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And the Greatest Song of All Time is…

Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 17:45 MJA Uncategorized 35

… Totally subjective and based on the individual tastes of the person who created the list.

MRCTV: However, that didn’t stop Telegraph music critic Neil McCormick from formulating a list of what he believes to be the 100 greatest musical compositions of the modern era. 

McCormick admits that his eclectic list has a personal tinge. Additionally, the lion’s share of the songs come from the 60s and 70s, the time period during which McCormick came of age.

That aside, most of the songs on the list are likely to be familiar to anyone who has a basic knowledge of musical history. Here are the top ten songs according to McCormick.  MORE

35 Comments on And the Greatest Song of All Time is…

  6. This is the reason why I don’t participate in the greatest song, band, movie, etc. type lists. My range is so wide and influenced by feelings that I’d never be able to produce the same exact list 20 minutes from now.

  8. My review of his review-

    1. “Life On Mars?,” David Bowie (1971)

    I love this song. Forget Bowie’s own version, just listen to the writing of the song itself. Listen to a version where Rick Wakeman (the original pianist) plays it solo on youtube. It’s modern classical.

    Bowie was not given credit for just how clever and talented he was in song construction, and unexpected turns of chordal structure.

    The lyrics, however, are too nebulous and abstract to be considered the greatest pop song ever.
    It’s in my top 100.

    2. “Let it Be,” The Beatles (1970)

    Never loved this song, and I’m a huge Beatles fan.
    I tend to not really like songs where you can say “everybody now” and the entire audience sways and sings.
    Yes, a good time, but a good song?

    3. “Tangled Up in Blue,” Bob Dylan (1975)

    Don’t like “story” songs. If I did I’d put Gordon Lightfoot on this list.
    And Dylan is overrated as a songwriter.
    He’s had gems, but for the most part they are repetitive and based on his image rather than the song itself.

    4. “Unchained Melody,” The Righteous Brothers (1965)

    Nice tune. Deserved better production.

    5. “Lola,” The Kinks (1970)
    Nope. It’s not even one of the Kinks’ best songs.

    6. “Redemption Song,” Bob Marley (1979)

    Dylan with a different accent.

    7. “Saint James Infirmary,” Louis Armstrong (1928)

    I like it.

    8. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Judy Garland (1939)

    If you’re gay, maybe.

    9. “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” Frank Sinatra (1956)
    There are better Sinatra tunes.

    10. “Everybody Hurts,” REM (1993)

    If you’re gay, maybe.

    Not one of these songs is in my top 10.
    To each his own.

  22. Even the greatest song of all time can become the worst song of all time. For example, Hotel California is a great song if you here it once every year or two. But to hear it on endless loop as they do on top 40 stations, I don’t ever need to here it again, for at least another 20 years.

  24. Over the Rainbow would make my list. I sang that song to my little girl every night from the time she came home from the hospital till she was around 3. Still sign it on occasion to her.

  25. Best song ever: Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight? 2nd best: Kookaburra sits is the old gum tree eating all the gumdrops he can see! 3rd best: Flying purple people eater! 4th best: ninety nine bottles of beer on the wall!

  33. @JDHasty – thanks for that link. I think Hallelujah done by almost anyone would make my top 100. I love Leonard Cohen’s original, but your video was great.

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