What's your favourite song and why?

[eggsandwich]

Mine is Freddie Jackson "rock me for old time sake" which was our first dance at our wedding 19 years ago, and also one of the first songs my DH played when we went on our first date.

Too many to choose from and all rather varied

Raining Blood - Slayer. Reminds me of the best gig ever, Nottingham Rock City 2000.

Cowboys from hell - Pantera. Best song to sing along/head bang to when I went to rock clubs. (XL's/The Deep/The Cage/First Base)

Master of Puppets - Metallica. As above.

Down Under - Men at work. Just makes me smile when I hear it.

Three times a lady - Commodores Totally go gooey at this song and I adore Lionel Richie.

Africa - Toto Just love it.

Come on Eileen - Dexys midnight runners. Always played at the end of the night at The Cage in Wolverhampton in a bid to get everyone to leave but it was great to sing along to when pissed.

Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush. My dad adored Kate Bush.

The Snake - Al thingamy. Mum, dad and eldest brother all love Northern Soul and this is one I like to sing along to. Also have a very cringey memory of dancing alone to this on a very drunken night at Xmas.

Layla - Derek and the Dominoes. One of my dad's favourite songs so I shed a little tear whenever I hear it.

The Queen is Dead by The Smiths. That song has everything: witty and clever lyrics, a great tune, a story, fabulous bongo beats, a serious message and Morrissey.

yes yes YES to wichita lineman. it's perfect.

silver lady by david soul reminds me of being little, but i love it anyway.

HoneyDragon.....that line is why my DP sings that song to me......and why it's one of my favourites ever

The Carpenters - Sing
Head and Heart - Down in the Valley

Oops just realised I posted twice

Feellikeadairycow: Another Duhks fan! Love "Annabelle"...No one I know has even heard of them!

Pure Morning - Placebo
Kandy - One eskimO (not well known but I thoroughly recommend a listen)
My Way - Frank Sinatra (that's old even for me, lol)
Bridge Over Troubled Water - S&G

No particular reason, just love them. I have other songs I love because of the memories that go with them, but I wouldn't say they're my favourites.

Another There is a light that never goes out fan here, also Iris by goo goo dolls. Those two always reduce me to jelly.

Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day, The Scientist by Coldplay or Feelin Alright by Joe Cocker.....

oh reasons...
1 and 3 I shout/sing along to, and 2 is mine and dhs 'song'.It always reminds me of him.

On Raglan Road,sung by Luke Kelly (for me anyway).
My Mum sung it to me, I sing it to my boy.

Scott Walker - Rhymes of Goodbye / Duchess
The Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1
John Grant - Where Dreams Go To Die
Tom Waits - Kentucky Avenue
Roy Orbison - In Dreams

God only knows, Beach Boys
don't you forget about me, simple minds.
Life on Mars, Bowie.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Beatles.

Black flies - Ben Howard because it takes me back to when ds was born.

Cockbollocks - the lightening strike is superb up there in my top 5.

ooh too many to choose from...

I'm gonna have to go with my user name.

because Kurt was a genius, and it reminds me of being a teenager.

Light as the breeze - Leonard Cohen
Tom Traubert's blues - Tom Waits
Powderfinger - Neil Young

and nearly everything else by these three

Oo I love Neil Young and CSN!

Am going away to contemplate. SomeDizzyWhore I always have a little sing when I see your user name. Love that song.

There's A Ghost In My House by R Dean Taylor.
Just love it, a proper stomping tune that I never get tired of listening to.

Some amazing songs on this thread,

I second A case of you, God only knows, Iris and The scientist.

And would add
Always and I'll be there for you by Bon Jovi.
Any song by Stevie Nicks!
Any song by Bob Marley but probably No woman, no cry is my fave.
absolutely love Fast Car by Tracey Chapman.
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gregory Issacs, Beautiful South!

to be honest i could go on and most of my reasons would be my mum's awesome taste in music throughout our childhood and all the memories it brings back!

i love it that my 4 year old gets in the car and says "can we have Marley mummy?" the old songs are the best!

Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy

The hairs on my arms are standing up just thinking about it.

Layla - Derek and the Dominos-just love the beginning
Impossible Dream-Johnny Mathis-saw him sing this on tv when I was little have adored it(and him) ever since
Still In Love With You-Thin Lizzy.

Oh dear, I can't possibly decide upon a solitary favourite and the list might well be different tomorrow, but today, when the sun is shining, my favourites (top 12!) are:

YY to David Bowie: Life on Mars

Elvis Costello: Pump it Up

Nick Drake: Cello Song

Joe Jackson: Different for Girls

Pulp: Babies

Voice of the Beehive: I Say Nothing

Another vote for There is a Light that Never goes Out

Chris TT: Giraffes #1

Velvet Underground: Sweet Jane

Theme from Fame

Amy Winehouse: Love is a Losing Game

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Free Bird