Your best song ever

Bat out of Hell

Oh, right...!

Haha, your right.. Well I got one favourite song but its in Dutch so it wont be very interesting for you guys, but as I changed the rules of this thread I will share my favo Dutch and English song

Dutch:


English:

My favorite song ever?

What drugs are you on?

A world filled with music spanning hundreds of years, and you want me to
pick, from that collection, ONE SONG?

Good heavens...talk about an impossible task.

Jim Webb wrote one of the greatest pieces of music ever in "MacArthur
Park."

Don McLean wrote the classic "American Pie" that captured the hearts of
a generation.

And then there was a little known group called Renaissance with a singer
who had one of the most captivating voices ever. Pick any one of her
songs, "Ocean Gypsy", "Can You Understand" and then Dvorjak's "Going
Home" that this woman sang like nobody else.

The Raspberries, known for their hit "Go All The Way" created one of
the great rock ballads of all time in "Don't Want To Say Goodbye", a song
that got almost no airplay.

A more recent group, "Within Temptation" did a song called "All I Need"
that could just blow you away.

And then there are the songs that, while not great pieces of music, just
make you smile from ear to ear...like The Move's "Tonight".

Speaking of great music, and getting away from rock and roll, what about
the music from "West Side Story?"

What about these Broadway shows?

Sound Of Music
Showboat
Carousel
My Fair Lady

And countless others.

"I Could Have Danced All Night", "Old Man River", "Can't Help Lovin Dat Man"
and so many others.

And you want us to pick one favorite song?

I'd rather tackle something easy like solving pi...thank you.

I love Joy Division!

I didn't participate originally because I can't pick just ONE all-time favorite song either. I am, however, currently addicted to this:


I know it looks like a death metal album (nothing wrong with that ), but it's more of an ambient/neoclassical... it's also another reason why I really, really want to learn cello.

Top artists are Leaether Strip, Mechanical Moth, In Slaughter Natives, Sopor Aeternus, Nox Arcana... Of course, there are many others (including Sisters of Mercy and Einsteurzende Neubauten since seventh grade) but listing them would take way too much time.

Best albums:

Leaether Strip - Underneath the Laughter. I think his 90's stuff is best, though he did make some great remixes in the last decade.

Mechanical Moth - Torment. I think it's their most mature-sounding album. The first one is good but underdeveloped IMO, and while the other two have a few gems, they took off in a more clubbish-feel and aren't as original anymore

In Slaughter Natives - Return of a King. Most recent and actually most mature-sounding album yet.

Sopor Aeternus - Es Reiten Die Toten So Schnell. There are so many great songs on so many albums, but if I had to choose just one, this is her best.

Nox Arcana - ... tie between Necronomicon, Transylvania and Shadow of the Raven. It's REALLY tough to compare Nox Arcana albums, because they produce their work in themes - Dracula, Edgar Allan Poe, etc., so I chalk this one up to whatever mood I'm in.

What I usually end up doing is I get addicted to a few particular songs from a few artists I like, put them on repeat for a day or two, then switch to another addiction. No matter what I'm in the mood for, though, pretty much any song from the above five is suitable, and of course there's THIS:


This is my weird/trippy song... it might not have such a great effect when you're wide awake, but if you're lying on your bed in the dark, half-asleep, and have had just one too many glasses of wine...

Where was I?

Oh yes, what about some of the great Carpenters songs?

"Goodbye To Love"
"We've Only Just Begun"
"For All We Know"

And then there's the great Barry Manilow tunes

"I Write The Songs"
"Could It Be Magic"
"Trying To Get The Feeling Again"

Of course how can you forget some great 60s tunes like...

"To Sir With Love" - Lulu
"Young Girl" - Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
"Daydream Believer" - The Monkees
"Windy" - The Association
"Georgy Girl" - The Seekers
"Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" - Herman's Hermits
"Blowin In The Wind" - Bob Dylan
"Puff The Magic Dragon" - Peter, Paul and Mary

And then there are all the great songs by Yes

"All Good People"
"And You And I"
"Roundabout"
"Wondrous Stories"

Not to mention some great Turtles songs

"Happy Together"
"She's My Girl"
"She'd Rather Be With Me"
"Elenore"

More to come...

Just one from a music lover of almost all gendras...

That's cruel!

This might be one...


MissTerraK

Then when I just want to have some fun, let loose, dance...then I like this one!


MissTerraK

I wondered if that one was gonna show up

How about from one of the greatest albums ever from Steeleye Span?

"All Around My Hat"
"Bachelors Hall"
"Hard Times Of Old England"
"Gamble Gold/Robin Hood"

If you've never heard this album you're missing a real treat. Maddy Prior
had one of the most wonderful voices of the time right up there with Annie
Haslam.

More to come...

sultan of swings - dire straits
rocket man - elton john
taking chances - céline dion
blue collar man - styx
lovers in a dangerous time - barenaked ladies
boys of summer - don henley
this corrosion - sisters of mercy
year of the cat - cat stevens
catch my fall - billy idol
brother of mine - john anderson
it's my life - talk talk
greatest love of all -withney houston
radio gaga - queen
kayleigh-heart of a lothian - marillion
sweet child o'mine - gun's and roses
always - erasure
hearthbreak hotel - dread zeppelin
behind the wheel - depeche mode
my all - mariah carrey
air - bach

Here is my favorite song this week

I am sure it will change next week