BEST ROCK SONG EVER

should have added BLACK PARADE by MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

shortlist

golden earing and tom robinson

Thin Lizzy - Whisky in the jar
UFO - Love to love

Rock And Roll - Led Zep
Stargazer - Rainbow
Phantom Of The Opera - Iron Maiden
Anthem - Rush
Doctor Doctor - UFO
Silver Machine - Hawkwind

All right now-Free

Livin on a prayer... Bon jovi

Need you tonite.... INXS

White Wedding.... Billy Idol

Stairway to heaven... Led Zeppelin

Seven Nation Army... White Stripes

Don't fear the reaper... Blue Oyster Cult

Child in Time - Deep Purple

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
Heart - Crazy on You
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

if we're including alt rock

Nirvana - "Lithium "

Why not Brentford? I'm stretching it with mine

If we are using playdoh I would submit Anarchy in the UK but that might be a stretch too far

Truth is I would say it depends on your mood at the time. Right now I am calling Wind of Change The Scorpions

Anarchy is a good'un although
I reckon Pretty Vacant is better.

Sunday, Bloody Sunday... U2

Live version...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4vblG6BVQ

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Don't let me be misunderstood... The animals


Best Rock song ever with a geordie accent?

(sorry sting, Brian Johnson)

^^^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mfwN0X8YnWo

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At a push I'll choose ' Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd but it could be any number of others.

Soundgarden - Head Down
dEUS - Instant Street
QOTSA - No One Knows
Pixies - Gouge Away
The National - Mistaken for Strangers
Cream - Badge
Kinks - Shangri-la
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Metallica - Breadfan
R.E.M. - Begin the Begin
Roxy Music - Editions of You
Talking Heads - Memories Can't Wait
Velvet Underground - What Goes On


Take your pick

magnum - Dont wake the lion

Metallica - Enter Sandman (if only for the riff)

Red hot chilli peppers... Californication


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk

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Any and every song of Chuck Berry's because he more than anyone sowed the field that created the crop.
An absolute genius of a musician.

Leadbelly

Voodoo chile - Stevie ray Vaughan or Jimmi Hendrix.
Soul sacrifice - Santana
Oh well - Fleetwood Mac
Stiff upper lip - AC DC
Ramble on - Led Zep

But it changes from week to week.

I Can See For Miles, Pete Townshend was 'crushed' when it only got to #2, apparently

Crazy Horses-The Osmonds.

Swervedriver _ "Son of Mustang Ford "

What about All Right Now Paul Rodgers fronting the band Free, that's a decent tune I reckon.

Town Called Malice - Paul Weller
Dancing In The Dark - The Boss

Revolution - The Beatles

That one is a bit 'Rocky'. ..... i suppose

Dancing in the dark - I love the Boss, been to see him loads of times but the one of his that I can't stand is this one. Each to their own eh?

Lee I've seen Springsteen only once, July 4th 1985 at Wembley. I didn't know any of his songs but just went along as there was a spare ticket in our group and thought what the hell. I really enjoyed it and it's up there with the best live act I've ever seen. He really rocked the place that night most definitely.

Sepultra - " Arise "   

love the boss;s music  but his voice aint the best for sure

Saw him 3 days later Slippy, doesn't time fly?

First saw him 1988, 3 years behind you

Brown Sugar

Free Bird

what was the last rock song that got to no 1?

Final countdown by Europe?

Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

Is the greatest rock song ever

stunning , and the greatest performance of a rock song

Incidentally : I like smoke and lightning
                     Heavy metal thunder
wa the first time the phrase heavy metal was heard

2 By Rainbow

Cold As ICE and Since You've Been gone tekk some beating by Rainbow plus any one of about 13 hit singles by Journey - Steve Perry in a league of his own as a singer in that genre

Teenage Kicks and My Cousin Kevin also gr8 shouts by the Undertones

Steppenwolf Born to be Wild
BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test - youtube it , you’re welcome

Johnny B Goode- Chuck Berry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T38v3-SSGcM

Have to agree with Steve Perry in a class of his own , although one vastly underrated is Klaus Meine & scorpions , especially this tune.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUYjd2rjsE



