[Music] Prompted by Greatest Band ever - Greatest Single ever

smillie's garden

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Aug 11, 2003

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I have my mental list of 20 - 30 favourite ever songs, and a couple have already been mentioned on this thread. This one appealed today - a marvelous work of art, with the music written by Stevie Wonder and Funk Brother, Hank Cosby; and the lyrics penned by Smokey, of course. The unusual arrangement never gets old for me - I love the baritone sax parp, and the bassoon part. This languished as an album track, until it was released in the UK in 1970.

 

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Cheeky Monkey

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Jul 17, 2003

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Video Killed the Radio Star, perfect, pure pop.

Honourable mention to Fade to Grey.

 

B-right-on

Living the dream

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Shoreham Beaaaach

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jcdenton08

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Wonderwall probably

 

kevo

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Man of Harveys said:

The best single ever released had Strawberry Fields Forever on one side and Penny Lane on the other. Simple as that.

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Difficult to argue..

 

wellquickwoody

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Melbourne

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• #46

People join together to sing this, whatever age they are…..

 

BadFish

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Oct 19, 2003

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Another Girl Another Planet.

 

Peteinblack

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As Bohemian Rhapsody has already been mentioned, I'll nominate this:

 

dazzer6666

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Burgess Hill

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Guinness Boy

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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade

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SkirlieWirlie

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• #51

You can't have enough cowbell...

 

Flounce

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If chilled and relaxing music is your “thang” this must be up there

 

zefarelly

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For pure pop impact . . .ie a 2-3 minute single, not a mini opera or album advert

Itchycoo park
My Generation
You really got me
Going underground
hit me with your rhythm stick
baggy trousers

this is almost perfect.

 

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5Ways Gull

È quello che è

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Fiveways, Brighton

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• #54

Life on Mars

 

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5Ways Gull

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Fiveways, Brighton

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• #55

5Ways Gull said:

Life on Mars

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Or Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

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Oct 8, 2003

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Faversham

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kevo said:

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You are John Peel and I claim my £5 worth of premium bonds.

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle

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Faversham

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Far far too many choices. I will post just the one.

 

Dick Head

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Quaxxann

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Worried Man Blues said:

Bohemian Rhapsody

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It’s all down to taste - I would nominate this as one of the worst… but I acknowledge some people like it - just don’t get it myself

 

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dejavuatbtn said:

Could never understand why the Beatles didn’t release Helta Skelter as a single.

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Something Charles Mansony?