The most beautiful song? [Archive]

Edwe

14-12-2006, 02:25 AM

What is the most beautiful song you have ever heard? Please try to restrict your votes to songs composed in the last 50 years. If you are willing, also post your gender and age - I'm curious to know what specific age and gender groups listen to. ;)

If you feel the need, also post your least favourite song, but remember to label it as such. :D

The most beautiful songs, in my opinion are (descending in order, starting with my favourite song):

1. Run to the Water - Live
2. Collide - Howie Day
3. Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold
4. One Last Breath - Creed
5. One Year, Six Months - Yellowcard

I am 18 and male.

PostmanPot

14-12-2006, 02:31 AM

thread should be called "the most beautiful commercial song?" :)

Edwe

14-12-2006, 02:38 AM

thread should be called "the most beautiful commercial song?"

I was actually waiting for someone to say that so I could make the point that beautiful songs generally become commercialised because they are beautiful :)

Please post the details of any non-commercial song you may like so I can check it out. I have a compulsive tendancy to buy/download any song someone tells me is good. Even when it is extremely rare, I will spend days or even weeks tracking it down sometimes.

werner

14-12-2006, 02:42 AM

I heard this song once..never found it again

I am the royal falcon - parrish and toppano

really not my style of music, but bliksem, it sure was an excellent song

m/33

Jerrek

14-12-2006, 05:08 AM

The Kinslayer - by Nightwish

23 male

flarkit

14-12-2006, 06:50 AM

I love music too much to choose just 1 song. Here's a few that I'll love forever though

Lamb - Gabriel
Depeche Mode - Somebody to Love (the live version on '101')
Paul M - Energy 52

M/35

tibby.dude

14-12-2006, 07:43 AM

What the World Needs Now is Love - Burt Bacharach
Wait For Me - Vangelis (Bladerunner Soundtrack)

Aphrael

14-12-2006, 07:45 AM

Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Alphaville - Forever Young
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting

28, Fem

BCO

14-12-2006, 09:57 AM

Posted this before somehwere...

Ryan Adams - Wonderwall (Liam Gallagher said that Oasis would never play Wonderwall live again after hearing Ryan Adams' version)

m/27

PostmanPot

14-12-2006, 10:02 AM

which is the correct way to post a song?

artist - title

or

title - artist

:confused:

fivelza

14-12-2006, 10:11 AM

In your eyes - Peter Gabriel
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
Dream its Over - Crowded House

m/38

Nocturnity

14-12-2006, 10:56 AM

Tenacious D - Tribute

Poppy

14-12-2006, 11:08 AM

Richard Marx - Angelina
Mike & the Mechnics - In the living Years
Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden
Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
Bryan Adams - When you really love a woman
Robert Miles - Fable

And
Theme Song to Prince Valiant

A whisper in my ear
A voice so strong and clear
Upon this beach I see a million grains of sand
And I believe we are destinied
Bound to survive against all odds
And where the truth lies
I will follow
And beyond this barren surround
I cry without a sound
And where the truth lies
I will follow my eyes
Into the sun

:)

ToxicBunny

14-12-2006, 11:13 AM

This list would be absolutely massive for me....

But currently, I'd have to say Enya - Storms in Africa

kilps

14-12-2006, 11:20 AM

difficult question to answer ... ask me the same question 6 months back and I would answer differently...

but - right now I would say the following

Around the World - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bling (Confessions of a King) - The Killers
A Town Called Hypocrisy - Lostprophets
I bet you look good on the dance floor - Arctic Monkeys

Perhaps not what you would describe as 'beautiful' as such, but good music - if I had to give you one single mos beautiful (as such) song then I would take a bit longer to decide :)

masticore

14-12-2006, 11:38 AM

Dead Can Dance - Sanvean

Note: I'm an 80's goth-kid at heart. To give you an idea of the type of music Dead Can Dance make - DCD features Lisa Gerrard, she did the music for The Gladiator (the movie)

BradDC

14-12-2006, 11:40 AM

sarah mclaughen - arms of an angel...
it makes me wanna bawl my eyes out.

