Greatest songs of the 2000s part 1

These are some of my favorites from the last decade. Pop music declined sharply during the 00s. By 2012, it all sounded the same and there have been scientific studies confirming this~

Long Road to Ruin- Foo Fighters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=308KpFZ4cT8

Seven Nation Army- White Stripes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2QdDbelmY

Lonesome Day- Bruce Springsteen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuBRgq6nT7s

Man Sized Wreath- REM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFF8iwdhc0k

Brainwashed- George Harrison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ8pjXxNym4

Led Zeppelin: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1995

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/led-zeppelin/bio/

Official Site:

http://www.ledzeppelin.com/

Led Zeppelin formed out of the Yardbirds’ ashes. In fact, they formed as the “New Yardbirds” in 1968. They helped pioneer the next phase of album oriented rock that dominated the early seventies. Zeppelin began as a blues-oriented rock band and expanded to other forms such as folk and even medieval music. The band explored many themes including mythology and history to go along with the usual rock topics.

Whole Lotta Love (1969):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmmM_qwG4k&ob=av3n

Dazed and Confused (1969):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkb1R_yif9I&ob=av2n

Immigrant Song (1970):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA

Black Dog (1971):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npQbPpDF6hA

Misty Mountain Hop (1971):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwG9iRFmY1I&ob=av2n

Stairway To Heaven (1971):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YZb8s7Kxa4

The Song Remains the Same (1972):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcYZlRWWxO0

Dancing Days (1972):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGST7qYvlMw

Over the Hills and Far Away (1972):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BokEvEqiVA

The Ocean (1973):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbSugn0dB4c

　
Zeppelin hit its zenith in the mid-70s and developed a reputation for destructiveness and lewd behavior (fish story). Meanwhile, Jimmy Paige was accused of being involved in black magic and the occult.

Kashmir (1975):

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

Achilles Last Stand (1976):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9K-Zv_pTfk&ob=av2n

In the Evening (1979):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg6MIuXrFf8

The group disbanded following drummer John Bonham’s death in 1980. Band members continued on with other projects. They reunited in 1985 for Live Aid and for Atlantic Records 40^th anniversary in 1988.

Live Aid (1985):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppxkcb9r52g

They initiated a “boxed set” craze in 1990 and released a video to promote it.

Traveling Riverside Blues (1990):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSht5j3Cnh0&ob=av2n

Page and Plant recorded and toured in the mid-90s.

Page and Plant (1995):

http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=zfuYT-qLsUA

They reunited one more time in 2007 for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v81ZPRuH3tw

Since then, Paige filmed a movie with Jack White and The Edge while Plant achieved amazing success with Alison Krause and bluegrass music.

　

　

Rolling Stone Mag's Top 500 Songs #276-300

276. Sloop John B: The Beach Boys- I think of Forrest Gump in the rain when I hear this.

277. Sweet Little Sixteen: Chuck Berry- The Beach Boys ripped this off and now Chuck Berry has a writing credit on “Surfin’ USA.”

278. Something: The Beatles- Pattie Boyd influenced this, and Layla and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.

279. Somebody to Love: Jefferson Airplane- Grace Slick accidentally got invited to the Nixon White House. She wanted to plant LSD in his drink, but got caught.

280. Born in the USA: Bruce Springsteen- The song’s message got lost in the flag.

281. I’ll Take You There: The Staples Singers- Still appears in commercials…It will never die!

282. Ziggy Stardust: David Bowie- Bowie makes a plastic rock star and becomes a real rock star.

283. Pictures of You: The Cure- Robert Smith does a love song…and of course it is about a broken dream.

284. Chapel of Love: Dixie Cups- Phil Spector was behind this (of course). It appears in wedding movies and will never die.

285. Ain’t No Sunshine: Bill Withers- Not sure why this is so high up.

286. Seven Nation Army: White Stripes- One of the last of the classic rock bands…even though they are newer.

287. You Are the Sunshine of My Life: Stevie Wonder- I vaguely remember this from childhood. I’m surprised it is not used in commercials nowadays.

288. Help Me: Joni Mitchell- Jazz meets the singer/songwriter genre.

289. Call Me: Blondie- More hookers.

290. What’s So Funny (About Peace, Love, and Understanding): Elvis Costello- Great song/long title.

291. Smokestack Lightin’: Howlin’ Wolf- Now we’re talking!

292. Summer Babe: Pavement- Pavement does a Lou Reed imitation.

293. Walk this Way: Run DMC and Aerosmith- They created a monster. Now we can’t get rid of rap rock.

294. Money (That’s What I Want): Barrett Strong- Motown’s First Hit

295. Can’t Buy Me Love: The Beatles- More hookers

296. Stan: Eminem and Dido: Not very often a song becomes a hit twice during the same period of time. This happened for Dido.

297. She’s Not There: The Zombies- The British Invasion meets jazz.

298. Train in Vain: The Clash- An uplifting end to an album about the post modern apocalypse

299. Tired of Being Alone: Al Green- Al Green was huge many moons ago.

300. Black Dog: Led Zeppelin- Robert Plant’s ode to a dog’s upfrontness. No courting rituals here!