The 93XRT/CBS 2 Even Better than Rolling Stone’s List of Greatest Songs of All-Time
With Rolling Stone magazine issuing their latest “definitive list” of the 500 greatest songs of all-time, we thought it would be interesting to see how that might contrast with the choices of XRT listeners and CBS 2 viewers. No question that Rolling Stone has some of rock’s best known, most respected (and most reviled) critics, but we feel Chicago has some of the world’s most passionate music fans, so let’s see what you think!
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Kevin Trant
May 27, 2010 4:21 pm
A Day in the Life – The Beatles
London Calling- The Clash
Tumbling Dice- The Rolling Stones
Pancho and Lefty- Townes Van Zandt
Stuck Inside of Mobile…- Bob Dylan
ZEN | XRT Staff Writer
May 27, 2010 4:32 pm
Thanks Kevin, but only song entries submitted in the VIP Lounge will be valid: http://vip.wxrt.com/asp3/SurveyDetail.aspx?SurveyScheduleID=49652
Rob Spatz
May 27, 2010 4:33 pm
Drive Somewhere, The Vulgar Boatmen
Loving Cup, Phish
Diane, Material Issue
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), Bruce Springstein and the E Street Band
Like A Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
Jeff Cebulski
May 27, 2010 4:33 pm
“Strawberry Fields Forever”–Beatles
“Voodoo Child”–Jimi Hendrix
“Message in a Bottle”–Police
“Cold Sweat”–James Brown
“Gimme Shelter”–Rolling Stones
Patrick Murphy
May 27, 2010 4:34 pm
Paranoid Android, Accidents Will Happen, Hallelujah, Hey Jude, All Along the Watchtower
Jeff Cebulski
May 27, 2010 4:36 pm
Oh, yeah…I DID post these in the proper place, too.
Eric Keeley
May 27, 2010 6:35 pm
Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles
This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
Cherub Rock – Smashing Pumpkins
Vincent Black Lightning – Richard Thompson
Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
Rachel Hansen & Eli Kelly
May 27, 2010 7:42 pm
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed–The Allman Bros.
Proud Mary–Tina (and Ike) Turner
Ring of Fire–Johnny Cash
London Calling–The Clash
Angeles–Elliott Smith
Jack Hermle
May 27, 2010 7:43 pm
Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
I am the Walrus – Beatles
Be My Baby – Ronettes
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Shirelles
Jesus Etc….- Wico
Rachel Hansen & Eli Kelly
May 27, 2010 7:43 pm
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed–Allman Bros.
Angeles–Elliott Smith
Moondance–Van Morrison
Proud Mary–Tina (and Ike) Turner
London Calling–The Clash
Rachel and Eli
May 27, 2010 9:03 pm
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed–Allman Bros
Moondance–Van Morrison
Angeles–Elliott Smith
Proud Mary—Tina (and Ike) Turner
Summertime–Janis Joplin
Rachel Hansen
May 27, 2010 9:07 pm
Allison–Elvis Costello
Sunday Bloody Sunday–U2
Alive–Pearl Jam
Hammer and A Nail–Indigo Girls
Fast Car–Tracy Chapman
Scott
May 27, 2010 9:47 pm
Revolution – Los Lobos
Home – Iggy Pop
tonight, tonight – Smashing Pumpkins
At the hundredth meridian – tragically hip
Tighten Up – Archie Bell & the Drells
Pamela Perillo
May 27, 2010 10:09 pm
I’ve listened to XRT since year 1 and the music has been with me thru my life with so many memorable songs thru both good times and bad. Pretty hard to choose just 5 so I might just have to vote again. Keep going strong XRT… Chicago’s Finest ROCK!
Dennis Myers
June 10, 2010 1:17 pm
Pamela, I also be listening to XRT since start up in 1972. Our auot shop teacher in high school brought in a stereo recevier and large speaks into the shop , hooked everything up and said to al the kids ” welcome to FM stereo and XRT”. He craked it open and out came Vodoo Child by Hendrix and I was hooked. Been a xrt listener ever since then. But your right, I have a hard time picking a top five. It depends on my mood , friends that I’m with and what I’m doing.
