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100 greatest songs ever? totally subjective(of course) even harder to judge than albums but here is the top 100 greatest songs ever released as voted for in numerous "best of" lists from music critics. interesting....the 60s seem to dominate the list(rightly in my humble opinion) but the wee man gets two songs on the list
... ... 1 Bob Dylan Like a Rolling Stone 1965 Listen 2 The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 1965 3 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations 1966 Listen 4 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit 1991 Listen 5 Aretha Franklin Respect 1967 Listen 6 Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven 1971 Listen 7 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through the Grapevine 1968 8 Otis Redding Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay 1968 Listen 9 The Kingsmen Louie Louie 1963 10 Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode 1958 Listen 11 Sex Pistols Anarchy in the U.K. 1976 Listen 12 The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever 1967 13 The Kinks You Really Got Me 1964 Listen 14 The Who My Generation 1965 Listen 15 The Ronettes Be My Baby 1963 16 Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart 1980 17 Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five The Message 1982 18 Marvin Gaye What's Going On 1971 Listen 19 Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel 1956 Listen 20 The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 1964 21 Ike and Tina Turner River Deep Mountain High 1966 22 The Doors Light My Fire 1967 Listen 23 Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 1975 Listen 24 John Lennon Imagine 1971 25 The Rolling Stones Jumpin' Jack Flash 1968 26 The Four Tops Reach Out (I'll Be There) 1966 27 The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man 1965 Listen 28 Sex Pistols God Save the Queen 1977 Listen 29 Ray Charles What'd I Say 1959 30 Stevie Wonder Superstition 1972 Listen 31 The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand 1963 32 The Beatles Hey Jude 1968 33 The Beatles A Day in the Life 1967 34 Michael Jackson Billie Jean 1982 Listen 35 The Jackson 5 I Want You Back 1969 36 Martha and The Vandellas Dancing in the Street 1964 37 Derek and The Dominos Layla 1970 Listen 38 Little Richard Tutti Frutti 1955 39 The Clash London Calling 1979 Listen 40 The Crickets That'll Be the Day 1957 Listen 41 Prince and The Revolution When Doves Cry 1984 Listen 42 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Purple Haze 1967 Listen 43 The Police Every Breath You Take 1983 Listen 44 Smokey Robinson and The Miracles The Tracks of My Tears 1965 45 The Eagles Hotel California 1976 46 Creedence Clearwater Revival Proud Mary 1969 Listen 47 R.E.M. Losing My Religion 1991 Listen 48 Percy Sledge When a Man Loves a Woman 1966 49 The Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil 1968 Listen 50 Bill Haley and His Comets (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock 1954 51 Al Green Let's Stay Together 1971 Listen 52 Elvis Presley Hound Dog 1956 Listen 53 Ben E. King Stand by Me 1961 54 The Animals House of the Rising Sun 1964 55 Beck Loser 1993 Listen 56 The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony 1997 Listen 57 David Bowie Heroes 1977 Listen 58 Lou Reed Walk on the Wild Side 1972 59 The Jimi Hendrix Experience All Along the Watchtower 1968 Listen 60 Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970 Listen 61 Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds 1969 62 The Beach Boys God Only Knows 1966 Listen 63 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 1975 Listen 64 Booker T. & The MG's Green Onions 1962 Listen 65 Del Shannon Runaway 1961 66 New Order Blue Monday 1983 67 The Temptations My Girl 1964 Listen 68 Wilson Pickett In the Midnight Hour 1965 69 Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 1957 70 OutKast Hey Ya! 2003 Listen 71 Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues 1958 72 Pulp Common People 1995 Listen 73 Carl Perkins Blue Suede Shoes 1956 74 Elvis Presley That's All Right (Mama) 1954 Listen 75 Johnny Cash I Walk the Line 1956 Listen 76 Rod Stewart Maggie May 1971 Listen 77 Bob Marley and The Wailers No Woman No Cry 1974 Listen 78 Oasis Live Forever 1994 Listen 79 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman 1964 80 Prince and The Revolution Little Red Corvette 1982 Listen 81 Buddy Holly Peggy Sue 1957 82 Public Enemy Fight the Power 1989 Listen 83 Elvis Presley Don't Be Cruel 1956 Listen 84 Massive Unfinished Sympathy 1991 Listen 85 Chic Good Times 1979 Listen 86 Elvis Presley Mystery Train 1955 Listen 87 Missy Misdemeanor Elliott Get Ur Freak On 2001 Listen 88 Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love 1969 Listen 89 The Kinks Waterloo Sunset 1967 Listen 90 Run-D.M.C. Walk This Way 1986 Listen 91 The Mamas and the Papas California Dreamin' 1965 Listen 92 Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire 1957 93 The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women 1969 94 Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale 1967 Listen 95 Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl 1967 96 Dionne Warwick Walk On By 1964 97 Them Gloria 1964 Listen 98 Buffalo Springfield For What It's Worth 1967 Listen 99 James Brown Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 1965 100 The Bee Gees Stayin' Alive 1977 Listen ... ... http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/ | |
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ha. I just did a thread sorta like this.
Where is jermey jordan "right kind of love" It's fucking one of the best pop songs of the 90's. | |
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some of my own all time favs on the list are
... ... 3 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations ... 12 The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever ... 18 Marvin Gaye What's Going On ... 41 Prince and The Revolution When Doves Cry ... 57 David Bowie Heroes ... 62 The Beach Boys God Only Knows ... 80 Prince and The Revolution Little Red Corvette ... 89 The Kinks Waterloo Sunset ... | |
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pistols got two !!
the clash only got one ! interesting the clash track being london calling,.... they got so many better tracks to choose from ,..... imo. | |
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thesexofit said: ha. I just did a thread sorta like this.
Where is jermey jordan "right kind of love" It's fucking one of the best pop songs of the 90's. I actually prefer "Wannagirl", but maybe that's cuz of the sample. I worked with Jeremy Jordan once. He was smokin' hot, but not very nice. Listen to me on The House of Pop Culture podcast on itunes http://itunes.apple.com/u...d438631917 | |
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Oh, and 2 stay on topic...
4 Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit 1991 F**k's sake... Listen to me on The House of Pop Culture podcast on itunes http://itunes.apple.com/u...d438631917 | |
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Good to see Joy Division/New Order get a couple mentions. | |
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npgmaverick said: thesexofit said: ha. I just did a thread sorta like this.
Where is jermey jordan "right kind of love" It's fucking one of the best pop songs of the 90's. I actually prefer "Wannagirl", but maybe that's cuz of the sample. I worked with Jeremy Jordan once. He was smokin' hot, but not very nice. Really? U worked with him? Very cool. Did u work on any songs? I love "wannagirl". So summery (as in summer) and dancey. Yeah it has a few samples "i want a girl like u, to be with me tonight, I wanna kiss ur lips and hold u close if thats alright" | |
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thesexofit said: Really? U worked with him? Very cool. Did u work on any songs?
Yeah, but it was in a television capacity, not a musical one. He was promoting his 1st album. Listen to me on The House of Pop Culture podcast on itunes http://itunes.apple.com/u...d438631917 | |
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npgmaverick said: thesexofit said: Really? U worked with him? Very cool. Did u work on any songs?
Yeah, but it was in a television capacity, not a musical one. He was promoting his 1st album. He never did a follow up album. I think it went gold though. I remember "right kind of love" being shown after a beverly hills 90210 episode. Crafty. Loved it then, hated song and album for years, re-discovered it and love it again now. Thats cool. | |
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