We all have those special songs that instantly transport us, lift our spirits, or bring a tear to our eye. But when it comes to naming the "greatest songs of all time," the conversation can get lively,

We used assistance from ChatGPT to comb through thousands of sources to determine the most universally beloved and culturally significant songs of all time.

It may not seem like a rap song, but R.E.M.'s 1987 hit It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) has a fast word flow and beat you can find in hip hop. The song follows the usual way of verse then chorus. What makes it different is the storm of names, news, and wild bits, all said in a happy fast talk.

The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his band — and contemporaries like the Beatles — into the future.