Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die

[jkkkk]

Halcyon and on and on

Debaser

Deceptacon

and if you like hardhouse at all: RR Fierce - Rock da Spot

[corndog]

Not going to bother with a list as a lot of them have already been posted, but I'm surprised nobody has mentioned:

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water

[JennFox]

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber

considered by many to be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. voted the "saddest work" ever in classical music, and the highest selling classical piece on itunes. played at the funerals of fdr, jfk, and princess grace.

check it out- Adagio for Strings
If ten minutes is too long for you, skip to 6:00 and just listen for a minute.

(also, ignore video)

[20Five]

Dave Matthews Band - Don't Drink the Water

Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone

[NozeCandy]

Just to clarify, is this thread about relatively unknown songs to check out or just anything in general? Seeing replies with international megahits like Free Bird and Yesterday just make me think, "Yeah, no [censored]."

[nyc999]

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Just to clarify, is this thread about relatively unknown songs to check out or just anything in general? Seeing replies with international megahits like Free Bird and Yesterday just make me think, "Yeah, no [censored]."

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I don't have the answer, but since I'm the one that mentioned "Yesterday", I can back it up by saying I think it's one of the best melodies ever written and warrants inclusion on this list. If the thread is about unknown songs/compositions then I'd remove it, but this thread would probably be less fun and full of songs that a lot of people:

1 - would still know even if you think it's a secret
2 - would not know but think is sh*t music

With that said, I would love to be introduced to a great song that I've never heard.

nyc

[Ron Paul]

Just discovered: Queen Bee by Taj Mahal. Puts me in mind of Into the Mystic and Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison, which should also make the list.

[NozeCandy]

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Just to clarify, is this thread about relatively unknown songs to check out or just anything in general? Seeing replies with international megahits like Free Bird and Yesterday just make me think, "Yeah, no [censored]."

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I don't have the answer, but since I'm the one that mentioned "Yesterday", I can back it up by saying I think it's one of the best melodies ever written and warrants inclusion on this list. If the thread is about unknown songs/compositions then I'd remove it, but this thread would probably be less fun and full of songs that a lot of people:

1 - would still know even if you think it's a secret
2 - would not know but think is sh*t music

With that said, I would love to be introduced to a great song that I've never heard.

nyc

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Well yeah, I think Yesterday easily deserves to be included, I just felt like a lot of the suggestions were so obvious/famous that everyone already has heard them. Not picking on you in particular, as a lot of people posted some of the most famous songs ever written.

That said, this thread got me to do something I've been meaning to do for a while -- listen to Sigur Ros. Man they're good.

I might put in a little research of my song library and add my two cents to this tomorrow.

[Mondogarage]

Nigel Kennedy's version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

And maybe The Waterboys' "Bang On the Ear"...

[jeffnc]

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Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber

considered by many to be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. voted the "saddest work" ever in classical music, and the highest selling classical piece on itunes. played at the funerals of fdr, jfk, and princess grace.

check it out- Adagio for Strings
If ten minutes is too long for you, skip to 6:00 and just listen for a minute.

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I agree it's great, but if you "just listen for a minute" you probably won't get it. I think it's a tune you have to listen to 3 or 4 times before it gets to you - it's very subtle.