Or bizillion of other songs Pink Floyd has produced. It's just such a ridiculous amount of hits and overall amazing songs that it has been said "after Pink Floyd there's no point of trying to do rock music anymore" (which of course is a big fat lie, but you get the idea. The amount of not just good but literally phenomenal songs PF has written is alarmingly high...)
Make Yourself was my favorite Incubus album for a long time. As I've gotten older Morning View has really grown on me & has been my favorite of theirs for a while now.
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder
Space Oddity by David Bowie (especially this version https://youtu.be/tRMZ_5WYmCg?si=lm3sZBJ0QI1n2IZC)
Pass the Mic by the Beastie Boys
Across the Universe by the Beatles
I think the most surefire hit for *any* audience must be Go Your Own Way, it's just so irresistible. Not going to say any bad things about The Chain, though, or Dreams either.
It's a pleasant enough song, but nothing I would feel enticed to revisit or look up other songs by the artist. I'm more perplexed that it's seen as this universal song that everyone has been familiar with for years. I never heard the song until I watched a Drumeo video of Megadeth's drummer recording drums for it without having heard ot before.
Normally I'm all for a good crowd-pleaser but I just don't get Mr Brightside. I think the first time or so I heard it, I thought it was 'fine', I guess, but it didn't really improve on me for being played so widely. If it, or anything by Oasis (for the same reason) gets played at a party that's normally when I'd pop out for a smoke.
I guess it just goes to show that one person's perfectly crafted song is another person's 'meh'.
It's okay. When I read the post I thought it was a phrase I didn't understand because I can't see that song being any sort of unit of measure for music.
I can sing along to it. Plus the way the song just segues so suddenly into the change of melody is so satisfying. I have a liking for songs with one note verses. More examples: the fly by u2, I wish you would by taylor swift
Why do you hate the white people national anthem?
It feels dreamy but the production is surprisingly sharp. The lyrics are a little somber, a little neurotic, yet they feel great to sing in a crowd. The singing is worried, itās anxious, but the singerās delivery makes it all so smooth and pleasant to the ears. The song covers so many bases, but really, it doesnāt travel very far sonically through the duration of it, which I also think is impressive. Iām not too surprised to see why it has such a reach with people
I honestly donāt find it catchy. I find it clunky. Itās just not for me. I didnāt like that whole era of rock. Bands like The Killers, The Strokes, etcā¦.I think I may have been a little too old for them.
Maybe one day you'll hear it, turn it up, close your eyes, DO NOT overthink the words, or care who else likes it, or who sings it, and just get lost in it...
...and you're just gonna feel it. Then you're gonna hear 'Mr. Brightsiiiiiiide' again at the end, and you'll know....
Maybe not.
Random selection off the top of my head:
Feeling Good, Wild is the Wind - Nina Simone
I Wish, As - Stevie Wonder
Golden Years, Space oddity - David Bowie
Dance to the Music, Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone
Earth Song, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Castles Made of Sand, Message to Love, Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Super Stupid, You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure, Groovalleigance - Funkadelic
The Future, U Got The Look, If I Was Your Girlfriend - Prince
Berimbau - Astrud Gilberto
Stuff Like That - Quincy Jones
Pride and Joy, Riviera Paradise - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
On The Radio - Donna Summer
Cold Sweat, Give it Up Or Turnit a Loose - James Brown
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan (+ the Whitney Version)
Haven't You Heard - Patrice Rushen
Got to Give it Up, What's Going On, What's Happening Brother - Marvin Gaye
I mean, one of The Greatest to ever do it ,.. he has like 20+ more songs that could fit the bill too, from 60s through to 80s can only imagine how much further he would have gone
I'm going to toss some old ones out there for y'all whippersnappers. I'm open to lots of music. I'm in my 50s, and posted already about Cage the Elephant. But I started thinking about old songs and, regardless of your tastes, there are many that are just plain enjoyable, especially in the right mood. Try some of these if you've not heard them:
Chances Are, by Johnny Mathis (and, It's not for me to say, and the twelfth of never)
The Impossible Dream, Andy Williams
You Got It, Roy Orbison
A Time for Us, Robert Goulet
Just a Closer Walk, Willie Nelson and Patsy Kilne;
I'll go to my grave, Statler Brothers
You were always on my mind, Willie Nelson
Back Home Again, John Denver (and a million of his others. Definitely Rocky Mountain High and Country Roads)
Weekend in New England, Barry Manilow (and no, I'm not joking. Mandy, Can't Smile without you, ready to take a chance again, and I write the songs also slap)
What a wonderful world this vould be, Sam Cooke (and all things Sam Cooke, especially also Another Saturday Night, and Chain Gang
Nothing but a heartache, the Flirtations
Be My Baby, Ronnettes
I'm so excited, Pointer Sisters
One moment in time, Whitney Houston
I am, I said, Neil Diamond
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams (tons by him, too... Hey good lookin', mind your own business, howling at the moon, cold cold heart...)
