Favorite Songs in General

[Master of Ossus]

Going off of the other topic, what are the best songs ever recorded/written?

My favorite song in terms of lyrics is without a doubt "American Pie," by Don McLean.

I don't even know what my favorite song, musically, is. There are so many great songs that all have a chance, but I'd be interested to hear some of your favorites. I also don't want to make a set number that no one can violate, so post as many as you feel like.

[Dalton]

Tough choice...I'd have to say...

Favorite Rock song
AC/DC For Those About to Rock and Guns N' Roses Civil War

Anime
Hiru no Tsuki, which is a theme song for Outlaw Star
Yoko Kanno Jupiter Jazz from Cowboy Bebop

Classical
Schiller Ode to Joy

Television
Deep Space Nine Season 1 theme

Movie
Star Wars (naturally ) and Lord of the Rings

[Azeron]

fav song: I love tool, smashing pumpkins, anything made by them

[XaLEv]

Orgy - Platinum
Nightwish - Tenth Man Down
Live - Lightning Crashes, I Alone, Selling the Drama, All Over You, Turn My Head
New Order - Elegia
Candlebox - Far Behind
Deadsy - Lake Waramaug, Flowing Glower, Sleepy Hollow
Collective Soul - The World I Know
Disturbed - Prayer
VAST - The Niles Edge
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm, Thirty-three, The End is the Beginning is the End, Stand Inside Your Love
Nine Inch Nails - The Great Below
Metallica - Until it Sleeps, Hero of the Day, One, The Unforgiven (II)
Kittie - Immortal, Paperdoll
Fuel - Innocent, Bittersweet, Sunburn, Shimmer, Hemorrhage
A Perfect Circle - Judith, Brena, Magdalena
Tool - 46 and 2, Eulogy, H, Third Eye, Schism, Lateralis, Parabol, Parabola, Die Eier von Satan, The Grudge
Amber Asylum - Silence of the Setting Sun, Volcano Suite, Bounding Main
Switchblade Symphony - Dissolve, Wallflower, Bloody Knuckles, Sweet, Wrecking Yard
System of a Down - Spiders

That's enough for now.

[Master of Ossus]

Hmmm... For movie music I might have to say Across the Stars. I think its even better than the music from the original trilogy, which is a statement of how good I think it really is. Honorable mentions go to all music from the original trilogy and Isildur's theme from Fellowship.

Classical music: I can buy Ode to Joy, pretty easily. Honorable mentions for Moonlight Sonata (okay, so I'm not very original), and Wagner.

[Spanky The Dolphin]

I'd have to say one of them is "Voices" from Macross Plus, Accoustic version. Performed by Akino Arai and composed by Yokko Kano.

[weemadando]

Favorite Rock song
AC/DC For Those About to Rock and Guns N' Roses Civil War

-Oh, nice trashy rock.
-For me it would be TISM - Greg the Stop Sign or Gerling - The Deer in You,


Anime
Hiru no Tsuki, which is a theme song for Outlaw Star
Yoko Kanno Jupiter Jazz from Cowboy Bebop

-Seconded, with the addition of the theme from Love Hina. Its too hyperactive not to like it.


Classical
Schiller Ode to Joy

-And "Dance (Duel?) of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet.

Television
Deep Space Nine Season 1 theme

-Theme from Miami Vice.

Movie
Star Wars (naturally ;)) and Lord of the Rings

-Oh definately. LotR had an awesome soundtrack.

[GrandMasterTerwynn]

Going off of the other topic, what are the best songs ever recorded/written?

My favorite song in terms of lyrics is without a doubt "American Pie," by Don McLean.

I don't even know what my favorite song, musically, is. There are so many great songs that all have a chance, but I'd be interested to hear some of your favorites. I also don't want to make a set number that no one can violate, so post as many as you feel like.

I like many forms of music, with the exception of the following:

Country produced after 1980.
Hip-hop, rap or "R&B" produced after about 1998.
Christian music in any form.
99.8% of pop music produced after about 1995.
Most of "alternative" rock produced after 1998.

