Ok, just what are YOUR favorite songs?

Realizing that as musicians, our personal favorite song list may differ from the typically requested general audience favorites, I think it would be interesting to find out what the PERSONAL favorite songs are of the rest of the Synthzone membership as well. Please share.

Scott

My favourite pieces;
If these count as clasical that is not really songs you would sing to.

Moonlight sonata (Beethoven)
Piano concerto No.1 (Tchaikovsky)
Caruso (Dalla)
Piano Concerto in A minor (Grieg)

Those above are my alltime favourites.

Regards
Daz

It is very hard to say what my favorite songs are, because I like many many songs and many different styles of music.
But the songs that move me are the Gershwin songs from Porgy and Bess. Only 2 days ago I listened to the song "(I loves you) Porgy" sung by Billie Holiday - I had tears in my eyes.
Many Beatlesongs are also on my list of favorites. But I think we did the favorite Beatles songs before on this forum.


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drdalet

woooooo!! Tuff Call....but if I HAD to choose...

• Nino Temple & April Stevens:"Deep Purple"
• Ray Charles' rendition of "Georgia On My Mind".

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* When Sunny Gets Blue
* What Are You Doing For the Rest Of Your Life?
* Masquerade
* All In Love Is Fair
* Just Once
* Here, There and Everywhere

...and the list goes on and on...

Russ

"Unchained Melody"

Larry Hawk

Remember the albums we'd take to a deserted island... 5 of my most favorite songs are:
1. Groovin'
2. Ebb Tide
3. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
4. Live Like You Were Dying (a new one from Tim Mc Graw)
5. You've Got a Friend

I'm not old enough yet for those 'standard' tunes, but I do like 'em.

I think you mean songs to PLAY. Either way, it's tough. To play... hmmm... been enjoying playing these awhile.

Paint It Black, Rolling Stones
L.A. Freeway, Jerry Jeff Walker
He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones
Ain't Misbehavin (re: Hank Jr. style)
Imagine, John Lennon
Hurt, Johnny Cash

I just heard Johnny Cash's version of Bridge Over Troubled Water. If you don't get chill bumps, you are already dead.

Ditto for Eva Cassidy's "Over the Rainbow."

Scott,
My favorite of all times is Superwoman by Stevie Wonder. In fact, Talking Book and the era from him was great. I also like the old Amrosia songs.
Zuki

Hmmmmm tough one:
So very hard to go - Tower of Power
Love has no pride - Bonnie Raite
One Voice - Barry Manalow
Don't misunderstand - Etta Jones
Smile - Nat Cole
Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis & EWF
anything by Ella, Karen Carpenter
That's just the slow dances ...
This is too hard ..... I can't think !

Hi Scott,

I cannot write down a priority-list of my songs. There is a lot of my favorites.

I like all of Tom Jobim, some of Cole Porter and the music-style of Frank Sinatra. And George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern...

Nevertheless some titles here:

Sweet Georgia Brown
Moonlight in Vermont
More
I'll be home for Xmas
Alone together
April in Paris
A Chi
The Coffee Song

Regards Heiko

Hi Scott.

My list:
1-Once I loved (Jobim)
2-All the things you are
3-Girl from Ipanema
4-La puerta
5-Champagne
6-Setembro(Ivan Lins)
7-Feelings
8-Looking up (Michel Petrucciani)

Chico

Stairway to the Stars

Since I don't have You

Since I fell for you

Are you lonesome tonight

I'm sorry[or any Brenda Lee]

Once in a while




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O Mimi tu piu non torni (Puccini,from La Bohème)

Voodoo Child (Hendryx)

Pleasures of the Harbor (Phil Ochs)

Polonaise Waltz (Chopin)

Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan)

Ramona (Dylan)

Good Evening Mr. Waldheim (Lou Reed)

Singin' in the Rain (Freed and Brown)

Se come voi piccina io fossi (Puccini, from Le Villi)

THAT is a seriously cool song!

Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"
Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God say, "No." Abe say, "What?"
God say, "You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin' you better run"
Well Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?"
God says, "Out on Highway 61."

Some of my favorites, in no specific order:

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven.
Bruce Springsteen - Born to run (from "Live 1975-85").
Black Sabbath - Sabbath bloody sabbath.
Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name.
Queen - Bohemian rhapsody.
Deep Purple - Child in time.

Hi Scott.

My list, not in preference order.

- I Left My Heart In San Francisco
- What A Difference A Day Made
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Let´s Fall In Love
- Makin´Woopee
- Cheek To Cheek
- Champagne
- El Reloj
- Sampa (Caetano Veloso)
- Marina (Dorival Caymi)
- Girl From Ipanema

Cheers,
Armando

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All time favourite is :

All the things you are

I also like:

I have dreamed
This Masquarade
Girl Talk
James's Song


Like the rest of you, I love all the stuff from Sinatra to Beatles but I play them all the time when working so I really like to arrange and record "different" types of music for my own enjoyment.


