Music Lovers. My Top Ten rock/pop songs of all time

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Some you may know, some you may not...but here is MY top ten rock songs.

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10. Jethro Tull, Aqualung.

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9. The classic and greatest one hit wonders of all time, The Knack came and went on 5 minutes of foot tapping rock that epitomised what a great pop song should be.

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8. Traffic were an English "revolving door" band that sometimes featured Steve Winwood. They performed this amazing fusion of blues, rock, African beat and ballad in the little known but hugely respected "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys".

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7. That a song of power and beauty could come from such a band of redneck rockers shocked the world. Must be why God took them before their time.

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6. First album from Nirvana, and they nailed it. What would they have done if Kurt hadn't eaten his gun? Its just a shame that the thousands of imitators that this band spawned couldn't even get close to this powerful and hard hitting rock powerhouse.

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5. They had a lot of great songs, but Floyd's spine tingler, "Comfortable Numb" has been covered more times that a nun's chest by some of the luminaries of the rock world and stands apart from their album standards.

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4. It was the soundtrack to a war, and created the myth that the Stones were devil worshippers, and even when that bongo riff starts up in 2015, it still chills the spine as a 71 year old Jagger snarls cynicism and hypocrisy that's as relevant now as it was then.

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3. Bob Dylan (as you an hear in the video) was heckled by former fans when he converted from strict acoustic folkie to full electric fusion. In the process, he fused rock roots with socially biting folk poetry and observation that changed the musical landscape forever. although not the full song, it illustrates the reaction he initiated. Even The Beatles paid tribute to "Mr Jones".

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2. Often argue as the greatest "single" of all times, it was never intended to be. From Led Zeppelin 4, a tour de force that merged all Zeps influence of folk, blues and hard rock on one of the finest albums of all time...but no song merged different musical forms into a coherent masterpiece like "Stairway To Heaven". Does anyone remember laughter?

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1. The Beatles invented modern pop and rock, but their masterwork was neither rock, nor poppy, and it came from their period of decline, shortly before it ended forever. Although its McCartney's in all respects, its essentially a Beatles song that crossed age, cultural and social divides. Everyone knew the choral fade out like the backs of their hands..."nah, nah, nah nah nah nah nah". Re-interpreted by thousands, including Otis Redding, this song was both simple, complex and uplifting. The greatest rock song ever recorded.

[Renee]

Nice selection. Some might say a little tame and or mainstream but very respectable.

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Thnak you, Renee. Kind of you to say so.



Some amongst us do not agree. However it must be said she...er, I mean they...think that "Thriller" defined rock music.



No accounting for taste.

[RW]

Thriller set a bar for music video production so in that regard, it was an influential song.  But hey, I'm talking to a guy who thinks "Hey Jude" was the best rock song ever so....  ac_razz

[Renee]

Thriller sucks. The best thing Michael Jackson ever did was die.