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[AlteredBeast]

I think that the best song of all time is Do You Realize by the Flaming Lips in Dolby Digital 5.1.

My favorite song, however, is probably Grazes by the Sneaker Pimps.

I feel like DYR is the better song, but I like Grazes better.

 

[White Man]

The Payback, by James Brown. There is no question.

 

[AlteredBeast]

I think you and Swoon would get along. He once sent me 2 discs chock full of James Brown and other R&B favs. I didn't really listen that much.


NOTE: 2 years later, I tried it out again and liked it alot more than the first time.

 

[Pimpbaa]

The Safety Dance, by Men Without Hats.

 

[Ford Prefect]

Yikes that's a hard question.


Best:

Beach Boys - God Only Knows (Paul McC. agrees!)

Fav (this'll change tomorrow):

Beach Boys - Cabinessence

 

[CajoleJuice]

Come on, no one can pick one.

Personally, today, I'll go with Radiohead - Street Spirit.

But isn't it like proven fact that Stairway to Heaven is the greatest song ever? Didn't Zeppelin sell their soul and everything for it to be?

 

[FiRez]

What is the best song of all time and what is your favorite?

what?

 

[kablooey]

Bob Dylan - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

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[AlteredBeast]

oh yeah, I remember how much I love the BBC sessions version of Stairway to Heaven, the cranked up bass on the end of the song, from 7:28 on is AMAZING. I really, really love it. It probably is one of the best songs ever, too.

 

[ToxicAdam]

Along the Watchtower - Hendrix


It still sounds dangerous and edgy 30 years later.

 

[CajoleJuice]

oh yeah, I remember how much I love the BBC sessions version of Stairway to Heaven, the cranked up bass on the end of the song, from 7:28 on is AMAZING. I really, really love it. It probably is one of the best songs ever, too.

Yea, I think I'm going to listen to that version right now.

 

[White Man]

I've been tempted to give Zepplin another try lately.

 

[krypt0nian]

And we played the first thing that came to our heads,
Just so happened to be,
The Best Song in the World,
it was The Best Song in the World.

It defeated the fucking devil, man. Your other songs have no power here.

ROCK!

Spoiler

Seriously...."Joy in Repetition" by Prince

 

[CajoleJuice]

I've been tempted to give Zepplin another try lately.

And by another try, you mean the you didn't like them the first time?

 

[Andy787]

Best, probably Led Zepplin - Stairway to Heaven or Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.

Favorite, I dunno. Probably any number of songs from Led Zepplin or The Doors.

 

[snaildog]

Universal 'best song of all time' would be out of Stairway To Heaven, Hotel California, Bohemian Rhapsody, Hey Jude and Yesterday.

My personal favourite is While My Guitar Gently Weeps, the original Beatles version. Runners up I can think of right now: Since I've Been Loving You, Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, Don't Worry Baby, Money For Nothing, Hotel California, Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

 

[kablooey]

I've been tempted to give Zepplin another try lately.

*insert Admiral Ackbar picture here*

I like their bluesy stuff, especially "When the Levee Breaks", but I can't stand "Stairway to Heaven", to be honest.

 

[Kevtones]

Best song? Not possible to choose.

Good fucking song?

"Ascension Day" ~ Talk Talk

 

[Greenpanda]

Best:

Beach Boys - God Only Knows (Paul McC. agrees!)

Definitely a contender.

I don't really know what the best song is, though.

My favorite song is Daft Punk, "Digital Love."

 

[krypt0nian]

Best song? Not possible to choose.

Good fucking song?

"Ascension Day" ~ Talk Talk

God I love Talk Talk!

 

[Anthropic]

Best song of all time (stressing all time): Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, 1st Movement

Favorite song: Paul Simon - The Obvious Child

 

[Kevtones]

God I love Talk Talk!

You rock The Colour of Spring, Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock are incredible albums. Laughing Stock is in my top 5 easily. Crazy amazing and sadly underappreciated band.