(DmZ)Wrecky

14-12-2006, 11:42 AM

Most Rock ballads

Alan

14-12-2006, 11:43 AM

Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin

:D

Summoner

14-12-2006, 11:49 AM

Nothing brings on the goosebumps like melodic trance....
My favourites are :

Ralph Fridge - Paradise
Space Brothers - Shine
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Binary Finary - 1998
Lange - I believe
Ayla - Angelfalls
Tilt - Angry Skies
Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia
Chicane - Saltwater

Good stuffs

martin

14-12-2006, 11:54 AM

Jewel - Foolish Games
Audioslave - Like a Stone
Freshlyground - I'd Like
K's Choice - Live for Real
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

qDot

14-12-2006, 12:44 PM

Bob Marley - Waiting In Vain
Barry White - Cain't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Michael Jackson & Paul Mccartney - The Girl Is Mine
Prince - Purple Rain
Teddy Pendergrass - When Somebody Loves You Back
Maroon 5 - She will be loved
Frank Sinatra - FLy me to the moon

m/33

ask me a different day i will have a different list.

Fiveby5

14-12-2006, 01:31 PM

Hmmm. Awesome songs, and where I heard em first :D

Late Goodbye - Poets of the Fall (From Max Payne 2)
Pins and Needles - Billy Talent (Billy Talent 2)
Rainy Day - Ayumi Hamasaki (Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams)
Baby Love Child - Pizzicato 5 (Futurama Season 4)
Cindy - Tammandy Hall (Scrubs Season 3)

26 Male

Pitbull

14-12-2006, 01:34 PM

Dessert Rose - Sting

ant1b0dy

14-12-2006, 01:41 PM

Cat Stevens - Father to Son
Marianne Faithful - Why D’Ya Do It? (ok, not beautiful but very powerful) ;)

b166er

14-12-2006, 01:47 PM

Gloomy Sunday by Rezső Seress ...not commercial but true genius

Nod

14-12-2006, 01:56 PM

Apoptygma Berzerk - OK Amp, Let Me Out
Combichrist - Enjoy the abuse
69 Eyes - Wasting the dawn
Numb - Desire
Samael - Rain
Coal Chamber - Loco
Dreadful Shadows-Twist In My Sobriety
Theatre Of Tragedy - Machine
Crematory - The Fallen
Covenant - Go film
Pzychobitch - Come Back
Apoptygma Bezerk - Kathy's Song (VNV Nation Remix)
ASP - Lykanhropie (Monozelle Short Edit)
Das Ich - Lava
Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine (Fix)
SITD - Hurt (Instrumental Version)
Metallica - Unforgiven
Nirvana - In Bloom
Radiohead - Creep
etc, etc

I can go on forever :D

Highflyer_GP

14-12-2006, 02:41 PM

U2 - With Or Without You
Enigma - Principles Of Lust
Richard Marx - Hazard
Ryan Adams - Wonderwall
Bryan Adams - Please Forgive Me
Don Henley - New York Minute
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

A few others that I can't think of right now.

MyDraadloos

14-12-2006, 02:51 PM

Where to start, will have to split in two groups. I'm just plucking tunes out of thin air.

Vocal

Blessid Union of Souls - I believe
Led Zeppelin - Behind Blue eyes
Depeche Mode - A question of lust
The Cars - Drive
OMD - Forever live and die
Aha - The sun always shines on TV
Billy Falcon - The power of love
Time Bandits - Endless Road
Alphaville - Lament / Vienna
Deacon Blue - Dignity
All the big hair rock ballads ........ the list would be to long

Instrumental / Dance

William Orbit - Barbers' Adagio for strings
Ben Liebrand - Eve of the war
Da Hool - Meet her at the love parade
Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar
U96 - Das Boot

PS. Kilps - I've done a nice mix of Arctic Monkey's - Sun goes down ; if you are interested.

mooK

14-12-2006, 03:12 PM

'songs' are vocal by definition

Insider

14-12-2006, 03:33 PM

1. Adagio - Lara Fabian
2. My Immortal - Evanescence
3. Another Universe - Arno Carstens
4. Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Bad Seeds/Kylie
5. Omaha - Counting Crows
6. Coca & Villa, La Noche - DJ Tiesto
7. Unbreak my Heart - Toni Braxton
8. The Blessed Spirits - Vanessa-Mae
9. Eventually - Pink
10. Nothing Compares to You - Sinead O'Connor

MyDraadloos

14-12-2006, 03:33 PM

'songs' are vocal by definition

What are you tuning me ?

Don't make me implant a mooG in your ***.

RompelStompel

14-12-2006, 03:48 PM

End of May - Keren Ann.