Jeff
May 28, 2010 12:09 am
1) Johnny B. Goode — Chuck Berry
2) Brown Sugar — The Rolling Stones
3) Stuck Inside of Mobile — Bob Dylan
4) All Along the Watchtower — Jimi Hendrix Experience
5) Love Will Tear Us Apart — Joy Division
jillthecatt
May 28, 2010 12:46 am
Riders on the Storm – The Doors
Sweet Jane- Velvet Underground
The Low Spark of High Heel Boys – Traffic
Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen
So Long Baby, Goodbye- Dave Alvin
jillthecatt
May 28, 2010 12:48 am
Like Lou Reed’s Janie, my life was saved by Rock n Roll.
Paul Waldsmith
May 28, 2010 4:59 am
1. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
2. Nobody’s Fault but Mine – Led Zepellin
3. Heroes – David Bowie
4. I Will Dare – Replacements
5. That’s Entertainment – The Jam
Kevin Busch
May 28, 2010 7:11 am
School’s Out- Alice Cooper
All The Way From Memphis-Mott The Hoople
In My Life- The Beatles
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking-The Stones
Willin’-Little Feat
Ron Dolce
May 28, 2010 7:13 am
Like A Rolling Stone
What’s Goin’ On
Rain
I Get Around
The Wanderer
Paul Cooke
May 28, 2010 7:15 am
Meddle – Pink Floyd
Come Together – The Beatles
Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Whipping Post – The Alman Bros Blues Band
Cheap Sun Glasses – ZZ Top
JR
May 28, 2010 7:30 am
1- five long years- buddy guy
2-sympathy for the devil- rolling stones
3- tangled up in blues- bob dylan
4- moon dance- van morrison
5-exodus- bob marley
Kevin Henaghan
May 28, 2010 9:58 pm
J.R.
The Bob Dylan song must really be high on your list .It’s title is Tangled up in Blue
Pat Hum
June 4, 2010 8:39 am
If my memory serves me and you are the Kevin I think you are,you know your Dylan!
joan strzelecki
May 28, 2010 8:23 am
I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Tumbling Dice – Rolling Stones
SURRENDER – Cheap Trick
Locomotive Breath – Jethro Tull
Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
Lisa Ann Schreier
May 28, 2010 8:43 am
5 of the best? 5 of the most influencial? Hard to decide…but I’ll throw these out:
* Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen
* Alive-Pearl Jam
* Underture From Tommy-The Who
* Gimme Shelter-The Rolling Stones
* All of “Dark Side of the Moon”-Pink Floyd
But then I have to leave out The Beatles, so what kind of list is that? Can I increase the number of songs to fifteen?
Laurie Mangan
May 28, 2010 8:47 am
“Fool On the Hill” The Beatles
“Wild Horses” The Rolling Stones
“Blue on Black” Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
“Redhouse” Hendrix
“Moondance” Van Morrison
“While My Guitar Weeps” George Harrison
“Breakfast in America” SuperTramp
ZEN | XRT Staff Writer
May 28, 2010 8:54 am
Thanks for all of the great comments, but please remember that only entries submitted in the VIP Lounge will count towards our list. You can enter here: http://vip.wxrt.com/asp3/SurveyDetail.aspx?SurveyScheduleID=49652
Eileen Klecka Paxton
May 28, 2010 10:22 am
Okay, so I just signed up for an account in the VIP Lounge, and I can’t find anything there about posting to this list.
ZEN | XRT Staff Writer
May 28, 2010 10:24 am
You can find it here – in the Surveys section: http://vip.wxrt.com/asp3/SurveyDetail.aspx?SurveyScheduleID=49652
Eileen Klecka Paxton
May 28, 2010 10:27 am
Never mind! I found it.
Eileen Klecka Paxton
May 28, 2010 10:28 am
Never mind! I found it. Sorry.
