What one song do you believe is the greatest song ever written? One song only.

[Yaowsers]

John Lennon - Imagine

[ronny1980]

Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply

[mlc2000]

The best song ever written?
Well there is one, where great things have always happened to me
whenever someone sings it to me.

Happy Birthday

[Yaowsers]

The best song ever written?
Well there is one, where great things have always happened to me
whenever someone sings it to me.

Happy Birthday
That's just fruity.

[danfromwaterloo]

Put it in your mouth - Akinele

[CHINAdeals]

i can't pick just one

sorry

OASIS - wonderwall

COLDPLAY - fix you

[chernabog]

Where The Streets Have No Name - U2

[Ojam]

Put it in your mouth - Akinele

lol

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

or

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

[Ryan]

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

First thing that came to mind anyway.

[Montague]

Ninja Rap - Vanilla Ice

Go Ninja Go! :lol:

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[sunnybono]

The DOORS

Crystal Ship

Before you slip into unconsciousness
I'd like to have another kiss
Another flashing chance at bliss
Another kiss
Another kiss

The days are bright and filled with pain
Enclose me in your gentle rain
The time you ran was too insane
We'll meet again
We'll meet again

Oh tell me where your freedom lies
The streets are fields that never die
Deliver me from reasons why
You'd rather cry
I'd rather fly

The crystal ship is being filled
A thousand girls, a thousand thrills
A million ways to spend your time
When we get back
I'll drop a line

[CHE]

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

or

I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses

[tasha_dls]

wonderwall - oasis

[lordzod]

Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode

[yayawhoo2003]

stairway

[coopaloop]

He Stopped Loving Her Today- George Jones

[yelworC_]

Front Line Assembly - Provision

[TheRide]

very hard....IMO..

Tea Party - Psychopomp

must also include Metallica - The Unforgiven II

[deep]

I won't mention anyone in particular, but there is a lot of crap in this thread.



(OK I can't stop myself....Oasis? Savage Garden? Greatest song ever????? Sweet Jimminy Jebus....)

[ephemera]

O Canada

[Twitch1977]

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

and secondly

I Should Have Known - Party Fun Action Comittee

[Chookman]

Stairway.

[bidwell]

GNR - November rain

[othy]

God only knows - The beach boys

Classic

[jollyeskimo]

AD/DC - TNT

[sk8]

oasis???

Layla - Eric Clapton

[Anessa]

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

[yatko]

The greatest song ever written hasn't been written yet. After that there is always Romeo & Juliet by Dire Straits :)
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dire-straits/40674.html

[langong]

who can it be now by Men at Work :)

[north77]

Leonard Cohen - Democracy

'It's coming from the sorrow in the street,
the holy places where the races meet;
from the homicidal bitchin'
that goes down in every kitchen
to determine who will serve and who will eat.
From the wells of disappointment
where the women kneel to pray
for the grace of God in the desert here
and the desert far away:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.'



Hard to pick from LC's work, so much great material that 'qualifies.' :)

[munsifn]

damn...some great songs here...bitter sweet, wonderwall..PSYCHOPOMP (my fav band)

but i would have to say stairway to heaven.

[ryanto]

Coldplay - The Scientist

Oasis - Wonderwall is good too.. ahh so many choices

[ElvishMerchant]

"God Gave Rock 'n Roll To You" - Wyld Stallyns.

That was a joke of course... there is a lot of crap in this thread. I mean, some of them are good songs mind you, but "Greatest song ever written"?

If I had to pick one, I'd go with "Let it Be" by the Beatles.

[Wulf]

A Day in the Life - The Beatles

Why are people criticising others choices? strange...

[tienm23]

A really cool and detailed explanation of the Lyrics:
http://www.rareexception.com/Garden/Pie.php

Don Mclean-American Pie:

A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile and I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while but February made me shiver with every paper I delivered, bad news on the door step, I couldn't take one more step, I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride but something touched me deep inside, the day, the music, died. So...

