What with all these posts about music and charts and stuff, have you had the all time best single where you live ?.
Out here in BFBS land (British Forces Broadcasting services) they’ve just had a thing on Thurdsday about the all time best song ever written. apparently Queen, Bohemian Raphsody is it.
Personally, I reckon Lynard skynard’s Freebird is better…brilliant guitar, a absolute stomping drum set that if you are driving at the time, you cant help but put your foot down, great lyrics and it last’s for a decent length of time. Don’t get me wrong, I aint slagging off Queen (I have lots of their stuff, and listen to it regularly) I just reckon Freebird is better.
Now I’m gonna get shot down ! (and I’m giving my age away here…I also like Whole Lotta Rosie, Black Betty, Spirit of Radio, Immigrant Song)
What do you guitar officionado’s reckon ?
cheers
An ageing headbanger
Gary
By: Hand87_5 - 21st November 2002 at 11:15
RE: Best single of all time
Nice selection Dutchy 🙂
By: SADSACK - 20th November 2002 at 11:47
RE: Best single of all time
Well in terms of memories
Feed my Frankenstein – Alice cooper (1st rock record)
(do I admit my 1st record was a Danni Minogue one?)
Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
Smells like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
By: Dutchy - 20th November 2002 at 11:33
RE: Best single of all time
Well, my personal top ten would be something like this:
(in no particular order)
Hotel California Eagles 1976
Nothing else matters Metallica 1992
Bohemian rhapsody Queen 1975
November rain Guns n’ Roses 1992
Stairway to heaven Led Zeppelin 1972
Africa Toto 1982
In the air tonight Phil Collins 1981
Sunday bloody sunday U2 1983
Summer of ’69 Bryan Adams 1988
Zombie Cranberries 1994
Imagine John Lennon & Plastic Ono Bd 1971
Losing my religion REM 1991
Winds of change Scorpions 1991
The Wall Pink Floid 1989
By: Hand87_5 - 20th November 2002 at 10:13
RE: Best single of all time
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 20-11-02 AT 10:14Â AM (GMT)]For personal reasons :
Eagles: Hotel California
Elton : Your Song
Dire Straits : Brother in Arms
By: SADSACK - 20th November 2002 at 10:07
RE: Best single of all time
How do you define “best” as in personal choice or in terms of commercial succsess?
By: Ja Worsley - 17th November 2002 at 14:20
RE: Best single of all time
Well if you really must know, and this is coming from the record companies lists of greatest success of all time.
The best ever single which has also cause records and CD’s to be bought only for this song is: “Drum Roll”
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”
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By: A330Crazy - 17th November 2002 at 13:06
RE: Best single of all time
Its a tough one to decide on for sure! I watched a program last night on Channel 4 about the top selling 100 records in the UK over the last 50 years, and Elton John got the top spot with his 1997 redition of Candle in the Wind, sung at Diana Princess of Wales funeral.
By: keltic - 17th November 2002 at 12:48
RE: Best single of all time
Hard to say. But Imangination by John Lennon.
By: dcfly - 17th November 2002 at 11:54
RE: Best single of all time
AAAAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!
NO!!! I cant get that bloody song out of my head now!!!
Dave x(
[Marquee]perfection is a state of mind[Marquee]
By: Arthur - 17th November 2002 at 11:40
RE: Best single of all time
Jona Lewie – Stop the Cavalry
Toni Basil – Hey Mickey
Okay, not the best, but hopefully one of these is stuck in your mind so you keep humming it all day 😀
By: dcfly - 17th November 2002 at 02:23
RE: Best single of all time
Gary
Lynyrd Skynyrds best one was “Sweet Home Alabama” , superb riff!
Just been watching on TV “The top 10 singles ever in UK”
Candle in the wind(the one dedicated to Princess Diana) came out on top , only on sales I’m glad to say……’scuse me just gonna throw up
…..Ah thats better! , now where were we?
I cant pin one single down as the best ‘cos there’s so many , and my taste in music is so diverse, so really this only carries on from the thread we had on top ten favourite songs.
Dave
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