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Re: Tops of the tops

Songs:

NOT easy to pick only five...

1. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
2. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
3. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
4. David Bowie - Space Oddity
5. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Easier to distinguish the five I like the least...

96. Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions
97. The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand
98. The Crickets - That'll Be the Day
99. Derek and the Dominos - Layla (should have been in my bottom albums list too)
100. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie

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Top 5:
1. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (#100 on AM)
2. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
5. Radiohead - OK Computer

Bottom 5:
1. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks - Here's the Sex Pistols
2. Ramones - Ramones
3. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
4. Prince - Sign 'O' the Times
5. Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Want to 5:
1. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2. Joni Mitchell - Blue
3. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
4. Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
5. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

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BillAdama
Stephan

98. Nirvana - Smells Like Team Spirit (6.3)
How do you rate their other song, Smells Like Teen Spirit?
I prefer me some Team Spirit, the Teen version is really not worth more than a 5.

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Henrik
99. Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Maybe this'll make you appreciate it a little more, a little sample from a fantastic documentary. I just love seeing the legendary Tom Dowd get all excited at that mixtable. Duane really should've been higher up in our guitarists poll.

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Songs:
1- Sweet Child O Mine (all time favorite song)
2- Stairway to Heaven
3- All Along the Watchtower
4- Strawberry Fields Forever
5- (Sitin' On) The Dock of the Bay

99- Get Ur Freak On
100- Imagine (Most Overrated song in history! I absolutely hate it!!)

I only hate 2 songs in the top 100. It would be too difficult to chose between the 98 good ones which I like the least.

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Top Songs-

1. A Day in the Life- The Beatles
2. Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve
3. Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
4. Common People- Pulp
5. Losing My Religion- R.E.M.

Bottom Songs-

96. Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly and The Crickets
97. Louie Louie- The Kingsmen
98. Mystery Train- Elvis Presley
99. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On- Jerry Lee Lewis
100. Get Ur Freak On- Missy Elliott

Once again, I don't dislike any of my bottom 5 songs, but the super high level of acclaim that they get baffles me.

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Nick
Bottom Songs-

96. Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly and The Crickets
98. Mystery Train- Elvis Presley
99. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On- Jerry Lee Lewis

Once again, I don't dislike any of my bottom 5 songs, but the super high level of acclaim that they get baffles me.

Maybe these songs are so highly acclaimed because they form the very foundation of Rock music?

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1. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
2. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
3. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
4. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
5. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
6. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
7. David Bowie - Heroes
8. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
9. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
10. The Clash - London Calling

And the bottom ten...

Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
John Lennon - Imagine
Beatles - Hey Jude
Eagles - Hotel California
Police - Every Breath You Take
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog

Those are unranked, but "Hotel California" is definitely the worst of the bunch.

After looking at the top 100 for the first time in a while, I think the most surprising inclusion is "Ghost Town" and the most surprising omission-by far-is "Gimme Shelter." In the top 200, I'd say "Relax" is the most puzzling and "Tangled Up in Blue" is the strangest omission.

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Mindrocker
Nick
Bottom Songs-

96. Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly and The Crickets
98. Mystery Train- Elvis Presley
99. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On- Jerry Lee Lewis

Once again, I don't dislike any of my bottom 5 songs, but the super high level of acclaim that they get baffles me.

Maybe these songs are so highly acclaimed because they form the very foundation of Rock music?


I guess that's more of a influence vs. quality debate. While I have no doubt in my mind that they are really good songs, I feel that they mainly get acclaim because of their overwhelming influence (i.e. being the "foundation of rock music"). There are many songs that are the foundation of rock in my top 100 songs, such as "That'll be the Day", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Tutti Frutti", and "Hound Dog". That being said, I wouldn't consider any of the songs I listed as some of the "worst" of the top 100 songs to be near the level of those aforementioned songs. But I guess it's just a matter of personal taste.

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1. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
2. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
3. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
4. The Smiths - This Charming Man
5. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tracks of My Tears
6. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
7. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
8. The Four Tops - Reach Out (I'll Be There)
9. David Bowie - "Heroes"
10. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

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91. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
92. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
93. U2 - One
94. New Order - Blue Monday
95. John Lennon - Imagine
96. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
97. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
98. The Beatles - Hey Jude
99. Van Morrison - Brown-Eyed Girl
100. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

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songs... great twist!

01. Louie Louie. Kingsmen
02. Ghost Town. Specials
03. Unfinished Sympathy. Massive
04. A Change Is Gonna Come. Sam Cooke
05. Common People. Pulp
06. Tracks Of My Tears. Miracles
07. Be My Baby. Ronnie
08. God Only Knows. Surf Boys
09. When Doves Cry. Prince
10. I Heard It Through The Grapevine. Marvin Gaye


91. When A Man Loves A Woman. Percy Sledge
92. Don't Be Cruel. Elvis Presley
93. Billie Jane. Michael Jackson
94. Brown Eyed Woman. Van Morrison
95. Every Breath You Take. The Polices
96. Stayin Alive. The Bee Gees
97. Stairway To Heaven. The Led Zeppelins
98. Sweet Child O Mine. The Guns N Roses
99. Bohemian Rhapsody. The Queens
100. Little Red Corvette. Prince

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Songs:

1. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"
2. New Order - "Blue Monday"
3. Prince - "When Doves Cry"
4. Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
5. Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
6. Otis Redding - "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
7. The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows"
8. Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
9. The Clash - "London Calling"
10. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message"

Only "Take Me Out" is in my top 100, but "Blue Monday" is close, and all of these are among my top 1000.

