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Originally Posted by Aragorn Returns  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