If You Could Recommend ONE Song... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Redjake · 02-18-2004, 02:17 PM

...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!

bltzkriegmcanon · 02-18-2004, 02:54 PM

BT - Somnambulist

Redjake · 02-18-2004, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by bltzkriegmcanon
BT - Somnambulist

Good choice

Redjake · 02-18-2004, 02:55 PM

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

micah67 · 02-18-2004, 03:04 PM

Philip Glass, "Rubric"

That'll get them thinking.

perripken · 02-18-2004, 05:46 PM

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

wordssmith22 · 02-18-2004, 06:56 PM

June by RJD2 ft Copywrite

cuz that's my goddamn song right there

Gortexfogg · 02-18-2004, 07:13 PM

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

CheeseButtons · 02-18-2004, 07:39 PM

Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata

forseti-6 · 02-18-2004, 09:01 PM

Dvorak - Slavonic Dance #8

Chingal0 · 02-18-2004, 11:35 PM

Billy Idol - Cradle of Love

Snoogans · 02-19-2004, 03:16 AM

Edwin Starr - War

high_way · 02-19-2004, 04:09 AM

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..

Blee · 02-19-2004, 04:53 AM

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 · 02-19-2004, 07:38 AM

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

InTeGrA77 · 02-19-2004, 08:22 AM

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Originally posted by high_way
probably stairway to heaven - led zepplin

Good call...you beat me to it.

Mehoni · 02-19-2004, 09:29 AM

The Divine Comedy - Here comes the flood

balderdash111 · 02-19-2004, 11:56 AM

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 · 02-19-2004, 12:09 PM

Just one?

4th of July... Aimee Mann

cleanx · 02-19-2004, 12:57 PM

free bird by lynard skynard
or bro hymn by pennywise

BoomTruck · 02-19-2004, 01:45 PM

Joe Satriani- Big Bad Moon

Might as well go in headfirst, right?

Redjake · 02-19-2004, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cleanx
free bird by lynard skynard
or bro hymn by pennywise

good choices

FoolThemAll · 02-19-2004, 03:37 PM

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

Tom Petty - Free Fallin'

bundy · 02-19-2004, 05:03 PM

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.

JumpinJesus · 02-19-2004, 07:33 PM

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.

Redjake · 02-19-2004, 07:42 PM

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Originally posted by 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.

that's funny as hell

I have some choices I would put in there as well

TheJig · 02-20-2004, 11:01 AM

"In the Meantime" by Spacehog

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

bltzkriegmcanon · 02-20-2004, 11:04 AM

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

90degree · 02-20-2004, 11:54 AM

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

GuttersnipeXL · 02-20-2004, 01:58 PM

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

Redjake · 02-20-2004, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by TheJig
"In the Meantime" by Spacehog

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

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

anleja · 02-20-2004, 07:45 PM

"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 · 02-21-2004, 03:46 AM

"Bohemian Rhapsody"

I rest my case.

brandon11983 · 02-21-2004, 09:03 AM

Thursday - "War All The Time"

high_way · 02-21-2004, 09:11 AM

all good choices

but i like the thursday and queen songs

gotta love them

Mantus · 02-21-2004, 11:25 AM

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 · 02-21-2004, 11:28 AM

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

frozenstellar · 02-21-2004, 03:52 PM

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

H12 · 02-22-2004, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by mystmarimatt
"Bohemian Rhapsody"

I rest my case.

Holy crap, good thinkin'.

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

Xiangsu · 02-22-2004, 06:04 PM

Jeremy by Pearl Jam

02-18-2004, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	If You Could Recommend ONE Song... ...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! __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

02-18-2004, 02:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	BT - Somnambulist __________________ 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

02-18-2004, 02:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	I think I would have to go with Orange Crush by R.E.M. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

02-18-2004, 03:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
micah67 Thor Location: 33:08:12N 117:10:23W	Philip Glass, "Rubric" That'll get them thinking. __________________ ~micah

02-18-2004, 05:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
perripken Now a registered fossil Location: Home of the shrinking Kodak	The Rain Song- Led Zeppelin Always sends chills down my spine! __________________ And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln

02-18-2004, 06:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
wordssmith22 Crazy	June by RJD2 ft Copywrite cuz that's my goddamn song right there

02-18-2004, 07:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	Love Minus Zero/No Limit by Bob Dylan Hard to beat the melody and lyrics of this one.

