Five favorite musical pieces

[BMWGUYinCO]

Originally Posted by hubbahubba

Totally agree, he is amongst the greats. My dad went and saw him a few weeks ago. He did the whole bit, backstage meet and greet, front row. His daily player is an old Cordova nylon string. He brought it with him and Tommy signed it to him and I, as that guitar will most likely wind up in my hands someday. Dad said he was as genuinely nice as he could be. A couple days ago, these goodies arrived in the mail. Cool!

Wow - that is very cool!

[bobowar135]

Originally Posted by TboneS54

How about rap?

NWA - Fuck tha police
NWA - Straight outta compton
Tupac - Troublesome '96
Biggie - Going back to Cali
Eazy E - Boyz n the hood

Ya I'm west coast biased :P

How about rap, yeah umm, ahh, well maybe, if this maybe, umm, well, maybe not lol.

[Llarry]

@Esteban is way, way ahead of me so I'm going for fifteen; I already added #11, so here are four more to round out the fifteen:

12 - Vivaldi - Four Seasons

13 - Dick Gaughan - Song for Ireland

14 - Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari

15 - Shoukichi Kina - Hai Sai Oji-san (the original version)

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Llarry

@Esteban is way, way ahead of me so I'm going for fifteen; I already added #11, so here are four more to round out the fifteen:

Didn't mean to hog your thread, Llarry. More just kept coming to mind. I will try to refrain from adding more.

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Didn't mean to hog your thread, Llarry. More just kept coming to mind. I will try to refrain from adding more.

No refraining permitted, Esteban!

[Esteban]

Okay, Llarry, you talked me in to it.

Five favorite Beach Boys Songs:

Little Deuce Coupe

California Girls

Sloop John B

Surfer Girl

Help Me Rhonda

Everyone else is posting vids so I guess I will fall in line.

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Okay, Llarry, you talked me in to it.

Five favorite Beach Boys Songs:

Little Deuce Coupe

California Girls

Sloop John B

Surfer Girl

Help Me Rhonda

Everyone else is posting vids so I guess I will fall in line.

Great selections, Esteban. I had a tough time making my mind up as to which Beach Boys number to place in my last post -- I changed it up. There are so many good ones!

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Llarry

Great selections, Esteban. I had a tough time making my mind up as to which Beachy Boys number to place in my last post — I changed it up. There are so many good ones!

I agree, Llarry. I could post 15 or 20 Beach Boys songs and still not get all my favorites in there. Many great ones to choose from.

[Esteban]

I mentioned posting your top 5 Rolling Stones songs in honor of Mick's 80th birthday.

Looks like I'll start:

Gimme Shelter

It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)

Happy

Tumbling Dice

Wild Horses

[Llarry]

Challenge accepted, Esteban. My choices tend to be a bit earlier than yours -- they mostly cluster around my high school years of 1962-65.
Some duplicates of earlier choices, too.

5) It's all Over Now

4) She's a Rainbow

3) Heart of Stone

2) The Last Time

1) Satisfaction

[Esteban]

^ Good choices Llarry.

My favorite music by them is mostly late 60s/early 70s, as you can tell by my choices.

It's all some of the best rock and roll ever made and can't go wrong no matter what you choose.

[Llarry]

I'd love to see some more contributions to this thread!

[jmg]

This is really tough, and it mostly depends on my mood, but I always go back to these 5:

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
It's just one of the most beautiful compositions ever.

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
I grew up in the 80's and this captures that feeling perfectly. One of the best summers of my childhood was set to this song.

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Just a timeless classic.

Nirvana - Breed
To me, it defines the 90's along with Smells Like Teen Spirit. This song doesn't get as much love, but I listen to this whenever I want to go back to that time in my life.

Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris
One of the hardest beats in Hip-Hop imho. I bouce between this and Tribe Called Quest - Scenario, Beastie Boys - Intergalactic, Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.

[jmg]

I knew this would happen, but I forgot two of my favorite pieces ever.

U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
I don't particularly like most of the music this band puts out, but there are 4 songs that are absolute masterpieces. This is the one I am choosing for this list.

Trevor Jones/Dougie MacLean - Promentory/The Gael

If you haven't seen this movie, skip reading this, skip watching the clip, and just watch it NOW.

Spoilers:

This is master filmmaking paired with one of the most effective movie scores of all time imho. The way this piece builds to Uncas' last stand, the subtle strings swell on Alice's fall, and the drum roll Chingachgook's charge.... One of the most memorable movie endings put to film.

[Esteban]

^ That's 7. Haha, funny coming from me who has many songs in this thread.

Love the U2 one.

[fraschusa]

Some musicals, some opera, great memories, and so much fantastic music

Even though it is overplayed..., one of my all-time favorites; Nessun Dorma- Puccini

I saw the complete opera at the Arena in Verona... the proper place for a massive opera. Very, very, memorable.

Les Misérables - so many great parts, but this is a favorite: I Dreamed A Dream Scene

Old Deuteronomy | Cats the Musical- saw that a few times loved the Hamburg, Germany play

JC Superstar also has such great music; seen that one several times