Best 10 Songs Of All Time

[Thomas_Merton]

Virgin Radio in the UK recently had a poll on the Best British Songs of All Time.

Surely somebody can come up with a better list than this:

1. Oasis - Wonderwall

2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

3. Led Zeppelin

- Stairway to Heaven

4. The Beatles - Let It Be

5. John Lennon - Imagine

6. Police

- Every Breath You Take

7. The Jam

- Going Underground

8. Verve

- Bitter Sweet Symphony

9. Robbie Williams - Angels

10. The Stranglers

- Golden Brown

Source: Virgin Radio

[Rags]

Not a bad selection of songs in my view.

Although to be honest I am not sure that they are all worthy of inclusion in the 'Best 10 Songs of All Time' category....this one needs some thought...!

Mr Merton - you have obviously had more time to think about this, what is your pick of the pops?

[johnh101]

All goods songs but I don't really think that "Going Underground" and "Golden Brown" warrant a place in the top ten of all time, top 50 perhaps.

Where is "Love will tear us apart" by Joy Division or John Peel's all time best "Teenage Kicks" by the Undertones.

My tuppence worth anyway.

[RDN]

Virgin Radio in the UK recently had a poll on the Best British Songs of All Time...

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The name of this list should, of course, be "The Best British Songs Of All Time As Known To The 20 and 30-Somethings Who Listen To Virgin Radio and Can Be Bothered To Vote".

Having said that, there are some very good tracks listed. But as for the Beatles plagiarists being no. 1, that's got to be a joke!

[lampard10]

O.K. here's mine, using only one song per group.

1) Nights in White Satin.................Moody Blues

2) Fairytale of New York................Pougues

3) Hymn......................................Barclay James Harvest

4) Lady in Black...........................Uriah Heep

5) Mull of Kyntyre.........................Wings

6) Stairway to Heaven..................Led Zeppelin

7) Golden Brown..........................Stranglers

8) House of the Rising Sun............Animals

9) A Whiter Shade of Pale.............Procul Harem

10) One of these Days..................Pink Floydd

Add for world

Room With a View.....................Tony Carey

Still loving You..........................Scorpions

Free Bird..................................L.S.

White Rabbit.............................Jefferson Airplane

San Fransisco.............................Scott Macenzie

Woodstock................................Matthews Southern Comfort

Hotel Room...............................Egdar Broughton Band

Edited May 31, 2005 by lampard10

[davethailand]

Oasis don't deserve to be in there at all.

[Jai Dee]

I wonder if gowsip ha jut ha have ever done a poll on the Best Thai Songs of All Time...

[Thomas_Merton]

Not a bad selection of songs in my view. 

Although to be honest I am not sure that they are all worthy of inclusion in the 'Best 10 Songs of All Time' category....this one needs some thought...!

Mr Merton - you have obviously had more time to think about this, what is your pick of the pops?

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I've already given my top 800 elsewhere on Thaivisa see http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...l=radio+bangkok

However here are the top 20 from that list (I don't distinguish between British and US music):

1 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

2. Derek And The Dominoes - Layla

3. Lynard Skynard - Freebird

4. Bruce Springstein - Born To Run

5. The Beatles - Hey Jude

6. Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

7. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

8. Eagles - Hotel California

9. Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

10. The Doors - Light My Fire

11. The Beatles - A Day In The Life

12. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road

13. Beatles - Let It Be

14. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

15. John Lennon - Imagine

16. Led Zepplin - Kashmir

17. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland

18. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

19. The Doors - La Woman

20. Don Mclean - American Pie

[chownah]

How about Beethoven's violin concerto...he only did one...after doing one he could see that he would never improve on his first one so why bother.

How about Mozart's (boy if I can only pick one from Mozart it will be tough) Eine Kleine Nacht Musik.

How about Radar Love...forgot the band.

How about Group Grope by the Fugs.

How about The Itsy Bitsy Spider by anon.

How about the song with the lyrics "we love our queen" by that punk guy.

How about anything by Michael Jackson.....better duck 'cause here come the flames.

How about Suzie Creamcheese by Frank Zappa....oops..pedowhatsia...better not.

How about Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash.

How about The Witch by the Sonics.....who were, by the way, the original punk rock band.

That makes ten if my degree in mathematics serves me correctly. They are in shuffle replay order.

Edited May 31, 2005 by chownah

[lampard10]

How about Beethoven's violin concerto...he only did one...after doing one he could see that he would never improve on his first one so why bother.

How about Mozart's (boy if I can only pick one from Mozart it will be tough) Eine Kleine Nacht Musik.

How about Radar Love...forgot the band.

How about Group Grope by the Fugs.

How about The Itsy Bitsy Spider by anon.

How about the song with the lyrics "we love our queen" by that punk guy.

How about anything by Michael Jackson.....better duck 'cause here come the flames.

How about Suzie Creamcheese by Frank Zappa....oops..pedowhatsia...better not.

How about Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash.

How about The Witch by the Sonics.....who were, by the way, the original punk rock band.

That makes ten if my degree in mathematics serves me correctly.  They are in shuffle replay order.

