Think of any?
After just listening to A SOng for Starlit Beaches by Yndi Halda I'm going to throw that into the ring.
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you start the thread with an average post rock band?
oy vey! I nominate:
Beat It - Michael Jackson
You suck
I'm actually tempted to add at least one of the other songs on Enjoy Eternal Bliss to the list.
Theyre far from average in my eyes also.
But hoy hoy.
Beat it is good, but perfect?
It's only like the best pop song evarrr.
I think you'll find that
that's actually Adam and the Ants Prince Charming
oh vey! jackson 5 "a b c" crushes "beat it"
+ pop is too big of a universe for "beat it" to be it's brightest star.
sorry
but if it works for you, that's cool
^ this
But then again what song off Thriller isn't perfect?!
er
'The Girl Is Mine'?
^ yep
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads
Long Island- The Wave Pictures
Grievances- Daniel Johnston
The Beach- Meho Plaza
The Leanover- Life Without Buildings
Internal K-Dart- Pavement
etc.
ooh
198d- At The Drive-In
Just Like Heaven
by The Cure, perfect pop song
^ Correct Answer
the Dinosaur Jr version is better.
Yep
Although I love both Dinosaur Jr and The Cure
I never really got that into Dinosaur jr's studio version, especially lou's vocal bits. I do love the way dinosaur play it live though. But the cure version's plays like a dream right the way through.
that wave pictures song is good
except for his fucking voice. God, it's so arch and annoying.
pretty much every kings of convinience song.
they're all so perfectly crafted!
esp. A Riot In An Empty Street, the production is beyond perfect.
Cleaning Each Other by Dananananaykroyd
i have recently been listening to this song on repeat. it is absolutely perfect.
You speak the truth
Not as good as The Greater Than Symbol And The Hash live though!
you also speak the truth
The Greater Than Symbol And The Hash just has that extra Dana' OOMPH! for live shows :D
On Comely by Neutral Milk Hotel
Perfection is difficult. Eight minutes of perfection is really difficult. But here it just sounds effortless ...
A man at the peak of his powers. Shame he fell off.
That'll be "Oh" rather than "On" there ...
Song = perfect; spelling = less so.
I think
Two Headed Boy (Part 2) is pretty flawless.
i was just about to post this
i just listened to this for the first time in ages and i almost started crying. Seriously.
thirded
NMH's finest hour (or 3 minutes whatever) imo. Passionate and makes you want to cry and strangle soemone at the same time
the perfect song
does not exist
and life would be boring if it did
I disagree
Surely if the perfect song existed, there would be no point in making music anymore.
If a song was perfect it couldn't be improved on, and surely the point of being in a band is to make music as close as possible to, in your opinion, perfect.
Fortunately
Everyone disagrees on what the perfect song is, so there's at least 6 billion possibilities. And then people's opinions change from second to second, and so you need to multiply ... BIG NUMBER!
Mind you, if I'd written Billie Jean, I'd have retired. Shame Jacko didn't.
^ this
perfection is subjective anyway.
But if someone feels a song is perfect then it gives everyone else something to endeavour to. It doesn't mean everyone hould quit and listen to that song over and over again.
i'm going either
up the junction by squeeze or last caress by the misfits. two of my biggest obessions, so maybe a little bias, but in terms of setting melodies to chords, they're both outstanding.
i agree with ringer
but a song i feel is as close as possible is there she goes my beautiful world by nick cave
then creep by radiohead and piazza new york catcher by belle and sebastian
I love that Nick Cave song
Perfect for walking around in the sun with it blasting away on the headphones.
Piazza New York Catcher is also excellent but a bit B&S-by-numbers.
This Is The Shirt
by Two People
i was thinking
the other day that Trading On Past Treasures by Held By Hands is almost ridiculously perfectly formed.
Also, Monkey by Low is absolutely untouchably good. Everything about it, from that drone at the start to the precise harmonies, is perfection.
And Unfinished by Mineral. The entire feel of the song is spinetingling and it basically perfects the whole build-up/cathartic-release thing. The bit where the guitars get massive near the end is so powerful it almost hurts.
Good call
with trading on past treasures
High Noon
By DJ Shadow, post punk guitar samples and heavy trip hop beats one of my favourite tracks of all time and it's always the one I talk about when anyone asks me about Dj shadow
candle in the wind
elton john
Which version???
The Greatest Man That Ever Lived
from the new Weezer album.
Just...yes.
^this
That song is Weezer's best song ever.
