Your All-Time Favourite Song

[Heathen]

At the moment it's Pokarekare Ana, the Hayley Westenra rendition.

 

[Crisidelm]

"Va' Pensiero" - Nabucco - by G. Verdi

"Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" by J. Hendrix

 

[London Geezer]

Have a cheeky Christmas - The Cheeky Girls.

 

[maosee]

star spangled banner as performed by Jimi Hendrix @ woodstock


followed by Polly - Nirvana

 

[sytaylor]

Have a cheeky Christmas - The Cheeky Girls.

/me bitch slaps l-b

 

[John Reynolds]

That is pure blasphemy, where is Britteny Spears?

She might fare better in an all-time favorite video thread.

 

[arjan de lumens]

"Brave" by Katatonia.

 

[RussSchultz]

There's no way I could whittle it down to one song or one artist, or even one genre.

I really enjoy music from across the spectrum (though not so much rap or modern hip-hop, or jazz). Country, Bluegrass, folk, classic rock, modern rock, some pop. Eagles, Blue Oyster Cult, Vallejo, U2, Tool, Tom Petty, Rush, Social Distortion, Jimmy Buffet, Boston, The Black Crowes, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd. I've even got a little place in my heart for Body Count and Sista Souljah.

edit: can't forget Rage Against the Machine, or NiN---both defining artists of my college years.

 

[[maven]]

I'll go for top 3 (in no particular order):
Ben Folds (Five) - Brick
Lamb - Gorecki
Yoko Kanno - Fish / Silent Cruise

 

[Deepak]

I don't listen english songs much, but my fav is "Return to Innosense" by "Enigma".

 

[London Geezer]

Many of Bjork's songs are my favourites ever. Especially Pagan Poetry, Unravel, So Broken, Hyperballad... Just too many...

 

[Reverend]

In light of all the sad events and deaths occurring around the world in the past 2 or 3 years, I never realized just how appropriate my favourite song is when I started this thread (and that's the truth) :

Think about it, there must be higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring be a higher love
I could rise above on a higher love

I will wait for it
I'm not too late for it
Until then, I'll sing my song
To cheer the night along

Bring it...Oh bring it...

I could light the night up with my soul on fire
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
Let me feel that love come over me
Let me feel how strong it could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

I chosed this song not because of its lyrics but it had such a kick-ass melody when it was released (in the car, driving, it's the best for me and made me almost meet accidents a number of times) and still is for me. Dance stuff by Winwood -- never woulda thunk it based on Blind Faith stuff.... Now, with the last bombing in Jakarta, it made me think a bit more about what it means to love not only the lives of your fellow human beings but your own.

Down with religion. Respective Gods should be crying. I now seriously doubt They/He/She exists.

 

[ninelven]

edited

 

[_xxx_]

I'd have to say Alice In Chains - "Would"

Next few would be:

Death - "Jealousy" 8)

Judas Priest - "Painkiller"

Soundgarden - "Rusty Cage"

Slayer - "Dead Skin Mask"

Control Denied - "Consumed"

Yngwie Malmsteen - "Evil Eye"

 

[oi]

Devin Townsend - Earth Day
Ark - Just A Little
Ayreon - Isis And Osiris
Freak Kitchen - Propaganda Pie
Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine
Spiritual Beggars - Left Hand Ambassadors
Darkane - Convicted
Opeth - Windowpane
Ayumi Hamasaki - Evolution
Steve Vai - Still My Bleeding heart
At The Gates - Blinded By Fear
Dream Theater - Home

And a billion of other songs I'm too lazy to list.

 

[OpenGL guy]

Too many favorites... Here's a sampling:
"The Talking Drum" by King Crimson
"Room A Thousand Years Wide" by Soundgarden
"The Illinois Enema Bandit" by Frank Zappa from Live In New York 1976
"For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Metallica
"Blind" by Godflesh
"Sheep" by Pink Floyd
"A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch" by Dead Kennedys ("Let's Lynch The Landlord" and "Holiday in Cambodia" are other classics)
"Nebel" by Rammstein
"Are You Receiving Me?" by Golden Earring
"A Day In The Life" by The Beatles (best band ever IMO)
"London Dungeon" by The Misfits
"Astronomy" by Blue Oyster Cult
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" by Bob Dylan
"Barber of Seville" by Rossini (I like all the classical stuff used in cartoons )
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" by The Rolling Stones
"Freakin' At The Freakers Ball" by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
"I Feel Alright" by GBH
"Children of the Grave" by Black Sabbath
"Run of the Mill" by Judas Priest ("Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" is also excellent)
"Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden
"Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie
"Savage Messiah" by Arch Enemy
"Fire On High" by ELO
"Scumgrief (Deep Dub Trauma Mix)" by Fear Factory from Fear Is The Mindkiller (This is a remix of "Scumgrief" from Soul of a New Machine and quite excellent)
"North of the Border" by Killing Joke
"Fisticuffs" by Primus
"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
"Rumble" by Link Wray
"Oye Como Va" by Santana
"Black Heart Romance" by My Dying Bride
"Beef Baloney" by Fear (one minute, 46 seconds worth of hilarity)
"You Know What You Are" by Ministry
"Desperate Cry" by Sepultura
"Mandatory Suicide" by Slayer
"Tales of Brave Ulysses" by Cream
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
"Cowgirl In The Sand" by Neil Young

I guess that's enough for now...

 

[Geo]

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant -- Billy Joel

I Want it All --Queen

Swing, Swing, Swing -- Benny Goodman

God Only Knows --The Beach Boys

Please Mr. Postman (Beatles cover)

Godzilla --Blue Oyster Cult

More than a Feeling --Boston

Blue Collar Man --Styx

Turn the Page --Bob Seger

Bad to the Bone --George Thorgood and the Delaware Destroyers

Double Shot of My Baby's Love --The Swinging Medallions

Wasn't that a Party? --The Rovers

I like Beer -- Tom T. Hall

King of the Road -- Roger Miller

Long-Haired Country Boy -- Charlie Daniels

That's enuf for the moment. . .

 

[London Geezer]

In light of all the sad events and deaths occurring around the world in the past 2 or 3 years, I never realized just how appropriate my favourite song is when I started this thread (and that's the truth) :

Think about it, there must be higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring be a higher love
I could rise above on a higher love

I will wait for it
I'm not too late for it
Until then, I'll sing my song
To cheer the night along

Bring it...Oh bring it...

I could light the night up with my soul on fire
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
Let me feel that love come over me
Let me feel how strong it could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

I chosed this song not because of its lyrics but it had such a kick-ass melody when it was released (in the car, driving, it's the best for me and made me almost meet accidents a number of times) and still is for me. Dance stuff by Winwood -- never woulda thunk it based on Blind Faith stuff.... Now, with the last bombing in Jakarta, it made me think a bit more about what it means to love not only the lives of your fellow human beings but your own.

Down with religion. Respective Gods should be crying. I now seriously doubt They/He/She exists.

Bit emotional lately, huh, Revvy? What's up? Go on, tell LB...

 

[sytaylor]

l-b, the local agony poof

Greenday - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

is a fantastic new song, anything by Zero 7

The used - on my own

Finch - Awake

all good stuff, well worth checking out

 

[London Geezer]

Greenday?! My god haven't heard from them since i was 14!!