Is it normal to hate it when people say this...

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Not every song can be the best song ever. There are thousands upon thousands of timeless songs but only one can be the best out of all of them - if all songs could be called the best ever, the phrase "best ever" would be meaningless.

And yet so many people say "this is the best song ever" even if they have absolutely no proof whatsoever to support their view that the particular song they are calling "the best ever" actually IS the best ever.

I mean sure, many songs sound good, but a song is only the best ever if it is universally enjoyed, is known all over the world, is still played today endlessly on the radio and on TV, etc.

Personally, if I had to pick a song to be the REAL best ever, it would be either Imagine by John Lennon, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen or Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. These three songs can all logically be called the best ever due to their enormous impact on music.

But calling a song like "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd or, god forbid, "Enter Sandman" by stupid Metallica, the "best ever" just doesn't make sense. Every great song under the sun has been called this by ignorant YouTube users.

The reason why these people are ignorant is because they are confusing the word "best" with "favourite". Just because it is their favourite song doesn't automatically make that song the best. So when I said that those three songs can be called the best ever, that did not mean that they are my favourites. They're just the best in factual terms, not opinionated terms.

So is it normal to get annoyed about this? I really cringe with frustration when people blurt it out and get about 300 hundred thumbs up for it on YouTube. I've seen people say it for the stupidest of songs as well.

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  • dappled
    12 years ago | pl

    Happy Birthday is the best song ever. Can you think of any other song that always comes with cake?

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  • randomjelly
    12 years ago

    Damn...just let a mother fucker be happy and excited about a song without you bringing down the buzz kill.

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  • karmasAbich
    12 years ago

    The campfire song song is the best song ever.

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  • misguidedghost999
    12 years ago

    Cool your tits. People are either A: exaggerating. Or B: have an opinion. I could think any song is more important than the 3 you listed for any reason. Stop raging over little things.

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  • livelove12
    12 years ago

    I bet your not lonely on saturday nights...

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  • Justs0meguy
    12 years ago

    When they say that they mean it's the best song to them just like those three songs are the best to you so stop trolling you douche bag

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  • everlily76
    10 years ago

    I do agree that the term 'best ever' is thrown around a bit too much, but tastes are varied. If someone isn't into Queen they're not going to think Bohemian Rhapsody is the best song ever. it depends on personal taste.

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  • funnymoments
    10 years ago

    find another song like fuck this day i'm fycking old

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  • mmicheller22
    12 years ago

    everybody has a different opinion about a song, they might think it is the best song that theyve ever heard.
    its just an expression- like 'i could care less'

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    • chunsangel
      10 years ago

      Which makes me wonder... Why do people say 'i could care less'? Shouldn't it be.. 'i COULDN'T care less'? As in saying... This is the lowest point i can care?

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  • dom180
    12 years ago

    "Best" is objective. There is no "universal" best anything, because tastes in anything is so varied.

    Also, the songs you named are all popular songs, and popular often doesn't mean best. To use a movie analogy, Bollywood movies recieve more viewers than Hollywood movies, but nobody even considers them when talking about the best ever movies. So even things that are universally popular in some cultures, such as the songs you mentioned, will be unheard of in most parts of the world. Therefore, there can never be a "world's best" anything.

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  • xEmilyStrangex
    12 years ago

    Do you have autism or something?

    When people say "This is the best song ever" They probably mean to them, like personally, it would be more appropriate perhaps if they said "favourite" but I don't think it is a big deal.

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  • death_sabbath
    12 years ago

    you are either stupid or have too much free time.

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  • ThroughRock
    12 years ago

    Yeah it's normal, it pisses me off sometimes too when you get those annoyingly cliche heartfelt comments about how they remember a song from their childhood and how it made them cry to hear it after so long, and then they immeadiately end the comment with "best song ever". I know how you feel.

    Btw those three choices for the actual best song ever are pretty good, although I would have to put Supper's Ready in there by Genesis, a 23-minute progressive rock timeless gem, an astonishing achievement that is almost too good to be true.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Lol you have a point. Then again, you might want to fuss about everything anyone says, because when you think about it, no one literally means what they say.

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  • Oli
    12 years ago

    I think you're trippin' on stuff that doesn't need to be tripped on.

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  • babaG
    12 years ago

    I like how you 3 of the most popular songs in the world too lol. Though I do like all of them. Led Zeppelin is the best band to this date, in my opinion. "No Quarter" sings straight to my soul ;) But Gorillaz are my favorite band of all time.

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  • babaG
    12 years ago

    But that's only your opinion. How can you back up the fact that any given song ISNT the best song in the world? I agree partially, but it doesn't bother me besides the fact that people have poor taste in music (among other things). But I guess the same can be said about me.

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  • Brynne
    12 years ago

    I guess you've not heard that song "Best Song Ever"

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    • MCEminem
      8 years ago

      who hasn't heard that?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Every new release from lady gaga or beyonce or someone equally shitty is deemed "the best song ever". Stupid teenage bitches..

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