The official "this is the best song ever" tread

[Martin Aigner]

OK, this might be too hard to say, so lets put it into categories.

Rock: Rosalita, Bruce Springsteen

Pop: Themes from an italian restaurant, Billy Joel

Rap: Don´t like rap, so there´s no nomination from me

Musical song: Herode´s song, Jesus Christ Superstar

Country: Ain´t american, so what do I know. I like "The coward of the county" by Kenny Rogers ,though.

Classic: Il mio testoro, Don Giovanni, W.A. Mozart

What´s your favourites?

Best regards

Martin Aigner

[M2d]

Rock: Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry (or ding-a-ling by the same)
Pop: Reminiscing by Little River Band
Rap: Rippin by Sir Mix-a-Lot
Musical Song: not sure what this means, so I'll go with Rock Away by Beres Hammond
Country: Drift off to Dream by Travis Tritt
Classical: An American in Paris by Gershwin (buy America first)

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Rock: Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Pop: I'll 2nd your nomination of Billy Joel (that entire album is excellent).
Rap: I'm Bad (LL Cool J) but I know very little rap.
Musical: The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)
Country: Ghost Riders in the Sky (I like the Outlaws' version)
Classic: You can't beat the chorale in Beethovan's 9th

And I'll nominate the 9th Symphony as the greatest piece of music ever written.

[Steven_Monk]

Don't forget Sound of Music tunes my Austrian brother!

1. Do-Re-Mi;
2. Edelweiss;
3. My Favorite Things;
4. Sound of Music.

And of course, Everything by

Falco. Especially Amadeus.

[nicky g]

Rock: Drain You by Nirvana; backups: Atlantic City or Blinded by the Light by Bruce; Love Burns Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Pop: Creep by TLC (oh yes!); Outofmyway by the Vines
Rap: Release Yo'Delf - Method Man
Musical song: Ugh
Country: Hurt (think that's the name) by Johnny Cash - actually a cover of Nine Inch Nails Song
Classic: Will show my ignorance and say Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber (Elephant Man/Platoon theme music)
Jazz: Track 4 from Kind of Blue by Miles Davis (forget the name), Caravan by that crazy guitar player (goodness my menory is getting bad)

[Martin Aigner]

OK, Falco was the only austrian who ever made real good music (although the version of "Ein Kompliment" which Christl Stürmer sang at Starmania might be one of the best interpretions of a song ever).

Anyway, don´t tell me you´ve ever seen "The sound of music". I honestly thought that nobody ever in Austria saw this movie.

BTW, nice to have a fellow austrian here.

Best regards

Martin Aigner

[Steven_Monk]

It is movie? I just hear musiks. Now you say its movie? I must see this.

[Bubbagump]

Here are my nominations. I added two additional categories. Blues and Metal. You really can't lump Metal and rock together, they are worlds apart IMO. Here you go:

Metal: The Four Horseman - Metallica

Rock: Baby Please Don't Go (One of the most covered Rock songs ever AC/DC's version is the best IMO)- Big Joe Williams

Pop: I don't listen to a lot of Pop but I like that Black Eyed Peas Song. Is it called 'Where Is The Love'?

Rap: Rap Superstar - Cypress Hill

Musical: Last Illusion - The Transsiberian Orchestra (From Beethoven's Last Night)

Classical: Tocata Fugue in D minor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Blues: Death Letter Blues - Son House

Country: Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels

Bubbagump

[astroglide]

i'd say strokin by clarence carter tops all categories.

[fsuplayer]

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: I don't listen to a lot of Pop but I like that Black Eyed Peas Song. Is it called 'Where Is The Love'?

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That song makes me cringe.

Any one of ten billy joel songs could be considered top pop songs.

fsuplayer