The best (bits of a) song of all time..

[trueblue84]

Everyone always gets asked what the best song is so I thought I'd be different and ask what are the best individual bits of songs?

Eg, What's the best...

Guitar part to a song?
Drum part to a song?
Vocals on a song?
Lyrics to a song?

For me, it's...

Guitar part to a song? Nuno bettencourt (extreme) - get the funk out
Drum part to a song? John Bonham (led zep) - kashmir
Vocals on a song? Janice joplin - piece of my heart
Lyrics to a song? Don McLean - vincent

Best overall song for me is bohemian rhapsody (ignoring stuff like classical music and hymns which are on another planet).

Feel free to add categories.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Air guitar bits.

 

[KaiserEFC]

I am the resurrection by the Stone Roses when it first breaks to that chorus and the frilly guitar work that goes with it

 

[Toast]

I am the resurrection by the Stone Roses when it first breaks to that chorus and the frilly guitar work that goes with it

Had the album on in the car the last week.
Still sounds boss.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Had the album on in the car the last week.
Still sounds boss.

Must’ve heard that song 1000+ times and I still get goosebumps when it gets to that bit. Whole album is a masterpiece.

 

[Toast]

Must’ve heard that song 1000+ times and I still get goosebumps when it gets to that bit

In the build up to Liam Gallagher coming on stage at the O2 last year, what now seems like an eternity ago, Resurrection blasted out over the PA. Set the mood of the crowd up perfectly. It’s on YouTube actually.

 

[Toast]

Guitar at the start of Love will tear us apart must be right up there as well.

 

[trueblue84]

In the build up to Liam Gallagher coming on stage at the O2 last year, what now seems like an eternity ago, Resurrection blasted out over the PA. Set the mood of the crowd up perfectly. It’s on YouTube actually.

I'm sure I've heard it at a few gigs. Wonder whether it's a good song to test the audio setup or just to get the crowd going?

 

[Kurt.]

Best ever bit of a song is the very end of that funeral dirge they play over the park

 

[KaiserEFC]

In the build up to Liam Gallagher coming on stage at the O2 last year, what now seems like an eternity ago, Resurrection blasted out over the PA. Set the mood of the crowd up perfectly. It’s on YouTube actually.

Got to love LG. The Verve also a massively forgotten band these days. Ashcroft (musically) was a genius

 

[Milk]

Donna Summer moaning in ecstasy

 

[roydo]

You can have an ace song with crap lyrics. Someone already mentioned Bo Rap. Add plenty of Led Zep songs to that.

You can have an ace song with pretty poor singers. Most of punk for example.

But you cant have an ace song with crap guitar and/or drums.

But most musicians would say the bass is the, well, base of any band/song.

 

[Toast]

Got to love LG. The Verve also a massively forgotten band these days. Ashcroft (musically) was a genius

I’ve been watching Weller on Sky Arts this weekend, with Jam and Style Council.
Some of his writing is actually genius in my opinion. Cracking programmes those btw, well worth a watch.

 

[coollino]

That bit before the 500th chorus of I Will Walk a Thousand Miles

 

[Toast]

Donna Summer moaning in ecstasy

The build up at the start of I feel Love is absolutely banging.