The Greatest music ever written

[Panamark]

The greatest songs ever written.

You know the ones, there is some ethereal experience
when you hear them. They could have been composed 500 years ago,
yet resound purposely with power, emotion and relevance at any moment,
no matter when you may hear them in life.

They are the music that come from the purest source of inspiration.

There seems to be this source of inspiration that we cant comprehend
or acess on command, yet sometimes have fleeting moments of access to.

The great composers were/are fortunate to be given more frequent access than us mere mortals.

I have to admit dabbling in unconventional methods in attempting to obtaining access
on demand. The remnants of those experiments dragging unwanted shadows
into my life.

But to spring back to the incredulous joy of hearing the music that
just "breaks your heart and soul into bloodrushed attention"

What songs does it for you ?

Timeless, Im thinking (without thinking deeply)

-Bridge over troubled water (Simon and garfunkel)
-Yesterday (Beatles)
-Greensleaves (Not written by King Henry as popular belief)
-Silent Night (Crikies this is powerful stuff sung in the right crowd)
-Goodbye to Romance, Ozzy and Randy...

LOL on the Ozzy one in there, but to my ears its from "the source"
In fact most that album is.

Unchained Melody ?

Bringe em out, I want to rush and tingle..

[Panamark]

This seems a good one to start it off

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[vandeleur]

Ok probs not in that league but a song every i time hear i go shit i wish i had written that is no regrets by the walker brothers ( yeah i know they didnt write it) it just comes over as an every man song that hits you in the gut .
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[Kristy]

I love the Walker Brothers - even if they were nothig more than a poor man's Righteous Brothers.

[Yount]

Animal Farm/YRGM - Kinks
Yesterday/Help! - by the Beatles
Vincent - Don McLean
Homeward bound or The boxer S & G.
I would say Heroes & villains, Cal girls, Good vibes and God only knows by the Beach Boys
Pretty woman - Roy Orb
The autumn stone - Small Faces
(just off the top)

And I'm only scraping 20th century surface. Great music, beautiful sound is in the ear of the beholder. So I don't know if my list is going to be universally accepted nor do these need validation.

[Jack68]

This song kills every time.

[Mr. Vengeance]

The song that got me into rock n' roll.

[Panamark]

Wow had to search for the best version of Bidge over trouble waters. If you find better I will replace this
one. Art nails it everytime, I have to say

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[TJ71]

[Matt White]

Even as it is the most overplayed tune in history...still...BRILLIANT

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[Kristy]

Even as it is the most overplayed tune in history...still...BRILLIANT

Brilliant...right.

[sadaist]

Fuck. I hate posting these cause it ain't very heavy...ya dig. But man, this song is fucking AMAZING! Especially this version. Moves me every time I see all the people singing along with just 1 man. Every person, every color, every race, knows every word.....impressive.

[Kristy]

Walking In The Rain - Flash & The Pan - Henry Vanda and George Young of the Easybeats - $100 goes to who can tell the names of George Young's two brothers who play in a popular Australian band

[sadaist]

$100 goes to who can tell the names of George Young's two brothers who play in a popular Australian band

I have a hunch just based on the last name, there are 2 of them, and you said Aussie band

But damn...the picture of that valley on your video. Beautiful! I wonder where that is. I really need to leave the city. So much ugliness here.

[Kristy]

I have a hunch just based on the last name, there are 2 of them, and you said Aussie band

Go on and guess.