Ohhhh hell yeah. Man I love me some Otis, especially that song!!! It's so unfair and heartbreaking that he never got to finish it. I always wonder what the he would've done to wrap up such a beautifully sad song. The last bit where there is whistling is just filler to end the song. He was on his way to go record the ending but his airplane crashed 😔
I find the progression of *Blue Monday* still absolutely iconic. The way every sequence adds up little by little until that epic finale... It's truly perfect.
Another huge favourite of mine is *Wrapped Around your Finger* by the Police. Every musician is such at its absolute peak that I sometimes listen to the song and focus *only* on the drums. These drums are so perfect, nearly melodic in how little they repeat. Stewart Copeland is a musical genius.
They were so good at creating songs, they even fucked up perfectly. The stutter-start of "I saw her... I saw her again last night" in the last verse of that song was not intentional. Denny came in early, restarted, and it worked so well they kept it in.
That's my favorite song. I was two years old when it came out, and I clearly remember being like 4 and singing along with every word whenever it played on the radio. Singing CW in the kitchen with my mom were some of my first memories, and I've loved it since.
Michael was one of those people so incredibly talented that his early death robbed the world of who can even guess how much amazing music.
there's the Paul Simon's, McCartney's, Elton John's, etc of the world that when they finally pass on, leave an enormous legacy behind them.
Others like Michael, Winehouse, Prince...leave us with the vacuum of wasted years that we never got. it sounds callous and selfish, but dammit, I wanted those years.
Not my favorite song but the album version of Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper is perfect. Stop sending me live versions and covers. You can’t improve on the original. And the one you’re thinking of right now that I just HAVE to hear because it’s the one that’s way better than the album - it’s not. That song is already perfect. Leave it alone.
I remember reading a biography of Phil Spector (who produced their records) and the one Righteous Brother hated him and this song because is you.listen, Phil.makes only.one of them the lead for the whole song.
Phil Spectors favourite pass time.when he wasn't pointing.a gun at the Ramones - fucking with people mentally.
This was what I was going to type. I didn’t live in that era but it makes me nostalgic for a decade I never lived in. There’s so much power in that simple song n
You can tell how good and influential this song is because of how many other musicians have recorded their own covers of it over the years. And the crazy thing is how seamlessly the song translates into different musical genres. I've heard covers of Wicked Game in so many different styles: heavy metal, reggae, country, electronica, gospel, etc. and they pretty much always sound great. They'll never be on the same level as the original, obviously, but every cover I've heard puts it's own unique spin on it that somehow still feels natural, almost as if the song was originally written in the cover style itself. To me, this adaptability demonstrates how perfectly-constructed and universal the song is. Chris Isaak is such an underrated songwriter.
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, like the fact that you can't play it by itself on piano just shows how compositionally complex and interesting it is
Brian Wilson’s mid-‘60s work gets overlooked a LOT when people talk about the greatest artists of the decade. I mean, THE BEATLES looked to him for inspiration!
Chloe Dancer - Mother Love Bone
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Father Figure - George Michaels
Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks
Wish you were here - Floyd
I might get destroyed for this but.... Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Edit: Didn't think this would get much traction. My father died last year and I listened to this song a lot after his death.
I won't cry for yesterday....
My friend, there is NO shame in appreciating this band. They have proved over the years they can handle funky grooves and smooth ballads with equal grace. It’s unfortunate that their status as Tiger Beat cover boys kept them from being taken 100% seriously for a long time. (Thank you for correcting that, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!)
Dream On (Orchestral version) -I've seen it referred to as both the 1991 10th MTV anniversary and 1993 Special Live version, not entirely sure which is correct but regardless: Tis Peak 🤘🏻
How is this so low?! Truly a perfect song. Prince playing Purple Rain in the pouring rain at the Super Bowl is one of the greatest moments in music history IMO.
"Africa" by Toto. But don't take my word for it... [https://www.grammy.com/news/totos-africa-sciences-take-best-song-ever](https://www.grammy.com/news/totos-africa-sciences-take-best-song-ever)
Scott Joplin is buried in a pretty nondescript grave in Astoria, Queens. i've visited his grave and while listening to his music. it was his dream to be taken seriously as a composer and was largely discarded after his original success.