Interesting to see what other people like to play - Good thread Scott.

KF

Speaking of Scott ..... when do we see YOUR choices, my friend? Huh, huh?????

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Scottyee:
[B] Ok, just what are YOUR favorite songs?

I generally get tired of songs after a while and then drop them, but the ones that have hung around for over 30+ years are:

Misty
Laura
Girl From Ipanema
Satin Doll

Hi,
my favourite songs are
Amor, Amor, Amor
Brazil
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Ray Conniff)
A far l'amore comicia tu
A Swinging Safari (Bert Kaempfert)
Dancing Queen (ABBA)
Sleigh Ride
Yellow Submarine
Petite fleur
Celebration (it's very KOOL) ;-).
That's The Way, I like it
Hey Baby (as performed by DJ Oetzi, with Dance Style)
Mambo No 5 (as performed by Lou Bega with a special Mambo Shuffle)
and so on.
It's hard to limit the results, because I like many songs.
A song I like to hear (but I can't peform) is Dragostea tin dei, dance pop, very successful in Europe, performed in roman language.
There are two artists performing this song "Haiducci" G major (duett female and male, sounds a little more like 70's pop) and O-Zone F major (3 boys, one of the voices modified with a pitch corrector.

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Regards
RF

Sax:
Where Is Love
Aries
Darn that Dream
Tenor Madness
Perdido
Desifinado
Night Train
Honky Tonk
Harlem Nocturn
Yakety Sax
All The Things You Are
Cheesecake
Anything by Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Coletrane etc.

Vocals:
Just The Way You Look Tonight
Friends In Low Places
Give Me The Simple Life
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Boot Scootin Boogie
Memphis Tennessee
Georgia
Whoopie
Rockin Robin
And thousands more.

For Listening.....

Nessun Dorma - Pavoratti
Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli
This is the Moment - Broadway Jekyl & Hyde
2 Less Lonely People in the World- Air Supply
Mamma - Jerry Vale
My Way - Sinatra
Mambo Devorme- Eddie Santiago
It's Only Love - The Beatles
Tenderly - Al Hirt
Suavemente - Elvis Crespo
Sinatra all Songs - w/Count Basie or Billy May
Too Much Too Little Too Late - Johnny Mathis
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
This I Swear - Skyliners
Chapel of Dreams - Dubs
Opus 1 - Spitfire Band
Always on My Mind - Willie Nelson
Two Pina Coladas - Garth Brooks
Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
It's Gettin Hot In Here - Nellie

Playing songs is another story.....



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Oh Holy Night.
Pretty Paper.
In The Garden.
DonM

Burt Bacharach songs? Anyone?

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drdalet

Ohhhhh ......."A house is not a home"!
Yeah, baby.

Yes, me, but they are so overplayed.

I really like the Anthony Newley song - "Who can I turn to?" - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B000001OZD001009/0/103-2875620-5930208

Jazz
- Yesterdays
- Autumn leaves.
- We have all the time in the world - especially from the 007 movie...
- Good life - especially this one on "Incredible" played by Joey Defrancesco (and not the other played by Joey) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00004TYKH001003/1/103-2875620-5930208

Jerry
Amsterdam

Oye Coma Va - Santana
Black Magic Woman - Santana
I can't Get No Satisfaction - Stones
Only Time - Enya
Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
Don't Dream it's Over - Crowded House
Angel - Sarah McGlauglin
Almost everything from Wow Worship
Everything from Revival in Belfast
Already Gone - The Eagles
In Too Deep - Genesis
Starkeeper



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My favourites are:
*laura (david raksin)
*autumn leaves
*the girl from ipanema
*desafinado
*wave
*smile (chaplin)
*it's impossible
*my way
*love is here to stay (gershwin)
*the breeze and i
*i've got you under my skin
etc...
www.notlos.com

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It seems like my favorites are always the ones I'm working on. Which right now are:
1. Isn't it a pity? George Harrison
2. Have I told you lately that I love you? Gene Autry
3. She's not there The Zombies?
4. Since I don't have you
5. At last Etta James
Some great lists from everyone.

Ask a non-musician their favorite song, no problem. But as a musician, at least speaking for myself, wow... 'tain't easy. There are so many... and those favorites change. As ChuckH says, it often depends on what I'm working on currently, which now happens to be:

Love Will Keep Us Together
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of U

A few classics that I enjoy performing:

Dream A Little
What A Wonderful World
I've Got U Under My Skin
Night & Day

The variety of responses are proving to be interesting... OK Scott, your turn.

