reddit ask: What is a song you consider an absolute masterpiece from start to finish?

[theemii]

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[insomniachobs]

The Show Must Go On - Queen
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Baby One More Time - Britney (not actually my fave of hers but the most perfectly made pop song)
How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
And while I'm loathe to give the man any credit for anything given who he turned into, Billie Jean.

[mad_devilry]

I agree. Hard pressed to find a Queen song that isn't a masterpiece but TSMGO is amazing. Talk about putting your emotions into your craft.

[insomniachobs]

If I hadn't read it, I never would've known that Freddie was practically falling down sick that day. He should've sounded like shit and instead you got this incredibly perfect, heartbreaking vocal.

[kriegspiel]

Innuendo is my fave Queen album. TSMGO is just perfect. Brian May made fun of my husband and I for liking it but he said that Delilah makes them cringe so hard but they were like "ugh he's dying...we'll never have to play it just let him record it..."

[thereinventions]

Off the top of my head:

Pa'lante - Hurray for the Riff Raff

Frozen - Madonna

Hung Up - Madonna

One -U2

If - Janet Jackson

And just for fun:

L-to-the-O-G - Kendall Roy

[theactualworst]

Pa’lante is soooo good.

[melancolour]

I'd say Ray of Light the album is basically full of mostly perfect songs, it's basically all perfection

[screamingintune]

I recently picked it up on vinyl and it is ~*~*sublime, perfect, exquisite, heavenly, etc*~*~

[hyperpop]

Torn between Welcome to the Black Parade and Where is My Mind

[screamingintune]

the structure of this song is so very very satisfying

my favorite song ever <3

[xaristotlex]

omg peter murphy! even just from that album I'd also say subway and mercy rain, he has so many amazing songs

I absolutely love bauhaus too but back in my goth days my unpopular opinion was always that peter murphy solo > bauhaus lmao

[screamingintune]

hahaha I AGREE with your unpopular goth opinion. Bauhaus is cool but Peter's solo stuff >>>>

I saw him in concert once and Jewel opened up for him, it was like before she was pretty big and the way the sea of goths were utterly confused when she started yodeling

[bingobronson]

[wakeupem]

Thank you for reminding me of Carly Rae's song!

[bingobronson]

Happy to share the gospel with you bb. 🙏

[melancolour]

lmao the sax from run away with me was played at a raptors song recently, I died

I'd put a lot of Fleetwood Mac into "perfect songs", Landslide, Rhiannon...