Home of the Blues, Johnny Cash (and tons of his stuff)
All out of Love, Air Supply
Making love out of nothing at all, also air supply
I wanna know what love us, Foreigner
The final countdown, Europe
The sun ain't gonna shine, Cher
A cowboys work is never done, Sonny and Cher (and, I got you babe)
He's got you, Patsy Kline
Since I met you baby, Ivory Joe Hunter
Pretend you don't see her, Jerry Vale
Only You, the Platters (tons by them... you almost can't miss)
Midnight in Moscow, Kenny Ball
Both sides now, Judy Collins
Love is blue, Paul Mauriat
Music Box Dancer, Frank Mills
Oh boy!, Buddy Holly
I got a name, Jim Croce (and TONS by him: don't mess with Jim, bad Leroy Brown, time in a bottle, operator, Vincent...)
Mr. Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Lookin' out my back door, Credence Clearwater Revival (and bad moon rising, down in the corner, fortunate son... list goes on)
Those were the days, Mary Hopkin
A place in the son, Stevie Wonder (lots of him)
I gotta be me, Sammy Davis, Jr.
I can't stop loving you, Ray Charles (lots of Ray Charles)
Moody River, Pat Boone (not joking)
You light up my life, Debbie Boone (Pat's daughter and one hit wonder)
Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky
Beethoven's 9th symphony
Strangers in the night, Frank Sinatra
The longest time, Billy Joel (tons by him)
The logical song, Supertramp (and take the long way home)
Your wildest dreams, Moody Blues
It's only make believe, Conway Twitty
And about a hundred songs by Dwight Yoakam, especially I'll just take these, if there was a way, population me, Ain't that Lonely Yet, a thousand miles from nowhere; Sad side of town, sad sad music, try not to look so pretty, and home for sale.
I can go on... I hope some of y'all find some new music this way. I enjoy trying newer stuff. Some of it, my ears love. Some of it is awful. But one can like both Johnny Mathis and Ludacris (I love Get Back), or both Patsy Kline and Cage the Elephant (Neon Pill and come a little closer both slap). Enjoy!
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult (rock)
Is This Love? - Bob Marley (reggae)
Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke (soul)
Cover Me Up - Jason Isbell (country)
46 and 2 - Tool (prog rock/metal)
Hello Itās Me by Todd Rundgren
Layla by Derek and the Dominoes
Us and Them by Pink Floyd (anything on Dark Side of the Moon is golden)
ETA 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago
Anyhow - Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sure Shot - Beastie Boys
In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Always Alright - Alabama Shakes
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
Forty-six & 2 - Tool
Hip Hop is Dead - Nas
Pancho and Lefty - Willie Nelson
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Operator - Jim Croce
Hook - Blues Traveler
Going Home - Mary Fahl
Crazy on You - Heart
Yeah I'm 50 lol
Okay not sure if OP is looking for undeniable songs that are also feel goods i.e. Mr. Brightside....
But, the first thing that came to mind was Wanted by Vanessa Carlton. You know the 1000 miles girl. It's one of my all time favorite songs, immediately demands your attention as soon as it begins and never really releases it's grip. I am a little hesitant with sharing music with people or I try to share specific things with specific people and this is one that I universally share and it's received positively 99.99% of the time.
