We just finishing 1883, one of the prequels to Yellowstone, and it very much made me think of that song.
I can see the connection.
Blue Monday by New Order.
Plus, about about 1/3 of the hundreds of re-mixes are pretty good, too.
is only beaten by:
The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios / 1978)
At this moment: Fig Tree Bay by Peter Frampton
Starship Trooper
If, at imminent threat to personal peril I was forced to make such a choice, with gravest reluctance I’d make apologies to both Driver’s Seat (Sniff 'n The Tears) and Year of The Cat (Al Stewart) and opt for Great Southern Land (Icehouse).
Another vote for “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart. The album version, not the AM radio edit.
Beautiful piano beginning, and throughout. Terrific sax solo. And wonderful imagery in the lyrics: “She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolour in the rain,” for example. This song is just about as close to perfection as you can get, IMHO.
In second place for me would be “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns. Beautiful guitar playing, and Johns’ clear tenor voice delivers a story. It’s brief, but it is complete: he picks up a female hitchhiker, they make love in his Chevy van (remember those 1970s “shaggin’ wagons”?), he drops her off in a small town. What stands out is that Johns seems surprised by this, but he’s not about to say no to the girl. That surprise comes out in his singing. I’ve long wondered if there is some truth to this song.
Boy, “Year of the Cat” really comes close. Love it every time I hear it. Plus, it brings back all sorts of memories of my late wife. (Good ones, I should add.)
But I’m going to go with “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” It’s bombastic, it’s overwrought, and it’s not even a happy song, but it’s THE power ballad and I never turn it down or off when it starts to play. It even picks me up when I’m feeling a bit down. The bizarre music video is an added bonus.
Honorable mention goes to “She Sheila” by The Producers. Another fairly sad one, but it genuinely brings a smile to my face, even in its several cover versions. Again, a lot of associations with my late wife…who was basically my Sheila for a period.
What? “Stuck in the 80s?” Get off my lawn!
I love Led Zeppelin above all so my favorite is their live “Dazed and Confused” from The Song Remains the Same.
And for happiest this one never fails to revive that feeling like this one…
[edit],"And for happiest this song revives that feeling like no other…
Out of my 743 favourite songs I’ll randomly pick out “What is Life”.
We may have agreed on this before that the third part, Wurm, is one of the finest grooves ever recorded. Mr. Howe’s soloing at the end is goose-bumpy, and those whirling leslie speakers for Tony’s keyboards - especially whenever he pulled out their stops - grand!
Almost impossible to choose, but my first thought whenever I’m asked or hear this question is my favorite song by my absolute favorite band on the planet - Mercy Buckets by Drive By Truckers.
It’s just always resonated with me on a deep level thinking about friendship, love and commitment.
