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Title: Favorite ALL TIME SONG...
Post by: Robmeister on June 07, 2007, 03:11:53 AM
I'm dating my middle-aged ass here...but we have threads on "tunes" "movies" PLURAL...

But what if you could pin....dammit...one song....Just one...that epitomizes a certain "era", wedding or favorite memory....or..more significantly......like me...you would have played at your funeral.

Mine is "without you" by "harry nilsson"  1970
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Post by: jusbnme on June 07, 2007, 03:44:24 AM
I don't know bro?  :-\  That's a tough one...I love all kinds of music but I've always liked Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley the best just because they make me feel good and put me in a relaxing mood.  I've always liked Bob Marley's "One Love" song because the music is so relaxing in it and more importantly it's such a feel good song as far as people coming together.  As far as my funeral I actually do have a song picked out for that which I have told the wife about.  It's by Los Lonely Boys titled "Heaven."  I love the message in it.  It's not dark or sad it's just about knowing there is a better place and how you just can't wait to get there. 
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Post by: Robmeister on June 07, 2007, 04:18:13 AM
...I've always liked Bob Marley's "One Love" .... As far as my funeral....I have told the wife about.  It's by Los Lonely Boys titled "Heaven." 


Thanks, Lance...that's what I was curious about...it's easy to say "I like all kinds of music"....but, man what if you could pin down ONE song....ONE...JUST ONE....out of all the ones yer all fond of.
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Post by: shyslyguy on June 07, 2007, 04:20:47 AM
Hi Robmeister,

Ever since coming across it I always thought I'd like  "The Joy Of Living", sung by Roy Bailey, played at my funeral - it's a really great song originally written by Ewan MacColl but Roy Bailey's version is just awesome!


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Post by: schro on June 07, 2007, 04:54:20 AM
tough one........
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Post by: danyroo on June 07, 2007, 05:11:20 AM
Rob, this is deffinately a hard one.. but one hit me..

It would be for me (with arms wide open ) from Creed.. the reason..

I was hooked on creed and at the same time by daughter came into this world....

I'm a mixed music lover...

Metalica My all time favorite.
finger eleven
nickle back
ac/dc
kid rock
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Post by: Ian on June 07, 2007, 11:23:51 AM
At this moment in time :

Stone Roses - Fools Gold



that may change tomorrow or the day after,but at this moment this one.
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Post by: Tyler on June 07, 2007, 12:35:21 PM
Against the Grain by Garth Brooks.  Kinda fitting, eh?
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Post by: BALDANDRE on June 07, 2007, 03:26:30 PM
At this moment in time :

Stone Roses - Fools Gold



that may change tomorrow or the day after,but at this moment this one.


Nice one....

takes me back to the 90's Manchester British invasion...

at least that's what our alterantive rock stations referred to it as!

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Post by: YOSP on June 07, 2007, 04:40:43 PM
Pink Floyd..."Wish You Were Here", or "Hey You" @c3
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Post by: schro on June 07, 2007, 05:22:12 PM
Too hard to pick just 1 song:

What a Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong
Outta Here - Kenny Chesney
Four Horsemen - Metallica
Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
Los Cabos - The Rippingtons
Luck be a Lady - Frank Sinatra
Mainstreet - Bob Seger

Yeah, that's my favorite song.
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Post by: SlyGI on June 07, 2007, 05:48:22 PM
Man what a tough question. I'll list songs that mean allot to me. They were probably my favorite song when something big/emotional was going on in my life.

I would say, performer first, then song.
1. Peter Gabriel, Come Talk to Me
2. Peter Gabriel, In Your Eyes (played at my wedding).
3. New Order, Blue Monday (off of either Low Life or Power, Corruption, and Lies)
4. Duran Duran, New Religion
5. Duran Duran, The Seventh Stranger

I think I can make a better list via albums:
1. Peter Gabriel, US -- I think it's the worlds all time best album. It is very introspective. Also, for me, it's both sad and uplifting. I've had amazing journeys with this tape.
2. Duran Duran, First self-titled album (I skipped prom, and went to the beach with this girl who had dropped out of another high school in town. We went to a Gay bar and danced the night away (Rich's in Houston, it was all the rage in 1985-86-- amazing in the "new music" scene). After it closed that night, we drove a hour to the beach. We only had this tape, so we just kept playing it over and over all night long. It was cold, so we put the windows down and turned up the heater in the car. We stayed out all night and walked along the sand. In the morning when I took her home, I took her to her brother's apartment so her mom wouldn't know that she had been out all night with a guy).

