for that.

[alenleomessi]

What about Viva La Vida:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oncmL69ZEJ8
its not even the best coldplay song
paradise and fix you are better

[RagaZ]

its not even the best coldplay song
paradise and fix you are better
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/4619280/thatcher-no-no-no-o.gif

[RagaZ]

Do you happen to know that there are other types of music than Britpop?
Lets face it, the best bands has been from UK.

Beatles, Queen, Rolling Stones etc. :bowdown:

[Jasi]

Lets face it, the best bands has been from UK.

Beatles, Queen, Rolling Stones etc. :bowdown:

:facepalm
If anything, you should have mentioned Pink Floyd.

[DeuceWallaces]

Utterly foolish opinion.

His voice was never a good singing voice by technical standards but the lyrics are still timeless poetry.

How can you say a song like, "Times Are a Changin" is stuck in the '60s when u can apply it to every single decade/ generation that has come after?

Sounds like u just want to be 'that guy'

The guy that thinks Dylan sucks and is stuck in the 60s? His music, his voice, his ability, they're all third rate. He's a 60's poet, not a creator of the greatest songs of all time.

[DeuceWallaces]

I think Dylan has had more songs covered than anyone else ever. Must be some reason for that.

He doesn't have one in the top 10.

[ROCSteady]

The guy that thinks Dylan sucks and is stuck in the 60s? His music, his voice, his ability, they're all third rate. He's a 60's poet, not a creator of the greatest songs of all time.


I gave only one example of a song that can never really be dated or 'stuck in the 60s' yet you didn't even address that.

I respect it the guy isn't your cup of tea, I've said as much about the actual singing voice.

For you to say the content of his songs are confined to the decade they were made is about as off base of a statement on lyrical music I can think of.

In fact, despite the popularity that his songs in this thread still have, some of my personal favorites are rooted or connoted with times far before anything modern to that of the '60s.