edna Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 Would Leonard Cohen be considered as a classic? Cause I know Jefferson Airplane´s "White rabbit" or "Somebody to love", "Horses" by Patti Smith or Lou Reed´s "Transformer" are classics.
CanAm Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 To me, a classic song is one that sounds as original and vibrant today as it did when it was first recorded. IMO, the following songs are rock/pop classics: Night Moves - Bob Seger Heart Of Gold - Neil Young In My Life - The Beatles Wild Horses - The Stones Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac Daniel - Elton John Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp These are just a few of the literally hundreds of songs I could name.
_Laurie_ Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Posted February 18, 2006 great list CanAm!....Neil Young ~ Heart Of Gold definitely!
_Laurie_ Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Posted February 19, 2006 I love Gimme Shelter, by The Stones. Great guitar intro, Jagger's great vocals. But, the best part is Merry Clayton's vocal solo. It's just a great driving down the highway song. Good One!
_Laurie_ Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Posted February 19, 2006 The Eagles' "Hotel California" is a timeless classic. No matter how many times I listen to this song...I will never, ever get tired of that great guitar solo...definitely a classic NH!
Peter Posted February 19, 2006 Report Posted February 19, 2006 Picking "a song", what a task, except for a mood, for a moment. Pick your favorite snowflake. For this second I'll choose to Roll The With The Changes - REO Speedwagon :happybanana:
_Laurie_ Posted February 20, 2006 Author Report Posted February 20, 2006 I'm in a mellow mood right now.....Carolina In My Mind ~ James Taylor
Batman Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Take a Pebble"
MJ's Angel Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson! Probably his best known song! Don't say anything mean though....
louise_mjlover Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 yeh billie jean is just legendary!!! nd everythin else by the king of pop!
Earth-Angel Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 No matter how many times I listen to this song...I will never, ever get tired of that great guitar solo...definitely a classic NH! Absolutely agree! Last time I heard it was in Covent Garden at about 4am being played by a busker in a suit - it was absolutely fantastic! A timeless and classic song indeed. Another great one for me is Sultans of Swing - the solo is brilliant!
MJ's Angel Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 ALL MJ SONGS! Hahahahaaaaaa! *everyone is like wha?*
Lucky Posted March 23, 2006 Report Posted March 23, 2006 Two songs by the Beach Boys: Good Vibrations - for the music Sloop John B - for the vocals
Steel2Velvet Posted April 29, 2006 Report Posted April 29, 2006 Though everyone here might already be in the know, I just learned a classic fact: Van Morrison was the frontman for the 60's Irish band Them on their seminal recording "Gloria." What a great song and what a great career lay ahead for that lead singer!
Lucky Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 Ron for the longest time I thought it was a Van Morrison song.
Brad_M Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 The song was written by Van Morrison. It was released in 1965 by the group "Them", when Van Morrison was their vocalist. He was with the band from 1964 to 1966. The version you prolly remember and heard the most is Van's live recording of the song on his 1974 live release, "It's Too Late To Stop Now".
bazooka Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 (edited) Ron for the longest time I thought it was a Van Morrison song. Van Morrison was the lead singer of Them. Also did Here Comes The Night and Mystic Eyes. Edited April 30, 2006 by Guest Didn't see Brad's Ninja-post
NewYorkMets9 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 He had to be the singer of King Harvest too.
Brad_M Posted May 2, 2006 Report Posted May 2, 2006 Negative, NYM9. The vocalist for King Harvest was Ron Altback, who also played piano in the group.
Dappled Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 The Animals - I'm Crying The follow up to The House of the Rising Sun; pulsating rhythm, great singing and chorus, sounding different from anything else released at the time (1964 or so).
Sweet Jane 61 Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 Can't Get It Out of My head ~ ELO This is from the Eldorado album and a beatutiful ballad. Jeff Lynne's vocals are outstanding on this tune and the strings throughout just make the song over the top. Very moving lyrics. It was the first song to make it as a hit in the states for ELO, making it to number 9 in 1975. I will never get tired of this song.
RonJonSurfer Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 Good one Jane, now I CAN'T get it out of my head. I'm a sucker for Greatest Hit Compilations and Ole ELO is a fine one to listen to.
Sweet Jane 61 Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 I played it last week for a buried classic and got a few calls thanking me for digging that one up. Just a great song and I miss ELO.
RonJonSurfer Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 I had front row seats to see them in Madison Square Garden back in the late 70's...warm up band Thin Lizzy. The sound ELO created live was quite amazing.
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