probably done before, probably silly (more than likely), but necessary!

what, according to you gentle readers, is the greatest song ever made?

Do you mind posting your own?

I was thinking about this a while ago, and despite my love for Devin and Opeth and no matter how much I'd want to pick a song of either of those, I'll have to vote for Meshuggah - I.

So fucking difficult...

Right now, though, my answer would be Tom Waits - Singapore.

EDIT: Changed my mind. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis

A couple of minutes ago:

Tom Waits - Jesus Gonna Be Here

But right now:

Black Sabbath - Children Of The Grave

(prolly gonna change a few times the next couple of days. I'm pretty sure the majority of the HDF'ers knows what I mean )

I honestly don't think I can narrow it down to a single song, but here's some ones I've been listening to a lot lately:

Faith No More - Just a Man
The Residents - Mother No More
Devin - The Death of Music
Tom Waits - Ol' 55
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Secret Chiefs 3 - Welcome to Theatron Animatronique
Black Sabbath - A Spiral Architect
Orange Goblin - Scorpionica
Electric Wizard - Funeralopolis

I just enjoy the fact that Flexo is your avatar pic.

I Just Saw The Gayest Guy on Earth - Anal C*nt

All this thread has established so far is that Tom Waits is god.

for one mood - the spirit carries on - dream theater
but maybe peter gabriel - san jacinto

Arsis - A Diamond for Disease

Do you mind posting your own?

i do, cuz right now ive too many great songs flutterin' round me mind.

for example arcturus - ad astra

of al time

devin - deep peace

at this moment

twisted siter - rock and roll saviors

At gunpoint, Uriah Heep - Paradise/Spell

I can't answer this question, as to me there's no real 'best song' or 'greatest' anything... That's just my opinion, there's too much of everything out there (and being made) to really apply such a label to anything in particular.

I will, however, list some of my favorite songs that come to mind at the moment, in no particular order:

Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
One of the most beautiful songs ever, in my opinion.

Judas Priest - Angel
I absolutely love this song's lyrics and the way it slowly builds throughout.

Korpiklaani - Happy Little Boozer
Because it's one of the most infectious and catchy songs ever written.

Luca Turilli - Mother Nature
Amazing vocal melodies and performance. The new female singer has an incredible voice-- very natural and almost effortless sounding.

Mnemic - Sane vs Normal
Strange as it sounds, it reminds me of the game Killer 7-- That being one of my personal favorite games, I love this song.

Other mentions are Comfortably Numb, The Trial, and Brain Damage/Eclipse by Pink Floyd. Also, The Unforgiven by Metallica. Yeah, so sue me... I thought the ballads were the best part of The Black Album.

I could go on for ages, and some of these may change, but some of the songs in that list are timeless classics to me for whatever reason, and will probably stay among my favorites. I know I forgot a whole bunch, but hey, it's a difficult question.

Also, I just realized all of my picks are from fairly well known bands... There's tons of obscure songs/bands I could list, but I guess sometimes there's a reason something becomes well known.

Yeah, I don't know how someone can actually label just ONE SONG as the best song ever written. I mean, what would you base it on? When I posted earlier, I just based it on my mood at the time. But I've never heard a single song that excels at EVERYTHING. I mean you can't compare something artsy like Mr. Bungle to something emotional like Terria.