Greatest Song of All Time [Archive]

Voobrazheniye

10-09-2008, 05:38 PM

OK... if Rolling Stone can do it, so can GG. I am now beginning the first annual GG Greatest Song of All Time contest.

We will start by taking nominations. When we have a good batch of nominations, I will post a poll with the top ten selections. Then we can all vote for the best.

Have fun... I need to think about which song I will nominate. Be back soon.

Paul (listening to Tori Amos at the moment, but don't expect to nominate any of her songs)

Lucker

10-09-2008, 05:47 PM

Dancing Queen
The longer you think about it , the more obvious it is that it is the greatest ever Pop Song
(If a song is not Popular , it can hardly be great )
So vote with your heart , soul and feet for Dancing Queen .

Hoopy

10-09-2008, 05:47 PM

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Parkhead-Celtic park version just after Spanish bombings.Now anybody that says it's not amazing go and boil your fooking head.

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krevedko

10-09-2008, 05:50 PM

For those unfamiliar with the song :becky: :
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Di (Listening to Barny the Purple Dinosaur now, but don't expect to nominate any of his songs)

Lucker

10-09-2008, 05:56 PM

krevedko

10-09-2008, 06:06 PM

Bohemian Rhapsody has to be disqualified because you cannot hum it or easily whistle it in the bath .
Plus , the competition is for straght songs and the sub text of BH is nastily Homosexual . The Latin bit is quite vile .
No worries, I can sing the whole of the BR in the shower even though I have no voice for singing whatsoever. Although I suspect that was the true reason why all my 7 husbands left me. :(

So everyone vote for the Rhapsody, or I'll find you and sing it to you! :becky:

Voobrazheniye

10-09-2008, 06:09 PM

Bohemian Rhapsody has to be disqualified because you cannot hum it or easily whistle it in the bath .
Plus , the competition is for straght songs and the sub text of BH is nastily Homosexual . The Latin bit is quite vile .

To be fair, "Dancing Queen" must be disqualified also, because... well, because it that nastily vanilla Viking foursome.

Lucker

10-09-2008, 06:33 PM

Now don't try that ganging up routine .
You should be voting on behalf of the average person .
Can you honestly see the working class singing BR with their arms linked ?
Dancing Queen is the song for Parties , Birthdays , Football matches , Anniversaries and Marriages .
It is a song for kids , those with ears to hear and old people who had forgotten they had legs that moved .
It is International as videos of happy Laplanders , awe struck Aussies and poleaxed Russians confirms .
Gloria Gaynor's , I will Survive is another world anthem .
BR is a middle class crossword in song .
And never forget . Abba looks right, front ways and backwards .

Sveta's Hero

10-09-2008, 06:41 PM

lizzchen

10-09-2008, 07:08 PM

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IamKeenan

10-09-2008, 07:26 PM

Being from the South
(God's Country) It has to be Free Bird. Seeing how Zep was already taken. Those 2 songs come in 1 and 2 every labor day anyway in the USofA

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Just a little side note. This is a very serious matter with real Audiophiles. So in saying that I should also say Ramit, Get a Fooking Life and get that Abba Shit out of here and don't mention it again:mad:

saprosky

10-09-2008, 07:55 PM

Parkhead-Celtic park version just after Spanish bombings.Now anybody that says it's not amazing go and boil your fooking head.

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Celtic and Barça never walk alone. They walk together :grababeer::thumbsup:

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paddedcell

10-09-2008, 08:01 PM

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saprosky

10-09-2008, 08:07 PM

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Hoopy

10-09-2008, 08:23 PM

This is the best version I've ever heard of this song specially for Ramon,red army choir :lol:

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Lucker

10-09-2008, 09:05 PM

So far Tubby , your selection is in clear last place .
The Police , Beatles and Abba are fighting it out neck and neck .
Stairway to Heaven was quite nice when recorded by Rolf Harris but I hardly think Zep Leddelin are from the top drawer .

Kursat

10-09-2008, 09:07 PM

Proco Harum - A White Shade of Pale

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Lucker

10-09-2008, 09:17 PM

Tubby ,
To give you more of a chance , would you like to take back your choice ( did it ever chart?) and take God Only Knows by The Beach Boys ?

IamKeenan

10-09-2008, 11:55 PM

Tubby ,
To give you more of a chance , would you like to take back your choice ( did it ever chart?) and take God Only Knows by The Beach Boys ?

Freakshow,Im ignoring you now. When you sober up and put down the crack pipe--then maybe we can talk-Until then go get some help!!!

IamKeenan

10-10-2008, 12:01 AM

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And here ARE the top 100 songs of All time..Hmmmmmmmm Wheres Abba????

http://www.squidoo.com/100songs

bobbyd

10-10-2008, 02:05 AM

Have to agree with Detroit Paul - Stairway to Heaven

kudos to Smoke on the Water, Total Eclipse of the Sun and Hey Jude.

Voobrazheniye

10-10-2008, 02:51 AM

Great nominations thus far. Well... most of them, at least.

We'll take nominations through the weekend and start the voting next week. As we can only put 10 choices in a poll, maybe we'll have to have a couple of semifinal polls to determine the final 10 for the ultimate poll.

fbibob

10-10-2008, 03:08 AM

Monor aside. Yesterday by the Beatles has more than 3000 cover versions, listed as the world's record by Guiness.

My personal submission for greatest song would be "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.

Lucker

10-10-2008, 10:32 AM

And here ARE the top 100 songs of All time..Hmmmmmmmm Wheres Abba????

