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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	The Best Song Ever Jul 28^th, 2008 at 1:47pm No poll ..... just 1 nomination. Here's mine. Just a title/and or video. If enough people nominate something I'll do a poll of the top ten, if not I'll just ..... punt.
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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Online Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,201 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #1 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:00pm
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #2 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:09pm All good songs deseve at least one more spin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCXyY9QlKaE http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/779720.jpgv=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193...
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Gimme Shelter Rocks Off Regular Offline THE ROLLING STONES #1 Posts: 1,397 Bend, OR Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #3 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:09pm Gimme Shelter: The Rolling Stones
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Joey I Have No Life! Offline Posts: 20,261 Omaha , NE Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #4 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:26pm " Gimme Shelter: The Rolling Stones " Concur . Great War Song !!!!
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #5 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:27pm Ten Thousand Motels wrote on Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:09pm: All good songs deseve at least one more spin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCXyY9QlKaE http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/779720.jpgv=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193... Race with the Devil.
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riffkeither Rocks Off Regular Offline Gimme Some Neck !! Posts: 678 France Marseille Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #6 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:50pm Without no doubt "Sympathy for the Devil"
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #7 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 2:53pm 1. Criynig Shame - The Mavericks 2. I Fought The law - Bobby Fuller Four 3. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones 4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones 5. 6. 7.
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mojoman Rocks Off Regular Offline HMERLS Posts: 6,528 joyzee Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #8 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 3:23pm dancing queen
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #10 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 4:08pm 1. Criynig Shame - The Mavericks 2. I Fought The law - Bobby Fuller Four 3. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones 4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones 5. Dancing Queer 6. Run's House
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Moonisup Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 188 Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #11 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 4:08pm comfortably numb
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Pdog Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 6,122 aTx Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #12 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 5:37pm happy birthday to you
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fireontheplatter Ex Member	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #14 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 6:28pm you can't always get what you want green grass and high tides freebird and stranglehold.
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Paranoid Android Rocks Off Regular Offline The Rocks Off Ladies Rule You Bastards!! Posts: 5,987 Chapel Hill, NC Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #15 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 8:18pm Train In Vane...The Clash
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Kilroy Rocks Off Regular Offline I love this place! Posts: 2,860 Mickville Virginny USA Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #16 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 9:21pm Whole Lotta Shakin Going On/
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Glimmer Twin Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 273	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #17 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 9:49pm Jumping Jack Flash
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BILL PERKS Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 1,188 NJ	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #18 - Jul 28^th, 2008 at 10:33pm SORRY FOLKS,IT'S JUMPIN JACK FLASH
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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,753 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #19 - Jul 29^th, 2008 at 7:43am Satisfaction Gimme Shelter No Particular Place To Go Here Comes Santa Claus Fortunate Son Stage Fright Hey Joe Shine On You Crazy Diamond Layla Jammin Heroes Tell Mama Scarlet Begonias
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Wild Bill Rocks Off Regular Offline Peace, love y abrazos Posts: 447 East Ozarks Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #20 - Jul 29^th, 2008 at 3:31pm The best song in the history of the universe is Manha de Carnaval by Luiz Bonfa.
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Re: The Best Song Ever
Reply #21 - Jul 29^th, 2008 at 4:02pm

Sorry, can't pick one, but for what is worth here's my top ten for today. Tomorrow who knows ...

Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Layla - Eric Clapton
Masters Of War - Bob Dylan
Redemption Song - Bob Marley
My Generation - The Who
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

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Zack Rocks Off Regular Offline Chiba Face Rules You Bastards! Posts: 1,727 Dakar Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #22 - Jul 29^th, 2008 at 4:08pm I put a lot of thought into this. Pure and Easy - the Who.
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #23 - Jul 29^th, 2008 at 11:00pm Wow, I'm suprised nobody here has nominated that David Allen Coe song. Yinz know the one. I would have laid money on it.
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Voodoo Chile in Wonderland Unholy Trinity Admin Online The Stones are back you bastards!!!! Posts: 16,034 Wonderland Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #24 - Jul 29^th, 2008 at 11:13pm Glimmer Twin wrote on Jul 28^th, 2008 at 9:49pm: Jumping Jack Flash No doubt about it... that was the first to come to my spoiled mind when the question is ONLY ONE, the original single version... LOUD Can you rock ronnie?
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sirmoonie Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 3,477 Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #25 - Jul 29^th, 2008 at 11:18pm I Fought the Law - good choice, I was listening to that last night (Clash and original) and thinking what a perfect song it is. JJF is probably the best song ever. Others: Just My Imagination (the real one, not the Stones miserable version) Heart of Gold Sweet Jane Jailhouse Rock The Real Me Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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Re: The Best Song Ever
Reply #26 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 6:39am

sirmoonie wrote on Jul 29^th, 2008 at 11:18pm:

I Fought the Law - good choice, I was listening to that last night (Clash and original) and thinking what a perfect song it is.

JJF is probably the best song ever.

Others:

Just My Imagination (the real one, not the Stones miserable version)

Heart of Gold

Sweet Jane

Jailhouse Rock

The Real Me

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

As much as I love The Clash and like their version of I Fought the Law, its far from my favourite song of theirs - Fuller's version isnt the original actually. Sonny Curtis wrote it for the Crickets (after Buddy Holly had died, that is) and they did it first.

It has a delightful history. Fuller died in suspicious circumstances just after it came out, when he apparently went for a ride in his car with a few mobsters and ended up with petrol being poured down his throat. The US Marines also blasted it repeatedly when smoking out Manuel Noriega.

