Hey you music-lovers!

[USAFChief]

 

Okay ... top ten songs of all time. Or it could be your top ten favorite songs. Four just isn't any easy number to deal with, especially on a desert island.

My answer right now:

 

Beatles:  Yesterday

Rolling Stones:  Honky Tonk Woman

John Prine:  Sam Stone (actually...anything John Prine has ever done.  Seriously)

Mavericks:  All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down

Simon and Garfunkel:  The Boxer

Steely Dan:  My Old School

EmmyLou Harris:  Red Dirt Girl

Son Volt:  Tear Stained Eye

 

Jeebus...what a list of depressing songs.  Ask me again tomorrow.

 

 

[Mike Sixel]

Dude, that is s depressing list. You ok?

[USAFChief]

 

Dude, that is s depressing list. You ok?

I was hoping for bullpen help this winter.

[Craig Arko]

Just to be a little different,

 

Holst: Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Queen: Who Wants to Live Forever

Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Beatles: In My Life

Mason Williams: Classical Gas

Garry Rafferty: Baker Street

James Horner: Theme from 'Glory'

Loreena McKennitt: Bonny Portmore

Nina Simone: Sinnerman

Elmer Bernstein: Theme from 'The Great Escape'

 

Honorable mention - Warren Zevon: Werewolves of London

[twinsnorth49]

Just to be a little different,

 

Holst: Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Queen: Who Wants to Live Forever

Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Beatles: In My Life

Mason Williams: Classical Gas

Garry Rafferty: Baker Street

James Horner: Theme from 'Glory'

Loreena McKennitt: Bonny Portmore

Nina Simone: Sinnerman

Elmer Bernstein: Theme from 'The Great Escape'

 

Honorable mention - Warren Zevon: Werewolves of London

Loreena McKennitt, whoa, didn't expect to see that around these parts.

 

Very nice.

[formerly33]

I think we've done a top 10 or top 5 song thing before. Maybe it was in a game thread, though.

I'd have to think on that though ... but off the top of my head I'd go with these to start:

Over the Rainbow

La Vie en Rose

Imagine

Boheman Rhapsody

O mio babbino caro

That would've been before my time. I've actually heard all of these (not that I've ever watched The Wizard of Oz ... lol). Do you have any preferred covers?

My list is not in order and definitely not finalized, but ...

 

Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)

Sinnerman (Nina Simone)

Donde Estas, Yolanda? (Pink Martini)

The Mighty Quinn (Bob Dylan) with Manfred Mann

Respect (Aretha Franklin)

Rebel Girl  (Bikini Kill) - or Dig Me Out or Terrorist ... so many great Riot Grrrl songs

Territorial Pissings (Nirvana)

Highway to Hell (AC/DC)

Twist and Shout (Beatles)

Heh ... let's just put Terrorist (Heavens to Betsy) in there too. Probably my #1 fave anyway.

 

Gosh, ten doesn't do it, either. I even intentionally left out classical songs because they deserve a whole list of their own, imo. That would have to be something like this (arranged more by genre than preference):

 

Theme from Schindler's List (John Williams) with Itzhak Perlman

Klezmer Dances (Göran Fröst) with the one and only Martin Fröst

Santo (Juan Diego Florez)

Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega) with Miloš Karadaglić

Danzón No. 2 (Arturo Márquez) with Gustavo Dudamel and the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar

Carnevale di Venezia (Giulio Briccialdi) with Sharon Bezaly

Concertino (Cécile Chaminade)

Cello Sonata No. 1 (Johannes Brahms) with Truls Mørk and Hélène Grimaud

 

Actually, the first few worked, but now I realize we'd need another top ten for sonatas, concertos, symphonies, operas, etc. each. They are so much more than just a song!

 

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[USAFChief]

Just to be a little different,

Holst: Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Queen: Who Wants to Live Forever

Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves

Beatles: In My Life

Mason Williams: Classical Gas

Garry Rafferty: Baker Street

James Horner: Theme from 'Glory'

Loreena McKennitt: Bonny Portmore

Nina Simone: Sinnerman

Elmer Bernstein: Theme from 'The Great Escape'

Honorable mention - Warren Zevon: Werewolves of London

Second honorable mention: Warren Zevon: Lawyers, Guns and Money? Can we add that one?

