A perfect song? What are your choices?
Can there be such a thing as a perfect song? I have a suggestion, what are yours? Here is a thought...
I see Comrade Serjio is posting his picks. If any of you remember, I had a thread up with Tammy's permission to raise awareness of the horrors suffered by the refugees of the war in Ukraine, and where one could donate to help them. I made it quite plain that this was not a geopolitical debate, simply a thread to help people in need. Serjio trolled it with his Soviet propaganda so prolifically that she was forced to shut it down. Great guy. Stalin would be proud. |
- "God Only Knows", music by Brian Wilson, lyrics by Tony Asher. - "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted", written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean. - "Waterloo Sunset" by Ray Davies. - "When You Walk In The Room" by Jackie DeShannon. - "The Weight" and "It Makes No Difference" by J.R. Robertson. - "No Time To Cry" by Iris Dement. - "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands" (and a few dozen more) by Bob Dylan. - "U Don't Know How Much I Hate U" by Rodney Crowell. - "Nowhere Man" and "And Your Bird Can Sing" by John Lennon. - "Paperback Writer" by Paul McCartney. - "Have A Little Faith In Me" by John Hiatt. - "Love Hurts" by Boudleaux Bryant. |
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Once again, thanks for posting. I particularly found 'Kalinka' the most moving. We are all just children deep down and we all need love to survive.
As for whether humanity is 'flying into the abyss' or whether we're simply going to become surplus to requirements in the coming age of AI, I don't know. Nevertheless, let's not despair too much. Most people, I find, are just trying to keep their heads above water whilst they chase the next dollar, pound, rouble etc. This includes artists too. It's those few that are pulling the strings who should be worried as more and more people begin to wake up. |
Here are three tunes that I can't seem to hear often enough, thus making them close to perfect for me. On the Pipe by the Steve Morse Band, off the album The Introduction Turnaround by Neal Schon & Jan Hammer, off the album Here to Stay Wasted Years by Iron Maiden, off the album Somewhere in Time |
@lancer705 The Gregory Alan Isakov tune was great. I really like the lyrics and vocals. The videography was amazing! |
@atp001 I think the Decemberists song is "perfect" for many reasons. It has a nostalgic quality with its reference to naivete at 17, driving your parent’s car and at the lake with a girl you admire but don’t know quite what to do. The fleeting nature of the relationship and at the end the song becomes almost melancholy. Then there is the style of the song (forgive me, I’m no musician) where the intensity builds and then subsides which is analogous to ’breathing". Of course there are the brilliant lyrics of Colin Meloy... And on this station wagon window There is also great guitar work that supports the lyrics and establishes the overall "feel" of the song. Sure there is much music that I like but this one is really sticking in my brain. I guess that’s another thing that makes it "perfect" is the fact that I don’t mind hearing it over and over. I try to temper myself however because just like any really savory food, you don’t want to eat it too often or it will become boring. How is that for an explanation?
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A perfect song would be akin to pure musical pleasure. You’d never get tired of it, and it would never fail to resonate with you. I agree with what @kb54 said earlier. For me also the theme of young love/ lust / yearning never loses its charm and never gets old. It’s the stuff of life itself.
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Gimme Shelter- Rolling Stones Be My Baby- The Ronettes What’s Going On- Marvin Gaye Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Judy Garland Layla- Derek and the Dominoes (Eric Clapton, Duane Allman) Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)- From the Original West Side Story- You Really Got Me- The Kinks Angel- Aretha Franklin Thin Line Between Love and Hate- The Pretenders Wrecking Ball- Emmylou Harris Anarchy in the UK- Sex Pistols I Fall to Pieces- Patsy Cline Vogue- Madonna |
My definition of a perfect song is one that is written and performed so well that it is impossible to grow tired of it, no matter how much it gets overplayed. A few examples that immediately come to mind are: I'll Be the One - Badfinger The Morning Fog - Kate Bush Tired of Waiting - The Kinks All I Want - Toad the Wet Sprocket |
Jackson Browne "For A Dancer" Joni Mitchell "Both Sides Now" Bob Dylan "Just Like A Woman" Jimi Hendrix "Axis: Bold As Love" The Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There" Rolling Stones "Wild Horses" Paul Simon "Sounds Of Silence" Smokey Robinson "My Girl" The Who "Won't Be Fooled Again" The Doors "Light My Fire" Yeah...HS Class of "69 and it shows... |
The first several I thought of:
In Dreams by Roy Orbison Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen If I Loved You by Rogers and Hammerstein On The Street Where You Live by Lerner and Loewe Somewhere by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
Interestingly, they all share the theme of young love/lust/yearning! |
