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Tribute - Tenacious D
Sadly not as good as the original.
That is why it's a tribute.
Let's be real, there's only ever gonne be one song that's never gonna give us up, let us down or desert us.
The Song That Never Ends.
Timeless in more ways than one. 😌
Yes it goes on and on my friend
Hotel california - the eagles
Time in a bottle - jim croce
Aww, thank you very much for this comment, which not only has "time" in the title but is actually pretty timeless, beyond any meme value. Jim Croce even has several songs that have outlived his generation, such as "I Got a Name." Those are exactly the songs I was referring to - the ones that, decades later, continue to reach new audiences through movie soundtracks and such.
Badfish by Sublime
Stairway To Heaven
Morning Dew
Suspicious Minds
Three Little Birds
Beethoven’s Fifth
The Washington Post March
Happy birthday.
Off the top of my head, and of course these are completely subjective, I just think of songs that still feel relevant or still reflect a popular attitude today. Feel free to agree or not.
You’re So Vain by Carly Simon
Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band
Piano Man by Billy Joel
Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine
Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
To be truly timeless you need a few things. A band who knows how to name things. Bad ass drum solos. A couple of electric guitars. An accordion. A flute. Yodeling. Mouth noises. And no lyrics to get in the way.
I give you “Hocus Pocus” by Focus.
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Not sure if it counts but Toto's song Africa has an installation in Africa, powered by solar panels and batteries and it's played on an endless loop.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concertos by J.S. Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J.S. Bach
Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in C Sharp Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven
Hallellujah Chorus from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel
Fanfare-Rondeau from the First Suite de Symphonies (the Masterpiece Theater Theme) by Jean-Joseph Mouret
Clarinet Concerto in A Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
A few centuries is not timeless, but it is an indication of long term endurance.
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Beatles songs like Yesterday seem to have held up pretty well.
The Entertainer.
1902, 124 years old. Scott Joplin.
1916:
https://youtu.be/ND2rMET4MVw
1974:
https://youtu.be/vsFGcPujqKE
Chet Atkins:
https://youtu.be/kHtwF-gpluc
The Muppets:
https://youtu.be/p9gSvM4uR3s
3D Printed:
https://youtube.com/shorts/SdG239y8Qnk
I was going to also suggest Rhapsody In Blue by George Gershwin from 1924
Songs that will always be good are like:
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Just a Day - Feeder
Or do you mean songs that will always sound new? That’s a harder one.
No, no, I mean songs that stand the test of time because they’re so catchy. "Son of a Preacher Man" is definitely one of those songs. I actually hadn’t heard “Just a Day” by Feeder before. Probably because alternative rock was never really my thing - but I can see, or rather hear, the timelessness in this one too :)
Thanks for clarifying because very little music is actually timeless. Electric guitar or syths date it immediately. Maybe some digiredoo or drums and vocals only.
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That one Adagio by Albinoni. The one in G minor. You know it when you hear it.
Beethovens 5th Symphony
Someone already mentioned Hocus Pocus by Focus, so I'm going to go with ...
Heart - Crazy On You
For when the world is going to shit, so all that's left is to get it on and fuck your woes goodbye
Some beautiful and sad timelessness songs:
New Order - Ceremony https://youtu.be/kkASIx9Xk6s?is=5ySoad0UUJEiL-xp
Tim Buckley - Song to the siren https://youtu.be/b6a50loAOIk?is=nsOUnfCH626-X8oh
Tuxedomoon - In a matter of speaking https://youtu.be/l6H-ESkf2bU?is=UkuZZ4jE66yukBH0
Was thinking about this the other day for a modern song that has really stuck around. Not a power ballad or a big rock song by any stretch, but:
Fade Into You - Mazzy Star
Late edit: these, too:
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright’s version of Cohen’s original
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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The nursery rhyme Ding Dong Bell is from at least 1580, probably earlier
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time after time
Summertime - lots of great versions
Take five - Brubeck
So what - Miles
The girl from ipanema - Gilberto
My favorite things - Coltrane
Speak low - Holiday
Thank you very muc! I’m not really into jazz, but even I know these songs. It just goes to show how timeless they are—and how well-known they are, even among people who don’t know the first thing about jazz.
"Hard Times Come Again No More"
I mean, John Cage’s 4’33” is the only piece that will outlive life.
Depeche mode - Enjoy the silence. Most timeless song to me.
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