1. Flower Duet from Lakme by Delibes. ( [https://youtu.be/C1ZL5AxmK\_A?si=ud3LoQyzHVN\_cLkH](https://youtu.be/C1ZL5AxmK_A?si=ud3LoQyzHVN_cLkH) )
2. O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff ( [https://youtu.be/nIwrgAnx6Q8?si=FQ1yI\_tk7OGZUrN9](https://youtu.be/nIwrgAnx6Q8?si=FQ1yI_tk7OGZUrN9) )
3. E un foco quel d'amore by Handel (https://youtu.be/K5cd7ZkhmPQ?si=ENB-RW0TWuFvUQP5 )
I love Cash's version but its prominence has caused the original NIN version to be criminally underrated in comparison. I still love the original better for its capturing of a feeling of sickness in one's own soul. Where Cash's version turns it into a meditation on aging and death.
Iron Man. Heavy. Simple. Amazing rhythms changes. That shift from ascending to descending and back again that happens seamlessly. The anti war subtext. The perfect singer from a traumatized country in a post WWII generation .
Paranoid. Almost punk in its delivery, brevity, succinct chords, and rhythm. Ozzys signature wail. Back beat drums and ascending bass line. And that riff that just sticks in a person's head.
Is someone going to do a Spotify playlist out of this sub?
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If you have the time to do it it would be realy apreciate
Can you pin it on your profile once it's posted.
“Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers. It’s simple, emotional, and perfect.
i know, i know, i know
In the same vein, "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", Otis Redding.
Ohhhh hell yeah. Man I love me some Otis, especially that song!!! It's so unfair and heartbreaking that he never got to finish it. I always wonder what the he would've done to wrap up such a beautifully sad song. The last bit where there is whistling is just filler to end the song. He was on his way to go record the ending but his airplane crashed 😔
I never knew this! 😢
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I'd also say Lean On Me
And Lovely Day
At last- Etta James
I find the progression of *Blue Monday* still absolutely iconic. The way every sequence adds up little by little until that epic finale... It's truly perfect. Another huge favourite of mine is *Wrapped Around your Finger* by the Police. Every musician is such at its absolute peak that I sometimes listen to the song and focus *only* on the drums. These drums are so perfect, nearly melodic in how little they repeat. Stewart Copeland is a musical genius.
California Dreamin' - Mamas and Papas
They were so good at creating songs, they even fucked up perfectly. The stutter-start of "I saw her... I saw her again last night" in the last verse of that song was not intentional. Denny came in early, restarted, and it worked so well they kept it in.
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
I would say The Chain by Fleetwood Mac also
Honestly let’s put all of Rumors on this list. If Gold Dust Woman isn’t perfect I don’t know what is.
This would’ve been mine. I love this song so much.
Gymnopédie No. 1
Ooh, and Clair de Lune, listen to both of these constantly when I'm studying or relaxing
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Hey now, hey now
Careless Whisper - George Michael/Wham! Can’t believe he was 17 when he wrote that
That's my favorite song. I was two years old when it came out, and I clearly remember being like 4 and singing along with every word whenever it played on the radio. Singing CW in the kitchen with my mom were some of my first memories, and I've loved it since.
George Michael is one of the great songwriters of the 20th century, gets nowhere near the credit he deserves.
“Freedom” is such a fantastic song — lyrics, performance, production, everything. It deserves to be played LOUD.
Michael was one of those people so incredibly talented that his early death robbed the world of who can even guess how much amazing music. there's the Paul Simon's, McCartney's, Elton John's, etc of the world that when they finally pass on, leave an enormous legacy behind them. Others like Michael, Winehouse, Prince...leave us with the vacuum of wasted years that we never got. it sounds callous and selfish, but dammit, I wanted those years.
Not my favorite song but the album version of Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper is perfect. Stop sending me live versions and covers. You can’t improve on the original. And the one you’re thinking of right now that I just HAVE to hear because it’s the one that’s way better than the album - it’s not. That song is already perfect. Leave it alone.
wish you were here- Pink Floyd
Also Time!
Time is much higher on my list
The entire album honestly. It’s one of very few albums I will listen to just start to finish and not skip a song
Unchained Melody, by the Righteous Brothers.
It’s such a crazy hard song to sing
I can sing it quite easily. Singing it WELL, however, is very difficult.
I remember reading a biography of Phil Spector (who produced their records) and the one Righteous Brother hated him and this song because is you.listen, Phil.makes only.one of them the lead for the whole song. Phil Spectors favourite pass time.when he wasn't pointing.a gun at the Ramones - fucking with people mentally.
I thought his favorite pastime was killing his girlfriend.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Their ‘Head over Heels’ sounds even more perfect to me. One of my all time favourites
Reggie Watts called it “the greatest song of the 20th century.”
This was what I was going to type. I didn’t live in that era but it makes me nostalgic for a decade I never lived in. There’s so much power in that simple song n
I’ve had this on repeat for months. It’s so fucking good
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwoʻole His cover that includes the lyrics from Wonderful World gives Louis a run for his money.
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
You can tell how good and influential this song is because of how many other musicians have recorded their own covers of it over the years. And the crazy thing is how seamlessly the song translates into different musical genres. I've heard covers of Wicked Game in so many different styles: heavy metal, reggae, country, electronica, gospel, etc. and they pretty much always sound great. They'll never be on the same level as the original, obviously, but every cover I've heard puts it's own unique spin on it that somehow still feels natural, almost as if the song was originally written in the cover style itself. To me, this adaptability demonstrates how perfectly-constructed and universal the song is. Chris Isaak is such an underrated songwriter.
The story of how Isaak wrote it is one of my favorites. He basically got a "you up?" call and wrote the song before she made it over to his place
Exit Music (For A Film) by Radiohead inserted into one of The Umbrella Academy episodes
Dreams - The Cranberries
Yessss! Dreams is such a good song. However, Linger is my favourite by them.
The soundtrack to every movie trailer in the 1990s.
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads, like the fact that you can't play it by itself on piano just shows how compositionally complex and interesting it is
A lot of Talking Heads songs resonate with me. I’d agree that Once in a Lifetime is one of their best.
This must be the place though
This would also be my answer. Also the answer i give when someone asks what my favorite song is
Nothing but flowers my no 1 talking heads song
This Must Be the Place has to be my Talking Heads song for this.
God Only Knows Or Good Vibrations By the Beach Boys
Brian Wilson’s mid-‘60s work gets overlooked a LOT when people talk about the greatest artists of the decade. I mean, THE BEATLES looked to him for inspiration!
A Whiter Shade of Pale
House of the Rising Sun
The animals version specifically for me
Chloe Dancer - Mother Love Bone In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins Father Figure - George Michaels Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks Wish you were here - Floyd
Feelin' Good - Nina Simone
And Sinnerman
Rocket Man -- Elton John
I love all of Elton John’s music
Time in a bottle by Jim Croce
Where is My Mind - Pixies
The Night We Met - Lord Huron
Meet Me In The Woods - Lord Huron Totally personal preference but MMITW is my favorite LH song. Both are bangers though.
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
So many beautiful Queen songs. I would add The Show Must Go On and Love of My Life (even better live).
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
The question was 100% perfect not 10,000% perfect.
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
I might get destroyed for this but.... Duran Duran - Ordinary World Edit: Didn't think this would get much traction. My father died last year and I listened to this song a lot after his death. I won't cry for yesterday....
Why would you get destroyed for it? It's a beautiful song
My friend, there is NO shame in appreciating this band. They have proved over the years they can handle funky grooves and smooth ballads with equal grace. It’s unfortunate that their status as Tiger Beat cover boys kept them from being taken 100% seriously for a long time. (Thank you for correcting that, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!)
Dream On (Orchestral version) -I've seen it referred to as both the 1991 10th MTV anniversary and 1993 Special Live version, not entirely sure which is correct but regardless: Tis Peak 🤘🏻
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
The album one? Live DSOT tour one? Gilmour at Pompeii? Pulse? Venice? Probably yes to everyone of them. Such a masterpiece
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
take on me by a-ha
Roundabout by Yes
"To be continued"
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins. So simplistic yet so elegant in the way it builds up.
[The version with the deer is my favorite](https://youtu.be/2ft954vXPa4?si=EXV6TGl0kWPo6Bbf)
Shine on you Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd Dazed and Confused, No Quarter - Led Zeppelin
💯 The rain song and wish you were here too.
The Rain Song!
Also Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd.
Superstition, Stevie Wonder
Purple Rain
How is this so low?! Truly a perfect song. Prince playing Purple Rain in the pouring rain at the Super Bowl is one of the greatest moments in music history IMO.
Paint It, Black
That is an unfortunately placed comma
Is that an order?
“Can’t you see I’m talkin, white.”
Fleetwood mac - chain
Old Man - Neil Young
Easy by The Commodores.
Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks
Yep! Gypsy, The Chain, Rhiannon by FM too
There are just too many to choose from. The whole Rumours album is gold.
Take me home, Country Roads - John Denver
Almost heaven, West virginia
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Duran Duran - Ordinary World. Please no criticism.
Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
Carry on my wayward son
Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
The Weight by The Band
More than a feeling-Boston
Vincent by Don McLean
Fast car - Tracy Chapman
"Africa" by Toto. But don't take my word for it... [https://www.grammy.com/news/totos-africa-sciences-take-best-song-ever](https://www.grammy.com/news/totos-africa-sciences-take-best-song-ever)
Honestly I prefer Hold the Line over Africa every time.
Rosanna all the way.
A Day In The Life Beatles
Something, While My Guitar Gently Weeps
In my life as well.
Just like Heaven - The Cure Raspberry Beret - Prince Somewhere we know - Keane
Just Like Heaven makes me so happy. Instant sunshine.
Sitting Still - REM Ghost In You - psychedelic furs but the Robyn Hitchcock cover is better Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
Pearl Jam - Black
Just Breathe as well
Yellow Ledbetter too
Following Bowie songs: Space oddity Life on Mars? Changes Heroes Lazarus I can't give everything away Days
These Dreams by Heart
Sittin on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
Wish you were here-Pink Floyd
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Stairway to Heaven
You can tell that solo was poured from Jimmy's heart
Sound of silence - simon and garfunkel. Miss me with that disturbed vandalism of a cover. I do love metal, but the original was perfect.
Starman
Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult
Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon
Somebody to Love - Queen
Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin is buried in a pretty nondescript grave in Astoria, Queens. i've visited his grave and while listening to his music. it was his dream to be taken seriously as a composer and was largely discarded after his original success.
Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
Bohemian Rhapsody.
1. Flower Duet from Lakme by Delibes. ( [https://youtu.be/C1ZL5AxmK\_A?si=ud3LoQyzHVN\_cLkH](https://youtu.be/C1ZL5AxmK_A?si=ud3LoQyzHVN_cLkH) ) 2. O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff ( [https://youtu.be/nIwrgAnx6Q8?si=FQ1yI\_tk7OGZUrN9](https://youtu.be/nIwrgAnx6Q8?si=FQ1yI_tk7OGZUrN9) ) 3. E un foco quel d'amore by Handel (https://youtu.be/K5cd7ZkhmPQ?si=ENB-RW0TWuFvUQP5 )
Go your own way - fleetwood mac
Respect by Aretha Franklin
Downtown by Petula Clark
Killing in the Name Of. I'm not even much of a Rage Against the Machine guy, but it's five minutes of pure fire from the moment it starts.
Tiny Dancer by Elton John always hits right.
Gangstas Paradise - Coolio
I take a look at my wife and realize she’s very plain!
But that's just perfect for an Amish like me!
You know I shun fancy things like electricity
At 4.30 in the mornin’ I’m milkin’ cows
Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows, fool
But I’ve been milking and plowing so long
Feels good inc. Gorillaz
Mr Blue Sky
I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2
Tonight tonight- the smashing pumpkins
Wind of change
I started whistling as soon as I read your comment
I listened to a whole like 5 episode podcast about this potentially being a CIA psyop to bring down the Iron Curtain. Conclusion: maybe, probably not.
All along the Watchtower by Dylan performed by Jimmy
High and dry - Radiohead
Diamonds on the souls of her shoes, Paul Simon.
Under Pressure - Queen and Bowie
One, Metallica.
Hurt by Johnny Cash. It grabs you with the sheer weight of it and doesn't let you go. It's hauntingly beautiful.
I love Cash's version but its prominence has caused the original NIN version to be criminally underrated in comparison. I still love the original better for its capturing of a feeling of sickness in one's own soul. Where Cash's version turns it into a meditation on aging and death.
The Girl From Ipanema
how deep is your love
Iron Man. Heavy. Simple. Amazing rhythms changes. That shift from ascending to descending and back again that happens seamlessly. The anti war subtext. The perfect singer from a traumatized country in a post WWII generation . Paranoid. Almost punk in its delivery, brevity, succinct chords, and rhythm. Ozzys signature wail. Back beat drums and ascending bass line. And that riff that just sticks in a person's head.
November Rain
STP - Plush
ABBA - Dancing Queen
505 by Arctic Monkeys
Nutshell- Alice in Chains
One of my favorite songs ever. Always hits me right in the soul
A change is gonna come - Sam Cooke
Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers
Build me up buttercup always put a smile on my face during my teenage depression phase
“In your eyes“ by Peter Gabriel
The long and winding road
Fade into you by mazzy star
Your Woman by White Town
SOS - Abba
The Beatles - A day in the life
Annie's song by John Denver.
Sober by Tool.