What I do like . . . which produces many of my favorites:

311.
The music from Cowboy Bebop . . . that's some seriously cool stuff.
Hard rock from the '70s.

A couple of current favorites:

"Do you feel like we do" -- Peter Frampton.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" -- Queen

And movie soundtracks . . . definitely Star Wars.

[The Yosemite Bear]

Ok By Genre:

Favorite Blues:
Crossroads Blues, Robert Johnson

Favorite Heavy Metal: (Unranium, no seriously)
Tie (About 4 ways)
Back In Black, War Pigs, Enter Sandman, Don't Fear the Reaper
AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Metallica, and Blue Oyster Cult Respectivly.

Favorite Country:
Move it on Over (Hank Williams)

Favorite Electric Blues:
Mannish Boy, Muddy Waters.

Favorite 50's Rock:
Not Fade Away, Buddy Holly

Favorite "Classic Rock":
Battle of Evermore, Led Zepplin

Favorite Agnsty Female Anthem:
Tie Three Way
Respect, Areatha Franklin; You Ougta Know, Alanis Morrisette; God Bless the Child Who has Her Own, Billie Holliday

Favorite Opera:
Three Penny Opera, Kurt Wiell & Bertle Breacht

Favorite Classical:
Blue Danube-Strauss

Favorite Really Sick Tune:
Roland the Headless Tompson Gunner, Warren Zevon

[Enlightenment]

Science and Fiction, Mike Andrews (available on mp3.com -- get it)
Water of Life, David Arkenstone
The Solemn & The Enduring Flame, Era
Wild Child & Only Time, Enya
Camera Obscura, Silence must be heard, Snow of the Sahara, + others, Enigma
A ton of assorted tracks by Gandalf, Chris Spheeris, Robert DeFresnes and Michael Gettel.
We will rock you, Queen
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff
Thematic/epic tracker (MOD/XM/IT) stuff by various artists, particularly Nino and Awesome.

As you guys can probably gather, I'm not really into mainstream music.

[Sienthal]

Rock: Disturbed- "Prayer", System of a Down- "Forest"
Punk: AFI- A tie between "Days of the Pheonix" and "A Single Second"
Oldies: The Righteous Brothers (Hell Yah!)- "You Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
Re-done: Alien Ant Farm- "Smooth Criminal", Disturbed- "Shout 2000"
Techno: (Can't Remember)- "Butterfly"
Classical: Corelli- "Opus 6", Telemann- "Telemann Sinfonia"
And a special mention to Rob Zombie and Offspring, they're pretty neat too.
Oh yes, and the most disturbing (But awesome) song: Thrill Kill Kult- "Flesh"

[Tsyroc]

Right now my favorite song is Bleeding Me by Metallica.

I also have a soft spot for Working Man by Rush. I use a short bit of it
as my computer's start up music. It must be because I love my job.

[Rathark]

I have a thing for early '70's glam rock.

Slade, The Sweet, Bowie, Queen, Suzi Quattro ...

[Stormbringer]

Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion" A kick ass rock classic. Hard to top.

Billy Joel "Piano Man". Now that's an excellent song for drinking.

Metallica "No Leaf Clover" I love the combination of a symphony and one of the best heavy metal bands ever. P

[aerius]

Depends on my mood, someone once looked at my CD collection and declared me memtally fucked. Let's see...

Metallica - Creeping Death, Orion, Master of Puppets, Fade to Black, Ride the Lightning, To Live is to Die

Tori Amos - Springtime of his Voodoo, Wrong Band, Blood Roses, Pretty Good Year

Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks, How many more Times, Moby Dick, Dazed and Confused

Chantal Kreviazuk - Believer, Green Apples, Eve, Before You

Black Sabbath/Ozzy - NIB, Black Sabbath, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, Mr. Crowley, Suicide Solution

Iron Maiden - Children of the Damned, Prisoner, Hallowed by thy Name

Hendrix - Hear my Train a commin', Red House, Machine Gun, Little Wing

Slayer - Angel of Death, Raining Blood, South of Heaven, Seasons in the Abyss

Pretenders - Kid, Back on the Chaingang, Middle of the Road

A rather nice mix if I can so myself, also like stuff by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Cowboy Junkies, U2, G'n'R, Cat Stevens, and Megadeth among others.