Datura

14-12-2006, 03:55 PM

The Cure - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (Album: Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me.)

Nod

14-12-2006, 03:57 PM

The Cure - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (Album: Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me.)

And: The Cure - Lullaby
Now, thats a classic.

Datura

14-12-2006, 04:10 PM

And: The Cure - Lullaby
Now, thats a classic.

Very true. I love all their stuff. Have almost everything they recorded.

MyDraadloos

14-12-2006, 04:18 PM

Very true. I love all their stuff. Have almost everything they recorded.

Robert Smith once recoded a 12 inch turd ........

.......but then he had to flush it

lilDeath

14-12-2006, 04:32 PM

Some of you have already mentioned some of my favorites... here's more ;)

Live - Lightning Crashes
Creed - With Arms Wide Open
Bush - Glycerine
David Gray - This Year's Love
Alphaville - Big in Japan / Forever Young
Craig David - Spanish
Def Leppard - Pour some Sugar on Me / love Bites
Counting Crows -
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody
Evanescence - My Immortal
Hoobastank - The Reason
Metallica - One
Papa Roach - Last Resort
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
3 Doors Down - Here Without You
Audioslave - Be Yourself
Pink - Who Knew
Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes

Geez, there are so many more, from Sarah Mclachlan, Loreena McKennit, DJ Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Dean, Gary Moore, Joe Satriani.... :)

Forgive me, I cannot possibly list them all :o

Edwe

14-12-2006, 04:36 PM

Highflyer_GP

14-12-2006, 04:36 PM

Geez, there are so many more, from Sarah Mclachlan, Loreena McKennit, DJ Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Dean, Gary Moore, Joe Satriani.... :)

Sarah Mclachlan with Delerium (Silence) is awesome :) especially the Airscape 8 minute remix.

While we're on easy dance, I would also say that Nalin and Kane - Beachball is excellent too.

Edwe

14-12-2006, 05:16 PM

Highflyer GP and lilDeath, do you really think those songs are "beautiful" as such, or do you just like them?

MyDraadloos

14-12-2006, 05:16 PM

Schiller - Das Glockenspiel

Highflyer_GP

14-12-2006, 05:33 PM

Highflyer GP and lilDeath, do you really think those songs are "beautiful" as such, or do you just like them?

Well I like them, they're not hardcore dance but have a mellow beat to it.

I posted my proper list earlier though ;)

dablakmark8

14-12-2006, 05:40 PM

secret garden-quincy jones feat,barry white( the love machine)

dablakmark8

14-12-2006, 05:41 PM

Very true. I love all their stuff. Have almost everything they recorded.

I have that cd
also spiderman is good to

Gunny

14-12-2006, 06:07 PM

Sarah Mclachlan with Delerium (Silence) is awesome :) especially the Airscape 8 minute remix.

While we're on easy dance, I would also say that Nalin and Kane - Beachball is excellent too.

those are awesome

some others

Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
Chicane - Saltwater / Autumn Tactics
DJ Tiesto - Close to you
Gouryella - Gouryella/Walhala
Kamaya Painters - Endless Wave
Lost Tribe - Game Master
System F - Out of the Blue (Angelz remix)
Paul van Dyke - For an Angel ( he made it for his g/f at the time who is now his wife)
Signum - What have you got for me
Ocean Lab feat. Justine Suissa - Satellite (above and beyond remix)
Armin van Buuren - Wall of Sound feat. Justine Suissa
Travel - Bulgarian
William Orbit Adagio for Strings
Sasha - Be as One
Fragma - Toca me
Ayla - Ayla
Evanesence - My Imortal (Band Ver)
Alkaline Trio - Time to Waste
Archive - Again
Hoobastank - The Reason
Just Jinger - Leaving Shallow Waters
Lucie Silvas - Forget me not
Pink - Who Knew
Sara Mclaughlin - Arms of an Angel
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean
Watershed - Angel
Matchbox 20 - 3 am (Piano)

Ok thats enough for know I could go on all day

/me cues up Delerium feat Sarah Mclachlan - Silence (Airscape mix) and sits back

m/28

HosstheBoss

14-12-2006, 07:17 PM

As downright thought provoking and bringer forth of emotion being my definition of beautiful here are my two favourites:

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN Cover, but Cash did it best!)

