BBC Poll: What's the best song in the world? (A long-but fast- read)

BBC On-Line | Tuesday, 17 December 2002 | staff writer

[Kevin Curry]

'Tempted' by Squeeze

A perfectly crafted pop tune. Every turn in the melody is a surprise, and a hook.

[weaponeer]

My list, top 5 in no order: Led Zeppelin "Rock & Roll" The Who "Don't Get Fooled Again" Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"

Who are all those groups?

How about Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida?? :>)

[Skooz]

"God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
Yes.

Yes, but you would have to put that whole album on here. Simply brilliant. That's one of those songs that makes you stop whatever you're doing and just listen.

[timydnuc]

Yes! Passion of the moment causes spelling errors.

[Kevin Curry]

How about Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida?

Or the church hymnal version in the Simpsons episide: "In the Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly.

[Kevin Curry]

As far as I'm concerned, the single greatest short work of music (technically not a song, but other cited works range even farther afield) is Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

[sadimgnik]

Honey? That song leads my all-time favourite snuff-songs CD :-)

Love, loss and death all in three minutes? cool :-)

(others on the CD include
Hello This is Joanie;
Pearl Jam's Last Kiss;
Leader of the Pack;
Tell Laura I love her;
Cold Ethel (yeah, I know I'm sick:-);
Evie (pts 1-3)
Garth Brooks' The Thunder Rolls, etc)

[buffyt]

Why thank you. Just listened to Eric Clapton doing the newer version of LAYLA on our drive home from Houston tonight. Our 19 year old daugher's CD!!!! She likes the same music we like and she uses the term DAMN LIBERAL... I am SO proud!!!

[HetLoo]

c'mon people!

I can't believe nobody's mentioned

Kansas City Star (roger miller)

Come Monday (jimmy buffet)

Self Esteem (offspring)

today my theme song is "Take this job and shove it" (thank you johnny paycheck)

[HetLoo]

My vote for The Song That Should Be The United States National Anthem

Actually, I would place the Star Spangled Banner at the top of my list too. Great suggestion, thank you sir.

(humming) "their blood will wash out their foul footsteps pollution..."

[buffyt]

My list, top 5 in no order: Led Zeppelin "Rock & Roll" The Who "Don't Get Fooled Again" Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"

Who are all those groups? THOSE WERE ALL GREAT GROUPS. I miss Nirvana. If you want to really get to know the Ramones, see ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL on video or DVD. Fun movie and you get to see them perform a lot of their music. Just a fun romp. WHOLE LOTTA LOVE by Led Zepplin, but you must be STONED to listen to them!!!!!

How about Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida?? :>)

[buffyt]

My list, top 5 in no order: Led Zeppelin "Rock & Roll" The Who "Don't Get Fooled Again" Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"

Who are all those groups? THOSE WERE ALL GREAT GROUPS. I miss Nirvana. If you want to really get to know the Ramones, see ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL on video or DVD. Fun movie and you get to see them perform a lot of their music. Just a fun romp. WHOLE LOTTA LOVE by Led Zepplin, but you must be STONED to listen to them!!!!!

How about Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida?? :>)

[dead]

Thanks for clearing that up!

My friend gave me a copy of a third-hand homemade compilation CD last week, with that song and a bunch of songs by Hank 1,2, and 3.

He told me that it was Hank3 !

I looked around the internet and apparently you're right. There is tons of confusion about that song, and it is The Gourds. (It didn't sound anything like Phish!)

Anyway, thanks for the correction. I would have spent weeks trying to find the Hank3 CD with that on it.

That song absolutely kicks ass!

If you're into great odd covers, check out the Dropkick Murphys version of Amazing Grace. It starts off with a traditional bagpipe solo of the song, then goes into a crazy Irish/punk frenzy, with the bagpipe wailing off into places you never knew a bagpipe could go. Just a tip!

[buffyt]

We got to go to Bach Haus in Eisenbach Germany. Saw the period instruments he composed on. Fascinating.

[cyclotic]

Werewolf in London-Warren Zevon
Creature without a Head-Lenny and the Squigtones, Yea, from Laverne and Shirley, but real funny after midnight.

Seriously, God Bless the USA-Lee Greenwood...Loud and with tears brimming every time.

[madfly]

In my Life - Beatles
Circle Game - Judy Collins
Fire & Rain - James Taylor
Black Magic Woman - Carlos Santana
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Blind Faith
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Summertime - George Gershwin
At Last - Etta James
You Can't Always Get What you Want - Rolling Stones
Wooden Ships - Jefferson Airplane
Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
The Thrill is Gone - BB King
Out in the Country - 3 Dog Night
Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Crazy - Patsy Cline
You're Flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore - John Prine
Gloria - Them
Same old Blues - JJ Kale
Alone Again Or - ?

[gg188]

"I Can't Get Started"

Composers Vernon Duke and Ira Gershwin.

[gg188]

Some Velvet Morning by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood.

75 posted on 12/18/2002 11:25 AM PST by vollmond

Art Bell, is that you?

[gg188]

Isn't Stardust, by Hoagy Carmichael unofficially thought to be the best song ever written?

Yes.

[reaganbooster]

How about Candyman, by Sammy Davis Junior.