What's your favorite song in the following categories?

 

Best pop song of the 50s:

Best pop song of the 60s:

Best pop song of the 70s:

Best pop song of the 80s:

Best pop song of the 90s:

Best pop song of the 00s:

Best hard rock song:

Best southern rock song:

Best soul song:

Best R & B song:

Best funk song:

Best dance popsong:

Best overall pop song:

Best heavy metal song:

Best rap song:

Best hip hop song:

Best disco song:

Best new wave song:

Best country song:

Best instrumental:

Best live song:

Best remix:

Best techno song:

Best industrial song:

Best classic rock song:

Best use of piano in a song:

Best use of drums in a song:

Best use of lead guitar in a song:

Best use of bass in a song:

Best experimental song:

Best prog-rock song:

Best alternative song:

Best cover:

Best blues song:

Best jazz song:

Best classical piece:

Best vocals in a song:

Best lyrics in a song:

Best singer/songwriter song:

Best avant garde song:

Best bluegrass song:

Best reggae song:

Best song from a soundtrack:

 

Add any categories you want. Define the categories however you choose. Yes, some will probably be chosen in multiple categories.

As usual, these are generally off the top of my head and might not be my main choices due to a lack of thought given (thanks to being at work). But here goes...

 

Best pop song of the 50s: Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

Best pop song of the 60s: The Association - Along Comes Mary

Best pop song of the 70s: Bee Gees - Night Fever

Best pop song of the 80s: Dexley's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

Best pop song of the 90s: Madonna - This Used To Be My Playground

Best pop song of the 00s: No Doubt - Hella Good

Best hard rock song: Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

Best southern rock song: Lynard Skynard - Free Bird

Best soul song: Al Greene - Stick Together

Best R & B song: N/A

Best funk song: N/A

Best dance popsong: House Of Pain - Jump

Best overall pop song: The Association - Along Comes Mary (That song is REALLY stuck in my head at the moment)

Best heavy metal song: Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

Best rap song: Eminem - Lose Yourself

Best hip hop song: OutKast - Hey Ya

Best disco song: Bee Gees - Night Fever

Best new wave song: N/A

Best country song: Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire

Best instrumental: Electric Light Orchestra - Daybreaker

Best live song: Queen - A Kind Of Magic (At Wembley in 1986)

Best remix: N/A

Best techno song: The New Deal - ??? (I like their stuff, but there's nothing I can pick out at the moment)

Best industrial song: N/A

Best classic rock song: Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

Best use of piano in a song: Elton John - Your Song

Best use of drums in a song: N/A

Best use of lead guitar in a song: Rush - Freewill

Best use of bass in a song: Rush - Tom Sawyer

Best experimental song: N/A

Best prog-rock song: N/A

Best alternative song: Nine Inch Nails - Where Is Everybody

Best cover: Bananarama - Venus (Yes, I couldn't think of ANYTHING else!)

Best blues song: Stevie Ray Vaughn - Little Wing

Best jazz song: N/A

Best classical piece: Something by Beethoven or Mozart, but I can't think off-hand

Best vocals in a song: Queen - Somebody To Love

Best lyrics in a song: Association - Along Comes Mary (Just because it's impossible for the average person to sing. Seriously, try it.)

Best singer/songwriter song: N/A (My knowledge of those songs is out the window at the moment)

Best avant garde song: N/A

Best bluegrass song: Probably something by Waylon Jennings, unless Johnny Cash counts.

Best reggae song: Police - Walking On The Moon (my knowledge of reggae is pretty spotty)

Best song from a soundtrack: Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (from Pulp Fiction)

Best pop song of the 80s: Michael Jackson ~ Billie Jean

Best pop song of the 90s: Pink ~ Just Like a Pill

Best pop song of the 00s: Gwen Stefani ~ What'cha Waitin' For

Best hard rock song: Guns N' Roses ~ Sweet Child O'Mine

Best southern rock song: Lynard Skynard ~ Freebird

Best R & B song: R. Kelly ~ Thoia Thoing

Best funk song: George Clinton & The P. Funk All-Stars ~ Flashlight

Best heavy metal song: Mudvayne ~ World So Cold

Best rap/hip-hop song: Wu-Tang Clan ~ C.R.E.A.M.

Best disco song: N'Trance ~ Stayin' Alive

Best country song: Kenny Chesney ~ No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems:

Best techno song: Prodigy ~ Diesel Power

Best classic rock song: Led Zeppelin ~ Stairway to Heaven

Best use of piano in a song: Coldplay ~ Clocks

Best alternative song: Soundgarden ~ Blow Up The Outside World

Best cover: Spiderbait ~ Black Betty

Best song from a soundtrack: Real Life ~ Send Me An Angel; Rad Soundtrack

Not necessarily my top picks, but what I could think of. I'm going to fill the rest of the spots later, as this was quite challenging to tackle.

