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Old 07-26-10, 12:19 AM
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Favorite all-time song?

If you have a definitive #1, go ahead and tell us.

My favorite song of all-time is 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins
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"More Than a Feeling" - Boston
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"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding
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"Why Does It End?" by the Flaming Lips
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"Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
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Take Me Home, Phil Collins (Serious Hits Live Version)

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Re: Favorite all-time song?

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
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whiskeytown - bar lights
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"Battery" - Metallica
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for the 1970's: Little Willy by Sweet
for the 1980's: Kyrie by Mr. Mister
for the 1990's: To Be With You by Mr. Big
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One Headlight - The Wallflowers
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1960 - 1969: Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf
1970 - 1979: I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival
1980 - 1989: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson
1990 - 1999: November Rain by Guns N' Roses
2000 - 2009: Red, White, & Pink Slip Blues by Hank Williams, Jr.
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1999 - Prince
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Re: Favorite all-time song?

"I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" -- Weird Al Yankovic

Not a gag answer. I have my reasons.
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Re: Favorite all-time song?

My typical answer is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
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Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
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Sometime To Return - Soul Asylum
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Either Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam or Gimme Shelter from the Stones
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You Enjoy Myself by Phish followed very closely by A Day in the Life by The Beatles
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Re: Favorite all-time song?

Lots of contenders, but I'll have to with my usual answer. Great video, too. I love how the camera gradually changes focus from the fire onto the singer at the opening.
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Just My Imagination - The Temptations
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Levon Helm's version of Atlantic City
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Stinkfist - TOOL
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Re: Favorite all-time song?

So many and it depends on the mood.

Can't choose just one.


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