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What an eye opening recommendation .
The list was not just narrow and predictable . It was also sexist and ageist beyond belief .
One jerk from Rolling Stone with his narrow vision and cloth ears .
On his own admission he could not travel back before '63 and if there were two girls in the Top 100 , I could not remember a third .
Absolute drivel and his choice of number one was pathetic -- a good golden oldie , but no more .
In fairness , we used to have Polls given to us like this but we threw them out because we want across the board recommendations and not lists from failed rockers who grudgingly accept that they are over 30 but somehow still "cool" in a teenage "anxst" way . imo.

huney

10-10-2008, 12:28 PM

Yes - Roundabout

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Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale

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Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Lucky Man

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Bette Midler - The Rose

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Janis Joplin - Me & Bobby Mc Gee

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Lucker

10-10-2008, 08:45 PM

[QUOTE=IamKeenan;17569][B][COLOR="Blue"]Being from the South
(God's Country) It has to be Free Bird.s

Tubby ,
I prefer the Nelly Furtado version . What do you think ?
Free like a Bird ----- very catchy .

Neilikka

10-11-2008, 09:45 AM

OMG! Can you really like SUCH a song(if it can be called so)?
Birdie, birdie, you are catchy!

Nelly Furtado - I'm like a bird

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Neilikka

10-11-2008, 09:49 AM

One more try! What does it mean:"No longer available"? Why? Who has caught a birdie?qxiYBcJi8y4

Neilikka

10-11-2008, 09:51 AM

Again! I give up! This birdie was not only caught but swallowed as well, as I can see.
Bon appetite!:hungry:

Crushik

10-11-2008, 10:02 AM

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Crushik

10-11-2008, 10:04 AM

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Crushik

10-11-2008, 10:18 AM

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Crushik

10-11-2008, 10:20 AM

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Crushik

10-11-2008, 10:24 AM

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Neilikka

10-13-2008, 06:34 PM

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Neilikka

10-13-2008, 06:51 PM

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ABBA donned traditional 18th Century costumes when they first performed this song for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden the night before he was married to Silvia Sommerlath on 18/06/1976.

Voobrazheniye

10-13-2008, 07:13 PM

Nominations will continue through tomorrow (Tuesday) Ukraine time. Then I will close it out and decided if we need to have two semifinal polls before the final, or just pick 10 and make a final.

Thanks for all the great suggestions (and the not so great ones too).

Lucker

10-13-2008, 09:04 PM

Would General Tubby make it clear whetherr he is going with Nelly Furtado or the Beach Boys .
I am so impressed with both of his nominations that I am happy if both his suggestions are used .
Well done Tubs ,

Hoopy

10-13-2008, 09:11 PM

Surley I don't even need to write song or artist for this one.

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Hoopy

10-13-2008, 09:13 PM

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Lucker

10-13-2008, 09:17 PM

You do for me .
Those effing plug ins simply do not work on my wind up abacus .
I hope it was a vote for Rolf Harris and the tear jerking "Two Little Boys" .What a corker that is .
Also " Shut up in yer face " by Joe Somebody .

IamKeenan

10-13-2008, 09:34 PM

Lucker

10-13-2008, 10:09 PM

You must not be so judgmental Tibble Tubbles .
We all had a private giggle at yout Birdy song but may be there was something special in your life that made this otherwise trite offering important to you
The most important thing is for you to be a good loser . .

Sveta's Hero

10-14-2008, 07:22 AM

I have never even heard of some of these songs that are being nominated as "the greatest song of all time". And some others are so obscure that they never even cracked the top 100 when they were released, so how can they possibly be nominated as greatest of all time?:eek:

dzerassa

10-14-2008, 09:06 AM

Gtreatest song - Murka

Yana

10-14-2008, 09:13 AM

in global - Ave Maria)

Lucker

10-14-2008, 01:40 PM

It might be best if the Wanky Pankys withdrew gracefully .
I think the rest of us are looking for something far more international and music that crosses cultures .
Perhaps our American friends are too parochial and introverted .
Pity , really . Try some of the lovely German Beer Festival Songs to cheer yourselves .
" Oompah , Oompah , Sticken sie up diene jumpah " is a special favourite .

Lucker

10-15-2008, 05:44 PM

bobbyd

10-25-2008, 02:36 AM

I can't believe I forgot one of the greatest songs ever written in my opinion.

Imagine
John Lennon.

Voobrazheniye

10-25-2008, 04:17 AM

Boo Brassiere
When is voting ?
I sense something surprising is in the air ( Love is in the Air ----John Paul Young )
I hope the Fuddy Duddy old men re not backing out . I shall conduct the vote if you funk it .

Apologies. I have been rather busy lately and have only made occasional, short visits here. Actually, I completely forgot about this thread for some time.

This evening I will post a poll for the first semifinal. There will be 20 semifinalists, which we will narrow down to 10 finalists via two semifinal polls. The first will begin tonight and run for 3-5 days. The second will start right after that.

The final poll will commence next weekend.

Lucker

10-25-2008, 07:03 AM

I trust you noticed the self delegated final that took place somewhere whilst you were absent .
It's somewhere in the Chat section .
From memory the first three were Waterloo by Abba , The Cheeky Song by the Cheeky Girls and Whiter Shade of Pale , by Procul Harem .
Something there for every body and nothing contraversial , I am sorry to say .

Hoopy

10-25-2008, 08:23 AM

Surely I don't even need to write song or artist for this one.

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I can't believe I forgot one of the greatest songs ever written in my opinion.

Imagine
John Lennon.Seems for some I do :lol: