interpol52 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 There are a few songs that I consider to be absolute perfection. This one is top of the list. I'm not a huge Fleetwood Mac fan but I think that this is an absolute masterclass in songwriting and performance. I've ripped the bass line in the chorus off so many times! 2nd in my list is Be My Baby by The Ronettes. http://youtu.be/6ul-cZyuYq4 Do you have a perfect song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Perfection is anything Keb Mo has recorded. Great songs using the world's best bass players playing the best lines for the last 20 years. Hard to beat this though. . . . The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w69ZVHpjYAk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w69ZVHpjYAk[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Just learning GYOW for a side project audition. Great song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8pvXLVu8Yk[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Perfect songs? Olivers Army by Elvis Costello. Great melody, clever but meaningful lyrics, and a wonderful tension builder to come out of the middle 8. Bliss. In My Life, by the Beatles. Just a beautiful, beautiful song, perfectly put together, wistful and poignant. And those harmonies to die for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 +1 for In My Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 There's so many. One that springs to mind is Somewhere Beyond the Sea. The bridge takes it up a notch and then resolves back to the verse. Brillant! I know what you mean about GYOW. I heard it on the radio recently and was digging the bass part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 It's not technical, intellectual or serious muso territory but 'Another Girl Another Planet' by The Only Ones is just the most perfect pop song ever written, IMO. http://youtu.be/lKuc3faQAEs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Go Your Own way is a blast to play. The chorus is fantastic. Been in our set for a few years and always goes down well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys. Magical. https://youtu.be/QSLMWasU0rM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lK4cX5xGiQ[/media] Edited April 13, 2017 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 [quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1492076718' post='3277672'] +1 for In My Life. [/quote] +1 more for In My Life, and many many more songs by that wonderful band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 In my opinion, the greatest pop song ever written. Solid gold pop perfection, I reckon. http://youtu.be/xFrGuyw1V8s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJTee Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 [quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1492116443' post='3278153'] In my opinion, the greatest pop song ever written. Solid gold pop perfection, I reckon. http://youtu.be/xFrGuyw1V8s [/quote] Yes, agreed. The greatest pop record of all time. As Nile Rodgers has put it, the song is full of hooks and everything is in its right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 In My Life is Mrs Trueno's favourite song. For me it's I Saw Her Standing There. I also like Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman. ... and Burlesque by Family... Actually, there's loads, and they all achieve perfection in their own way for different reasons. If you're pedantic, that may offend your definition of perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty. Also a number of songs from The Carpenters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 This comes close to perfection for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhMyOs0pCQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I have to say that I don't believe in the concept of perfection. That's my excuse for putting Tenacious D up (above). I do however have many songs that I like a LOT. Trouble is I sometimes play them to the point of boredom. Then it's time to move on. Mood is such a factor in my enjoyment that asking me what I think of as perfect is like asking someone to nail a jelly to a jack-in-the-box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1492170129' post='3278442'] This comes close to perfection for me. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhMyOs0pCQ[/media] [/quote] Some beautiful vocal harmonies on that album. Love's in Need of Love Today is [i]seriously[/i] spiritual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 [quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1492171627' post='3278459'] I have to say that I don't believe in the concept of perfection. That's my excuse for putting Tenacious D up (above). I do however have many songs that I like a LOT. Trouble is I sometimes play them to the point of boredom. Then it's time to move on. Mood is such a factor in my enjoyment that asking me what I think of as perfect is like asking someone to nail a jelly to a jack-in-the-box. [/quote]Yes i agree. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Always at the top of my ever changing top ten: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkPy18xW1j8[/media] +1 In My Life - or any number of the Fabs tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Since you been gone by Rainbow. It just gives a feeling of being absolutely meticulously planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) The Hissing of Summer Lawns does it for me. I can't imagine many folks not feeling chilled out after listening to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erQUlp6GYno Edited April 14, 2017 by MoonBassAlpha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 https://youtu.be/GNTH1rhJTLo For me, this is about as good as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) Sex On Fire. Seriously, Man on the Moon, a pop masterpiece. Edited April 14, 2017 by spectoremg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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