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In a recent poll on New York's classic rock station, these songs were the topp 99 voted by listeners. The list included 1043 songs: with these Top 1,043 Classic Rock Song "Fast Facts": There are two bands that each have 3 songs in the top 20 (and Led Zeppelin is not one of the bands). The Beatles have the most spots on the countdown. 21 songs ahead of the #2 band. In fact, if you add their solo work into the total, The Beatles are represented 95 times or over 9% of the entire countdown. After The Beatles, Led Zeppelin has the most (49) entries! The Rolling Stones, The Who and Bruce Springsteen follow to make up the countdown?s top 5 artists. Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) are tied as the 6th most popular artists, with 25 songs represented, each. Bar for Bar, Note for Note, Neil Young rocks! If you include all his collaborations with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills and Nash, Young can get in on that 6th action with over 20 songs on the list. Eric Clapton is the 7th most popular artist. In fact, if you add in his work with Cream, Blind Faith, The Yardbirds and Derek & The Dominoes, Clapton has 24 songs on the countdown. As popular as all the British supergroups continue to be, 53% of the music on the countdown is American-made! Hoo Haa! The solo artist with the most songs on the countdown is Bruce Springsteen, with 29! Bruce is also the only solo artist in the top 10! Van Halen is the 8th biggest artist on the countdown, with 23 titles. Billy Joel is the 10th most popular artist on the countdown (surprised, right?), with 22 songs represented! Who is the top charting female solo artist? Janis Joplin. 1 - 99 1 :: Stairway To Heaven :: Led Zeppelin 2 :: Freebird :: Lynyrd Skynyrd 3 :: Layla :: Derek And The Dominos 4 :: Baba O'Riley :: The Who 5 :: Hey Jude :: The Beatles 6 :: Hotel California :: The Eagles 7 :: Born To Run :: Bruce Springsteen 8 :: Won?t Get Fooled Again :: The Who 9 :: Comfortably Numb :: Pink Floyd 10 :: Sympathy For The Devil :: Rolling Stones 11 :: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)/A Day In The Life :: The Beatles 12 :: Kashmir :: Led Zeppelin 13 :: Let It Be :: The Beatles 14 :: Wish You Were Here :: Pink Floyd 15 :: Thunder Road :: Bruce Springsteen 16 :: Gimme Shelter :: Rolling Stones 17 :: Satisfaction :: Rolling Stones 18 :: Imagine :: John Lennon 19 :: Bohemian Rhapsody :: Queen 20 :: Light My Fire :: The Doors 21 :: American Pie :: Don McLean 22 :: Piano Man :: Billy Joel 23 :: Like A Rolling Stone :: Bob Dylan 24 :: L. A. Woman :: The Doors 25 :: Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding :: Elton John 26 :: Rosalita :: Bruce Springsteen 27 :: Another Brick In The Wall :: Pink Floyd 28 :: Shine On You Crazy Diamond :: Pink Floyd 29 :: All Along The Watchtower :: Jimi Hendrix 30 :: Dream On :: Aerosmith 31 :: Who Are You :: The Who 32 :: Whole Lotta Love :: Led Zeppelin 33 :: Purple Haze :: Jimi Hendrix 34 :: While My Guitar Gently Weeps :: The Beatles 35 :: Sunshine Of Your Love :: Cream 36 :: Aqualung :: Jethro Tull 37 :: Pinball Wizard :: The Who 38 :: Brain Damage/Eclipse :: Pink Floyd 39 :: You Shook Me All Night :: AC/DC 40 :: More Than A Feeling :: Boston 41 :: Jungle Land :: Bruce Springsteen 42 :: Scenes From And Italian Restaurant :: Billy Joel 43 :: Behind Blue Eyes :: The Who 44 :: Paradise By The Dashboard Light :: Meat Loaf 45 :: Sweet Child O? Mine :: Guns N' Roses 46 :: Knights In White Satin :: Moody Blues 47 :: You Can?t Always Get What You Want :: Rolling Stones 48 :: White Room :: Cream 49 :: Crossroads :: Cream 50 :: Something :: The Beatles 51 :: Black Dog :: Led Zeppelin 52 :: Rock And Roll :: Led Zeppelin 53 :: The Weight :: The Band 54 :: Time :: Pink Floyd 55 :: Walk This Way :: Aerosmith 56 :: Sweet Home Alabama :: Lynyrd Skynyrd 57 :: Angie :: Rolling Stones 58 :: My Generation :: The Who 59 :: Smoke On The Water :: Deep Purple 60 :: Help! :: The Beatles 61 :: The End :: The Doors 62 :: Over The Hills And Far Away :: Led Zeppelin 63 :: Tiny Dancer :: Elton John 64 :: Jessica :: Allman Brothers Band 65 :: Back In Black :: AC/DC 66 :: Iron Man :: Black Sabbath 67 :: (Don?t Fear) The Reaper :: Blue Oyster Cult 68 :: Yesterday :: The Beatles 69 :: Roundabout :: Yes 70 :: Green Grass And High Tides :: Outlaws 71 :: Midnight Rider :: Allman Brothers Band 72 :: Sultans Of Swing :: Dire Straits 73 :: In My Life :: The Beatles 74 :: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes :: Crosby Stills Nash 75 :: Karn Evil #9 1st Impression Pt. 2 :: Emerson Lake & Palmer 76 :: 25 Or 6 To 4 :: Chicago 77 :: Wild Horses :: Rolling Stones 78 :: Me And Bobby McGee :: Janis Joplin 79 :: In A Gadda Da Vida :: Iron Butterfly 80 :: Going To California :: Led Zeppelin 81 :: Melissa :: Allman Brothers Band 82 :: Love Reign O?er Me :: The Who 83 :: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends :: The Beatles 84 :: Roadhouse Blues :: The Doors 85 :: It's Only Rock And Roll :: Rolling Stones 86 :: Werewolves Of London :: Warren Zevon 87 :: Ten Years Gone :: Led Zeppelin 88 :: Wonderful Tonight :: Eric Clapton 89 :: Sugar Magnolia :: Grateful Dead 90 :: Here Comes The Sun :: The Beatles 91 :: Money :: Pink Floyd 92 :: Brown Sugar :: Rolling Stones 93 :: Sweet Emotion :: Aerosmith 94 :: Bad To The Bone :: George Thorogood 95 :: Jump :: Van Halen 96 :: Losing My Religion :: R.E.M. 97 :: I Want To Hold Your Hand :: The Beatles 98 :: Truckin? :: Grateful Dead 99 :: Locomotive Breath :: Jethro Tull This isn't a bad "definition" of classic rock...but feel free to disagree.

