As the OP limits each of us to three nominations, it’d have to be among someone’s three best/favorite S songs. I have no doubt that it’s in that top three for someone (probably including you 
), but it looks like it wasn’t yet in anyone else’s top 3.
Based on this exchange (plus the way people have been responding in general), I’d assume it’s “best recording/performance”:
But it’s a reasonable question. The Grammy awards recognize a distinction between a song and a recording, awarding “Song of the Year” to songwriters and “Record of the Year” to performers and producers. Elsewhere, people often get sloppy or ambiguous about the distinction.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ~ Julie Andrews
Not to be too critical, but the music of that was an absolute rip-off of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen”.
In fact, I think there was a lawsuit about it?
Dunno why they did that, Brian Wilson was perfectly capable of writing excellent original songs!
My favorite is Miles Davis and Gil Evans doing Porgy and Bess.
Slip Kid- The Who
Sure Nuff and Yes I Do- Captain Beefheart
Now there’s a good one. The Captain at his best had a unique feel for the blues.
Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson
Summertime - Billie Holiday
The Shadow Of Your Smile - Frank Sinatra
This is correct.
Although I’m not making a distinction of different recordings of the same song by the same artist.
For example, a live version vs. a studio version. Or the Beatles’ single version of “Revolution” vs the album version.
mmm
Hehehe, will the thread for titles that start with T exclude titles that begin with “The”? I’ve got no dog in the fight, but I am curious.
Oooo yeah! That’s one of the songs I can actually play and sing at the same time!
In that case:
Summertime Blues - The Who
(original by Eddie Cochran)
Normally, “a,” “an,” and “the” are ignored when alphabetizing, and the OP of this thread (and the previous ones) confirmed that we are following that convention here.
Soon - My Bloody Valentine
Saltarello - Dead Can Dance
Start Choppin’ - Dinosaur Jr.
It’s a fine line between ripoff and homage. Wilson wanted to name check surf spots so he used the melody of the most popular song to name check cities. Wilson and Berry had the same publishing company so there was no lawsuit. As much as I love Chuck Berry; Surfin’ USA is a better record.
Supervixen - Garbage
Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing
Shock The Monkey - Peter Gabriel
Brian Wilson intended it to be a tribute to Chuck Berry. They settled out of court, giving Berry partial songwriting credit, which gave him a cut of the royalties.
Yay that means I get another choice since I already put in the PG one.
I’ve tried to stick to stuff which is more likely to get a vote, vs. personal favorites, but I’ll go with the latter here for a change:
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Starship Troopers - Yes
Seagull - Ride
Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
(Some good S songs there are.)
Starship Trooper -Yes
Starship Trooper -Yes
Starship Trooper -Yes
What are your favorite S songs POLL, part I. Select up to 10.
- Sam Stone – John Prine
- Sanctuary – Daniel Amos
- Sangria Wine – Jerry Jeff Walker
- Sat in Your Lap – Kate Bush
- Saturday in the Park – Chicago
- Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting – Elton John
- Scatology Homework – Pig Destroyer
- Scuttle Buttin’ – Stevie Ray Vaughan
- See You in September – The Happenings
- Self Control – Laura Branigan
- Sentimental Journey – Doris Day
- September – Earth, Wind and Fire
- Sexy Sadie – The Beatles
- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
- The Shadow of Your Smile – Frank Sinatra
- Shangri-La – The Kinks
- She – The Monkees
- She Said – Hasil Adkins
- She’s the One – Bruce Springsteen
- Sheena is a Punk Rocker – The Ramones
- Sheep – Pink Floyd
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd
- Ship’s a Going Down – The Residents
- Shock the Monkey – Peter Gabriel
- Short Skirt/Long Jacket - Cake
- Silent Night – Mahalia Jackson
- Silver Rocket – Sonic Youth
- Silver Wings – Merle Haggard
- Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Simple Song – The Residents
- Simple Twist of Fate – Bob Dylan
- Sing a Song – Earth, Wind and Fire
- Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman
- Sirius – Alan Parsons Project
- Six Months in a Leaky Boat – Split Enz
- Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Sixth Sense – Imelda May
- Skin Horse – Melvins
- Skipper Dan – “Weird Al” Yankovic
- Slip Kid – The Who
- Slip Slidin’ Away – Paul Simon
- Sloop John B. – The Beach Boys
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
- Smelly Tongues – The Residents
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – The Platters
- Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf
- Smokin’ in the Boys Room – Alice Cooper
- Snowblind – Styx
- Sober – Pink
- Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
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