We often use songs to remind us of memories from different periods in our life
Here is a list of 10 songs that we can all agree, that no matter what generation you are from, are the best of all time.
And these 10 are only the beginning.
Nirvana’s ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’
This song came out in 1991 and it blew up so hard that by 1993 Kurt Cobain was sick of playing it on his tours.
He even claimed that “there are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better,”
Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!’
As radical and fun as this song gets Outkast actually said that it is “the saddest song ever written.”
But when it was released in 2003, all anyone wanted to do was dance and missed out what the song was actually trying to say.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s ‘Crazy in Love’
Another one from ’03.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z had just started dating at the time.
The song according to Beyoncé described “the first step of a relationship right before you let go.”
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
The 1975 hit does not need any introduction.
Queen’s track had managed to depict the tragic human existence with humour.
In my opinion it is a masterpiece.
Lorde’s ‘Royals’
The 2011 hit was written in half an hour by a then 15 year old Lorde.
She said she was “definitely poking fun at a lot of things people take to be normal.”
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s ‘Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang’
The song was released in 1992
Snoop Dogg was actually in jail when this was recorded so Snoop recorded his parts over the phone.
Dre really wanted the demo done so he “taped the receiver of the phone to the mic”
He even explained that “You can hear jail sounds in the back.”
The White Stripes’s ‘Seven Nation Army’
Seems like a lot of hits were written in 2003.
The song actually didn’t have lyrics for some time.
Eventually the song was used to address the rumours that were going around about Jack and his ex-wife Meg.
Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’
The number 1 song of 1982 was written due to a denial of a paternity suit.
“I knew the song was going to be big, I was really absorbed in writing it.”
He was so absorbed he did not notice the car he was in was on fire as he thought about the song ‘Billie Jean.’
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Alright’
2015 was the year the Black Lives Matter movement was gathering momentum and the song became a part of the movement.
Lamar went on to say “I wanted to approach it as more uplifting — but aggressive. Not playing the victim, but still having that ‘We strong,’ you know?” That “we strong” spirit is at the heart of “Alright.”
M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes’
M.I.A was both pleased and surprised to see her song up in the charts in 2008.
“America is so obsessed with money, I’m sure they’ll get it.”
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