Most iconic songs
October 1st, 2015 at 8:35:28 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Once again someone has made a list of some ethereal quality. Whatever iconic means, I would have thought that part of it would be that you can't get the song out of your head. I think probably 90% of the words in "Smells Like Teen Spirit " are unintelligible. Smells Like Teen Spirit Load up on guns, bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over bored and self assured Oh no, I know a dirty word Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3] Hello, hello, hello! With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah, hey, yay I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3] Hello, hello, hello! With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah, hey, yay And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, it's hard to find Oh well, whatever, never mind Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3] Hello, hello, hello! With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido A denial! [x9] THE FULL LIST OF THE ICONIC SONGS AS RANKED BY FIAT 1. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana 2. Imagine, John Lennon 3. One, U2 4. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson 5. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen 6. Hey Jude, The Beatles 7. Like A Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan 8. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, Rolling Stones 9. God Save The Queen, Sex Pistols 10. Sweet Child O’Mine, Guns N’ Roses 11. London Calling, The Clash 12. Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks 13. Hotel California, The Eagles 14. Your Song, Elton John 15. Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin 16. The Twist, Chubby Checker 17. Live Forever, Oasis 18. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston 19. Life On Mars? David Bowie 20. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley 21. Over The Rainbow, Judy Garland 22. What’s Goin’ On, Marvin Gaye 23. Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen 24. Be My Baby, The Ronettes 25. Creep, Radiohead 26. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel 27. Respect, Aretha Franklin 28. Family Affair, Sky And The Family Stone 29. Dancing Queen, ABBA 30. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys 31. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix 32. Yesterday, The Beatles 33. Jonny B Good, Chuck Berry 34. No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley 35. Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley 36. Every Breath You Take, The Police 37. A Day In The Life, The Beatles 38. Stand By Me, Ben E King 39. Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag, James Brown 40. Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones 41. What’d I Say, Ray Charles 42. Sultans Of Swing, Dire Straits 43. God Only Knows, The Beach Boys 44. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling, The Righteous Brothers 45. My Generation, The Who 46. Dancing In The Street, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 47. When Doves Cry, Prince 48. A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke 49. River Deep Mountain High, Ike and Tina Turner 50. Best Of My Love, The Emotions Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3246427/Nirvana-s-Smells-like-Teen-Spirit-iconic-song-Computer-analysis-reveals-track-ticks-boxes-needed-hit.html#ixzz3nKY8ku2s |
October 1st, 2015 at 8:47:58 AM permalink | |
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
I agree, instantly recognizable and "sticky" in your neurons. Probably generational, but I could not even hum the tune to "Teen Spirit". On the other hand "Best of My Love" is one of the few songs I actually paid money for. Oddly, it seems to help your ranking on this list if you or your lead singer are dead... |
October 1st, 2015 at 9:44:50 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 | THE FULL LIST OF THE ICONIC SONGS AS RANKED BY FIAT 1. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana Lame song, never liked it 2. Imagine, John Lennon, great son 3. One, U2 ok song prefer Streets Have no Name 4. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson great song 5. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen great song 6. Hey Jude, The Beatles great song 7. Like A Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan great song 8. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, Rolling Stones good song, prefer Sympathy for the Devil 9. God Save The Queen, Sex Pistols this song sucks 10. Sweet Child O’Mine, Guns N’ Roses great song 11. London Calling, The Clash ok song prefer rock the Casbah 12. Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks don't know, prefer Lola 13. Hotel California, The Eagles great song 14. Your Song, Elton John great song 15. Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin great song 16. The Twist, Chubby Checker prefer blueberry hill 17. Live Forever, Oasis don't know 18. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston great song by Dolly 19. Life On Mars? David Bowie don't know it, prefer Heroes 20. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley prefer hound dog or jailhouse 21. Over The Rainbow, Judy Garland great song 22. What’s Goin’ On, Marvin Gaye good song, cant believe they won the suit against Thicke 23. Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen great song 24. Be My Baby, The Ronettes good song 25. Creep, Radiohead don't know it 26. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel great song but prefer Mrs Robinson 27. Respect, Aretha Franklin Great song 28. Family Affair, Sky And The Family Stone good song but prefer everyday People 29. Dancing Queen, ABBA good song, prefer SOS or Waterloo 30. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys great song 31. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix great song 32. Yesterday, The Beatles great song but prefer a bunch other Beatle songs 33. Jonny B Good, Chuck Berry great song 34. No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley great song 35. Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley ?? who is Jeff Buckley, prefer Elvis 36. Every Breath You Take, The Police good song, prefer Roxanne 37. A Day In The Life, The Beatles great song, much better the Yesterday 38. Stand By Me, Ben E King good song 39. Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag, James Brown good song, prefer I feel good 40. Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones great song 41. What’d I Say, Ray Charles don't know the song, prefer night time is the right time 42. Sultans Of Swing, Dire Straits great song 43. God Only Knows, The Beach Boys weak song, prefer sloop John B 44. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling, The Righteous Brothers good song 45. My Generation, The Who good song, prefer BaBa Oreily 46. Dancing In The Street, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas good song but prefer the Grateful Deads version 47. When Doves Cry, Prince good song 48. A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke not sure I know this song 49. River Deep Mountain High, Ike and Tina Turner prefer Proud Mary 50. Best Of My Love, The Emotions good song Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
October 1st, 2015 at 1:12:41 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | How can a list of the songs "most" anything be taken seriously if there isn't even one by Olivia Newton John? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
October 1st, 2015 at 2:34:29 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Computer scientist and musician Dr. Mick Grierson examined songs featured in seven ‘all-time best’ lists from sources like Rolling Stone and NME, and ran them through analytical software to compare their key,beats per minute, chord variety, lyrical content, timbral variety, and sonic variance. It’s worth noting though, that, yes, Nirvana is great, but this study ran off a very limited sample set of songs, and was British-leaning, which explains why the top Oasis song is “Live Forever” at No. 17, not “Wonderwall.” Also, Grierson was commissioned to conduct the study by the car company Fiat, who were trying to find a song to promote the FIAT 500 with. (Singer-songwriter Ella Eyre is going to re-master the song to for a TV commercial.) https://www.youtube.com/user/EllaEyreVEVO |
October 1st, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM permalink | |
TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 | Smells Like Teen Spirit is a gutteral raw that defined my late teens. It makes me FEEL on a level few other songs do, and feel in a physical, intense way, thats somewhere near anger and rage, but more productive and less destructive. Wonderwall is a terrible soppy song, while Live Forever was a better track. It's still sub-Beatle-esque indie bobbins, but weren't too bad. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |
October 1st, 2015 at 4:18:12 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
If they'd asked me first, I'd have charged them half what the study cost to tell them "Red Barchetta" by RUSH Half the last stanza: Drive like the wind Straining the limits of machine and man Laughing out loud with fear and hope I've got a desperate plan Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
October 1st, 2015 at 6:49:17 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
This Fiat 500 that is the subject of this commercial is produced in Toluca. Fiat made a car called a Barchetta up until 10 years ago. Despite the name it does not resemble the classic Barchetta, the Ferrari 166MM, from the late 1940's. |
October 2nd, 2015 at 7:57:54 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | "Barchetta" is Italian for a small boat. Italian names tend to sound better if you don't know the meaning. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
October 2nd, 2015 at 10:07:25 AM permalink | |
JimRockford Member since: Sep 18, 2015 Threads: 2 Posts: 971 | The purpose of these kind of lists is to bait us into arguing about them. They do this in the sports world all the time. Best NFL defense of all time. Best defensive short stop, etc. The lists are so subjective that they are guaranteed to touch off debate, but just to make sure they will place something sure to be controversial like listing Fran Tarkington as the #1 best QB of all time. Don't fall for it. Having said that: No Sinatra? No Doors? WTF! The mind hungers for that on which it feeds. |