Meant to say this too -- this is a pretty damn good list. A Hard Day's Night is probably the Beatles song I'd choose too. It's not my favorite, it's not their most creative, but it sounds SO DIFFERENT from anything else of its time. And the singing is perfect, perfect.Originally Posted by dfs
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
These are the songs I've covered in the past:
Palestrina-- Dona Nobis Pacem
Bach-- Brandenberg Concerto, Air on a G String (Shuddup, Puffy!)
Handel-- Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah
Vivaldi-- Four Seasons (particularly Spring)
Haydn-- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76 (The Titanic sinking song)
Mozart-- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Beethoven-- Moonlilght Sonata, Ode to Joy
Tchaikovsky-- 1812 Overture, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
Wagner-- Ride of the Valykries
Strauss-- Blue Danube
Bizet-- Carmen Overture
DeBussy-- Claire de Lune
Ravel-- Bolero
Puccini-- Un Bel Di, Madama Butterfly
Gershwin-- Summertime or Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Sousa-- Stars and Stripes Forever
Joplin-- The Entertainer
Robert Johnson-- Crossroads
Jimmie Rodgers-- Frankie and Johnny
Ella Fitzgerald-- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Billie Holliday-- Strange Fruit, Stormy Weather
Anonymous-- Danny Boy
Ellington-- Take the A Train
Guthrie-- This Land Is Your Land
Hank Williams-- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Louis Armstrong-- Dream a Little Dream of Me
Charlie Parker-- Scrapple in the Apple
Frank Sinatra-- My Way
Bill Haley and the Comets-- Rock Around the Clock
Elvis Presley-- Jailhouse Rock
The Beatles-- Hey, Jude, I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Beach Boys-- Good Vibrations
Jimi Hendrix-- Purple Haze
Black Sabbath-- Iron Man
The Bee Gees-- Stayin' Alive
Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang-- Rapper's Delight
Aerosmith/ Run DMC-- Walk This Way
Madonna-- Like a Virgin
Michael Jackson-- Thriller
Nirvana-- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Problems:
No Motown
No Ray Charles
No Willie Nelson
No Aretha/ Soul
No James Brown
No Punk
Little Rap (add Snoop Dogg? Tupac?)
No Southern Rock (Needed?)
Others I've overlooked?
Besides, that's 45. Should I make it 50?
I'm not necessarily a rap fan, but I will say that this list would most definitely have to include either California Love or Changes, both by Tupac Shakur. They are probably the two greatest and two most memorable songs by the most influential rapper in music history.
Mr. Jones by the Counting Crows may deserve a mention too.
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2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
If I recall correctly, Alice Cooper called Pet Sounds one of his favorites.
Meanwhile, I have to throw some love out for Layla
Well, you're probably right about that. I guess it's a question of what we mean by influential -- advancing the art, or inspiring imitation? I suppose the ultimate in influence would be to do both.
Reading comprehension is not just an ability, it's a choice
Has anybody said Witchita Lineman?
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
Not that I've seen. Great song though. Pretty sure I saw REM cover it once.
School's out. What did you expect?
I'd say George Gershwin needs to be included in any list that starts with 1900. Rhapsody in Blue?
I also submit these for discussion:
Frank Sinatra - either "Come Fly With Me" or "I've Got The World On A String"
Ella Fitzgerald - "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
Vince Guaraldi - "Linus and Lucy", Vince's entire collection is pure genius, but that song is in the fabric of American history.
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
Countless musicians and producers have regarded it as central to their own craft.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Stephen *****n' Foster
And you call yourself a Kentuckian, Scrap!
Leadbelly--Midnight Special (12 string blues kicks ass)
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“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Gershwin is represented with Summertime, from Porgy and Bess. As to Foster, My Old Kentucky Home?
What about Patsy Cline?
Loretta Lynn?
Dolly Parton?
George Jones?
The Rolling Stones?
I can't live without hearing "I'm Stranded" by the Saints at least once per week.
"We're a Winner" by Curtis Mayfield was my unofficial 1999 Reds fight song. Didn't matter if they were down ten runs in the ninth, my fiance would always have the record on the turntable with the needle hanging over that track.
Any songs that can be sung by me and my friends at a bar is always at the top of my list "Satellite of Love" by Lou Reed, and "Ex-Lion Tamer" by Wire always elicit the drunken zombie choruses of 2 a.m. I absolutely LOVE drinking and singing with friends. Nobody really does it anymore unless it's karaoke.
Speaking of Karaoke, my old stand by is "He Stopped Loving Her Today". I sang that one at a bar in Lihue Kuai'i on my 26th birthday, and did it so well that the locals bought me shot after shot of Jim Beam. Now I hate bourbon.
I pretty much have song for every occasion.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Dude was a genius.
Cast Your Fate To The Wind is one of my favorites.
School's out. What did you expect?
"I Dream of Jeannie" "Camptown Races"--He was like the 19th century Michael Jackson
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
I once won that record from old WSAI back in the day - I had to call in and say "Go Ahead and Pull the Plug" - it was right around the where they were faking like they were going to change to country shortly after WUBE had gone country. Scared the daylights out of the Top 40 crowd!
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