greatest songs of rock n' roll?

Aragorn Returns · Post by **Aragorn Returns** » Tue Apr 16, 2002 5:54 pm

you guys may have seen the 100 greatest songs of rock n' roll on VH1 a while back, here are the top 25

The Rolling Stones -(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Aretha Franklin-Respect
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
Bruce Springsteen-Born to Run
Eagles-Hotel California
The Doors-Light My Fire
The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations
The Beatles-Hey Jude
John Lennon-Imagine
The Kingsmen-Louie Louie
The Beatles-Yesterday
The Who-My Generation
Marvin Gaye-What's Going On
Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode
Derek & The Dominos-Layla
The Who-Won't Get Fooled Again
Elvis Presley-Jailhouse Rock
Don McLean-American Pie
The Beatles-A Day in The Life
James Brown-I Got You (I Feel Good)
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
The Beatles-I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar
Jimi Hendrix-Purple Haze

in this thread i don't want comments on the artists or what you think about them. i don't want you to say that some picks are right on and some are not. all i want this thread to be is for people to post their own top ten greatest songs of rock and roll. stick with only ten so people can have the same amount of say. please post nothing except your own top ten list. only post once. be serious about it and don't post some song unless it is truly one of the greatest songs of rock n' roll.

my ten:
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven
The Doors-Light My Fire
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode
Eagles-Hotel California
Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit
Roy Orbison-Pretty Woman
Jerry Lee Lewis-Great Balls of Fire
The Beatles-Hey Jude
Don McLean-American Pie

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Tue Apr 16, 2002 6:01 pm

1) Muse - New Born
2) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
3) Muse - Muscle Museum
4) Radiohead - Idioteque (Live @ Berlin)
5) Rage against the machine - Bullet in the head
6) Muse - Citizen Erased
7) Muse - Unintended (most beautiful (not best!!) song ever imo)
8) Nirvana - Lake of Fire
9) The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with butterfly wings
10) Nirvana - Territorial Pissings

Quark · Post by **Quark** » Tue Apr 16, 2002 7:40 pm

No numbers because many I can't really rank between each other... Unfortunately this might not be my perfect list, as my memory ain't perfect.

Pearl Jam - Black *IMO, the best song I've ever heard*
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Tool - Schism
Eagles - Hotel California
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Metallica - Unforgiven
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (Something about how dark this song is - it doesn't even need bass or volume to feel sadistic)

@Matthew: In case you don't know, Lake of Fire is a cover of The Meat Puppets (I've never heard it, but I still love the remake anyway).

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 2:41 am

Here are MY Top 15 -

The order changes from time to time...but the songs remain the same...

1) "Hotel California" ~ The Eagles
2) "Learning to fly" ~ Pink Floyd
3) "Comfortably Numb" ~ Pink Floyd
4) "Riders on the Storm" ~ The Doors
5) "Pride and Joy" ~ Stevie Ray Vaughan
6) "Smoke on the Water" ~ Deep Purple
7) "Ghostriders in the Sky" ~ The Blues Brothers Band feat. John Goodman & Dan Aykroyd
8) "Whole lotta Love" ~ Led Zeppelin
9) "Three little Birds" ~ Bob Marley
10) "I cover the Waterfront" ~ John Lee Hooker
11) "Only Women Bleed" ~ Etta James
12) "Lonesome Guitar" ~ Doc Holliday
13) "Born To Run" ~ Lynrd Skynrd
14) "Tightrope" ~ Stevie Ray Vaughan
15) "The Thrill is Gone" ~ B.B. King

No worries,

Beldin

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 2:56 am

I've only got 1

The Rolling stones - Red door or black door or something.

From tour of duty. But I'm not really into rock 'n roll, most of the songs are ok. But this one is the only one (IIRC) for me that really rocks.

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 2:58 am

Originally posted by Rob-hin

The Rolling stones - Red door or black door or something.

Rolling Stones: "Paint it Black" - the Lyrics you're reffering to are "I see a red door and I want it painted black..."

No worries,

Beldin **oh god, I DO feel OLD**

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:08 am

I'm only just out of bed, because I have a weak off. But since I'm only just up, I didn't think straight.
I actually did know that.

So there is no nead for you to feel old.

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:17 am

No. 599

Thank you, but talking on SYM -sometimes to people half my age - makes me feel old from time to time. I can now imagine what fable might to feel like...

No worries,

Beldin

Ode to a Grasshopper · Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:32 am

@Beldin-Considering I'm only 18 and I tend to listen to and enjoy the same bands as you do, I wouldn't worry about it.

Pink Floyd-Wish you were here
Ben Harper-Oppression, Burn One Down
The Doors-The End, Riders on the Storm (perfect for rainy days), Alabama Song
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven, Immigrant Song, Battle of Evermore
Many more I can't remember the names of right now...

crazymancometh · Post by **crazymancometh** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 10:51 am

1:Wish you were here....Floyd
2:Jack and Diane.......John whatever
3:Stairway To Heaven....Zepplin
4:Yellow Ledbetter....PearlJam
5:VooDoo.....Godsmack
6:The Joker....Steve Miller Band
7:Something To Believe In....Poison
8:Sweet Child Of Mine........Guns N Roses
9:Running Down A Dream....Tom Petty
10:Follow Me lol.....Uncle Cracker

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 1:12 pm

Originally posted by Matthew
1) Muse - New Born
3) Muse - Muscle Museum
6) Muse - Citizen Erased
7) Muse - Unintended (most beautiful (not best!!) song ever imo)

I'm guessing you don't get many bands around your neck of the woods?

umm....I couldn't say a whole top ten, nor would my opinion be the same in a week but

Rolling Stones - Street Fightin Man, and Jumpin Jack Flash
Dylan - Highway 61 (re-vis)
Hendrix - Peace in Mississippi
Beatles - She's So Heavy
Soulwax - Too Many DJs

and for Matt's sake I'll add

MUSE - Plug In Baby or Citizen Erased
Rage - Calm Like A Bomb

and for ageing hippie's sake I'll add

Joni Mitchell - My Old Man
Van Morrison - Beside You

and if they're allowed Aretha Franklin I'll add

Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

wow, ten exactly! Who'd have known?

