OT Favorite song of all time

[rounder]

I was watching the 2007 Crossroads concert on tv...and saw my favorite song of all time...can't find my way home. Anyway, that's mine...what's yours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT-SFgkVlno

[bironi]

but I can't say what song is mine ........ Too many choices, and I just get lost, and I can't find my favorite song, no, I can't find my favorite song. :beer:

[Blue Jays]

Judas Priest...pick any song!

[93legendti]

but I can't say what song is mine ........ Too many choices, and I just get lost, and I can't find my favorite song, no, I can't find my favorite song. :beer:
I'm with Byron...too many chocies, too little time...I do like a lot of EC's slower songs, Zep, Allman Bros., etc.

[93legendti]

Judas Priest...pick any song!
I always liked Evening Star.

[keno]

Joe Walsh and The James Gang version

keno

[Ray]

WAAAAAAAAAY too many great songs to pick a favorite song. I can barely pick a favorite artist or album, how am I supposed to pick a favorite SONG?

Keno, Life's Been Good was well after the end of the James Gang. Eagles era Joe Walsh - but I'm not sure if it was originally a Walsh song or Eagles song. Funny stuff though - must be good to be a rock star.

-Ray

[whitecda]

Keep on Rollin' -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ld0sFrmPo0&feature=related

Also one of the of the best album titles of all time: "You can tune a piano, but you can't Tuna fish"

[Tom]

"Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
but save a few for Lefty too.
He only did what he had to do
and now, he's growing old."

[tuscanyswe]

I got way to many fav songs to narrow down to one aswell.

emotional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds05Cq0zEtg gipsy kings

kinda of a big leap to another song i find myself listening too,
alltho i have a hard time admiting it! But when its late and im working on my bike, dollys 9-5 gets me going for while. Good energy :banana:

[don'TreadOnMe]

"Soon"
My Bloody Valentine

[yodelinpol]

I can't say a favorite song of all time, but I'm glad someone said a Townes Van Zandt song was their favorite. He was one of the greatest songwriters ever IMO. He is up there with Randy Newman and Bob Dylan. I don't use the word 'genius' very often when talking about music (unless we are talking about Ray Charles) but Townes was scary to other songwriters. Alot of them are very famous too and cover his tunes and will for along time. Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Steve Earle, Waylon Jennings and it seems every other maverick writer from Texas and Tennessee... BTW..He was actually in the Pancho and Lefty video.

Sorry for the tangent...

[William]

Ditto,

Too many to list and it would depend on my mood at the time as well.






William

[rounder]

but I can't say what song is mine ........ Too many choices, and I just get lost, and I can't find my favorite song, no, I can't find my favorite song. :beer:

haha

[konstantkarma]

I can't say a favorite song of all time, but I'm glad someone said a Townes Van Zandt song was their favorite. He was one of the greatest songwriters ever IMO. He is up there with Randy Newman and Bob Dylan. I don't use the word 'genius' very often when talking about music (unless we are talking about Ray Charles) but Townes was scary to other songwriters. Alot of them are very famous too and cover his tunes and will for along time. Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Steve Earle, Waylon Jennings and it seems every other maverick writer from Texas and Tennessee... BTW..He was actually in the Pancho and Lefty video.

Sorry for the tangent...

+1 on Townes....To Live is to Fly......I really like the Cowboy Junkies cover of that Townes song.

[goonster]

"Soon"
My Bloody Valentine

You are my friend. :beer:

[dauwhe]

How about a baker's dozen?:

"If You Like" from Devil's Paradise by the Gerry Hemingway Quartet

"That The Peace" from Alive in the House of Saints by the Myra Melford Trio

"Parallel Worlds" from Parallel Worlds by Dave Douglas

"Moanin'" from Blues and Roots by Charles Mingus

"100 Year Game" from Makin' a Move by Henry Threadgill

"Conference of the Birds" from Conference of the Birds by Dave Holland

"Beach Balls" from Kid's Mysteries by Sean Bergin and MOB

"Dauwhe" from Dauwhe by the John Carter Octet

"The Hunt" from 8 Bold Souls by 8 Bold Souls

"Odin" from Bering by the Michael Moore Trio

"Misterioso" from "That's The Way I Feel Now" (written by Thelonious Monk, arranged and performed by Carla Bley)

"Emrem" from "Why I Like Coffee" by Bob Nell

"Der Abscheid" from "Urlicht/Primal Light" by Uri Caine

[rounder]

I can't say a favorite song of all time, but I'm glad someone said a Townes Van Zandt song was their favorite. He was one of the greatest songwriters ever IMO. He is up there with Randy Newman and Bob Dylan. I don't use the word 'genius' very often when talking about music (unless we are talking about Ray Charles) but Townes was scary to other songwriters. Alot of them are very famous too and cover his tunes and will for along time. Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Steve Earle, Waylon Jennings and it seems every other maverick writer from Texas and Tennessee... BTW..He was actually in the Pancho and Lefty video.

Sorry for the tangent...

I liked Townes Van Zandt too. He was a great singer and songwriter and his songs don't go out of style. I found this a while ago...it is a good interview and version of If I Needed You.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YdRHIKM9YE

[SneakyFast1]

Oh, wrong answer.

My favorite song of all time? "Alison" by Elvis Costello. So good my daughter's name is Alison.

Douglas

[slowgoing]

Kung fu fighting.

Now try to get that one out of your head.

[jimp1234]

Agree too many to mention, and i guess I'm getting too old cause I don't recognize a lot of the artists mentioned, but here's a snippet from one of my favs from Leonard Cohen.


The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat.
You win a while, and then it’s done –
Your little winning streak.
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat,
You live your life as if it’s real,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,
I’m back on Boogie Street.
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the Masterpiece.
And maybe I had miles to drive,
And promises to keep:
You ditch it all to stay alive,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.

