I was talking to a friend the other day and the subject of what makes a good song came up. Naturally, the Bill Bailey idea of it being a song that you can sing when walking down a mountain away from your crashed plane, and not be ashamed of dying while having it in your head ('laugh? I nearly died!')

Bad idea: Boney M - a la Touching the Void ('OH DEAR CHRIST I'M GOING TO DIE TO BONEY M!?')

Good ideas? Well I couldn't think of any...