02-18-2004, 07:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
CheeseButtons Crazy Location: 1000 miles from nowhere	Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata __________________ Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart. -Ecclesiastes 7:3

02-18-2004, 09:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
forseti-6 Existentialist Location: New York City	Dvorak - Slavonic Dance #8 __________________ "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

02-18-2004, 11:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chingal0 Something like that.. Location: Oreygun.	Billy Idol - Cradle of Love __________________ "Eventually I became too sexy for my gym membership fee."

02-19-2004, 03:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
Snoogans Veteran Location: Uppsala, Sweden	Edwin Starr - War __________________ Internet hint: If someone's asking if what they do is weird, it always is.

02-19-2004, 04:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
high_way Addict Location: Australia	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.. __________________ A stranger is just a friend you havent met yet. Impostor of the imposturous

02-19-2004, 04:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
Blee Upright Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia	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.

02-19-2004, 07:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 "Air" by Bach __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

02-19-2004, 09:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
Mehoni Insane Location: Within the Woods	The Divine Comedy - Here comes the flood __________________ There seem to be countless rituals and cultural beliefs designed to alleviate their fear of a simple biological truth - all organisms eventually perish.

02-19-2004, 12:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Just one? 4th of July... Aimee Mann __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

02-19-2004, 12:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
cleanx Crazy Location: chatsworth, california san fernando valley	free bird by lynard skynard or bro hymn by pennywise __________________ The Nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." -Thucydides

02-19-2004, 11:56 AM	#18 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	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.

02-19-2004, 01:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
BoomTruck Insane Location: On a gravel road rough enought to knock fillings out of teeth.	Joe Satriani- Big Bad Moon Might as well go in headfirst, right? __________________ Judge me all you want, but keep the verdict to yourself.

02-19-2004, 03:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
FoolThemAll Walking is Still Honest Location: Seattle, WA	I'll go with the first non-kids music song I ever really liked. Tom Petty - Free Fallin' __________________ I wonder if we're stuck in Rome.

02-19-2004, 05:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	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. __________________ Ohayo!!!

02-19-2004, 07:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	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. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

02-20-2004, 11:01 AM	#27 (permalink)
TheJig Crazy Location: The Marmalade Forest	"In the Meantime" by Spacehog Maybe not the whole song, just the first minute or so. It always gives me chills. __________________ "Jenny, tell me, do you still walk, do you still get into sandwiches in a big way?" - Flight of the Conchords

02-20-2004, 11:04 AM	#28 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	that's classic, man. Definitely a good suggestion. __________________ 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

02-20-2004, 11:54 AM	#29 (permalink)
90degree Insane	Drapery falls by OPETH. Great mix of prog/death metal with some clean vocals and even acoustic thrown in..

02-20-2004, 01:58 PM	#30 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	"Fish Heads" by Barnes and Barnes, I wish that was the first song I had heard. __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

02-20-2004, 07:45 PM	#32 (permalink)
anleja disconnected Location: ignoreland	"Song of the Dispossessed" by Dead Can Dance. I think this song would make the music-less person excited about the thought of music.

02-21-2004, 03:46 AM	#33 (permalink)
mystmarimatt Omnipotent Ruler Of The Tiny Universe In My Mind Location: Oreegawn	"Bohemian Rhapsody" I rest my case. __________________ Words of Wisdom: If you could really get to know someone and know that they weren't lying to you, then you would know the world was real. Because you could agree on things, you could compare notes. That must be why people get married or make Art. So they'll be able to really know something and not go insane.

02-21-2004, 09:03 AM	#34 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	Thursday - "War All The Time" __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.

02-21-2004, 09:11 AM	#35 (permalink)
high_way Addict Location: Australia	all good choices but i like the thursday and queen songs gotta love them __________________ A stranger is just a friend you havent met yet. Impostor of the imposturous

02-21-2004, 11:25 AM	#36 (permalink)
Mantus lascivious	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.

02-21-2004, 11:28 AM	#37 (permalink)
opackfan Tilted Location: St. Paul	hmm, probably either "Let there be Rock" or "Whole Lotta Rosie" both by ACDC

02-21-2004, 03:52 PM	#38 (permalink)
frozenstellar Without Wings Location: Australia	i'd go with bohemian rhapsody, or faith no more - easy

02-22-2004, 06:04 PM	#40 (permalink)
Xiangsu Addict Location: Illinois	Jeremy by Pearl Jam