THE perfect song, in your opinion

ako

alright, i gotta say...jimi hendrix / curtis knight - hush nowfucking perfection. never ever ever ever get sick of this song and it gives me the same feeling every time i listen to it.whats your choice?

bonzaisk8

for me, it's gotta be Roy Ayers, "My life in the Sunshine". Never gets old for me and puts me in a good mood everytime I hear it.

peas.

SoulOnIce

Johnny Burnette & the Rock n Roll Trio: The Train Kept a-Rollin'

(where R&B & country truly combine to create early Rock & Roll's finest moment)

The Clovers: Blue Velvet

(where the Clovers out-popped every vocal group that stole the soul)

The Kinks: Waterloo Sunset

(where Dave Davies created a song so flawless, it can be proven mathematically)

Billie Holiday: Let's Dream in the Moonlight (w/Teddy Wilson & Lester Young)

(where Billie paints a perfect image of weary innocence)

I could keep going but I'll stop...

mcdee

this changes every 2 seconds.. but as of right now

john fitch and the associates - romantic attitude
clarence coulter - ride on

motown67

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - pure PERFECTION:

Betty Harris - There's A Break In The Road

ako

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - pure PERFECTION:

Betty Harris - There's A Break In The Road

ok let me add a perfect funk 45 category to my mind, and then YES, right on the money

fucking fantastic song.

peacefulrotation

Lowell George - Cheek To Cheek

motown67

For slow jams I gotta go with:

William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You

PrimeCutsLtd

I was listening to syl johnson - take me to the river. The song is perfect. So is Al green's...my pefect song always changes as well.

roisto

Terry Callier "Ordinary Joe"
Ennio Morricone "Vamos a Matar, Compa??eros!"
Krown Rulers "Kick The Ball"
Darondo "Didn't I"

spivy

an obvious classic but perfect nonetheless:
"what's going on"-marvin gaye

deej

Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit of Jazz

spivy

another obvious classic that nears perfection:
i only have eyes for you-the flamingos

noreille

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - pure PERFECTION:

Betty Harris - There's A Break In The Road

I'd rather mention the B side: "ALL I WANT IS YOU"...

ja_bruce

right now I would say Beach Boys - I just wasn't made for these times , or pretty much any song on Pet Sounds right now.

Also Beach Boys related Brian Wilson - Surf's up

I think it's the summer weather hittin' me.

theory9

For slow jams I gotta go with:

William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You

For me, Beth Orton--Stars All Seem To Weep

The Raise Up

John Coltrane's version of Lush Life is just perfect, especially the part at about 2 minutes into the song after the intro might be the most beautiful moment in music I know.

Junior

In Dreams - Roy Orbison

m_dejean

Curtis Mayfield "Right On For The Darkness"

I will never never never get tired of hearing this song. Emotional singing, heavy lyrics, tight band, arrangement. God, those strings kill me every time. Classic. Perfect.

deluxe

Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up... i've loved that joint since i was a youngin and it still does the same thing to me, its incredible.

and Bernard Purdies 'whatcha see is whatcha get' always gets me hype, just the way the horns and the vocals go together, i cant stop myself from singing along with it in my own terrible way. Shit is just fantastic. BA DA BA DA ba dadaadadaaaaaaa oooooo! or suttin like that.

hammertime

Sam Cooke- A Change is Gonna Come

leolyxxx

Ooooooh there's too many

But here's a few:

Eunice Collins "at the hotel"
Leroy Hutson "think i'm falling in love"
Paris "days of old"
Pete Jolly "seasons"
Golden Boys "berimbau" (Anybody knows which lp this was from?)
Tim Hardin "hang on to a dream"
Soul Bros Inc "pyramid"


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Tobi

Bar-Kays "Holy Ghost" (12" Version)

Mike_Bell

jimi hendrix / curtis knight - hush now

I'm into this a lot.

Some random joints off the top of my head:
Archie Whitewater-Cross Country
Lou Bond-To The Establishment
Al Green-Love And Happiness
John Coltrane-My Favorite Things

tjames

At the moment it's Bobby Humphrey's "Harlem River Drive". Maybe not perfect... is there such a thing?



Slowing down to 45,



tjames

Junior

Bernard Estardy - Cha Tatch Ka
Al Green - Wish You Were Here
Love - Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale (Apart from the title which was a bitch to fit on compilation tapes)
Shuggie Otis - Aht Uh Mi Hed
Eldridge Holmes - Pop, Popcorn Children

Supergood

Off the top of my (Modern Soul) head:

Windjammer - Tossin' and Turnin'
Sunfire - Keep Rockin' My Love
Garry Glenn - Feels Good to Feel Good
Jerry Knight - I'm Down For That
Klique - I Can't Shake This Feeling

SG

funky16corners

loudwizard

US Warren - Hard Headed Woman always, always make me feel great.

Mike_Bell

At the moment it's Bobby Humphrey's "Harlem River Drive".

I was very close to posting this as well. Perfect for early Sunday afternoons.

LordNO

I've often thought Ramsey Lewis' 'Les Fleurs' is perfect.