TrentonMakes Posted April 10, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 10, 2018 The radio station I listen to is currently soliciting lists of people's top 10 favorite songs of all time. The votes will be compiled and played back as part of an extended countdown next month. How would you complete such a list? Are they songs that you feel are really well done? Is the musical composition more important or less important than good lyrics? Or would you choose songs that transport you back to another time? Does a song have to stand the test of time or can a new song be "great"? The things that make people like a song, or dislike a song, and the subjectivity of what makes a song "good", is endlessly fascinating to me. I heard some guy on the radio talking about how he'd want one dance song, one instrumental song, one punk song, etc. Can't say I'm a fan of that approach. I have a list of about 25 and I'm trying to pare it down. Interestingly, there are a handful of "usual suspects" that I'm not really feeling at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 10, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 10, 2018 Songs that you can sing when you are drunk, or that you can still remember the lyrics too 40 years later, etc. Mine would lean heavily on Jimmy Buffet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybeegb Posted April 10, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 10, 2018 Songs when I'm happy? Songs when I'm sad? Songs when I'm mad? Too many choices depending on my mood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Popular Post TrentonMakes Posted April 10, 2018 Author Solution Popular Post Share #4 Posted April 10, 2018 I found @Square Wheels' list. 10. "25 or 6 to 4" 9. "25 or 6 to 4" 8. "25 or 6 to 4" 7. "25 or 6 to 4" 6. "25 or 6 to 4" 5. "25 or 6 to 4" 4. "25 or 6 to 4" 3. "25 or 6 to 4" 2. "The Rain Song" 1. "25 or 6 to 4" 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted April 10, 2018 Just now, tybeegb said: Songs when I'm happy? Songs when I'm sad? Songs when I'm mad? Too many choices depending on my mood. That's the case for everyone - so that's the point of the exercise. How do you come up with 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 10, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 10, 2018 Just now, tybeegb said: Songs when I'm happy? Songs when I'm sad? Songs when I'm mad? Too many choices depending on my mood. Best MAD song ever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted April 10, 2018 Share #7 Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, TrentonMakes said: I found @Square Wheels' list. 10. "25 or 6 to 4" 9. "25 or 6 to 4" 8. "25 or 6 to 4" 7. "25 or 6 to 4" 6. "25 or 6 to 4" 5. "25 or 6 to 4" 4. "25 or 6 to 4" 3. "25 or 6 to 4" 2. "The Rain Song" 1. "25 or 6 to 4" That's not too far off. I find myself almost always going back to songs from my early year. Very few new bands intrigue me enough to listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted April 10, 2018 Share #8 Posted April 10, 2018 My 'favorites' lean heavily to songs that have helped through hard times. They are not what I would play at a party. Songs that make you move are always a hit. If you can listen to this without tapping a toe, better check for a pulse 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted April 10, 2018 Share #9 Posted April 10, 2018 2 hours ago, jsharr said: you can still remember the lyrics too 40 years later I can remember all the lyrics to songs from 40+ years ago. The whereabouts of my car keys and what I have to pick up at the grocery store? Aw hell no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 12, 2018 Share #10 Posted April 12, 2018 You probably noticed I like a good beat up the drums song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted May 14, 2018 .....enjoying the countdown playback..... On 4/10/2018 at 4:39 PM, TrentonMakes said: I found @Square Wheels' list. .... 2. "The Rain Song" #381. I don't believe "25 or 6 to 4" has been played yet. Raised on Casey Kasem - I am a sucker for a music countdown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 14, 2018 Share #12 Posted May 14, 2018 On 4/10/2018 at 6:54 PM, Further said: f you can listen to this without tapping a toe, better check for a pulse Yep - here is 20 that are all great: Susie Q I Put A Spell On You Proud Mary Bad Moon Rising Lodi Green River Commotion Down On The Corner Fortunate Son Travelin' Band Who'll Stop The Rain Up Around The Bend Run Through The Jungle Lookin' Out My Back Door Long As I Can See The Light I Heard It Through The Grapevine Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Hey Tonight Sweet Hitch-Hiker Someday Never Comes Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted May 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Yep - here is 20 that are all great: Susie Q I Put A Spell On You Proud Mary Bad Moon Rising Lodi Green River Commotion Down On The Corner Fortunate Son Travelin' Band Who'll Stop The Rain Up Around The Bend Run Through The Jungle Lookin' Out My Back Door Long As I Can See The Light I Heard It Through The Grapevine Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Hey Tonight Sweet Hitch-Hiker Someday Never Comes You could put a little effort into it rather than just copying the track listing for the Chronicle best-of. Which is sorely lacking for its omission of "Ramble Tamble", maybe my favorite CCR song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 14, 2018 Share #14 Posted May 14, 2018 1 hour ago, TrentonMakes said: Which is sorely lacking for its omission of "Ramble Tamble", maybe my favorite CCR song. You should start a list! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 14, 2018 Share #15 Posted May 14, 2018 #1. "Black Betty", Ram Jam Done! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted May 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, donkpow said: #1. "Black Betty", Ram Jam I was not heretofore familiar with that one..... not saying I'd include it in my top 10 (or top 100) but I like it. I heard Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" earlier this afternoon (#362) and the guitar tone, and a few of the riffs, sounded similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 14, 2018 Share #17 Posted May 14, 2018 24 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: I was not heretofore familiar with that one..... Unpossible! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goldendesign Posted May 14, 2018 Share #19 Posted May 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, donkpow said: I was not heretofore familiar with that one..... What!?!?!?! My favorites are always in a state of flux but I agree with what someone said above about its something that resonates with you, not nessicarily something that'd go good at a party. My two favorites currently: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share #20 Posted May 14, 2018 17 minutes ago, donkpow said: Unpossible! ? 10 minutes ago, goldendesign said: What!?!?!?! Nope. Doesn't ring a bell in the least (except for the Black Sabbath resemblance that I hear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 14, 2018 Share #21 Posted May 14, 2018 Two that I always go back to are Riviera Paradise and Europa. I guess I have a type. Impossible Germany might make the cut. Lately I have found plenty of similar Santana songs on u-tube. Pink Floyd has to have a couple in there, say Wish You Were Here and Great Gig in the Sky. Green Grass and High Tides, and maybe Melissa, hell, maybe even Freebird. More later! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 14, 2018 Share #22 Posted May 14, 2018 Turn it way the fuck up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted May 14, 2018 Share #23 Posted May 14, 2018 1 hour ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Two that I always go back to are Riviera Paradise and Europa. I guess I have a type. Impossible Germany might make the cut. Lately I have found plenty of similar Santana songs on u-tube. Pink Floyd has to have a couple in there, say Wish You Were Here and Great Gig in the Sky. Green Grass and High Tides, and maybe Melissa, hell, maybe even Freebird. More later! Impossible Germany is certainly up there but At Least That's What You Said is my favorite from Wilco. But my favorite is All Along the Watchtower. I have a collection of around 25 versions of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 15, 2018 Share #24 Posted May 15, 2018 My definitive version of AATWT was always Dave Mason, but maybe because that was the one I heard the most. I didn't even find out until recently that Dylan wrote it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted May 15, 2018 Share #25 Posted May 15, 2018 31 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: My definitive version of AATWT was always Dave Mason, but maybe because that was the one I heard the most. I didn't even find out until recently that Dylan wrote it. That was Dave Mason playing a 12-string guitar on Hendrix's cover! Also after Dylan heard Hendrix's version, that's how Dylan started playing it in concert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share #26 Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Two that I always go back to are Riviera Paradise and Europa. From the titles - I don't know what those are. I will check them out. ...ah, OK. The SRV does sound familiar, but I know the Santana song. Nice. (well - are these the tracks you meant?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 15, 2018 Share #27 Posted May 15, 2018 Often, in the wee hours, with a veil of melancholy over the mood, Leonard Cohen pays a visit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share #28 Posted May 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Further said: Often, in the wee hours, with a veil of melancholy over the mood, Leonard Cohen pays a visit He's got some amazing stuff. Did you hear the You Want It Darker album from the year he died? It's equal parts beautiful and creepy, but I guess he mined that vein often. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ralphie ★ Posted May 15, 2018 Share #30 Posted May 15, 2018 7 hours ago, TrentonMakes said: ...ah, OK. The SRV does sound familiar, but I know the Santana song. Nice. (well - are these the tracks you meant?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ralphie ★ Posted August 12, 2021 Share #32 Posted August 12, 2021 On 5/15/2018 at 4:43 AM, Philander Seabury said: Riviera Paradise was on just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted August 12, 2021 Share #33 Posted August 12, 2021 Horses, pretty women, MGs, Carol Bristow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 12, 2021 Share #34 Posted August 12, 2021 I'd have a different list each week because I have so many different songs that appeal to me at times. Sometimes I'll do something like play the Bette Midler version of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company C" three times in a row in my car or do the same with other songs like The Seeker's, "Georgy Girl" pr Patsy Cline's, "Crazy," and then not play them again for months. Back in college I thought Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" was one of the greatest songs ever written. Now, meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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