 

Nice list.

[USAFChief]

That would've been before my time. I've actually heard all of these (not that I've ever watched The Wizard of Oz ... lol). Do you have any preferred covers?

 

My list is not in order and definitely not finalized, but ...

 

Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)

Sinnerman (Nina Simone)

Donde Estas, Yolanda? (Pink Martini)

The Mighty Quinn (Bob Dylan) with Manfred Mann

Respect (Aretha Franklin)

Rebel Girl  (Bikini Kill) - or Dig Me Out or Terrorist ... so many great Riot Grrrl songs

Territorial Pissings (Nirvana)

Highway to Hell (AC/DC)

Twist and Shout (Beatles)

Heh ... let's just put Terrorist (Heavens to Betsy) in there too. Probably my #1 fave anyway.

Gosh, ten doesn't do it, either. I even intentionally left out classical songs because they deserve a whole list of their own, imo. That would have to be something like this (arranged more by genre than preference):

Theme from Schindler's List (John Williams) with Itzhak Perlman

Klezmer Dances (Göran Fröst) with the one and only Martin Fröst

Santo (Juan Diego Florez)

Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega) with Miloš Karadaglić

Danzón No. 2 (Arturo Márquez) with Gustavo Dudamel and the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar

Carnevale di Venezia (Giulio Briccialdi) with Sharon Bezaly

Concertinio (Cécile Chaminade)

Cello Sonata No. 1 (Johannes Brahms) with Truls Mørk and Hélène Grimaud

Actually, the first few worked, but now I realize we'd need another top ten for sonatas, concertos, symphonies, operas, etc. each. They are so much more than just a song!

Aretha Franklin? I'm impressed.

[USAFChief]

I hope I can find everyone's list on YouTube music. I'll give those I haven't heard a listen next week at work.

 

Thanks all, keep em coming.

[biggentleben]

 

That's 5, or 6.

 

Yeah, I have no idea how to reduce without losing genres...or musical memories that are pretty big for me.

[biggentleben]

 

I think I've seen them, from MN? Winners of the same competition as Pentatonix? Not bad. 

 

Yeah, they're from MN, but they've really some fun stuff, including their take on "All About That Bass" and their "Butts Remix". If you can't smile watching those videos, you need a life reboot.

[formerly33]

 

I hope I can find everyone's list on YouTube music. I'll give those I haven't heard a listen next week at work.

Thanks all, keep em coming.

If you want to hear a good version of Carnevale di Venezia, follow this link and then hit listen. You can only use this function for a limited amount of time, but I've strategically used it up one by one on every computer I have access to, so I've never been long without free access to all the BIS recordings in the past few years.

[Craig Arko]

Second honorable mention: Warren Zevon: Lawyers, Guns and Money? Can we add that one?

Nice list.

Yes, of course. Although that makes me think of Cuba.

 

[Willihammer]

 

Gosh, ten doesn't do it, either. I even intentionally left out classical songs because they deserve a whole list of their own, imo.

...

The Mighty Quinn (Bob Dylan) with Manfred Mann

 

And with that I now know two Manfred Mann songs, and both are covers.

 

Agree with your first point so, in an attempt to put together a sem-focused list... how about top 5 covers? 

Mine would be

 

5. Joe Cocker- Feelin Alright

4. Metallica- Whisky in the Jar

3. Rapeman- Just Got Paid Today 

2. Nirvana- The Man Who Sold the World

1. Manfred Mann- Blinded by the Light

[formerly33]

Oh, and then there's always 2Cellos, here to raise cello awareness among plebeians (no, it's not a violin on steroids). Here's my favorite video of theirs, probably because it also features Lang Lang:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UMla4zYpoc

[twinsnorth49]

This is impossible but these would help me last quite awhile.

