Which Are The Five Most Memorable Songs Of All Times?
Subjectivity is a trap in which you can easily fall when trying to draw a short list of five of the best songs ever heard. But with comprehensive knowledge concerning music played before you were born and the context in which it had appeared, you are more likely to get close to subjectivity. The following songs have been purposely selected from different legendary bands.
With “Imagine” John Lennon spoke the words that everyone wanted to hear in his time. When war overwhelmed the people, he was bold enough to give hem hope. But despite the masses of activists which joined him in singing this song, it remained until today a valuable song with universal meaning. It adapt the contemporary world just fine, and its musicality makes it suitable even for singing it as you put your children to sleep.
When they wrote “Hotel California” the Eagles were concerned about the artistic world. It was interpreted as illustrating an image of the dark side of the American Dream. Nevertheless it remains memorable by the images created through the lyrics and the slightly alluring music. The nightmarish atmosphere where it takes you can easily be the one which all artists face even nowadays, or it can simply bring to life your deepest fears and the vices that hold you captive.
“Stairway to Heaven” has fascinated both the general public and the world of critics. It is a song that can be interpreted in thousands of ways due to the vagueness of its lyrics. With religious implications, it approaches unconventionally the idea of personal liberation by choosing the right path in life as opposed to that of the capitalist world. The music with its softness wraps the undistinguished content in a foggy light.
The musical value of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is undeniable. This song harmoniously and unexpectedly combines different artistic styles. The music changes throughout the song from ballad to opera and heavy metal. On this background theatrical lyrics roll, bringing to the scene a man conjuring the soothing figure of his mother to fight away the demonic faces which actually surround him.
“Light my Fire” was the Doors most popular song. Its popularity has reached beyond the age when it appeared and is still known and hummed by almost everyone. The fact that this is an optimistic song about lovers, seizing the day and being happy was the very source of its success. Furthermore, the traditionalist generations were outraged by its boldness and this only drew even more to it the attention of the young generation.
To be fair with the other legendary names, this should have been a top one hundred. There are surely other bands of equal value to the ones mentioned above, who knew how to use the effects pedal in such a unique way so as to give the world music that sounds great.
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