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OT: Your Favorite Song of All-Time

Loue_tiny by Agreen07 on

After last week's favorite book segment, I figured I might as well start another one given how successful it was.  I think these kind of OT threads are very good for two reasons: 1) it provides us with something to do as the Rangers fall out of contention and 2) it allows the LSB community to better connect to an extent.

This question isn't asking you what you think is the best song of all-time, but rather what is your favorite song of all-time?  What song really connects with you? It's hard to just name one so I think everyone should be allowed to name 2-3 if they want. 

Also, what would be pretty sick is if each person provided youtube links to their songs so others can click and listen if they haven't heard of the song before.  Or maybe there are great live versions that you want to share with LSB that are available on youtube.

 

Here are mine:

 

Aerosmith - Dream On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzEQ8hG1zA

 

Neil Young - Heart of Gold (this live version is awesome)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7M1Se-p7uk

 

The Cure - Love Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4SZhumbv0s

 

Tupac - I Get Around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpVUI98_nY

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i'll go with my 3:

Frank Black – Headache

Pavement – Here

Radiohead – Let Down

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by willamos2 on Aug 31, 2008 1:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Can't you

Collect your thoughts for awhile?

by brettgardner on Sep 1, 2008 12:37 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"Yeager's Triumph"?

Love it.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 1, 2008 12:52 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't think that's the same one.

Chuck used to use “Yeager’s Triumph” during the starting lineups. Don’t know if he still does.

I’ve never seen the Ranger “greats” montage…I don’t think…

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 1, 2008 1:00 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd go with

Tupac- Keep Ya Head Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfXwmDGJAB8&feature=related

Johnny Cash- Hurt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Jay Z- Hard knock Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekomM8aobQo

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by sprite on Aug 31, 2008 1:11 PM CDT   0 recs

-1 for the Jay-Z

I like Jigga, but that’s easily my least favorite thing I think he’s ever done (and yes, I’ve heard all of Kingdom Come).

99 Problems, Can’t Knock the Hustle, Big Pimpin’, just about anything off Blueprint…

by venturafearsnolan on Sep 1, 2008 9:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Blueprint is gold

But my god is Kingdom Come bad. The thing hip hop usually has in its favor (at least to me) is that I’m addicted short term. I listened to that album once and I was done. Even the Dre tunes couldn’t save it.

Blueprint however, is gold. I hear he’s working on Blueprint 3? Hard to imagine that lives up to its title (That that 2.0 did either).

by TheBZA on Sep 1, 2008 9:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

B2 had it's moments

But it seems like Jay had about 3/4 an LP of worthy shit and tried to stretch it over 2 discs.

by venturafearsnolan on Sep 1, 2008 10:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

and

Jimi Hendrix – The Wind Cries Mary

by erikj07 on Aug 31, 2008 1:13 PM CDT   0 recs

+1

but give me Hey Joe instead of The Wind Cries Mary.

by Kyle Mc on Aug 31, 2008 2:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You should check out Merry Clayton's version

of Gimme Shelter.

It works better as an actual Soul song rather than a British guys trying for Soul.

by venturafearsnolan on Sep 1, 2008 9:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mine are pretty random

Stolen- Jay Sean

The Champion in Me- 3 Doors Down

Imagine- John Lennon

Cant Help But Wait- Trey Songz

Elevator- FloRida

"Well, the Dallas Mavericks got beat by the New Orleans Hornets last night ending their season. Word is that someone on the team is dating Jessica Simpson." - Jay Leno

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by hinduplaya on Aug 31, 2008 1:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Teenage Dirtbag

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2008 1:20 PM CDT   0 recs

oh my god...

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 1:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dream On

Stairway to Heaven
Every Breath You Take.

Pretty clearly the first time he has ever looked at a web site. "And there are readers' comments at the bottom! And advertisements for products! And best of all, I won a free iPod!"
-Ken Tremendous on Mike Downey.

by BudLight on Aug 31, 2008 1:23 PM CDT   0 recs

Used Trojans

Ewwwww…..

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 1:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Also

“Good Ol’ Boys Like Me” by Don Williams.

I have purchased two full albums on iTunes. Prince — The Hits and the B Sides and the Don Williams Anthology.