91. Beck - "Loser"
92. Oasis - "Live Forever"
93. Van Morrison - "Brown Eyed Girl"
94. Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"
95. John Lennon - "Imagine"
96. The Who - "My Generation"
97. Bob Marley and the Wailers - "No Woman No Cry"
98. The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever"
99. Eagles - "Hotel California"
100. The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

The bottom 6 here are all in my bottom 100, with the others finding a place in my bottom 200.

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nj

100. Little Red Corvette. Prince


Boo! Hiss!

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come on, you knew it HAD to happen someday...

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nj
come on, you knew it HAD to happen someday...


Doesn't make it any less WRONG!

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doesn't make it any less than a poor man's attempt @the Boss, you mean... oh well, great, here we go again.......... stupid time loops

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Top

1. Michael Jackson- Billie Jean
2. The Beach Boys- God Only Knows
3. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles- The Tracks of My Tears
4. The Beatles- A Day in the Life
5. The Kinks- Waterloo Sunset
6. Sam Cooke- A Change Is Gonna Come
7. The Byrds- Mr. Tambourine Man
8. Simon and Garfunkel- Bridge Over Troubled Water
9. The Mamas and the Papas- California Dreamin'
10. The Jackson 5- I Want You Back



Bottom

1. Joy Division- Love Will Tear Us Apart
2. Oasis- Live Forever
3. U2- One
4. The Rolling Stones- Jumpin' Jack Flash
5. Run-D.M.C.- Walk This Way
6. Percy Sledge- When a Man Loves a Woman
7. Chic- Good Times
8. Elvis Presley- Mystery Train
9. Massive Attack- Unfinished Sympathy
10. The Rolling Stones- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

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nj
doesn't make it any less than a poor man's attempt @the Boss, you mean... oh well, great, here we go again.......... stupid time loops


Pfft!

Would Bruce ever have a lyric like "Girl you've got an ass like I've never seeEEEEeeen! OWWWW! And the ride, I SAID the riiide is so smooOOOOOth, YOU MUST BE A LIMOUSINE!"?

I don't recall Bruce Springsteen ever programming such a funky and masterful Linn 1 drum machine, either.

Maybe if that was the case, I'd be a Bruce Springsteen fan.

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TOP
1 Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven (1)
2 Springsteen, Bruce Born To Run (3)
3 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (4)
4 Hendrix, Jimi All Along The Watchtower (5)
5 Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (6)
6 Beach Boys Good Vibrations (7)
7 Derek & The Dominos Layla (8)
8 Clash London Calling (10)
9 Gaye, Marvin What's Going On (11)
10 Rolling Stones Sympathy For The Devil (12)

BOTTOM
100 Elliott, Missy Get Ur Freak On (2210*)
99 Public Enemy Fight the Power (2200)
98 Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy (2190) enjoyment rating = 11.1
97 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five The Message (1740)
96 Sex Pistols Anarchy in the U.K. (1730)
95 Sex Pistols God Save the Queen (1720)
94 Lewis, Jerry Lee Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (1710)
93 New Order Blue Monday (1700)
92Pickett, Wilson In The Midnight Hour (1690) enjoyment rating = 11
91 Run-DMC Walk This Way (1300) - enjoyment rating = 10

* - rankings for bottom ten are approximate as list is undergoing substantial revision

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Moonbeam

Would Bruce ever have a lyric like "Girl you've got an ass like I've never seeEEEEeeen! OWWWW! And the ride, I SAID the riiide is so smooOOOOOth, YOU MUST BE A LIMOUSINE!"?


i would smash the jawbone out of his car semantics skull if he ever did.

Moonbeam
I don't recall Bruce Springsteen ever programming such a funky and masterful Linn 1 drum machine, either.


dude, just wait for those atari 5200 graphics. they are THE shit!

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Top 10-tough enough, wished it was a, say, Top 20

1. Live Forever
2. All Along The Watchtower
3. Layla
4. Jumpin' Jack Flash
5. For What It's Worth
6. A Day In The Life
7. Stairway To Heaven
8. Mr. Tambourine Man
9. Bittersweet Symphony
10. Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Bottom 10-somewhat easier, though some I didn't finally include could fit in
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91. Loser
92. Superstition
93. God Save The Queen
94. Common People
95. Ghost Town
96. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
97. That'll Be The Day
98. Blue Suese Shoes
99. Walk This Way
100. Louie Louie