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Re: Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die
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 |
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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. (also, ignore video) |
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Re: Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die
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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Re: Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die
[ QUOTE ]
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]." [/ QUOTE ] 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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Re: Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die
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.
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Re: Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] 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]." [/ QUOTE ] 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 [/ QUOTE ] 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. |
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Re: Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die
Nigel Kennedy's version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
And maybe The Waterboys' "Bang On the Ear"... |
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Re: Music Thread: Songs to hear at least once before you die
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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. [/ QUOTE ] 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. |
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