Single greatest song ever written?

Chukzombi

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this is an impossible one to answer. i'll just offer a bit of my favorites due to genre.

Metal/industrial

Southern Rock

i dunno what i would classify this as. rock? classic rock?

harmony?

Hard Rock


best overall bands?
its either ELO or The Beatles. no idea.
 
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pysek

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You guys are fuckin retards:

 
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Ever hear a song that literally sounds like a river?

 
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As far as modern songs go, Kashmir for sheer music power. Enter Sandman for having image-evoking vocal power.

There's a Between The Buried And Me song that stands out to be as completely incredible, but I don't remember the name of it whatsoever. Used to listen to it a lot too.
 

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Perfect mix of sound.

So amazing, Weird Al honored it when he was still relevant.

Still better graphics than Pantheon in music video.

 
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I'm confused about the question

is this "best song" or "best song writing?"
 
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Rajaah

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I included both in my answer.

Best "pump you up" song has to be Thunderstruck. Jesus Christ, that song would wake me up from a coma.
 
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Keyboard solos? Check
Flute solos? Check
Master jams? Check
Scat singing? Check
Fucking yodeling from a coked out dutchman going full retard? CHECK

WHAT DOES THIS SONG NOT HAVE

Is it my favorite song? No
Do I listen to it all the time? Nah
Can it be denied that it is probably the greatest song ever written? NOPE
 
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Not claiming any of my entries are the greatest, but God Damn if you don't like this song get fucked.

 
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I dunno about just one song, but if we're in the modern era, there's only on singer/songwriter who has consistently sung lyrics that resonated with me coupled with music and rhythm that generally kicks ass:

Chris Cornell.

Close runner-up: Beck.

It would be difficult to pick a single song from either of them because their (almost) entire oeuvre is of amazing songs.








Beck - The Golden Age (Official Music Video)
 
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Kuro

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I couldn't remember the greatest song in the world.

This is just a tribute.
 
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Not only the greatest rap song of all-time, but also the greatest rap album of all-time.
 
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