Greatest Songs Ever

We all have favourites, but this thread is for songs that do something to you. Whether they make you cry, jump around like crazy, give you goosebumps, or just make you want to sing.

Maybe it's because of the lyrics, maybe a roaring bassline, it could be just that it means something special to you, or it just plain kicks arse - what are those special songs of yours???


Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Breaking the Girl

Van Morrisson - Moondance

Dylan - Possession (Kemal + Rob Data rmx)

Jeff Buckley - Everybody Here Wants you

Jeff Buckley - Vancouver

Prodigy - Charly (Trip into Drum and Bass Version)

Prodigy - Poison

Metallica - One

more to come....

pink floyd - wish you were here

tool - parabol & parabola

that'll do for now.

Metallica - Nothing else matters & The Unforgiven
Killers - Mr Brightside
U2 - With or without U/Sunday Bloody Sunday
Chris Isaak - Wicked game
Green day - Time of your life
Guns n Roses - Patience
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge/I could have lied



They all come to mind.


and Wendy Matthews - The day you went away 

oh my. this is going to take me forever.

will be back soon...

jigsaw falling into place - radiohead

nude - radiohead

creep - radiohead

bullet with butterfly wings - smashing pumpkins

breaking the girl - rhcp

you could be mine - guns n roses

push - cody chestnut

left & right - d'angelo

work it - missy elliott

flashlight - parliament

testify - parliament

funky drummer - james brown n the jb's

RESPECT - aretha franklin

sister's are doing it for themselves - aretha n annie lennox

i could go on forever!

i had a list up of about 100 songs i reckon, then i accidentally went to another page, and lost it all. was only half done too.

giving up. it took me an hour.

Lamb - Gorecki

Sarah Blasko - Flame Trees

Michael Andrews - Mad World

Kylie Minogue - True Love Never Dies

Korn - Pretty

BKS - Kenya Chill

Herbie Hancock - Actual Proof

Kraftwerk - Autobahn

Beastie Boys - Fight for your Right

This list is going to get pretty damn big.

Lamb - Gorecki, is a beautiful song.

and JEWEL - Foolish Games

nice selections, i totally agree with ya on those ones! i also can't believe some one else has heard of/loves the song Vancouver, such an amazing song   

some others that i love

Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over
Tool - Lateralus + Schism
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) + How To Disappear Completely
Metallica - Fade To Black
Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
Korn - Right Now
Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
2Pac - Hail Mary + Hit Em Up
Snoop Dogg - Yall Gone Miss Me
Dr. Dre - Bitches Aint Shit

only one DnB
Evol Intent - The Ultraviolence

Oh yeah...

Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979

Regurgitator - Track One

DJ Tonka - Phun Ky

how about just a pick of the bunch. that was the idea anyway.

that was a pick of the bunch!

that's where my problem lies. there are hundreds of absolute classics i want to list.

led zeppelin - stairway to heaven
pearl jam - black

2 greatest rock songs of all time imo

red hot chilli peppers - under the bridge

Nirvana - smells like teen spirit

Radiohead - Creep

songs that come to mind from being a kid and watching the film clips...

so many - greenery dont help the memory...

Black is wicked.

Stairway to Heaven too actually.

Nirvarna - Heart Shaped Box.
Korn - Blind.
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm.
Machine Head - Imperium.
Metallica - One.
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning.
Silverchair - Israels Son.

REM - Losing My Religion

David Bowie - Ground Control To Major Tom

Ooh yes.



Also:
The Beatles - Hey Jude.
The Doors - Light My Fire.

aiii, i reckon i'll go a band at a time for now.

led zeppelin

stairway to heaven
all my love
dyer maker
houses of the holy
the song remains the same
going to california
dazed and confused
misty mountain hop
achilles last stand
immigrant song
ramble on
nobody's fault but mine
the battle of evermore

this will be my biggest list i believe. don't mind them.

OMG the doors greatest hits album rocks :love:

  *sings* oh yes I love it madly I wanna be its daddy 

Silverchair - The Door  (seriously)

Rolling Stones - Paint It Black.

the animals:

we gotta get out of this place
house of the rising sun
san franciscan nights
don't let me be misunderstood

derek and the dominos - layla
eric clapton - layla (acoustic)
eric clapton - tears in heaven
cream - sunshine of your love
cream - white room
the yardbirds - for your love

Billy thorpe - Most people I know think that I'm crazy 

(I forget their name but the original) Black betty

add mama, and somewhere over the rainbow for me.

black betty is by ram jam too bel.

