Top 5 songs of all time

[kitaristi0]

Disclaimer: It goes without saying that every song The Beatles have ever recorded go before everything in all of the lists posted here, that's why I'm going to be focusing on the Top 5 songs of all time minus The Beatles.

1. DCFC - Transatlanticism
2. Iron & Wine - Trapeze Swinger
3. Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon
4. DCFC - A Lack of Colour
(5. Sia - Breathe Me)

The 5th one keeps changing every week, so I'll just throw a tentative Sia - Breathe Me in loving memory of Six Feet Under.

[cold_cash]

0 for 5.

[tbach24]

top 10 songs...but my list is so bad i want a re-do (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=exchange&Number=2407592&fp art=&PHPSESSID=)

In no order:

James Taylor- Fire and Rain
Radiohead- Fake Plastic Trees
Elliott Smith- Say Yes (the Elliott Smith one fluctuates a lot)
John Mayer- Why Georgia
Bob Dylan- Blowing in the Wind

[Edge34]

No offense, but when you have Radiohead and John Mayer in your list and have failed to include "Hotel California" or "Desperado"...come on...

[trying2learn]

this thread has been done how many times now?

[diebitter]

1. You are my sunshine - Marge Simpson

End of Thread for No.1 anyways

[istewart]

I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's webpage had them listed as such (I can't recall the order):

Stairway to Heaven
Purple Haze
Imagine
Yesterday
Satisfaction
Light My Fire
Like a Rolling Stone
Johnny B. Goode
Layla
My Generation

Not perfect but not bad at all. Obviously just for classic rock, though.

[TylerD]

never heard of any of the artists or songs.

[TylerD]

1. Debaser - Pixies
2. Everlong - Foo Fighters
3. Fight Test - The Flaming Lips
4. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
5. I Miss You - Blink 182

[istewart]

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1. Debaser - Pixies
2. Everlong - Foo Fighters
3. Fight Test - The Flaming Lips
4. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
5. I Miss You - Blink 182

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Your list was moderately acceptable until you included Blink 182. You must be out of your [censored] mind.

[Edge34]

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this thread has been done how many times now?

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Don't blame me, I didn't start it...

[TylerD]

Ok, there were three or four songs tied for 5th place - pick whichever one of these makes you happy:
Bottle Rocket - The Go! Team
This Modern Love - Bloc Party
Rebellion (Lies) - The Arcade Fire

[istewart]

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Ok, there were three or four songs tied for 5th place - pick whichever one of these makes you happy:
Huddle Formation - The Go! Team
Pioneers - Bloc Party
Rebellion (Lies) - The Arcade Fire

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There.

[TheBlueMonster]

lot of niche songs.

[PorscheNGuns]

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1. DCFC - Transatlanticism
2. Iron & Wine - Trapeze Swinger
3. Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon
4. DCFC - A Lack of Colour
(5. Sia - Breathe Me)

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Is this a joke?


No, seriously, is this a joke?

-Matt

[Eurotrash]

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1. DCFC - Transatlanticism
2. Iron & Wine - Trapeze Swinger
3. Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon
4. DCFC - A Lack of Colour
(5. Sia - Breathe Me)

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Is this a joke?


No, seriously, is this a joke?

-Matt

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i agree. how about a list with some songs that people have actually heard of.

[JMP300z]

I like dcfc and moderately like IandW and your list sucks.

-JP

Oh and im with whoever has a rotating Elliot smith song in their top 5. Say Yes was my first one but its long since been rotated out /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Duffman]

How many times is a thread like this going to be done until we realize that there is no such thing as the greatest song, or songs, ever.

[gorie]

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How many times is a thread like this going to be done until we realize that there is no such thing as the greatest song, or songs, ever.

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exactly. too many 'top 5's to fit in a top 5.


besides, everyone knows SURFIN' BIRD already takes up slots 1 - 5.

[MrTrik]

If we're talking best songs of all time ... Here's mine:

1. Ring of Fire -- Johnny Cash
2. Red House -- not sure who wrote it, but I like Hendrix's version best any many have done versions
3. Texas Flood -- Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye version, though Soul Asylum did well
5. I wanna live -- The Ramones

[PairTheBoard]

1. "My Girl" - The Temptations
2. "Louie Louie" - the Kingsmen
3. "Sara Smile" - Hall & Oats
4. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
5. "Cortez the Killer" - Neil Young
6. "Is it a Crime" - Sade
7. "The Warmth" - Incubus
8. "Long Train Running" - Doobie Brothers (Without Love, where would you be now)
9. "Rumors" - Fleetwood Mac (Best Album)
10. "You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes


PairTheBoard

[gorie]

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1. Ring of Fire -- Johnny Cash

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come on , that's not even in the top 5 johnny cash songs.

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I wanna live -- The Ramones

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come on , that's not even in the top 5 ramones songs.

[mostsmooth]

as soon as we get the top 5 squared away lets start another thread to sort out the top 4. then we can get the top 3 then 2 then 1.
and then tomorrow we can do it all again in case things change

[MrTrik]

That's probably why I said "Here's Mine" rather than "Here's Gorie's".
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[gorie]

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That's probably why I said "Here's Mine" rather than "Here's Gorie's".
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i know. it's just too bad you listen to the ramones wrong and stuff.

also, you forgot to include SURFIN' BIRD!