Todd Leiter-Weintraub
May 28, 2010 9:29 am
Just a few off the top of my head:
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of the Bay – Otis Redding
Holland, 1945 – Neutral Milk Hotel
Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
Ju Ju Man – Brinsley Schwarz
Game Of Pricks – Guided By Voices
Pomp & Pride – Toots & The Maytalls
The Ballad Of El Goodo – Big Star
Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
Goin’ Through Your Purse – Material Issue
bill kenny
May 28, 2010 9:44 am
where is layla one of the greatest songs ever, not on anyones list?
Andrea Goldberg
May 29, 2010 10:29 am
It’s on my list!
Bria Doolin
May 28, 2010 10:06 am
1. Do You Realize-Flaming Lips
2. One-U2
3. . Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
4. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
5. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
Eileen Klecka Paxton
May 28, 2010 10:12 am
Eleanor Rigby — The Beatles
All Along the Watchtower — Jimi Hendrix
Layla — Eric Clapton
You Can’t Always Get What You Want — The Rolling Stones
Thunder Road — Bruce Springsteen
keith T
May 28, 2010 10:29 am
jumpin jack flash,stones
brown sugar, ”
ventilator blues, ”
glad, steve winwood
nocturne opus 9, no 2, frederique chopin
KC
May 28, 2010 11:05 am
1) Jumpin’ Jack Flash–Rolling Stones
2) Pride–U2
3) Born To Run–Bruce Springsteen
4) Hey Jude–Beatles
5) I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For–U2
Keith Kole
May 28, 2010 11:23 am
God Give Me Strength – Elvis Costello
Daytime Nighttime Suffering – Paul McCartney
As We Go Along – The Monkees
And Your Bird Can Sing – The Beatles
I Want You To Want Me – Letters to Cleo (YES, Letters to Cleo’s version is better than Cheap Trick’s, I know it’s Chicagoland sacrilege to say so)
Judy Keller
May 28, 2010 11:25 am
Do not forget “Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll” by Long John Baldry
Harry
June 2, 2010 9:08 am
You mean “Conditional Discharge”
Susan Guzzi
May 28, 2010 11:28 am
Suite Judy Blue Eyes – CS&N
Moon Dance – Van Morrison
Ventura Highway – America
Everybody’s Talkin – Nilsson
Conversation – Joni MItchell
Keith Kole
May 28, 2010 11:50 am
And 5 more off the top of my head:
Slightly Drunk – Squeeze
Inbetween Days – The Cure
American Girl – Tom Petty
American Tune – Paul Simon
Winona – Matthew Sweet
tom
May 28, 2010 11:55 am
London Calling- The Clash
In My Life- The Beatles
Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd
Gimme Shelter- Rolling Stones
Go Your Own Way- Fleetwood Mac
Scotty P
May 29, 2010 11:25 am
Great list!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don
May 28, 2010 12:22 pm
London Calling – Clash
Like A Rolling Stone – Dylan
I Will- Beatles
Katie
May 28, 2010 2:20 pm
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Revolution — The Beatles
Can’t Explain — The Who
Train in Vain — The Clash
Smells Like Teen Spirit — Nirvana
Tom A.
