Recommend one (1) track

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Having heard implementations through anecdotes, and seen it in practice on Spotify, seems like an idea which could translate to here.

The idea is as follows:

If you could recommend one track of music to someone. One, single track, out of everything you've ever enjoyed; what would you recommend? Be it your favorite track, a track you think everyone would enjoy, one you find technically astounding, or hilarious, whatever your reasoning may be. Just one. Think hard.

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I'd recommend Pendulum's cover of The Catylyst by Linkin Park. It was one of the few live tracks I actually enjoyed. It was performed on BBC's Live Lounge.

Here's a Youtube embed:
[youtube]PimkAa65vFQ[/youtube]
 
Name: Persona 4: Mist.

Album: Persona 4 Original Soundtrack.

Artist: Was mainly composed by Shōji Meguro

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEh3XPic33w[/youtube]

EDIT: NVM
 
Tittle : Earthquake Super Shock
Original : 有頂天変 ~ Wonderful Heaven ( Catastrophe in Bhava-agra ~ Wonderful Heaven )
Circle : SOUND HOLIC
Album : 想 -OMOI-

[youtube]http://youtu.be/AP3tB6fyg0Q[/youtube]
 
Artist: Daft Punk
Song: Human After All
Album: Human After All

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTG_KzdnxfI[/youtube]

It was one of the first Daft Punk songs I've heard and enjoyed. To this day, it's still my favourite song from them.
 
Title; Lilium
Composer; Kumiko Oguro

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_SChDmSedM[/youtube]
 
Artist:Pink Floyd
Title:The Gunner's Dream
Album:The Final Cut

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFN1UFtQho[/youtube]
 
Artist: The Smiths
Title: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Album: The Queen is Dead (1986)

Morrissey and Marr, one of the greatest songwriting duos of all time, at their best

[youtube]INgXzChwipY[/youtube]
 
Song Title: Ornament/The Last Wrongs
Artist: Oceansize
Album: Everyone Into Position

[youtube]RYAF_MgV0JA[/youtube]

Oceansize(the best modern prog band ever) has a greatly diversified style. I think this song effectively displays their amalgamation of intense heavy rock, experimentative prog and beautiful ambient post-rock, and their intricate and complex song-writing ability. It was a difficult choice though.
 
Song Title: The Girl from Ipanema
Artist: Stan Getz & João Gilberto
Album: Getz/Gilberto
Year: 1964

[youtube]UJkxFhFRFDA[/youtube]

Falling deeply in love with someone who doesn't know you even exist.
A most poignant dichotomy, spelled out perfectly in song.
 
Song Title: Under Pressure
Artist: Queen and David Bowie
Album: Hot Space

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I&ob=av3n[/youtube]

I had to pick between a Bowie song, a Queen song, or a Pink Floyd song. I figured this is the closest I can get to having them all down.

Still... too many good songs to choose from.
 
Title: Last Flowers
Artist: Radiohead
Album: In Rainbows (Disc 2)

[youtube]Mq5eD5i2WTc[/youtube]

Even if the album Kid A may be their masterpiece and there may be better songs than this (especially with a band like Radiohead), this ballad filled with extremely symbolic lyrics and Thom Yorke's incredible vocals just struck the most personally. The more minimalistic ballad style just connected more effectively with me than most other Radiohead songs.
 
Title: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Artist: Arcade Fire
Album: The Suburbs

[youtube]rH_7_XRfTMs[/youtube]

My favourite track from a brilliant album. If you were to compare the album to sex, this song would be the orgasm.
 
Title: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Artist: Nina Simone
Album: Broadway-Blues-Ballads

[youtube]bv2valQkzAs[/youtube]

So soulful, so heartfelt. Nina Simone was and still is, in a class of her own.
 
Title: Human
Artist: Ellie Goulding
Album: Bright Lights
[youtube]http://youtu.be/46y8E-RIhdc[/youtube]

"I hope I will get the chance to be someone // To be human"
 

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