Leonardo · Post by **Leonardo** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 1:24 pm

1 - Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden
2 - The Ripper - Judas Priest
3 - Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
4 - Rock`n Roll - Led Zeppelin
5 - Money - Pink Floyd
6 - NIB - Black Sabbath
7 - Paradise - Stratovarius
8 - Metal Kings - Manowar
9 - Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
10 - Revolution - Beatles

Word · Post by **Word** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 7:52 pm

1)Won't Get Fooled Again... the Who
2)Jumpin' jack Flash... the Rolling Stones
3)Purple Haze... Hendrix
4)Bulls on Parade... RAM
5)Revolution... beatles
6)My Generation... the Who
7)Smells like Teen Spirit... Nirvana
8)Hey Jude... beatles
9)Something... beatles
10) Baba O'Riley... the Who

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 1:33 am

Let's see....:
All songs by Rush especially "Tom Sawyer"
Joan Jett - "I love Rock And Roll"
Yes - "Owner of The Lonely Hearts"
REM - "Loosing My Religion"
Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"
Kansas - "Dust in the Wind"
The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
Metallica - "Enter Sandman" & "Unforgiven"
Guns and Roses - "Paradise City" (well actually most of tem

)
Roy Orbison - "Pretty Woman"
Jerry Lee Lewis - "Great Balls of Fire"
The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
Don McLean - "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" & "American Pie"

@Beldin : IIRC Rolling Stones "Paint in Black" is sound track of a TV series called Tour of Duty

Grizzly1977 · Post by **Grizzly1977** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:44 am

The Top Ten Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll

1. Hey Jude - The Beatles
2. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
3. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
5. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
6. My Generation - The Who
7. Light My Fire - The Doors
8. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
9. Revolution - The Beatles
10. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

Fljotsdale · Post by **Fljotsdale** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:17 am

Aragorn Returns wrote:you guys may have seen the 100 greatest songs of rock n' roll on VH1 a while back, here are the top 25

The Rolling Stones -(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Aretha Franklin-Respect
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven
Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
Bruce Springsteen-Born to Run
Eagles-Hotel California
The Doors-Light My Fire
The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations
The Beatles-Hey Jude
John Lennon-Imagine
The Kingsmen-Louie Louie
The Beatles-Yesterday
The Who-My Generation
Marvin Gaye-What's Going On
Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode
Derek & The Dominos-Layla
The Who-Won't Get Fooled Again
Elvis Presley-Jailhouse Rock
Don McLean-American Pie
The Beatles-A Day in The Life
James Brown-I Got You (I Feel Good)
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
The Beatles-I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar
Jimi Hendrix-Purple Haze

Something puzzles me about this listing:

They have Bob Dylan but not Leonard Cohen.

I like Bob Dylan. He's good. I have quite a few of his discs

But Cohen is by far the more superior lyricist and composer, and he has some highly memorable songs: Suzanne, Famous Blue Raincoat, Bird on the Wire, Hey, That's no Way to Say Goodbye, etc...

Ok. You might say he's not rock 'n' roll - but neither is Dylan! At least I don't think so!

Anyway, in no particular order:

REM - Losing My Religion (the video just creases me up every time I see it!)
Don McLean - "Vincent"
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
Leonard Cohen - Memories (another one that has me rolling in the aisles!)
The Beatles - Hey Jude
Leonard Cohen - The Window
Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell (Not sure if he counts as R&R?)
Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (Surely not R&R?)
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (yeah, ok, I know!)
Leonard Cohen - Love Itself

LordAce · Post by **LordAce** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:26 am

KidD01 wrote:Let's see....:
All songs by Rush especially "Tom Sawyer"
Joan Jett - "I love Rock And Roll"
Yes - "Owner of The Lonely Hearts"
REM - "Loosing My Religion"
Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"
Kansas - "Dust in the Wind"
The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
Metallica - "Enter Sandman" & "Unforgiven"
Guns and Roses - "Paradise City" (well actually most of tem )
Roy Orbison - "Pretty Woman"
Jerry Lee Lewis - "Great Balls of Fire"
The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
Don McLean - "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" & "American Pie"

QFT.

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:44 am

This thread is certainly worth bumping, but because of GameBanshee changes it's now in the wrong forum. Moving to Other Entertainment.

SupaCat · Post by **SupaCat** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:34 am

nirvana--aneursym
rape me
led zeppelin--stairway to heaven
heartbreaker
pearl jam--jeremy
do the evolution
hendrix--Purple haze
Alice in Chains--Would?
Down in a Hole
Metallica--One
pixies--Into The White (!!!!!)
debasser
The Beatles--(they are ALL great but my fav. are)
Help!
Revolution
Get Back
Jefferson Airplane--White rabbit
Mad Seaon--Wake up
Stone Temple Pilots--Plush

Fiberfar · Post by **Fiberfar** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:38 am

Leonardo wrote: - Metal Kings - Manowar

That would probably be Blood of the Kings, but even seeing that song on the list is worth it.

I'll make a top ten list, but for now:

Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - Rainbow