What is the most perfect song ever written?

The Beatles' 1968 track 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' has been declared the most perfect pop song ever written by researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
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What is considered the greatest song ever written?

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  • No. 5: "Respect," by Aretha Franklin.
  • No. 4: "What's Going On," by Marvin Gaye.
  • No. 3: "Imagine," by John Lennon.
  • No. 2: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," by The Rolling Stones.
  • And - No. 1: "Like a Rolling Stone," by Bob Dylan.
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What is the best song ever scientifically proven?

"Actually measuring foot tapping or the smile muscles is probably just as good as more 'scientific methods. '" In the end, perhaps the most convincing argument is the impromptu tweetstorm that prompted Gizmodo's investigation to confirm that, indeed, GRAMMY-winning band Toto's "Africa" is the best song ever made.
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What is the most hauntingly beautiful song?

Which Song Do You Find The Most Hauntingly Beautiful?
  • Maxence Cyrin – Where Is My Mind (Pixies Cover)
  • New Order – Elegia.
  • Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah.
  • Immortal Technique – Dance With The Devil.
  • Radiohead – Bullet Proof… I Wish I Was.
  • Boards of Canada – Peacock Tail.
  • Elliott Smith – Between The Bars.
  • Kodaline – All I Want.
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What is the most played song ever?

Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.
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What is number 1 song in the world?

1 song of all time. Blinding Lights by Canadian pop star The Weeknd has become the number one song of all time on Billboard's music charts. According to Billboard, Blinding Lights has now spent 90 weeks in the top 100 chart.
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Who is the best singer in the world?

The greatest singing voices of all time
  • 1 of 31. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB. ...
  • 2 of 31. Etta James. Charles Paul Harris/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. ...
  • 3 of 31. Aretha Franklin. ...
  • 4 of 31. Whitney Houston. ...
  • 5 of 31. Mariah Carey. ...
  • 6 of 31. Elton John. ...
  • 7 of 31. Freddie Mercury. ...
  • 8 of 31. Adele.
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What is the most romantic love song of all time?

The 50 Most Romantic Love Songs Ever Written
  1. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (1992)
  2. "All of Me" by John Legend (2013)
  3. "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys (1966)
  4. "I'm On Fire" by Bruce Springsteen (1984)
  5. "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion (1996)
  6. "Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan (1997)
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What is a haunting song?

To say that a song / music is haunting references how deep it hits the listener. This is a song that does not just grace the surface of one's ear. Instead, this is a song that moves quickly past the ear to the depths of the inner chambers of one's heart and can go even deeper the more you listen.
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Is there a word hauntingly beautiful?

Shimmeringly luminous, suggestive yet understated, and constantly ebbing and flowing, the orchestral sound-world he conjures seems to distil the essence of this hauntingly beautiful yet elusive opera.
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What is the saddest song on earth?

Readers' Poll: The 10 Saddest Songs of All Time
  1. Eric Clapton - 'Tears in Heaven'
  2. Nine Inch Nails - 'Hurt' ...
  3. R.E.M. - 'Everybody Hurts' ...
  4. Harry Chapin - 'Cat's in the Cradle' ...
  5. Nirvana - 'Something in the Way' ...
  6. George Jones - 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' ...
  7. Pearl Jam - 'Black' ...
  8. John Prine - 'Sam Stone' ...
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Is there such thing as a perfect song?

A perfect song is a song that can't be improved upon, that would be ruined by the subtraction of any element from the whole, that communicates its wholeness, its integral quality, to listeners. You can never turn off a perfect song, no matter how many times you've heard it.
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What's the happiest song ever written?

A poll of 1,300 adults ranging in age from 30 to 55 has crowned the Electric Light Orchestra's “Mr. Blue Sky” the happiest song ever. Despite dozens of other classics vying for the title, the 1978 hit was selected by a fifth of all respondents.
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What is the #1 rock song of all time?

1) LED ZEPPELIN - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

When it comes to rock lore, where do you start with this song?
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What is the most beautiful piece of classical music ever written?

1. Puccini - O mio babbino caro.
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Can music be haunting?

The sounds produced together are very jarring to our ears, and can increase our sense of discord, which sounds 'spooky'. Another way in which dissonance makes music sound 'haunting' is when a note which doesn't belong to a chord is used.
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What is the best old song?

The Top 50 most iconic songs of all time
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana.
  • Imagine - John Lennon.
  • One - U2.
  • Billie Jean - Michael Jackson.
  • Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen.
  • Hey Jude - The Beatles.
  • Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan.
  • I Can't Get No Satisfaction - Rolling Stones.
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What songwriter has written the most number one hits?

The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 Jun 1942). McCartney is credited as the writer on 32 number one hits in the US to Lennons 26 (with 23 co-written), whereas Lennon authored 29 UK number ones to McCartney's 28 (25 co-written).
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Who has the most beautiful voice?

Who has the most beautiful voice?
  • Barbra Streisand. Barbra Streisand's unique voice has become a mainstay of American music since the 1960s, earning her the coveted EGOT – an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, as well as Tony. ...
  • Etta James. ...
  • Aretha Franklin. ...
  • Whitney Houston. ...
  • Mariah Carey.
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Who has the best female voice?

Best Female Singers Of All Time: 20 Trailblazing Music Icons
  • 8: Dionne Warwick. ...
  • 7: Adele. ...
  • 6: Madonna. ...
  • 5: Billie Holiday. ...
  • 4: Kate Bush. ...
  • 3: Ella Fitzgerald. ...
  • 2: Amy Winehouse. ...
  • 1: Aretha Franklin. Topping our list of the best female singers of all time, Aretha Franklin also stands as the most-charting female singer in history.
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Who invented music?

They usually put forward several answers, including crediting a character from the Book of Genesis named Jubal, who was said to have played the flute, or Amphion, a son of Zeus, who was given the lyre. One popular story from the Middle Ages credits the Greek philosopher Pythagoras as the inventor of music.
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What is the cheesiest song ever?

Top 10 Corny, Cheesy Songs
  • "Never Gonna Give You Up"—Rick Astley.
  • "MMMBop"—Hanson.
  • "Baby"—Justin Bieber.
  • "I'm Too Sexy"—Right Said Fred.
  • "It's Raining Men"—The Weather Girls.
  • "Who Let the Dogs Out?"— Baha Men.
  • "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"—The Offspring.
  • "What Is Love"—Haddaway.
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