[LemonJam]

I completley forgot:

Des'ree - Kissing You.

Beautiful, beautiful song.

[Loukas]

Black & Gold - Sam Sparro

[Z]

Not to be pedantic, but I'm assuming you're meaning like modern music, in the era of rock 'n' roll onwards? Otherwise you're gonna have to list the entire works of many composers of centuries gone by .


Despite that, I really can't list anything, I think the song Bones by the Killers is ace, because the lyrics are good. Generally anything with a repetition in it isn't going to be one of the front runners for "greatest song ever written" (with the exception of the chorus, though not too repetitive there) uuurm I'll post a list when I can think of more things.

Bones - The Killers
Umbrella - Rihanna
Hurt - Christina Aguilera
Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
Make You Feel My Love - ADELE


These are all based on the lyrics and the meanings that you can attach to them from a personal POV.

[Fom]

Originally posted by LemonJam
I completley forgot:

Des'ree - Kissing You.

Beautiful, beautiful song.

I freaking love that song!

But in all fairness, the best song ever written is obviously Bohemian Rhapsody. By a clear mile.

[Fom]

Originally posted by Zee
Not to be pedantic, but I'm assuming you're meaning like modern music, in the era of rock 'n' roll onwards? Otherwise you're going to have to list the entire works of many composers of centuries gone by .


Despite that, I really can't list anything, I think the song Bones by the Killers is ace, because the lyrics are good. Generally anything with a repetition in it isn't going to be one of the front runners for "greatest song ever written" (with the exception of the chorus, though not too repetitive there) uuurm I'll post a list when I can think of more things.

Bones - The Killers
Umbrella - Rihanna
Hurt - Christina Aguilera
Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
Make You Feel My Love - ADELE


These are all based on the lyrics and the meanings that you can attach to them from a personal POV.

Adele didn't write that song.

[Red Moon]

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Is the first that comes to mind, but there are so many great works of more recent music out there.

[Z]

Originally posted by Fom

Adele didn't write that song.

Banter, who wrote it?

EDIT: And obviously Rihanna didn't "write" anything, I was more meaning that those songs by those artists are well written songs .

[Shaun]

Unfinished Sympathy. by Massive Attack

Really, listen to it if you haven't

Edit - Would also include:

Elton John - Rocket Man
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Johnny Cash's rendition of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt"
Simon and Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
and Eric Clapton's "Tears From Heaven".

[Wildcat!]

Originally posted by Red Moon
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Is the first that comes to mind, but there are so many great works of more recent music out there.

Great song.

[xDramatick]

Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
Feeling Good (Nina Simone &others)
Black & Gold (Sam Sparro)
Hurt (Christina Aguilera)
My Immortal (Evanescence)

There are millions more but I wanted to cut it down to five haha.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Melanie- Leftover Wine
Bob Marley- Redemption song

[Angel.D]

Dario, Dream to mefantastico

[Benjamin]

Oh forgot to mention:


* Yesterday - The Beatles

* Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

* You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette

* Stand By Me - Ben E. King

* Like Eating Glass - Bloc Party

* Jolene - Dolly Parton

[supernoodles!]

Originally posted by Aint_mad_atcha
Not necessarily my favorite songs, but I think they are lyrically some of the best ever:

Hotel California the Eagles
Dont Speak No Doubt
Natural Mystic Bob Marley
Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
Juicy The Notorious Big
Losing my religion REM
Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
At Last Etta james
Sweet Child o mine Guns and Roses


Oh boy, I can go on forever, but top 10 is enough. LOL

some great choices there