Can you actually pinpoint a favorite song? What about your very first favorite? Is it still a fave?
The first 45 I remember owning was Mickey by Toni Basil. Still like that song.
The first song I really remember liking a lot was "Chantilly Lace" by the Big Bopper. I was 5 and had an Aunt that was 16. If she had to babysit she got the car and we would go drag main. I still like that song and a lot of others from that era.
I couldn't really say what my favorite song is now. But this was my favorite for a number of years
This is "way up there" on the list of favorites, too, if I had an actual list
@ghost_warlock lists are impossible with me and music, my playlist is bipolar lol
@Melany Yep, my playlists will jump from Fleetwood Mac to Slipknot to 90's video game music, to some random song from the 190s lol
@ghost_warlock toss in some Disney music for good measure and we are pretty even
When I heard Ms. Fat Booty by Mos Def for the first time is the exact moment I fell in love with Hip Hop. That beat, the story telling skills of Mos Def just painted a picture for me you wouldn’t believe.
Storytelling in hip hop seems to be a lost art...at least in the mainstream I hear thru my son. I was a fan in the 90's and 00's but the past decade is lacking...
1st favorite song: Colour My World, by Chicago
2nd favorite song: Harvest Moon, by Neil Young
Those songs captured my state of mind at various times in my life, longing for something. I still like them, but they don't really capture my current state of mind. Maybe because I'm just content with my life.
Am a huge fan of Harvest Moon but I think I was largely burned out on Chicago from my high school days. While immensely talented, they had the heavy production values that drove me towards the New Wave/punk sound of the late 70s/early 80s.
Fun question, but probably impossible. I go through episodes. But I can come up with favorites of my favorite artists. Ultimately for me they HAVE TO have a great message in the lyrics. Here are a few:
Sting: "Fragile"
Cyndi Lauper: "True Colors"
The Beatles: "In My Life"(go-to song in the shower)
Elton John: "Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word"
Billy Joel: "Just the Way You Are"
Train: "Drive By"
Fleetwood Mac: "The Chain"
Prince: "When Doves Cry"
Sade: "Is It A Crime?"
Rush: "Free Will"
Don Henley: "Little Tin God"
Tina Turner/Al Green: "Let's Stay Together"
P!nk: "Sober"
I agree completely, my playlist is bipolar but lyrical content is number one...
I've always gravitated toward "feely" songs, even as a kid. Two that I remember being struck by as a youngster were Glen Campbell's 'Wichita Lineman', and Bobbie Gentry's 'Ode to Billy Joe'.
Although I wouldn't describe them as favorites, I have them both in my iTunes collection, still listen to them, and still like them.
As far as current stuff, I'm currently binging on Kina Grannis's 'In Your Arms'.
I think 'favorite' probably depends on the day, and I probably have too many to actually ever hope to rate them.
Current favorite is "Oh Darling"-The Beatles George Harrison.. Need to think about the others.