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Radar Love was Golden Earring....apart from that you have two in one there. " Anything by' Michael Jackson' and ' Ring of Fire'

[Rags]

How about Beethoven's violin concerto...he only did one...after doing one he could see that he would never improve on his first one so why bother.

How about Mozart's (boy if I can only pick one from Mozart it will be tough) Eine Kleine Nacht Musik.

How about Radar Love...forgot the band.

How about Group Grope by the Fugs.

How about The Itsy Bitsy Spider by anon.

How about the song with the lyrics "we love our queen" by that punk guy.

How about anything by Michael Jackson.....better duck 'cause here come the flames.

How about Suzie Creamcheese by Frank Zappa....oops..pedowhatsia...better not.

How about Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash.

How about The Witch by the Sonics.....who were, by the way, the original punk rock band.

That makes ten if my degree in mathematics serves me correctly.  They are in shuffle replay order.

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Sounds like the return of Jimmy Saville...

"...Now then, Now then, Howzabout, Howzabout...."

[Insight]

9. Robbie Williams - Angels

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Nahhh.....???

I really can't see the big deal behind that tune. It's more of a karaoke favourite in the pubs back in the UK.

@ Rags - rattle, rattle, jewlery, jewlery, if it's not a nice little letter from a little boy (waving my cigar around venomously)...

[meadish_sweetball]

A few more:

A Day in the Life - Beatles

Time - Pink Floyd

The Unforgettable Fire - U2

Mayonnaise - Smashing Pumpkins

Someone Like You - Van Morrison

Want You Back - Jackson Five

Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

Protection - Massive Attack

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

Love Will Keep Us Alive - Eagles

Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Rearviewmirror - Pearl Jam

Ride My Llama - Neil Young

Happy Christmas (War is Over) - John Lennon

London Calling - The Clash

Is This Love - Bob Marley

Detroit Rock City - Kiss

Time Has Told Me - Nick Drake

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

White Room - Cream

500 Miles - The Proclaimers

The River - Bruce Springsteen

[RDN]

^^^

A Day in the Life - Beatles

Time - Pink Floyd

Someone Like You - Van Morrison (is this the Rod Stuart song?)

Want You Back - Jackson Five

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix - never heard of that one

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

The River - Bruce Springsteen

[Jai Dee]

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix  - never heard of that one

I reckon the best rendition of Little Wing was done by Sting... the emotions that come through in his music... awesome!

[Oleg_Rus]

RDN - agree 80%

forgot New Order, Joy Division, Clash, S**Pistols - Anarchy you know where, Swans, Ultravox, AND Surely - Cream + Black Sabbath.

few drops of Mr Hendrix + J.Page.

the list from mr T.M. - never heard .

[Oleg_Rus]

I forgot the song of all times:

Iron Butterfly "in the garden of Eden" - "inna-gadda-gavidda" - man, I missed it!

[toddy]

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix  - never heard of that one

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I reckon the best rendition of Little Wing was done by Sting... the emotions that come through in his music... awesome!

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A few more likely candidates:

Bachman Turner Overdrive - Let It Ride

Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie & Albert

Mark Knopfler - Hill Farmer's Blues

Dire Straits - Wild West End or Six Blade Knife

Smokey Robinson - Tracks Of My Tears

Waterboys - Girl Called Johnny

Bob Dylan - Man In Me

Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years

Little Feat - Long Distance Love or Willin'

Nils Lofgren - Anything by the midget from the E Street Band

Eric Burdon - Unknown Singer's Tomb

Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio

Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo or Child In Time

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rockin' In The Free World

Bedlam - Harvest Moon

Emma Franklin - (Take Another) Piece Of My Heart

Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ballad Of Curtis Lowe

Kenny Rogers & First Edition - Just Checked In To See What Condition my Condition was in.

Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida

Clash - Guns Of Brixton

Sly Dunbar - Sun Is Shining

Gregory Isaacs - Universal Tribulation

Marley, Peter Tosh, Gladiators, Santana, Grateful Dead, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, Jeff Healey Band, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Taj Mahal, Motorhead, Robert Cray, Cream .............................

[jayenram]

There's some good stuff in the lists so far (but some I've never heard of).

However, to add a few:

Colosseum - Lost Angeles; Downhill and Shadows; Stormy Monday.

Howlin' Wolf - Goin' Down Slow; Smokestack Lightnin'; Spoonful.

Fleetwood Mac - Tusk; The Chain.

Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limit; We Don't Need Another Hero; River Deep, Mountain High; Proud Mary.

Joe Cocker - With A little Help From My Friends; The Letter.

Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond; Arnold Layne; See Emily Play; Another Brick In The Wall.

Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You; Crazy Love; Gloria; Caravan.

Cream - Spoonful; Crossroads.

Janis Joplin - Summertime; Mercedes Benz.

The Nice - America.

Heavy Jelly - I Keep Singing That Same Old Song.

Richie Havens - Motherless Child.

Joan Armatrading - Willow;

The Who - Who Are You; My Generation.

The Kinks - Lola; Waterloo Sunset.

Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out; Gimme A Pig's Foot.

Jethro Tull - Aqualung; Locomotive Breath.