May 29, 2010 12:40 am
You Set the Scene – Love Down Through The Night – Hawkwind Ghosts – Strawbs Baby’s On Fire – Brian Eno In The Court Of The Crimson King – King Crimson
Tom A
May 29, 2010 1:41 pm
You Set the Scene – LOVE/ Down Through the Night – HAWKWIND/ Ghosts – STRAWBS/ Baby’s On Fire – BRIAN ENO/ In the Court Of the Crimson King – KING CRIMSON
D. E. Watson
May 28, 2010 6:26 pm
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
Born to be Wild – Stepenwolf
A Day in the Life – The Beatles
Moondance–Van Morrison
la
May 28, 2010 7:23 pm
Heard it through the Grapevine- Marvin Gaye
Satisfaction – Rolling Sones
Respect – Aretha
Masters of War – Dylan
Day in the Life – Beatles
Laura Tucker
May 28, 2010 8:36 pm
Can’t you hear me knocking
Thunder Road
Rock the Casbah
Message of Love
Running down a dream
Jesse Smith
June 4, 2010 1:42 pm
Those are some great choices… you may be my musical soulmate except I’d have to have “White Light/White Heat” or “I’m Beginning To See The Light” by The Velvet Underground
Kevin Henaghan
May 28, 2010 9:49 pm
1 Moonlight Mile-The Rolling Stones
2Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
3A Day in The Life -The Beatles
4Mercy,Mercy,Me–Marvin Gaye
5In Your Eyes-Peter Gabriel
Scotty P
May 29, 2010 5:41 am
1. Under Pressure – Queen w/ David Bowie
2. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight – The Beatles
3. Fortunate Son – CCR
4. Surrender – Cheap Trick
5. The Weight – The Band
Dan
June 18, 2010 12:15 pm
You mean David Bowie with Queen
denise
June 18, 2010 6:42 pm
Saw Queen at Poplar Creek and they played it AND saw Bowie 6 or 7 years ago and he played it too! They must share it! : )
A. Asadourian
May 29, 2010 8:17 am
Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles
Lust For Life – Iggy Pop
Born On The Bayou – CCR
There, There – Radiohead
Jeff Whitlock
May 29, 2010 10:15 am
Rolling Stones Moonlight Mile,Greatful Dead’s Franklins Tower,Mott the Hoople’s All the Way From Memphis,Frank Zappa’s Montana,Bruce Springsteen’s Jungle Land
Andrea Goldberg
May 29, 2010 12:56 pm
Thank you for including Montana, Frank definitely needs to be on the list. Hard to choose a song though, Slime, Camarillo Brillo, etc.
Jesse Smith
June 4, 2010 1:44 pm
Willie The Pimp, Inca Roads, Can’t Afford No Shoes, Wind Up Workin’ In A Gas Station etc, Frank was the best, hands down. Better than The Beatles, Better than The Stones
Andrea Goldberg
May 29, 2010 10:26 am
Rolling Stones – Wild Horses
Beatles – Yesterday
Derrick and the Dominos – Layla
Pink Floyd – Money
Led Zeppelin – Moby Dick
Bob Marley and the Wailers – Jammin’
Roxy Music – Avalon
Joan Armatrading – Love and Affection
AC/DC – Back In Black
ZZ Top – Cheap Sunglasses
Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet
Bob Bykowski
May 29, 2010 12:39 pm
Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Rosalita – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Joanne Doherty
May 29, 2010 4:49 pm
Moondance – Van Morrison
Born to Run – Springsteen
Every Little Thing, Gonna be Alright-Bob Marley
You are Wonderful Tonite – Clapton
Come Monday – Jimmy Buffet
Jenny
May 30, 2010 11:08 am
Naive Melody -Talking Heads
Doorbell – The White Stripes
Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles
I Wanna Be Sedated -The Ramones
Love and Affection – Joan Armatrading
Jamie
June 10, 2010 3:22 pm
You lost me at Doorbell. lol
George M.
May 30, 2010 4:14 pm
Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You – Led Zeppelin
Break on Through (To the Other Side) – The Doors
Free Bird – Lynard Skynard
Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
Maria M.
May 30, 2010 4:21 pm
American Girl – Tom Petty
Hotel California – The Eagles
Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones
Free Bird – Lynard Skynard
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Kathy N.
May 30, 2010 4:25 pm
Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stones
Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones
One – U2
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
Kvm
May 31, 2010 12:11 am
Crossroads – Cream
Love Minus Zero – Dylan
So What – Miles Davis
Misty Mountain Hop – Zeppelin
Space Cowboy – Steve Miller
Bonnie
May 31, 2010 1:06 am
BERNADETTE
‘they’d give the world and all they own for just one moment we have known’
THE GREATEST LINE
Karen Keefe
May 31, 2010 2:04 am
Spirit in the Sky – Norman Greenbaum
Hak Tough
May 31, 2010 3:54 am
Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone”
Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run”
The Clash “London Calling”
Ray Charles “What’d I say”
Dana Andrews
May 31, 2010 7:05 am
LIttle Wing – Derek and the Dominoes
In Your Eyes – Peter Gabrial
Since I’ve been Loving You – Led Zeppelin
Going Home – Ten Years After
Summertime – Janis Joplin
Sue Wills
May 31, 2010 8:52 am
Pride – U2
Black – Pearl Jam
Baba O’Riley – The Who
Layla – Derek & The Dominos
Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
Mark
May 31, 2010 9:02 am
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven
Bruce Springsteen-Hungry Heart
Pretender’s-Message of Love
Fleetwood Mac-The Chain
Eagles-Hotel California
Lesley
May 31, 2010 9:07 am
Moondance – Van Morrison
Kodachrome – Paul Simon
Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters – Elton John
19th Nervous Breakdown – Rolling Stones
Maxwell Silver Hammer – The Beatles
Niko
May 31, 2010 1:07 pm
Ultra Violet (light my way) – U2
For the beauty of Wynona – Daniel Lanois
Blue Moon – Elvis
Ceremony – New Order
Ocean Rain – Echo and the Bunnymen
Been caught steeling – Jane’s Addiction
Under my skin – Frank Sinatra
Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
Secret for a song – Mercury Rev
Moment of surrender – U2
Jesse Smith
June 4, 2010 1:46 pm
It’s nice to see some Jane’s Addiction, but for me it’d have to be “Three Days”… that song is just epic.
Jesse Smith
June 4, 2010 1:57 pm
Wow… that was miserably difficult for me… I didn’t touch Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Bob Dylan or The Doors…
1. Rocks Off-The Rolling Stones
2. Willie The Pimp – Frank Zappa
3. Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
4. White Light/White Heat – The Velvet Underground
5. Teenage Riot – Sonic Youth
if I could keep going to 10, I’d add
6. Are You Experienced? – Jimi Hendrix
7. Tombstone Blues – Bob Dylan
8. either Starman or Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
9. Ballad Of Dwight Frye – Alice Cooper
10. Bang A Gong (Get It On) – T Rex
j
May 31, 2010 1:20 pm
“Stairway to Gilligan’s Island” would get my vote before that other snore-fest.
Tom Paulson
May 31, 2010 6:27 pm
Tumbling Dice-Rolling Stones
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys-Traffic
London Calling-The Clash
Dakota-Stereophonics
Keep up the good work XRT!!!
Lyndall Caldwell
May 31, 2010 10:01 pm
“You Get What You Give” –New Radicals
Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On,
BADGE –Cream,
Jump –Aztec Camera,
Sweetheart Like You from Dylan’s mid-80′s Infidels
Mike P.
June 1, 2010 7:39 am
Franklin’s Tower – Grateful Dead
One Tree Hill – U2
Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
The Spirit of Radio – Rush
Visions of Johanna – Bob Dylan
Lynne McGreal
June 1, 2010 8:24 am
Get Back – The Beatles
Soul Sacrifice – Santana
Afterglow – Genesis
Wonderous Stories – Yes
World Turning – Fleetwood Mac
Steve Butman
June 1, 2010 2:08 pm
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter – Stones
Sympathy for the Devil – Stones
Enter Sandman – Metallica
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
nantsy
June 1, 2010 7:23 pm
Midnight Rambler – Rolling Stones
The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
Dogs – Pink Floyd
Song for Jeffrey – Jethro Tull
Ain’t That A Lot of Love – Taj Mahal
Jamie
June 10, 2010 3:26 pm
Dogs!
You gotta be trusted by the people that you lie to…
Brian Watt
June 2, 2010 6:26 am
“How does it feel,” (click), “How does it feel,” (click), “How does it feel,” (click)….
Same old broken record…Rolling Stone, get over yourselves!
Danni
June 2, 2010 7:20 am
What is and What should Never Be – Led Zeppelin
Inagadda da vida (sp??) Iron Butterfly
Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Money – Pink Floyd
Hotel California – Eagles
holybull
June 3, 2010 8:39 am
Loving Cup-Rolling Stones
In My Life-Beatles
Lover’s Lullaby-Townes Van Zandt
Dock of the Bay-Otis Redding
One U2
tmoe
June 3, 2010 1:01 pm
kudos to lynn mcgreal for the genesis afterglow and yes wonderous stories vote you got taste!!
tmoe
June 3, 2010 2:15 pm
Cinema show, Genesis
Wont get fooled again, Who
You and me, Moody Blues
tmoe
June 3, 2010 2:18 pm
sorry, new laptop
Cities on flame (with rock & roll), B O C
Guitar town, Steve Earl
Mark
June 3, 2010 9:49 pm
Rave On – Buddy Holly
Visions Of Johanna – Bob Dylan
Rosalita – Bruce Springsteen
Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone – John Prine
Somebody Loan Me A Dime – Fenton Robinson
Sammy F
June 4, 2010 3:34 pm
Unsatisfied-Replacements
Peace Train-Cat Stevens
NYC Serenade-Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Stone Cold Yesterday-The Connells
Bitch-The Rolling Stones
Dave K, N of Detroit
June 4, 2010 10:08 pm
1 – Paranoid Android – Radiohead
2 – Love is the Drug – Roxy Music
3 – Rescue – Echo & the Bunnymen
4 – Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Rolling Stones
5 – Angel of Harlem – U2
and if I may …..
6 – I Am the Walrus – Beatles
7 – Heroes – David Bowie
8 – Itchycoo Park – Small Faces
9 – #9 Dream – John Lennon
10 – Little Wing – Derek & the Dominoes
Meg
June 5, 2010 7:55 pm
Stormy Monday – The Allman Brothers Band
Heard it Through the Grapevine – CCR, Gaye, Gladys Knight
Roadhouse Blues – The Doors
Roll Me Away – Bob Seger
Little Girl Blue – Janis Joplin
Dan Moroney
June 5, 2010 10:16 pm
Born To Run, Bruce Springstein
cpm
June 7, 2010 9:51 pm
Don’t Go – Yazoo
Beck’s Bolero – Jeff Beck
Peaches en Regalia – Frank Zappa
The Healer – Santana with John Lee Hooker
Mas y Mas – Los Lobos
billybob
June 10, 2010 1:26 pm
glad someone remembered j beck
Maria Pannone
June 8, 2010 6:40 am
The Stranger~Billy Joel
New Orleans Is Sinking~The Tragically Hip
Digging in the Dirt~Peter Gabriel
Beautiful Boy~John Lennon
Gimmie Back my Bullets~Lynard Skynard
Heather Fairfield
June 9, 2010 1:39 pm
“Not Dead Yet” – The Bad Examples
“Let Her Go” – The Bad Examples
“When the Levee Breaks” – Led Zeppelin
“Stairway to Heaven” – Led Zeppelin
“Hangman Jury” – Aerosmith
Rob GIllis
June 10, 2010 7:33 am
It’ll be an interesting end result since unlike most surveys of this type you can only vote once and there are quite a few songs I see in these comments that WXRT doesn’t play (or has rarely played) but it would be great if they did. My list included The Bad Examples’ “Not Dead Yet” (which they do still play) and Kirsty MacColl’s “A New England” and Colin Blunstone’s “I Don’t Believe In Miracles” (both of which they don’t but maybe did once upon a time). And it’s always pretty hard to narrow down which Kinks songs to include.
Jamie
June 10, 2010 3:28 pm
Love Not Dead Yet.
Where can I download it?
Sax Therapy
June 9, 2010 2:53 pm
Can-Hallelujah
Lucifer’s Friend-Ride The Sky
Neu!-Hallo Gallo
Guru Guru-Oxymoron
Amon Duul II-Wolf City
Tom A
June 9, 2010 3:57 pm
Yes Sax, some Krautrock would look good in the top 500.If I could of voted more I would have added Kraftwerk or Faust’s Krautrock.
Scotty
June 10, 2010 12:15 pm
Heroes- David Bowie
Heroin-Lou Reed
Time to Pretend- MGMT
Box of Rain- Grateful Dead
Climb To Safety- Widespread Panic
Paul Farahvar
June 10, 2010 12:50 pm
Underpressure – Queen
Tracygrrl
June 10, 2010 12:54 pm
Rocks’ Off – The Rolling Stones
Revolution – The Beatles
Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
London Calling – The Clash
I Can’t Find My Way Home – Blind Faith
GJ
June 10, 2010 1:06 pm
Here’s my best IPOD playlist – I can’t decide on just 5.
