Best song by a great artist

[Deej 77,005]

 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,568]

I haven’t seen Zeppelin mentioned yet but my vote goes to Ten Years Gone even thought it’s not the most popular song by them.  

Too add my two cents to some other posts.

The Beatles- While my guitar gently weeps 

Bruce- Jungleland

The Band- The Weight is probably their best but a The Night they Drove old Dixie Down needs a little love also.

 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,568]

6 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Bob Dylan ?  Lots to choose from

 

Like a rolling stone

desolation row

tombstone blues

Like a Rolling Stone is the right answer but just off of Blood on the Tracks you have Tangled Up in Blue, Simple Twist of Fate and Shelter From the Storm which are all fantastic.

[Deej 77,005]

8 minutes ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

I haven’t seen Zeppelin mentioned yet but my vote goes to Ten Years Gone even thought it’s not the most popular song by them.  

Too add my two cents to some other posts.

The Beatles- While my guitar gently weeps 

Bruce- Jungleland

The Band- The Weight is probably their best but a The Night they Drove old Dixie Down needs a little love also.

 

I might go Kashmir for Zep. Damn, that is such a cool riff in a non-standard tuning. It is hypnotizing. 

[Lurch 5,932]

How is it anything but Stairway?

[Deej 77,005]

Just now, Lurch said:

How is it anything but Stairway?

That's Spirit's best song. 

[Lurch 5,932]

That's Spirit's best song. 

Funny AND true... but still

[South Austin 52,663]

41 minutes ago, Deej said:

 

Deej, I know you're just trying to be cute and original.  The only answer is Once in a Lifetime. 

[Deej 77,005]

4 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Deej, I know you're just trying to be cute and original.  The only answer is Once in a Lifetime. 

Yeah, I hate that song. Psycho Killer has such a great minimalist vibe.

[Al_4_ISU 12,516]

Stones:  Can't Always Get What You Want

 

[Al_4_ISU 12,516]

6 minutes ago, Deej said:

Yeah, I hate that song. Psycho Killer has such a great minimalist vibe.

I love the chorus of "Once In A Lifetime", but "Psycho Killer" is the answer for Talking Heads.

Jason Isbell did a ripping cover of it back in the day.

[Al_4_ISU 12,516]

20 minutes ago, Lurch said:

How is it anything but Stairway?

Because Zeppelin did "Over the Hills and Far Away"

[Deej 77,005]

4 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I love the chorus of "Once In A Lifetime", but "Psycho Killer" is the answer for Talking Heads.

Jason Isbell did a ripping cover of it back in the day.

Young Tina was wheelhouse, too.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,381]

Tangled up in Blue is my favorite Dylan song, but when I hear the live version of Visions of Johanna I'll be damned if I don't think that's as perfect as Bob has ever been.

I absolutely love the Springsteen submissions of Tunnel of Love and Racing in the Street. I love his darker stuff. Atlantic City changed me forever before I was 15.

Van Morrison's Into the Mystic will be the first song played at my funeral.

And as an aside to those who've mentioned Prince earlier, I recently hired his home studio tech/engineer from the early '80s. He's an old man now, but generating lots of interest from reporters wanting to interview him about the sessions for 1999 and Purple Rain. He's a different cat, that's for sure.

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,568]

36 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Deej, I know you're just trying to be cute and original.  The only answer is Once in a Lifetime. 

My favorite of theirs is Burning Down the House.

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,568]

Any thoughts on The Who?  I say Baba O’Riley.

[jimmyjazz 46,352]

For Zep, I gotta go with "Black Dog".  Still the most confounding time signature I've heard in a rock tune, and heavy beyond heavy.

[Gil Bang 26,069]

9 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

The elephant in the room:  what's the best song by The Beatles?

motherfucker. 

 

That needs it's own thread

[Deej 77,005]

7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

For Zep, I gotta go with "Black Dog".  Still the most confounding time signature I've heard in a rock tune, and heavy beyond heavy.

Black Dog, Hot Dog, whatever it takes.

 

Edited November 14, 2019 by Deej

[mr. sunshine 2,834]

12 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

motherfucker. 

 

That needs it's own thread

Easy

 

[DougO 5,257]

 

[Deej 77,005]

^^^^

"And I need you more than I want you..."

Edited November 14, 2019 by Deej

[Al_4_ISU 12,516]

43 minutes ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Any thoughts on The Who?  I say Baba O’Riley.

I'm going with The Real Me.  Thrashing power chords from Pete, spastic thunder from Moon, Entwhistle's flashiest bass line, and Daltrey howling.  Everything that makes The Who The Who in one song.

But Baba O'Riley is one of the most iconic rock songs of all time.

[Underdog 28,825]

Yeah, that opening of BOR is another volume blaster, same with Eminence Front. 

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

2 hours ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Like a Rolling Stone is the right answer but just off of Blood on the Tracks you have Tangled Up in Blue, Simple Twist of Fate and Shelter From the Storm which are all fantastic.

Damn, gettin' all dusty up in here.  That's a CD I take to a deserted island with me.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

1 hour ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Any thoughts on The Who?  I say Baba O’Riley.

Yep, or Who are you.

[jimmyjazz 46,352]

40 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Yeah, that opening of BOR is another volume blaster, same with Eminence Front. 

