Which song do you wished you'd have written?

BloodEagle

Locust Star - Neurosis

Philly_Q

Memory's Garden by Trouble.

Boogie Nights by Heatwave.

joeyowen

Gassage said:

@joeyowen

Apparently Mark Ker-Nopfler also once confided (to Snowy White) that he wished he'd written Brothers In Arms too.

Fair point, I'd be pissed if I was snowy though, so I'll stick with the rip off haha

Gassage

joeyowen said:

Gassage said:

@joeyowen

Apparently Mark Ker-Nopfler also once confided (to Snowy White) that he wished he'd written Brothers In Arms too.

Fair point, I'd be pissed if I was snowy though, so I'll stick with the rip off haha

Actually, it's one of those urban myths I've never quite managed to hear.....both are incredible pieces of playing

joeyowen

@Gassage ;
 The similarities are so clear, there was a thread here not that long ago

However, Mark et al took it to another level, imo.

Both great songs! 

NotNowJohn

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Simple + great feel + cracking solo + written in the bath = songwriting perfection and a ginormous international hit.

Budgie

Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones

Evilmags

Some proper guitar playing, combined with out of this world percussion. Financially something like Thriller or Beat it. But for personal satisfaction something like this.....

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richardhomer

'One World' - John Martyn - truly beautiful....

'The Downtown Lights' - The Blue Nile - just as beautiful....

'Al Bowlly's in Heaven' - Richard Thompson - possibly the most poignant 'character' song ever....

mudslide73

Buddy Holly wrote that though didnt   he?

Budgie said:

Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones

Chalky

If you could read my mind, by Gordon Lightfoot. 

strumjoughlamps

not a song just one line 'I spent friday night with a fly-by-night'... love it

a whole song....if I had written all aspects of this song and also made the decision to make it the album opener, I would be pretty chuffed with myself...perfection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_FmSq4j36g

west

Lush life .....

octatonic

RocknRollDave

Dopesick

Napalm Death - You Suffer

EricTheWeary

EricTheWeary said:

I'm sure there's loads but True by Spandau Ballet. 

Many thanks to somebody for the Wow   It always comes to mind as it contains my favourite lyric ever :'why do I find it hard to write the next line. ' And is a cracking choon. 

tone1

Down the line by Gerry Rafferty
Both Sides now by Joni Mitchell 
Who knows where the time goes by Sandy Denny....

cruxiform

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. Play that to most women and their fannies explode.

RocknRollDave

cruxiform said:

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. Play that to most women and their fannies explode.

Play it live as part of a wedding band and you watch the whole room turn into one big collective swoon....as your soul dies a little more inside.