Simon and Garfunkle - Sounds Of Silence

Edgar Winter - Tobacco Road.

Johnny Winter - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl.

Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life; Who Knows Where The Time Goes?; Matty Groves.

Ten Years After - I'm Going Home; Rock And Roll Music To The World.

Santana - Jingo Boh Lah; Soul Sacrifice.

Amen Corner - Gin House Blues.

Bonnie Rait and J. L. Hooker - I'm In The Mood.

Vanilla Fudge - Bang Bang; You Keep Me Hanging On.

Strawbs - Song Of Your Youth; The Hangman And The Papist.

Sting - Russians.

Bob Dylan - Virtually everything he ever wrote (up to 1975).

Sorry they are all well over 30 years old, but so am I.

[Boon Mee]

What?

No Hank Williams or even the Dixie Chicks?

[jayenram]

What?

No Hank Williams or even the Dixie Chicks?

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[Neeranam]

What?

No Hank Williams or even the Dixie Chicks? 

I thought I mentioned old Hank, must have been another thread. I love "my buckets got a hole in it".

He would certainly have one or two in my top 10.

I heard an old one today that I had forgotten about - Roadrunner, can't remember who did it though.

Edited June 1, 2005 by Neeranam

[TRIPxCORE]

Personally, I would replace the Led Zeppelin songs mentioned with "Babe I'm gonna leave you" and "Dazed and Confused."

As far as British music is concerned, there is some really great bands that came from there. I love Coldplay, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Radiohead.

[ace]

OK, I'll bite. Darn you Merton, I can never resist these top 10 songs conversations / postings, meaningless as they are. In no particular order:

Bullet the blue sky - Sepultura

Celebration Day - Led Zep

Overkill - Motorhead

What's next to the Moon - AC/DC

The thrill is gone - Chet Baker

Baker street - Gerry Rafferty

Little Dreamer - Van Halen

OK Computer - Radiohead -( It's like 1 long song if u ask me.)

Come As You Are - Nirvana

Alive - Pearl Jam

Now I'm not one to criticise other people's tastes, but your selections are all rubbish and mine's best. Fact. Except Toddy's, which are pretty cool.

Cheers,

Ace

[Old Croc]

This is not my list, but should provide much interest for viewers

http://www.cinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=10015&s=Forum

[Old Croc]

This is not my list, but should provide much interest for viewers

http://www.cinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=10015&s=Forum

Bugger, wrong thread. Too many lists to follow. this should have been on the movie list

[dee_jai_maak_maak]

All goods songs but I don't really think that "Going Underground" and "Golden Brown" warrant a place in the top ten of all time, top 50 perhaps.

Where is "Love will tear us apart" by Joy Division or John Peel's all time best "Teenage Kicks" by the Undertones.

My tuppence worth anyway.

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"Love Will Tear Us Apart", absolutely. For me, the best song ever.

Haven't got a clue what would make up my top 10/20/30/whatever, although "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye would be in there somewhere.

[chonabot]

I'm impressed with the taste displayed thus far , in particular the Zep stuff , did I mention I'm a Zep Freak ?

Normally my top 10 would be only Zep , but I'll just take a song per fave artiste here...

1. The Rover - Led Zep

2. Lover You Should have come over - Jeff Buckley

3. Red House - Jimi Hendrix

4. Heavy Load - Free

5. City of Tiny Lights - Zappa

6. Ball and Chain - Janis Joplin

7. Fool for your Stockings - ZZ Top

8. Try Me - UFO

9. Black Country Rock - Bowie

10. Hotel Illness - Black Crowes

hmmm a few more

11. Crossroads - Robert Johnson

12. Had to cry today - Blind Faith

13. Panama - Van Halen

14. Up on the Hill - Fun Lovin Criminals

15. Meet on the Ledge - Fairport Convention

16. Red Barchetta - Rush

17. Roll away the Stone - Mott the Hoople

18. Roll over Dj - Jet

19. Cause we ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck

20. She's so Heavy - The Beatles.

Mainly rock, but I guarantee the above tracks would enrich any music fan's collection.

[jaidam]

my top 10 today

1)Red house -Hendrix.

2)I feel alright-Steve Earle

3)Breakaway-ZZ Top

4)Comfortably numb-Pink Floyd

5)the lee shore-CrosbyStillsNash. esp the studio version

6)through the barricades -Spandau Ballet

7)Guitar Town-Steve Earle

8)Pride and Joy -Stevie Ray Vaughn

9)I can't be satisfied -Johnny Winter and Muddy Waters.

10)Heartattack and Vine-Tom Waits

[AsiaWolfie]

wow, cant believe to read about such awesome but mostly unknown bands such as JOY DIVISION, UNDERTONES or SWANS in here.....in THIS FORUM ! in THIS COUNTRY....where most music is 100%-guaranteed full-crap......shit, I am so missing my 1.200 CDs, still waiting at Stuttgart airport to be forwarded.....stupid work permit, where are you..... hey guys, you got a good taste.....its time to open up a bar/pub where they play such music all day and night.....please start saving money from you salary for the KEAMONEY TEAMONEY...whatever