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Uprising is a great song.

My next batch is following BYH's route: Five from each decade.

1960s

"Hey Jude" -- Beatles
"You Really Got Me" -- Kinks
"I'm Telling You Now" -- Freddy and the Dreamers
"96 Tears" -- ? and the Mysterians
"White Room" -- Cream

1970s

"Stairway to Heaven" -- Led Zeppelin
"American Pie" -- Don McLean
"Born to Run" -- Bruce Springsteen
"Go All The Way" -- The Raspberries
"Love Is The Drug" -- Roxy Music

1980s

"Every Breath You Take" -- The Police
"In The Air Tonight" -- Phil Collins
"Whip It!" -- Devo
"Fast Car" -- Tracy Chapman
"Centerfold" -- J. Geils Band

1990s

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" -- Nirvana
"Nothing Compares To U" -- Sinead O'Connor
"Mr. Jones" -- Counting Crows
"Everlong" -- Foo Fighters
"One Headlight" -- The Wallflowers

2000s

"Hey Ya" -- Outkast
"Crazy" -- Gnarls Barkley
"I Kissed A Girl" -- Katy Perry
"Comfortable" -- John Mayer
"The Sweet Escape" -- Gwen Stefani

And from the past two years, I'll add Cee Lo Green's "Fuck You" and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now."

 

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Stream of Consciousness submission

Santa Monica -Everclear
Black Gold - Soul Asylum
Linger - Cranberries
Crystal Clear - Darling Buds
Better Man - Pearl Jam
Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam
Orange Crush - REM
Crush With Eyeliner - REM
Begin the Begin - REM
Trip Through Your Wires - U2
Sweet Child of Mine - GNR
Ugly Truth - Matthew Sweet
Maybe Angels - Sheryl Crow
Borderline - Madonna
Material Girl - Madonna
Shattered - Rolling Stones
Moonlight Mile - Rolling Stones
She's So Cold - Rolling Stones
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg - Ramones
Midnight Cruiser - Steely Dan
Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm
Dance the Night Away - VH
I Remember You - Skid Row
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Brandy - Looking Glass

Why do I get the feeling there will be a 786 way tie for no. 500?

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"Roots Radicals" Rancid

"Sucked Out" Superdrag

"Diary of a San Fernando Sexx Star" Butch Waker

"Closing Time" Semisonic

"Bittersweet Symphony" The Verve

"Down and Out in the Bold New City of the South (Parts 1 and 2)" Astronautalis

"Beer" Reel Big Fish

 

Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

There might be, Cap'n K ... we've probably got close to 500 nominees already. That's awesome.

Was poking around on google and found this blog talking about Memorial Day 500 classic rock countdowns.

This one is fairly typical ... the top 10 from WNEW's 1997 Top 500 list:

10. Hotel California - The Eagles
9. Light My Fire - The Doors
8. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
7. Baba O'Riley - The Who
6. Hey Jude - The Beatles
5. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
4. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. Layla - Derek & The Dominos
2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Sure, these are all classic songs, but are they really the best by each of these bands? And was no decent music put out after the 1970s?

That's what we're trying to find out here.

Link to the WNEW list (and much more "Top 500" commentary): http://areuonsomething.com/top500.html

Keep those votes coming ... gracias.

 

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The Boxer: Simon and Garfunkel
Twist and Shout: Beatles
Babba O'Reilly: The Who
Under Pressure: Queen and David Bowie
Watching the Wheels: John Lennon

 

Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

I bow in your general direction.

 

Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

I think you've got to guard against overthinking it in some cases.

Is the most popular song by a band the best song of a band? Many folks don't WANT it to be, because that eliminates the "discovery" on their part. But it usually is.

In other words, don't "fight" Led Zeppelin never rising above "Stairway To Heaven." Just accept its greatness.

 

Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

Zeppelin, "In The Evening"

 

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See?

 

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No Lord Tracy? I don't even know who you are anymore. FRAUD!!!!!

 

Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

Pretty In Pink - Pyschedelic Furs
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller
Train In Vain - The Clash
Dreams - BoDeans
Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana

 

Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

I saving the Lord Tracy entries for a last minute ballot stuffing to see if I score them an upset top 10 finish.