[touchfaith]

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That's probably why I said "Here's Mine" rather than "Here's Gorie's".
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i know. it's just too bad you listen to the ramones wrong and stuff.

also, you forgot to include SURFIN' BIRD!

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I finally saw it throb! kinda freaked me out too.

[MrTrik]

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i know. it's just too bad you listen to the ramones wrong and stuff.


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I own virtually everything the Ramone's put out, aside from maybe an import or a few, not sure. I just happen to think I wanna live is their best song. The Replacements also used to do a great rendition of this song live, but I don't think it ever ended up on a recording.

[gorie]

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i know. it's just too bad you listen to the ramones wrong and stuff.


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I own virtually everything the Ramone's put out, aside from maybe an import or a few, not sure. I just happen to think I wanna live is their best song. The Replacements also used to do a great rendition of this song live, but I don't think it ever ended up on a recording.

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this still doesn't explain how you forgot to include SURFIN' BIRD in your top 5.

[PairTheBoard]

"Stardust" - Glen Miller


PTB

[tbach24]

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No offense, but when you have Radiohead and John Mayer in your list and have failed to include "Hotel California" or "Desperado"...come on...

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Radiohead = best post 70s band
John Mayer = VERY underrated only because a large contingent of his audience are teenage girls

[jason_t]

How can all these lists have songs that were released in the past six months? two years? Why do some people express doubt in their choices? Seems to be the best of all time shouldn't be so current and subject to change.

[thatpfunk]

1. Queen- Don't Stop Me Now
2. School House Rock- Three is a Magic Number

[Twitch1977]

The fact that no one even mentioned 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' makes me cry.

T

[istewart]

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The fact that no one even mentioned 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' makes me cry.

T

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/twitch1977/Image2.jpg

Your opinion is valued and has been noted.

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1. DCFC - Transatlanticism
2. Iron &amp; Wine - Trapeze Swinger
3. Iron &amp; Wine - Passing Afternoon
4. DCFC - A Lack of Colour
(5. Sia - Breathe Me)


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Ditto, although my #5 would have to be "Why can't this be love" by Van Haggar.

[Jack of Arcades]

1. Fuel - "Shimmer"
2. Elliot Smith - "Waltz #1 (XO)"
3. Neutral Milk Hotel - "Holland, 1945"
4. The Dresden Dolls - "Truce"
5. The Decemberists = "July, July!"

[coffeecrazy1]

Maybe he can't stand the [censored] Eagles, man.

[x2ski]

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top 10 songs...but my list is so bad i want a re-do (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=exchange&amp;Number=2407592&amp;fp art=&amp;PHPSESSID=)

In no order:

James Taylor- Fire and Rain
Radiohead- Fake Plastic Trees
Elliott Smith- Say Yes (the Elliott Smith one fluctuates a lot)
John Mayer- Why Georgia
Bob Dylan- Blowing in the Wind

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Hasn't anyone heard any version of "Neon"??? WTF is this "Georgia" crap? It's an ok tune, but clearly not his best. "Neon" is it, bro (and perhaps "Your Body is a Wonderland" 'cause if you can play guitar and can sing this, yer a gettin' laid there chief).

Many people I know say, "John Mayer sucks", and I say "Wait 'til you hear 'Neon'".

I play it (pretty much any version, although I haven't listened to him since he went radio, so I don't know what the studio version of "Neon" sounds like), and people are blown away.

"Neon" would be top 5, for sure.

[Overdrive]

Merle Haggard

I turned 21 in prison
Doin' life without parole
Noone could steer me right
But mama tried mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better
But her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame
Cause mama tried
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Now THAT is a song my friend.

[x2ski]

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top 10 songs...but my list is so bad i want a re-do (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=exchange&amp;Number=2407592&amp;fp art=&amp;PHPSESSID=)

In no order:

James Taylor- Fire and Rain
Radiohead- Fake Plastic Trees
Elliott Smith- Say Yes (the Elliott Smith one fluctuates a lot)
John Mayer- Why Georgia
Bob Dylan- Blowing in the Wind

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Hasn't anyone heard any version of "Neon"??? WTF is this "Georgia" crap? It's an ok tune, but clearly not his best. "Neon" is it, bro (and perhaps "Your Body is a Wonderland" 'cause if you can play guitar and can sing this, yer a gettin' laid there chief).

Many people I know say, "John Mayer sucks", and I say "Wait 'til you hear 'Neon'".

I play it (pretty much any version, although I haven't listened to him since he went radio, so I don't know what the studio version of "Neon" sounds like), and people are blown away.

"Neon" would be top 5, for sure.

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Just listened to the "Room for Squares" studio version of "Neon", courtesy of Limewire.

Even amped up and jazzy, this song is the shiz.

[zephed]

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Disclaimer: It goes without saying that every song The Beatles have ever recorded go before everything in all of the lists posted here, that's why I'm going to be focusing on the Top 5 songs of all time minus The Beatles.

1. DCFC - Transatlanticism
2. Iron &amp; Wine - Trapeze Swinger
3. Iron &amp; Wine - Passing Afternoon
4. DCFC - A Lack of Colour
(5. Sia - Breathe Me)

The 5th one keeps changing every week, so I'll just throw a tentative Sia - Breathe Me in loving memory of Six Feet Under.

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Does this include all the filler too?