Thursday, July 02, 2009

The Greatest Rock & Roll Song Ever Composed

After over 35 years of listening, sorting and sifting I have reached a conclusion. The greatest Rock & Roll song ever composed is, "Won't Get Fooled Again" from the album "Who's Next" by the Who. The finalists were:

Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (Elton John)
Black Dog (Led Zeppelin)
You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)
White Wedding (Billy Idol)
Spirit of Radio (Rush)
Train Kept A'Rollin' (Aerosmith)
Sweet Jane (Lou Reed, live version)
Baba O'Reilly (the Who)
Can't You Hear Me Knockin' (Rolling Stones)
Hard Day's Night (the Beatles)
I'm In Love with My Car (Queen)
You Never Can Tell (Chuck Berry)
Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Smile Away (Paul McCartney)
Mystery Achievement (the Pretenders)
Go All The Way (the Rasberries)
Photograph (Ringo Starr)
Here Comes the Sun (the Beatles / George Harrison)
Too Rolling Stoned (Robin Trower)
Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton)
What I Like About You (the Romantics)
Refugee (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
Dance the Night Away (Van Halen)
Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi)
Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin)
Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
China Grove (Doobie Brothers)
Foreplay / Long Time (Boston)
Radar Love (Golden Earing)

...yes, yes I know. I have left off artists like Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Motley Crue, Santana, Elvis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Little Richard, Bill Haley and scads of others, as well as many songs from artists included in my list and that some of the songs might be a bit obscure: but this is MY list! I have also decided to pronounce that the '70s, much reviled as the era of "disco", was arguably the greatest decade for Rock n' Roll, in terms of virtuosity and production; when all the artistic creativity of the former 2 decades really peaked.

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