How about we just get you to do the whole list  Cause your doing a heaps better job at remembering than I am 

i'm just doing it in dribs and drabs now. after losing a whole chunk of my list earlier, i can't be bothered going into it as much as i did.

there's been some great songs in here.

the doors

roadhouse blues
riders of the storm
love her madly
light my fire

the easybeats

friday on my mind
sorry
i'll make you happy
she's so fine

russell morris - the real thing
the kinks - lola
the kinks - all day, and all of the night
otis redding - sittin on the dock of the bay
sam cooke - what a wonderful world

the who

my generation
pinball wizard
substitute
won't get fooled again (though csi has killed it for me a bit)
pictures of lily

NAW MY GOD!  *sings* monday I got friday on my mind 

The Clash - Rock the Casbah
The Clash - London Calling
The Jam - That's Entertainment
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Bee Gees - Staying Alive
John Lennon - Imagine


More to come...

oh yeah! that's a fricken classic.

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
New Order - Blue Monday
808 State - Pacific State
Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
The Cure - Killing an Arab
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Midnight Oil - Kosciusko
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Police - Roxanne

Remember.....

You know I agree with all of those.

Also need to add:
Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
Bjork - Yoga
Bob Dylan - Subterranian Homesick Blues
Anything by Nick Cave

Plenty more to add as my brain comes to life.

robert palmer - addicted to love 

i loved it as a 12 year old
hehe, im not even going to get started in this thread. too many 'greatest songs ever'. though i disagree with josh (just for something different) cos nick cave is a lame, overrated predictable tool.

but 'dont give up'?
you old softy... it is a nice tune. kate bush and peter gabriel!

Nick Cave predictable????????

The man comes up with something unexpected & new with each album he releases.

Edit: I mentioned it earlier but having just listened to it again, Bjork - Joga is probably the top of this list for me.

For those interested, here is Rolling Stone magazines top 100 of all time. Personnal faves in bold.

1. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
2. Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones
3. Imagine, John Lennon
4. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
5. Respect, Aretha Franklin
6. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
7. Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
8. Hey Jude, The Beatles
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
10. What'd I Say, Ray Charles
11. My Generation, The Who
12. A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke
13. Yesterday, The Beatles
14. Blowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan
15. London Calling, The Clash
16. I Want to Hold Your Hand, The Beatles
17. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix
18. Maybellene, Chuck Berry
19. Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
20. Let It Be, The Beatles
21. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
22. Be My Baby, The Ronettes
23. In My Life, The Beatles
24. People Get Ready, The Impressions
25. God Only Knows, The Beach Boys
26. A Day in the Life, The Beatles
27. Layla, Derek and the Dominos
28. (Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
29. Help!, The Beatles
30. I Walk the Line, Johnny Cash
31. Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin
32. Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones
33. River Deep - Mountain High, Ike and Tina Turner
34. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', The Righteous Brothers
35. Light My Fire, The Doors
36. One, U2
37. No Woman, No Cry, Bob Marley and the Wailers
38. Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones
39. That'll Be the Day, Buddy Holly and the Crickets
40. Dancing in the Street, Martha and the Vandellas
41. The Weight, The Band
42. Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks
43. Tutti-Frutti, Little Richard
44. Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles
45. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley
46. Heroes, David Bowie
47. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
48. All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix
49. Hotel California, The Eagles
50. The Tracks of My Tears, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
51. The Message, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
52. When Doves Cry, Prince
53. Anarchy in the U.K., The Sex Pistols
54. When a Man Loves a Woman, Percy Sledge
55. Louie Louie, The Kingsmen
56. Long Tall Sally, Little Richard
57. Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum
58. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
59. The Times They Are A-Changin', Bob Dylan
60. Let's Stay Together, Al Green
61. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On, Jerry Lee Lewis
62. Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley
63. For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield
64. She Loves You, The Beatles
65. Sunshine of Your Love, Cream
66. Redemption Song, Bob Marley and the Wailers
67. Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley
68. Tangled Up in Blue, Bob Dylan
69. Crying, Roy Orbison
70. Walk On By, Dionne Warwick
71. California Girls, The Beach Boys
72. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, James Brown
73. Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran
74. Superstition, Stevie Wonder
75. Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin
76. Strawberry Fields Forever,The Beatles
77. Mystery Train, Elvis Presley
78. I Got You (I Feel Good), James Brown
79. Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds
80. I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye
81. Blueberry Hill, Fats Domino
82. You Really Got Me, The Kinks
83. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), The Beatles
84. Every Breath You Take, The Police
85. Crazy, Patsy Cline
86. Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen
87. Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash
88. My Girl, The Temptations
89. California Dreamin', The Mamas and The Papas
90. In the Still of the Nite, The Five Satins
91. Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley
92. Blitzkrieg Bop, Ramones
93. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2
94. Good Golly, Miss Molly, Little Richard
95. Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins
96. Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis
97. Roll Over Beethoven, Chuck Berry
98. Love and Happiness, Al Green
99. Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater Revival
100. You Can't Always Get What You Want, The Rolling Stones

101-200.....

101. Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Jimi Hendrix
102. Be-Bop-A-Lula, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
103. Hot Stuff, Donna Summer
104. Living for the City, Stevie Wonder
105. The Boxer, Simon and Garfunkel
106. Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan
107. Not Fade Away, Buddy Holly and the Crickets
108. Little Red Corvette, Prince
109. Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison
110. I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now), Otis Redding
111. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams
112. That's All Right, Elvis Presley
113. Up on the Roof, The Drifters
114. Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home), The Crystals
115. You Send Me, Sam Cooke
116. Honky Tonk Women, The Rolling Stones
117. Take Me to the River , Al Green
118. Shout (Parts 1 and 2)], The Isley Brothers
119. Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac
120. I Want You Back,The Jackson 5
121. Stand By Me, Ben E. King
122. House of the Rising Sun, The Animals
123. It's a Man's Man's Man's World, James Brown
124. Jumpin' Jack Flash, The Rolling Stones
125. Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles
126. Shake, Rattle & Roll, Big Joe Turner
127. Changes, David Bowie
128. Rock & Roll Music, Chuck Berry
129. Born to Be Wild, Steppenwolf
130. Maggie May, Rod Stewart
131. With or Without You, U2
132. Who Do You Love, Bo Diddley
133. Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who
134. In the Midnight Hour, Wilson Pickett
135. While My Guitar Gently Weeps, The Beatles
136. Your Song, Elton John
137. Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles
138. Family Affair, Sly and the Family Stone
139. I Saw Her Standing There, The Beatles
140. Kashmir, Led Zeppelin
141. All I Have to Do Is Dream, The Everly Brothers
142. Please, Please, Please, James Brown
143. Purple Rain, Prince
144. I Wanna Be Sedated, The Ramones
145. Everyday People, Sly and the Family Stone
146. Rock Lobster, The B-52's
147. Lust for Life, Iggy Pop
148. Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
149. Cathy's Clown, The Everly Brothers
150. Eight Miles High, The Byrds
151. Earth Angel, The Penguins
152. Foxey Lady, Jimi Hendrix
153. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles
154. Rave On, Buddy Holly and the Crickets
155. Proud Mary, Creedence Clearwater Revival
156. The Sounds of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel
157. I Only Have Eyes for You, The Flamingos
158. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley and His Comets
159. I'm Waiting for the Man, The Velvet Underground
160. Bring the Noise, Public Enemy
161. I Can't Stop Loving You, Ray Charles
162. Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor
163. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
164. Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash
165. Fast Car, Tracy Chapman
166. Lose Yourself , Eminem
167. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye
168. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, The Temptations
169. Losing My Religion, R.E.M.
170. Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell
171. Dancing Queen, Abba
172. Dream On, Aerosmith
173. God Save the Queen, The Sex Pistols
174. Paint It, Black, The Rolling Stones
175. I Fought the Law, The Bobby Fuller Four
176. Don't Worry Baby, The Beach Boys
177. Free Fallin', Tom Petty
178. September Gurls, Big Star
179. Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division
180. Hey Ya!, Outkast
181. Green Onions, Booker T. and the MG's
182. Save the Last Dance for Me, The Drifters
183. The Thrill Is Gone, B.B. King
184. Please Please Me, The Beatles
185. Desolation Row, Bob Dylan
186. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Aretha Franklin
187. Back in Black, AC/DC
188. Who'll Stop the Rain,Creedence Clearwater Revival
189. Stayin' Alive, The Bee Gees
190. Knocking on Heaven's Door, Bob Dylan
191. Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
192. Wichita Lineman, Glen Campbell
193. There Goes My Baby, The Drifters
194. Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly
195. Maybe, The Chantels
196. Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns N' Roses
197. Don't Be Cruel, Elvis Presley
198. Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix
199. Flash Light, Parliament
200. Loser, Beck

Back to Life - Soul II Soul

Sweet track. Works really well with the intro of that Hype Williams film 'Belly' too. Loves it!

Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Tiny Dancer - Elton John

 

kyuss - writhe
tool - disposition
silverchair - freak
marilyn manson - beautiful people
jimi hendrix - purple haze
led zeppelin - kashmir
rage against the machine - testify
greenday - time of your life
oasis - wonderwall
everclear - santa monica
red hot chili peppers - my friends
massive attack - teardrop
nirvana - come as you are & smells like teen spirit
nine inch - nails even deeper
the chemical brothers - block rockin beats
prodigy - poison
nine inch nails - hurt
pantera - shedding skin
hilltop hoods - left foot right foot
beastie boys - intergalactic
fatboy slim - right here right now
powderfinger - day you come
smashing pumpkins -1979


stopping now or i will go on forever


oh wait! how could i forget... Pendulum - Granite 

cool thread

I'm still waiting for Quazza's massive list of Muse songs to appear.

Hyjak n Torcha f/ MC Kye- Fast Pace
High Contrast- Return of Forever
Radiohead- Idioteque
Blackalicious- Make You Feel That Way
The Stranglers- Golden Brown
Hilltop Hoods- Recapturing the Vibe
Kansas- Dust In The Wind
Chemical Brothers- Come With Us
Rage Against The Machine- The Ghost of Tom Joad (cover)
Muse- Hypermusic

nothin' but a good time by poison
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yeah but rolling stones 'top' lists are always biased and no-one really takes them seriously
their greatest guitarists and greatest guitar solo's of all time is an absolute joke

whoever said roadhouse blues by the doors before rocks, one of my fav songs of all time!

oasis - whatever
oasis - don't look back in anger
blur - coffee and  tv
blur - parklife
pulp - mile end
oasis - live forever
oasis - supersonic
blur - no distance left to run
blur - charmless man

stone temple pilots - sourgirl
air - kelly watch the stars
crowded house - don't dream it's over
crowded house - better be home soon
dragon - are you old enough
dragon - april sun in cuba
men at work - downunder
cold chisel - khe sanh
cold chisel - breakfast at sweethearts
cold chisel - flame trees
cold chisel - when the war is over
mondo rock - come said the boy
daddy cool - eagle rock
masters apprentices - it's because i love you
little river band - reminiscing
men at work - errol
gangajang - sounds of then
icehouse - great southern land
the choirboys - run to paradise
spandau ballet - gold
spandau ballet - true
def leppard - love bites


there is just way too much amazing music that has been made.

will do a recent list soon too.

mazzy star - fade into you
oasis - champagne supernova
placebo - burger queen
everything but the girl - mirrorball
portishead - it's a fire

that's gonna have to do for now too!

You've got the shittest taste in bands Chris... 

I'd add to that:
Blur - There's No Other Way

nice addition. had forgotten about that little gem.

big up yourself as always for your taste mate. impeccable.

a few classics of mine...

muse - new born
queens of the stone age - lost art of keeping a secret
radiohead - karma police
rage against the machine - know your enemy
red hot chili peppers - sir psycho sexy
soundgarden - spoonman
soundgarden - black hole sun
the mars volta - cicatriz esp
tool - forty six & 2
tool - parabola
tool - sober
blind melon - no rain
led zeppelin - no quarter
van halen - panama
jimi hendrix - hey joe
eric clapton - tears in heaven
pink floyd - shine on you crazy diamond

Tune!

Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You
Sarah McLachlan - Possession
Sarah McLachlan - Hold On (BT Mix)
Sarah McLachlan - Good Enough
Sarah McLachlan - Fall From Grace
Lauryn Hill - Mr Intentional
Young MC - Bust A Move
Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate
Smashing Pumpkins - Ava Adore
Smashing Pumpkins - For Martha
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise
Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
Snoop Dogg - Signs
Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground
Sugababes - Run For Cover
Sugababes - Caught In A Moment
Sugababes - Situation's Heavy
Sugababes - Twisted
The Sundays - You're Not The Only One I Know
The Sundays - Wild Horses
Wicked Beat Sound System - I Don't Wanna Know
MJ Cole - Crazy Love
MJ Cole - Perfect Pitch
Nelly Furtado - I'm Like A Bird
Orbital - Halcyon & On & On
Pressure Rise - Let Go
Res - Ice King
Res - If There Ain't Nothing
Saian Supa Crew - Angela
Erykah Badu - Green Eyes
Erykah Badu - Appletree
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Incubus - Drive
STP - Plush
STP - Interstate Love Song
STP - Big Empty
STP - Adhesive
STP - Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
STP - Art School Girl
India Arie - Video
India Arie - Can I Walk With You
KLF - 3am Eternal
Lamb - Cotton Wool
Luscious Jackson - Ladyfingers
Michael Jackson - Blame It On The Boogie
Michael Jackson - You Wanna Be Starting Something
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Arrested Development - People Everyday
Lisa Loeb - Stay
Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
Artful Dodger - Think About Me
Artful Dodger - Rewind
Black Eyed Peas - Complete Beloved
Brandy - You Don't Know Me (Like You Used To)
Brandy - I Wanna Be Down
De La Soul - A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturday
Dee-lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Maroon 5 - Harder To Breathe
Maroon 5 - Kiwi
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pea
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Disturbed - Down With The Sickness
Richard Cheese - Down With The Sickness
Violent Femmes - Add It Up
Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Craig David - 6 Of 1 Thing
James Morrison - You Give Me Something
Joss Stone - Put Your Hands On Me
Joss Stone - Don't Cha Wanna Ride
Joss Stone - Head Turner
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walking
Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before
Veruca Salt - Seether
Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls
C&C Music Factory - Things That Make You Go Hmm
C&C Music Factory - Everybody Dance Now
Jill Scott - Love Rain Down
Jill Scott - Long Walk Home
Jill Scott - He Loves Me
Jill Scott - Slowly Surely
Mary J Blige - Rainy Days
Mary J Blige - No More Drama
Mary J Blige - Everyday It Rains
Mary J Blige - PMS
Ursula Rucker - Supa Sista
Ursula Rucker - 1 Million Ways To Burn
Ursula Rucker - Get Ready
Ursula Rucker - The Return To Innocence Lost
Danny Byrd - R&B vs D&B
Goldie - Inner City Life
London Elektricity - Wishing Well (Danny Byrd Remix)
LTJ Bukem - Horizons
John B - Half Now, Half Later
Adam F - Circles
Jay-Z - Can't Knock The Hustle feat Mary J Blige
Method Man - You're All I Need feat Mary J Blige
Biz Markie - Let Me Clear My Throat
Diana Ross & The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
Etta James - At Last
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
Ray Charles - Night Time Is The Right Time
Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You
Evanesence - My Immortal
Angie Stone - Trouble Man
Angie Stone - More Than A Woman
Angie Stone - Pissed Off
George Michael - Faith
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Alicia Keys - When You Really Love Someone
Bjork - Army Of Me
Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet
Bjork - Venus As A Boy
Cibo Matto - Sugar Water
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
John Mayer - Vultures
John Mayer - Belief
John Mayer - Stop This Train
Justin Timberlake - Love Stoned/I Think She Knows
Fiona Apple - Sleep To Dream
Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer
Fiona Apple - Sullen Girl
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Fiona Apple - Carrion
Fiona Apple - Fast As You Can
Fiona Apple - Get Gone
Fiona Apple - Limp
Fiona Apple - Love Ridden
Fiona Apple - Paper Bag
Hole - Doll Parts
John Legend - Ordinary People
L7 - Shitlist
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Nine Inch Nails - Piggy
Nine Inch Nails - Ruiner
Lily Allen - Everything's Just Wonderful
Mark Ronson - Valerie feat Amy Winehouse
Michelle Branch - Goodbye To You
Ne-Yo - Crazy feat Jay-Z
Ne-Yo - Can We Chill
Ne-Yo - Because Of You
Roy Orbison - You Got It
Nirvana - All Apologies
Nirvana - Breed
Nirvana - Dumb
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
Nirvana - Lithium
Nirvana - Sliver
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
Quindon Tarver - When Doves Cry
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
The Cranberries - Liar
The Cranberries - How
The Cranberries - Linger
The Cure - Burn
The Cure - Catch
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
The Cure - Lovecats
The Cure - The Perfect Girl
The Cure - Why Can't I Be You
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Weezer - Say It Ain't So



*Yes, every one of these songs is special to me for a few different reasons.

Rock Lobster - B-52's

oh fuck me jesus YES!!

poor effort there chris... :lol:

Tenacious D - Tribute  :teefslay:

Classico is way better than Tribute  :slayer:

creedence clearwater revival - proud mary
creedence clearwater revival - fortunate son
lynard skynard - sweet home alabama
lynard skynard - tuesday's gone
jimi hendrix - all along the watchtower
fleetwood mac - rhiannon
supertramp - take the long way home
supertramp - dreamer
dire straits - money for nothing
dire straits - romeo and juliet
dire straits - sultans of swing
dire straits - telegraph road
dire straits - twistin by the pool
pink floyd - comfortably numb
pink floyd - the wall
pink floyd - wish you were here
pink floyd - shine on you crazy diamond
the masters apprentices - it's because i love you
russell morris - the real thing
ian moss - tucker's daughter
kenny loggins - dangerzone
mondo rock - come said the boy
fine young cannibals - she drives me crazy
elvis presley - suspicious minds
billy joel - piano man
billy joel - in the middle of the night
billy joel - only the good die young
billy joel - just the way you are
billy joel - we didn't start the fire
genesis - i can't dance
phil collins - in the air tonight
phil collins - another day in paradise
phil collins - easy lover
crowded house - don't dream it's over
crowded house - something so strong
crowded house - four seasons in one day
crowded house - better be home soon
split enz - six months in a leaky boat
australian crawl - errol
australian crawl - boys light up
australian crawl - reckless
australian crawl - downhearted
small faces - tin soldier
five man electric band - signs


still a lot more to come.

