Name the best rock song to have ever been made!

[querelle]

I know, I know...........lame copycat.

I vote for Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. My all time fave. Brown Sugar by the Stones is a very close second.

And you?

Q

[Deja Q]

1. You optimist!

:P


"Just Like Me" - Paul Revere & The Raiders.

I'll have a new 'best song ever made' tomorrow... :D

[Orsino]

2. The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" n/t

[hellbound-liberal]

3. I was going to say My Generation and I think either one would do

They both have the classic rock elements of rebellious lyrics and hard driving rhythms.

[rug]

4. Satisfaction

[carly denise pt deux]

5. I second Whole Lotta Love

Listen to that song either in surround sound or on stereo headphones, it's freaky...
Carly

[MedleyMisty]

6. Hmm.

I'm going to have to go with Soul to Squeeze, by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVDH7PkR_8

[GaYellowDawg]

7. "Seventeen" by Winger

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[GCP]

8. How about MMM Bop by the Hansons

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[GaYellowDawg]

11. "U Can't Touch This"

It can always get worse!!

[datasuspect]

25. PELIGRO!

[mikeytherat]

44. "Cherry Pie" by Warrant, not that Kip Winger faux-metal!

:rofl:

mikey_the_rat

[SoxFan]

59. True story

A friend of mine owns a nightclub, and he booked Warrant to play a gig a couple of years ago. On the day of the show, he said he had to go and meet up with the band at their hotel. Now, my recollection of Warrant was from the MTV hair metal heyday, so I assumed they were staying at the Raddison, the closest thing Manchester has to a decent hotel. I said as much, only to have my friend reply, "no, the Super Eight on Brown Ave by the airport".

No word on whether or not they are currently opening for puppet shows...

[mikeytherat]

67. I distinctly said, "Put 'Warrant' first and 'Puppet Show' last!"

At least Warrant got the big dressing room...

:rofl:

mikey_the_rat

[bertha katzenengel]

9. Africa. Bohemian Rhapsody. The Pretender.

[stuntcat]

68. oooo I *heart all these

:headbang:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. Eight Miles High

First sang by The Byrds, it's been covered many times over the years. My favorite version is the live rendition by Golden Earring on their first Live album.



It kicks serious ass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Miles_High

[AlCzervik]

12. my pick-The Sails Of Charon By Scorpions

*your results will vary

[Jade Fox]

13. "I Want You Back" Jackson 5

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A3hHMxJp99w

[Rhythm]

14. Oktoberain and i are now at an impasse over what is meant by "rock"

She interprets this as starting with Elvis, Chuck Berry, or The Beatles...
I interpreted it to have started with the bands that developed a heavier sound, trying to avoid being lumped in with the aforementioned lighter fare.

If she's right, then i'd go with "Johnny B Good"... it's a classic.

If i am, then i'd go with The Stones "Street Fighting Man" for it's raw energy.

[Joe Fields]

15. Impossible, but "Born To Be Wild" should rank right up there.

[saltpoint]

16. The Allman Brothers' "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" with a strong nod

toward "Honky Tonk Women" by the Stones, "Behind Blue Eyes" by the Who, and any of several tracks from Jethro Tull's HEAVY HORSES.

[gbate]

35. That is my favorite Allman Bros. song. Excellent choice!

[saltpoint]

37. Hi, gbate. That song blows the roof off, doesn't it? In my next life

I'm not going to go to school or hold a job. I'm just going to listen to music.

And the Allman Brothers are definitely on the playslist!

[Burma Jones]

17. Rave On by Buddy Holly

I figured it was worth a mention.......

[Exiled in America]

18. Pink Floyd Money

:)

[opiate69]

19. tool - "Sober"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw3FTiWRXF8&mode=related&search=

[Steven_S]

38. Same band, different song....

Tool - The Grudge

Ticks and Leaches rawks also

[opiate69]

63. for that matter, anything by Tool.. pick at random.

(loves me some Tool.. )

[Steven_S]

66. OK, how 'bout Rosetta Stoned....

alrighty then...

picture this if you will....

[Forkboy]

20. Let There Be Rock live by AC/DC

[Mendocino]

21. So many to choose from

Like a Rolling Stone
Layla
Gimme Shelter
Piece Of My Heart
Gloria
I Can See For Miles
A Day in the Life
All Along the Watchtower
Fire and Rain
I Want To Take You Higher
You Really Got Me

This list goes to eleven.

[Poiuyt]

29. Those are great songs

We must be from the same era.

I like House of the Rising Sun

[Mendocino]

33. The Animals

"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, oh lord please don't let me be misunderstood"

"It's a hard world to get a break in, all the good things have been taken"

"We gotta get outta this place, if it's the last thing we ever do"

There weren't many singers that could belt them out like Eric Burdon, IMHO except for Van Morrison and Steve Winwood.

[Kali]

22. FREEBIRD!!!1!! SERIESLY!!!

[jobycom]

45. Seriously, dude! nt

[Bake]

49. MIght have been done to death, BUT

Free Bird is SERIESLY!!11111! a great song. A classic.

Bake

[Xithras]

73. FREEBIRD!

Yeah, I'm one of the aholes who requests it at every concert :)

[Mr. Blonde]

23. I'm tempted to say

Night Moves by Bob Seger.

Although Red Morning Light by Kings of Leon is number one on my iTunes most played list.

Newest favorite though is Icky Thump by The White Stripes.