Lately, I've been listening to allot of Aimee Mann. I've seen her twice. I've seen Peter Gabriel twice and Duran Duran once.
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Post by: wpruitt on June 07, 2007, 06:58:49 PM
Anything on "The Big Chill" Soundtrack
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Post by: PigPen on June 07, 2007, 07:01:31 PM
American Pie by Don McLean (the long version)

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
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Post by: Paul on June 07, 2007, 07:09:58 PM
Can't Take My Eyes off of You.    Four Seasons
Piano Man        Billy Joel
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Post by: Leigh_12play on June 08, 2007, 11:24:44 AM
Hotel California-The Eagles
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Post by: Tyler on June 08, 2007, 12:37:08 PM
Hotel California-The Eagles

You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!
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Post by: **sticks** on June 08, 2007, 12:49:39 PM
Right now, for me it would be either Deep Purple's "The Battle Rages On" or Queen's "The Show Must Go On"

Love both songs and their meanings......
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Post by: herronm on June 08, 2007, 02:22:12 PM
Very very hard to choose.  I'd have to say YESTERDAY is my favorite, perfectly composed and performed song ever.
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Post by: Leigh_12play on June 08, 2007, 02:38:37 PM
Thats one of my favorite lines in the song Tyler, along with, "they stab it with the steely knives but they just cant kill the beast"
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Post by: Jim80 on June 08, 2007, 02:40:04 PM
well from my wedding "Pour some sugar on me" by Def Lepard played as I removed the garter.

To be played at my funeral I would have to say "Another bites the dust" by Queen. My family would understand due to my sense of humor
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Post by: jusbnme on June 09, 2007, 07:17:34 AM
well from my wedding "Pour some sugar on me" by Def Lepard played as I removed the garter.

To be played at my funeral I would have to say "Another bites the dust" by Queen. My family would understand due to my sense of humor

That's cool right there dude.
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Post by: PBurke on June 09, 2007, 09:40:04 AM
right now (for the mood i am in).   IF I STAY- by TRACY BYRD     check it out.

for my funeral.SERENITY- GODSMACK. probably. may have to think about this one.
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Post by: jp_bald on June 09, 2007, 02:53:19 PM
Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Zephyr Song
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Post by: Cam on June 09, 2007, 07:00:20 PM
Not my all time favorite song, but definitely my funeral song.

PanterA - Floods

"Wash away us all, take us with the flood.."
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Post by: **sticks** on June 09, 2007, 07:15:09 PM
just thought of a possible funeral song -

Hurt.....the Johnny Cash version....
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Post by: BigJeffrey on June 09, 2007, 07:47:26 PM
Allow me to wave my redneck flag with pride and name "Freebird" by Skynyrd as the perfect funeral song.  That song also takes me back to my first concert when I was 16 and surrounded by huge biker dudes while Skynyrd played Freebird and I just stood against the fence and watched.  It was great.
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Post by: Stu on June 09, 2007, 09:24:02 PM
Allow me to wave my redneck flag with pride and name "Freebird" by Skynyrd as the perfect funeral song.  That song also takes me back to my first concert when I was 16 and surrounded by huge biker dudes while Skynyrd played Freebird and I just stood against the fence and watched.  It was great.

Jeffrey, you do realize that Freebird is older than you?  Not that there is anything wrong with that.  It just made me feel old because I remember when it first played on the radio.   *!d
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Post by: Lunchbox_Heroes on June 09, 2007, 10:39:58 PM
Boston - More Than a Feeling
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Post by: BigJeffrey on June 09, 2007, 10:50:13 PM
Allow me to wave my redneck flag with pride and name "Freebird" by Skynyrd as the perfect funeral song.  That song also takes me back to my first concert when I was 16 and surrounded by huge biker dudes while Skynyrd played Freebird and I just stood against the fence and watched.  It was great.

Jeffrey, you do realize that Freebird is older than you?  Not that there is anything wrong with that.  It just made me feel old because I remember when it first played on the radio.   *!d

Yes, indeed.  I do realize that Freebird is older than me.  Most of the music I listen to is.  I grew up listening to Skynyrd, the Allmans, Marshall Tucker, Charlie Daniels, etc.  Was nice that when I saw them live in 96 there were still several of the original band members playing.  Leon Wilkerson was still alive and on bass.  Gary Rosington was there (I think he's the only original left) and Billy Powell was still playing piano.  Great concert.  Paul Rogers from Free and Bad Company was the opening act.
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Post by: Stu on June 10, 2007, 12:31:06 AM
I have a strange blend of music genres that I like including the southern rock groups you mentioned.  I would probably throw .38 Special in that group although they came later.  I also like Big Band music which is probably weird for someone my age but, oh well.  I have a hard time getting into anything new these days unless it's jazz related.
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Post by: yep_yep on June 10, 2007, 05:14:02 AM
Only 1 song? Has to be "Nightrain" by Guns N' Roses then. THE perfect rock 'n' roll song.
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Post by: Beer Barron on June 10, 2007, 07:28:03 AM
Ramble On - Led Zepplin
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Post by: BaldRob on June 10, 2007, 10:30:17 AM
Mine is (are) pretty easy... But I can't narrow down to one...

Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville, 5 O'clock Somewhere, Migration
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
Bob Marley - Stir It Up
Janice Joplin - Me and Bobbie McGee
Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
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Post by: BigJeffrey on June 10, 2007, 08:32:42 PM
My favorite Marley tune is Redemption Song.

Buffett is always good time music. 

BaldRob, you should check out the Zac Brown Band.  You've got to like a country sound a little but it's really good.  It's probably what Buffett would have sounded like if he were from Georgia.

http://www.zacbrownband.com (http://www.zacbrownband.com)

   
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Post by: BaldRob on June 10, 2007, 08:34:20 PM
My favorite Marley tune is Redemption Song.

Buffett is always good time music. 

BaldRob, you should check out the Zac Brown Band.  You've got to like a country sound a little but it's really good.  It's probably what Buffett would have sounded like if he were from Georgia.

http://www.zacbrownband.com (http://www.zacbrownband.com)

   

Thanks BigJeffery... I'll definitely check them out!
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Post by: yep_yep on June 11, 2007, 05:30:49 AM
My favorite Marley tune is Redemption Song.

Yeah Redemption Song is my fave aswell from Marley. Though I like the Joe Strummer version even more. R.I.P. Joe.
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Post by: schro on June 11, 2007, 07:12:38 AM
Mine is (are) pretty easy... But I can't narrow down to one...

Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine


Huh? If you're going to pick an 80's tune with a female singer, at least get someone hot like Suzanna Hoff (Bangles).
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Post by: Tyler on June 11, 2007, 01:20:13 PM
BaldRob, you should check out the Zac Brown Band.  You've got to like a country sound a little but it's really good.  It's probably what Buffett would have sounded like if he were from Georgia.

http://www.zacbrownband.com (http://www.zacbrownband.com)

   

He's got a great tune and groove.  I think I'll spend some of my iTunes card that I got for my birthday buying his music.
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Post by: Tyler on June 11, 2007, 01:24:28 PM
BigJeffrey, if you like Zac Brown, you should check out Eric Squindo (http://myspace.com/ericsquindo (http://myspace.com/ericsquindo)).
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Post by: BaldRob on June 11, 2007, 03:30:19 PM
Mine is (are) pretty easy... But I can't narrow down to one...

Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine


Huh? If you're going to pick an 80's tune with a female singer, at least get someone hot like Suzanna Hoff (Bangles).

It's not about the singer... that song just picks me up no matter what mood I'm in!

And yes.. Suzanna was freakin' smokin' hot!
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Post by: young_n_sly on June 11, 2007, 11:40:22 PM
One song is real tough for me because besides baseball, music is my life..........

I am gonna have to say "With my Own Two Hands" by Ben Harper

This followed closely by "Burn One Down"

Funeral song would have to be "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley
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Post by: PBurke on June 13, 2007, 02:59:46 PM
was reminded of another good funeral song last night. CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON......
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Post by: RichardN. on June 14, 2007, 02:47:45 PM
I have many favorites but 1 that sticks out, Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash!
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Post by: Tyler on June 14, 2007, 02:49:15 PM
I have many favorites but 1 that sticks out, Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash!

Did you eat something spicy?

Just kidding bro!  I'm a huge fan of that song.
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Post by: tomgallagher on June 14, 2007, 03:02:15 PM
George Jones, "He stopped loving her today". And anything by Led Zeppelin.
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Post by: schro on June 14, 2007, 03:47:06 PM
Mine is (are) pretty easy... But I can't narrow down to one...

Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine


Huh? If you're going to pick an 80's tune with a female singer, at least get someone hot like Suzanna Hoff (Bangles).

It's not about the singer... that song just picks me up no matter what mood I'm in!

And yes.. Suzanna was freakin' smokin' hot!

If you want a "pick me up" song, why not "Boat Drinks"?

"20 degrees and the hockey game's on. Nobody cares they're all way too far gone!"
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Post by: Da_Rev_Juggalo on June 14, 2007, 03:53:47 PM
Well im A Lil Out There With Most Of My Music Im Into The Underground Thing So My Funeral Song Would Have To Be " I'm Alright " By Twizted Or "Juggalo Homies " By Insane Clown Posse.
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Post by: BaldRob on June 14, 2007, 04:18:01 PM
Mine is (are) pretty easy... But I can't narrow down to one...

Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine


Huh? If you're going to pick an 80's tune with a female singer, at least get someone hot like Suzanna Hoff (Bangles).

It's not about the singer... that song just picks me up no matter what mood I'm in!

And yes.. Suzanna was freakin' smokin' hot!

If you want a "pick me up" song, why not "Boat Drinks"?

"20 degrees and the hockey game's on. Nobody cares they're all way too far gone!"

Get off me baldie!!  The song is one of my favorites....  Don't make me fly out to cowtown and drink you under the table while making you listen to it!!
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Post by: PBurke on June 14, 2007, 06:05:08 PM
figured out my funeral song. it is the same one that my buddies played the last night i was in colorado. THIS IS WHERE THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY-GEORGE STRAIT