yep came up with another couple.

pseudo echo - funkytown
beegees - stayin alive
creedence clearwater revival - bad moon rising & proud mary
survivor - eye of the tiger
fleetwood mac - sara
fleetwood mac - seven wonders
bob dylan - blowin in the wind
toto - hold the line & africa
dusty springfield - son of a preacher man
filter - take a picture
pearl jam - black & yellow ledbetter
ben harper & eddie vedder - indifference
australian crawl - reckless

poor effort there chris...

i forgot another as well.

small faces - itchycoo park

Tenacious D - Tribute 

Classico is way better than Tribute 

Primal Scream- Moving On Up
Toto- Africa
War- Lowrider
Ice Cube- It Was A Good Day
Kool + the Gang- Summer Madness
Harold Faltermeyer- Axel Foley Theme

great songs keyser!

might i add:

robert palmer - simply irresistible

prince - pretty much anything, but especially purple rain, 1999, raspberry beret and cream

icehouse - great southern land

Gangajang - sounds of then (this is australia)

ike and tina turner - nutbush city limits, river deep mountain high

david bowie - suffragette city

roxy music - virginia plain, ladytron

happy mondays - kiny afro, loose fit, step on , 24 hour party people

avenged sevenfold - unholy confessions  :music:

sum 41 - pieces  :music:

tc - robots  :E

and BOOM

you just dropped another notch on the coolness chart

your now at minus 3 :E

Oh I love this song.

 :nod:

i thought i was already at minus 127  :lol:

avenged sevenfold - unholy confessions 

sum 41 - pieces 

tc - robots 

and BOOM

you just dropped another notch on the coolness chart

your now at minus 3

Oh I love this song.

A few old ones but this is really too hard to think about:

Stevie Wonder - Superstition, Signed Sealed Delivered, Higher Ground, You are the sunshine of my life, etc...

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (demo version), Heroes, Changes, and a zillion others but it's hard to choose coz he's released 28 albums!)

Ella Fitzgerald - A Tisket a Tasket

Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie

Jimi Hendrix - Manic Depression, Castles Made of Sand

This is way too hard for a Friday afternoon  

Slayer - Raining Blood.
Death - Crystal Mountain
Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites
Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy Name
Burzum - Dunkelheit
Darkthrone - A blaze in the Northern Sky
B52's - Rock Lobster
Europe - The Final Countdown
Deodato - Whirlwinds
Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 12 Stars.

 

i thought i was already at minus 127  

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my clear 2 faves

Stockholm Syndrome-Muse

Golden Brown-The Stranglers


the 2 tunes that still give me goosebumps

including that one? 

Songs that move me...

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings (probably the most stirring piece for me, memorably used in the films Platoon and The Elephant Man)

Advance Australia Fair (nuff said!)

Procul Harum - Whiter Shade Of Pale
The Box Tops - The Letter
The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
Satie - Gymnopédie No1
The Beatles - A Day In The Life
The Beatles - In My Life
John Lennon - Imagine
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Billy Joel - Honesty
INXS - The Party (These Are The Times)
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
INXS - Original Sin
Toto - Africa
Styx - Come Sail Away
Richard Marx - Hazard
Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Hunters & Collectors - Holy Grail
Pearl Jam - Black

Nice! Didn't expect to see that name on this board.

Timeless tune...

Silverchair - After All These Years

absolute classic.

&

golden brown would have to be right up there as one of the most amazing songs i've ever heard.

listening to "great southern land" now, whilst it may not be the greatest song it is certainly great, just check the title 

The Specials - A Message to you Rudy

They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in your Soul

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

Kraftwerk - Autobahn and Pocket Calculator

Thru the Vibe (2 on 1) by Omni Trio, what an awesome tune this one is 

Universe by Marcus Intalex (Gee this tunes a good one, but after 100 or so plays, it isn't as great as when you heard it first)

Playing Games (Seba & Paradox Remix) by Duo Infernale

well there's a few from me

One of my fave Omni Trio tunes. Still ain't close to Who Are U though.

heard this again for the first time in ages the other day. such an awesome tune...