[rockymountaindem]

24. Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen

That song has it all.

[mark414]

34. seconded

[LanternWaste]

71. Thirded

Third nomination for Born to Run. Only song in the world that still has me playing a mean air guitar every time I hear it.

[Skittles]

26. Tarot Woman

Rainbow

[hellbound-liberal]

28. Wow! I thought I was the only Rainbow fan in the world!

I had Tarot Woman on 8-track, album and CD. I love that CD. "If You Don't Like Rock and Roll" is also a good rock and roll song. I saw one of Rainbow's DVDs at Borders yeaterday and am still debating on whether or not I should get it. It's from 1975 and I am afraid that once it's gone it will be really hard to find.I'll probably get it the next time I go.

[Skittles]

32. I AM HEADING TO BORDERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

yes INDEED!

Oh, I loved Rainbow - Rainbow Live is one of my favorite albums. OMG I have A Light in the Black in my head now.....I'm in heaven. :D

[GenDem]

27. 1st -- "Whiter Shade of Pale" Procol Harum

2nd - "Imagine" John Lennon
3rd - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel

[wildhorses]

30. rave on~buddy holly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njDI16E1zOQ

its a crazy feeling:bounce:

[FloridaJudy]

31. Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall"

Second place: Steppenwolf "Born to Be Wild"

[gbate]

36. Inna Gadda Da vida.

[LeftyFingerPop]

39. Muskrat Love. n/t

[stuntcat]

70. I just got this song

:headbang:

[av8rdave]

40. Hard to have just one....

Rush - The Spirit of Radio

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

Alice in Chains - No Excuses

Dio - Rainbow in the Dark (sorry...gotta have one totally overdriven tune in there)

Jethro Tull - the live version of Lococmotive Breath (what a guitar solo in the intro)

[dysfunctional press]

41. how can i name it, when it already has a name?

nt

[jobycom]

46. You have problems being serious, don't you?

:rofl:

[taterguy]

42. Chuck Berry's Carol

Everything you need to know about rocking and rolling less than three minutes.

Cars
Dancing
Sex
Hot guitar riffs

Everything that followed was just a variation on those themes

[Pendrench]

51. I was going to say "Johnny B. Goode", but anything by Chuck Berry will do!

[keroro gunsou]

43. the entire album of

Quadrophenia by the Who.

[jobycom]

47. I'm throwing "For What It's Worth" out there, for what it's... well, you know.

[GumboYaYa]

48. I have to go with AC/DC, "Back in Black".......

that song just screms Rock n' Roll.

"Paradise City" by Guns & Roses is a close second.

[Bake]

50. If no one else will say it, I will: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN!

I can't believe out of 50+ posts, nobody has said this.

Bake

[querelle]

52. Noooooo!

Not the ultimate high school grinder song! Seriously, I like it. Almost everything by Led Zeppelin is gold.

Q

[Kali]

58. I can't believe nobody said

SMOKE ON THE WATER!!!

Whatsamatter wichu peeple?

[Touchdown]

53. I Know What Boys Like by The Waitresses

:evilgrin:

[SoxFan]

54. It's Eighties Time!!!

I smell a Boomer trend on this thread, so this child of the 1980s will chime in. These might not be "the greatest" by any rational measure, but they're the songs that I keep coming back to:

"This Is The Sea", And a Bang on the Ear", The Waterboys
"Come With Me" and "O, Lazarus", by Translator
"The Electric Co.", U2
"Feeling Gravity's Pull", "Harborcoat", REM
"Spirit of '76" (live version), The Alarm
"Tall Ships Go", Big Country
"Into The Valley", The Skids
"Fun and Games", The Connells
"Grey Cell Green", Ned's Atomic Dustbin (ok, it's from 1990. Sue me.)
"Arrogance", The Neighborhoods
"Tilted Track", The Outlets
"Soap, Soup, and Salvation", Lone Justice
"Gunslinger Man", Long Ryders
"The Hungry Wolf" and "Fourth of July", X
"Spun Gold", The Three O'Clock

[taterguy]

55. The Connells? Really?

I went to some of their shows and was mildly entertained but I never really thought of them as rock band. Maybe I was missing something.

And any 80s list needs some Replacements, like Color Me Impressed or Hold My Life.

[Beaverhausen]

56. Siberian Khatru by Yes

[Parche]

57. PINK FLOYD

LEARNING TO FLY

[jelly]

60. The White Stripes == Seven Nation Army

I like the old stuff okay, I guess I'm just partial to the stuff from my generation. :-)

[HuskerDU]

61. I'll say Gimme Shelter.

Gotta be a Stones song!

[martymar64]

62. Spoonman by Soundgarden

That song fuckin' ROCKS!!!

[JanMichael]

64. Throw in "Ty Cobb" and YES!

Hard headed?

[Eagle_Eye]

65. Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces

Written by Richard A. "Cheech" Marin and Thomas Chong

- as recorded by Cheech & Chong on their 1973 album "Los Cochinos"
- all-star band included George Harrison, Carole King, Billy Preston and Tom Scott,
with Darlene Love and Michelle Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) as cheerleaders.

[stuntcat]

69. the Immigrant Song

:headbang:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApxnAr6pRt0

or Down With the Sickness tehee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWbpryb0xZY

[MrScorpio]

72. Kashmir by Led Zep

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=356

it's their fave as well

[NightWatcher]

74. Stairway to Heaven

or Jailhouse Rock, The King rules