31. Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin- Stairway begins in the middle ages and contains words inspired by a book about Celtic Britain and then transforms into a stadium rock epic as it continually builds to its crescendo 8 minutes later.
32. Sympathy for the Devil: The Rolling Stones- Anastasia did scream in vain…Mick was right!
33. River Deep-Mountain High: Ike and Tina Turner- Overrated if you ask me…
34. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling: The Righteous Brothers- You can tell this is a Phil Spector produced song about 1 note into it…
35. Light My Fire: The Doors- This made the Doors stars, but they had to cut the 7 minute song down to 3.
36. One: U2- U2 drops their 80s self righteousness for irony. Written as the band was falling apart…it helped bring them back together.
37. No Woman, No Cry: Bob Marley- Probably the greatest Reggae song of all time.
38. Gimme Shelter: The Rolling Stones- Rape, Murder…it’s just a shot away. Allegedly inspired by rioting in the U.S.
39. That’ll Be the Day: Buddy Holly- Inspired by a John Wayne phrase in The Searchers,
40. Dancing in the Street: Martha and the Vandellas- Wonder what Martha is doing now?
41. The Weight: The Band- Robbie Robertson wrote about the impossibility of sainthood.
42. Waterloo Sunset: The Kinks- Not about Napoleon; it’s about a guy that does not feel he needs friends.
43. Tutti-Frutti: Little Richard- Always thought this was about a sandwich or ice cream or something.
44. Georgia on my Mind: Ray Charles- A cab driver convinced Charles to record this.
45. Heartbreak Hotel: Elvis Presley- a song about suicide?
46. Heroes: David Bowie- Bowie opened the 911 tribute concert with this.
47. All Along the Watch Tower: The Jimi Hendrix Experience- and Hendrix made it howl…
48. Bridge Over Troubled Water: Simon and Garfunkel- Friendship done at an epic level.
49. Hotel California: The Eagles- The Eagles take on Los Angeles hedonism.
50. The Tracks of My Tears: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles- Pete Townsend was inspired to write “Substitute” after hearing this song.
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