What Do You Think The Best Song Ever Written Is?

[sparsely]

I was gonna say Dylan too, though he didn't write House Of The Rising Sun.
It may have been Woodie Guthrie, but I think it's actually
older than that....I don't think anyone really knows who wrote it. Just one of those old folk songs.

I fail to see how Bruce Springsteen can be classed with him, though.

I guess his voice is a bit of an aquired taste. I like it too.

[Adster]

can't remember the name of the guy who composed it but...

The Theme Song from Indiana Jones.

yeah problem is there was no lyrics in it which isnt what the thread is asking

John Wiliams it was

[Celerystalksme]

Originally posted by Sparsely@1 November 2003 - 11:54
I was gonna say Dylan too, though he didn't write House Of The Rising Sun.

Yeah i just realised that it wasn't written by Dylan...and it wasn't written by Guthrie either although most of Dylan's work is inspired by Gurthrie...Libby Reynolds Holmes originally wrote the lyrics (for the Bob Dylan version) and Joshua White wrote the lyrics for The Animals version...and the music was taken from taditonal folk sources...

[Neo 721]

I deffinatly agree with house of the rising sun, the video is a bit slow though.

[dingoBaby]

There are two songs that I have narrowed it down to:

Bob Dylan - Tangled Up and Blue
The Beatles - Dear Prudence

I cannot make a choice between those two. Although I like the Jerry Garcia Band's live covers of both songs.

[Adster]

stairway to heaven

[silent VI]

i really liek this song its got the guitars of stairway to heavan btu the lyrics are by lynch its tight its called my suicude note

[Gutter]

My fav NOFX song The Decline

Very well written musically and lyrically

[le_snap]

At the moment it's Mother by Pink Floyd

[Nightwolf]

Originally posted by le_snap@15 November 2003 - 04:03
At the moment it's Mother by Pink Floyd

Heck, that entire ablum has incredible lyrics. All of Floyd's albums with Roger Waters were incredibly deep and thought provoking (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals, etc.). But now I just don't think they're nearly as good anymore.