The Big 4 Of The Greatest Songs Ever

[Moonraker5]

Let's do it. Let's look at the four greatest songs ever made. No explanation is needed to explain why these are The Big Four. The fact is they just are the four greatest songs ever made.


#4.
"Heat Wave" - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

#3.
"I Found Out" - John Lennon

#2.
"Memphis Tennessee" - Johnny Rivers

and the greatest song ever made....

#1.
"Ballroom Blitz" - The Sweet

 

[loopfinding]

 

[wulfenganck]

No.4: Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime"
No.3: The Who "Baba O'Riley"
No.2: David Bowie "Life On Mars"
No.1: The Beatles "A Day In The Life"

 

[Moonraker5]

No.1: The Beatles "A Day In The Life"

Just the Paul part - "woke up, fell out of bed" - is good. If the song were just that, then yeah, maybe it would make The Big Four Of Greatest Songs Ever.

 

[Moonraker5]

I gave that a listen to see if your contribution to this thread was a serious one.
It wasn't.

 

[Billy3]

Seriously? I don't say this often. I'm sorry for you people.

 

[Digital Larry]

I gave that a listen to see if your contribution to this thread was a serious one.
It wasn't.

I don't know. It sounded kinda like white noise to me, which as you know, is "all frequencies". So it's possible that this submission includes "all songs ever" which must also include the top 4. Now if we could just filter out the rest of them it would be a more enjoyable listen. Isn't there some mastering plugin that turns white noise into top 10 hits? Asking for a friend (cough).

 

[kuch]

hard to pick only 4....

White Christmas
Misty
Girl from Ipanema
Billie Jean

 

[David Barnett]

 

[hepular]

oh good grief one of these blowtorchesque things again . . .

ok. chic good times
madonna like a prayer

p-funk flashlight

beegees stayin alive

JBs funky drummer

 

[Engine Swap]

 

[Moonraker5]

chic - good times

This is a pretty good answer. Doesn't make The Big Four, but definitely in The Big 15 Of Greatest Songs Ever Made. Both the bass and guitar are absolute iconic examples of brilliant and creative musicianship. Hard to find a song in which the bass playing and guitar playing are both paragons of perfection.

 

[uriah1]

Well a few listed, including the first gruop, I have never heard of.
I don't want to play anymore.

I am just a wild things and born to be wild kind of person.

 

[loopfinding]

I gave that a listen to see if your contribution to this thread was a serious one.
It wasn't.

okay fine, i'll give you three at least

3. smoke on the water
2. chopsticks

drumroll....

1. happy birthday

 

[loopfinding]

Hard to find a song in which the bass playing and guitar playing are both paragons of perfection.

have you ever heard of "jazz" music?

 

[Chiogtr4x]

This will change in one hour,
but I'm going to go with:

Like a Rolling Stone
I Can't Get No Satisfaction
Your Cheatin' Heart
and Here Comes the Sun

I got to add one more!
Johnny B Goode

 

[schoolie]

Impossible, but Thelonius Monk "Round Midnight" is #1

 

[scottser]

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Edelweiss
Greensleeves
Oh Christmas Tree

number 5 would be 'lick my love pump'.

 

[unixfish]

Just to mix things up a bit.

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Dire Straits - It Never Rains
The Clash - London Calling
ELO - Mr. Blue Sky

 

[Moonraker5]

have you ever heard of "jazz" music?

I've heard of jazz. I gave it a listen once. To be honest with you, I thought the jazz player's hair was silly so I found his music to be silly, too.