Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael
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Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael
I'd never heard of this song (composed in 1927) before, but I came across a list of the Top 100 songs of the century on Radio 2 and it came in at Number 2.
So I played it and it is just perfection in every way.
Magnetic, masterful songwriting.
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You've never heard of it?! 
I'm very surprised!
It's a great song.
I'm very surprised!It's a great song.
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It's not exactly Slayer, is it?
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Well, Rod Stewart, Katie Mehueleiehehea, Michael Bubble and Ringo Starr have covered it, so it's escaped under my radar.Bella Fortuna wrote:You've never heard of it?!
It's a great song.
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Who compiled this top 100 list?
There is no way a list compiled by listener poll or music artists would've had that at no. 2. Which person got to decide for us that that was the 2nd best song of last century? Is there linkage to the list?
There is no way a list compiled by listener poll or music artists would've had that at no. 2. Which person got to decide for us that that was the 2nd best song of last century? Is there linkage to the list?
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This belongs in the pile of meh
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devogue wrote:Well, Rod Stewart, Katie Mehueleiehehea, Michael Bubble and Ringo Starr have covered it, so it's escaped under my radar.Bella Fortuna wrote:You've never heard of it?!
It's a great song.
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The last list on this page:Animavore wrote:Who compiled this top 100 list?
There is no way a list compiled by listener poll or music artists would've had that at no. 2. Which person got to decide for us that that was the 2nd best song of last century? Is there linkage to the list?
http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/uk_radio.htm
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devogue wrote:The last list on this page:Animavore wrote:Who compiled this top 100 list?
There is no way a list compiled by listener poll or music artists would've had that at no. 2. Which person got to decide for us that that was the 2nd best song of last century? Is there linkage to the list?
http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/uk_radio.htm
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My Heart Will Go On from Titanic is at Number 29.Animavore wrote:devogue wrote:The last list on this page:Animavore wrote:Who compiled this top 100 list?
There is no way a list compiled by listener poll or music artists would've had that at no. 2. Which person got to decide for us that that was the 2nd best song of last century? Is there linkage to the list?
http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/uk_radio.htm
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I notice the list is from '99 so much of the people who took part would be dead now 
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He was a wonderful composer. Exquisitely complex for what it is. The chord changes must be a nightmare to play!
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Sounds like any other song from that period to me. I don't see what makes it stand out 
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The beauty to me is in the melody. He isn't the best interpreter of this song despite being the composer (in my opinion). Try this:Animavore wrote:Sounds like any other song from that period to me. I don't see what makes it stand out
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