Thread by @DerekViita, Since things are bad and we're all going insane, here's an OT [...]

Since things are bad and we& #39;re all going insane, here& #39;s an OT Friday thread: "Perfect" songs.

Songs that are well-written, well-executed, nail a mood, or something else that make them brilliant pieces of art.

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It& #39;s like if my trippy Nyquil dreams became a really dope song. https://youtu.be/5bfseWNmlds ">https://youtu.be/5bfseWNml...

Sebastian Bach is one of the most pure voices that ever existed in rock, don& #39;t @ me. https://youtu.be/qjuEXKwnkLE ">https://youtu.be/qjuEXKwnk...

All early 70s Stevie Wonder is perfect. In terms of songwriting, this might be the most truly perfect love song ever written. Like, ever. https://youtu.be/KWhMyOs0pCQ ">https://youtu.be/KWhMyOs0p...

I also love this Sesame Street clip (even though the performance is a hot mess) because the kid at the top of the fire escape rules (0:39, 4:10). https://youtu.be/_ul7X5js1vE ">https://youtu.be/_ul7X5js1...

Speaking of the 70s: There& #39;s about 8 albums worth of perfection from Elton John. This is my "gun-to-head-gotta-choose-one" favorite. https://youtu.be/oSEX2yrZDks ">https://youtu.be/oSEX2yrZD...

RIP Bill Withers. Thank you for writing one of the funkiest songs ever written. https://youtu.be/dbN8jqDhHO8 ">https://youtu.be/dbN8jqDhH...

"Whoever said it was easy must& #39;ve had it pretty good"-- The whole song is perfect, but that opening line slays me every time. https://youtu.be/LQC3dBWS_FE ">https://youtu.be/LQC3dBWS_...

Prince was a genius, and Purple Rain is a perfect album with 9 perfect songs.

I was in Detroit driving to a meeting when it came across the radio that Prince had died. Then they played this song, all of the air left my body, and a few tears escaped. https://youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_T8 ">https://youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_...

One of the very few bright spots in modern-day country music. https://youtu.be/tNV16tz1NK0 ">https://youtu.be/tNV16tz1N...

Love this album, and LOVE this song. The driving beat, the jangly guitar, Kele& #39;s voice... *chef kiss* https://youtu.be/vdkmhquF60o ">https://youtu.be/vdkmhquF6...

While we& #39;re on the topic of Kele Okereke& #39;s voice: It& #39;s perfect.

Take this song for example. It& #39;s already great, but drop Kele into the verses, and it becomes otherworldly. https://youtu.be/SeXBiXcEBkY ">https://youtu.be/SeXBiXcEB...

In undergrad, I minored in Music. During a course on modern songwriting, we spent hours on Spector& #39;s Wall of Sound.

This track was the standard and it& #39;s still, literally, a *perfect* pop song. TONS of layers for what seems like a simple lil& #39; bop. https://youtu.be/ZV5tgZlTEkQ ">https://youtu.be/ZV5tgZlTE...

And while we& #39;re on lush 1960s pop: The Beach Boys, full stop. https://youtu.be/CWPo5SC3zik ">https://youtu.be/CWPo5SC3z...

Fundamentally, this song represents everything "outlaw country" used to be, and everything modern country *should* be.

I adored this song the instant I heard it, and I still do. https://youtu.be/kQ8xqyoZXCc ">https://youtu.be/kQ8xqyoZX...

This song is already brilliant, but strip the drums, add the orchestra, and it becomes a hymn. https://youtu.be/agF5G1kuE9g ">https://youtu.be/agF5G1kuE...

A sneaky good song about being in love with someone who& #39;s terrible for you. Very fun at full volume. https://youtu.be/g_qZ5B-yioU ">https://youtu.be/g_qZ5B-yi...

I was in grad school when Funeral came out. At first I HATED it. On 2nd listen, it was "meh." Finally one late night, walking home after a hard day, the town was dead silent with 1ft of snow, this song came up on my iPod... and I practically levitated. https://youtu.be/VU_2R1rjbD8 ">https://youtu.be/VU_2R1rjb...

...OK one more from Arcade Fire. :)

If I& #39;ve been "stuck" in cities or cramped mental spaces for too long, I have to play this every once in a while, just to center my soul and pine for wider landscapes. https://youtu.be/awHWColYQ90 ">https://youtu.be/awHWColYQ...

A beautiful John Hartford song meets Glen Campbell& #39;s beautiful voice. https://youtu.be/2A7iuQF_tAc ">https://youtu.be/2A7iuQF_t...

A gorgeous track, and oh man, that 20-second freakout at 2:45... https://youtu.be/z-mxBDuRaZ8 ">https://youtu.be/z-mxBDuRa...

Very cheesy. Incredibly corny. And funky as hell. https://youtu.be/MmZexg8sxyk ">https://youtu.be/MmZexg8sx...

The 2010s version of Marvin Gaye& #39;s "What& #39;s Going On." From the best hip-hop album of the past decade, and arguably the best jazz album too.
[NSFW lyrics] https://youtu.be/Z-48u_uWMHY ">https://youtu.be/Z-48u_uWM...

For this thread I could list 2 whole albums from Janelle Monae, and a bunch of Miguel tracks. Instead, I& #39;ll just post their criminally underrated collab.

"I wanna scream and dream and throw a love parade... Is that OK?" kills me every time. https://youtu.be/Oxls2xX0Clg ">https://youtu.be/Oxls2xX0C...

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