SJ.com Memorial Day 300 rock songs TOP SONG ON PAGE 10

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Didn't take long to get some great picks -- thanks gang!

Bonus points to shotglass jr. for this pick, considering my avatar.

Although there's plenty of other great ones on that album.

 

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Great song. Never pegged BYH as a hipster.

 

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"You can't always get what you want"--Rolling Stones
"Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"--Counting Crows
"Fool in the Rain"--Led Zeppelin
"Closer to the Heart"--Rush
"Mother"--Pink Floyd
"One"--U2
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"--Elton John
"Thunder Road"--Bruce Springsteen
"All Apologies"--Nirvana
"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"--Billy Joel
"You wanted more"--Tonic
"Patience"--Guns N Roses
"Aint to Proud to Beg"--Temptations
"Cool Change"--Little River Band
"Goodbye Stranger"--Supertramp
"Fire and Rain"--James Taylor
"Sad Cafe"--Eagles
"Fast Car"--Tracy Chapman
"Better Man"--Pearl Jam
"Windfall"--Sun Volt

 

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Here's about 30, no one than one per musician/group:

"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" - Chicago
"The Long And Winding Road" - The Beatles
"Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin
"Time" - Pink Floyd
"Jeremy" - Pearl Jam
"All I Want Is You" - U2
"Right Now" - Van Halen
"The Rising" - Bruce Springsteen
"Ventura Highway" - America
"It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers
"Captain Jack" - Billy Joel
"Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)" - Elton John
"Steppin' Out" - Joe Jackson
"Possession" - Sarah McLachlan
"Until You Come Back To Me" - Aretha Franklin
"Superstition" - Stevie Wonder
"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
"Telephone Line" - Electric Light Orchestra
"King Of Pain" - The Police
"Children's Crusade" - Sting
"Long Ago and Far Away" - James Taylor
"The Night Owl" - Little River Band
"Last Resort" - Eagles
"Papa Was A Rolling Stone" - The Temptations
"In The Stone" - Earth, Wind & Fire
"La Villa Strangiato" - Rush
"Living Years" - Mike + The Mechanics
"Here Comes The Flood" (Piano version) - Peter Gabriel
"We Said Hello Goodbye" - Phil Collins
"Turn It On Again" - Genesis

 

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"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," Sophie B. Hawkins

I think of Beverly Hills 90210 when I hear this song.

Props to the kitties.

 

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Mr. Brownstone -- GNR
Night Train -- GNR
Money For Nothing -- Dire Straits
Stairway To Heaven -- Led Zeppelin
Free Bird -- Skynyrd
Ain't Wastin' Time No More -- Allman Brothers
Rain on The Scarecrow -- Mellencamp
Sweet Home Alabama -- Skynyrd
Teen Spirit -- Nirvana
Thriller -- Michael Jackson
Black or White -- Michael Jackson
Bad -- Michael Jackson
Paranoid -- Ozzy
Yellow Ledbetter -- Pearl Jam
Jeremy -- Pearl Jam
Better Man -- Pearl Jam
Maggie May -- Rod Stewart
Jailbreak -- Thin Lizzy
I'm a Rocker -- Thin Lizzy
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag -- James Brown
Soul Man -- James Brown
Girls, Girls, Girls -- Motley Crue
Dr. Feelgood -- Motley Crue
Suspicious Minds -- Elvis
Jailhouse Rock -- Elvis
Heartbreak Hotel -- Elvis
Day Tripper -- Beatles
Taxman -- Beatles
Rooster -- Alice in Chains (Special meaning, here. It's how I started most of my days in Afghanistan)
Man in the Box -- Alice in Chains
Hard to Handle -- Black Crowes
She Talks to Angels -- Black Crowes
The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down -- The Band
I Love The Cocaine -- Buck Cherry

 

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+2.

But Sam, you almost gave it all back there. One of the most grating songs I have ever turned off the radio at every possible occasion.

 

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Trying to keep this all rock and ballad-free ...

"10 A.M. Automatic" - The Black Keys
"Seven Nation Army" - White Stripes
"You Only Live Once" - The Strokes
"Modern Kicks" - The Exploding Hearts
"Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
"Buddy Holly" - Weezer
"Song 2" - Blur
"Would" - Alice In Chains
"Longview" - Green Day
"Interstate Love Song" - STP
"Rock of Ages" - Def Leppard
"Live Wire" - Motley Crue
"Another Nail In My Heart" - Squeeze
"Jet to Jet" - Alcatrazz
"Marquee Moon" - Television
"Surrender" - Cheap Trick
"Damaged Goods" - Gang of Four
"London Calling" - The Clash
"Just What I Needed" - The Cars
"Jailbreak" - Thin Lizzy
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
"Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
"Gimmie Shelter" - Rolling Stones
"And Your Bird Can Sing" - The Beatles
"Can't Explain" - The Who
"Bus Stop" - The Hollies
"The Daily Planet" - Love
"Do You Remember Walter" - The Kinks

 

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Yeah, Trey's the anti-me.

 

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Ya know, I did consider "Go All The Way" for like a second.

 

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Icky Thump - White Stripes
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town - Pearl Jam
Jesus of Suburbia... - Green Day
Uprising - Muse
Santa Monica - Everclear
Courage - The Tragically Hip