The ten best songs of all time

[Slime Slayer]

We are going to collectively select the ten best songs of all time, I will start us off:

Bonny Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
Joan Jett: Crimson and Clover
Elton Jhon: Goodbye Yellow Brick road

[Dudebro]

I can't think of anything atm but I vote no to the ones you listed. Were you 100% serious about those?

[Slime Slayer]

I can't think of anything atm but I vote no to the ones you listed. Were you 100% serious about those?
Yup, they might not be in the top 10 necessarily, but they are definitely worth mentioning.

Try to ignore your own personal preferences for this. Just straight up amazing songs, even if you are embarrassed to admit it, say it anyway.

[RevJ]

OK then, here's 10:

Bring The Noize - Anthrax & Public Enemy
Stigmata - Ministry
Imagine - John Lennon
Carmina Burana - various
Winds of Change - Scorpions
Fire and the Flames - Dragonforce
Sky Limit - Yohio
Bonny Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
Joan Jett: Crimson and Clover
Elton Jhon: Goodbye Yellow Brick road

[bearhawk72]

Hurt-Johnny Cash

[Barra]

Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd

[DrunkN]

We should limit the amount that we can all nominate at one time, then take a vote to cut down the ones selected. After doing that, I say we just repeat the process. That we can cover plenty of songs submitted by different people without getting overwhelmed. Maybe we should make multiple topics for multiple rounds?

Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie is my all time favorite song by far, so I'll have to stick to that.

[samejamesbond]

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
A Day in the Life - The Beatles
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Black - Pearl Jam
Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Good - Chuck Berry
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
(I Got You) I Feel Good - James Brown
What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Respect - Aretha Franklin
The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

To name a bunch.

[Dudebro]

@Steven- I'm not embarrassed I just don't think those three songs should be on a top ten list. I like them though. Not my favorite Elton song though. Also this-
total eclipse of the heart a mighty style - YouTube
What about "Your Song"?



My picks, with help from my wife-

Meat Loaf, Paradise by the Dashboard Light - You don't hear story driven rock like this anymore.

Journey, Don't Stop Believing - everyone likes this song right?

Etta James, At Last

Ben E. King, Stand By Me

OFFICIAL - Somewhere Over the Rainbow 2011 - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole - YouTube

Johnny Cash, When The Man Comes Around

The Beatles, My Life

Ok that's enough sentimental, somewhat depressing, songs for now.

We should try to be diverse about this. How about some rap?
Tupac-Changes - YouTube

[samejamesbond]

We need to nominate the weirdest song ever, Hocus Pocus:
Focus - Hocus Pocus - YouTube

[Kugyince]

Better way to do this. Everyone picks 10 songs, no doubles. We compile a list and allocate each song 10 points. Everyday each person can subtract 2 points from the list (2 from one song or split between two songs) and add 1 point to a song on the list.

Last ten standing wins.

[samejamesbond]

I don't see why not.

My Ten:
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
The Kinks " Waterloo Sunset - YouTube

A Day in the Life - The Beatles
The Beatles- A Day in the Life - YouTube

Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Satisfaction-Rolling Stones - YouTube

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven - YouTube

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - YouTube

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - YouTube

What I Say - Ray Charles
Ray Charles-What'd i say/Lyrics - YouTube

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (Lyrics) - YouTube

Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode [HQ] - YouTube

Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - YouTube

Respect - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967] (Original Version) - YouTube

[Kugyince]

In no particular order:

Black Dog Led Zeppelin Lyrics - YouTube

Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door - YouTube

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Who'll Stop The Rain - YouTube

Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds Of Silence - YouTube

Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin - YouTube

queen/ someone to love - YouTube

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama - Lyrics IN Video + Description (HD) - YouTube

Money - Pink Floyd + Lyrics - YouTube

Otis Redding-Sitting on the dock of the bay - YouTube

U2 One Lyrics - YouTube

[Slime Slayer]

Better way to do this. Everyone picks 10 songs, no doubles. We compile a list and allocate each song 10 points. Everyday each person can subtract 2 points from the list (2 from one song or split between two songs) and add 1 point to a song on the list.

Last ten standing wins.
That's actually what I was going to do, I got the idea from VGchartz, that how they did it.

[Kong]

The bottom of the list starts to get weak but I was trying to be diverse. I think everyone can agree the first 6 are epic though.


Steven Trask - The Origin of Love
Eliza - E.E. Cummings
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Features - The Idea of Growing Old
Survivor - Eye of The Tiger
John Jacob Niles - Maid Freed From The Gallows
The Knife - Heartbeats - or the Jose Gonzales cover
The Free Design - Love You
The Devil Makes Three - Black Irish
Johny Cash - Hurt
Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher
Flight of the Conchords - If You're Into It
Flobots - Handlebars
Cake - The Distance
50 Cents - If I Can't
Primus - Tommy The Cat
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
The Burning Bush - Rad Halaila
Psy - Gingham Style

[Slime Slayer]

I'll give it a couple more days, then start the voting. I think starting each song with 5 points would be better, thoughts?

[Kugyince]

Fine with me, its your thing.

[Razeluxe]

good luck. I dislike pretty much everyone here's taste in music so Ima just sit this one out. lol

[Slime Slayer]

good luck. I dislike pretty much everyone here's taste in music so Ima just sit this one out. lol
These are not supposed to reflective of our tastes in music. We are not listing our favorite songs. (nobody would have heard of any-ones favorites for the most part) We are just listing songs that are really good, timeless classics.

