What do you think is the most universally liked song in the world?

[JMapleton]

One song that crosses all boundaries for race, generational, culture, economic, and international borders?

What is the most universally liked song in the world?

Post a YouTube video or something and tell me why.

I'll go first.......

I propose One Love by Bob Marley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou5pzKuKP8w&feature=related

Liked all over the world and although the song is decades old, it's still "cool" by today's generation.

 

[olds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m44z-223UYE

 

[JMapleton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m44z-223UYE

I should have put a disclaimer. It has to be a real song. For the purpose of entertainment. Ceremonial songs cannot count.

 

[Woosta]

Any MJ Song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUXAEzaC3Q

My fav...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_RqXeiFn3E

 

[lxskllr]

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fETIjVvv1Ds&feature=related

 

[Paladin3]

"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HrSN7176XI

If you don't already know, then I can't explain why.

 

[DangerAardvark]

Stairway to Heaven.

 

[JMapleton]

Any MJ Song.
My fav...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_RqXeiFn3E

I think MJ is as global and universal as you can get.

Agreed.

 

[ChaoZ]

Canon in D. It's awesome is why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wpPk8qk3uQ

 

[Dominato3r]

Viva la Vida by Coldplay.

 

[lxskllr]

Amazing Grace - no link necessary.

Played by pipe bands, sung in black Baptist churches. Everybody knows that song.

 

[Toonces]

Canon in D. It's awesome is why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wpPk8qk3uQ

I'd propose Beethoven's 9th.

 

[adairusmc]

Canon in D. It's awesome is why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wpPk8qk3uQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

 

[datalink7]

Build me up buttercup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_OEaHfWII

 

[theprodigalrebel]

It's gotta be a Michael Jackson song for true global appeal. I'd vote for Thriller. Looking past Jacko, there's Stayin' Alive, Jailhouse Rock (or Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Can't Help Falling in Love or several other Elvis songs), Wonderwall, I'll Always Love You, The Real Slim Shady, Isn't She Lovely, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Yeah! etc.

(No links necessary for any of the songs above for obvious reasons)

Also, can't ignore the massive popularity of boybands, girlsbands, hip hop and this guy.

 

[UncleWai]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4

 

[Woosta]

Can't forget the Beatles too.

 

[JMapleton]

Can't forget the Beatles too.

Yes but which one song did they have that stood out that crossed these boundaries?

 

[HappyPuppy]

Music is subjective, generational and geographical.

My favorite song of all time is "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding, but that is due to life circumstances.

To each his own.

 

[JMapleton]

Music is subjective, generational and geographical.

The purpose of this thread is to prove there are songs that break that rule, which in general is true, and prove that certain forms of music and messages in music can appeal to vastly universal audiences.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Akon once said this about Michael Jackson: "The way he thinks ... some artists think regional, some think national, I was thinking international. He thinks planets. It's on another level."

I agree with him.

 

[AVAFREAK182]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=barLaHrtvoM

 

[Bl0cks]

The Popcorn Song

 

[Colt45]

strauss? tchaikovsky?

 

[Kadarin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg

Yakety Sax, aka the Benny Hill theme.