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Post by rockysigman on Jan 30, 2006 15:53:05 GMT -5
I think Weeping is right. Edit: "Who Loves the Sun"/"Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" was the only American single, but there was a UK "Sweet Jane"/"Rock and Roll" single, although for some reason it didn't come out until 1973. members.aol.com/olandem3/odsingle.html |
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Post by frag on Jan 30, 2006 17:05:06 GMT -5
Ken - Awesome awesome awesome. Thanks! I didn't want to have to settle for "The Kids are Alright."
Not that I'd really be settling on such a great song, but "Love Reign O'er Me" is far far superior to the entire Who catalogue...oh yeah, you know it.
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Post by RocDoc on Jan 30, 2006 20:03:29 GMT -5
Gloria – The Shadows Of Night (‘Them’ who?)
Mississippi Queen – Mountain
Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
I Feel Fine – The Beatles
Paint It Black – Rolling Stones
Teacher – Jethro Tull
I Can See For Miles – The Who
Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – Elton John
Fresh Air – Quicksilver Messenger Service
Nights In White Satin – Moody Blues
Oye Como Va/Black Magic Woman – Santana
Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
Sunshine Of Your Love – The Cream
One Tree Hill – U2
Highway Star – Deep Purple
Cult Of Personality – Living Colour
Woodstock – CSN&Y
Oh Well Pts I and II – Fleetwood Mac
Suffragette City – David Bowie
Brick House – The Commodores
I Got A Line On You – Spirit
Talk Talk – The Music Machine
Psychotic Reaction – The Count 5
Breakdown – Petty & The HBs
Mr Tambourine Man – The Byrds
Kicks – Paul Revere & The Raiders
Stepping Stone – The Monkees
So Far Away - Carole King
Dead Man’s Curve – Jan & Dean
Moonshadow – Cat Stevens
Thankyoufalettinmebemiceelfagin – Sly Stone
Runaway - Del Shannon
Down In The Boondocks – Billy Joe Royal
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Walk On By – Dionne Warwick
Psychedelic Shack – Temptations
Walk Away Renee – The Four Tops
I Say A Little Prayer For You - Aretha Franklin
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Post by Kensterberg on Jan 30, 2006 22:31:01 GMT -5
One Tree Hill was a single?
Great lists though ... I just may have "Born to Run" at #1 as well, frag. In fact, there's darn little on your list I'd change. Some great picks there as well, RocDoc.
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Post by Paul on Jan 31, 2006 8:55:05 GMT -5
Were "All Apologies" & "Immortality" officially released as singles?
Are we including the Mo-Town/Soul/Funk scene here as well? I've been making my list not including the Temptations, Ottis Redding, James Brown, The Four Tops, etc....If so, that changes everything. I've been staying strictly to Rock N' Roll/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
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Post by Kensterberg on Jan 31, 2006 9:15:29 GMT -5
Were "All Apologies" & "Immortality" officially released as singles? Are we including the Mo-Town/Soul/Funk scene here as well? I've been making my list not including the Temptations, Ottis Redding, James Brown, The Four Tops, etc....If so, that changes everything. I've been staying strictly to Rock N' Roll/Hard Rock/Classic Rock The category is really as broad/narrow as you make the term "rock and roll." Personally, I'll have at least a few classic Motown cuts, b/c those fall into my own definition of rock and roll. And certainly "Dock of the Bay" qualifies as rock and roll in my book. |
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Post by tuneschick on Jan 31, 2006 9:53:16 GMT -5
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Post by frag on Jan 31, 2006 13:03:02 GMT -5
Paul - "Immortality" was released as a single with the b-side of "Rearviewmirror," as covered by The Frogs. And "All Apologies" was released with "Rape Me" and "Moist Vagina." I'm pretty sure it wasn't a US release, but "Immortality" was.
And yeah, I avoided Motown releases too, but like Ken, I think "Dock of the Bay" is definitely a rock song.
Also tried to include some more modern songs...maybe not so wise, but oh well...
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Post by Kensterberg on Jan 31, 2006 16:08:11 GMT -5
Remember, it doesn't have to have been a single in the US -- Great Britain, or most any "Western" country will do as well. So all Kiwis, Aussies, expatrioted Dutchmen, etc. here can use your own country's charts/releases as well as those of the US and UK. I'm pretty sure the Beatles used this trick to add at least one track to the Ones collection, seems like one of those songs was only number one in Norway or Denmark or some such thing.
C'mon Tunes, you can't bail on this! If nothing else, just take the first 50 that come to mind ... hell, that's what I may wind up doing anyway!
