Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

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Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:55 pm

In March 2005, Rolling Stone named "The 500 Greatest songs of all-time"
1. Name the 12 recording artists that had six or more songs in the Top 500
1. The Beatles 23
2. The Rolling Stones 14
3. Bob Dylan 12
4. Elvis Presley 11
5. The Beach Boys 7
5. Jimi Handrix 7
5. U2 7
8. Chuck Berry 6
8.
8.
8. Led Zeppelin 6
8.
2. Name the Top 50 songs
1 . Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
2. (I Can't Get No) 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.
11. My Generation (The Who)
12.
13. Yesterday (The Beattles)
14.
15. London Calling (The Clash)
16.
17. Purple Haze (Jimi Handrix)
18. Maybellene (Chuck Berry)
19.
20. Let It Be (The Beatles)
21.
22.
23.
24.
25. God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
26. A Day in the Life (The Beatles)
27. Layla (Derek and The Dominos)
28. (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)
29. Help! (The Beatles)
30.
31. Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
32.
33.
34.
35.
36. One (U2)
37. No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45. Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley)
46.
47. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
48. All along the Watchtower (The Jimi Handrix Experience)
49.
50. The Taers of My Tracks (Smokey Robinson and The Miracles)
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby Dirko » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:59 pm

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan & The Beach Boys.
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:03 pm

SJABC wrote:The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan & The Beach Boys.


The Beatles 23, Rolling Stones 14, Led Zeppelin 6, Bob Dylan 12, The Beach Boys 7 all correct
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby godoubleblues » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:28 pm

Q1 - Hendrix
Elvis


Q2 - satisfaction
london calling
good vibrations
stand by me
my generation
hey jude
a day in the life
respect
jailhouse rock
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:34 pm

godoubleblues wrote:Q2 - satisfaction
london calling
good vibrations
stand by me
my generation
hey jude
a day in the life
respect
jailhouse rock


(I can't get no) Satisfaction Number 2
London Calling Number 15
Good Vibrations Number 6
Stand by me Number 121
My Generation Number 11
Hey Jude number 8
A day in the life Number 26
Respect Number 5
Jailhouse Rock Number 67
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:34 pm

godoubleblues wrote:Q1 - Hendrix
Elvis

both correct

Q2 - satisfaction
london calling
good vibrations
stand by me
my generation
hey jude
a day in the life
respect
jailhouse rock
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby Turkeywizz » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:59 pm

Surely stairway to heaven has to be there somewhere
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:06 pm

Turkeywizz wrote:Surely stairway to heaven has to be there somewhere


Correct - Number 31
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby godoubleblues » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:21 pm

imagine
walk on by
all along the watchtower
johnny b goode
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:23 pm

godoubleblues wrote:imagine
walk on by
all along the watchtower
johnny b goode


Imagine Number 3
Walk on by Number 70
All along.. Number 48
Johnny B. Goode Number 7
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby godoubleblues » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:46 pm

some more Beatles
Help, let it be

Beach Boys - god only knows, California Girls

Presley - heatbreak hotel, suspicious minds
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:51 pm

godoubleblues wrote:some more Beatles
Help, let it be

Beach Boys - god only knows, California Girls

Presley - heatbreak hotel, suspicious minds


Help Number 29
Let it be Number 20
God Only Knows Number 25
California Girls Number 71
Hearbreak Hotel Number 45
Suspicisous Minds Number 91
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby FattyLumpkin » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:44 pm

Q2. Like a Rolling Stone - could even be no 1???

Revolution - Beatles in there somewhere??
Layla ?/
If its "defining songs", then some Pistols & Nirvana - if it's "best" songs then perhaps not
Some Sam Cooke too - You send me??
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:03 pm

FattyLumpkin wrote:Q2. Like a Rolling Stone - could even be no 1???

Revolution - Beatles in there somewhere??


Like a Rolling Stone Number 1
Revolution Not in Top 500
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby godoubleblues » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:05 am

FattyLumpkin wrote:Q2. Like a Rolling Stone - could even be no 1???

Revolution - Beatles in there somewhere??
Layla ?/
If its "defining songs", then some Pistols & Nirvana - if it's "best" songs then perhaps not
Some Sam Cooke too - You send me??


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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:23 am

godoubleblues wrote:
FattyLumpkin wrote:Q2. Like a Rolling Stone - could even be no 1???

Revolution - Beatles in there somewhere??
Layla ?/
If its "defining songs", then some Pistols & Nirvana - if it's "best" songs then perhaps not
Some Sam Cooke too - You send me??


anarchy in the UK and Smells like teen spirit


Layla Number 27
You send me Number 115
Anarchy in the UK Number 53
Smells like Teen Spirit NUmber 9
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby FattyLumpkin » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:08 pm

q1. Chuck Berry
U2
Simon & Garfunkel
Supremes


So - maybe in the top 50....

Mayballene??
Sunday Bloody Sunday, One
Bridge over Troubled Water
Baby Love ??
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby brod » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:56 am

FattyLumpkin wrote:q1. Chuck Berry
U2
Simon & Garfunkel
Supremes


So - maybe in the top 50....

Mayballene??
Sunday Bloody Sunday, One
Bridge over Troubled Water
Baby Love ??


1. Chuck Berry, U2 correct
Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel incorrect

2. Maybellene Number 18
Bridge over troubled water Number 47
One Number 36
Sunday Bloody Sunday Number 268
Baby Love Number 324
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby Peterxtc » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:13 pm

Q2

Ziggy Stardust
Smoke on the Water
Anarchy in the UK
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Re: Rolling Stone - The Greatest songs of all time

Postby Peterxtc » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:14 pm

Q2
No woman no cry
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