Two songs that define a generation - YOUR generation - are competing for the affections of the world. Pete Yorn and Nas are fighting very hard, because they are poets - similar to Langston Hughes, Cab Calloway and that bitch from 4 Non Blondes. (WHAT'S GOING ON is legendary, let's not fool ourselves here. Even if Lamb Chop singing "This Is The Song That Never Ends" may be close to being on par with this certain timeless classic.)
Yorn's "Murray" is one of the best songs I've heard at this point in time. I believe this with all my heart and will put the integrity of Testicles Chowdhury on the line by saying and believing so. Nas' "One Mic" has him rhyming many words about violence to achieve freedom, sorta like that dude Che Guevara did. You know, that dude that all the kids wear to express being revolutionary. The ones that hate being white, you know?
Anyways, I think it's a close call. Which song is better depends on your different tastes in music. Where does Gram Parsons' "$1000 Wedding" ranks higher than both of them. Maybe Jeru the Damaja's "D.Original" is the best song in the history of musickind. It's all incredibly subjective, so I know that the ranking for infinite greatness will change eventually.
Eventually!!!
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