I’m probably the only person on earth who is a huge fan of both of those guys.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 31, 2008 8:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Make it 2

My next door neighbor growing up was named Don Williams too. He even had the big ass sideburns.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 8:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow

Don Williams. I’d much rather listen to him than Prince, though I respect Prince’s career a lot.

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.

by t ball on Aug 31, 2008 9:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No you isn't

Then again, I used to always get weird looks at music stores when I arrived at the checkout counter with a Chili Peppers, a Johnny Cash, a Tupac, an RL Burnside, and a Peter Tosh.

Have you seen DW or Prince in concert? Equally good, but obviously night and day. DW is definitely feeling his age, however.

Last week I took a pleasure trip. I drove my wife to the airport.

by Brian Thomas on Sep 1, 2008 5:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mine

Texas Fight!

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 1:28 PM CDT   0 recs

Hahahaha +1

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by utlonghorn24 on Aug 31, 2008 6:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mine

Bad – U2

Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stones

The Fly – U2

Yes…I’m a U2 fan.

by tlt29 on Aug 31, 2008 1:30 PM CDT   0 recs

Hmmmm

Besides classical all my favorite songs are from the Beatles, shocking as that may seem.

- A Day in the Life and Dear Prudence are two Beatles songs that for me encapsulate what made them so great. Two very simple songs that were transformed by the finishing work they did together in the studio.
- my favorite video is this cut of Yer Blues from the Stones’ never released Rock and Roll Circus. Backing up Lennon are Eric Clapton, Keith Richards on bass, and Mitch Mitchell from the Jimi Henrix Experience on drums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC1CcXvNIJI
- I think that Here, There, and Everywhere is relatively unknown and one of the most beautiful things McCartney wrote.

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.

by t ball on Aug 31, 2008 1:42 PM CDT   0 recs

Rock and Roll Circus

Definitely out on DVD.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Sep 1, 2008 10:17 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Should have clarified

it wasn’t released for nearly 30 years after filming.

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.

by t ball on Sep 1, 2008 9:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Freebird, Lynard Skynard

I have nothing to say

by rldwb on Aug 31, 2008 2:18 PM CDT   0 recs

Maybe overplayed,

but never ever duplicated or gets tiring.

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by NYTXFAN on Aug 31, 2008 3:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It was overplayed the 2nd time I heard it

What a beating that song is.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 3:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

x

The wrestlers or The Fabulous Thunderbirds?

by brettgardner on Aug 31, 2008 3:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL

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by Chase Irwin on Aug 31, 2008 7:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What an awesome marriage.

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by Agreen07 on Aug 31, 2008 6:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lmao.

+1?

"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin

by utlonghorn24 on Aug 31, 2008 6:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The mention of Ric Flair in the game day thread...

…got me thinking about my vague recollections that Flair had a rivalry with the Von Erichs, which got me looking at that on Wikipedia.

Up thru about age 14, I was a big wrestling fan. So was my wife, as it turns out. She was watching the same shows from the Sportatorium in Dallas on TV while she lived in Bryan that I was watching in Fort Worth. We were discussing The Fabulous Freebirds, Gentleman Chris Adams, the Von Erichs, and how so many of the wrestlers of that era (early-80s) died prematurely.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 31, 2008 8:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Fritz Adkison was one of my grandfather's best friends

He said when you put their palms together, his looked like a first basemen’s glove compared to my grandfather’s.

Some sadass luck that family had…

Last week I took a pleasure trip. I drove my wife to the airport.

by Brian Thomas on Sep 1, 2008 5:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It wasn't luck

It was drug abuse and a physically abusive father.

There was a lot of bad shit under the surface.

by venturafearsnolan on Sep 1, 2008 9:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rarely Found on the Radio...

“Polk Salad Annie” – Tony Joe White
“On The Return to Muscle Shoals” – Tony Joe White
“Ice Cream Man” – Tony Joe White
“Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles” – Don Gibson
“I Ain’t Living Long Like This” – Waylon Jennings
“Don’t You Think This Outlaw Bit’s Done Got Out of Hand” – Waylon Jennings

I also have a weakness for “Win in the End” by Mark Safan. It’s the song they play during Teen Wolf when Michael J. Fox leads his team to (Spoiler Alert!) victory despite not doing the transformation during Teen Wolf. It just pumps you up hearing it. It ALMOST makes you believe a team with Marty McFly and a guy named Chubby could really pull it off.