[Kugyince]

The only restriction I think we should have is excluding modern songs. I don't think a song can honestly be listed as one of the best songs of all time if it has not withstood the test of time.

[samejamesbond]

The only restriction I think we should have is excluding modern songs. I don't think a song can honestly be listed as one of the best songs of all time if it has not withstood the test of time.

What about Paranoid Android, Seven Nation Army, or Bitter Sweet Sympathy?
They're absolutely fantastic.

2. Paranoid Android - YouTube

The White Stripes - 'Seven Nation Army' - YouTube

The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony - YouTube

[Kong]

Here is my real list.

the origin of love-hedwig - YouTube

Nina Simone/ Feeling Good - YouTube

Ben E. King - Stand by me - YouTube

Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher - YouTube

Rocky (Rémi GAILLARD) - YouTube

[Razeluxe]

The only restriction I think we should have is excluding modern songs. I don't think a song can honestly be listed as one of the best songs of all time if it has not withstood the test of time.
Exactly. if I wanted nothing but old songs, I'd just go to the "What song are you listening to" Since that's all that anyone posts there.

[samejamesbond]

Exactly. if I wanted nothing but old songs, I'd just go to the "What song are you listening to" Since that's all that anyone posts there.

Age doesn't have to do anything with the quality of the song.
Even if that was the case, I'm sure you like some Beach
Boys/Beatles stuff.

Post what you want to post, it doesn't matter.
You post alot in the "What song are you listening to?" thread, so
I'm sure you have a bunch of songs you'd consider to be top 10 worthy.

[Kugyince]

Exactly. if I wanted nothing but old songs, I'd just go to the "What song are you listening to" Since that's all that anyone posts there.

You were right to edit that, it wasn't very nice. There's no reason to get nasty with other people because of their choice in music. The object of this thread from what I gather is not for everyone to list their personal favorite songs but what they feel would be recognized as the top ten songs that most can generally agree on.

If it was personal favorites, not many of us would be able to agree on anything at all. I'm not a fan of Led Zepplin, Rolling Stones, AC/DC, the Beatles, or Kiss but I'm not so narrow minded that I can't recognize why other people would like them. See where I'm going here?

[Razeluxe]

yeah. I gotta stop coming on forums and stuff when I'm in a foul mood.

Here's mine. Going to try to keep it varied.

Nujabes - Counting Stars - YouTube

Bastion - The Singer (Zia's Song) Remastered - YouTube Nice folky type sound.

I like the live version a lot more, but I figure I should just post official versions Deine Lakaien - Wasted Years - YouTube

Mr.Lonely - Bobby Vinton - YouTube

Maybe more later. I keep getting distracted by new music I'm finding. lol

[StarfoxFan2009]

My top ten:

10. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube

9. Sink The Bismarck - Johnny Horton - YouTube

8. I Want to know what love is - Foreigner - YouTube

7, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Live 1969) - YouTube

6. Nat King Cole -- Mona Lisa - YouTube

5. Billy Joel - Piano Man - YouTube

4. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - Time Of My Life - YouTube

3. Journey - Faithfully - YouTube

2. Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy (best version) The King of Music - YouTube

1. Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - YouTube

[Slime Slayer]

Rounding out my top ten:
4. Robert Palmer: Simply Irresistible (probably the hottest video ever made to boot)
5. Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls
6. Madonna: Material Girl
7. Murry Head: One Night in Bangkok
8. Hall and Oats: Out of Touch
9. Fleetwood Mac: Little Lies
10. Starship: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

80's represent!!! I'm not going to include videos because for the most part it brings the songs down a peg.

[jim5cents]

I'm just going to toss some songs out there that I think deserve some recognition and consideration. These are not my personal top ten.

Imagine - John Lennon
Yesterday - The Beatles
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
Smells like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Purple Rain - Prince
Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
Ain't Nothin but a G Thang - Dr. Dre
Rodeo - Garth Brooks

[kiwinavega]

Some great stuff on here so far! Here's a few. No time to find videos now, but trying to keep it varied. In no particular order...

Supremes and Four Tops - River Deep, Mountain High
Fleetwood Mac - Go your own way
Stone Roses - Breaking into heaven (if you don't know this, check it out - awesome!)
Simon & Garfunkel - Kathy's song
Watergate - Heart of Asia
Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on
Rage Against the Machine - Take the power back
Rabbit in the Moon - Out of body experience
Beth Orton - Feel to believe
Don McLean - American Pie

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Oooh, forgot one!

The Crystals - And then he kissed me

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http://www.youtube.com/yoN6XfyQsr4 - Dan le Sac & Scroobius Pip - Thou Shalt Always Kill - I was good friends with these guys at college.

[StarfoxFan2009]

An awesome Garth Brooks song that should have been on my top ten list : The Dance

[Slime Slayer]

So after all was said and done, we have a winner, I can't really argue with it, ladies and germs, the official best song of time:
The Age of Aquarius - YouTube

[Kugyince]

While it's a very good song I wouldn't say it's the best. All this is purely subjective though.

[Slime Slayer]

Jefferson Airplane -White Rabbit- - YouTube
This is the new best.

Edit: It's just up to me so I say whats best.

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oh god but maybe this one:
Dream On.Aerosmith - YouTube

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This is good too:
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - YouTube