OT Top 3 rock songs ever made....

[Rick2583]

I've got to go with (in order)

1) Led Zeppelin "Whole lotta love"
2) Led Zeppelin "Stairway to heaven"
3) Alvin Lee & Ten years after "I'm going home"

Honorable mention....

Queen "Bohemian rhapsody"
Iron butterfly "In a gadda da vida"

 

[Pastafazul]

Do you feel like I do

Kashmir

Comfortably numb

 

[Rick2583]

Do you feel like I do

Kashmir

Comfortably numb

Okay, I give up.

 

[Hammerojustice]

OK, great songs... But considering the lawsuits that Led Zeppelin ripped of Stairway to Heaven (which I thought was far better than Whole lotta love", my top 3 (which change daily) are:

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Bruce Springstein - Born to Run

Honorable mention:
Led Zepplin - Stairway to Heaven (knocked out of top 3 due to allegations)
Eagles - Hotel California
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
The Who - We Won't Get Fooled Again
U2 - One
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Van Halen - You Really Got Me

Now this is a tough topic because what is and isn't considered Rock?
Arethra Franklin's Respect is considered among the top 5 all time
Does Michael Jackson's work count? Beach Boys?

Classic Rock vs "Modern" Rock vs Alternative Rock vs Hard Rock...

Where does Elvis fit in?

It's hard to compare Marvin Gaye, Chuck Berry, Elvis, & Aretha Franklin to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Eagles, The Who, The Beatles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CSN&Y, Doors, & Jimi Hendrix to the likes of Queen, AC/DC, U2, Police, Nirvana, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith, Guns & Roses, & Van Halen...

And then there's Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone which had a BIG role in much of rock's development...
Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys
Sympathy For The Devil (I prefer GNR's over the Stones)
Light My Fire by the Doors
Imagine by John Lennon
Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
Comfortably Numb / Hey You by Pink Floyd
Khasmir by Led Zepplin (better than whole lotta love IMO)
Back in Black or Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Ace of Spades by Motorhead
More Than A Feeling by Boston
Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf
Layla by Derek and the Dominos (I'm partial to Eric Clapton's acoustic version)
Dream On by Aerosmith
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Enter Sandman by Metallica
Welcome to the Jungle by Guns & Roses


And of course, these aren't my favorite songs, but top Rock songs of all time worthy...

Here are some lists...

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songsddd.html

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1rocksongs.htm

http://www.planetrock.com/music/backstage/the-rock-lists/the-greatest-ever-rock-song/

http://www.rockpedia.info/top-50-classic-rock-songs-of-all-time.html

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407

http://www.listology.com/list/100-greatest-rock-songs

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/LikeIRoll/100_greatest_rock_songs_as_voted_by_planet_rock_listeners_/

 

[yankeesince59]

Stairway To Heaven

Free Bird

Comfortably Numb



Honorable mention; A Day In The Life

And though I don't consider it a "rock" song.... *Imagine*

 

[yankeesince59]

Okay, I give up.

Rick, you've never heard of them?

 

[Hammerojustice]

And though I don't consider it a "rock" song.... *Imagine*

Goes back to my question of what is and isn't considered Rock... Is Aretha Franklin? Michael Jackson? Elvis? Rock is such a broad category

 

[Rick2583]

Rick, you've never heard of them?

Heard of who, it read like a broken sentence, "Do you feel like I do Kasmir,..................comfortably numb?

Who the hell is this guy Kasmir & why does he make someone feel numb?

 

[yankeesince59]

Heard of who, it read like a broken sentence, "Do you feel like I do Kasmir,..................comfortably numb?

Who the hell is this guy Kasmir & why does he make someone feel numb?

...lol

Do you Feel like I Do is a Frampton song

Kasmir is a Zepplin song

Comfortably Numb is a Pink Floyd song

 

[Rick2583]

...lol

Do you Feel like I Do is a Frampton song

Kasmir is a Zepplin song

Comfortably Numb is a Pink Floyd song

Including the artists would have helped.

