Best Rock song of all time ?

My vote :
This one has it all. It's the perfect rock song IMO.

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Your vote ?

"Gimme Shelter" - as proclaimed by no less an authority than Eric Burden in a show he did about 12 years ago.
Keef in all his glory!

Nice one. However, play Gimme Shelter and All Right Now in a bar and see the difference...:wink:

Waylon, you're really stepping up to the plate on this one! I dig your style.


Wait, is this rhetorical?



In all honesty, that's a pretty good pick. My little brain is having a hard time computing this concept, but I hope to have an answer at some point in the near future.

Why this one doesn't get more props is beyond me...wait for it...wait for it...

"Stay With Me" by Faces

'nuff said.

In all honesty, that's a pretty good pick. My little brain is having a hard time computing this concept, but I hope to have an answer at some point in the near future.

Got to agree with the concept issue, but, that said, I'll throw in a vote for Tumblin' Dice. (although I'll probably come up with something else as I hit the reply button...D'oh!):wink:

all right now is one of my top hated songs of all time

i like the faces tune

Not bad picks - for everywhere but Detroit.

In the kingdumb of Detroit there's only one anthem

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Waylon, you're really stepping up to the plate on this one! I dig your style.


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In all honesty, that's a pretty good pick. My little brain is having a hard time computing this concept, but I hope to have an answer at some point in the near future.

Not rhetorical... :mrgreen: I'm calling my shot, just like Babe Ruth...

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Not bad picks - for everywhere but Detroit.

In the kingdumb of Detroit there's only one anthem

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NICE !!! Definitely in the top 3 for me...

I can never think of a single best track with things like this, so here are ten contenders that my ears rate:

Layla
Tumbling Dice
A Day In The Life
Hotel California
Ezy Ryder
Cortez The Killer
Search And Destroy
Deacon Blues
Riders On The Storm
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Since I've Been Loving You, When The Levee Breaks, Led Zeppelin.
Telegraph Road, Dire Straits.
Sympathy For The Devil, Rolling Stones.
Persephone, Wishbone Ash.
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You guys beat me to the others.

I heard Jumpin' Jack Flash on the other day and thought to myself "this has to be the greatest rock song of all time".

I'm thinking Bohemian Rhapsody. I dare you not to sing along.

"Like a Rolling Stone"

Especially the live 1966 version where he begins by telling The Band to "Play it ******** loud!". This is from the year before at the Newport Folk Festival:

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Lots of GREAT songs picked so far. IMO the greatest rock song of all time (not my favorite rock song of all time would have to be "Johnny B. Goode"

"satisfaction" maybe? Chuck Berry plays rock and roll...thats different:)

All I know is it can't be "all right now." that song doesn't even rock.

All I know is it can't be "all right now." that song doesn't even rock.

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'We Will Rock You'.

'Revolution'.


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Tumbling dice!

Don't lean on me man...... 'cause I can't find you an answer.... ;)


mmm? this local Oz one charges me up.. Know Your Product - The Saints... it might be R&R.. there's horns in the mix.. ;)


I maintain the belief that I haven't heard the "best song ever" yet... I like to keep my options of that happening well open...

I cannot believe that no one has mentioned "Honky Tonk Women":shock:

Which ever one I'm least sick of hearing when I hear it. I could quite happily never hear All Right Now again for the rest of my life.

One of my favourites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0

most of you wouldn't know a great rock song if you got run over by it , what about " DON'T LET ME DOWN "yeah

Nice one. However, play Gimme Shelter and All Right Now in a bar and see the difference...:wink:

Crikey! really?

Gimme Shelter wins hands down for me.
Now that's a track that really does have it 'all'.

Anyways I'm going to say it is maybe Voodoo Chile.
With runners up of:
Kashmir
London Calling
Born to Run

I dont know if they are all 'Rock'. ?!
They are to me.

most of you wouldn't know a great rock song if you got run over by it , what about " DON'T LET ME DOWN "yeah

No need to get snippy there, skippy. Lot's of great rock songs have already been mentioned. It's all just honest opinion, IMO:mrgreen:

Enter Sandman:
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No need to get snippy there, skippy. Lot's of great rock songs have already been mentioned. It's all just honest opinion, IMO:mrgreen:

I was just kidding

Crikey! really?

Gimme Shelter wins hands down for me.
Now that's a track that really does have it 'all'.

