What are the five best songs ever iyo?

[jazzboCR]

Any List that doesn't include "Ave Maria" is woefully incomplete *. Here is a soul and a "straight" version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwyBewTE8fA << Instantly recognizable voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8aeUE89cT8 << Tough choice: his or Andrea Bocelli's

And then there's Jerry Butler's "For Your Precious Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8aeUE89cT8 and 50 years later, he hadn't lost a step: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC8GCb4LhZ4

Righteous Brothers--"Unchained Melody": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiiyq2xrSI0
Ben E. King--"Stand By Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTd2ylacYNU << John Lennon just kills but his is more anguished than pretty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vSWHkxZgOI

A reggae version of an old country hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG8aWpjyWZ8 and a soul one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul3j4SD8jms and the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nls0zrxx7UY

"When I Fall in Love"--Julie London's version is compelling but there's scads of others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrXnXkDioS0

I could go on--how many days do you have to spare?

* I scaled back my vehemence, trust me.