Tux

14-12-2006, 07:27 PM

Old
Imagine - John Lennon
Pink Floyd - The Wall (the whole album)
Queen - Bohemian rhapsody

New
Tenacious D - Tribute
Rammstein - Los
Rammstein - Dalai Llama
Marilyn Manson - The new ****

Debbie

14-12-2006, 07:30 PM

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
and
Air on G String crossed with that other one, yes that one.

/and John Lennon - Imagine. Heh, tx Gru :)

JBFRobisher

14-12-2006, 07:42 PM

Layla - Derek & The Dominoes - original one with Duane Allman.

Old and male.

ernstn

14-12-2006, 07:45 PM

Depends on the mood, but here are some I can think of:

Eye Level - Simon Park Orchestra
Don't Cry - Guns and Roses
Arc Of a Diver - Steve Winwood
Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithful
Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore
London Calling - The Clash
Stay - Jackson Browne
Knocking on heaven's door - Randy Crawford
Four Seasons(Vivaldi) as played by Nigel Kennedy
The River - Bruce Springsteen
Dreams - Cranberries
Missing - Everything but the girl
Everybody Hurts - REM
Birdman Of Alcatraz - Rick Wakeman
Destiny - Malaika

HaNsA

14-12-2006, 07:48 PM

/me cues up Delerium feat Sarah Mclachlan - Silence (Airscape mix) and sits back

lol theres so many mixes of silence :D but they all great IMO......in this silence i belieeeeiiieve.....:rolleyes:

verocacha - carte blache............i love it :).......and the rest of the "a state of trance classics".......:rolleyes:

also dj tiesto-motorcycle as the rush comes, atb-ecstacy, and theres too many to mention...milk inc, tiesto, armin van buuren, lisa lashes,pvd, gabriel&dresden, gouryella too many..........

Rkootknir

14-12-2006, 07:56 PM

Samuel Barber - Adagio for strings (from Platoon)
Dark Tranquility - Hours passed in exile
Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine Overdose
The Offspring - Gone away
Nightwish - Dark chest of wonders

and many more...

Nod

14-12-2006, 08:03 PM

The Rolling Stones - Paint it black

Metallica - One

The best war movie sound tracks. Not sure if "One" was ever used though.

Edwe

14-12-2006, 08:17 PM

Semi off-topic, but here are some of the worst song lyrics of all time :D :

http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/worstlyrics1.htm

Highflyer_GP

14-12-2006, 08:23 PM

lol theres so many mixes of silence :D but they all great IMO......in this silence i belieeeeiiieve.....:rolleyes:

verocacha - carte blache............i love it.......and the rest of the "a state of trance classics".......:rolleyes:

also dj tiesto-motorcycle as the rush comes, atb-ecstacy, and theres too many to mention...milk inc, tiesto, armin van buuren, lisa lashes,pvd, gabriel&dresden, gouryella too many..........
In all fairness I think the point is the most beautiful songs that you can think of, not necessarily your favourite :p

Managed to think of a few more:

Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter
Duran Duran - Come Undone
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Temptations - Lady Soul
The Commodores - Nightshift
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Ashante - So Into You
Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long
Keith Sweat - Twisted (Marvin Gaye Remix)
Toto - Africa
Johnny Clegg - Great Heart
Johnny Clegg - Cruel Crazy Beautiful World
Spandau Ballet - Gold

RompelStompel

14-12-2006, 08:25 PM

The Rolling Stones - Paint it black

Metallica - One

The best war movie sound tracks. Not sure if "One" was ever used though.

Going a bit classical - Col. Kilgore playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries :D

lilDeath

14-12-2006, 09:25 PM

Another few from LIVE I forgot to mention:
Turn My Head, Dance With You, All Over You, Pillar of Davidson, We Walk in a Dream, The Dolphin's Cry, Heaven... in short everything LIVE ever did that wasn't on their "V" or "Songs From Black Mountain" albums. Especially everything on Throwing Copper.
One of my favourite bands of all time.
EDIT: Thanks for reminding me about Lightning Crashes, lilDeath
No probs ;)

Sarah Mclachlan with Delerium (Silence) is awesome especially the Airscape 8 minute remix.
While we're on easy dance, I would also say that Nalin and Kane - Beachball is excellent too.
Agreed. :)

Highflyer GP and lilDeath, do you really think those songs are "beautiful" as such, or do you just like them?
Everything I mentioned, rocks pants for me. Gets the juices flowing so to speak ... :D

The Rolling Stones - Paint it black
Metallica - One
The best war movie sound tracks. Not sure if "One" was ever used though.
Check my list ;)

Nick333

14-12-2006, 09:49 PM

Bob Dylan - You belong to me
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song
Nick Cave - Into my arms
Metallica - Fade to black
Led Zeppelin - Over the hills and far away
Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan

And embaresingly: That frikkin Sarah Mclachlan song.

