WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD?
Mention the most unique song that you have ever listened to.CHOPSTICKS the happy song https://youtu.be/ojNl-xJF_2w
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Must have been the 8th grade. 1966 I think. We had a little school newspaper and the question of the day was.."Whats your favorite song"? As the grade school cub reporter went through the halls asking that question of a chosen few he told us a lot of folks were picking this song. So, I along with the rest said it was our favorite song even though we had never heard it.That decision promptly got the chosen few in the principles office when the paper came out. The song was...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-filQKFZ1ww |
Leaving aside the problems with "Most Unique:" Edith Pinder and Joseph Spence: "And I Bid You Goodnight." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMmXBavPlNY Inara George: "Trouble." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntBwsOprloE |
Surprised to see how many of these tunes I have in my collection. Given the recent events the tune I would add is : 'Trouble Everyday' zappa and da mothers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Vx5-RRtRw Over 50 years and not much has changed. |
Song title Horizontal Hold by This Heat. The Made Available John Peele is the best. Some creative individual made an unofficial music video that syncs VERY well, https://youtu.be/yGILNOnVWK8 Second choice is a song titled Super Are from the Boredoms. It's probably a minority of people who would refer to either track as music; more like an assault. I’m a weirdo. |
As has been previously mentioned, They're Coming To Take Me Away by Napoleon XIV. I was just a child when this came out, I recall the total strangeness being both intriguing and scary. This song was totally in my mind when as a child I and best friend rode our bikes perhaps 20 miles one way onto the grounds of a state forensic psychiatric hospital. Very strange and scary experience. For entire album, Clear Light's Clear Light, one pretty crazy psychedelic album from an era of crazy psychedelia. West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band also has some pretty crazy tracks. They also have an unusual story in that they were largely financed by an older wealthy abusive wanna be hippie who insisted on being part of the band. |
I don't know if it is the most unique, but, I nominate Hasil Adkins' "We Got a Date." This is a self-recorded rockabillly/punk song that came out before mainstream punk became popular. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMWHkhWoFEU |
Revolution 9, The Beatles Valley Girl, Moon Unit Zappa As to most "unique" that I actually listen to fairly often. . . Danko/Manuel, Drive By Truckers/ Jason Isbell MacArthur Park, covered by many, Four Tops probably my favorite version Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Elton John Highwayman, the Highwaymen Two Jimmy Webb compositions on here. He had a lot of stuff one could fairly call unique. |
Count me as another who was struck by the strangeness of the Napoleon XIV song, "They're Coming To Take Me Away" in 1966. It was immediately one of my 45 rpm purchases and I played it a lot. So much in fact that my Mom told me, "One more time, and they'll be coming to take YOU away". She wasn't laughing, either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzHtm1jhL4 Steve Z |
no contest, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, "Paralyzed" https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=paralyzed+legendary+stardust+cowboy |
I think "strange" is a better descriptor than unique, but, I kind of find Klaus Nomi covers to be interesting, Take a look at this version of "Just One Look": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yplwTe5IFQ |
Theodora is Dozing - from the Bulgarian State Women's Choir - a really unusual tune that is just indescribably beautiful. I think David Byrne did a cover version since this was one on one of those classic Folkways World music records. All of those were just the greatest way to travel the world through a record player. |
Quite a few that made me stop and think over the years. 'Desolation Row' by Dylan. Just drowning in images. 'The End' by the Doors. Will he go there? Yes he will. 'Sister Ray' by the Velvets. Wtf? 'Her Majesty' by the Beatles. Where did that come from? 'My Mummy's Dead' by the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Oh dear! |
Chushingura - Jefferson Airplane https://youtu.be/yYJmXHP5oTc |
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict - Pink Floyd https://youtu.be/GpWJv7alqQE |
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Can't say one but there are a few very special songs that touch my heart. Among them are Like a rolling stone, Just like a Woman of Bob Dylan Quite a few Jimi Hendrix's songs among them Crosstown Traffic, Red House, Little Wing, Castles made of sand, bold as love Wild horses Rolling Stones Let it be Beatles Give it up to love Mighty Sam Mcclain And there more ... |
Captain Beefheart needs to be on this list, I'll go with ;Old Fart at Play; from Trout Mask: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHjOuS-rABU |
+1 to those mentioning Captain Beefheart, specifically Trout Mask Replica. The Blimp is another great one from that album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpA4XpnnI_U |
Unique can be taken in multiple ways. Thinking through my albums I think one of the most unique songs is Ning Feng’s The Last Rose of Summer on his Solo album. It’s a mind-blowing difficult solo piece that I also find to be almost "easy listening" which often isn’t the case for music that is so technical. One of my absolute favorite classical pieces is Liszt: Schwanengesang, S560 - Serenade that I have on a Vladimir Horowitz DG recording. When this song plays it catches my attention and I often start it over multiple times before moving on. My first thought reading this thread was Pachelbel's Cannon... |
Wow, not one but TWO mentions of Birthday, must say that I screamed the very same when saw the thread title. Hmm, maybe almost as unique as that (now that surely must be an oxymoron!), in second place, silver medal, runner-up... All Tomorrow’s Parties The vocal is odd, the organ timing is most odd, the guitar is odd and the drum is just, well, odd. And I love it so dearly for all of those reasons. |