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SJ.com Memorial Day 300 rock songs TOP SONG ON PAGE 10

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by I Should Coco, May 16, 2011.

  1. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

    Didn't take long to get some great picks -- thanks gang!

    Bonus points to shotglass jr. for this pick, considering my avatar. :)

    Although there's plenty of other great ones on that album.
     
  2. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

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    Great song. Never pegged BYH as a hipster. :D
     
  3. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

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  4. blacktitleist

    blacktitleist Member

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    "You can't always get what you want"--Rolling Stones
    "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"--Counting Crows
    "Fool in the Rain"--Led Zeppelin
    "Closer to the Heart"--Rush
    "Mother"--Pink Floyd
    "One"--U2
    "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"--Elton John
    "Thunder Road"--Bruce Springsteen
    "All Apologies"--Nirvana
    "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"--Billy Joel
    "You wanted more"--Tonic
    "Patience"--Guns N Roses
    "Aint to Proud to Beg"--Temptations
    "Cool Change"--Little River Band
    "Goodbye Stranger"--Supertramp
    "Fire and Rain"--James Taylor
    "Sad Cafe"--Eagles
    "Fast Car"--Tracy Chapman
    "Better Man"--Pearl Jam
    "Windfall"--Sun Volt
     
  5. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs

    Here's about 30, no one than one per musician/group:

    "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" - Chicago
    "The Long And Winding Road" - The Beatles
    "Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin
    "Time" - Pink Floyd
    "Jeremy" - Pearl Jam
    "All I Want Is You" - U2
    "Right Now" - Van Halen
    "The Rising" - Bruce Springsteen
    "Ventura Highway" - America
    "It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers
    "Captain Jack" - Billy Joel
    "Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)" - Elton John
    "Steppin' Out" - Joe Jackson
    "Possession" - Sarah McLachlan
    "Until You Come Back To Me" - Aretha Franklin
    "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder
    "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
    "Telephone Line" - Electric Light Orchestra
    "King Of Pain" - The Police
    "Children's Crusade" - Sting
    "Long Ago and Far Away" - James Taylor
    "The Night Owl" - Little River Band
    "Last Resort" - Eagles
    "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" - The Temptations
    "In The Stone" - Earth, Wind & Fire
    "La Villa Strangiato" - Rush
    "Living Years" - Mike + The Mechanics
    "Here Comes The Flood" (Piano version) - Peter Gabriel
    "We Said Hello Goodbye" - Phil Collins
    "Turn It On Again" - Genesis
     
  6. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Re: SportsJournalists.com Memorial Day 500 (or so) rock songs


    "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," Sophie B. Hawkins

    I think of Beverly Hills 90210 when I hear this song.

    Props to the kitties.
     
  7. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

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    Mr. Brownstone -- GNR
    Night Train -- GNR
    Money For Nothing -- Dire Straits
    Stairway To Heaven -- Led Zeppelin
    Free Bird -- Skynyrd
    Ain't Wastin' Time No More -- Allman Brothers
    Rain on The Scarecrow -- Mellencamp
    Sweet Home Alabama -- Skynyrd
    Teen Spirit -- Nirvana
    Thriller -- Michael Jackson
    Black or White -- Michael Jackson
    Bad -- Michael Jackson
    Paranoid -- Ozzy
    Yellow Ledbetter -- Pearl Jam
    Jeremy -- Pearl Jam
    Better Man -- Pearl Jam
    Maggie May -- Rod Stewart
    Jailbreak -- Thin Lizzy
    I'm a Rocker -- Thin Lizzy
    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag -- James Brown
    Soul Man -- James Brown
    Girls, Girls, Girls -- Motley Crue
    Dr. Feelgood -- Motley Crue
    Suspicious Minds -- Elvis
    Jailhouse Rock -- Elvis
    Heartbreak Hotel -- Elvis
    Day Tripper -- Beatles
    Taxman -- Beatles
    Rooster -- Alice in Chains (Special meaning, here. It's how I started most of my days in Afghanistan)
    Man in the Box -- Alice in Chains
    Hard to Handle -- Black Crowes
    She Talks to Angels -- Black Crowes
    The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down -- The Band
    I Love The Cocaine -- Buck Cherry
     
  8. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

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    +2.

    But Sam, you almost gave it all back there. One of the most grating songs I have ever turned off the radio at every possible occasion. ;)
     
  9. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

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    Trying to keep this all rock and ballad-free ...

    "10 A.M. Automatic" - The Black Keys
    "Seven Nation Army" - White Stripes
    "You Only Live Once" - The Strokes
    "Modern Kicks" - The Exploding Hearts
    "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
    "Buddy Holly" - Weezer
    "Song 2" - Blur
    "Would" - Alice In Chains
    "Longview" - Green Day
    "Interstate Love Song" - STP
    "Rock of Ages" - Def Leppard
    "Live Wire" - Motley Crue
    "Another Nail In My Heart" - Squeeze
    "Jet to Jet" - Alcatrazz
    "Marquee Moon" - Television
    "Surrender" - Cheap Trick
    "Damaged Goods" - Gang of Four
    "London Calling" - The Clash
    "Just What I Needed" - The Cars
    "Jailbreak" - Thin Lizzy
    "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
    "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
    "Gimmie Shelter" - Rolling Stones
    "And Your Bird Can Sing" - The Beatles
    "Can't Explain" - The Who
    "Bus Stop" - The Hollies
    "The Daily Planet" - Love
    "Do You Remember Walter" - The Kinks
     
  10. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, Trey's the anti-me. ;)
     
  11. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

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    Ya know, I did consider "Go All The Way" for like a second. :)
     
  12. Gomer

    Gomer Active Member

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    Icky Thump - White Stripes
    Heart of Gold - Neil Young
    Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town - Pearl Jam
    Jesus of Suburbia... - Green Day
    Uprising - Muse
    Santa Monica - Everclear
    Courage - The Tragically Hip
     
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