PeterCH

14-12-2006, 09:49 PM

Gorecki's Third Symphony. It outsold Madonna when it launched in the 1980's.

Alan

14-12-2006, 10:00 PM

The Rolling Stones - Paint it black

Metallica - One

The best war movie sound tracks. Not sure if "One" was ever used though.

Yeah, metallica do some good "war" songs.

Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Metallica - Disposable Heroes

Nothing beats Paint It Black though. I remember first hearing it on some series on SABC about Vietnam about fifteen years ago. Everytime I hear that song I remember the openining sequence. Can't remember title of the series though. :mad:

In all fairness I think the point is the most beautiful songs that you can think of, not necessarily your favourite :p

Managed to think of a few more:

Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter
Duran Duran - Come Undone
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Temptations - Lady Soul
The Commodores - Nightshift
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Ashante - So Into You
Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long
Keith Sweat - Twisted (Marvin Gaye Remix)
Toto - Africa
Johnny Clegg - Great Heart
Johnny Clegg - Cruel Crazy Beautiful World
Spandau Ballet - Gold

Hmm, how about

Eagles - Hotel California
Gerry Rafferty - Baker street
Police - I'll be missing you
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Bread - The Guitar Man
Dire Straits - Juliet
Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Duran Duran - Ordinary World

There are some beautiful classics.

Highflyer_GP

14-12-2006, 10:10 PM

Hmm, how about

Eagles - Hotel California
Gerry Rafferty - Baker street
Police - I'll be missing you
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Bread - The Guitar Man
Dire Straits - Juliet
Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Duran Duran - Ordinary World

There are some beautiful classics.
Yeah there's some nice one's in there, I'm a big fan of Dire Straits as well.

Edwe

14-12-2006, 10:14 PM

The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun

I agree that this is an absolute classic. The recently released "The Saints are Coming" by U2 & Greenday (originally performed in the New Orleans Superdome as part of an aid concert for Hurricane Katrina survivors, I believe) uses a part of House of the Rising Sun as an intro - it totally messed up this 60's masterpiece. I can't describe how much I hate U2 and Greenday for doing that. Mind you, I could never stand U2 anyway. I'm very disappointed with Greenday for partaking in the bastardisation of such a great song - they are (were?) one of my favourite bands.

Alan

14-12-2006, 10:25 PM

Yeah there's some nice one's in there, I'm a big fan of Dire Straits as well.

Got some more

The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand By Me)
Offspring - Dirty Magic
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Nirvana - Oh, Me
Alice In Chains - Nutshell
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Someday Never Comes
Billy Joel - Piano Man

Alan

14-12-2006, 10:32 PM

I agree that this is an absolute classic. The recently released "The Saints are Coming" by U2 & Greenday (originally performed in the New Orleans Superdome as part of an aid concert for Hurricane Katrina survivors, I believe) uses a part of House of the Rising Sun as an intro - it totally messed up this 60's masterpiece. I can't describe how much I hate U2 and Greenday for doing that. Mind you, I could never stand U2 anyway. I'm very disappointed with Greenday for partaking in the bastardisation of such a great song - they are (were?) one of my favourite bands.

I got two versions of House Of The Rising Sun. The normal one and one that starts with an electric guitar which is a lot more "raw". I prefer the second version.

I can't stand that lame U2/Greenday song. While I like some of their music I have no time for them otherwise.

