Trivial Predictable Question Yet Beneficial - Your Favourite Song...Like....EVER

PoorOldPo · 02-03-2012, 03:22 AM

Hey, I usually hate when people ask this question to me, but just post the song that captures your essence, your soul the best. The song that describes you best, how you see the world. You can post more than one, no strict rules here. Share with me who you are through music. Don't be afraid to post a song that you think other people might not like, this is your personal song and we want to hear it.

My first choice is this. It is 80's psychedelic music. For me it captures that sensation of life, where I am confounded by the beauty of even the smallest and most seemingly irrelevant and subtle of things. It also captures feelings of love and friendship for me, and nostalgia.

For me it captures feelings of isolation in the modern industrialized world as well. Jesus I sound pretentious. Well thats how I feel. Whatever.

The Chameleons - View from a Hill - YouTube

**Goofle** · 02-03-2012, 04:50 AM

I know it's not the best song of all time, but it's my favourite. And that bass...

PoorOldPo · 02-03-2012, 04:57 AM

Well if it is your favourite then that is all that matters! Man that song was Savage ( Really cool ) Really like his vocals and the bass. Badassery at its finest.

This song reminds me of falling in love, partly because I heard it for the first time when I was experiencing said sensation.

One of U2's most experimental, ethereal songs. Sublime.

U2 - Promenade - YouTube

**Goofle** · 02-03-2012, 05:14 AM

Not the biggest U2 fan, but that is a great tune. Just don't watch the video

I think everyone has a favourite in most genres (that they care for) to be honest. So here's what I consider to be my current favourite Hip Hop song ever.

No Hip Hop artist has grown on me as much as Kendrick Lamar. I always loved Section.80 but the more I listen to it, the more I consider it to be one of the best albums of all time. Also, this is the only Hip Hop album that has actually made me teary, and I am not the kind of person who gets all that emotional when listening to music.

Howard the Duck · 02-03-2012, 06:05 AM

i'm not a huge fan of Cash's American Recordings, but this one, this one.......

you can hear every bit of emotion he's putting into the song, and the images in the video just seques, you feel every iota of his frustration as he's nearing death, mourning the death of June, of how he could and would have changed things in his past

and when he cries out "i will give it all, my empire of dirt" - i'm bawling like a baby

i surmise this is how i would feel, as encapsulated in the song, when i'm nearing the Kingdom

PoorOldPo · 02-03-2012, 06:12 AM

That Hip Hop song was badass! You like your badass songs Tom!

And Yeah Duce, that song is beautiful, Cash really let loose on that one.

This one is from a band that happen to be friends of mine. This song is absolutely beautiful, the guy who wrote it ( Philip Christie ) is a genius. It captures the feeling of the unkown for me, the ethereal qualities to life. The notion that we are only human and to think that we know everything is silly, the possibility that there is so much more to the world than what we physically see. Supernaturally, spiritually and existentially. Name refers to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.

O Emperor - Heisenberg - YouTube

starrynight · 02-03-2012, 06:40 AM

But you are only supposed to pick one song aren't you?

Obviously that is pretty much impossible for people who have heard much music anyway but that was the premise of the thread. Anyway if I did pick something I would be very uncool to people here and probably not pick something rock or alternative, it would be either classical or something more 'pop'. But then why should I care what others think, I'm not looking to boost my credentials with certain people here.

As I like the craft of ballads, in particular for their compositional breadth and expressivity, I would probably pick something from the 70s, though the 2000s would also have some things in contention (but more non-English stuff). Anyway for whatever it matters I'll pick this one which I like for the 70s craft and purity of melody, where music can be expressive but also constrained within it's art giving it more power.

PoorOldPo · 02-03-2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

But you are only supposed to pick one song aren't you?

Obviously that is pretty much impossible for people who have heard much music anyway but that was the premise of the thread. Anyway if I did pick something I would be very uncool to people here and probably not pick something rock or alternative, it would be either classical or something more 'pop'. But then why should I care what others think, I'm not looking to boost my credentials with certain people here.

As I like the craft of ballads, in particular for their compositional breadth and expressivity, I would probably pick something from the 70s, though the 2000s would also have some things in contention (but more non-English stuff). Anyway for whatever it matters I'll pick this one which I like for the 70s craft and purity of melody, where music can be expressive but also constrained within it's art giving it more power.

Yeah I was cheating, sorry bout that! But its so hard to pick!

Guybrush · 02-03-2012, 10:17 AM

I have many favourites, but one of the songs that have stayed with me the longest - and which is currently nr. 9 on my last.fm's most played songs - is Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here which is the title track from the 1975 studio album.

