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

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

[cardinal4]

"Lobachevsky" by Tom Lehrer.

He had great political parody! I remeber the "Vatican Rag",a song about Werner von Braun, and a real funny song about Alabama getting a nuke. Great stuff. Lehrer was also a Mad Magazine contributor.

[Charles Henrickson]

"Katmandu" by Bob Seger.

[big gray tabby]

The "Horst Wessel" Song.

Wait. Am I at the Searchlight?

Oops, sorry.

[Oberon]

Hon mention: "New Mother Nature" by the Guess Who

Very catchy. But would you prefer it over Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath"?

[beckett]

The Top 12 (Judge's Decision is Final)

1. Danny Boy - Various Artists
2. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
3. Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles
4. My Back Pages - Bob Dylan
5. Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
6. Pancho & Lefty - Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
7. What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
8. Fields of Gold - Sting (sung by Eva Cassidy)
9. Bird on a Wire - Leonard Cohen (sung by Jennifer Warnes)
10. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
11. Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey
12. Same Auld Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg

[Oberon]

I like the idea of starting with "MacArthur Park" and working our way up.

[Atlas Sneezed]

""Allright Now" was Free"

I think it is "All Right Now", and I agree that it is a great.

Others in that sentimental genre:
Livin' in the USA (Steve Miller)
Everybody's Everything (Santana)
Beginnings (Chicago)

[Denver Ditdat]

Favorite Big Band song:

"In the Mood" - Glenn Miller

[Cincinatus]

and any other touchy-feely, lefty "Let's all hold hands, sway back and forth, and sing" classics

You mean like "We are the World" by various "artists" and "Do they know it's Christmas" by various (Eurotrash) "artists"??

[killjoy]

Death Or Glory by The Clash... or anything else on London Calling for that matter.

[Ken H]

"Hot Rod Lincoln"

My pappy said, "Son you're going to drive me to drinkin'
if you don't stop driving that hot....rod....Lincoln."

It's a real tear jerker.

[Anoy11_]

Sorry kids the best song is.........

Jumping Jack Flash by the Rolling Stones.

Thanks and have a nice day.

[ijcr]

"Au fond du temple saint", Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill RCA Orchestra 1950.Here is the gloriosity, the magic, the inspiration the absolute perfection of two voices singing as one.Although a Mono recording it has yet to be improved on.

[Denver Ditdat]

You mean like "We are the World" by various "artists" and "Do they know it's Christmas" by various (Eurotrash) "artists"??

Bingo! Thanks for reminding me... I think.

[vollmond]

It's got to be "Carmina Burana", by Carl Orff. If I had to pick a pop tune, it would be "Driver 8" by REM. My guilty pleasures of all time are the Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard by Waylon Jennings, and Some Velvet Morning by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood.

[prairie dog]

"Is This a Zit?" by Huey Lewis and the News

[GSWarrior]

The best song?

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

[dfwgator]

Oh the Protestants, hate the Catholics
And the Catholics, hate the Protestants
And the Hindus hate the Moslems
And everybody hates the Jews

Tom Lehrer - National Brotherhood Week

[Denver Ditdat]

"Do they know it's Christmas"

Oh, and the lyrics need updating for the oh-so-PC-new century: "Do they know it's Winter Holiday Season at all?"

[Timesink]

What ARE you talking about [Sifl & Olly]? :) (I looked them up, I couldn't find that particular song.)

http://www.mystel.net/siflolly/Sifl%20n%20Olly-(chester)Seasons%20in%20the%20Sun.mp3

Play it. Live it. Love it.