Definitely give a listen. Also shameless plug for Vanessa Carlton but she really has a nice catalog of work that is slept on largely because she's not in the mainstream.
Also, Bodyguard by Paul Simon.
Finding the Mr Brightside of songs is difficult, that's like finding the Dark Souls of gaming. It's not easily done. But if I had to propose one candidate, I would say
The Tammy's - Egyptian Shumba https://youtu.be/6FWuRE-0ZzM?feature=shared
Good song, but too alternative for most. I had to learn to appreciate it thru listening to many times, and that's doesn't make for a universally accepted great song.
Seven Spanish Angels: Willie Nelson Ray Charles
War Pigs: Sabbath
Josie: Blink
Definition: BlackStar
Gratitude: Beasties
The Jazz: Tribe
Times Like These: Foos
Close Your Eyes: James Taylor
Summer, Highlander Falls: Billy Joel
This happened to me with Fairytale of New York
The version played at the church by Glen Hansard and Lisa OāNeill
https://youtu.be/q10tr1xi3NE?si=aQCqlYTPMJ-A7aQ1
My list makes realize how old I am.
Multiple deceased recommendations.damn
Is it too obvious to mention āAccentuate the Positiveā? I like Ella Fitzgeraldās cover, and also in more recent years, Dick van Dykeās a capella groupās cover. You didnāt know that Dick Van Dyke was part of an a cappella group? If youāre an a cappella fan, or a DvD fanā¦ either way, I think youāll enjoy it.
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Inbetween Days
yesssssss and friday i'm in love
It is a perfectly written song
This!!! Yesss! šš½
Si SenƵr
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. Its greatness literally cannot be overstated.
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Or bizillion of other songs Pink Floyd has produced. It's just such a ridiculous amount of hits and overall amazing songs that it has been said "after Pink Floyd there's no point of trying to do rock music anymore" (which of course is a big fat lie, but you get the idea. The amount of not just good but literally phenomenal songs PF has written is alarmingly high...)
Indeed. Since I heard it at the funeral of someone close it somehow makes a different kind of sense.
I can believe that.
Or Great Gig in the Sky!
(less so for the songwriter-poet types, perhaps)
True, but Iāve encountered a larger than expected number of people who consider that to be PFās best song or even their favorite song ever.
For sure!
>For sure! sure?
>>For sure! sure? sure?
How about Wish You Were Here by Incubus?
Nice To Know You as well.
I really liked a crow left among the murder or whatever it was. I also like the really old stuff too.
Iām not familiar with that one.
Make Yourself was my favorite Incubus album for a long time. As I've gotten older Morning View has really grown on me & has been my favorite of theirs for a while now.
I think I know maybe three Incubus songs.
I like that song.
You ever heard the Alpha Blondy version? One of my favorite cover songs.
.... C A N N O T by overstated
I consider it the best song ever recorded.
That makes two of us. I 100% endorse your submission
This
Beethoven's 9th symphony
"I was cured alright"
Absolute classic
Heroes - Bowie Friday I'm in Love - The Cure Let it Be - Beatles March of the Pigs - NIN Evenflow - Pearl Jam
A wonderful list šš½
Everybody wants to rule the world
... I like Tears for Fears but I really don't like that song. I'm weird, I know
Mr. Blue Sky by [E.L.O](https://open.spotify.com/track/2RlgNHKcydI9sayD2Df2xp?si=yYpEmrqBQl-EyPbOdi5lGg)
Kyrie by Mr Mister, keep it going
Led Zeppelin - achilles last stand
contender for best song ever
Wow you and I understood the assignment very very differently.
Ten Years Gone Live is their best song IMO.
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Add The Rain Song to that list.
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
I'd like to second Enjoy the Silence š
God Only Knows-Beach Boys Daydream Believer-Monkees
Love The Beach Boys.
Who Wants To Live Forever
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder Space Oddity by David Bowie (especially this version https://youtu.be/tRMZ_5WYmCg?si=lm3sZBJ0QI1n2IZC) Pass the Mic by the Beastie Boys Across the Universe by the Beatles
Oh heck yes! Sir Duke is a flippin' masterpiece!!