Great call on the Temptations' "Just My Imagination". I love the Stones' version on "Some Girls " though - just brilliant in it's own way. Doesnt surpass the original, however.

Jumpin Jack Flash (and Gimme Shelter) have to be up there too.

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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Online Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,201 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #27 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 6:42am robpop wrote on Jul 29^th, 2008 at 11:00pm: Wow, I'm suprised nobody here has nominated that David Allen Coe song. Yinz know the one. I would have laid money on it. "Cum Stains On My Pillow" ? That one? Certainly one of the more poignant love songs I've ever heard!
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fishook Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 26 Chicago Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #28 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 11:07am Here's some more that may be in the team photo: "Hush" "Gloria" (Patti Smith version) "30 Days in the Hole" "Too Rolling Stoned" (solo Trower) "Anarchy in the UK" "Low Rider"
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Holden Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,252 Tampa Bay Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #29 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 11:19am Mad World - Gary Jules version.
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Re: The Best Song Ever
Reply #30 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 12:01pm

Gazza wrote on Jul 30^th, 2008 at 6:42am:

robpop wrote on Jul 29^th, 2008 at 11:00pm:

Wow, I'm suprised nobody here has nominated that David Allen Coe song. Yinz know the one. I would have laid money on it.

"Cum Stains On My Pillow" ? That one?

Certainly one of the more poignant love songs I've ever heard!

No, that DAC song was "You've Never Even Called Me By My Name" by Steve Goodman.

Goodman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zJcBv2Py9U

DAC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEo8poVlQrM

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Re: The Best Song Ever
Reply #31 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 12:08pm

fishook wrote on Jul 30^th, 2008 at 11:07am:

Here's some more that may be in the team photo:

"Hush"
"Gloria" (Patti Smith version)
"30 Days in the Hole"
"Too Rolling Stoned" (solo Trower)
"Anarchy in the UK"
"Low Rider"

Yes, Gloria is another great pic, as is Anarchy.

Not a Bowie fan, but Young Americans is a song that is just too damn cool.

"But in terms of what's left of white people, we're still it." - Andrew Moof Oldham

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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #32 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 2:14pm sirmoonie wrote on Jul 30^th, 2008 at 12:08pm: Not a Bowie fan, but Young Americans is a song that is just too damn cool. Godamn, I forgot all about that song. 100% correct. Very cool song.
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robpop Rocks Off Regular Offline My name is called disturbance! Posts: 1,881 City of Champions Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #33 - Jul 30^th, 2008 at 2:22pm Neil Young "Rockin' in the Free World" Velvet Underground "Sweet Jane" (Cowboy Junkies version was awesome also) U2 Bad (Live with SFTD an RT snippets) Tumbling Dice. Joy Divsion "Love Will Tear us Apart" Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run" JJF
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #34 - Aug 1^st, 2008 at 12:33pm OK. The Greatest song ever is JJF. End of Story. The Last Time
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sweetcharmedlife Agent Provocateur Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,932 San Mateo Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #35 - Aug 1^st, 2008 at 12:54pm Thunder Road -Bruce Springsteen
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Tumbled Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 1,206 Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #36 - Aug 1^st, 2008 at 12:59pm Ain't nothin but a maybe, chaka kahn and rufus. KIDDING!!!
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #37 - Aug 1^st, 2008 at 1:19pm I suppose someone could make a good case for PAINT IT BLACK.
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #38 - Aug 1^st, 2008 at 1:28pm LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER ....and oh my my..... I gotta shut off this 40 Licks....all this stuff is great....I'm getting confused....
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sirmoonie Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 3,477 Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #39 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 1:01am Powderfinger
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Re: The Best Song Ever
Reply #40 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 6:22am

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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,753 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #41 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 11:01am Etta James...At Last........
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MaineMotels Ex Member Gender:	Re: The Best Song Ever Reply #42 - Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 11:52am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aHq2i1r8LM
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Re: The Best Song Ever
Reply #44 - Aug 3^rd, 2008 at 9:54am

i dont think you can pick a best song ever, beacuse of differing tastes etc

but as far as best stones song, its got to be Satisfaction, just the lyrics, the whole thing about consumerism, the first ever mention of menstruation in a song, the song in general, but specifially the riff, thats an amazing riff

my 'vote' goes for that it has to be their best song

also, ppl are nominating very obvious ones, i'd say

i got a right by stooges (and many more bests search anyone? rubber legs?)
one more cup of coffee by dylan (and about a billion more by dylan)
the spy by the doors (again, among loads of others)
stay with me by faces (the guitar at the start,and rods voice, just blow me away)
china girl by iggy (he has literally loads of amazing songs that characterise him and could be called 'best of')
manic depression by hendrix (or 1983, both great, again hendrixs doesnt really have a best of, well i suppose voodoo child)
moby dick by zeppelin
looking at you by MC5 (or kick out the jams mother fuckers!)
down by the river by neil young (as hard to find a definte best of as finding a dylan)
looking for a kiss by the new york dolls (that or personality crisis, vietnamese baby, subway train)
birdland by patti smith (that or land or free money)
city slang by sonic's rendezvous band (or electrophonic tonic)
dirt in the ground by tom waits (or that feel w/ keith richards - but again, like iggy, dyland and neil young, you just cant choose)
heroin by velvet underground (or venus in furs; defintily wouldnt choose sweet jane!)
the air near my fingers by white stripes

and if i can think of any more i'll post them

but i think, best song ever, by anyone?

Like A Rolling Stone
- Dylan

that has to be the best song ever ever by anyone ever

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