Man, I am a HUGE fan of "Eminence Front", even though it's Kenny Jones on drums.  In fact, I (gasp) think the song is better for it.

[tbone_ 14,213]

For Zep, I gotta go with "Black Dog".  Still the most confounding time signature I've heard in a rock tune, and heavy beyond heavy.

Hey hey momma said the way you move...

Put that needle down and haven’t been the same since.

[tbone_ 14,213]

[TexArcher 38,131]

1 hour ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Any thoughts on The Who?  I say Baba O’Riley.

 

[TexArcher 38,131]

Queen is another difficult one.

I'm down to "Somebody to Love" and "Under Pressure."  And I don't want to pick.

[Macanudo 13,026]

3 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Because Zeppelin did "Over the Hills and Far Away"

And about 10 other Zep songs.  Stairway, to me, is one of the most overrated songs ever.

 

As for Queen, there's always going to be a soft spot in my heart for Crazy Little Thing Called Love and We Will Rock You (And not paired with We Are The Champions.)   Crazy Little Thing was such a blast from the 50's rockabilly past and so much fun.  We Will Rock You is almost guttural.  And when May's solo slides in and kicks open the front door, the song just kicks ass.

[Carl Spackler 3,506]

3 hours ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

Any thoughts on The Who?  I say Baba O’Riley.

Either that or Won't Get Fooled Again.  The "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" line and that Daltrey scream toward the end make WGFA pretty special.

My personal favorites are Bargain, Substitute, and The Kids are Alright.

Edited November 14, 2019 by Carl Spackler

[Carl Spackler 3,506]

Beach Boys -- For me, it's between God Only Knows or Don't Worry Baby, but California Girls and Wouldn't It Be Nice are right up there, too.

[Gil Bang 26,069]

By the time I get to Phoenix is Campbell's best. 

[Hate 20,155]

Everything the Grateful Dead ever played.

[Gil Bang 26,069]

2 minutes ago, Hate said:

Everything the Grateful Dead ever played.

Dude.

[Hate 20,155]

Well, I didn't want to clog this thread up with 1000+ posts, so I guess I'll post one for you.  Here is Eyes of the World with Branford Marsalis joining in:

 

[Buffsoldier 1,895]

 

[Buffsoldier 1,895]

9 hours ago, Deej said:

Haven't listed to that song in 16 years. When my dad was dying, he asked me to put it on repeat for him. Haven't listened to it since.

Similar concept for me with this one.  My Dad died of cancer in 1999. 7 yrs later my sis had a destination wedding in Kona. She made mix CDs for everyone and this was on it. I drove around the island for hours with this on repeat thinking about Dad and it made my soul and my spirit soar. After I got home I listened to it once and couldn't stop crying for an hour. Haven't listened to it since. Even thinking about it now has me tearing up.

Anyway,  I do feel that it fits this thread. 

 

Edited November 14, 2019 by Buffsoldier

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

6 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

Dude.

No not dude, Dead..

[South Austin 52,663]

5 hours ago, Buffsoldier said:

Similar concept for me with this one.  My Dad died of cancer in 1999. 7 yrs later my sis had a destination wedding in Kona. She made mix CDs for everyone and this was on it. I drove around the island for hours with this on repeat thinking about Dad and it made my soul and my spirit soar. After I got home I listened to it once and couldn't stop crying for an hour. Haven't listened to it since. Even thinking about it now has me tearing up.

Anyway,  I do feel that it fits this thread. 

 

I think Louis Armstrong would tear up over this one.

[Loco 3,754]

10 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

For Zep, I gotta go with "Black Dog".  Still the most confounding time signature I've heard in a rock tune, and heavy beyond heavy.

Great video...  go to 6:15 for Blackdog 

[Al_4_ISU 12,516]

Regarding Queen, it’s hard to beat Fat Bottom Girls, even if Somebody to Love is probably a “better” song.

[noharleyyet 2,853]

 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,568]

35 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Regarding Queen, it’s hard to beat Fat Bottom Girls, even if Somebody to Love is probably a “better” song.

I agree with Fat Bottom Girls although most would say Bohemian Rhapsody.  My close 2 for them even thought its cheesy is One Vision.  Something about that song just rocks.

 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6,568]

8 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Beach Boys -- For me, it's between God Only Knows or Don't Worry Baby, but California Girls and Wouldn't It Be Nice are right up there, too.

God Only Knows, definitely.

What would be Surly's thoughts on the Beastie Boys best song?  I love so many I can't really decide but most on here will probably say Sabotage which is one of my least favorites in their entire catalog.  I would go more old school rap like Brass Monkey, Paul Revere, something off of Paul's Boutique, So Watch 'cha Want, Thee MC's and One DJ, etc.... 

[Al_4_ISU 12,516]

God Only Knows, definitely.
What would be Surly's thoughts on the Beastie Boys best song?  I love so many I can't really decide but most on here will probably say Sabotage which is one of my least favorites in their entire catalog.  I would go more old school rap like Brass Monkey, Paul Revere, something off of Paul's Boutique, So Watch 'cha Want, Thee MC's and One DJ, etc.... 

No Sleep Til Brooklyn

[noharleyyet 2,853]

Beach Boys: In My Room

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