176. Paint it Black: Rolling Stones- The sitar added texture and a far east feel that the Vietnam generation could understand and relate to. Despite this, the song is not dated.
177. I Fought the Law: Bobby Fuller Four- Fuller pulled many influences including outlaw, surf, the British Invasion, and Phil Spector to create this.
178. Don’t Worry Baby: Beach Boys- Influenced by the Ronnettes.
179. Free Fallin’: Tom Petty- One of the best songs of the 80s.
180. September Gurls: Big Star- Influenced the title of Katy Perry’s latest craptacular hit.
181. Love Will Tear Us Apart: Joy Division- Way Overrated!
182. Hey Ya!: Outkast- They looked like black leprechauns in the video.
183. Green Onions: Booker T and the MGs- Everyone knows this song…just not the name.
184. Save the Last Dance For Me: The Drifters- The Drifters were big time in their day.
185. The Thrill is Gone: B.B. King- Perhaps the greatest Blues tune ever.
186. Please Please Me: The Beatles- Been awhile since the Beatles have shown up…
187. Desolation Row: Bob Dylan- What a downer…
188. Who’ll Stop the Rain: CCR- Some allusions to FDR and Vietnam, but nothing concrete…so the song lives on and is not dated.
189. I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You): Aretha Franklin- Recorded at Muscle Shoals
190. Back in Black: AC/DC- an Ode to Bon Scott
191. Stayin’ Alive: The Bee Gees- Amazing how big they were. Great bass line.
192. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Bob Dylan- Written for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid…not Axl Rose!
193. Free Bird: Lynyrd Skynyrd- Play some Skynyrd!
194. Rehab: Amy Winehouse- Has a song ever fit an artist so well?
195. Wichita Lineman: Glen Campbell- About loneliness; not football.
196. There Goes My Baby: The Drifters- A weird musical arrangement on this one. Sounds like two songs crashing into each other and being held together by King’s vocals.
197. Peggy Sue: Buddy Holly- as I said…really getting into it now.
198. Sweet Child ‘O Mine: Guns n Roses- and then Axl lost his mind…
199. Maybe: The Chantels- This was the template for every girl group that followed.
200. Don’t Be Cruel: Elvis- Really getting into it now!
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