Awesome song

I'll be back with my list. Hopefully most of the songs I pick would have been made sice I was born! none of this yesteryear 5AD shit 

It's actually a Pearl jam/Eddy Vedder song though yeah? It's from Verses. I have never heard the Ben Harper/Eddy Vedder version, sounds good. Indifference is one of my faves too.

Also some tunes that do it for me,

Alex Lloyd - Black the Sun
Sarah McLachlan - Elsewhere
Madonna - Live to tell
Fugees - Killing me Softly (cover)
John B - Up all night

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean.
Michael Jackson - Black or White.

Was listening to my MJ CD this morning

Opeth - Dirge for November
Linkin Park - My December
Calyx - Get myself to you
Theme from Dune - The trip to Arakis
Holst - The Planets Suite
Michael Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Dom and Roland - Soundwall VIP
Black Sabbath - Changes
Scorn - The End (P.C.M. - Nightmare mix)
Psycroptic - Psycrology
Radiohead - Knives out
Pink Floyd - Time
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
JJ Cale - City Girls
Ill Nino - If you still Hate me
Alien Ant Farm - Death Day
Borknagar - Matter and Motion

ghost town - the specials

Yeah Thats the one but the Ben Harper & Eddie Vedder (live I think) version is better imo

Its very hard to get a list down to a min amount so people don't get sick of reading before they get to the bottom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1g6VuRQDFc
incredible song

they closed their 2nd Melb gig in 2006 with it, 12000+ ppl screaming their lungs out to 'i'll swallow poison, until i grow immune, I will scream my lungs out, til it fills this room' was awesome 

sends shivers down my spine everytime i hear it!
though i thought it was an intimate JJJ live at the wireless gig with ben harper, and he invited eddie out on stage to that song together!!  fucking beautiful!   

OH I just played the link...
Total goosebumps!

God I love that song 

after a quick read through this i was surprised to see that no one as far as i could tell mentioned house of the rising sun

I'm pretty sure I saw it somewhere. Not 100% though.

Chris did I reckon.

Im surprised there hasn't been more DnB listed.

Going by whats on my MP3 player, these are the pick of the bunch.

Show & AG - Next Level (Nyte Time mix)
Wu Tang - C.R.E.A.M
Gangstarr - Code of the Streets
Bob Marley - Could you be loved
Bob Marley & Pete Tosh - Get up, stand up
Bob Marley - I shot the sheriff
Big L - MVP
Big L - Put it on

Stone Roses - I wanna be adhored

Awesome clip of Ian Brown singing it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7dq6w9klDg

when i think greatest ever song, 99% of dance music doesn't really come up

Smash it Up - The Damned
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Girl, you'll be a woman soon - Neil Diamond
Chase the Devil - Max Romeo

But I thought the whole point of this thread was to list YOUR PERSONAL greatest songs ever... and I quote...

and when i say, "when i think greatest ever song, 99% of dance music doesn't really come up" it's MY PERSONAL opinion

Okily dokily! 

Probably because dance music in general is disposable music. It is very forward thinking music, which is why I love it, but as a result it rarely offers a lot in the way of longevity.

yep. house of the rising sun was one of the few animals tune's i listed dave.

Stevie Ray Vaughan (R.I.P) - Lenny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oLROTgThys

in my oppinion the greatest guitar work ever achieved by anyone

the man is a blues guitar legend, and he is the one that inspired me to learn guitar. such a shame he died in a helicopter crash years ago

Goloka - Tobacco Slide is pretty great IMO.

what about redgum i was only 19

I guess this is true.
To me, my favourite music is something I have never heard been done before.
If I hear something like that, I will love that tune until another tune comes along that does it better.
Thus often making the original tune inferior, although most of the time I will still love it for nostalgic value.

Loretta Holloway - Love Sensation
Has got to be one of the greatest vocals of all time.
So many good sample worthy bits in this tune.

What do people think are the greatest vocal tracks of all time (even if the beat is shit)??

Mainly so I can find new things to sample 

Ill add a couple more

Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (fell inlove with this tune in the "Best of Rodney Mullen" skate clip,
                                                        pure magic.)

I think his version of little wing  (one my all time favs) sums up SRV's guitar playing up better.
You can really hear all the emotion SRV put into it.
Stevie loved Hendrix and it really showed.

Yeah that Little Wing cover is fucking awesome...link for those that haven't seen it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAG-kX_IlUw

DJ Shadow- Midnight in a Perfect World

and U.N.K.L.E- Bloodstain

LAURYN HILL  - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You

Yeah, that's chills-down-the-spine-worthy... 

