Question Asked: What’s The Best Song of All Time?

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May 18th, 2008

Talk about a loaded question. The “greatest” song of all time is a highly subjective question, and I can guarantee that you could ask a hundred people, and get a hundred different answers. Some obvious ones that come to mind:

  • Stairway to Heaven
  • Freebird
  • November Rain
  • Imagine

Let’s see what other people think, shall we?
Rolling Stone says Bob Dylan’s Like A Rolling Stone.
Virgin Radio says Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars (seriously?)
Yahoo Answers – Wow. Just wow.
The Brisbane Times says The Righteous Brothers’ Unchained Melody

I think the question’s too hard to come up with one solid answer, because you can break the question down into subcategories such as genre, sales, playability, etc.

If I were to answer based on some subcategories, I’d do so as the following:
Best song, overall: Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns ‘n’ Roses
Best song, musical composition: Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Best song lyrics: Piano Man – Billy Joel
Best selling album: Wikipedia says Michael Jackson’s Thriller is the best selling record of all time with 108 million copies.
Best selling single track: Bing Crosby’s White Christmas followed closely by Elton John’s Candle In The Wind ‘97.

This question is open for discussion, no matter who you ask, or where. Everyone’s got a different opinion.   Obviously more sales doesn’t indicate that it’s a better song that something else. (Elton John? Seriously?)  The “best song” is subjective, and entirely up to you, and your tastes in music.

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One Response to “What’s The Best Song of All Time?”

  1. Christine Says:
    May 20th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    Um, hello…”Bohemian Rhapsody” is, without a doubt, the best song of all time.

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