 

Best pop song of the 50s: Ray Charles' "What'd I Say"

Best pop song of the 60s: The Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere"

Best pop song of the 70s: David Bowie's "Aladdin Sane"

Best pop song of the 80s: The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now"

Best pop song of the 90s: Oasis' "Don't Look Back In Anger"

Best pop song of the 00s: Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful"

Best hard rock song: Metallica's "Enter the Sandman"

Best southern rock song: Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird"

Best soul song: Al Green's "Let's Stay Together"

Best R & B song: Otis Redding "Sitting On the Dock of the Bay"

Best funk song: The Commodores' "Brick House"

Best dance popsong: Bjork's "Big Time Sensuality"

Best overall pop song: The Beach Boys' "I Get Around"

Best heavy metal song: Guns 'N' Roses' "November Rain"

Best rap song: Eminem's "Lose Yourself"

Best hip hop song: Outkast's "Roses"

Best disco song: "We Are Family", not sure of the exact artists

Best new wave song: Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Come On Eileen"

Best country song: Patsy Cline's "Crazy"

Best instrumental: Coil's "The Snow"

Best live song:

Best remix:

Best techno song:

Best industrial song: KMFDM's "Juke Joint Jezebel"

Best classic rock song:

Best use of piano in a song:

Best use of drums in a song:

Best use of lead guitar in a song:

Best use of bass in a song:

Best experimental song:

Best prog-rock song:

Best alternative song:

Best cover:

Best blues song:

Best jazz song:

Best classical piece:

Best vocals in a song:

Best lyrics in a song:

Best singer/songwriter song:

Best avant garde song:

Best bluegrass song:

Best reggae song:

Best song from a soundtrack: Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (Pulp Fiction)

Best disco song: "We Are Family", not sure of the exact artists

 

Sister Sledge.

Just substitute favorite for best in most instances...

 

Best pop song of the 50s: 'Mack the Knife' by Bobby Darin

 

Best pop song of the 60s: 'I'm So Tired' by the Rutles

 

Best pop song of the 70s: 'Tighter and Tighter' by Alive and Kicking

 

Best pop song of the 80s: 'Overkill' by Men at Work

 

Best pop song of the 90s: 'Last Goodbye' by Jeff Buckley

 

Best pop song of the 00s: ----

 

Best hard rock song: 'Keep the Spirit Alive' by Killer Dwarfs

 

Best southern rock song: 'Can't You See' by Marshall Tucker Band

 

Best soul song: 'Midnight Train to Georgia' by Gladys Knight and the Pips

 

Best R & B song: 'Kiss and Say Goodbye' by the Manhattans (this one and the above are interchangeable, I think)

 

Best funk song: 'Say It Loud' by James Brown

 

Best dance popsong: 'Dance to the Music' by Sly and the Family Stone

 

Best overall pop song: 'I'm So Tired' by the Rutles

 

Best heavy metal song: 'Walk' by Pantera

 

Best rap song: 'You Must Learn' by BDP (I'm a teacher, waddya expect)

 

Best hip hop song: ---

 

Best disco song: 'Rock the Boat' by Hues Corporation

 

Best new wave song: 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' by Joy Division

 

Best country song: 'Flowers on the Wall' by Statler Bros.

 

Best instrumental: 'One Mint Julep' by Ray Charles

 

Best live song: 'Surrender' by Cheap Trick

 

Best remix: ---

 

Best techno song: ---

 

Best industrial song: 'Stigmata' by Ministry?

 

Best classic rock song: 'Sympathy for the Devil' by the Rolling Stones or 'Long Live Rock' by the Who

 

Best use of piano in a song: 'Steven' by Alice Cooper and 'Death on Two Legs' by Queen

 

Best use of drums in a song: 'One' by Metallica

 

Best use of lead guitar in a song: ---

 

Best use of bass in a song: 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen

 

Best experimental song: ---

 

Best prog-rock song: ---

 

Best alternative song: what is alternative?

 

Best cover: 'Twist and Shout' by the Rutles

 

Best blues song: 'The Thrill Is Gone' by BB King

 

Best jazz song: 'Speak Low' by Billie Holiday

 

Best classical piece: ---

 

Best vocals in a song: 'Somebody to Love' by Queen

 

Best lyrics in a song: 'Alone' by Suicidal Tendencies

 

Best singer/songwriter song: ???

 

Best avant garde song: ---

 

Best bluegrass song: 'Dueling Banjos'... duh.

 

Best reggae song: 'No Woman No Cry' by Bob Marley (fuck, I don't know)

 

Best song from a soundtrack: 'The Porpoise SOng' from Vanilla Sky and Head