Redjake

...what would it be? If you had to give a recommendation for one song to a person who had never heard music before, what would it be? You can only pick one. And the person isn't a neanderthal or anything, just someone who has been "shielded" from music. Just as intelligent and smart as the public.

This can be your favorite song, one that changed your life, or just one that puts you in a good mood! But remember: this person will only listen to that one song, nothing else!

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bltzkriegmcanon

BT - Somnambulist

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- Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3

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Redjake

Good choice

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Redjake

I think I would have to go with Orange Crush by R.E.M.

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micah67

Philip Glass, "Rubric"

That'll get them thinking.

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perripken

The Rain Song- Led Zeppelin
Always sends chills down my spine!

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wordssmith22

June by RJD2 ft Copywrite

cuz that's my goddamn song right there

Gortexfogg

Love Minus Zero/No Limit by Bob Dylan
Hard to beat the melody and lyrics of this one.

CheeseButtons

Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata

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forseti-6

Dvorak - Slavonic Dance #8

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Chingal0

Billy Idol - Cradle of Love

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Snoogans

Edwin Starr - War

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high_way

probably stairway to heaven - led zepplin

it has different music geners mixed into the same song... and one of the best guitarists in the world..

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Blee

I think it would be unfair to introduce the person to any good music as it's like giving them a tiny bit of something and then taking it away by not letting them listen to music ever again. Therefore i would let them listen to Guy Sebastian's "Angel's brought me here". This way there is no way they will ever have to worry about what they are missing.

Nancy

Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 "Air" by Bach

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I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

InTeGrA77

Good call...you beat me to it.

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Mehoni

The Divine Comedy - Here comes the flood

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balderdash111

I'm taking this too literally, of course, but if this person were truly shielded from all music, I would start with something really really simple, like you would with an infant.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat, perhaps, or Simple Gifts.

Charlatan

Just one?

4th of July... Aimee Mann

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cleanx

free bird by lynard skynard
or bro hymn by pennywise

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BoomTruck

Joe Satriani- Big Bad Moon

Might as well go in headfirst, right?

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Redjake

good choices

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FoolThemAll

I'll go with the first non-kids music song I ever really liked.

Tom Petty - Free Fallin'

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bundy

well, i really couldn't narrow it down to one.

so probably;

Mass No. 19, K626 'Requiem' - Lacrimosa (mozart)
au fond du temple saint (bizet)
Rite of Spring (stravinsky)
Bohemian Rhapsody (queen)

in that order.

but, if i had to cut that list down to one... it'd be the mozart.

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JumpinJesus

I would preface it with something like, "You'll never hear a worse song than this, so everything you'll ever hear from now on will be far superior" then subject him or her to "We Built This City" by Starship.

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Redjake

that's funny as hell

I have some choices I would put in there as well

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TheJig

"In the Meantime" by Spacehog

Maybe not the whole song, just the first minute or so. It always gives me chills.

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bltzkriegmcanon

that's classic, man. Definitely a good suggestion.

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What do you say to one last showdown?
- Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3

The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha.
- The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

90degree

Drapery falls by OPETH. Great mix of prog/death metal with some clean vocals and even acoustic thrown in..

GuttersnipeXL

"Fish Heads" by Barnes and Barnes, I wish that was the first song I had heard.

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Redjake

holy crap, that might be the best suggestion so far. I forgot about that song. It's one of my favorites. The beginning is quite possibly the best beginning in any song ever. I like the whole song too, just because it builds up to where it plays the beginning part again over and over

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anleja

"Song of the Dispossessed" by Dead Can Dance. I think this song would make the music-less person excited about the thought of music.

mystmarimatt

"Bohemian Rhapsody"

I rest my case.

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brandon11983

Thursday - "War All The Time"

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high_way

all good choices

but i like the thursday and queen songs

gotta love them

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Mantus

TheJig, "In the Meantime" by Spacehog - thanks for reminding me of that song, havent heard it in ages its a very good song.

mystmarimatt, "Bohemian Rhapsody" - that song rocks.

Oh man it's so hard to pick a song...after all there are so many diferent genres...closing my eyes...enee, meenee, minee, mo....

"A Kiss to Build A Dream On" by Louis Armstrong.

opackfan

hmm, probably either "Let there be Rock" or "Whole Lotta Rosie" both by ACDC

frozenstellar

i'd go with bohemian rhapsody, or faith no more - easy

H12

Holy crap, good thinkin'.

I'd have to recommend Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge.

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Xiangsu

Jeremy by Pearl Jam