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- "I Love Rock 'N Roll" (1981) — Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. So what if it's a cover? Joan Jett & the Blackhearts own this song with every ounce of their being.
- "Born to Run" (1975) — Bruce Springsteen. If "At night, we ride through the mansions of glory/In suicide machines" doesn't sound like a typical rock lyric, it's because this ode to love, cars, and unfulfilled American dreams is anything but typical.
- "Starman" (1972) — David Bowie. David Bowie's "Starman" is a soaring wonder, a sparkly tale about an alien communicating with Earth's children via radio (and phone!).
- "Once in a Lifetime" (1980) — Talking Heads. An ode to disassociation, the Talking Heads' signature song is carried by Tina Weymouth's hypnotic rubber-band bassline and (her husband) Chris Frantz's shuddery beats.
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- Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. Stairway, denied. So goes the iconic scene in Wayne’s World but, realistically, how can we ever deny one of the greatest songs ever made?
- Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. There is a sense of ridiculousness to Bohemian Rhapsody but that’s why we all love it. It’s an overblown epic song which debuted to middling reviews in 1978.
- Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. What an album opener A Whole Lotta Love is. A kick in the face that begins Led Zeppelin II, proving this was not a band suffering from second album syndrome but one striding into its prime.
- Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix. This 1967 track cemented Hendrix as one of the best guitar players of all time, the riff using his signature chord was a world away from the slower first single Hey Joe.
- Let It Be. - Originally recorded by: The Beatles, Aretha Franklin. - Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney. - Covers: 577. - Adaptations: 16. The most covered rock song of all time, "Let It Be," was recorded in 1969 (and courted to Aretha Franklin by Paul McCartney).
- Hey Jude. - Originally recorded by: The Beatles. - Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney. - Covers: 568. - Adaptations: 23. The Beatles released "Hey Jude" on the same day in 1968 as the Democratic National Convention opened.
- Something. - Originally recorded by: The Beatles. - Written by: George Harrison. - Covers: 567. - Adaptations: 9. Once the band's underdog, George Harrison had established himself as a force to be reckoned with by the time "Something" was released in 1969.
- Imagine. - Originally recorded by: John Lennon. - Written by: John Lennon. - Covers: 565. - Adaptations: 14. John Lennon wrote "Imagine," his magnum opus, hardly even a year after the Beatles split.
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- Ian Hunter - When The World Was Round. Ian Hunter came up with one of his finest ever pop songs to bemoan the sheer media overload that increasingly engulfs us all in the modern age, using the metaphor of the world being round for the pre-internet bygone era in which we watched or listened to the news and read newspapers and made up our own mind about what was happening and why.
- Ginger Wildheart - Time. To say that Ginger Wildheart has been a busy man since 2000 would be an understatement. With The Wildhearts put to bed (or so it seemed), he poured his capacity for on-the-money rock tunes into 10 solo studio albums – plus singles, live records collaborations and compilations, all since 2005.
- Mastodon - Curl Of The Burl. One of the world’s most interesting and successful metal bands, Mastodon brought a QOTSA-nodding groove to the table with this hard-hitting highlight from career-high album The Hunter.
- Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing. He’d already proved his post-Porcupine Tree mettle with his two previous albums, but it was his third – and this track in particular – that made the world really take notice of Steven Wilson the solo artiste.
Nov 4, 2022 · Best classic rock songs of all time, ranked. Image: Track Records. 1. ‘Purple Haze’ by Jimi Hendrix. There are famous riffs, and then there. s ‘Purple Haze’.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin 's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies. [1] .
Feb 16, 2024 · Feb 16, 2024 11:37 am. Editor’s note, February 2024: In the two and a half years since Rolling Stone rolled out the all-new, fully revamped version of our 500 Greatest Songs list in September ...