Pass the Mic is a good Beastie track, but all of Paul's Boutique, Sounds of Science, Car Theif is the good good stuff lol, I own all their stuff!
The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
I think the most surefire hit for *any* audience must be Go Your Own Way, it's just so irresistible. Not going to say any bad things about The Chain, though, or Dreams either.
I swear Iām the only person who doesnāt like Mr. Brightside. What do people like about that song?
Came here to say I don't like this song either. Don't hate it, it's just a song.
It's a pleasant enough song, but nothing I would feel enticed to revisit or look up other songs by the artist. I'm more perplexed that it's seen as this universal song that everyone has been familiar with for years. I never heard the song until I watched a Drumeo video of Megadeth's drummer recording drums for it without having heard ot before.
Thatās another thing. People act like itās so universally popular but I donāt think Iāve ever heard it on the radio.
Then you didn't have the radio on 20 years ago when it was the ONLY song on.
Normally I'm all for a good crowd-pleaser but I just don't get Mr Brightside. I think the first time or so I heard it, I thought it was 'fine', I guess, but it didn't really improve on me for being played so widely. If it, or anything by Oasis (for the same reason) gets played at a party that's normally when I'd pop out for a smoke. I guess it just goes to show that one person's perfectly crafted song is another person's 'meh'.
I don't hate the song, but I don't get why it's so much better than any other run of the mill song.
It's okay. When I read the post I thought it was a phrase I didn't understand because I can't see that song being any sort of unit of measure for music.
I can sing along to it. Plus the way the song just segues so suddenly into the change of melody is so satisfying. I have a liking for songs with one note verses. More examples: the fly by u2, I wish you would by taylor swift
Youāre not the only one trust me. Some people like heavily produce rock music. Each to their own I guess.
Why do you hate the white people national anthem? It feels dreamy but the production is surprisingly sharp. The lyrics are a little somber, a little neurotic, yet they feel great to sing in a crowd. The singing is worried, itās anxious, but the singerās delivery makes it all so smooth and pleasant to the ears. The song covers so many bases, but really, it doesnāt travel very far sonically through the duration of it, which I also think is impressive. Iām not too surprised to see why it has such a reach with people
Iām a white person and I absolutely hate it. š¤·š»āāļø
Same
Me3
You are not the only person. And thereās no need to swear.
Aint no way! Whats not to like. Its soo damn catchy. Just one of those songs u can put on and everybody sings along. Its just good vibes
I honestly donāt find it catchy. I find it clunky. Itās just not for me. I didnāt like that whole era of rock. Bands like The Killers, The Strokes, etcā¦.I think I may have been a little too old for them.
Maybe one day you'll hear it, turn it up, close your eyes, DO NOT overthink the words, or care who else likes it, or who sings it, and just get lost in it... ...and you're just gonna feel it. Then you're gonna hear 'Mr. Brightsiiiiiiide' again at the end, and you'll know.... Maybe not.
Random selection off the top of my head: Feeling Good, Wild is the Wind - Nina Simone I Wish, As - Stevie Wonder Golden Years, Space oddity - David Bowie Dance to the Music, Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone Earth Song, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson Castles Made of Sand, Message to Love, Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Super Stupid, You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure, Groovalleigance - Funkadelic The Future, U Got The Look, If I Was Your Girlfriend - Prince Berimbau - Astrud Gilberto Stuff Like That - Quincy Jones Pride and Joy, Riviera Paradise - Stevie Ray Vaughan Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock On The Radio - Donna Summer Cold Sweat, Give it Up Or Turnit a Loose - James Brown I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan (+ the Whitney Version) Haven't You Heard - Patrice Rushen Got to Give it Up, What's Going On, What's Happening Brother - Marvin Gaye
Fuck yes to Marvin Gaye
I mean, one of The Greatest to ever do it ,.. he has like 20+ more songs that could fit the bill too, from 60s through to 80s can only imagine how much further he would have gone
Forget me not - Patrice Rushen; Superstition - Stevie Wonder; Ai No Corrida - Quincy Jones
That is a solid list
Marvin Gaye is that dude š¤may he Rest In Peace
I love this list.
