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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All-time (2021 Edition) (1 Viewer)
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rockaction
Footballguy
If only I were kidding, Dan. Then it'd be funny. As it is, it breaks my heart.
Okay, it doesn't. I'm laughing stupidly.
Gasolina (2005 or so)
It has the strains of "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott, whose song appears here at number eight. It's not even an original beat.
LOLZ.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
FWIW, I was on a music nerd site back in the day that did massive polls for best song and album and this song won veeeeeeeery easily for the '95-'04 poll (I don't remember why the polls were for those time frames, maybe because decade lists and polls are done to death).
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Which became more popular than it ever had been before when it was used in a movie about ... a Rolling Stone writer.Elton Johns top rated song is Tiny Dancer
Corporate synergy!
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
No Dust in the Wind by Kansas or Come Sail Away by Styx invalidates the list.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Arbitrarily looking at the top 15. Some thoughts:
- Aretha - my god that woman can sing
- Sam Cooke - this made me smile, love Sam and it's such a shame he died so young - talent-wise he's way up there but lots of folks don't know much about him. My favorite is Bring It on Home to Me and how can anybody not love his songs in Animal House?
- Not a big Dylan fan but since you have to have him up there they picked the right one in my book
- That Nirvana song epitomized by teenage years
- What's Going On - #6 but could be higher
- I'd always have a Beatles song #1 on my all-time list but it wouldn't be Strawberry Fields - interesting choice
- God Only Knows and Superstition are top-5 worthy songs
- As big as my smile was for Sam Cooke, it may have been bigger for Waterloo Sunset. Great song and I love The Kinks.
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TripItUp
Footballguy
it's not that I don't like these songs, but they wouldn't sniff my top 100...some really odd selections here.
rockaction
Footballguy
Hoard never answered the question!
@Leroy Hoard I'm expecting your disquisition on Daddy Yankee at any moment.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh my God. My jaw just dropped. I'm really out of touch. I know my niece and stepniece know this song by like heart. They were talking about the Spanish in it one day because my brother is married to a woman who speaks fluent Spanish and is Mexican, and they have E and K, my niece by family, and my stepniece by marriage.7.5 BILLION views
I am slacking in my pop culture knowledge.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
The Bieber version was a smash up here that completely dominated the airwaves but from what Wikipedia says, plus that play count, I'm guessing maybe the OG version won out in the US?
rockaction
Footballguy
My stepniece growing up was a huge Belieber. Like, had seen him in concert a bunch of times with Mom, and one of the ways Mom knew she was getting older was when she took a friend (she was seventeen or eighteen) and they drove to San Diego to see him. Mom got fake verklempt, but she was serious. Growin' up!
eta* Oh, my point was that I had no clue. Could be either, really. I'm sure she was aware of the Bieber version.
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I do not agree with many of the songs listed in the Top 100, but I can at least understand why someone may place them there.
This one however has me completely nonplussed:
How is that the 20th best song of all-time?
This one however has me completely nonplussed:
I'm not even saying it's some terrible song - but it's utterly forgettable and is just one of 1,000s of generic pop songs of the era. I can't imagine anyone will be listening to this song 10-20-30 years from now.
How is that the 20th best song of all-time?
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dickey moe
Fingerpicker
TWO songs by Missy Elliott - LOLZ
Northern Voice
Footballguy
It's pretty easily the best song of the last 15 years and it's a huge gay anthem. It's gained a much larger life as time has passed and the Calum Scott cover was the best selling song in the UK in 2016. It isn't going anywhere.Dr. Octopus said:
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I listened to it - I would disagree with the "easily the best song of the last 15 years" statement, but obviously that's subjective.
Kudos for the social aspect, but sorry there is no way that song deserves a top 20 slot - maybe for the last 15 years, but all-time?
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
dhockster
Footballguy
Elton Johns top rated song is Tiny Dancer
And it's pronounced "Tony Danza"
General Malaise
Footballguy
I played this list on Spotify over the weekend while cooking in the kitchen. I had to turn it off after 5 songs. I don't need to hear Peggy Sue, Elvis or anything by Toto ever again. Neat list.
rockaction
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
Ilov80s
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rockaction
Footballguy
Oh SWC'er, you obviously missed the definitive Don Henley thread where I declared and was backed up by science that other than "Boys Of Summer," his solor career was terrible.
You can't take that to the bank because I wouldn't want you to be in a bad mood, so just a pleasant reminder that I'm partially kidding. It was confirmed by science, not just backed up by.
rockaction
Footballguy
Hey, ilov, what do you mean by that? An "exercise in engagement" is too vague for some of us who aren't speaking as colloquially as you are.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I don't totally agree with your overall assessment but I am glad that Boys of Summer crosses so many boundaries and can be accepted as a great song by almost all.
rockaction
Footballguy
Weirdly, I had no idea about the song until I started perusing best of lists on the internet. That one totally missed a broad section of America, really.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
A list like this is just meant to create discussion, likes, replies, hits, etc. There is an art to a good list that will maximize interest. Include as many artists as possible to hit a wide audience. Keep some classics so you aren't viewed as crazy but include enough surprises to be interesting. Play to a younger crowd to try and get new viewers. You know, it's just a commercial for Rolling Stone.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Yeah, I was admittedly in a punk rock bubble at the time. That was, what, '96?
Total agreement here.
KTLA daytime did a segment on it. Total commercial for the last dying husk of a magazine.
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Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
I don’t recognize the band or the song but it’s possible I have heard it and just don’t know who it was.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Kind of cool and kind of sad. Cool because now anyone can really follow their own tastes and not be subjected to the views of the "elite taste makers". Sad though because we are also seeing that a lot of people have very bad taste.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I agree. How could they blow the super easy task of looking at all the songs ever recorded, choosing the 100 best and then placing those 100 songs in the exact correct order from least to greatest?
rockaction
Footballguy
I've secretly been thinking that about you losers all these years. *wrysmile*
Motown is overrated. There. I said it.
Wrigley
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Think I'll move to Montana, raise a crop of dental floss, and subscribe to Rolling Stone.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Generic pop song is the best song of the last 15 years? And easily at that? I’m with you on this - totally forgettable song.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
If I had to somehow do a top 500 songs list, The Boys of Summer would be top 25. I am not even a huge solo Henley or Eagles fan, but that song is bleeping amazing.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
awesome - always on the lookout for sharecroppers since I'm gonna be the dental floss tycoon.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Respect is a tremendous song but there are many I prefer to it.
Of course this is the Rolling Stone Top 100 list and not Godsbrother Top 100...
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah it’s such a tough task. Many of the songs Trip highlighted as being ridiculous are the ones I might have highlighted as being quite deserving of their spots. It’s all a matter of taste and RS is trying to appeal to the tastes of an audience that spans 60 years, several genres of music, multiple racial backgrounds, etc.
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