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re: What single song is timeless and would be a No.1 hit in any era from 1960 forward?

Posted on 8/21/25 at 7:28 am to
Posted by VaeVictus
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Posted on 8/21/25 at 7:28 am to
Don't you, forget about me.
Posted by LSUbub12
South Louisiana
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 8/21/25 at 10:46 am to
Saw it was listed but I’ll second “Hey Jude”
Posted by DoctorWorm
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 8/21/25 at 12:02 pm to
Hey Jude
Posted by Mobile Patriot
Mobile
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Posted on 8/21/25 at 2:54 pm to
Good melodies are timeless. However, promotion is critical to success. She loves you was released in the US in 1963 by a small label. Didn't do anything. When Capitol released it in 64, went to #1.
Without you was written and released by Bad finger. Wasn't promoted well by the struggling Apple label. 3 years later Nillsen released it and it was the song of the year. I think Mariah Carey did it 20 years later and had a hit as well.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
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Posted on 8/21/25 at 6:10 pm to
Any of them would need to be recorded again to add the effects and layers that listeners of pop music expect to hear these days. Content wise, tons of older songs could be hits today.
Posted by guzziguy
Lake Forest
Member since Jun 2022
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Posted on 8/22/25 at 12:24 pm to
Use Me by Bill Withers.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 8/22/25 at 12:47 pm to
quote:

Those Motown songs sound dated when I listen to them. Not sure a 90s or current audience would like them. Maybe an updated modern version.


I always thought "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" by Lenny Kravitz had a Motown feel to it.
Posted by Keyszer10
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 8/22/25 at 6:52 pm to
Posted by Artificial Ignorance
Member since Feb 2025
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Posted on 8/22/25 at 6:54 pm to
Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

For eternity.
Posted by Bowstring1
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 8/23/25 at 8:07 am to
Poncho and lefty
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