 

[yankeesince59]

Goes back to my question of what is and isn't considered Rock... Is Aretha Franklin? Michael Jackson? Elvis? Rock is such a broad category

...yeah, I f the question had been "What are the most influential songs?", or "What are your favorite songs?" my answers probably would have differed a bit.

 

[Hammerojustice]

...yeah, I f the question had been "What are the most influential songs?", or "What are your favorite songs?" my answers probably would have differed a bit.

But it's more than that... There's Classic Rock, Soft Rock, Hard Rock, ALternative Rock, Metal, Glam Rock, etc. So many categories...

 

[yankeesince59]

Including the artists would have helped.

...lol...well, pasta does seem to speak in tongues sometimes.

 

[Hammerojustice]

...lol...well, pasta does seem to speak in tongues sometimes.

 

[yankeesince59]

But it's more than that... There's Classic Rock, Soft Rock, Hard Rock, ALternative Rock, Metal, Glam Rock, etc. So many categories...

...if I had to sum up the entire "rock" genre into one category and pick one song that was so riveting and so crucial to rock music, it would be this;

 

[Hammerojustice]

LOL

 

[Pastafazul]

But it's more than that... There's Classic Rock, Soft Rock, Hard Rock, ALternative Rock, Metal, Glam Rock, etc. So many categories...

Easy now, gonna give rick a heart a tack ack ack ack!!!!

Anything from rush, AC dc was great, U2. Elton my fav, b52,s had a couple, can't forget my redneck days of Molly hatchet, skynard, and hold on loosely but don't let go

 

[Rick2583]

...if I had to sum up the entire "rock" genre into one category and pick one song that was so riveting and so crucial to rock music, it would be this;

I put that one right up there with this one. Talk about hard rock....

 

[totus44]

Stairway to Heaven
All Along the Watchtower (Hendrix)
Comfortably Numb

Honorable mention:

Dream On...Aerosmith
Free Bird
Bohemian Rhapsody

 

[Rick2583]

I just gave that "Comfortably numb" song a listen, I don't know what language he was singing in (I couldn't make it out) but the music was nice.

Dream on, excellent choice, I forgot about that one.

 

[yankeesince59]

...speaking of "Dream On" (great tune)...this is still the greatest sport video I've ever seen...and choreographed/timed perfectly with the song.

...hard to believe that I've been around to witness most of these historic events (give it time, there's a 1 minute intro);

 

[Hammerojustice]

I just gave that "Comfortably numb" song a listen, I don't know what language he was singing in (I couldn't make it out) but the music was nice.

Dream on, excellent choice, I forgot about that one.

Seriously?

 

[Rick2583]

Seriously?

Yeah, I seriously couldn't understand a word. Why, you could? If it was English the music drowned the vocals out, maybe that was it. But I did like the music though.

 

[yankeesince59]

...rick, do you remember the song "Louie, Louie"?

 

[Rick2583]

...rick, do you remember the song "Louie, Louie"?

Sure I do, done by the Kingman & also by the Kinks.

 

[yankeesince59]

Sure I do, done by the Kingman & also by the Kinks.

...good,...can you understand a word they're saying?

 

[Rick2583]

Though I can pick up more words here than I could with the numb song its the same, a good sound but real hard to pick up the lyrics.

 

[yankeesince59]

... there are no definitive lyrics to Louie Louie. The FBI spent years trying to figure them out.

...the lyrics to Comfortably Numb are quite clear.

 

[Rick2583]

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kinks/louielouie.html

Though they're not great lyrics as you can see they are there but again like the Numb song you can't really understand what they're saying.

 

[totus44]

How's your hearing?

Hello?

Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?
Come on now
I hear you're feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain you would not understand
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.

O.K.
Just a little pinprick.
There'll be no more, ah!
But you may feel a little sick.
Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good.
That'll keep you going through the show
Come on it's time to go.

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.
Songwriters: WATERS, ROGER/GILMOUR, DAVID JON
Comfortably Numb lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., IMAGEM U.S. LLC