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by YourNameHere on Aug 31, 2008 2:32 PM CDT   0 recs

other great song titles:

“Waving My Dick In The Wind” – Ween

“Mister, You’re On Fire, Mister!” – The Liars

“There Ain’t Enough Room In My Fruit Of The Looms To Hold All My Love For You” – Jerry Reed

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 2:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Win in the End

Could have been the Rangers’ theme song in July with all those walk-offs. Ha ha.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

by baseballismyboyfriend on Aug 31, 2008 11:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Although I'm not a Metallica fan...

James Hetfield does a GREAT cover of “Don’t You Think…”

by venturafearsnolan on Sep 2, 2008 1:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Clash

White Man in Hammersmith Palais

"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner

by trza on Aug 31, 2008 3:08 PM CDT   0 recs

youtube

Joe

"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner

by trza on Aug 31, 2008 3:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mines very simple and all by one band-Top 3-

Pink Floyd- echoes
Pink Floyd-Shine on you crazy Diamond
Pink Floyd-Have a Cigar

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by NYTXFAN on Aug 31, 2008 3:14 PM CDT   0 recs

Hmmm ...

Hard to pick one, or even three, but I would say …

The Queen is Dead – The Smiths
Bad- U2
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles

My favorite Beatle was John Lennon, but my favorite song of theirs (out of many faves) is written by George Harrison.

by Melmart1 on Aug 31, 2008 4:16 PM CDT   0 recs

Weeps

Love that whole first side of the White album.

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.

by t ball on Aug 31, 2008 9:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I have it on vinyl ...

… in fact just about everything I have from the Beatles is on vinyl, my mom gave most of them to me, and though some were in terrible condition, others were good. My nephews came over the other day and I was putting an album back in its sleeve, and they asked what it was … they had no idea what a record was. I played it for them and I thought their eyes were going to pop out of their little sockets, they couldn’t believe sound was coming out of something bigger than an mp3 player. I imagine it looked rather archaic to them. I wonder what would happen if I brought out a cassette tape. I think I have a few of those somewhere still.

by Melmart1 on Aug 31, 2008 10:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Heh

I can imagine their surprise. I used to play some of my dad’s and grandparents’ 75s when I was a kid and I remember thinking wow, these suck.

For some reason, our turntable had a 16 RPM selection on it in addition to 33, 45, and 78. I used to put the 78s on 16 and laugh. It’s easy to amuse yourself in this way when you’re 6 or 7, and Shaving Cream sounded damn funny even if I had no idea what the song was really about.

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.

by t ball on Aug 31, 2008 11:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cumbersome - Seven Mary Three

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Aug 31, 2008 4:40 PM CDT   0 recs

youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J54D8tQbsjk

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Aug 31, 2008 4:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

My band used to cover that tune back in the day

that one and My My.

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by WhipSmart on Aug 31, 2008 8:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Tis Good Stuff

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Aug 31, 2008 10:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

They would be....

Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
Back in Black (Live Version) – AC/DC
Last Ones Left – Tupac

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 31, 2008 5:02 PM CDT   0 recs

Eclectic

Time to Say Goodbye – Bocelli, or even Potts
What’d I Say – Part I, Part II – Ray Charles
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
Purple Rain – whoever the Mississippi Delta bluesman was who first prompted it for Wendell Griffis (Prince’s cut not bad either)
Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
Michael in Heaven – soap opera soundtrack
In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins for Miami Vice (TV)
Rachmaninoff’s Variations on a Theme by Paganini – 5th to 13th movements – various symphony orchestras, Berlin perhaps best
You Were Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
Drum Solo by Gary Cook – 1954 – Boulder, Colorado (improv off Stompin’ At The Savoy, Gook’s solo lasted 18 minutes and destroyed the house)
Theme from Sayonara – Kurama

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Aug 31, 2008 6:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Nice mix

Try Martha Argerich as soloist for the Rachmaninoff, she’s like Pete Rose at the piano (the sliding headfirst bleed your soul for baseball part, not the gambling part…).

I like Ray Charles more every time I hear him.

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.

by t ball on Aug 31, 2008 10:02 PM CDT