Three Greatest Songs of All Time (any genre)

Based upon a conversation I had with my kids this morning, I started wondering...what would you consider to be the three greatest songs of all time? Musically, lyrically, whatever criteria you choose to select "greatest" is up to you. I have so many "favorites" that it's hard for me to decide. I just want to prove to my 13 year old son that any given Lil' Wayne song probably isn't one of them. LOL! ;)

So there you go...what are your three greatest songs of all time?
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  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
    Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

    (i know i know, I'm a Pink Floyd fan...don't judge! hehe)
  • bmxpop
    bmxpop Posts: 353 Member
    3. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

    2. The Beatles - Yesterday

    1. John Lennon - Imagine
  • Nerple
    Nerple Posts: 1,291 Member
    Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
    Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West
    2 Live Crew - Me So Horny
  • johnlatv
    johnlatv Posts: 654 Member
    only 3 wow...

    3. Nirvana -- Smells like teen spirit
    2. Sex Pistols -- God Save the Queen
    1. Beatles -- just pick a song.
  • galegetsthin
    galegetsthin Posts: 1,340 Member
    These are MY top three!

    1) Sex in the lounge - Lil' Wayne

    2) 6 foot 7 foot - Lil' Wayne

    3) Swagga like us - Lil' Wayne
  • RDalton84
    RDalton84 Posts: 207
    You are so beautiful - Joe Cocker
    Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
    Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
  • jodycoady
    jodycoady Posts: 598 Member
    Based upon a conversation I had with my kids this morning, I started wondering...what would you consider to be the three greatest songs of all time? Musically, lyrically, whatever criteria you choose to select "greatest" is up to you. I have so many "favorites" that it's hard for me to decide. I just want to prove to my 13 year old son that any given Lil' Wayne song probably isn't one of them. LOL! ;)

    So there you go...what are your three greatest songs of all time?

    heheh when I say this, I bet you will think I have a mullett:

    "Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
    "The End" - The Doors
    "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zepplin
  • steve3146
    steve3146 Posts: 26
    Elton John-tiny dancer

    NWA- F#@K The Police

    Guns & Roses- Novermeber Rain
  • rlv2680
    rlv2680 Posts: 289 Member
    the thong song:) Just kidding
    Pink Floyd- on the turning away
    incubus- Dig
    modest mouse-the moon and Antarctica album
  • jodycoady
    jodycoady Posts: 598 Member
    Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

    (i know i know, I'm a Pink Floyd fan...don't judge! hehe)

    Yay!
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood
    Led Zeplin - Ramble On
    Nirvana - Smells like teen(it launched a whole new type of music)
  • Cyngen
    Cyngen Posts: 557 Member
    Angel of the Morning - Merilee Rush
    Without You - Harry Nilson
    Your Wildest Dream - Moody Blues

    Actually I have so many I love depending upon the mood. These are just what I thought of for now.
  • Ctripp86
    Ctripp86 Posts: 45
    Journey - "Don't Stop Believin"
    Reba McIntyre - "Fancy"
    Nate Dogg + Warren G - "Regulators"
  • RipperSB
    RipperSB Posts: 315 Member
    I Have to categorize:

    THE EARLY DAYS

    3. Yesterday - The Beatles
    2. In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
    1. (I Can't get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

    METAL IS BORN

    3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
    2. Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple
    1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin

    INSTRUMENTAL

    3. Pipeline - **** Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughn
    2. Moby **** - Led Zepplin
    1. La Villa Strangiato - Rush

    MODERN METAL

    3. Two Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden
    2. Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
    1. One - Metallica

    EPIC ROCK

    3. Tommy - The Who
    2. The Wall - Pink Floyd
    1. 2112 & Hemispheres - Rush

    Waaaaaaaaaaay more songs bouncing around in my head...
  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
    Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

    (i know i know, I'm a Pink Floyd fan...don't judge! hehe)

    Bah epic fail, here's two more I need to add:

    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
    Learning to Fly- Pink Floyd
  • realme56
    realme56 Posts: 1,093 Member
    At this moment:
    Stevie Ray Vaughn- Little Wing
    Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
    Emerson, Lake and Palmer- Lucky Man
  • volleypc
    volleypc Posts: 134 Member
    I Don't Mind by the Tobasco Donkeys

    Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls

    I Still Haven't Found What I Am Looking For. - U2
  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
    I Have to categorize:

    THE EARLY DAYS

    3. Yesterday - The Beatles
    2. In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
    1. (I Can't get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

    METAL IS BORN

    3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
    2. Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple
    1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin

    INSTRUMENTAL

    3. Pipeline - **** Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughn
    2. Moby **** - Led Zepplin
    1. La Villa Strangiato - Rush

    MODERN METAL

    3. Two Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden
    2. Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
    1. One - Metallica

    EPIC ROCK

    3. Tommy - The Who
    2. The Wall - Pink Floyd
    1. 2112 & Hemispheres - Rush

    Waaaaaaaaaaay more songs bouncing around in my head...

    :heart: Best.List.EVER...
  • TinaTurtlez
    TinaTurtlez Posts: 86
    So many to choose!!!

    Elton John - Tiny Dancer (LOVE)

    Silly Love Songs - Wings ( Paul McCartney)

    Beatles - Revolution

    Ahhh! Have to add one more, I know breaking the rules..:tongue:

    Hotel California - Eagles!!
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    It always amazes me at the variety in tastes, some of the sounds mentioned i'd turn off if they came on the radio. And likewise I am sure for other people on my favourites
  • jodycoady
    jodycoady Posts: 598 Member
    I Have to categorize:

    THE EARLY DAYS

    3. Yesterday - The Beatles
    2. In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
    1. (I Can't get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

    METAL IS BORN

    3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
    2. Smoke On the Water - Deep Purple
    1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin

    INSTRUMENTAL

    3. Pipeline - **** Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughn
    2. Moby **** - Led Zepplin
    1. La Villa Strangiato - Rush

    MODERN METAL

    3. Two Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden
    2. Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
    1. One - Metallica

    EPIC ROCK

    3. Tommy - The Who
    2. The Wall - Pink Floyd
    1. 2112 & Hemispheres - Rush

    Waaaaaaaaaaay more songs bouncing around in my head...

    I like your style.

    Lets not forget "Ace of Spades" in the metal category
  • xYumzx
    xYumzx Posts: 953 Member
    Three songs that make me smile every time I hear them are...

    Simon and Garfunkle - Cecelia
    Proclaimers - Im Gonna Be
    Beatles - Hey Jude
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    These are MY top three!

    1) Sex in the lounge - Lil' Wayne

    2) 6 foot 7 foot - Lil' Wayne

    3) Swagga like us - Lil' Wayne

    Are you a lil wayne fan by any chance? lol
  • herstrawberri
    herstrawberri Posts: 347 Member
    Tiny Dancer ~Elton John

    Southern Cross~ Crosby, Stills and Nash

    Elsewhere~ Sarah Mclachlan

    Leather and Lace ~Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty.

    I know it's 4, but I just HAD too!
  • killingtheantagonist
    killingtheantagonist Posts: 178 Member
    Even though all these songs were before my day, I grew listening to them and still love them today.

    1) Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad Of Curtis Lowe
    2) Eagles - Hotel California
    3) The Zombies - Time of the Season

    I also love these songs:
    1) Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
    2) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
    3) The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
    4 )Michael Bublé - Feeling Good
    5) The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia
  • RipperSB
    RipperSB Posts: 315 Member
    I like your style.

    Lets not forget "Ace of Spades" in the metal category

    You're right, fail on my part... Lemmy could have his own list:

    LEMMY

    3. Ace of Spades
    2. Overkill
    1. Shake Your Blood (with Probot)
  • Foxypoo61287
    Foxypoo61287 Posts: 638 Member
    Garth Brooks- Standing outside the fire
    Tim McGraw- Indian Outlaw
    Bob Segar- Turn the Page ( Can't believe no one has said Bob!!)
  • MNA76
    MNA76 Posts: 1,541
    Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is
    Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
    Lou Reed - Perfect Day
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones

    Southern Cross - Crosby Stills Nash

    Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
  • blueangel20110
    blueangel20110 Posts: 42 Member
    I have so many but will try to stick to the rules:

    1. Knocking on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan/Guns N Roses
    2. Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
    3. Hello Darlin - Conway Twitty

    I could go on and on.....