Edwe

14-12-2006, 10:52 PM

Here are a few more of mine:

Road Trippin' - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Higher - Creed (overplayed to death, but still a brilliant song)
Wonderwoorde - Melktert Kommissie
My Engel - Melktert Kommissie
My Immortal (Band/Music Video Version) - Evanescence
Breathe No More (Live in Paris during "Anywhere But Home" tour) - Evanescence
Anywhere - Evanescence
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
Mr Jones – Counting Crows
Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
Have You Ever Seen the Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Vindicated – Dashboard Confessional
Heaven – Bryan Adams (later somewhat screwed up by DJ Sammy, IMO)
Save Tonight – Eagle-Eye Cherry
Where’d You Go - Fort Minor feat. Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga
A Million Lights – Tree63
Superman – Five For Fighting
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day
Hear You Me – Jimmy Eat World
Engel – Karen Zoid
Deurmekaar – Karen Zoid
Run – Snow Patrol
Back Home - Yellowcard

John H

14-12-2006, 10:54 PM

Looking For Today - Black Sabbath, in fact the whole Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album.

29 male.

Edwe

14-12-2006, 11:00 PM

Looking For Today - Black Sabbath, in fact the whole Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album.

Search it on LimeWire - you're bound to find at least some of the tracks. I won't comment on Black Sabbath :(

Alan

14-12-2006, 11:03 PM

I laugh when some people my age see my music collection. They'll look through and find CCR, Police, Clash, Billy Joel, The Animals I can go on and on amongst all my later harder stuff and they'll have this puzzled look on their face. Normaly they'll say something like " dude, my dad listens to this" at which I'll reply "your dad's got a good taste in music" :cool:

:D

* good to see other people like a wide range of good music. It's moronic to judge music by it's date *

Nick333

14-12-2006, 11:07 PM

Search it on LimeWire - you're bound to find at least some of the tracks. I won't comment on Black Sabbath :(

Lol dude the songs called "Looking for Today":D

Personally I think Paranoid is the closest Black Sabbath came to a master piece.

sonxEr77

14-12-2006, 11:14 PM

Makarina - Unknown

I new the age thingy will disappear within the first 5-10 replies

What's with the hiding of age?

Edwe

14-12-2006, 11:16 PM

Lol dude the songs called "Looking for Today" :D :D

I laugh when some people my age see my music collection. They'll look through and find CCR, Police, Clash, Billy Joel, The Animals I can go on and on amongst all my later harder stuff and they'll have this puzzled look on their face. Normaly they'll say something like " dude, my dad listens to this" at which I'll reply "your dad's got a good taste in music"

Judging by your screen name, I'd guess you're 21? I'm currently 18 (19 on 5 January) and I also listen to lots of '60s and 70s music. The thing is, my parents don't listen to that - they listen to even older stuff. :D

Makarina - Unknown Please tell me you're not referring to that horrible 90's dance track entitled "Macarena" by Los del Rio?

sonxEr77

14-12-2006, 11:37 PM

:D

Judging by your screen name, I'd guess you're 21? I'm currently 18 (19 on 5 January) and I also listen to lots of '60s and 70s music. The thing is, my parents don't listen to that - they listen to even older stuff. :D

Please tell me you're not referring to that horrible 90's dance track entitled "Macarena" by Los del Rio?

Yep! that's why i like it.. terrible but funky song

HosstheBoss

15-12-2006, 07:39 AM

Nothing beats Paint It Black though. I remember first hearing it on some series on SABC about Vietnam about fifteen years ago. Everytime I hear that song I remember the openining sequence. Can't remember title of the series though. :mad:

I loved that show, still think of it everytime Paint it Black plays.

It was dubbed in Afrikaans with that whole simalcast (correct terminology?) you got back then.
Afrikaans name: Sending* Vietnam
English Name: Tour of Duty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_Duty_(TV_series))

Gothan

15-12-2006, 08:29 AM

Led Zeppelin - Behind Blue eyes

Dude...The Who did Behind Blue Eyes not Zeppelin, but it is an amazing song. I am an old rocker at heart so most of my songs are from the early 70's and late 60's :

Led Zeppelin : Stairway to heaven....who can forget this classic.
Black Sabbath : Paranoid
Black Sabbath : Symptoms of the Universe
Black Sabbath : Killing yourself to live....hell anything by black sabbath (with ozzy) is a classic.
Lynyrd Skynyrd : Free bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd : Was I right or wrong
Lynyrd Skynyrd : Simple man
Alice Cooper : Steven
Anything from the almost famous soundtrack
Most songs from Dylan, Canned heat, hendrix.

Hell I can go on and on and on

(DmZ)Wrecky

15-12-2006, 08:38 AM

It remains a mood thing, sometimes I am in the mood, and sometimes the music gets me in the mood.

