perfect songs
so,i think there are a few "perfect songs"...i mean,not the best songs in the world,just songs that you like and have NOTHING,not a single note,a sigle background noise,a pause or wathever that you'd like to change and that give you shivers for their sheer beauty every time you listen to them.i'll start with a short list of mines:
to bring you my love - p.j.harvey first breath after coma - explosions in the sky water - blonde redhead venus in furs - VU fear of fireflies - calla schizophrenia - sonic youth (duh) mad world - gary jules she moves in secret ways - polly paulusma pull the wires from the wall - the delgados the kidnapper bell - mono all we ever wanted was everything - bauhaus heart and hands - devics uh,so many "romantic" choices this is not exactly like a "your fav songs of all time",but kinda...forgive me. |
'For Sale: The Preston school of Industry' - Pavement
'Range Life' - Pavement 'Brave Men Run' - Sonic Youth 'Macbeth' - Ciccone Youth |
Most of my "perfect songs" are by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:
The Ship Song Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For? Into My Arms Straight To You Or Cowboy Junkies: Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning 'Cause Cheap Is How I Feel |
I second First Breath After Coma. The part where the drums kick in is the most beautiful part of music ever.
These are good too: Jewel - Foolish Games Cat Power - Moonshiner, No Sense, and You May Know Him Joanna Newsom - Swansea and "En Gallop" mewithoutYou - Bullet to Binary Norma Jean ft. Aaron Wiess - Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste At the Drive-in - Rascuache Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps Xiu Xiu - Apistat Commander, Hives Hives, and their Bauhaus cover Radiohead - Planet Telax Parenthetical Girls - The Weight She Fell Under Death Cab for Cutie - Expo '86 CoCo Rosie - Terrible Angels Animal Collective - Winter's Love |
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Sorry, Hayden, but Chan Marshall has a terrible voice, and no song on which she sings could ever be perfect. Do feel free to be rude about Nick Cave in return, he's no great shakes in the vocal department either. |
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and maps is worth mentioning too. |
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Her voice is beautiful. What have you been listening to? |
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Yes. Precisely that part. I fucking love EITS. Quote:
I just don't like anything the Bad Seeds have ever done. Chan Marshall's voice is fucking brilliant and every song she sings is heartbreaking. You have no taste, dear. Sorry to be the bringer of bad news. |
dddddddddaamn,sonicl,you ruined the mood!i was giggling and all,now i'm worried that this thread could turn into a chan/bad seeds bashing/supporting thing :( ;) :)
hayden,eits just finished recording their new album,but it will be released next spring i think...hopefully it will leak before the official release date,usually they don't care at all about sharing and stuff like that...and i'll buy it as soon as it come out,i simply can't wait that long.their travels in constant ep is amazing too. |
Don't worry, Hayden's put me right.
But he's totally wrong about The Bad Seeds. |
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I'm not being blunt and saying they aren't good. I just don't find anything they've ever done enjoyable. |
Chan Marshall=unlistenable
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oh,and:
sunny road - emiliana torrini almost every song from Elephant Eyelash - Why? i love his lyrics.. |
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Go wank off to the Legendary Pink Dots, miserable cunt. |
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It's all in good fun. |
mkay,you're right,it's just me...i'm not in the mood for those things,guess i'll take a break,have a cup of tea,let this thread develop and grow,then come back and check it.so,ok,have fun and post some suggestions/lists if you feel like doing it!--see ya all later.
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Here are a few songs I consider to be unfuckwithable:
La Fievre by Overhang Party Collision and Be Here Now by Loop Supercoven by Electric Wizard Archangels Thunderbird by Amon Duul II Cathedral by Felt Jesu Dod by Burzum Dreamin' Demon by The Birdmen Of Alkatraz Take Me To The Other Side by Spacemen 3 Ikon by High Rise |
Mr Clone's just inspired me to name another one:
Primitive Painters by Felt I've gone weak at the knees just thinking about that song. |
Athlete Cured (Peel Session Version) - The Fall
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Felt have about 97 perfect songs.
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Gun Club - Breaking Hands
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inner city blues marvin gaye
naturally my mind has gone blank for the rest, i'll get back to you. ooh how about i wanna know what love is by foreigner? that bit where the choir comes in gives me goose bumps. |
tomorrow never knows - the beatles
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Mother Sky by Can
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Could You Be The One - Hüsker Dü
Just the most perfect power-pop song in the world. Just fantastic. And the Gun Club - Sex Beat, and Mother Of Earth are just as perfect as possible. Belle & Sebastian are great at making perfect pop-tunes such as Lazy Line Painter Jane, Asleep On A Sunbeam, Dog On Wheels, and Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying. |
Elliott Smith - Calling Up Roses
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia Motorpsycho - Trapdoor |
There's some good choices here. Hip Priest is most correct. Votes for Schizophrenia are also correct. The Peel box set version of Smile is also perfect. Whoever voted for the Delgadoes is also correct.
My votes go for: Special D - Come With Me; The Carpenters - Goodbye to Love; Abba - Dancing Queen; The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World; Meanwhile, back in Communist Russia - Morning After Pill [I'll up this one later if I remember, much neglected band]; Atari Teenage Riot - Start the Riot; Bomb 20 - Flip Burgers or Die!!!!; ELO - Mr Blue Skys; Pretty much anything by Keiji Haino; Pulp - Babies/ do you remember the first time?... I'll stop there, I'm getting a little too excited. I've done a little wee in my pants. |
"Like a Rolling Stone" on the 1966 concert recording.
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Major Leagues - Pavement.
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love will tear us apart - joy division
icarus smicarus - mclusky honey dew - three second kiss you don't know jesus - mogwai good morning captain - slint |
The one that always springs to mind is Glen Campbell's 'Wichita Lineman'.Such a perfect song.
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How can there be so many perfect songs? They can't all be perfect. If there really are perfect songs out there, how come we're not all naming the same songs?
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Well,i'm gutted that noone has mentioned 'Witchita Lineman' as there is no fault to be found on that song.Perfect from start to finish and the fact that it is sang by a studmuffin adds to all the pleasurable things in this world.
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We could make a mix tape from this thread. The Most Perfect Songs in the Universe Ever. Or something.
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Eels - Estate Sale.
Sonic Youth - Cotton Crown, Washing Machine, Sugar cane. Sleater Kinney - Get Up, pretty much the whole of the Dig me Out album. Elliott Smith - EVERYTHING, all his songs are perfect. The Flaming Lips - Evil will prevail, bad days, this here giraffe, one more robot/sympathy, in the morning of the magicians, Vein of stars. Cat Power - Water & Air, What would the community think, Say, Metal Heart. the Cure - High |
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she's hit, mutiny in heaven - the birthday party fairytale in the supermarket, adventures close to home - the raincoats many a tune by mr. bob dylan... |
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"And I need you more than want you/ and I want you for all ti-i-iime..." True. That is excellent, perfect. On the Country tip, Hank Williams' When you're tired of breaking others hearts, Dolly Parton's My Tennessee mountain home/ coat of many colours and Willie Nelson's blue eyes crying in the rain. Oh, fuck me... Fucking... Kenny Rogers' Lucille. That's on a mixtape. Such an outstandingly perfect song. |
there is only one song that I think of as perfect....
Grateful Dead, Eyes of the World, live Feb 2, 1978. yes, I said it. deal with it. |
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