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#1059385 - 10/07/08 04:03 AM
Best Song of All Time?
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Sometimes I think about music. OK, I think about music a lot. One thing I think about sometimes is what song in the English language do I consider the best of all time.
For me it usually comes down to the following two songs that I can never decide for sure:
Amazing Grace or Danny Boy
I usually have to think about and reject Yesterday (by Paul McCartney), I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (by Hank Williams), Hard Times Killing Floor Blues (by Skip James), Sweet Home Chicago (by Robert Johnson) In My Life or Imagine (by John Lennon) and God Save the Queen (British National Anthem). Some days I add others and some days I don't.
What do you think is the best song in the English language?
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#1059398 - 10/07/08 10:59 AM
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#1059407 - 10/07/08 11:59 AM
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A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a don't you know about the bird? Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word! A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a... A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird Bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a don't you know about the bird? Well, everybody's talking about the bird! A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word A-well-a bird... Surfin' bird ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ DQ - You Are A Hoot! I like some of your choices Bugs. I love Amazing Grace. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry has always been a favorite of mine. And In My Life is one of my favorite Beatles songs. To quote the judges last night on DWTS - you have great musicality!
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#1059411 - 10/07/08 12:15 PM
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These songs are all perfectly even for me as the best song in the English language:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
Green Grass and High Tides Forever - The Outlaws
Freebird - Skynard
How Many More Times - Led Zep
Sympathy for the Devil - Stones
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Just to Dance with You - The Beatles
Light My Fire - The Doors
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - THE Iron Maiden
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#1059414 - 10/07/08 12:23 PM
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Calling All Angels - Train
Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
Turn the Page - Bob Seger
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#1059448 - 10/07/08 01:00 PM
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forty six and 2 - Tool
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#1059455 - 10/07/08 01:05 PM
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Cortez the Killer by Neil Young...
God Save the Queen (British National Anthem). Do you mean the Sex Pistols version? haha
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#1059470 - 10/07/08 01:14 PM
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Dream On - When Aerosmith was good
Reflection - Tool
Passenger - Deftones
Big News #1 - Clutch
Raining Blood - Slayer
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#1059488 - 10/07/08 01:24 PM
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Who Am I?-Casting Crowns
The Throne Room-CeCe Winans
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#1059512 - 10/07/08 01:35 PM
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Amazing Grace
Just ones that I love:
I Believe - Brooks and Dunn
Thunder Road - Springsteen
Born in The USA - Springsteen
Proud to be an American - Lee Greenwood
Oh yeah, forgot:
Move - FFH
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#1059530 - 10/07/08 01:44 PM
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Stairway to Heaven- Led Zepplin
Kashmir- Led Zepplin
A Man Needs a Maid- Neil Young
You Are So Beautiful- Rod Stewart
Blue Eyes- Elton John
Sara- Fleetwood Mac
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#1059587 - 10/07/08 02:19 PM
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Georgia on My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael
Mr Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker
Me & Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson
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#1059589 - 10/07/08 02:21 PM
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almost forgot:
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
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#1059596 - 10/07/08 02:27 PM
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Cortez the Killer by Neil Young... I also really greatly admire "Needle and the Damage Done" by Neil Young.
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#1059599 - 10/07/08 02:28 PM
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And I also greatly admire "Calling Out Your Name" by Rich Mullins and "Strong Hand of Love" and "Treasure of the Broken Land" both by Mark Heard.
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#1059602 - 10/07/08 02:30 PM
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Of course, I've purposely left out many Christmas carols even though some of then more than qualify for consideration.
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#1059603 - 10/07/08 02:30 PM
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#1059612 - 10/07/08 02:35 PM
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My eldest daughter is named after this song. Another one: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow - Fleetwood Mac
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#1059623 - 10/07/08 02:41 PM
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Ohio - N. Young
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#1059624 - 10/07/08 02:41 PM
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Another one: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow - Fleetwood Mac The Clintons ruined this for me, lol. However, I would honestly rather have Hillary than Obama right now.
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#1059636 - 10/07/08 02:49 PM
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Another one: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow - Fleetwood Mac The Clintons ruined this for me, lol. However, I would honestly rather have Hillary than Obama right now. Really MB?? You went there with this thread? 
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#1059643 - 10/07/08 02:51 PM
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::looks around::
where?
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