BCO

15-12-2006, 07:35 PM

Dude...The Who did Behind Blue Eyes not Zeppelin, but it is an amazing song. I am an old rocker at heart so most of my songs are from the early 70's and late 60's :

Led Zeppelin : Stairway to heaven....who can forget this classic.
Black Sabbath : Paranoid
Black Sabbath : Symptoms of the Universe
Black Sabbath : Killing yourself to live....hell anything by black sabbath (with ozzy) is a classic.
Lynyrd Skynyrd : Free bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd : Was I right or wrong
Lynyrd Skynyrd : Simple man
Alice Cooper : Steven
Anything from the almost famous soundtrack
Most songs from Dylan, Canned heat, hendrix.

Hell I can go on and on and on

hehe, Gothan... was just listening to Simple Man before I got to your post and was thinking I should add it to this list.

You heard the Deftones version? Pretty sweet.

diabolus

15-12-2006, 10:09 PM

Just a few i didn't see mentioned, some neck-hair raising stuff

Vocal:

Coldplay - Clocks
Linkin Park - In the End
Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete
Alice Cooper - Poison
Feeder - Turn
Within Temptation - Mother Earth [haunting stuff]
Sarah Brightman - Deliver Me [From Brokedown Palace Soundtrack]
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Carly Simon - Let the river run

Instrumental/NuAge:

Jean Michel Jarre - Rendezvouz
Adiemus - Adiemus
Lux Aeturna - Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack [LOTR TT Trailer Song]
Clannad - Last of the Mohicans Themesong
Jack Nitzsche - Starman End Theme

Lord Anubis

16-12-2006, 05:56 AM

Gasolina - Vodacom cat song (maybe its all the chicks in the vid??)
Hier kom die bokke - Rugby World Cup 1995 (maybe it was all the beer and braai??)

Ahhh the good ole days when I till had a cool car and my looks!!

http://www.jamally.co.za/michaeldepinna.jpg

http://www.create-it.co.uk/m18eut/Old%20cars/Old%20car%20images/Image147.gif

Edwe

16-12-2006, 07:09 PM

Coldplay - ClocksI dislike Coldplay intensely. Especially that song. Not only are the songs monotonous, but the lyrics are completely nonsensical:

Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
You've put me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead (singing)
Come out of things unsaid, shoot an apple of my head (and a)
Trouble that can't be named, tigers waiting to be tamed (singing)
You are, you are

Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks (gonna)
Come back and take you home, I could not stop, that you now know (singing)
Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I)
A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease (singing)

What is Mr. Chris Martin trying to tell us here? :confused:

Ekhaatvensters

16-12-2006, 07:46 PM

Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine (Fix)

I wouldn't normally consider anything by Cradle "beautiful" (oh, except Her Ghost in the Fog) but I guess the part where the chick sings in this song is nice :)

I cant really think of many that I remember forever but atm, pretty much the whole of Blind Guardians new CD is amazing, beautiful vocals I guess.

Gothan

17-12-2006, 08:40 AM

hehe, Gothan... was just listening to Simple Man before I got to your post and was thinking I should add it to this list.

You heard the Deftones version? Pretty sweet.

What ??!! there is a deftones version, dang should find it somewhere, deftones are the only nu-metal band I take seriously

Nod

17-12-2006, 09:17 AM

I wouldn't normally consider anything by Cradle "beautiful" (oh, except Her Ghost in the Fog) but I guess the part where the chick sings in this song is nice :)

I cant really think of many that I remember forever but atm, pretty much the whole of Blind Guardians new CD is amazing, beautiful vocals I guess.

Blind Guardian is very nice, but I prefer Rhapsody. Another cool band is Therion, and "Demons and Wizards".

Safferbeauty

17-12-2006, 12:17 PM

Iris by Goo Goo Dolls.

diabolus

17-12-2006, 01:02 PM

I dislike Coldplay intensely. Especially that song. Not only are the songs monotonous, but the lyrics are completely nonsensical:

Can't say i am a big fan of Coldplay as a whole [only 1 song per album mainly] , but that song does it for me. HOWEVER, try the following [especially if the lyrics irks you]

String Quartet playing Coldplay and Linkin Park

and

Apocalyptica playing Metallica

Both groups are instrumental, Apocalyptica is doing some stuff with cellos you don't normally hear [or thought can be done] ...try Sepultura for one ;)

Edwe

17-12-2006, 05:22 PM

Blind Guardian is very nice, but I prefer Rhapsody. Another cool band is Therion, and "Demons and Wizards".