Anyways I'm going to say it is maybe Voodoo Chile.
With runners up of:
Kashmir
London Calling
Born to Run

I dont know if they are all 'Rock'. ?!
They are to me.

I meant play it with a cover band in a bar somewhere... There's undeniable magic in Gimme Shelter's studio recording, but just not the same if you try and cover it. Heck, even the Stones can't get close to that live...
I was not talking about my favorite Rock song, just an objective view.

No worries - I get what you meant Waylon Fan.
They were not a list of my ultimate faves either.

Alright Now is undoubtedly near the pinnacle of 'Sonic Landmarks of modern history' (I'm just not so keen on it, personally ;) )

Maybe "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." That's got a bit of Rock and Roll ATTITUDE -- you know, rebellion, youth, and all that -- that's what RnR is about: or maybe one of the Stooges or MC5's songs… or maybe "You're Gonna Miss Me" by the 13th Floor Elevators.

Edit: Oops, it says "Best Rock (not Rock and Roll) Song of All Time;" that's easy: "Kashmir"

I just realized what it is!

And no, it's not Wild Thing, Sunshine of Your Love, Born to be Wild, etc. etc.





It has to be Rumble

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"Born To Be Wild"- Steppenwolf
"Back In Black" - AC/DC

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Lots of GREAT songs picked so far. IMO the greatest rock song of all time (not my favorite rock song of all time would have to be "Johnny B. Goode"

yep.

No ones mentioned Free Bird?

Usually I pick a Stones tune (Gimme Shelter, Tumblin Dice, Happy), but tonight's Best Rock Song of All Time is: Fortunate Son - CCR. Just ferocious.

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen. Checkmate y'all:razz:!

Johnny B. Goode .

Beatles' version of "Everybody's Tryin' to be My Baby" or if it has to be an original, "She's a Woman."

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Everything great about rock and roll is right in this song. Love, youth, fun, rebellion, hope, energy, and angst.

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I just realized what it is!

And no, it's not Wild Thing, Sunshine of Your Love, Born to be Wild, etc. etc.





It has to be Rumble

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Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!

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i can't pick one song, way too many. but the greatest line from a rock song is "You're dirty sweet and you're my girl". sums up rock and roll perfectly.

^T.Rex, nice

This one ticks all the boxes for me, well nearly all. Simple straight ahead Rock and/or Roll.

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+4 for Johnny B. Goode.

It was selected for inclusion on the Voyager deep space probe launched in 1977 fer cryin' out loud.

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It's not the best rock song of all time, but it SHOULD be.

All of these tunes get my vote!

the boys are back in town , thats got it all too

Some great choices so far but my favourite is Ace of Spades by Motorhead.

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This song to me has all the elements of a great rock song. It's more mellow than some of the previous suggestions, but for me this may be it.

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Why this one doesn't get more props is beyond me...wait for it...wait for it...

"Stay With Me" by Faces

'nuff said.

Yes, exactly what I was thinking. That or Miss You by the Stones

Here's one from left field. When I first heard it, I thought it was from the mid- to late-1960s...

"What I Like About You"
The Romantics

Hope I don't take a beating for this...

Stairway, to ME is the best rock song of all time.

I know the thing has been everywhere, totally overplayed, and while I'm not a huge Zep fan, it just has it all. Great intro, lyrics, vocals, guitar solo (on a Tele!), just everything.

Flame away.

Sorry, you are all wrong. For depth of what rock'n roll is all about it's :

The Kinks

I'm Not Like Everybody Else

Whole Lotta Love

This is like picking the best hamburger of all time. Just impossible for me to do.:lol:

But...the one song that always gets me going is this one:
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Gotta put my vote in for "Keep on Rockin' in the Free World"

+4 for Johnny B. Goode.

It was selected for inclusion on the Voyager deep space probe launched in 1977 fer cryin' out loud.

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which brought us the first documented communication from intelligent life elsewhere in the universe: "Send more Chuck Berry!"

Right on Fezz.


Before settling on Rumble, quite a few CCR tunes were on my mind.




It's mind boggling to me what Fogerty and the boys achieved in such a short period of time

And it's just not the same without Cosmo or Stu. (Ask Elliot Easton:cool:) That was just a great band.

Agreed +a gazillion

There's a certain amount of cool "slop" in the way Cosmo plays. Aronoff is too good. :lol:

Monday I had... Friday on my Mind....

ahhh, the Easybeats.... they'd have to be up there with a chance...