I Feel Love by Donna Summer because it was so ahead of it's time.... makes you wanna rave rather than disco 

eye of the tiger - survivor

Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

Nick Cave - The Mercy Seat

Various James Brown and Sly Stone tracks!

 Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone

 Marvin Gaye - Lets Get it On

better than hendrix version imo
and thats a tough call

the two versions are too different to compare

Frente's cover of bizaare love triangle
massive attack- tear drop
Johnny Cash's cover of personal jesus
NIN-hurt
Pumpkins-we only come out at night
High Contrast-Days go by
Delta-The Rut

not to say these are THE greatest songs ever, but that is the place they forever hold in my heart 

daydream nation - sonic youth
opened once - jeff buckley
opp - naughty by nature
we got the jazz (in fact, every tune on low end theory and midnight marauders just about!!) - a tribe called quest
hypnotising - ltj bukem
arsonist - aphrodite
rip - remark
anarchy in the uk - the sex pistols
(im) stranded - the saints
shoots and ladders - korn
without you im nothing - placebo
my home is in the delta - muddy waters
garbage man - hole
ripe - babes in toyland
du hast mich - rammstein
you never give me your money (and proceeding songs on abbey road) - the beatles
bachlorette - byork
fallen - raiden
quiet - the smashing pumpkins
p.s exclusive - life without buildings
basket case (?) - danger doom (?)
us and them - pink floyd
track 8 on is this it? - the strokes
pump - spank rock
massive attack - unfinished symphony
portishead - over
got a letter from the government (?) - trickey
big exit - p.j harvey
andre - L7
in the forest - the cure
love will tear us apart - joy division
needle and the damage done - neil young
folsom prison blues - johnny cash
freedom of choice - devo
baker street (cover) - the foo fighters

 

R I P Rest In Peace

TUNE!

the original baker street by gerry rafferty is wicked too.

rate the foo's version though.

Pendulum - Propane Nightmares 

Love is a Battlefield, Pat Benatar.

Nice 

You were probably conceived to that that song 

Aint No Sunshine - Al Green or Deni Hines.

Abracadabra - what were they called?

the steve miller band.

 

agreed 

forgot some great songs in my (epic) list:

klf - klf
no limits - 2unlimited
sweetness and light - itchy and scratchy
kris-kross - jump
something good - utah saints

=  these tracks definately set me up for some good raving times later in life! (and you can tell my age too!) 

sorry but

sweetness and light - itchy and scratchy

i know, i know, i know... 

v embarrassing but im honest 

Fuck yes. Got me wearing my school uniform backwards. Fuck the haters! 

im also a secret Michael Jackson fan, and heal the world's lyrics are good.

I also like Whitney Houston, she is one of my lifetimes best singers, and the song Greatest Love Of All ... I love the lyrics. They mean a lot to me




Abra, Abra ca dabra.... was it The Steve Miller Band ?

  got a song title wrong in aforementioned post, discovered i was looking at the wrong track title last night when i listened to 'bada bing', (not basket case!) by danger doom  awesome tune!!!!

Song to the Siren and Lorelei by Cocteau Twins 

Haven't listened to them for years...... lovelovelove...

Al Green - Lets Stay Together
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man
Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of my Life
Amy Winehouse - No Greater Love

there's also a load of 80' and 90's pop that i could go into but not sure if I'm up for that kind fo exposure yet;)

For sure. Shame Paul Mac ended up with Silverchair, kinda ruined it for me. I prefer when he sticks to dance music. However I have no doubts in thinking he is a musical wonder as he can cross over into different styles and has given Silverchair a total different sound.

I quite liked Paul Macs 3000 Feet High album.... was cruisy- very cool

In saying that though, I liked the Rogue traders before they became a commercial success too. Give in to me is a cool house tune

However I cant stand them these days.

Well I pretty much forgot the bestest and most important song of all time :

Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street

seriously, i could listed to that tune 50 times a day and never ever tire of it...the riff that brings that tune in is like nothing else!

 

Fuck yes. Epic tune. You must also listen to 'Ain't No Half Steppin'' by Heatwave. Classics.

That reminds me of the Martha Reeves & The Vandellas track called Heatwave...another soul classic to add to those...they also did Nowhere To Run & Dancing In The Street.

Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman behind the counter of a small town

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

hell yeah!!!!

Frente's cover of bizaare love triangle

ordinary angels isn't too bad either.

true dat!

alice in chains - nutshell

gets you so emotional watching Layne Stanley so deeply troubled and addicted crying out for help

RIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj7DDLtU8Yg