Are all of these fantasy metal bands? A friend of mine recommended Blind Guardian, but I'm not sure whether I'd like it. My only exposure to fantasy metal has been Nightwish, which I despise.

NOTE TO MODS: Could you please change the title of this thread to something more general (e.g. MyADSL Music Thread), since the discussion has long since gone off-topic. I've tried to change it myself by editing the title of the first post, but that didn't accomplish what I wanted.

diabolus

17-12-2006, 06:43 PM

Are all of these fantasy metal bands? A friend of mine recommended Blind Guardian, but I'm not sure whether I'd like it. My only exposure to fantasy metal has been Nightwish, which I despise.

Blind Guardian and Rhapsody is yes. But i wouldn't say they are too close to Nightwish in terms of what they sound like. I for one aren't a major fan of Blind Guardian but love Nightwish. Main diff, Nightwish = operaic female vocals, where Blind Guardian is almost Iron Maiden like vocals [high pitched/hoarse male] with the fantasy power metal ...huge diff. I'd also say Nightwish is more Goth Metal [i.e. Lacuna Coil and whatever Evanescence is trying to be ;) ] Blind Guardian is more Power Metal [Hammerfall/Elegy/Sonata Arctica/Rhapsody/Edguy].

Rhapsody i like, very fast power metal (and i mean super fast drumming kinda stuff). Their vocalist went solo at some stage [ Luca Turilli ] and he's doing an even better job than Rhapsody ;)

Therion is on their own mission and change every album. One album it's all nu-agy Egyptian Myths kind of stuff with choirs and orchestras, next they are hardcore metal with beauty & beast vocals [screaming male vs soothing female] . They are definitely an acquired taste i would say, definitely worth checking out though....and one thing is for sure, very hard to place them in a specific genre.

"Demons and Wizards" is basically members of different bands jamming together [blind guardian + Iced earth methinks] . If you know Blind Guardian you'll quickly notice it's the same vocalist. I like Demons&Wizards more than Blind Guardian, not sure exactly why, i think Iced Earth brings a heavier sound to the party.

Anyhow Sonata Arctica is another band i'd like to add to the whole Blind Guardian/Demons & Wizards/Rhapsody genre ;). They're one of my fav male vocal power metal bands.

Safferbeauty

17-12-2006, 08:52 PM

here are the lyrics to my fav song

Iris

Verse 1

And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
Verse 2

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
Chorus

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Verse 3

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything seems like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know your alive

Chorus

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Chorus

I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

Nod

17-12-2006, 09:00 PM

My favourite lyrics (or the first I really connected with):
Radiohead - Creep

When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so ****ing special
But I 'm a creep
I 'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so ****ing special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

She's running out again
She's running out
She run, run, run run
Run

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so ****ing special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here.

Edwe

17-12-2006, 09:08 PM

Hmm, okay, since everyone is posting lyrics, I feel obliged to do they same. This is my favourite song (yes I know everyone knows the words, but everyone knows the words to Iris too ;) ):

Run to the Water by LIVE:

Oh desert speak to my heart
Oh woman of the earth
Maker of children who weep for love
Maker of this birth
‘Till your deepest secrets are known to me
I will not be moved
I will not be moved

Don’t try to find the answer
When there ain’t no question here
Brother let your heart be wounded
And give no mercy to your fear

Adam and Eve live down the street from me
Babylon is every town
It’s as crazy as its ever been
Love’s a stranger all around

In a moment we lost our minds here
And lay our spirit down
Today we lived a thousand years
All we have is now

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
Well cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
These streets below the moon

And I will never leave you

‘Till we can say,
This world was just a dream
We were sleepin’ now we are awake
‘Till we can say

In a moment we lost our minds here
And dreamt the world was round
A million mile fall from grace
Thank God we missed the ground

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
Well cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
With a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

Yeah, I can see it now, Lord
Out beyond all the breakin’ of waves
And the tribulation
Its a place and the home of ascended souls
Who swam out there in love!

Run to the water
And find me there
Burnt to the core but not broken
Well cut through the madness
Of these streets below the moon
With a nuclear fire of love in our hearts

Rest easy baby, rest easy
And recognize it all as light and rainbows
Smashed to smithereens and be happy
Run to the water (and find me there)
Run to the water