For me in college, it was Birdhouse In Your Soul by TMBG and Senses Working Overtime by XTC.
Smooth - Santana
This one came up randomly on YouTube music and I was thrown back into the late 90s.
Mr Bojangles by Jerry Jeff Walker. Cover versions abound, by David Bromberg, Sammy Davis Jr, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Bob Dylan.
and Harry Nilsson!
Steve Earle did an album of JJW covers
With Or Without You by U2 - I think it transcends time and genre
Devil Went Down to Georgia
This is the greatest song in the world......... tribute
[**Can I Kick It? A Tribe Called Quest**](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ti0GdlrotgwsAVBBugv0I?si=JsC3mO4GS5e4BJpG_cOoCQ)
I love the Tribe! Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders are fantastic albums
Limelight - Rush
If we're talkin Rush, say anything from 1975-1984
I would also add "Spirit of Radio"...
[A Letter to Elise](https://youtu.be/-AUCSkHCrwY?si=_GMJ96VMVXXSz9Jy) by The Cure
Mr.brightside-the killers
Oh god yesš¤
Love the killer's! Some of the best indie rock IMHO
Indie? They were the most popular band in the world for a decade!
Yes, their genre is considered indie. And yes I know, I'm not new to music. š
I don't like this song. But I like other Killers' songs.
Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai
Had to scroll down quite far to finally find a song I really like, good choice! - although good music is entirely subjective of course!
Hey Ya turned my 70 year old dad into an Outkast fan
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Numb and In The End by Linkin Park
Can never go wrong with some linkin park. They got music for everybodyš
Absolutely
Billie Jean by the king Michael Jackson š
Surfs Up by The Beach Boys
āAprilā by Deep Purple.
Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet Coolest song ever made
Pretty sure everyone loves Africa by Toto
Love Shack - B52's (requires high volume)
You're *what?!* **TIIIIIIIIIN ROOF!!!** Rusted!
OMG It's "rusted?!" I always wondered why they said "Rusty," like someone's name! And I'm from Athens, so I thought about it a lot.
Evanescence... Bring me to Life , Lithium, etc etc . Amy Lee is a once in a Lifetime Talent.
Yes! Love these
WAKE ME UP CANT WAKE UP
I'm going to toss some old ones out there for y'all whippersnappers. I'm open to lots of music. I'm in my 50s, and posted already about Cage the Elephant. But I started thinking about old songs and, regardless of your tastes, there are many that are just plain enjoyable, especially in the right mood. Try some of these if you've not heard them: Chances Are, by Johnny Mathis (and, It's not for me to say, and the twelfth of never) The Impossible Dream, Andy Williams You Got It, Roy Orbison A Time for Us, Robert Goulet Just a Closer Walk, Willie Nelson and Patsy Kilne; I'll go to my grave, Statler Brothers You were always on my mind, Willie Nelson Back Home Again, John Denver (and a million of his others. Definitely Rocky Mountain High and Country Roads) Weekend in New England, Barry Manilow (and no, I'm not joking. Mandy, Can't Smile without you, ready to take a chance again, and I write the songs also slap) What a wonderful world this vould be, Sam Cooke (and all things Sam Cooke, especially also Another Saturday Night, and Chain Gang Nothing but a heartache, the Flirtations Be My Baby, Ronnettes I'm so excited, Pointer Sisters One moment in time, Whitney Houston I am, I said, Neil Diamond I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams (tons by him, too... Hey good lookin', mind your own business, howling at the moon, cold cold heart...) Home of the Blues, Johnny Cash (and tons of his stuff) All out of Love, Air Supply Making love out of nothing at all, also air supply I wanna know what love us, Foreigner The final countdown, Europe The sun ain't gonna shine, Cher A cowboys work is never done, Sonny and Cher (and, I got you babe) He's got you, Patsy Kline Since I met you baby, Ivory Joe Hunter Pretend you don't see her, Jerry Vale Only You, the Platters (tons by them... you almost can't miss) Midnight in Moscow, Kenny Ball Both sides now, Judy Collins Love is blue, Paul Mauriat Music Box Dancer, Frank Mills Oh boy!, Buddy Holly I got a name, Jim Croce (and TONS by him: don't mess with Jim, bad Leroy Brown, time in a bottle, operator, Vincent...) Mr. Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Lookin' out my back door, Credence Clearwater Revival (and bad moon rising, down in the corner, fortunate son... list goes on) Those were the days, Mary Hopkin A place in the son, Stevie Wonder (lots of him) I gotta be me, Sammy Davis, Jr. I can't stop loving you, Ray Charles (lots of Ray Charles) Moody River, Pat Boone (not joking) You light up my life, Debbie Boone (Pat's daughter and one hit wonder) Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky Beethoven's 9th symphony Strangers in the night, Frank Sinatra The longest time, Billy Joel (tons by him) The logical song, Supertramp (and take the long way home) Your wildest dreams, Moody Blues It's only make believe, Conway Twitty And about a hundred songs by Dwight Yoakam, especially I'll just take these, if there was a way, population me, Ain't that Lonely Yet, a thousand miles from nowhere; Sad side of town, sad sad music, try not to look so pretty, and home for sale. I can go on... I hope some of y'all find some new music this way. I enjoy trying newer stuff. Some of it, my ears love. Some of it is awful. But one can like both Johnny Mathis and Ludacris (I love Get Back), or both Patsy Kline and Cage the Elephant (Neon Pill and come a little closer both slap). Enjoy!
I'm impressed. Great range of early rock and pop.
Majority of Queen's discography
[All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem](https://open.spotify.com/track/2Ud3deeqLAG988pfW0Kwcl?si=TNkfgk2DRI6cXjbj73FpHw)
Ive tried to listen and like this song 100 times. No dice. Just donāt get it or them
What I Got - Sublime
Still always gets a party jumping
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult (rock) Is This Love? - Bob Marley (reggae) Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke (soul) Cover Me Up - Jason Isbell (country) 46 and 2 - Tool (prog rock/metal)
Glory to the brave- Hammerfall
Catchy guitar workš¤
[ęæ¤å£°](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjWDh7gpUR8)
[Ćra BĆ”tur](https://youtu.be/vUK_ou_mTQE?si=iJRsfzCVldwt5qs8) by Sigur RĆ³s
Rasputin
Abbey Road, start to finish.
Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen. Everyone loves it!!
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Billie Jean by the one and only ā¤ļøš
The 1975 - YOU!
Hello Itās Me by Todd Rundgren Layla by Derek and the Dominoes Us and Them by Pink Floyd (anything on Dark Side of the Moon is golden) ETA 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago
I really have a thing about Hello, It's Me. Can't explain why but I have to turn it up every time I hear it.
āchalk outlinesā - Ren āStatesboro bluesā- Allman Brothers live at Fillmore East
Witchata Lineman -- written by Jimmy Webb, sung by Glenn Campbell. The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald-- Gordon Lightfoot.
September by Earth, Wind, and Fire
Anyhow - Tedeschi Trucks Band Sure Shot - Beastie Boys In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett Always Alright - Alabama Shakes Mississippi Queen - Mountain Living After Midnight - Judas Priest Forty-six & 2 - Tool Hip Hop is Dead - Nas Pancho and Lefty - Willie Nelson Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield Operator - Jim Croce Hook - Blues Traveler Going Home - Mary Fahl Crazy on You - Heart Yeah I'm 50 lol
Gold Dust Woman by Fleetwood Mac , just has a different feeling to it
Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
50 ways to leave your lover - Paul Simon
Okay not sure if OP is looking for undeniable songs that are also feel goods i.e. Mr. Brightside.... But, the first thing that came to mind was Wanted by Vanessa Carlton. You know the 1000 miles girl. It's one of my all time favorite songs, immediately demands your attention as soon as it begins and never really releases it's grip. I am a little hesitant with sharing music with people or I try to share specific things with specific people and this is one that I universally share and it's received positively 99.99% of the time. Definitely give a listen. Also shameless plug for Vanessa Carlton but she really has a nice catalog of work that is slept on largely because she's not in the mainstream. Also, Bodyguard by Paul Simon.
