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First of all, to give you an introductory and "demographic" profile, I am male, 20 years old and I live in Oregon, USA. Leon Battista Alberti once described the beautiful as something that cannot be altered except for the worse. While this definition is clearly subjective, it is probably the definition that we all use with regards to painting, sculpture and- most importantly to me- music. I base my assessments on both the music and the lyrics. In alphabetical order, here are the only seven songs (of those that I have heard) in the rock/pop genres that, in my opinion, meet Alberti's definition of artistic perfection:
“Alone” Heart
“Can’t Stop Loving You” Phil Collins’ Cover
“Dream On” Aerosmith
“For What It’s Worth” Buffalo Springfield
“Forca” Nelly Furtado
“Layla” Eric Clapton
“Try” Nelly Furtado
I would greatly appreciate similar lists from all of you. I would also appreciate commentary on what these seven songs may have in common that makes me inclined to call them "perfect". It should make for an interesting and enlightening discussion.
(In a note to the moderators, I apologize for not noticing that there was a forum specific to the arts. Feel free to delete my off-topic forum post.)
“Alone” Heart
“Can’t Stop Loving You” Phil Collins’ Cover
“Dream On” Aerosmith
“For What It’s Worth” Buffalo Springfield
“Forca” Nelly Furtado
“Layla” Eric Clapton
“Try” Nelly Furtado
I would greatly appreciate similar lists from all of you. I would also appreciate commentary on what these seven songs may have in common that makes me inclined to call them "perfect". It should make for an interesting and enlightening discussion.
(In a note to the moderators, I apologize for not noticing that there was a forum specific to the arts. Feel free to delete my off-topic forum post.)