[yarg]

I love lots of different music but my favorite must be the only song I made a concerted effort to memorize the words;

Boots of Spanish Leather - Dylan

[jspa]

Jerry was a race car driver!

[TMB]

Redwood Tree

Van Morrison

[Joellogicman]

How about a baker's dozen?:

"If You Like" from Devil's Paradise by the Gerry Hemingway Quartet

"That The Peace" from Alive in the House of Saints by the Myra Melford Trio

"Parallel Worlds" from Parallel Worlds by Dave Douglas

"Moanin'" from Blues and Roots by Charles Mingus

"100 Year Game" from Makin' a Move by Henry Threadgill

"Conference of the Birds" from Conference of the Birds by Dave Holland

"Beach Balls" from Kid's Mysteries by Sean Bergin and MOB

"Dauwhe" from Dauwhe by the John Carter Octet

"The Hunt" from 8 Bold Souls by 8 Bold Souls

"Odin" from Bering by the Michael Moore Trio

"Misterioso" from "That's The Way I Feel Now" (written by Thelonious Monk, arranged and performed by Carla Bley)

"Emrem" from "Why I Like Coffee" by Bob Nell

"Der Abscheid" from "Urlicht/Primal Light" by Uri Caine

Mingus, Monk and Uri Caine. Lovely.

To your point, and responding to the OP, at risk of sounding the curmedgeon, the whole concept of having a favorite song exists mainly in the world of pop and mP3 players.

Jazz and classic do not lend themselves well to having a favorite song. A fan can prefer a genre perhaps. Or a performer or conductor. In jazz, for instance, take a song like 'My Funny Valentine.' Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Bill Evans among others recorded it multiple times. Each version is different.

Classical even more so. There are so many intangibles. One can have a favorite recording or recall a favorite performance. For instance I attended a remarkable performance of Sibelius' 6th by the London Symphony Orchestra. However the recordings I have of that piece are plodding and tedius on my apartment system.

[Jeff N.]

Light My Fire-Doors
Gimme Shelter-Stones
Free Bird-Skynard
No Quarter-Zep Jeff N.

[rounder]

Mingus, Monk and Uri Caine. Lovely.

To your point, and responding to the OP, at risk of sounding the curmedgeon, the whole concept of having a favorite song exists mainly in the world of pop and mP3 players.

Jazz and classic do not lend themselves well to having a favorite song. A fan can prefer a genre perhaps. Or a performer or conductor. In jazz, for instance, take a song like 'My Funny Valentine.' Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Bill Evans among others recorded it multiple times. Each version is different.

Classical even more so. There are so many intangibles. One can have a favorite recording or recall a favorite performance. For instance I attended a remarkable performance of Sibelius' 6th by the London Symphony Orchestra. However the recordings I have of that piece are plodding and tedius on my apartment system.

I hear what you are saying Joellogicman, but genre and whether the song even has words doesn't matter to me. You like what you like. I have lots of favorite songs and artists in different genres, and plan to listen to a lot of stuff that is posted here just to hear something new that others like.

[Joellogicman]

I hear what you are saying Joellogicman, but genre and whether the song even has words doesn't matter to me. You like what you like. I have lots of favorite songs and artists in different genres, and plan to listen to a lot of stuff that is posted here just to hear something new that others like.

I certainly intend on looking up some of the artists on Dauwhe's list.

[Stealth]

" A love Supreme" by Coltrane
Abbey Road "Medley" by Beatles
Allman Brothers Any cut from Fillmore East

[PBWrench]

God - John Winston Lennon
I am Yours - Derek and the Dominoes
Idiot Wind - Robert Zimmerman

[Dekonick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7zBdxe0jQ

RIP Rick Wright :(

Listen carefully @ 3:35 into the song....

[wc1934]

Ripple by the Dead
Amazing Grace

[Kurt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7zBdxe0jQ

RIP Rick Wright :(

Listen carefully @ 3:35 into the song....

if you are a fan look what is coming to a town near you.
http://www.aussiefloyd.com/
best thing going, might be better than the real deal - they are much more together than any pf show I have seen.

[rwsaunders]

I've seen the Stones and Bruce sing this song, as well as countless other bands over the years. It always struck me as a great encore song....Twist and Shout by the Isley Brothers. Lennon claimed that the song ruined his voice and that it was made for Springsteen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPivnegGtgg&feature=related

[rounder]

That was great...loved twist and shout. Thanks.

[WadePatton]

but I can't say what song is mine ........ Too many choices, and I just get lost, and I can't find my favorite song, no, I can't find my favorite song. :beer:

Me three, but here's a couple:

Folk Song-Bongwater

Johnny Smokes-Butthole Surfers

Sultans of Swing-Dire Straits

there are more.

[Dekonick]

Dire straights...yeah baby. GOtta love them - unique guitar.

There are too many songs to pick just one. Floyd is still one of my top of all time - especially great gig in the sky, shine on you crazy diamond, and See Emily play.

[Dekonick]

if you are a fan look what is coming to a town near you.
http://www.aussiefloyd.com/
best thing going, might be better than the real deal - they are much more together than any pf show I have seen.

Another tribute Floyd band - Several Species. Haven't seen them, but I hear they do a good job.

[yodelinpol]

Me three, but here's a couple:

Folk Song-Bongwater

Johnny Smokes-Butthole Surfers

Sultans of Swing-Dire Straits

there are more.

"Johny P Smoke...Stood Ten Feet Tall With a Knife!!!"

The Surfers ruled. They were scary live. I was afraid for my life... I never met a band that could mess with an audience more than them... well, then again i wasn't always in my right mind when I saw them...

_King Koffee