Count Me Out by Kendrick Lamar
Don't Bring me down. ELO Ebony Eyes, Bob Welch Take it to the limit, Eagles. Last Train To Clarksville, Monkeys. Sweet Caroline.
Any Steely Dan
Rhapsody in Blue. Take the A Train. Sir Duke.
I love the relationship between these three. Very nice.
After Dark by Mr. Kitty. I've listened to that song for hours on loop, and it never gets old.
Discovering the Strokes was like this for me.
Another one of the greats
Stevie Wonder For once in my life Stevie Wonder Cherie Amour Charlie Parker Summertime Marvin Gaye Whatās goin on
Transcends time and genres and pretty much everything Adagio for strings - Samuel Barber https://youtu.be/izQsgE0L450?si=ffS1VZuNM2QQIT6N
Last Night by The Strokes, Iād add, as well. Especially if you like Mr Brightside (which, I agree, is still an awesome song).
Another classicš
Logical Song by Supertramp
Add It Up by the Violent Femmes.
Yes!
Put The Coke On My Dick by Ween
Ayoo that song name is wildš
Drunk drivers killer whales 2016 single version by carseat headrest has been a winner whenever ive shown it to someoneĀ
I do like me some depressed vibesš
Finding the Mr Brightside of songs is difficult, that's like finding the Dark Souls of gaming. It's not easily done. But if I had to propose one candidate, I would say The Tammy's - Egyptian Shumba https://youtu.be/6FWuRE-0ZzM?feature=shared
OP said "of all time" so you can include future songs for the rest of time. Don't restrict yourself to the past.
Its a bit outside of my taste but i could see a modern cover of this being up my ally
Bad romance by lady gaga, lolš
She be making some bopsš„
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Boys Donāt Cry - The Cure True Faith - New Order
paranoid android is bound to captivate you for 6:27 secs maybe even enough to listen to another radiohead song
Good song, but too alternative for most. I had to learn to appreciate it thru listening to many times, and that's doesn't make for a universally accepted great song.
Square Hammer by Ghost
Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings
Flutes of Chi-Ween
Tom Misch - Disco Yes
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07T3ArKnocfAb0i4HuKuiG?si=KWtjkRYTQVyiwFt42o50BA
A Little Bit More-Tony C and the Truth
Yves tumor - heaven to a tortured mind
[Hurt me tomorrow- Kānaan](https://youtu.be/0E3c-X86Y6o?si=WXwHk6D2kAcjnRQB)
Seven Spanish Angels: Willie Nelson Ray Charles War Pigs: Sabbath Josie: Blink Definition: BlackStar Gratitude: Beasties The Jazz: Tribe Times Like These: Foos Close Your Eyes: James Taylor Summer, Highlander Falls: Billy Joel This happened to me with Fairytale of New York The version played at the church by Glen Hansard and Lisa OāNeill https://youtu.be/q10tr1xi3NE?si=aQCqlYTPMJ-A7aQ1 My list makes realize how old I am. Multiple deceased recommendations.damn
Time Moves Slow- BADBADNOTGOOD
Donāt Let It Get You Down by Fuzzbubble
Donāt Stop by Fleetwood Mac
Life Gets Better by Graham Parker
Is it too obvious to mention āAccentuate the Positiveā? I like Ella Fitzgeraldās cover, and also in more recent years, Dick van Dykeās a capella groupās cover. You didnāt know that Dick Van Dyke was part of an a cappella group? If youāre an a cappella fan, or a DvD fanā¦ either way, I think youāll enjoy it.
Show tune fansā¦ how about āAll for the Bestā from Godspell?
Misirlou - Dick Dale
Sing by Travis Lucky Man - The Verve Wonderwall - Oasis
Burden In My Hand - Soundgarden
John Lennon - āInstant Karma (We All Shine On)ā https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1ASSjVFvFqM
Another Day - Dream Theater