Songs that are absolute undeniable masterpieces.

Flink_Poyd

Apex Twin Tha
Apex Twin Come To Daddy
Metallica Orion
Plus many many more

not_the_dj

Alnico said:

JCA2550 said:

Sloe Gin - Joe Bonamassa (Originally performed by Tim Curry believe it or not?)

Do you know what, my whole life i have heard of this or that which Tim Curry has done and every single time he has shot up in my estimation. The Man is just amazing. I never knew he did this so thanks for posting that.

I just played it on you tube and it's amazing.

This thread is already a great source of rediscovery and new inspiration. Keep it coming guys. 

Wow, I never knew Tim Curry originally sang that...wow 

robinbowes

fretmeister said:

(If You Don't Wanna Fuck Me, Baby) Fuck Off!! - Wayne County and the Electric Chairs.

Fantastic song. I took it in to my music teacher at school and asked him if he could play it!

R.

richardhomer

Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel
One World - John Martyn
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
The Downtown Lights - The Blue Nile
Al Bowlly's in Heaven - Richard Thompson
The Weight - The Band
Here Comes The Sun - George Harrison
In My Life - Lennon & McCartney
Tempted - Difford & Tilbrook

robinbowes

I'd just like to point out that there is no such thing as "absolute undeniable masterpiece".

One man's meat, etc. etc.

R.

not_the_dj

robinbowes said:

I'd just like to point out that there is no such thing as "absolute undeniable masterpiece".

One man's meat, etc. etc.

R.

But then internet forums would die :-(

failed_astronaut

"Never Meant" by American Football.

Musically it's gorgeous and sounds like a dreamy love song but then you follow the lyric to the end and the last line is like a punch to the gut -

So lets just pretend
Everything and
Anything between you and me
Was never meant

 

MazzaG

The first song which I personally had a 'holy crap this is a masterpiece' moment was Here Comes the Sun.

xSkarloey

My Way

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Roll out the barrel.

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts

Run rabbit run

Knees up mother brown

My old man said follow the van

Deutschland Über Alles

richardhomer

Skarloey;405461" said:

My Way

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Roll out the barrel.

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts

Run rabbit run

Knees up mother brown

My old man said follow the van

Deutschland Über Alles

In the words of Hot Chocolate - 'Everyone's a Winner'

mudslide73

If not for you - George Harrison. (a few greats on atmp).

Northern Sky - Nick Drake

Neil

Quite a few of mine already selected but I'd like to add:

In my life - Beatles

Rock and roll - Velvet underground

Forget the Swan - Dinosaur Jr

Complete Control - Clash

Wild Horses - Stones

Fortunate Son - CCR

Mr Slater's Parrot - Bonzo dog doo dah band

Stay with me - Faces

The Weaver's answer - Family

Animal Nitrate - Suede

Dust my broom - Elmore James

Manish boy - Muddy Waters

mike_l

randomhandclaps said:

Lixarto said:

randomhandclaps said:

Plus why no one say Hotel California yet?

Oh, I know: because it is deeply dull.

"The Editor's office has just called.  We are going to run with the 'Lixarto In Negative Comment Shocker!' headline."

RHC, I knew you did the Sun's headlines.....

mike_l

Metallica

Master of puppets

Battery

Sad but true

Enter Sandman (I know)

Megadeth

Hangar 18

Trust

Slayer

Reign in Blood

Season in the Abyss

Dead Skin Mask

South of Heaven

Mandatory suicide

Judas Priest

Night comes down

Breaking the Law

Beyond the realms of death

Iron Maiden

Hallowed be thy name

Children of the Damned

The Prisoner

Flight of Icarus (Listen to this right after Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak, and spot the differences......)

Stranger in a strange land

Wasted years

GazLion

Purple Rain

Neil

mike_l said:

Dead Skin Mask

I love that beautiful old hymn.  >:D<

Bucket

Beatles - Hey Jude, Let it Be, Ticket To Ride

Queen - Bo Rhap, You're My Best Friend, Don't Stop Me Now, Somebody to Love, We Are the Champions, No One But You

10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me, The Things We Do For Love, I'm Not in Love, The Dean and I

Jellyfish - The Ghost at Number One, Baby's Coming Back, Joining a Fanclub, Russian Hill, New Mistake

Badfinger - No Matter What, Without You, Baby Blue, Flying, I'd Die Babe, Day After Day

The Wildhearts - The Only One, Caffeine Bomb, My Baby is a Headfuck, Just In Lust, I Wanna Go Where the People Go

World Party - Put the Message in the Box, Way Down Now, She's the One

There are others, I'm sure, but when I think of great songwriting those are some of the bands I think of first.

jonnyburgo

Sparks - Amateur Hour

Queen - One Vision, silly and wonderful at the same time, Seven Seas of Rye, Keep yourself Alive.

Fleet Foxes - Oliver James

Daniel Johnston - Walking the Cow

Frank Zappa - Black Napkins

Captain Beefheart - Kandy Korn

Prince - Take me with you

Gallon Drunk - Some Fools Mess

Minutemen - History Lesson Part ii

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles

PIL - Rise.

T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer

New York Dolls - Jet Boy

Velvet Underground - Black Angel Death Song

Could go on forever really....

Skipped

Absolute undeniable masterpieces?
One Note Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Take Five (Dave Brubeck)

However, for me.....emotional communication tops every other consideration. So near the top would be Bob Dylan's Make You Feel My Love (especially a more recent version) which can bring me to tears, in seconds, anywhere (even at the Dentist).

kin

Elvis Costello - Alison-Shipbuilding

Xtc -Love on a farm boys wages-senses working overtime

Lloyd Cole - Lost weekend

Squeeze -Labelled with love-Tempted

Stones -Beast of burden

The Band -Helpless - the night they drove old Dixie down

Hank Williams - I'm so lonesome I could cry