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    Re: Epic songs

    I heard Jungleland on the way in to work and would agree that it is the Springsteen song which I would most describe as Epic. There are other songs which are longer or more intense but the storytelling which changes the nature of Jungleland. Clarence's solo and following conclusion to the story are what drive it over to the top.


    A possible other candidate is the 77 version of Backstreets from the Boston Music Hall stand:




    Pivoting to non-Springsteen, I would throw "The Storm" by Big Country into the mix. If a song gets you to picture yourself standing on a wind and rain swept mountain top in Scotland, it is well on its way to Epic status.

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    Re: Epic songs

    Quote Originally Posted by OldRightHander View Post
    Beethoven's 9th Symphony ranks up there with me as somewhat epic.
    I prefer the music of the Ainur, although I'm not sure Melkor's contributions were as damaging as many think.
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    Re: Epic songs

    Quote Originally Posted by OldRightHander View Post
    Beethoven's 9th Symphony ranks up there with me as somewhat epic.
    Yes but is a symphony a song?

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    Quote Originally Posted by klw View Post
    Yes but is a symphony a song?
    A symphony can contain a song, many songs, or none. It depends on the composer. In this case, the 9th contains one of the most famous songs in the world, the “ode to joy” that is the European union’s theme.

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    Re: Epic songs

    James McMurty-We Can't Make It Here

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    Re: Epic songs

    I'll throw some newer offerings on the fire.

    Outro by M83



    All I Want by LCD Soundsystem



    I'll argue most everything by A Giant Dog qualifies as epic (just in compressed format), but Intro into Creep (and they never should be played apart) is spectacular. Can't find a vid clip of it, but you can hit it up on their Bandcamp page - https://agiantdog.bandcamp.com/album/pile.
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    Re: Epic songs

    And if you want to make French Canadians break out in song, you play this:



    It might work elsewhere in Canada too, but if you're ever watching a Montreal Canadiens game and wondering why they're all singing about Saskatchewan, this is why.
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    Re: Epic songs

    There were a few things that came to mind when I thought "epic song"

    The Decline - NOFX - 18 minutes of fantastic
    Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
    Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
    The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Reba McEntire
    The Big Sleep - Streetlight Manifesto
    Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
    Humble - Kendrick Lamar
    America - Logic

    Literally anything sung by Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine)

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    Re: Epic songs

    Miss American Pie.

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    Re: Epic songs

    Too many to list, too many to be told that they aren't epic (and then have the writer tell me what is)

    Nonetheless here is one - Telegraph Road by Dire Straits

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    Re: Epic songs

    While Dylan has several candidates, I'll go with Desolation Row.
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    Re: Epic songs

    Quote Originally Posted by marcshoe View Post
    While Dylan has several candidates, I'll go with Desolation Row.
    I'll counter with "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"

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    Re: Epic songs

    Quote Originally Posted by westofyou View Post
    Too many to list, too many to be told that they aren't epic (and then have the writer tell me what is)

    Nonetheless here is one - Telegraph Road by Dire Straits
    For the record (no pun) I left the definition of "epic" vague, because it probably means different things to different people.
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    Re: Epic songs

    Quote Originally Posted by dougdirt View Post
    The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Reba McEntire
    Vicki Lawrence would like a word with you.
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    Re: Epic songs

    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    Vicki Lawrence would like a word with you.
    I was expecting this lol.

    Nothing at all wrong here - but when I think of it, that's the version I get in my head. Had I been born in a different time, with different parents, that version would probably be there. But I had probably heard the Reba version 500 times before I even knew what a Vicki Lawrence was.


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