CHORUS
Bye, bye Miss American Pie drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry an them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye singin this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die.

Did you write the book of love and do you have faith in God above, if the bible tells you so, and do you believe in rock n' roll, can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow? Well I know that you're in love with him cuz I saw you dancin in the gym you both kicked off your shoes and I dig those rhythm and blues. I was a lonely teenage bronkin buck with a pink carnation and a pick up truck but I knew I was out of luck, the day, the music, died. I started singin...

Chorus

Now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rollin stone but that's not how it used to be, when the jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean and a voice that came from you and me, oh and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown the courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned, and while Lenin read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park and we sang dirges in the dark, the day, the music, died. We were singin...

Chorus

Helter Skelter in a summer swelter the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin fast, its the land that falled on the grass the players tried for a forward pass with the jester on the sidelines in a cast, now the half-time air was sweet perfume while the sergeants played a marching tune we all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance oh as the players tried to take the field the marching band refused to yield do you recall what was revealed, the day, the music, died. We started singin...

Chorus

Oh and there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space with no time left to start again, so come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candle stick because fire is the devils only friend, oh and as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clinched in fists of rage, no angel born in hell could break that satan's spell and as the planes climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial right I saw satan laughing with delight, the day, the music, died. He was singin...

Chorus

I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news but she just smiled and turned away, I went down to the sacred store where I'd heard the music years before but the man there said the music wouldn't play and in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried, and the poets dreamed but not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken and the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, they caught the last train for the coast, the day, the music, died, and they were singin...

Chorus

They were singin... Bye, bye Miss American Pie drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry an them good ol' boys were drinkin whiskey and rye singin this will be the day that I die.

[monkmar]

Kevin Federline - PopoZao

[Madchester]

I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses :)

[midg8]

Hit me baby one more time - Brittany Spears :lol: kidding!

Actually its Yesterday - The Beatles. Awesome song!!!

[mjl_toronto]

Paranoid Android - Radiohead

[rc51]

ICE ICE BABY - Vanilla Ice





ok, just kidding :D :lol:

Too many songs to list..but first one that came to me was


All along the WatchTower - Dylan/Hendrix

but then there's many from the Stones, Beattles, The Doors.....

[Ojam]

Don Mclean-American Pie:


nice choice.



Why are people criticising others choices? strange...

I think it's a generational thing, when it comes down to it, I personally think in order to be even considered a "greatest" song, it has to first pass the test of time, and there seems to be a lot which are being said that really hasn't passed that test. Don't get me wrong, I think Wonder wall is a great song, and am a fan of Coldplay, but they are also still "fresh" and a great song is like a great wine, it gets better with age and these haven't aged enough. A great song spans generations.

[jr!]

Derek & the Dominoes-Layla
The part where both Duane Allman & Eric Clapton are playing slide
solos is just outstanding!!

[Paranoidandroid]

Guess :D (it's by Radiohead)

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

So Happy Together - The Turtles

Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

[Warped]

michael buble: home.

when you're home-sick or just feeling a bit down .. this is a nice song to listen to cause it really connects.

[alkaholikc]

lol

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

or

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Starway to Heaven all the way!...

[epiphony]

My head is going to asplode with choosing one, but I'll have to go with:
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

[bfurtado]

These are so hard. I raelly want to say a current song because its so good but is it going to stand the test of time. I think it will so I'll say it:
Neverending White Lights - The Grace

But a more traditional answer would be

Pink Floyd - Fearless
Pink Floyd - Poles Apart

[Raggie]

Careless Whisper - Wham!
Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen

[stevethewheel]

YES - Close to the Edge

18 minutes long, don't judge it until you are at least halfway through.

[MasZakrY]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

[gman]

Lost in love - Air supply

[gaurav_fhs]

This is hard...nay impossible for me to decide :(

Several songs from Queen and Red Hot Chili Peppers

ooh and AC/DC :twisted: