171 - Abba - Dancing Queen.mp3
172 - Aerosmith - Dream On.mp3
173 - The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen.mp3
174 - The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black.mp3
175 - Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law.mp3
176 - The Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby.mp3
177 - Tom Petty - Free Fallin'.mp3
178 - Big Star - September Gurls.mp3
179 - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart.mp3
180 - Outkast - Hey Ya.mp3
181 - Booker T. & The M.G.S - Green Onions.mp3
182 - The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me.mp3
183 - B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone.mp3
184 - The Beatles - Please Please Me.mp3
185 - Bob Dylan - Desolation Row.mp3
186 - Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You).mp3
187 - Ac Dc - Back In Black.mp3
188 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop The Rain.mp3
189 - The Bee Gees - Stayin Alive.mp3
190 - Bob Dylan - Knockin On Heavens Door.mp3
191 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird.mp3
192 - Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman.mp3
193 - The Drifters - There Goes My Baby.mp3
194 - Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue.mp3
195 - The Chantels - Maybe.mp3
196 - Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine.mp3
197 - Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel.mp3
198 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe.mp3
199 - Parliament - Flash Light.mp3
200 - Beck - Loser.mp3
201 - New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle.mp3
202 - The Beatles - Come Together.mp3
203 - Bob Dylan - Positively 4Th Street.mp3
204 - Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness.mp3
205 - Bill Withers - Lean On Me.mp3
206 - The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There.mp3
207 - The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love.mp3
208 - Them - Gloria.mp3
209 - The Beach Boys - In My Room.mp3
210 - Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears.mp3
211 - The Beach Boys - Caroline, No.mp3
212 - Prince - 1999.mp3
213 - Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart.mp3
214 - Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World.mp3
215 - The Chords - Sh-Boom.mp3
216 - The Lovin' Spoonful - Belive In Magic.mp3
217 - Dolly Parton - Jolene.mp3
218 - John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom.mp3
219 - Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful.mp3
220 - Left Banke - Walk Away Renee.mp3
221 - Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side.mp3
222 - Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman.mp3
223 - Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music.mp3
224 - Chic - Good Times.mp3
225 - Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man.mp3
226 - Van Morrison - Moondance.mp3
227 - James Taylor - Fire And Rain.mp3
228 - The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go.mp3
229 - Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy.mp3
230 - Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman.mp3
231 - Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing.mp3
232 - Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely.mp3
233 - The Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.mp3
234 - The Byrds - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better.mp3
235 - Ray Charles - I Got A Woman.mp3
236 - Buddy Holly And The Crickets - Everyday.mp3
237 - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock.mp3
238 - Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces.mp3
239 - Dion - The Wanderer.mp3
240 - Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man.mp3
241 - Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!.mp3
242 - Elton John - Rocket Man.mp3
243 - The B-52S - Love Shack.mp3
244 - The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'.mp3
245 - The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.mp3
246 - Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher.mp3
247 - Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime.mp3
248 - The Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight.mp3
249 - Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools.mp3
250 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid.mp3
251 - Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife.mp3
252 - The Drifters - Money Honey.mp3
253 - Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes.mp3
254 - Ac Dc - Highway To Hell.mp3
255 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass.mp3

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256 - Radiohead - Paranoid Android.mp3
257 - The Troggs - Wild Thing.mp3
258 - The Who - I Can See For Miles.mp3
259 - Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah.mp3
260 - The Dells - Oh What A Night.mp3
261 - Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground.mp3
262 - Smokey Robinson - Ooo Baby Baby.mp3
263 - The Crystals - He's A Rebel.mp3
264 - Randy Newman - Sail Away.mp3
265 - Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up.mp3
266 - The Ronettes - Walking In The Rain.mp3
267 - New York Dolls - Personality Crisis.mp3
268 - U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday.mp3
269 - The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner.mp3
270 - George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today.mp3
271 - The Beach Boys - Sloop John B.mp3
272 - Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen.mp3
273 - The Beatles - Something.mp3
274 - Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love.mp3
275 - Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.mp3
276 - The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There.mp3
277 - David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust.mp3
278 - The Cure - Pictures Of You.mp3
279 - The Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love.mp3
280 - Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine.mp3
281 - Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.mp3
282 - Joni Mitchell - Help Me.mp3
283 - Blondie - Call Me.mp3
284 - Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny About) Peace, Love And Understanding.mp3
285 - Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'.mp3
286 - Pavement - Summer Babe (Winter Version).mp3
287 - Run Dmc - Walk This Way.mp3
288 - Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want).mp3
289 - The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love.mp3
290 - Eminem - Stan.mp3
291 - The Zombies - She's Not There.mp3
292 - The Clash - Train In Vain.mp3
293 - Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone.mp3
294 - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog.mp3
295 - The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man.mp3
296 - Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up.mp3
297 - Neil Young - Heart Of Gold.mp3
298 - Blondie - One Way Or Another.mp3
299 - Prince - Sign 'o' The Times.mp3
300 - Madonna - Like A Prayer.mp3
301 - Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy.mp3
302 - Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.mp3
303 - The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday.mp3
304 - The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends.mp3
305 - James Brown - Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud).mp3
306 - The Jam - That's Entertainment.mp3
307 - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love.mp3
308 - Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops.mp3
309 - Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It.mp3
310 - Black Sabbath - Iron Man.mp3
311 - The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie.mp3
312 - Roy Orbison - In Dreams.mp3
313 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You.mp3
314 - Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb.mp3
315 - The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.mp3
316 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here.mp3
317 - Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross.mp3
318 - Elvis Costello - Alison.mp3
319 - Alice Cooper - School's Out.mp3
320 - Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker.mp3
321 - Neil Young - Cortez The Killer.mp3
322 - Public Enemy - Fight The Power.mp3
323 - Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot.mp3
324 - The Supremes - Baby Love.mp3
325 - The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'.mp3
326 - James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine.mp3
327 - Jerry Butler - For Your Precious Love.mp3
328 - The Doors - The End.mp3
329 - Earth Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World.mp3
330 - Queen - We Will Rock You.mp3
331 - Bonnie Raitt - I Cant Make You Love Me.mp3
332 - Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues.mp3
333 - Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky.mp3
334 - The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses.mp3
335 - The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane.mp3
336 - Aerosmith - Walk This Way.mp3
337 - Michael Jackson - Beat It.mp3
337 - Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack.mp3
338 - Paul Mccartney - Maybe I'm Amazed.mp3
339 - The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On.mp3
340 - The Who - Baba O'riley.mp3

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341 - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come.mp3
342 - Dion - Runaround Sue.mp3
343 - Lavern Baker - Jim Dandy.mp3
344 - Big Brother & The Holding Company - Piece Of My Heart.mp3
345 - Ritchie Valens - La Bamba.mp3
346 - Tupac Shakur - California Love.mp3
347 - Elton John - Candle In The Wind.mp3
348 - The Isley Brothers - That Lady.mp3
349 - Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem.mp3
350 - Little Eva - The Loco Motion.mp3
351 - The Platters - The Great Pretender.mp3
352 - Elvis Presley - All Shook Up.mp3
353 - Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven.mp3
354 - Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives.mp3
355 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising.mp3
356 - Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This).mp3
357 - Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing.mp3
358 - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run.mp3
359 - Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working.mp3
360 - Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song.mp3
361 - The Clash - Complete Control.mp3
362 - The Beatles - All You Need Is Love.mp3
363 - The Box Tops - The Letter.mp3
364 - Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited.mp3
365 - The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody.mp3
366 - The Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love.mp3
367 - Cream - White Room.mp3
368 - Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus.mp3
369 - Bo Diddley - I'm A Man.mp3
370 - Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary.mp3
371 - The Who - I Can't Explain.mp3
372 - Television - Marquee Moon.mp3
373 - Sam Cooke - Wonderful World.mp3
374 - Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man.mp3
375 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2.mp3
376 - Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees.mp3
378 - U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love).mp3
379 - R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe.mp3
380 - Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.mp3
381 - Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is.mp3
382 - The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony.mp3
383 - The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post.mp3
384 - The Beatles - Ticket To Ride.mp3
385 - Crosby Stills Nash And Young - Ohio.mp3
386 - Eric B And Rakim - I Know You Got Soul.mp3
387 - Elton John - Tiny Dancer.mp3
388 - The Police - Roxanne.mp3
389 - The Temptations - Just My Imagination.mp3
390 - The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving.mp3
391 - Band Of Gold - Freda Payne.mp3
392 - The Five Stairsteps - O-O-H Child.mp3
393 - The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City.mp3
394 - Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love.mp3
395 - The Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand).mp3
396 - Big Star - Thirteen.mp3
397 - Blue Oyster Cult - (Dont Fear) The Reaper.mp3
398 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama.mp3
399 - Metallica - Enter Sandman.mp3
400 - Paul Revere & The Raiders - Kicks.mp3
401 - The Shirelles - Tonight's The Night.mp3
402 - Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again).mp3
403 - Eddie Cochran - Cmon Everybody.mp3
404 - Bob Dylan - Visions Of Johanna.mp3
405 - Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun.mp3
406 - R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly.mp3
407 - Nirvana - In Bloom.mp3
408 - Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion.mp3
409 - Cream - Crossroads.mp3
410 - The Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven.mp3
411 - Donna Summer - I Feel Love.mp3
412 - Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe.mp3
413 - Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It.mp3
414 - The Coasters - Young Blood.mp3
415 - The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself.mp3
416 - Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer.mp3
417 - N.W.A. - Fuck The Police.mp3
418 - Crosby Stills And Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes.mp3
419 - Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A G Thang.mp3
420 - The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing.mp3
421 - Billy Joel - Piano Man.mp3
422 - The Kinks - Lola.mp3
423 - Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes.mp3
424 - The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice.mp3
425 - The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing.mp3

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426 - Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water.mp3
427 - U2 - New Year's Day.mp3
428 - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress On, Good Golly Miss Molly.mp3
429 - Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love.mp3
430 - The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais.mp3
431 - Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame.mp3
432 - Gladys Knight And The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia.mp3
433 - Led Zeppelin - Ramble On.mp3
434 - Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally.mp3
435 - The Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden.mp3
436 - Love - Alone Again Or.mp3
437 - Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender.mp3
438 - The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog.mp3
439 - John Mellencamp - Pink Houses.mp3
440 - Salt-N-Pepa - Push It.mp3
441 - The Dell-Vikings - Come Go With Me.mp3
442 - Little Richard - Keep A Knockin'.mp3
443 - Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff.mp3
444 - Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe.mp3
445 - Nirvana - Come As You Are.mp3
446 - Toots And The Maytals - Pressure Drop.mp3
447 - The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack.mp3
448 - The Velvet Underground - Heroin.mp3
449 - The Beatles - Penny Lane.mp3
450 - Glen Campbell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix.mp3
451 - Chubby Checker - The Twist.mp3
452 - Sam Cooke - Cupid.mp3
453 - Guns N' Roses - Paradise City.mp3
454 - George Harrison - My Sweet Lord.mp3
455 - Nirvana - All Apologies.mp3
456 - Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee.mp3
457 - The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker.mp3
458 - Sam & Dave - Soul Man.mp3
459 - Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone.mp3
460 - The Chiffons - One Fine Day.mp3
461 - Prince - Kiss.mp3
462 - The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself.mp3
463 - The Beatles - Rain.mp3
464 - The Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love.mp3
465 - Cheap Trick - Surrender.mp3
466 - Del Shannon - Runaway.mp3
467 - Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle.mp3
468 - The Stooges - Search And Destroy.mp3
469 - Carole King - It's Too Late.mp3
470 - Joni Mitchell - Free Man In Paris.mp3
471 - Willie Nelson - On The Road Again.mp3
472 - The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go.mp3
473 - Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man.mp3
474 - Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove.mp3
475 - Beastie Boys - Sabotage.mp3
476 - Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is.mp3
477 - Rick James - Super Freak.mp3
478 - Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit.mp3
479 - Labelle - Lady Marmelade.mp3
480 - Van Morrison - Into The Mystic.mp3
481 - David Bowie - Young Americans.mp3
482 - Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen.mp3
483 - The Cure - Just Like Heaven.mp3
484 - Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n Roll.mp3
485 - Paul Simon - Graceland.mp3
486 - The Smiths - How Soon Is Now.mp3
487 - The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk.mp3
488 - Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon.mp3
489 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive.mp3
490 - The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar.mp3
491 - Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me.mp3
492 - Jackson Browne - Running On Empty.mp3
493 - The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me.mp3
494 - The Eagles - Desperado.mp3
495 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Shop Around.mp3
496 - The Rolling Stones - Miss You.mp3
497 - Weezer - Buddy Holly.mp3
498 - Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia.mp3
499 - Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town.mp3
500 - Boston - More Than A Feeling.mp3

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001 - Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone.mp3
002 - Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.mp3
003 - John Lennon - Imagine.mp3
004 - Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On.mp3
005 - Aretha Franklin - Respect.mp3
006 - The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations.mp3
007 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
008 - The Beatles - Hey Jude.mp3
009 - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit.mp3
010 - Ray Charles - What'd I Say Parts I & Ii.mp3
011 - The Who - My Generation.mp3
012 - Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come.mp3
013 - The Beatles - Yesterday.mp3
014 - Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind.mp3
015 - Clash - London Calling.mp3
016 - The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand.mp3
017 - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze.mp3
018 - Chuck Berry - Maybellene.mp3
019 - Elvis Presley - Hound Dog.mp3
020 - The Beatles - Let It Be.mp3
021 - Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run.mp3
022 - The Ronettes - Be My Baby.mp3
023 - The Beatles - In My Life.mp3
024 - The Impressions - People Get Ready.mp3
025 - The Beach Boys - God Only Knows.mp3
026 - The Beatles - A Day In The Life.mp3
027 - Derek And The Dominos - Layla.mp3
028 - Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay.mp3
029 - The Beatles - Help.mp3
030 - Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line.mp3
031 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven.mp3
032 - Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil.mp3
033 - Ike And Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High.mp3
034 - Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'.mp3
035 - The Doors - Light My Fire.mp3
036 - U2 - One.mp3
037 - Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry.mp3
038 - The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter.mp3
039 - Buddy Holly And The Crickets - That'll Be The Day.mp3
040 - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas - Dancing In The Streets.mp3
041 - The Band - The Weight.mp3
042 - The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset.mp3
043 - Little Richard - Tutti Frutti.mp3
044 - Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind.mp3
045 - Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel.mp3
046 - David Bowie - Heroes.mp3
047 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water.mp3
048 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower.mp3
049 - The Eagles - Hotel California.mp3
050 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears.mp3
051 - Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Message.mp3
052 - Prince - When Doves Cry.mp3
053 - Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.mp3
054 - Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman.mp3
055 - The Kingsmen - Louie Louie.mp3
056 - Little Richard - Long Tall Sally.mp3
057 - Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale.mp3
058 - Michael Jackson - Billie Jean.mp3
059 - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'.mp3
060 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together.mp3
061 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakinâ´ Goingâ´ On.mp3
062 - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley.mp3
063 - Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth.mp3
064 - The Beatles - She Loves You.mp3
065 - Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love.mp3
066 - Bob Marley And The Wailers - Redemption Song.mp3
067 - Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock.mp3
068 - Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue.mp3
069 - Roy Orbison - Crying.mp3
070 - Dionne Warwick - Walk On By.mp3
071 - The Beach Boys - California Girls.mp3
072 - James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag.mp3
073 - Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues.mp3
074 - Stevie Wonder - Superstition.mp3
075 - Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love.mp3
076 - The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever.mp3
077 - Elvis Presley - Mystery Train.mp3
078 - James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good).mp3
079 - The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man.mp3
080 - Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine.mp3
081 - Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill.mp3
082 - The Kinks - You Really Got Me.mp3
083 - The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).mp3
084 - The Police - Every Breath You Take.mp3
085 - Patsy Cline - Crazy.mp3

As I was on a ferry several days back, I was looking through their magazine section in the gift shop and stumbled across the Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” recent print. At the chance that this list would likely be an interesting, if not controversial one, I decided to purchase the magazine for the $11.99 charge.

The forward in the magazine is written by Jay-Z. Yippee. Not a good start.

I skipped the forward and moved on to the first page of the list. Lo and behold, instead of counting down from #500 all the way to numero uno, they started with number one: Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan. I wasn’t really expecting that, considering I expected Rolling Stone would build up the anticipation of getting to the top 10 songs the further you read into the magazine, eventually discovering the greatest song of all time as selected by their panel of “judges”. Dun dun dun!! Oh the suspense!

Like A Rolling Stone is an amazing song. If you have not heard it, you should. If you don’t like Bob Dylan, listen to one of the covers of the song. It truly is one of the greatest songs of all time, and has been covered by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, and many other bands. It is the epitome of a rock-n-roll tune, written during the birth of rock-n-roll in 1965, and capturing all that was youthful and promising with this new style of music.

The only thing fishy about this song being chosen as the number one song of all time was the title, “Like A Rolling Stone”, in relation to the name of the magazine that published this list. I won’t spell it out for you, but it is too much of a coincidence to ignore. Perhaps Rolling Stone Magazine was tooting their own horn a little bit, but attempting to do it a little under the radar, like a subliminal message. Choosing 14 Rolling Stone’s songs to scatter throughout this list, however, was rather obvious.

Anyway, that’s enough with the conspiracy theories. The rest of the list is iffy at best, there are many flaws, in my opinion. The first flaw was omitting Stairway To Heaven from the top 10, even the top 20. One of the most epic rock songs of all time didn’t crack this list until #31. Prior to reading this list, I would have placed that song, guaranteed, in the top 10. Clearly, Rolling Stone and their voters had different ideas. Also, another phenomenally epic tune which everybody has head-banged to once in their life is Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Another top 20 contender, or so I was foolish enough to think because it failed to even crack the top 100, charting in at #166.

You all remember the song American Pie? The 8-minute tribute to the grandfathers of rock-n-roll, by Don McLean? The song that had so many people wondering and deciphering for decades exactly what all the metaphors and references meant? The song that was covered by the likes of Madonna (very poorly, I might add) and gave Mr. McLean a number one hit on US charts for four weeks straight in 1971? You know, “Bye, bye Miss American Pie”? Yeah, that one! Well, it seems Rolling Stone does not remember this song, for it did not even chart in the top 500. When R. Kelly makes an appearance on this chart for his song Ignition and American Pie does not, I lose most, if not all respect for this “list” and the voters who contributed to it.

Other omissions I felt worthy of charting are Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits, Thunderstruck by AC/DC, ANYTHING from Pearl Jam’s Ten album or Smashing Pumpkin’s Siamese Dream album, Don’t Stop Believing by Journey and of course, this blog’s namesake, More Than A Feeling by Boston. None of those songs charted and of all those bands named, only AC/DC had any songs in the top 500.

Because of these omissions, I also feel a little ripped off by Rolling Stone. Again, with Jay-Z having not one, but two songs on this list (Big Pimpin’ and 99 Problems), I have a hard time maintaining much respect for the magazine. I suppose it has to cater to the masses of music listeners, and there are people out there who think that Rihanna actually deserves to be at #412 with Umbrella and 50 Cent deserves to be at #448 with In Da Club, but I’m not one of those people. It is the 500 greatest songs of all time, isn’t it?

I also feel slighted due to the fact that the Beatles had 23 songs on this list. I know they were amazing and music wouldn’t supposedly be where it is today if not for them, yada yada yada, but 23 songs??

C’mon.

If Rolling Stone axed even half of those songs, they could have made room for other artists and/or songs that greatly deserved recognition on this list. I could then tolerate having 12 Beatles songs, but not 23. On a side note, the 23 songs do not include John Lennon or Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles compositions; each had a song on this list with Imagine at #3 and Maybe I’m Amazed at #347.

All in all, this list is disappointing; however, there are a number of songs that deserve to be on this list and in the spots they’re in. There’re even a few that I was pleasantly surprised to be included such as M.I.A, Weezer, MGMT, Beck and OutKast. As it is pretty clear, this list is a list of “pop”-ular music without much recognition to anything that strays from the mainstream. It’s sad to see, but I suppose that’s the way it is. Rolling Stone isn’t exactly an indie magazine anyway, as much they may pretend to be. If they were, this list would obviously be quite different. Mind you, who hasn’t heard the song Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force? ‘Cause it placed at #240. It ranked “greater” than 260 other songs. ‘Nuff said. --- morethanafeelingmusic.com

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086 - Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road.mp3
087 - Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire.mp3
088 - The Temptations - My Girl.mp3
089 - The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'.mp3
090 - The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night.mp3
091 - Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds.mp3
092 - The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop.mp3
093 - U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.mp3
094 - Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly.mp3
095 - Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes.mp3
096 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire.mp3
097 - Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven.mp3
098 - Al Green - Love And Happiness.mp3
099 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son.mp3
100 - The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want.mp3
101 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return).mp3
102 - Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula.mp3
103 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff.mp3
104 - Stevie Wonder - Living For The City.mp3
105 - Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer.mp3
106 - Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man.mp3
107 - Buddy Holly And The Crickets - Not Fade Away.mp3
108 - Prince - Little Red Corvette.mp3
109 - Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl.mp3
110 - Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long.mp3
111 - Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.mp3
112 - Elvis Presley - That's All Right.mp3
113 - The Drifters - Up On The Roof.mp3
114 - The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home).mp3
115 - Sam Cooke - You Send Me.mp3
116 - The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman.mp3
117 - Al Green - Take Me To The River.mp3
118 - Isley Brothers - Shout (Parts 1 And 2).mp3
119 - Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way.mp3
120 - The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back.mp3
121 - Ben E. King - Stand By Me.mp3
122 - The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun.mp3
123 - James Brown - It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World.mp3
124 - The Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash.mp3
125 - The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow.mp3
126 - Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle & Roll.mp3
127 - David Bowie - Changes.mp3
128 - Chuck Berry - Rock And Roll Music.mp3
129 - Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild.mp3
130 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May.mp3
131 - U2 - With Or Without You.mp3
132 - Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love.mp3
133 - The Who - Wont Get Fooled Again.mp3
134 - Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour.mp3
135 - The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps.mp3

The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was first published by Rolling Stone magazine published in 2004 and was updated in 2010. It was chosen based on votes by musicians, critics, and industry figures. Instead of focusing on the quality and lyrics of the songs, the list credits songs based on their success and impact upon the world. It is argued that in some cases songs were included for the sake of the artist, rather than for the song itself. As with numerous such lists, the choices are a source of debate for many. The list is composed largely of American and British artists: out of the 500 songs, 357 are from the US and 117 from the UK; the third most represented country is Canada with 10 entries, then Ireland with 8. The list includes just one song not in English (La Bamba by Ritchie Valens) and only three songs from the 21st century. The oldest song on the list is Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone" from 1948 (ranked #459). The only other song from the 1940s is Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" from 1949 (#111). The most recent is OutKast's 2003 hit "Hey Ya!" (#180) - the other songs from the current millennium being "Lose Yourself" and "Stan" by Eminem. With 23 songs on the list, The Beatles are the most represented musical act. John Lennon is the only artist to place multiple songs in the top 10 (as a member of the Beatles and as an individual). The Beatles are followed by The Rolling Stones (14 entries); Bob Dylan, who also topped the list with "Like a Rolling Stone" (12 entries); Elvis Presley (11 entries); The Beach Boys and Jimi Hendrix (seven entries each) and Chuck Berry, U2, James Brown, Prince, Led Zeppelin and Sly & The Family Stone (six entries each).

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