ROLLING STONE 500 GREATEST SONGS
These lists are always flawed but fun to read nonetheless. Is John Lennon's Imagine really better than any single Beatles song? And speaking of the Beatles how can their obscure song Rain make the list when Get Back, Got to Get You Into My Life, Hello Goodbye, Golden Slumbers, and even Revolution (for crying out loud) didn't.
Chuck Berry has 6 songs despite the fact that all of his songs have the same general sond. A cursory glance shows this:
Disappointments:
Eric Clapton - 1 song Tears in Heaven
Bobby Darin's Mack the Knife instead of Beyond the Sea
The Doors - only 2 songs Light My Fire and The End.
Paul McCartney - only 1 solo song Maybe I'm Amazed. Where's Live and Let Die? Band on the Run? Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey etc.?
No Dire Straits
No ZZ Top
No Santana
No Van Halen
Dude will decry one single Billy Joel song and no Boingo
Pleasant surprises:
Johnny Cash 3 songs
Ray Charles 5 songs -
Sam Cooke's A Change is Gonna Come #12
Bob Didley - 3 songs
A lot of Elvis, Beatles and Beach Boys
I bought Dave Marsh's 1001 Greatest singles ever made years ago. His list goes up to 1983. He's got I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE #1 -- Rolling Stone has it at #80. RS has Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone best. Marsh says it's #7.
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