Must admit not placed heavy metal amongst my listening priorities recently but one has to respect any music genre that can turn a classic like Sounds of Silence into this absolute masterpiece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg

Apparently there is a roadhouse or pub or bar that Springsteen visits once a year after a particular concert in the U.S.  A mate of mine who has spent tens and tens of thousands of pounds following him all over the world arranged to attend that gig then stay back at the pub/bar/hostelry to see and chat with his hero. With everyone else of course - it wasn't exclusive to the bold Bobby.  For whatever reason Springsteen couldn't make it and sent word to the place.  My mate then went to the expense of extending his stay and changing his flights so as to see him the next day.  Eventually, on the next day, he could wait no longer and had to head off to make his re-arranged flight.
He learned later that Springsteen had arrived/appeared fifteen minutes later.
Lucky white heather! 

i flew to new york with a friend to see him in 2016. We had tickets for MSG, he was due to play The River album in full. They got a massive snow storm and the gig was cancelled. I thought about extending the trip and trying to score tickets for a later night but it was all too risky and expensive and difficult with work, so flew home as planned. To say I was disappointed is quite an understatement

A song that deserves a mention is Dylans Like a Rolling Stone
When this came out in the mid sixties nothing like it had ever been heard before , that’s very difficult to do ,
A masterpiece .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZBlqcbpmxY

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

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https://itopchart.com/gb/en/top-songs/rock/

No1 in this chart could catch on!

We should have a music forum!

If we are allowed a second choice then I'll add " Don't Come Around Here No More".

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

I would venture to suggest that very few of the tunes mentioned could strictly be classified as genuine rock records. Popular music records yes-genuine rock & roll as defined by the term's originator Alan Freed -NO!

Dr Aristotle Slicer
Professor of Popular Music of the 1950s-1970s
North Southeast Mumbai University

Very true slicer but surely we knew that would be the case.

All Right Now - Free
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Nazareth had a few good uns

Bury Parts 1 & 3, The Fall

My Coo Caa Choo-Alvin Stardust
Hit the North-The Fall.

Maggie May.  Rod and The Faces

Dec 18, 2021 -- 8:25PM, lfc1971 wrote:

A song that deserves a mention is Dylans Like a Rolling Stone When this came out in the mid sixties nothing like it had ever been heard before , that’s very difficult to do , A masterpiece .

lfc,stunner,great choice

Agreed Mr Sparrow, but I just thought I'd point this out. Like a Rolling Stone was one of the first Bob Dylan recordings that broke away from his poetic folksy past. Nazareth -This Flight tonight is pretty good. In fact, most pure rock & roll tunes can be played on 3 chords on the guitar. Summertime Blues, Come on everybody, Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock are all the same with possibly a little transposing. It's amazing how many tunes one can play on the guitar if one knows the chords C, Amin, F & G. I hope this enhances my fellow forumites understanding of popular music.

ram jam black betty still worth a listen, best intro for me by miles is enter sandman , metalica

modern - muse new born once it gets going

Muse are prog rock pish..hth.

love em, but must admit i didn't have you down as an alvin fan kenny lol

You forgot my contribution Mr Slicer. Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry was once described by George Thorogood as Rock n Roll's National Anthem.

That goes without saying, Mr Sparrow, so I didn't say it! Another 3 chorder.

Fair enough Mr Slicer, but with it being such an old record I wouldn't want anyone a little younger to miss out.

The young uns have no idea what quality music is I'm sorry to say. I hate to be particular, but it's Doctor Slicer. I didn't spend 26 years at University  getting edumacated & obtaining loadsa qualifaecations just to be called plain Mister.

Of course, your lordship.

You will have to excuse me Doctor with me leaving school at the tender age of 15.

That's fine Mr Sparrow, You've been edumacated in the University of Life. Sorry to be particular again. but I'm not a Lord because I refused to donate to the Conservatoilet Party & Bozo the Clown got upset.

Quite right too, Doc.

Roadhouses Blues, not the best ever of course but lends itself to jolity

Metallica... Nothing else matters

Live at wemberlee


https://youtu.be/Lli99OmkPwM

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