The best Rock n Roll songs of all-time.... And I'm a Hip-Hop Head?

Question

My favorite Rock n Roll song is "Under The Bridge"
by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sometimes I feel Like I don't have a partner
Sometimes I feel Like my only friend
Is the city I live in The city of angels
Lonely as I am Together we cry

THIS IS THE BEST PART OF THE SONG...
I don't ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the waaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Followed by a close #2
We Are The Champions by Queen

We are the champions my friend
And we'll keep on fighting to the end
Cause we are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions
Of the world

Answer 1

The best, IMHO, is "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," by the Rolling Stones. There are several things which qualify it as a great rock song.

First of all, it comes from the "classic rock" era. It came out in 1965, as music as we know it was undergoing a huge upheaval, mostly due to four lads from Liverpool, England, who went on to shake the world. The musical changes occurring from the years 1964-1970 were unbelievable.

Second, it's a very simple song, as any good rock song should be. It's driven by a ridiculously simple fuzzed-out bass line, with classic blues-driven guitar filling in, and is fairly repetitive in its verse/chorus/verse model. Also, it features another classic quality of any good rock song - the sneering, thumbing his nose at the establishment vocal delivery that Mick Jagger had *so* down back then. When Mick sings "and I'm tryin' to make some girl," anyone with daughters at the time were locking them up.

Thirdly, it had the all-important quality of scaring parents. To hear it told, parents were more upset by these five English kids than modern parents were of Eminem. They weren't the lovable moptops that the Beatles were - in fact, they were something of an Anti-Beatles, with their sullen stares and moodier music. The deliberately anti-grammatical line with the double negative "I can't get no" proceeded to irritate English teachers and grammarians far and wide, and led to declarations (not the first, and certainly not the last) that youth culture was totally in the toilet, and that the new generation would amount to absolutely nothing.

Lastly, it references that all-important subject of any good rock song, sexuality. The song itself is a paen to sexual frustration, at least in part, and, as any teenager knows, any references to sex in songs does two things instantly: 1) it ensures that parents will not appropriate the song and make it embarrassingly one of "theirs," and 2) the coolness cred gets pumped up by a factor of ten.

These qualities make "Satisfaction" the best rock and roll song.

Answer 2

There are much better songs. I don't really care for Queen. I would suggest Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Van Halen. These are my favorite bands. These people = true musicians. The Rolling Stones are great too.

Each of them has so many good songs. Its not like they had two good songs and then disappeared.

Check out Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Solo from the Live Right Here Right Now DVD. Amazing!!!! Its like 13 mins. He just sits down on stage and plays his guitar.

I love live stuff because of all the improvisation.

I'm hoping to turn you into a rocker!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

Hey Joe -Jimi Hendrix
Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin
LA Woman-THe Doors
Back in Black-AC/DC
Train Kept A Rollin'-Aerosmith

Answer 4

Ballroom Blitz-Sweet

Answer 5

all around the watch tower-jimi hendrix
the beautiful people-marilyn manson
closer-NIN
Du Hast-Rammstein
Sweet child of mine-guns n roses
Maggot brain-funkadelic
free bird-lynard synyard
Mr Crowley- Ozzy
Dazed and confused-Led Zep

Lol new to rock huh...well Gr8...i do listen to sm hip hop too like saul williams, fettes brott and some ICP(rap core)

Answer 6

Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

Answer 7

iron maiden-Prodigal Son

marilyn manson-long hard road out of hell

scorpions-rock you like a hurricane

danzig-mother

Answer 8

nothing else matters by metallica

Answer 9

i would do anything for love by meatloaf

Answer 10

Welcome to the Jungle - Guns and Roses