In case there's someone in the universe who don't know it, it's a song for Syd Barrett who had a mental breakdown and left the band. The start of the song is supposed to be like someone listening to a song on the radio and playing along.

Beautiful, powerful .. and easy to play on a guitar

I played this a lot when I was learning.

CanwllCorfe · 02-03-2012, 06:18 PM

On the one hand, I would think it would be something from Burial, but then there's this song. Ever since I had this song on my iPhone, I've never skipped over it. Not once. I'll shuffle through anything, but I just can't skip over this song. It strikes such a perfect balance of sadness and energy. The way his voice gets more desperate after everything falls away and builds back up slowly (around 4:40) is just perfect. I love it. It reminds me of me a couple years ago. I'm much more optimistic now, thankfully.

02-03-2012, 03:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
PoorOldPo Blue Pill Oww Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Luimneach, Eire Posts: 1,107	Trivial Predictable Question Yet Beneficial - Your Favourite Song...Like....EVER Hey, I usually hate when people ask this question to me, but just post the song that captures your essence, your soul the best. The song that describes you best, how you see the world. You can post more than one, no strict rules here. Share with me who you are through music. Don't be afraid to post a song that you think other people might not like, this is your personal song and we want to hear it. My first choice is this. It is 80's psychedelic music. For me it captures that sensation of life, where I am confounded by the beauty of even the smallest and most seemingly irrelevant and subtle of things. It also captures feelings of love and friendship for me, and nostalgia. For me it captures feelings of isolation in the modern industrialized world as well. Jesus I sound pretentious. Well thats how I feel. Whatever. The Chameleons - View from a Hill - YouTube __________________ https://www.instagram.com/hennas.lullaby/ Last edited by PoorOldPo; 02-03-2012 at 05:13 AM.

02-03-2012, 04:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
PoorOldPo Blue Pill Oww Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Luimneach, Eire Posts: 1,107	Well if it is your favourite then that is all that matters! Man that song was Savage ( Really cool ) Really like his vocals and the bass. Badassery at its finest. This song reminds me of falling in love, partly because I heard it for the first time when I was experiencing said sensation. One of U2's most experimental, ethereal songs. Sublime. U2 - Promenade - YouTube __________________ https://www.instagram.com/hennas.lullaby/

02-03-2012, 06:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
PoorOldPo Blue Pill Oww Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Luimneach, Eire Posts: 1,107	That Hip Hop song was badass! You like your badass songs Tom! And Yeah Duce, that song is beautiful, Cash really let loose on that one. This one is from a band that happen to be friends of mine. This song is absolutely beautiful, the guy who wrote it ( Philip Christie ) is a genius. It captures the feeling of the unkown for me, the ethereal qualities to life. The notion that we are only human and to think that we know everything is silly, the possibility that there is so much more to the world than what we physically see. Supernaturally, spiritually and existentially. Name refers to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. O Emperor - Heisenberg - YouTube __________________ https://www.instagram.com/hennas.lullaby/

02-03-2012, 06:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	But you are only supposed to pick one song aren't you? Obviously that is pretty much impossible for people who have heard much music anyway but that was the premise of the thread. Anyway if I did pick something I would be very uncool to people here and probably not pick something rock or alternative, it would be either classical or something more 'pop'. But then why should I care what others think, I'm not looking to boost my credentials with certain people here. As I like the craft of ballads, in particular for their compositional breadth and expressivity, I would probably pick something from the 70s, though the 2000s would also have some things in contention (but more non-English stuff). Anyway for whatever it matters I'll pick this one which I like for the 70s craft and purity of melody, where music can be expressive but also constrained within it's art giving it more power. __________________ non-cliquey member of every music forum I participate on Last edited by starrynight; 02-03-2012 at 07:16 AM.

02-03-2012, 10:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I have many favourites, but one of the songs that have stayed with me the longest - and which is currently nr. 9 on my last.fm's most played songs - is Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here which is the title track from the 1975 studio album. In case there's someone in the universe who don't know it, it's a song for Syd Barrett who had a mental breakdown and left the band. The start of the song is supposed to be like someone listening to a song on the radio and playing along. Beautiful, powerful .. and easy to play on a guitar I played this a lot when I was learning. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-03-2012, 06:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	On the one hand, I would think it would be something from Burial, but then there's this song. Ever since I had this song on my iPhone, I've never skipped over it. Not once. I'll shuffle through anything, but I just can't skip over this song. It strikes such a perfect balance of sadness and energy. The way his voice gets more desperate after everything falls away and builds back up slowly (around 4:40) is just perfect. I love it. It reminds me of me a couple years ago. I'm much more optimistic now, thankfully. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.