"A great song, a sacred song..."

[Frau_Blucher]

So said a writer about the Youngbloods' "Get Together", which is still amazingly relevant today. I agree. Which are the truly "sacred" songs of Rock & Roll? Not limited to New Wave but at least to the 60s-00s and maybe what was at least somewhat "alternative" for that era. Thoughts? Why...and why not if you don't agree with some of the selections?

Some off the top of my head:
60s - Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
70s - Ziggy Stardust by Bowie
80s - LWTUA by Joy Division (heh)
90s - Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins
00s - hmm, not sure any have made this cut yet, maybe The Modern Age by The Strokes?

[hutter]

I wouldn't know, Blir. I'm too busy listening to horseshit disco and funk...

[Grunch]

Youngbloods Get Together still sounds as incredible today as it always did. It certainly is one of the 60s tracks that is timeless.

Also think Comin' Back To Me by Jefferson Airplane is a timeless song. Something so haunting, yet beautiful, about it.

Spirit - Give A Life, Take A Life is another one.

So many Blir. I guess in one way or another certain songs have touched our lives, and they can take us to exact moments way back when, yet even today, they are powerful, though sadly, forgotten by many. I think the 60s was chock full of gems that never stood a chance of making it to radio, that may someday get discovered for the magic they were. Just thought of another one for me. Skin Alley, the song Living In Sin, from 1969. Superbly crafted, not of the radio variety, but a wonderful gem to be sure.

Wish I could do yousendit, but whenever I try, after an hour, it still shows it loading thr track, so I am thinking it just gets stuck and will never finish. Otherwise, I'd love to post these tracks!!

[tiger_mn]

For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield

[phillyidol]

Free bird! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Actually I know what your getting at. But we are not all going to agree having different defining moments and such. There are songs that stop us dead in our tracks. They mean that much to us. I'll have to think of one of mine.

BTW- Hero's by bowie beats ziggy![:D]

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>Actually I know what your getting at. But we are not all going to agree having different defining moments and such. There are songs that stop us dead in our tracks. They mean that much to us. I'll have to think of one of mine.
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They don't necessarily have to stop you dead in your tracks. It could be something personal like that, or it could just be songs that you feel are objectively (such a thing?) in that absolute pinnacle of music at that time, that you'd be defining rock & roll less well if that song wasn't mentioned.

[i_like_lectric_motors]

Here's my two:

Rockin' In The Free World - Neil Young
No God - The Germs

[manekineko]

Perfect Day - Lou Reed

That and the entire Transformer album crystallizes a perfect and strange moment in the early 70's.

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[WolverineSyr]

I had to edit my original post - I had my threads confused.

I guess my concept of a "sacred" song is something that I would never want to see covered, never hear sampled, and was something entirely different for the time. For me that would be Heart of Glass.

I also think Telecommunication from Flock of Seagulls is a perfect synth song.

[2Nu]

Great Topic Blir,

Spot on about the Youngbloods tune, I still have to stop what I'm doing and give that one my full and undivided attention.

I would venture further back even more and throw in these gems and put an additional qualifier that they should never be (re-recorded) by another artist.

40's
Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff

50's
Miles Davis / John Coltrain - So What
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

Now for the 60's
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
The Doors - Light My Fire
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

70's (I Know this reads like a dinosaur rock station playlist[:I])
Boston - Foreplay/Long Time
CSN - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Eric Clapton - The Core
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (live)
Pink Floyd - Us And Them
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Santana - Black Magic Woman

80's
FGTH - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Sinead O'Connor - Jerusalem
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
The Police - Every Breath You Take
The The - Uncertain Smile
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

90's
Filter - Take A Picture
Folk Implosion - Natural One
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

Jury's still out on 00's


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[phillyidol]

Billy Joel. Love him or hate him, he had a big impact. I will always remember glass houses. And italian restaurant, piano man.....great songs great memories.

[DevoManiac101]

1960s - Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
1970s - Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
1980s - The Cars - You Might Think
1990s - ?
2000s - Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body

[Frau_Blucher]

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
<br>I guess my concept of a "sacred" song is something that I would never want to see covered, never hear sampled, and was something entirely different for the time.
[/quote]
That could work too. I'm really not sure how to describe a "sacred" song.

Oh, except "Get Together" was a cover.

[Mechi]

Ok... good topic:
60s
Come together- The Beatles
Pinball wizard- The Who
70s
Stairway to heaven- led zeppelin
Ziggy Stardust (yep, for me it's sacred too)- David Bowie
Breathe- Pink Floyd
London calling- The Clash
So lonely- The Police
80s
LWTUA- Joy Division
Close to me- The Cure
I will follow- U2
Everything counts- DM
90s
Creep- Radiohead (well..well[;)])
Stupid girl- Garbage
Come as you are- Nirvana
Under the bridge- RHCP
Wonderwall- Oasis
2000s
Mmmm.. kinda of gets tough here:
Take me out- Franz Ferdinand
This is the last time- Keane
Slow hands- Interpol



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[MARV]

When it comes to sacred songs, New Order are [i]CHAMPIONS[/i]:

Ceremony
In A Lonely Place
Dreams Never End
Age of Consent
Leave Me Alone
Turn My Way
Everyone, Everywhere
Sooner Than You Think
Mr. Disco
Touched By The Hand Of God
Waiting For The Sirens' Call

Others:

The Cells Divide (And I Might Ruin My Life), Fine China
Romeo, Mr. Big
I Wanna Live, Ramones
The Ghost In You, Psychedelic Furs
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, The Smiths
Saturday Night, Suede
Chasing Rainbows, Shed 7
My Little Empire, Manic Street Preachers
Abraham, Martin, And John, Dion and the Bellmores
A Night Like This, The Cure
More More More, Andrea True Connection
Next Exit, Interpol
Dancing Barefoot, The Feelies
Michael, Secession
Never Felt Like This, Edwyn Collins
Always, Erasure

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