Top 10 Songs Recorded In One Take
The Top Ten
1 Lose Yourself - Eminem
One take, one Academy Award for Best Original Song
2 Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
One take, two Grammy Awards.
3 My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
One take, one Academy Award for Best Original Song
4 Twist & Shout - The Beatles
Nice list. I'm surprised that no one made it before.
5 House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
6 Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground
7 That's All Right Mama - Elvis Presley
8 Bodysnatchers - Radiohead
9 Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
10 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
The one song on the list that sounds like it was done in one take, and I don't mean that as a criticism. It wouldn't be as good otherwise.
The Contenders
11 Hey God - Bon Jovi
12 Marquee Moon - Television
The entire song was recorded in one take; Billy Ficca, the drummer, assumed it was a rehearsal take. Producer Andy Johns tried to get the band to do another take, but bandleader Tom Verlaine told him to "Forget it".
13 Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
14 Doubletime [freestyle] - Kollegah
15 Halftime (Freestyle) - Kollegah
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