Side One of "the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars" takes you on the journey from beginning to end of a rock band. I think the single defining song is in fact, "Ziggy Stardust". Ziggy Stardust -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ziggy played guitar Jamming good with Weird and Gilly And the Spiders From Mars He played it left hand But made it too far Became the special man Then we were Ziggy's band Ziggy really sang Screwed up eyes and screwed down hair-doo Like some cat from Japan He could lick 'em by smiling He could leave them to hang Came on so loaded man Well hung and snow-white tan So where were the Spiders While the flies tried to break our balls Just the beer light to guide us So we bitch about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands Ziggy played for time Jiving us that we were voodoo But the kids were just crass He was the nazz, with God-given ass He took it all too far But boy, could he play guitar Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind Like a leper messiah When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band Now Ziggy played guitar :guitar:

The local classic rock stations would have you believe that Simon & Garfunkel's only two songs were "Mrs. Robinson" & "The Boxer".

Saw them live. One of my first concerts ever. They were playing at the college my sister was attending and she brought me along. Their classic hit "Hocus Pocus" burns it up....not to mention "yodeling"!

Slash Keeps Rocking For The Money Former Guns N' Roses rocker Slash needed to hit the road again with new band Velvet Revolver, because he didn't make enough money from his time with the rock legends to last him into retirement. The guitarist has denied reports he formed Velvet Revolver with ex-Guns N' Roses band mates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum purely for fun, claiming each "self-sabotaging" member was left close to broke at the end of their spell in the "November Rain" band. And Slash admits their ability to squander their wealth forced them into forming a new band. The rock icon - who vows to handle his finances with more care in future - says, "People don't realize the technicalities of the rise and fall of Guns N' Roses. Obviously I have a house and a car and a wife and kids, but it's still a matter of keeping your s**t together to be able to do this." "It's kind of a long story. Not a depressing story, but we're all a bunch of f**king very reckless, self-sabotaging guys. Having been through all the s**t that I've been through, I'm a lot smarter now than I have been." "You'd have to be stupid to make the same f**king mistakes eight times!"

Because of George's position in The Beatle's hierarchy, he was limited to 2 or so songs per album. If the Beatles had lasted beyond 1970 as a recording group, many of the songs from "All Things Must Pass" may never have seen the light of day. Some of the songs would have become Beatles songs, others would have been releases years later if at all. The Beatles turmoil helped release George's restraints and all of his wonderful solo music.

I have a friend who would play the entire Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" 8 Track when he wanted to score. He would loop it around the 8 track in endless cycles until it had the needed effect..whatever that effect might be. Nothing like hearing those tracks click into gear right in the middle of a song.