 

[muttyeah416]

Ill add some contenders (no modern bullshit):

Nick Drake - Cocaine Blues
Don McLean - Starry Starry Night
Beatles - Let It Be
Otis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
The Clash - London Calling

Favorites:

Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe
The Zombies - A Rose For Emily (how come GAF never talks about them?)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade Of Winter

 

[Idioteque]

I don't know. It's really impossible for me to decide.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Nick Drake - River Man

and

Nick Drake - Things Behind the Sun

 

[TemplaerDude]

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin

and

Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin

 

[ErasureAcer]

Best song ever? I have no idea.

Favorite song? Just one? Eh...I guess I'll go with "The Last Day of Summer" by The Cure.

 

[Mike Works]

 

[Ryudo]

Cant believe no one said Imagine by the god John Lennon.

 

[Peru]

with vocals: how to dissapear completely

instrumental: fennesz - a year in a minute

in the middle: animal collective - native belle


eh, today that is.

 

[Grug]

Cant believe no one said Imagine by the god John Lennon.

Ugh.

 

[Grug]

Best: The Eagles - Desperado

Favorite: Placebo - Without You, I'm Nothing.

 

[Ollie Pooch]

ever? cant choose that.

fav? closer by nine inch nails - i still notice new stuff in that song, especially in the 5.1 version.

ask for answers/without you im nothing/allergic (to thoughts of mother earth) by Placebo, i tend to treat as 1 song - one of my favs

 

[iapetus]

Best:
Britney Spears - Hit Me Baby One More Time

Favourite:
David Bowie - Life On Mars

 

[psycho_snake]

Best - I have no fucking clue

favourite - Pyramid song, Radiohead

 

[Ryudo]

Ugh.

That should have been saved for your dog shit selection.

 

[bud]

What is the best song of all time and what is your favorite?

:lol

 

[Blackace]

The Payback, by James Brown. There is no question.

White man and James Brown... the best combo since PB&J

 

[Tiger]

I have lots of favorite songs, but I think it would be nearly impossible for me to name one as the best of all time. Just impossible IMO.

 

[Red Blaster]

Best: The Eagles - Desperado

Favorite: Placebo - Without You, I'm Nothing.

Dude you go ugh to a Lennon but then you choose a fucking Eagles song?! Tasteless swine.

 

[sonicfan]

Hard questions.

My "best song of all time", maybe Heroes by David Bowie, maybe have listened to this more than any song in my life. I'd put Bohemian Rhapsody up there too.



Favorite? Changes all the time. A song I can listen to over and over right now, Don't Take Me For Granted, Social Distortion.

 

[LordMaji]

Best: Guns N' Roses "You Could be Mine" this song has NEVER gotten old for me.
Favorite: 2pac "So Many Tears" I think this is his best song. I can't really say what my favorite song is though, this one just comes to mind.

 

[kablooey]

Ill add some contenders (no modern bullshit):

Nick Drake - Cocaine Blues
Don McLean - Starry Starry Night
Beatles - Let It Be
Otis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
The Clash - London Calling

Favorites:

Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe
The Zombies - A Rose For Emily (how come GAF never talks about them?)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade Of Winter

You sir, have good taste.

 

[Great Poster]

Best: Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant


Next Best: Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy


Honorable mention: Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy

Spoiler

only because he rhymes something with Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis

 

[Cheebs]

Best?
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want.


Favorite?
Changes far too often to decide.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Best: I Am The Resurrection - The Stone Roses

Favourite: The Asphalt World - Suede

 

[PhoenixDark]

Contenders:

Hotel California - The Eagles
Elenor Rigby - The Beatles
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Brain Damage/Eclipse - Pink Floyd

Favorites:

War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
Time - Pink Floyd
Day in the Life - The Beatles
When Doves Cry - Prince
One - Metallica

For rap...

Contenders:

Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
Straight Outta Compton - NWA
Rebel Without a Pause - Public Enemy
Check the Rhyme - A Tribe Called Quest
Dear Mama - Tupac

Favorites:

Only God Can Judge Me - Tupac
Party and Bullsh*t - Biggie
It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
Jesus Walks - Kanye West
Dead Presidents II - Jay-Z

 

[CurlySaysX]

Eternal Flame - The Bangles

 

[pixelfish]

Baba O'Riley by the The Who is just a song that pumps me up.

 

[Guzim]

Best song of all-time? No idea.

But my favorite song of all-time is Blur - Tender