I'm not sure yet if this song is amazing
Or the worst thing I have ever heard in my life
The former
Undoubtedly the best thing they've ever done.
^^^^^
a bit obvious
but... Where Is My Mind?
Moonlight Sonata?
Anyone?
^
Y.E.S.
Is that a song?
Yes!
.
Wolf Parade - I'll Believe In Anything
i have never been more right about anything in my life
At the moment
i'd have to say Dayvan Cowboy, i just cant stop listening to it and gettin turned to emotional jelly.
And also Exit Music.
true
dat
that is easily my fave wolf parade song
its one of only a handful that il repeat as soon as its finished about 6 times
Marquee Moon
: )
The Winner Takes It All
by ABBA.
listen to the arrangement and the performance of that song. It is the best pop ballad ever written, and it will never be topped. Ever.
^this
One of Us is pretty damn near perfect too.
As are Yes by McAlmont & Butler, Envy by Ash and The Mourners Of St. Paul's by Liam Frost
Yes
Yes!
Monkey! Knife! Fight!
by minus the bear, or maybe drilling by them too.
If it's Minus The Bear
then surely it's Absinthe Party? SURELY?
.
Arvo Part - Spiegel Im Spiegel
Yndi Halda - Yes, but...
..."We Flood Empty Lakes" is more perfect...
yurr
the thermals - no culture icons
the cure - inbetween days
neutral milk hotel - holland, 1945
ryan adams - my winding wheel
simply thrilled honey
orange juice..
I'm a man you don;t meet every day
Pogues
A Pair Of Brown Eyes
is fairly perfect. Especially so if you read the background to it and begin to realise just how much is crammed into the simple lyrics.
It's astonishing really - shame he's an alcoholic junkie.
*
My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
Built To Spill - Else
Not a big fan, but that song is absolutely perfect.
Asa-Chang & Junray
Hana.
Perfect.
I think...
Dear Chicago by Ryan Adams.
I don't really think that, but it's pretty impressive.
Or Ansaphone by Pulp.
every track on Deloused In The Comatorium,
Bjork - Bachelorette
Bjork - Unison
65daysofstatic - Hole
Hope Of The States - The Black Amnesias
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
there are loads...
Sisqo - Thong Song
some:
new slang
teenage riot
the cutter
rocket (pumpkins)
intervention (arcades)
aeroplane over the sea
pachabels canon
shit!
and knowing me knowing you, by abba!
such a riff and vocals
re: Pachelbel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
It's Not Unusual
Tom Jones.
(no jokes, just in case i need to clarify that)
Screen - Brad
The son of Hickory Holler's tramp - OC Smith
Believing is art - Spoon
I've given this alot of thought
and I urge you, URGE you:
"My Kingdom"
Echo and the Bunnymen.
bye
Biology - girls aloud
shirley.
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Obvious, but true.
The Get Up Kids
Ten Minutes
Spoiled by Sebadoh
ny snow globe by Rachel's
When Sorrow SHoots Her Darts by Set Fire To Flames
Barkmarket - the visible cow
I'm not trying to be wilfully obscure, I'm really not. Some of the pop songs mentioned are really good. I just happen to think this is perfect.
Pavement - Carrot Rope
Field Music - A House Is Not A Home
are the two immediate songs that spring to mind.
Hotellounge
by dEUS
Oh and
Here by Pavement
I've Got You Under My Skin
Frank Sinatra (arr. Nelson Riddle)
Angel Eyes
Frank Sinatra (arr. Nelson Riddle)
my top 5 would be
'Regulate' by Warren G & Nate Dog
'Come On Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight Runners
'Zombie' by The Cranberries
'Cut Your Hair' by Pavement
'No Diggity' by Blackstreet
its hard...
but at the moment my perfect song would be:
young love (shoes remix) - mystery jets
i don't know why but it is so 80s and poppy
Refused
Tannhauser/Derivè
race for the price
flaming lips (obv)
*prize!
perfect to me
Tunnels - Arcade Fire
Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens
Dear Sons and Daughters.. - Wolf Parade
Holland 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Styrofoam Boots - Modest Mouse
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Leadbelly
Death Letter - Son House
also
Dream of Win and Regine - Final Fantasy
Ghost Town
Specials
Quite definitely...
Oh Mandy by the Spinto Band.
A nugget of perfect goodness.
good call ^
beautiful song
some more...
TV on the Radio : Province
LCD Soundsystem : All My Friends
Apples In Stereo : The Rainbow
Rogue Wave : Bird On A Wire
Love : Alone Again Or
Halo Benders : Love Travels Faster