[Joe]

My favorite all-around song would have to be either Hey Jude or The Taxman.

[Cal Wright]

Star Wars main them, Throne Room, Ceremony, Imperial March. I'm a freak I know.

Other music though, it's a tough call. I really like all types of music. Favorite song? Sweet Home Alabama and Aerosmith's Dream On would be the favorites. I have tons though that I love.

[Kuja]

My favorite songs are White Reflection, Rhythm Emotion, and Just Communication, all from Gundam Wing.

[IRG CommandoJoe]

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, aka Ode to Joy....maybe....in a few years I might change my mind. lol

[salm]

Laurel Aitken - Skinhead, Scandal in Brixton Market
Johnny Cash - San Quentin
Dick Dale - a lot of his stuff
English Dogs - Fortress Europe
The Bruisers - Chrome
The Business - The Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth

[Solid Snake]

Tornado of Souls. My all-time favorite song. Written by Megadeth
Megadeth: Hangar 18, the Mechanix, Looking Down the Cross, Last Rights/Loved You to Death, Skull Beneath the Skin, Disconnect, Moto Psycho, Return to Hangar, 1000 Times Goodbye....

Metallica: No Remorse, the Four Horsemen, Phantom Lord, Creeping Death, Ride the Lightning, Fade to Black, Call of Ktulu, Battery, Master of Puppets, Disposable Heros, Orion, One, The Unforgiven, Unforgiven 2, Nothing Else Matters

Iron Maiden: Prowler, Running Free, Charolette the Harlot, Iron Maiden, 22 Acacia Ave, Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Trooper

Guns N' Roses: Basically Everything

Jimi Hendrix: All Along the Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Machine Gun, The Wind Cries Mary, Purple Haze, Voodoo Chile

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

Uh.... maybe these are not actually 'songs', but I really like 'em!!

John Williams - Star Wars main theme

John Williams - Star Wars: Imperial March

Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

Carl Cox - Manual

Underworld - Born Slippy (OST Trainspotting)

The Crystal Method - Trip Like I Do (OST Spawn)

Prodigy - Firestarter

Prodigy - Breathe

Chemical Brothers - It Began In Africa

Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar

Kosheen - Catch

Chemical Brothers vs Kosheen - Catch a Falling Star Guitar

Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby

Madison Avenue - Reminiscing

Moloko - Bring It Back

Robert Miles - Freedom

Robert Miles feat Maria Nayler - Naked & Sacred

Paul Oakenfold feat Jan Johnston - Unafraid (OST Swordfish)

Sisqo - The Thong Song (OST Nutty Professor II)

Destiny's Child - Survivor

Missy Elliot - 4 My People

Alphaville - Sounds Like a Melody

Alphaville - Big In Japan

A-Ha - Dark Is The Night

Duran-Duran - The Reflex

Human League - Fascination

Giorgio Moroder & Phillip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams (OST Electric Dreams)

Pet Shop Boys - Go West

Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia

Pet Shop Boys - Opportunity

Modern Talking - Brother Louie

Irene Cara - What A Feeling (OST Flashdance)


Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is

Robin Gibb - Juliet


PS: I have 'em all in MP3. Anyone wanna copy?

[IRG CommandoJoe]

I wish I had the time to list all of my favorite classical music pieces I have on MP3...but I don't, so whatever.

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

So what songs do u like?

[IRG CommandoJoe]

Too many to list. And I can't really recall all of the ones that aren't on MP3 but on CDs or tapes...or if I simply don't own them.