Glenn

I have always loved the (Jazz) Crusaders and the compositions of Joe Sample. The Music Finder inspired me to play (study!) One Day Fly - otherwise known as One Day I'll Fly Away
I use the Randy Crawford version as a lead (got to get the chords from somewhere!) and it is an amazingly clever composition, so I add this one to my favorites!
However the style needs some work!
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Like many others, I too tend to fall in love with songs I am currently working on or learning. Since I am currently working on a CD of latin songs, I have literally fallen in love with two songs I have recently recorded:
- Voçè è linda, by Caetano Veloso
- Fotografia, by Tom Jobim

First of all, many thanks for all the interesting responses (31) given. As expected, what the audience expects doesn’t necessarily match up to the songs which may provide more personal musical satisfaction to us as musicians. I’ve noticed that song favorites generally given by the non musician general public most often are the songs they enjoyed most during their coming of age (14-24) years. I suppose I'm a bit different because, though I fondly recall the hits from my adolescent years, my song 'favorites' were written before my time. For me, a lastingly memorable song must: 1) deliver a convincingly believeable story/message, 2) have an interesting melody or beat (groove) and/or have interesting (chord) changes.



Ok, here are my personal favorite songs along with recording artists:

Standards:
Cheek To Cheek – Irving Berlin, performed by Buddy Greco
Come Fly With Me - performed by Frank Sinatra
Don't Fence Me In - Cole Porter, peformed by Rosemary Clooney
Embraceable You - George Gershwin, performed by Sarah Vaughan
I'm An Old Cowhand - Johnny Mercer, performed by Harry Connick Jr.
Lady Is A Tramp – Rogers & Hart, performed by Buddy Greco
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Harold Arlen, performed by Judy Garland
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big – Steve Allen, performed by Buddy Greco
Too Marvelous For Words - Johnny Mercer, performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Top Hat White Tie and Tails - Irving Berlin, performed by Fred Astaire

Latin:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - performed by Diana Krall
Sway - performed by Peter Cincotti
This Masquerade – Leon Russell, performed by Karen Carpenter & Ella Fitzgerald
Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Country/R&B Blues
Big City - Merle Haggard
Cold Cold Heart - Hank Williams Sr, performed by Norah Jones
For The Goodtimes - Ray Price
He Walked On Water - Randy Travis
I Won't Mention It Again - Ray Price
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams Sr, performed by BJ Thomas
Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hank Williams Sr
Night Life, the, performed by Ray Price
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Satisfied Mind - Porter Wagoner
Sweet Dreams - Patsy Cline
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby – Patti LaBelle & Travis Tritt

Ballads:
Anyone Who Had A Heart - Burt Bacharach, performed by Wynonna Judd
But For Now - Bob Dorough, performed by Jamie Cullum
If I Fell – Beatles
Midnight Sun – Johnny Mercer, performed by Sarah Vaughan
Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers
Rainbow Connection - Kermit (Jim Henson)
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael
Yesterday - Beatles (especially after 9/11 with revised lyrics

Scott

Please list your PERSONAL song favorites !

Excellent Choice. - Scott ;


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Haven't heard the revised lyrics of Yesterday.
Willie wrote Night Life and sold it for nearly nothing.
DonM

Hi Don,

With just a few slight changes made (by me) to the original lyric, 'Yesterday' takes on a whole new meaning. Not the most optimistic view, but one which (especially right after 9/11) hit the hearts of us all:

Yesterday:

Yesterday all our troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though their here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday

Suddenly life is not the way it used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly

Why it had to change
I don't know who can explain
Sadly (gravely) somethings wrong
Now I long for yesterday

Yesterday life was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday




Willie is truly among the great songwriting masters. I'm glad he eventually stepped into the limelight to record his many timeless classics songs, made famous first by other artists, himself. His own vocal renditions (imho) match or exceed the original hit version. I HIGHLY recommend the following Willie Nelson anthology album which was released in 2003: http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2785004

Scott

So many to choose from....
I will have to keep adding to this

Off the top of my head... (where there used to be hair)

My top 2 that I have enjoyed for a long time (both listening to and playing):

Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Joy - Performed by Apollo 100 (Bach)

most Beatles songs
For playing I really enjoy show tunes.

Eres Tu
Windy

I will come back and edit this when I go down and go through my music.

- Brian

Scott,
No need to add the "Sr" to Hank's name.
There's only ONE Hank Williams.
Jr doesn't exist in my books.

Dave,

There are now actually THREE generations of Hank's in that family:

Hank Williams Sr.
Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams III
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:709sa9cgu230
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:me5f8qbnbtz4

Though Hank Sr still reins as 'the king' in my book too, Hank Jr, after eventually developing his own unique style, with his own brand of songs: including Family Tradition, Country Boy Can Survive, and All My Rowdy Friends, has proven himself a talented songwriter & musician as well. Bocephus lives! Only time will tell about his son Hank III.

Scott

Kid Rock is also Jr.s son.
DonM

Don, are you SURE of that?
Rapper 'Kid Rock'
http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/kid_rock/bio.jhtml

hails from Michigan. Though Kid Rock has performed with Hank Jr onstage: http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1451542/12182001/williams_jr_hank.jhtml

I seriously doubt they're flesh & blood related.

Scott

On CMT.com there was a quote the "Williams calls Kid Rock by his real name, Bobby, and he speaks of him as his "rebel son." ".

Maybe that's where the rumor started.

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