Oh man. Well, I just happened to give some serious thought to my absolute top 5 songs ever, with only 1 song per artist, and I came up with this:
1. Something - The Beatles
And then the rest in no particular order:
Funeral - Devin Townsend
The Drapery Falls/Ghost Of Perdition - Opeth (Couldn't decide!)
The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
Wake Up - Rage Against The Machine
Then I couldn't help myself and filled out the top ten (again no particular order):
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
Blackbird - Alter Bridge
Starship Trooper - Yes
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here - Porcupine Tree
Stockholm Syndrome - Muse
Honorable Mentions:Get The Funk Out - Extreme
The Other Me - Frost*
Little Wing (Cover) - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Castles Made Of Sand - Jimi Hendrix
Sleeping Giant - Mastodon
Cochise - Audioslave
I realized that while I consider myself a man who loves more than anything the Super Riff Heavy Pump Up masterpieces, I find that most of these songs make me the happiest. Not necessarily rock the hardest, but strike the biggest chord in me for whatever reason. Some do just rock the fuck out though.
If I was able to add Dream Theater on here though, it would probably be
Misunderstood replacing Stockholm Syndrome in the top 10. Really tough choice there though.