The Greatest Rock songs ever!!

[knights68]

What is the greatest rock songs e-v-e-r??

My vote:
Iron Man
Bohemian Rhapsody
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Back in Black

[Indoor66]

Has to be.....................Kub Bayah

[EarlJam]

What is the greatest rock songs e-v-e-r??

My vote:
Iron Man
Bohemian Rhapsody
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Back in Black

Ditto on Bohemian Rhapsody - I sang the hell out of this song on the way home from work the other day. Also ditto on Back in Black.

Others:

Carry on my Wayward Son - Kansas
Do You Feel Like I Do - Frampton
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Stairway to Heaven - Zepp (cliche' answer but true)
Let it Be - Beatles

[edensquad]

Roundabout- Yes
More Than a Feeling-Boston
Behind Blue Eyes- Who
Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin
Eleanor Rigby or Hey Jude-Beatles
(the entire) Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan-Chicago

[wilson]

Layla-Derek and the Dominos
All Along the Watchtower-Jimi Hendrix (I know, Dylan wrote it, but even he said it was Jimi's song)
Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin (obvious, perhaps, but it's ubiquitous for a reason)

[hurleyfor3]

Wow, if we ever have 1977 again, you folks will be all ready.

[Bluedawg]

According to Rolling Stone the top 10 are:

1. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
2. Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones
3. Imagine, John Lennon
4. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
5. Respect, Aretha Franklin
6. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
7. Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
8. Hey Jude, The Beatles
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
10. What'd I Say, Ray Charles

According to VH1

1 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Rolling Stones
2 "Respect" Aretha Franklin
3 "Stairway To Heaven" Led Zeppelin
4 "Like A Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan
5 "Born To Run" Bruce Springsteen
6 "Hotel California" The Eagles
7 "Light My Fire" The Doors
8 "Good Vibrations" Beach Boys
9 "Hey Jude" The Beatles
10 "Imagine" John Lennon

[merry]

Ditto on Bohemian Rhapsody - I sang the hell out of this song on the way home from work the other day.

This reminds me, a year or so ago I mentioned in passing to my now 12yo son that I thought he might like the song "Bohemian Rhapsody". A few days later my husband found a post it note on the computer in the kid's handwriting that said: BOHEMIAN RAP CITY?

[Bluedawg]

Looking over these lists two bands have been completely left out. When you look at Classic Rock, or Greatest Rock songs you cannot omit

The Eagles:

Tequila Sunrise
Take It Easy
Hotel California
Saturday Night
Witchy Woman
Peaceful Easy Feeling

Or Creedence Clearwater Revival:

Lookin' Out My Back Door
Who'll Stop the Rain
Proud Mary
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Bad Moon Rising

And of course the always classic Centerfield and Desperado [fire up the speakers and click on the link!]

[hc5duke]

This reminds me, a year or so ago I mentioned in passing to my now 12yo son that I thought he might like the song "Bohemian Rhapsody". A few days later my husband found a post it note on the computer in the kid's handwriting that said: BOHEMIAN RAP CITY?

Ha! My wife told me the same story about when she was teaching a bunch of 7 year olds at a summer camp.

My Top [some number]:

• Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
• Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
• Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
• Guns N Roses - Sweet Child o Mine
• AC/DC - Highway to Hell
• KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite
• Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight (just trying to see if you're paying attention)

[captmojo]

Layla-Derek...
Can't you hear me knocking-Stones
Won' get fooled again-Who
Helter Skelter-Beatles
Just another night-Ian Hunter
All down the line-Stones
Chicken shack-Amos Milburn
Lovin' machine-Wynonie Harris
Handle with care-Traveling wilburys

[Patrick Yates]

I really do love listening to the classic rock station during my commute.

Here I go again on my own
You shook me all night long
Back in Black (the song, not the unis or the idiot poster riffing on song)
The Boys are Back in Town
Beast of Burden

Patrick Yates

[YmoBeThere]

Not already on other people's lists.

American Pie - Don Maclean
With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

[ohioguy2]

Hotel California--Painted Black--Light My Fire--Carry on my Wayward Son

[DevilAlumna]

I'm gonna have to go with either "sunday, bloody sunday" or "where the streets have no name" as just classic, "jam out on the drive into work" rock songs.

Darn it, now I'm gonna have to go dig out a CD or two...

[Bob Green]

There are a lot of great songs on the list. Here are four more:

"Taxman" The Beatles
"Honky Tonk Woman" The Rolling Stones
"Locomotive Breath" Jethro Tull
"Kashmir" Led Zeppelin

[micah75]

Stairway to Heaven, Hey Jude and some of the others already mentioned are most likely better from an objective standpoint. However, I have to take into consideration the songs which, for me at least, are still listenable.

Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
Money - Pink Floyd
Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
I Heard it Through the Grapevine - CCR's version

It's hard to leave out Roy Orbison, one of my personal faves. So, allow me to add "Pretty Woman" to the mix.

[hc5duke]

Money - Pink Floyd

love it - especially the part where the whole movie turns into color

[darthur]

A couple months ago, I put together a list of rock songs I had that I thought were "legendary". These were songs that (a) any self-respecting rock fan probably knows, and (b) really stand out from the rest of a band's work. This last part is vey important and is why, say, the Beatles don't appear on the list. As this thread has already shown, there is no one Beatles song that everybody agrees is their best. Anyway, here is what I came up with:

Satisfaction (Rolling Stones, 1965)
Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan, 1965)
My Generation (The Who, 1965)
All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix, 1968)
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes, 1970)
Imagine (John Lennon, 1971)
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin, 1971)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen, 1975)
The Happiest Days of our Lives / Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 (Pink Floyd, 1979)
London Calling (The Clash, 1979)
Smells like Teen Spirit (Nirvana, 1991)

The dates are fairly concentrated, which probably shows my own personal bias.

PS: Bob Green, I absolutely love Locomotive Breath and I remember really wanting to put it on this list before eventually admitting to myself that not nearly enough people know it. Their loss.

[dukemomLA]

Okay -- it's hard for me to list less than 200 or so, but I'll try.

(In no particular order)
Satisfaction (Stones)
Bohemian Rhapsody & We Will Rock You (Queen)
...Watchtower (J. Hendrix)
...Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)
(most of the Beatles, especially albums Sgt. Pep & Revolver)
Somebody to Love & White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
Green Onions (Booker T...)
Rock and Roll (KISS)
Purple Rain & Dove... (Prince)
Hotel Cal.. (Eagles)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Sunshine... (Cream)
...Troubled Waters (S&G)
Born to be Wild & Born to Run (Springsteen)
House of the Rising Sun (Animals)
Proud Mary (CCR)
Stairway... (Led Z)
...Rolling Stone & Tamborine Man (Dylan)
...Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
Who do you Love (Bo Diddley)
I can see for miles (the WHO)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd S)
Great Balls of Fire (JJLewis)
Piece of my Heart (J. Joplin)
Allison (Elvis Costello)
Jailhouse Rock (Elvis P)
Long Tall Sally (Little Richard)
Knock on Wood (...any version)
What's Love got to do with it (Tina Turner)
Rocket Man (Elton John)
I love Rock & Roll (Joan Jett)
Woodstock (CSN&Y)

Whew -- so many more that I'd like to list ---- and I didn't even list anything by some of my favorites (Bonnie Raitt, John Hiatt, James Taylor, Neville Brothers, BoDeans, etc. -- 'cause I'm not sure they would be considered "rock'n'roll."