71. Papas a Brand New Bag: James Brown- Considered the first funk hit.
72. California Girls: The Beach Boys- Not to be confused with Katy Perry crap.
73. Superstition: Stevie Wonder- IMO his best work. Jeff Beck on guitar.
74. Summertime Blues: Eddie Cochrane- The ultimate teen summer anthem. Later covered by the Who.
75. Whole Lotta Love: Led Zeppelin- Robert Plant’s lyrics paid homage to old blues legends…and the band in court ended up in court until 1985.
76. Strawberry Fields Forever: The Beatles- John looks at his childhood.
77. Mystery Train: Elvis Presley- This song was 2 years old when Elvis did it. It sounds like it came out of the thirties.
78. I Feel Good: James Brown- Brown performed the song in a Frankie Avalon movie--very strange.
79. Mr. Tambourine Man: The Byrds- When the Beatles meet Dylan, you get the Byrds.
80. You Really Got Me: The Kinks- James Hetfield later claimed Metallica got schooled by Ray Davies
Friday, July 9, 2010
RS Mag's Top 500 Songs #71-80
Labels:
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
Beach Boys,
Elvis Presley,
Led Zeppelin,
Metallica,
Rock n Roll,
Stevie Wonder,
The Beatles,
The Byrds,
The Kinks,
The Who
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