In response to this post by nghiupo over at My Top 10, I offer my own list of the 10 greatest songs of all time. In my quest for greatness, I attempted to weigh my opinions of the song's distinguishing factors, including popularity, uniqueness, and influence. I welcome the verbal pummelings I'm sure to receive over what others may deem a questionable selection.
Here we go:
10 > One (Metallica)
9 > Mr. Brightside (The Killers)
8 > Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones)
7 > Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
6 > Black (Pearl Jam)
5 > Don't Speak (No Doubt)
4 > I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)
3 > Tonight, Tonight (Smashing Pumpkins)
2 > Layla (Derek and the Dominoes)
1 > Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Barely missing the cut: Ruben Studdard. Sorry. 2004.
2 comments:
what, no muse or fall out boy? have your tastes finally matured from a 14 year old girl's? i could actually write an entire post in response to your list, but i'll keep this short. i wouldn't want to clog [meese house?] your comments section. anyway, i think your list is fairly good with only one HUGE question mark at no. 9. and while you did well in your choices, i will say that you are only slightly off in your selections. i mean, most of the bands are pretty valid, but i think they have other songs that are better. i like other black sabbath songs more than 'paranoid.' same thing with 'i walk the line' and 'tonight, tonight.' other than that, i think layla is an excellent choice for no. 2. that might make the cut on the next revision of my list. that is all for now.
ps, i actually saw ruben at a concert. he was selling t-shirts.
you were wise to not say anything about gwen, or else we would've had to rumble.
I will admit the Killers was partially a homer pick. that being said, mr. brightside is still a great song, and the song that finally got them huge in the US. brandon flowers actually had it written back in 1999, and they've performed it throughout europe and in parts of the US since 2001. so it's been around longer than people think. it's got that great sound like so many of their other songs and has been very influential -> it could fairly be said that, if there's one song that brought synth back into popularity for the first time since the 80's, it's this one.
as for some of your other comments, i can definitely see those points. arguments could be made for other songs by ozzy, smashing pumpkins, pearl jam, etc. those particular ones happen to be my favorites. i had a hard time choosing between "jeremy" and "black", and between "walk the line" and "ring of fire."
layla is just an incredible song. probably the greatest guitar riff and greatest piano solo together in the same song. and the lyrics were very significant and personal to eric clapton himself. it would've been #1 if not for the greatest song ever written.
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