Best Melody

Transcending time, Greensleeves is a melody I've always loved. Also, The Beatles have really good melodies. But taste in melody depends on the person with the ears.

I know that some melodies are completely amazing, like how in the world did this man come up with this? It's almost like I'd be forever dazzled at one man's accomplishments. Other melodies seem very worn and they would use something slightly different than a previous melody. Sometimes a little here and there from older pieces will help the melody extremely. But the man who makes a wonderful melody has to have great skill in both counterpoint and rhythm. (aka natural talent)

So what are your favorite melodies? Don't be shy to name something you would be looked down upon for. It would show great genuity for you to name something personally favored, even bizzare.

strawberry fields forever....i think is my favorite melody ever....Greensleeves is super sweet....there is this snickers commercial with some manly men singing it ...its actually a version that i'd like to hear like completed....but yeah i think strawberry feilds is a fav of mine....i actually should think because i know there are more

I love Strawberry Fields Forever. Infact I just listened to it.

I also love Michelle. Michelle, ma belle. Sont les mots qui vont tres bien enemble, tres bien ensemble. I love you, I love you, I love you. That's all I want to say. Until I find a way, I will say the only words I know that you'll understand.

^^ good one

I'm infatuated with Bach's Toccata and Fugue as well as his "Little Fugue." But, I will have to say my favourite melody, almost invariably, is Debussy's Clair de Lune.

In the realm of modern (rock) music, my favourite melody would probably belong to "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues.

And while we're on the Beatles, "Because" and "Eleanor Rigby" are two I highly regard.

And I hate to ruin my reputation as a pretentious old-person, but I really love "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson. ;)

Schubert's Ave Maria, Schumann's Traumerei, Bach's Air from Suite 3, Vangelis's Voices ...

When it comes to pop and rock, Dire Straits' Why Worry, Van Halen's Why Can't This Be Love, Duran Duran's "Hungry Like The Wolf, Bakerstreet, Chicago's You're The Inspiration, Commodores' Nightshift

Of course, I miss some melodies I like.

''Ethereal theme in variations'', the second movement from Geirr Tveitt's piano sonata no 29 is a force to be reckoned with. (listen to the second track here for a small part of it)

Also, this.

It's almost like I'd be forever dazzled at one man's accomplishments

Or woman. ;) Birds, too, are great melodists

Shostakovich's 9th symphony has some great melodies, particularly the main theme of movement one. Call it annoying but I love it! I also love the dark theme from the third movement his 13th symphony.

Away from Shostakovich, I love the opening theme of Bax's 2nd as well as the theme from the finale of Simpson's 2nd.

Ah Anders. What happened to all your posts and your join date?

Geirr Tveitt is amazing. I enjoy listening to all of his works.

Barber wrote a lot of great melodies

And I hate to ruin my reputation as a pretentious old-person, but I really love "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson. ;)

Rock on... :cool:

Clair de Lune is nice. I really like George Gershwin's "Prelude 1"

Carla Bley's

The themes from Beethoven's 4th piano concerto are quite memorable as well. I won't say melodies since Beethoven didn't write melodies.

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Not good ones anyway B-)

Some favorite classical melodists of mine...Bach, Brahms, Prokofiev, Ravel...as for pop/rock, my #1 fav Brian Wilson, Burt Bacharach, McCartney, Rufus Wainwright, Laura Nyro...

Greensleeves really is amazing.

Greensleeves is good. For my favourite melody, I'd go with Schindler's List title theme by John Williams. Absolutely, stunningly beautiful.

I also like the Simpsons theme a lot, thanks to Danny Elfman (Hans Zimmer did a good job on it to in the movie, IMO).

That's an interesting way to put it. John Williams can come up with good melodies that are also quite long without sounding too redundant throughout the phrasing. Although, his full pieces own up to redundance, but not as much as a lot of people say. He does a very good job at pleasing the fans.

Elfman is okay at melody, but he's usually much more redundant. He definitely has a few good ideas at times though.

I'll third "Cliffs of Dover" as being particularly awesome. Personally, though, I think that the best melody has to be in Gordian Knot's "Some Brighter Thing." That song sounds how sex feels.

That's an interesting way to put it. John Williams can come up with good melodies that are also quite long without sounding too redundant throughout the phrasing. Although, his full pieces own up to redundance, but not as much as a lot of people say. He does a very good job at pleasing the fans.

Elfman is okay at melody, but he's usually much more redundant. He definitely has a few good ideas at times though.

Agreed. Williams' melodies are more complex, more touching and more beautiful at most times. And one mustn't forget that his orchestration is superb as well. :thumbsup:

Elfman - Sally's Song

or

Elfman - Theme from Edward Scissorhands

But a lot of people say Tchaikovsky was the best melody writer, just to throw that out.

Oh yea I just thought of one. "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles. I love that song.