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JonnyStead


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Which do you think is the BEST song ever written
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OK so I got to thinking today - what is the best song ever written. Not necessarily my favourite song right now, or even my favourite song of all time - but the BEST song ever written. When you sit down and think of the words, the melody, the structure, how it flows - that sort of thing.

I mulled it over long and hard and I came to the conclusion that its probably, one of mine! no, it isnt sorry - I was just being silly - I came to the conclusion that is it probably, for me, Bridge over troubled water.

There is just something about the song - it lends itself to different arrangements and voices and apart from its many awards is one of the most covered songs in pop history.

So, what is yours!?

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House of the Rising Sun, maybe. Did you know that you can sing the words to 'Amazing Grace' to it? And presumably the other way round, although I don't know why you'd want to...

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I can not possibly narrow it down to one! My choice would change every bloody day.

Although ... you know ... "What I Go To School For" by Busted was awesome! ....

*vomits*

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Henglegert Rinkerdink wrote:

I can not possibly narrow it down to one! My choice would change every bloody day.

I'll go along with Hengle on this one...Today it's "Sunday Morning Sidewalk", The Kristofferson version...Ben



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I've always had a great fondness for 'I Can See Clearly Now', originally recorded by Johnny Nash (although I own the Jimmy Cliff version and have been covers by Bob Marley and numerous others). When I'm feeling down it cheers me up and it's just generally a feel good tune to me. 

I personally think that if a song has had loads of covers that probably means it's a good one in most people's ears...  I just did a search on google for 'most covered song' and it came up with 'Yesterday' by the Beatles...

-- Edited by Catfish at 18:31, 2008-07-07

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Catfish wrote:

I've always had a great fondness for 'I Can See Clearly Now',

I just did a search on google for 'most covered song' and it came up with 'Yesterday' by the Beatles...

-- Edited by Catfish at 18:31, 2008-07-07


Good call -

Interestingly I havent heard that many covers of Yesterday - but then I dont think I was looking -

For those who are undecided - I really must push you and ask for that one song - I know its tough - but come on come on! :)



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Catfish wrote:
I just did a search on google for 'most covered song' and it came up with 'Yesterday' by the Beatles...

-- Edited by Catfish at 18:31, 2008-07-07
Funny, when I first read that the song I thought of first was this one:But it's not even the same one...It is one of my favorites, however...And so is anything else Roy Clark ever recorded...biggrin...Ben



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JonnyStead


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Happy chappy isnt he?

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JonnyStead wrote:

Happy chappy isnt he?


That he is...And in case you don't know him well, country music is not his only forte...The man can play anything with strings...number1.gif...Ben



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