One where absolutely everything is perfect - the beat, the melody, the arrangement, the structure, the lyrics, the subject, etc.?
Nightcall by Kavinsky.
Every part of it, the melodies, rhythm, vocals, is very simple and straightforward. But it’s much more than the sun of its parts. It’s catchy enough that most people I know really like the song. But it’s strange enough to introduce a lot of those people to new sounds and ideas.
Totally agree. That song is so awesome.
It might be a bit of a cliché, but my pick would be Teenage Kicks by the Undertones. It’s such a perfect representation of its times, there’s a longing in the lyrics that I still feel every time I hear the song, and while not technically a masterpiece in terms of depth or skills, there’s nothing you could add or change that would make the song any better.
Or if a partial song counts, there’s of course that guitar solo by Prince around the 03:25 mark.
Radiohead - The Bends
Cortez the Killer - Neil Young
The guitar play is sublime. If I’m sitting around partaking in certain recreational activities, these two songs are on the list.
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Demanufacture, the opening track on Fear Factory’s second album. Perfect tone, buildup and release, and aggression.
“Your Song” — Elton John
I have 2 very different ones that I think couldn’t be improved:
It’s a very mainstream choice, but from the moment it released I had the feeling that Blinding Lights by The Weeknd was a perfect popsong.
Transcendental Youth - The Mountain Goats
Title track and closer of one of my all-time favorite albums. The horns are just perfect and the lyrics are beautiful. Makes me think of those little moments of getting lost in something good during bad times, a short escape you know won’t last.
Portishead - the entire DUMMY album
Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight. Anyone who has ever had the experience described in the song will understand entirely.
@KISSmyOS I’m gonna go with Strawberry Fields Forever.
Definitive classic
I am so fucking glad that Dylan introduced the Beatles to weed.
William Ackerman: The Prospect Of Darrow’s Barn And The Blossoms Of An Apple Spring On Imaginary Road. Just close your eyes and listen.
