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The Greatest Rock Song of All Time
Rock and roll music originated in the American South in the
early 1950s and then quickly spread throughout the rest of the
country and ultimately the world. By the late '50s and early
'60s, rock and roll had become what many thought was the most
popular genre of music in the western world. It has largely
maintained a very high level of popularity since then, despite
evolving over time into various sub-genres that are now lumped
together under the generic term "rock".
In the more than 60 years since rock and roll burst onto the
national and international music scene, there have been
literally thousands upon thousands of rock songs recorded
(performed in English but also in many other languages) that we
have loved, liked, were indifferent to, found pretty irritating,
outright hated, or had a wide range of other responses to. The
vast majority of these songs made absolutely no lasting
impression on our musical psyches. But a small percentage did
stand out in the crowd in a positive way, some so much that they
were head and shoulders better than all the rest. And an even
smaller percentage of those were so great that they have stood
the test of time and entered the pantheon of greatest rock songs
ever, depending on whom you ask, of course.
But of all the great songs, which one truly rises above all the
rest to claim the title of "greatest rock song of all time"? The
answer is part of what appears to be a never-ending debate and
there's certainly no shortage of people willing to offer up
their candidate. No doubt you have your own personal choice but
for now let's consider what some other folks think.
If you like poll results, you'll be interested to learn that The
Rock and Roll Report said that in a 2004 poll conducted by
Planet Rock, a digital radio station in Britain, Led Zeppelin's
Stairway to Heaven was voted by over 70% of respondents as the
greatest rock song ever recorded. Not so fast, chimed in "Eric"
when he saw the list with Stairway to Heaven sitting at the very
top, saying that he has "for many years declared to all who
would listen to me that the best rock 'n' roll song of all time
is Louie Louie by the Kingsmen." But the editors of DJ Zone
Magazine agreed with the Planet Rock poll results and think
Stairway to Heaven is the all-time best.
Not to be outdone, Rolling Stone Magazine compiled its own list
in 2004, getting a lot of input from a lot of people, and
Stairway to Heaven didn't even make it into its Top 5 (in fact,
it didn't even make it into its Top 10). The
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number one spot
went to Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone. However, "Drifter"
posted a comment in which he heartily disagreed with their
choice of Dylan's song, asking pointedly: "In what sense is Like
a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan--working in the folk-song
mode--even a rock and roll song?" Good question.
John Lennon's Imagine was number 1 in Virgin Radio's list of All
Time Top 500 Songs published in 2004. Imagine that? And in 2000
MTV's music video sister cable TV station VH1 ranked (I Can't
Get No) Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones at the very top of
its list of 100 Greatest Rock Songs. While two of "Todd M.'s"
friends ("Chuck C." and "Hank S.") agreed with VH1's choice of
number 1, many of his other friends didn't, with a range of
choices for the top spot, including songs such as The Beatles'
Let It Be, Cinnamon Girl by Neil Diamond, Voodoo Chili by Jimi
Hendrix, Purple Haze (also by Hendrix), Hound Dog by Elvis, and
various other selections in what turned out to be a pretty
eclectic list of choices for best rock song of all time.
Now what does all this prove? Well, not very much except that
everybody has an opinion of what they think is the all-time
greatest rock song, and these opinions are pretty darn
subjective. Even different polls will come up with different
songs at the top, proving that it's very difficult to gain a
consensus on this subject or practically anything else, for that
matter. Nonetheless, these lists are fun to make and fun to read
and ponder. If nothing else, they bring back fond or not so fond
memories of the many songs that we have encountered along the
way and which have become an indelible part of our life
experience.
So what's your own personal choice for the Greatest Rock Song of
All Time?
Copyright © Terry Mansfield. All rights reserved. Anyone may
publish this free reprint, free content article online or in
print as long as the entire contents of the article and
accompanying resource box are left unaltered, including any
hyperlinks (which must be active and clickable), and the
author's byline is included.
About the author:
Terry Mansfield, Owner/President of First World Enterprises,
http://www.firstworld.biz, has been a big rock fan his whole
life (his own personal choice for Greatest Rock Song of All Time
is Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen). Terry recommends that, if you
want to find TONS OF FREE MUSIC (plus movies, video, software,
games, etc -- over 1 BILLION CHOICES), to check out this really
cool web site: http://snipurl.com/Free_Downloads
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