 

 

 

Stairway to Heaven - Zeppelin (if only for Page's guitar solo)

 

La Grange - ZZ Topp

 

Sympathy for the Devil - Stones

 

Let it Be - Beatles

 

As Falls Wichita so falls Wichita Falls - Metheny/Mays

 

Memphis in the Meantime - John Hiatt

 

Ain't to Proud to Beg- Temptations

 

Higher Ground- Stevie Wonder

 

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

 

Hoochie Coochie Man--Muddy Waters

 

Edit: I see we're adding honourable mentions, What's so Funny bout Peace Love and Understanding- Elvis Costello.

 

 

 

 

[twinsnorth49]

 

And with that I now know two Manfred Mann songs, and both are covers.

 

Agree with your first point so, in an attempt to put together a sem-focused list... how about top 5 covers? 

Mine would be

 

5. Joe Cocker- Feelin Alright

4. Metallica- Whisky in the Jar

3. Rapeman- Just Got Paid Today 

2. Nirvana- The Man Who Sold the World

1. Manfred Mann- Blinded by the Light

Manfred Mann was the ultimate cover band, it's pretty much all they did.

 

 

[biggentleben]

A list of some songs, some covers:

BB King - Lucille

O Sole Mio - Jussi Bjorling

Ring of Fire - Home Free (ft. Avi Kaplan)

Hallelujah - The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors)

Eric Clapton - Layla

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - A Mad Russian's Christmas

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

Otis Redding - Sitting On the Dock of the Bay

Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up

[Squirrel]

 

I think we've done a top 10 or top 5 song thing before. Maybe it was in a game thread, though.

 

I'd have to think on that though ... but off the top of my head I'd go with these to start:

 

Over the Rainbow or this or this or even this

La Vie en Rose or this one or the original

Imagine (there is only one)

Boheman Rhapsody

O mio babbino caro (only with Callas, I mean ... sigh)

 

 

I hope I can find everyone's list on YouTube music. I'll give those I haven't heard a listen next week at work.

Thanks all, keep em coming.

I went back and linked mine for you. While you may have heard of these songs, maybe not all the versions I listen to.

 

(although I would expect 'Imagine' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' are no brainers)

[Willihammer]

 

Eric Clapton - Layla

Which one?

[Squirrel]

 

And with that I now know two Manfred Mann songs, and both are covers.

 

Agree with your first point so, in an attempt to put together a sem-focused list... how about top 5 covers? 

Mine would be

 

5. Joe Cocker- Feelin Alright

4. Metallica- Whisky in the Jar

3. Rapeman- Just Got Paid Today 

2. Nirvana- The Man Who Sold the World

1. Manfred Mann- Blinded by the Light

I think I'd have to put 'Twist and Shout' by the Beatles in my top 5 covers. But those are good.

[formerly33]

 

I think I'd have to put 'Twist and Shout' by the Beatles in my top 5 covers. But those are good.

Wow, I just learned something today.

[Squirrel]

 

Wow, I just learned something today.

What, you didn't know that was a cover?

[formerly33]

 

What, you didn't know that was a cover?

Nope. Lol ... but the important thing is that now I do, right?

[Willihammer]

I didn't either. Hell I didn't know Nirvana's "Man who sold the world" was a cover til Bowie died a few weeks ago lol.

[Squirrel]

 

I didn't either. Hell I didn't know Nirvana's "Man who sold the world" was a cover til Bowie died a few weeks ago lol.

Some covers are better than the originals ... 

[Willihammer]

 

Some covers are better than the originals ... 

Yeah but its always slightly disappointing to hear that a song you really like wasn't an original.

I can't even find the original Phil Medley version of Twist and Shout, not on YT anyways.

[Squirrel]

 

Yeah but its always slightly disappointing to hear that a song you really like wasn't an original.

I can't even find the original Phil Medley version of Twist and Shout, not on YT anyways.

See if any of these are disappointing to you ... http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/05/50-cover-songs-better-than-the-originals.html?p=3

[Craig Arko]

Which one?

My question too; I really prefer the slower, unplugged, version.

 

[formerly33]

 

See if any of these are disappointing to you ... http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/05/50-cover-songs-better-than-the-originals.html?p=3

Heh ... thanks for reminding me of "The Joker and the Thief." That and "Chelsea Dagger" used to be my favorite songs ... a bit too poppy for my current tastes, but I listened to those two nonstop for a month or two when I first got into rock.