# Favorite song from musician who died in 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169 "2017-01-02T20:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/41 "2017-01-03T15:32:00Z")
It has to be Prince, and it is really, REALLY hard to identify which song of his is my absolute favorite. As has been said about Bowie and others on the list, it could change depending on the day. But as today happens to be today, I am inclined to choose “Let’s Go Crazy.” As much as I love so much of Prince’s catalog, I’m not sure there are any others that make me so consistently happy whenever they’re playing. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/42 "2017-01-03T15:48:09Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > _No Voices in the Sky_ - Motorhead Lemmy died December 28, 2015. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/43 "2017-01-03T15:48:18Z")
Not from Glenn Frey alone, but “What Do I Do With My Heart?” by Eagles (he always insisted the band’s name didn’t have the article) on which Frey took the lead vocal. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/44 "2017-01-03T15:50:18Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Lemmy died December 28, 2015. Close enough for rock ‘n’ roll. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![moldmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@moldmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldmonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/45 "2017-01-03T16:16:58Z")
Tough call as I’m a big fan of Prince, Bowie, Cohen, and Haggard but I have to go with “Randall Knife” by Guy Clark. That song gets me every time I hear it. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/46 "2017-01-03T16:20:28Z")
So many. Too many. _How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore_ by **Prince** and _Heroes_ by **David Bowie**. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/47 "2017-01-03T17:29:28Z")
“Fame” by David Bowie. Legendary song. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/48 "2017-01-03T19:29:56Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Lemmy died December 28, 2015. When you get to be my age the years all run together. _Still You Turn Me On_ ELP ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/49 "2017-01-03T21:05:23Z")
**Bowie** - _Ashes to Ashes_ One of my earliest and most powerful musical memories, the video used to freak me out (and still does, to an extent). A Personal Top 10 Song. It had to be a **Bowie** song, really and that one’s the one. But I must also mention **Cohen** ’s _Famous Blue Raincoat_ as well as **Prince** ’s _When Doves Cry_. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/50 "2017-01-03T22:24:03Z")
> [@4d3fect](#): > > Aladdin Sane, Bowie. That piano, just as psychotic as the song itself. It’s absolutely impossible for me to pick, but I’m happy to go with this. I’m biased, because piano is my first instrument, and that piano is just wild and fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/51 "2017-01-03T22:26:13Z")
Too many Bowie songs to choose from, but I’ve recently re-discovered this [live version of _Moonage Daydream_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaqMwE5NKaM) from the Ziggy Stardust Motion Picture. Transcendent. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/52 "2017-01-03T23:12:40Z")
David Bowie - Cat People. The 12" extended version is nine types of awesome! ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/53 "2017-01-03T23:22:17Z")
I wasn’t really such a fan of L Cohen’s “Democracy” until he fucking died right before Election Day. It’s now kind of a dirge to me, but I still listen to it when I need some inspiration: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHI9BTpGkp8) ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/54 "2017-01-05T01:16:40Z")
Bowie - Sweet Thing /Candidate /Sweet Thing ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/55 "2017-01-05T01:28:37Z")
> [@dada2fish](#): > > Bowie - Sweet Thing /Candidate /Sweet Thing Barely ninja’d! This song (cycle?) is just…yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/56 "2017-01-05T01:39:24Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Pick one. No ties. No “ors.” but…but…sigh David Bowie - Wild is the Wind [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbpMpRq6DV4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbpMpRq6DV4) ---
**Author:** ![Blunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/57 "2017-01-05T02:04:51Z")
[Scenario](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TLWqn82J4) by A Tribe Called Quest ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/58 "2017-01-05T15:41:41Z")
Leon Russell, Me and Baby Jane. One of the most chilling antidrug songs. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/59 "2017-01-05T16:26:50Z")
Since Reality Chuck dropped Bowie’s “Suffragette City”, I will pick it up. Rebel, rebel, he sang. And I was. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169/60 "2017-01-05T17:09:09Z")
Hmm. Lots of great songs to choose from, by all the talented people we lost last year, but if I can only pick one, I think I’ll go with “A Different Corner” by George Michael: [George Michael - A Different Corner (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPWHkK-_a_A) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-from-musician-who-died-in-2016/776169.md?page=4)