The theme song to end all theme songs - "The Music Never Stopped" by the Grateful Dead.

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Every Time I Roll The Dice - Delbert McClinton

How could I forget that one?

The album cut:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNd0OMUPMR4

Live (with Tele content!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7tFeVLNH5E

Un-freaking-believable.

Best song ever! By the best known Tele player. Thunder Road!

Thunder Road!

"The Music Never Stopped" by the Grateful Dead. Does not rock.

Maybe One More Saturday Night, Promised Land or Going Down the Road Feeling Bad but not Music Never Stopped

I have no idea.

Kashmir? Pass the Dutchie?

Cheers,
Geoff

Everything great about rock and roll is right in this song. Love, youth, fun, rebellion, hope, energy, and angst.

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Agreed!

The Doors... Keep your eyes on the road and hands upon the wheel...

Roadhouse blues.... and others ...

I really enjoy Bryan Adams... don't think he gets talked about enough.


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Be honest.. by the end of it you were singing along!

I really enjoy Bryan Adams... don't think he gets talked about enough.


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Be honest.. by the end of it you were singing along!

Great song. Obviously very poppy and cheesy, but has some great things about it.

Awesome melodies and riffs. Very catchy.
Easy to understand and relatable story.
Great lines...
"standing on your mother mother's porch/you told me that you' wait forever/when you held my hand/I knew it was now or never"
"Sometimes when I play that old 6 string/I think about you wonder what went wrong"

An impossible task. BTO "Taking Care of Business" is one of my favorites as is Lynryrd Skynyrd "I Know A Little", as is J Geils "Whammer Jammer", etc, etc.

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I really enjoy Bryan Adams... don't think he gets talked about enough.


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Be honest.. by the end of it you were singing along!

No I wasn't.

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Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!

Yep, Rumble by Link Wray- always the first song I play on a new guitar, an unbeatable classic!

Not bad picks - for everywhere but Detroit.

In the kingdumb of Detroit there's only one anthem

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Although I'm sticking with Rumble as my first choice, there are so many great Stooges songs which are good candidates...as well as I Wanna Be Your Dog, there's Loose, Search and Destroy, I Got A Right- everything they recorded was genius!

And let's not forget the MC5 and Radio Birdman from "Detroit South".

Riff Raff by ACDC or Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden

I agree with 10 or so of the previous but my pick is Unchained!!!! My favorite rock song of all time. Try driving with this song on cranked.
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So hard to say, so many great contenders. "Shook Me All Night Long" gets my vote.

Cherry Pie.. Warrant

"Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads :razz::lol:

I'll throw out a couple?

The Who - "Substitute"

Ray Charles - "What'd I Say?"

Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way"

most of you wouldn't know a great rock song if you got run over by it , what about " DON'T LET ME DOWN "yeah

A great one!

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Not that I am a huge AC/DC fan but I always thought this is the quintessential rock song. My runners up, can't explain, you really got me

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I've always thought that Born To Run is one of the all time greats, as is Won't Get Fooled Again. A couple of people have thrown in some 'left field' choices, so (and I'm not really sure this qualifies as rock).... Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie. However it's classified, it's one of my all-time faves.

I have to admit I thought of Whole Lotta Love, it blew my mind the first time I heard it.
That searing Tele Solo when the drums pause, just cuts bloike a knife with the coolest licks and bend of all time. Short, but so very, very magic and meaningful, the solo...not the song.

Its one solo. you almost have to learn to play as good as Page, or it flops.

I'm thinking Bohemian Rhapsody. I dare you not to sing along.

I actually learned some of the real lyrics from this!
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I love how he accompanies himself in places. Hilarous.

As for the REAL best rock song--not that BR isn't in my top 5--mine would be Porcupine Tree's "Blackest Eyes".

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Next tune on the DVD is another favorite. These guys can do heavy prog and also wonderful pop. They are awesome. I don't know why they aren't one of the biggest bands in the world. And Gavin Harrison is the best drummer in rock. Just sayin.

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Obviously there is no "Best".

No, I'm pretty sure Rumble is the best

Lots of GREAT songs picked so far. IMO the greatest rock song of all time (not my favorite rock song of all time would have to be "Johnny B. Goode"

Right! When all is said and done, "Johnny B. Goode" has to take the prize for best rock 'n roll song of all time. It defines the genre perfectly, even though it's as old as dirt by now. Didn't we send a copy of that record out into space a long time ago?