What are some of your favorite pop/rock songs all-time?

[bluzman61]

Of course there have been a multitude of great pop/rock songs released over the years. This would include any pop/rock songs from the 1950's to present day. Some of my all-time favorites include - 1) Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen, it's still the most impressive piece of music I've heard on the radio. I remember the first time I heard it, I couldn't believe what I had just listened to. It was like, "Wow, now THAT was different!" 2) The Only Living Boy In New York, by Simon and Garfunkel, just an extraordinary piece of music. I get shivers and am brought to tears every time I hear this song. Just fantastic. 3) Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon and Garfunkel, my second favorite song by the duo. Garfunkel's vocals on this one are just incredible. 4) Johnny B. Goode, by Chuck Berry, my favorite song from the 50's. This one NEVER fails to put me in a good mood, and always makes we want to get up and shake my ass! 5) Maggie May, by Rod Stewart, easily my favorite by the English artist. THIS song made him an international star, and for good reason. So here are some of my favorites, what are some of yours?

 

[Justin Richardson]

I have so many! But here is a list of a few:

Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Kashmir - Led Zepplin
John Lennon - Imagine

 

[night_son]

 

[Maxdeath]

Got to say that the Doobie Brothers Black Water was amazing. Two would be Simon and Grafunkel Sounds of Silence. Third would be a toss up Peter Paul and Mary Puff the magic dragon or Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze. After that there are so many songs by Buddy Holly and The Doors it would be hard to name one above the other.

Not to derail the thread but always wondered how music would have changed if Hendrix, Buddy Holly and Jim Morrison had lived longer.

 

[bluzman61]

Got to say that the Doobie Brothers Black Water was amazing. Two would be Simon and Grafunkel Sounds of Silence. Third would be a toss up Peter Paul and Mary Puff the magic dragon or Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze. After that there are so many songs by Buddy Holly and The Doors it would be hard to name one above the other.

Not to derail the thread but always wondered how music would have changed if Hendrix, Buddy Holly and Jim Morrison had lived longer.

Yep, the music world would've been more interesting if Hendrix, Holly, and Morrison HAD lived longer. Unfortunately we can only speculate where their music would've gone.

 

[Vandalshandle]

I almost named my daughter after this song:

 

[Maxdeath]

Got to say that the Doobie Brothers Black Water was amazing. Two would be Simon and Grafunkel Sounds of Silence. Third would be a toss up Peter Paul and Mary Puff the magic dragon or Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze. After that there are so many songs by Buddy Holly and The Doors it would be hard to name one above the other.

Not to derail the thread but always wondered how music would have changed if Hendrix, Buddy Holly and Jim Morrison had lived longer.

Yep, the music world would've been more interesting if Hendrix, Holly, and Morrison HAD lived longer. Unfortunately we can only speculate where their music would've gone.

Problem was Hendrix wanted to do things in the studio. The executives wanted him out on the road promoting his work. He hated crowds and hated doing the same song time after time. He was supposed to go on early at Woodstock but when he saw the crowd he refused. Was finally forced on after being told he would be sued.

 

[WillowTree]

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Got to say that the Doobie Brothers Black Water was amazing. Two would be Simon and Grafunkel Sounds of Silence. Third would be a toss up Peter Paul and Mary Puff the magic dragon or Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze. After that there are so many songs by Buddy Holly and The Doors it would be hard to name one above the other.

Not to derail the thread but always wondered how music would have changed if Hendrix, Buddy Holly and Jim Morrison had lived longer.

Yep, the music world would've been more interesting if Hendrix, Holly, and Morrison HAD lived longer. Unfortunately we can only speculate where their music would've gone.

Problem was Hendrix wanted to do things in the studio. The executives wanted him out on the road promoting his work. He hated crowds and hated doing the same song time after time. He was supposed to go on early at Woodstock but when he saw the crowd he refused. Was finally forced on after being told he would be sued.

I did not know that. You could never tell by his performances...humping guitars and setting them on fire...that's a new kind of crowd shy.

 

[bluzman61]

I almost named my daughter after this song:

Cool!

 

[Jitss617]

Step-by-step new kids on the block

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

My brother and I used to keep the radio on all night when I was about eight years old, back in 61. I remember listening to "Runaway" just before falling asleep.

The next morning, when I woke up, I knew all the lyrics.

 

[WelfareQueen]

 

[Vandalshandle]

I DID name my daughter after this song:

 

[WelfareQueen]

Always loved this one as well.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Got to say that the Doobie Brothers Black Water was amazing. Two would be Simon and Grafunkel Sounds of Silence. Third would be a toss up Peter Paul and Mary Puff the magic dragon or Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze. After that there are so many songs by Buddy Holly and The Doors it would be hard to name one above the other.

Not to derail the thread but always wondered how music would have changed if Hendrix, Buddy Holly and Jim Morrison had lived longer.

Jim was slipping into Burl Ives mode. He wrote his best stuff in high school.

Too many chemicals. The band got better as he got worse.

I think Jimi would have moved into fusion and burned it to the ground.

Buddy? Who knows. Wide open.

 

[MarathonMike]

 

[MarathonMike]

 

[Jitss617]

I’m serious nkotb

 

[Muhammed]

I love John Bonham's performance on the Fool in the Rain track. That half-time shuffle is not easy to pull off.



He was a very talented drummer/percussionist/multi-instrumentalist. A true virtuoso by any sense of the word.