100 Greatest Rock Songs

BayPineapple · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:30 pm **Posts:** 373

Like A Rolling Stone should probably be #1
And God Only Knows at #235? Shame on you guys.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19327

BayPineapple wrote:

Like A Rolling Stone should probably be #1
And God Only Knows at #235? Shame on you guys.

There wasn't much thought put into the song order.

Classic Rock Junkie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:05 am **Posts:** 1893

pgm wrote:

I see online that the F-word was censored in the U.S. release, but not the UK. And I'm pretty sure it was the first hit with the word in it.

Just realized the album version of 'The End' has a huge string of Morrison going 'fuck me babe, fuck yeah' for a good minute or so, unless I'm miss hearing but I'm pretty sure I"m not.

And yeah the song order in this list was always kinda dumb. Then again a greatest songs list is probably the most impossible list to order here, probably harder than artists.

Bruce · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:30 pm

Classic Rock Junkie wrote:

pgm wrote:

I see online that the F-word was censored in the U.S. release, but not the UK. And I'm pretty sure it was the first hit with the word in it.

Just realized the album version of 'The End'

As opposed to what other version?

All there is is an album version.

John G · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:24 am

Classic Rock Junkie wrote:

pgm wrote:

I see online that the F-word was censored in the U.S. release, but not the UK. And I'm pretty sure it was the first hit with the word in it.

Just realized the album version of 'The End' has a huge string of Morrison going 'fuck me babe, fuck yeah' for a good minute or so, unless I'm miss hearing but I'm pretty sure I"m not.

no you're not miss hearing it, he definitely does, its on the "full version" or album version. apparently morrison was on an acid trip when they first tried to record this song. he kept singing "fuck the mother, kill the father" rather than the actual lyrics. this is supposedly the last song Morrison heard. the night he died, he was playing old doors albums, ending with this one. this was the last song on that album.this was recorded with the lights off and only one candle burning next to Morrison.
bruce there are single versions of the song which are significantly shorter, the full version is around 11.47, the shorter versions are anywhere between 3.50 and 6.30.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19327

Bruce wrote:

Classic Rock Junkie wrote:

pgm wrote:

I see online that the F-word was censored in the U.S. release, but not the UK. And I'm pretty sure it was the first hit with the word in it.

Just realized the album version of 'The End'

As opposed to what other version?

All there is is an album version.

There's an Apocalypse Now soundtrack version that has a notably different mix.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11777

That was edited out until the remastered CD version of the album came out in '99 (I think). Until then, I believe all those "fuck's" at the end were edited out.
It was DEFINITELY edited when first released in early '67.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19327

All those "fuck"s are way up in the mix in the Apocalypse Now version.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11777

Yes, which wasn't until 1979....

Deany · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 8:14 am

I really wish we'd work on this list at some point. The one on the site really is horrible in many ways.

pauldrach · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 8:44 am

We had begun working on a revision a while back, hadn't we? You could repost it and see what happens.

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1703

Deany wrote:

I really wish we'd work on this list at some point. The one on the site really is horrible in many ways.

I agree, DDD website deserves a decent list. Maybe create a top 500 would be a good idea.

Deany · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 7:24 pm

1. Johnny B. Goode
2. Like A Rolling Stone
3. What'd I Say
4. Satisfaction
5. Respect
6. Rock Around The Clock
7. Jailhouse Rock
8. Smells Like Teen Spirit
9. Stairway to Heaven
10. Hey Jude
11. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
12. Good Vibrations
13. I Want To Hold Your Hand
14. Billie Jean
15. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
16. The Message
17. Bohemian Rhapsody
18. A Day In The Life
19. Hound Dog
20. Dock Of The Bay

Deany · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 10:05 pm

Well, I put Dock of the Bay at #20. Nothing really sticks out to me except that The Message seems too high.

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1703

The list is good, but I put these in any order:

Billie Jean
Yesterday
Bohemian Rhapsody
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Stairway To Heaven
Smells Like Teen Spirit
What's Going On
Johnny B. Goode
Imagine
Jailhouse Rock
Hey Jude
Rock Around The Clock
Good Vibrations
Respect
Every Breath You Take
Hotel California
What'd I Say
My Generation
Like a Rolling Stone
Hey Ya!

And the next bunch:

With Or Without You
Stayin' Alive
Sweet Child O' Mine
Superstition
Layla
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Want You Back
Let It Be
Your Song
Light My Fire
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Tutti Frutti
Beat It
Losing My Religion
Hound Dog
One
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Be My Baby
Louie Louie
Bittersweet Symphony

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