Something, Think For Yourself, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Here Comes The Sun, Savoy Truffle, Blue Jay Way, phew...that's the tip of the iceberg...Thanks George!

Young American by Bowie

Artist: Van Halen Album: 1984 Title: I'll Wait You've got me captured, i'm under your spell. I guess i'll never learn. I have your picture, yes i know it well. Another page is turned. Are you for real ? it's so hard to tell, From just a magazine. Yeah, you just smile and the picture sells, Look what that does to me. Chorus: I'll wait till your love comes down. I'm coming straight for your heart. No way you can stop me now, As fine as you are. I wrote a letter and told her these words, That meant a lot to me. I never sent it, she wouldn't have heard, Her eyes don't follow me. And while she watches i can never be free, Such good photography ! Chorus (guitar solo) You can't imagine what your image means. The pages come alive. Your magic greets everyone who reads. Heart-break in overdrive Are you for real, it's so hard to tell, From just a magazine. Yeah, you just smile and the picture sells, Look what that does to me. Chorus

Tom Petty Lyrics Runnin' Down A Dream Lyrics It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down I had the radio on, I was drivin' The trees went by, me and Del were singin' Little Runaway, I was flyin' Tom Petty loved Del!

I love "Ambulance Blues" off that album...wonderful.

Bowie - Lady Stardust is about Lou Reed. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night is about Bruce Berry a roadie and friend. Queen - Drowse is a stretch, but it is supposedly about Ian Anderson to some degree. Beatles - Eleanor Rigby , see the grave site in England. Bowie - Song For Bob Dylan - duh! Bowie - The Bewlay Brothers - about Mick Ronson. Iggy Pop - the Dum Dum Boys is about The Stooges (not the 3 stooges either) p.s. Bowie plays keyboards on this one.

Lady Grinning Soul by Bowie..can't miss! :happybanana:

The Four Seasons covered Dylan's "Don't Think Twice" under the name of Guess Who. (Not THE Guess Who!!). It was a novelty record of sorts. My sister read Tiger Beat and 16 back in the mid 60's. One of those mags had a contest..Guess who the mystery band was. The mag actually had a plastic record in that issue of a band called Guess Who. It was obviously Frankie Valli and The four Seasons.

I always thought the ultimate one hit wonder was "In the Year 2525" by Zager and Evans. :beady:

Some added information about LZ and The Lemon Song The Lemon Song "The Lemon Song" quotes blues greats Robert Johnson and Howlin' Wolf. Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" provides the basic theme of the song, and to that Robert Plant adds Robert Johnson's lemon phallic reference from "Traveling Riverside Blues" ("Squeeze my lemon 'til the juice run down my leg"). John Mendelsohn took exception to this in his review of Led Zeppelin II in Rolling Stone in 1969. Mendelsohn's sarcastic negative review of the album reveals a lot about why Led Zeppelin acquired such a bad reputation with the rock press, particularly with regard to the issue of plagiarism. To Mendelsohn, Led Zeppelin's heavy interpretation of the blues was a bastardization of a vaunted form. That Robert Plant's lyrics would quote so freely from the original sources while the instrumental parts had lost the essence of the original was grounds for ridicule to Mendelsohn. (Plant later stated that he thought that Mendelsohn "was just a frustrated musician. Maybe I'm just flying on my own little ego ship, but sometimes people seem to resent talent."[1]) The recent special edition of Q is kinder to Led Zeppelin about "The Lemon Song" stating, "'Forgetting' to credit [Howlin' Wolf] almost landed Zeppelin in court, but in truth the electrifying combination of Bonham's sledgehammer drums and Page's dazzling solo makes it entirely their own." [2] In 1972, ARC music sued Led Zeppelin, claiming that Led Zeppelin had plagiarized Howlin' Wolf and a settlement was reached out of court.[3]

One more simple thing that can't hurt anything. Go to Tools, then internet options, click "delete cookies" then "delete files" then "clear history". It has worked for me in the past.

Bachman Turner Overweight, er, I mean Overdrive are Candians and I like them alot! I also really enjoyed my last stay in Toronto...that hotel that is part of the Skydome is awesome!! Pointing to The Great White North.

or...She Said, She Said - the Beatles.

I Want To Be Your Dog - Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Beautiful :happybanana:

Read the book, Beyond The Great Divide. It's a biography of "The Band" and it highlights much of what their music is about.

I need to combine a few comments here, but I have a Neil Young bootleg where he does an Unreleased song (I think) called "Sweet Joni From Saskatoon". It is an absolutely wonderful song....and Joni is wonderful too!

If you extend it east, part of New Jersey is south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Low Rider by War