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Post by RocDoc on Jan 31, 2006 17:45:59 GMT -5
First 50 (however many I wrote...) that came to mind which I felt had significant airplay (indicating to me that they probably were 'singles' or then just shoulda been...like One Tree Hill, a huge favorite for me) and which made a big impression on me.
Singles as a concept are closely inter-related to a particular time for me, in explanation of why my list is majority 'oldies'...but they're ALL great significant tunes!
That local (but charted #1 NATIONALLY) version of 'Gloria' always gave me chills when it came on...and Tambourine Man! I remember standing in the grade school playground with 3 or 4 of my little buddies with our 8-transistor radios cranked, groovin to that song...!
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Post by bowiglou on Jan 31, 2006 19:06:37 GMT -5
oh geez one and all..fantastic lists...and now, based on your lists (Frag, Rn, etc.) I can't believe I omitted the following:
The Jam--Going Underground
Bob Dylan--Tangled up in Blue or Lay Lady Lay
Pixies---Here Comes your Man
John Lennon---Instant Karma (in lieu of Imagine)
Jimi Hendrix Experience---Crosstown Traffic
Quicksilver Messenger Service--Pride of Man
Buffalo Springfield--Mr. Soul
Eric Clapton--Bell Bottom Blues
Stevie Winwood--While you see a chance
Elton John--Leevon or Tiny Dancer
Magazine--A song from under the floorboards
New order--Age of Consent
Dream Syndicate---Tell Me When It's Over
Police--Message in a Bottle
Smashing Pumpkins---1979
Nirvana--All Apologies
James Taylor--Fire and Rain
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jan 31, 2006 22:39:25 GMT -5
50 Greatest Singles:
1. London Calling-The Clash
2. Inbetween Days-The Cure
3. Lady Madonna-The Beatles
4. Devil's Haircut-Beck
5. Express Yourself-NWA
6. Fight The Power-Public Enemy
7. Raspberry Berry-Prince
8. One-Metallica
9. Heart of Glass-Blondie
10. Blue Monday-New Order
11. Closer-NIN
12. Holiday in Cambodia-Dead Kenndys
13. My Sweet Lord-George Harrison
14. Karma Police-Radiohead
15. In Bloom-Nirvana
16. Cherub Rock-Smashing Pumpkins
17. Sex Machine-James Brown
18. Try A Little Tenderness-Otis Redding
19. Heart of Gold-Neil Young
20. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-The Band
21. Hurricane-Bob Dylan
22. We Won't Get Fooled Again-The Who
23. Roundabout-Yes
24. Push It-Salt N Pepa
25. Young Americans-David Bowie
26. Iron Man-Black Sabbath
27. Suedehead-Morrissey
28. Hold On-Tom Waits
29. Mississippi Queen-Mountain
30. Outta Sight Outta Mind-Wilco
31. Good Vibrations-The Beach Boys
32. That'll Be The Day-Buddy Holly
33. Gentleman-Afghan Whigs
34. Tom Sawyer-Rush
35. Suite Judy Blue Eyes-Crosby, Stills, and Nash
36. The Model-Kraftwerk
37. Brass Monkey-The Beastie Boys
38. Big Country-Big Country
39. Just Like Heaven-Dinosaur Jr
40. Son of a Preacher Man-Dusty Springfield
41. West End Girls-Pet Shop Boys
42. Tainted Love-Soft Cell
43. Beast of Burden-The Rolling Stones
44. Sugar Kane-Sonic Youth
45. This is not a Love Song-PIL
46. Daughter-Pearl Jam
47. Happy-Ned's Atomic Dustbin
48. Superfly-Curtis Mayfield
49. Breaking The Girl-Red Hot Chilli Peppers
50. Melissa-The Allman Brothers Band
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Post by phil on Jan 31, 2006 22:57:08 GMT -5
Can't believe I forgot Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale ...  Oh ! And nobody mentioned The Eagles' Hotel California ??... ;D |
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Post by frag on Feb 1, 2006 12:35:39 GMT -5
Oh ! And nobody mentioned The Eagles' Hotel California ??... ;D Probably a reason for that  Can't believe I forgot "Runaway" and "Crimson and Clover." Two all-time greats...shame on me. |
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Post by frag on Feb 1, 2006 12:37:25 GMT -5
Oh yeah...and we've pretty much all had different Stones songs, so far. I think "Satisfaction" and "Paint it Black" were the only ones repeated. Dylan too. Guess that happens when you've been around for nearly half a century...
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