Shoot to Thrill AC/DC
Sick As A Dog Aerosmith
That’s Just What You Are Aimee Mann
Orange Sky Alexi Murdoch
Every Time You Say Goodbye Alison Krauss
Melissa Allman Brothers Band
Baby, Let Me Take You Home The Animals
California Annagrey
Don’t Tell Me Avril Lavigne
Roam The B-52′s
Isn’t It Time The Babys
No Matter What Badfinger
The Weight The Band
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe Barry White
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End/Her Majesty The Beatles
We Are Each Other Beautiful South
You Don’t Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor) Ben Folds
Good Better Than Ezra
Love Reign O’er Me Bettye LaVette
Contact Big Audio Dynamite
September Girls Big Star
Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel
Dreaming Blondie
Soul Man The Blues Brothers
But Anyway Blues Traveler
Tangled Up in Blue Bob Dylan
See a Little Light Bob Mould
Living Inside My Heart Bob Seger
Naked The BoDeans
Something to Talk About Bonnie Raitt
Hitch a Ride Boston
Lido Shuffle Boz Scaggs
Wondering Where the Lions Are Bruce Cockburn
Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen
Lonely Nights Bryan Adams
Well…All Right Buddy Holly
All I Really Want To Do [LP Version] The Byrds
Cruiser The Cars
Wild World Cat Stevens
Surrender Cheap Trick
Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away Chicago
Somebody’s Crying Chris Isaak
Train in Vain The Clash
Up All Night Counting Crows
Linger The Cranberries
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival
Wasted On the Way Crosby, Stills & Nash
It’s Only Natural Crowded House
Just Like Heaven The Cure
Cannonball Damien Rice
Scars Dave Barrett
Almost Saturday Night Dave Edmunds
We Just Disagree Dave Mason
Suffragette City David Bowie
Babylon David Gray
Let It Whip Dazz Band
Soul Meets Body Death Cab For Cutie
O Valencia! The Decemberists
Always the Last to Know Del Amitri
Jackie Wilson Said Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Thank You Dido
Sultans of Swing Dire Straits
Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris
Guitars, Cadillacs Dwight Yoakam
I Can’t Tell You Why The Eagles
September Earth, Wind & Fire
The Killing Moon Echo & The Bunnymen
Turn to Stone Electric Light Orchestra
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues Elton John
Every Day I Write the Book Elvis Costello
Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley
Save It For Later The English Beat
Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
At Last Etta James
Kathy’s Song Eva Cassidy
Santa Monica Everclear
All I Have To Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers
Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down Fall Out Boy
I’m Ready Fats Domino
1234 Feist
Never Going Back Again Fleetwood Mac
Boom Flight of the Conchords
Low Flo Rida & T-Pain
Best of You Foo Fighters
Break It Up Foreigner
Hey Julie Fountains of Wayne
Summer Wind Frank Sinatra
Valley Girl (with Moon Unit) Frank Zappa
Over My Head (Cable Car) The Fray
Bad Reputaion Freedy Johnston
Hot Cookin’ G- Love & Special Sauce
Like It or Not Genesis
If Not for You George Harrison
The One I Loved Back Then George Jones
Right Down the Line Gerry Rafferty
Hey Jealousy Gin Blossoms
Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight & The Pips
Still Within The Sound Of My Voice Glen Campbell
Falling Slowly Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Our Lips Are Sealed The Go Go’s
See the World Gomez
There You Are Goo Goo Dolls
Temptation Eyes The Grass Roots
Box of Rain Grateful Dead
Welcome To Paradise Green Day
I’m No Angel The Gregg Allman Band
Litany Guadalcanal Diary
Barrel of a Gun Guster
Rich Girl Hall & Oates
Half As Much Hank Williams
London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do) Heather Nova
Look Through Any Window The Hollies
Come Anytime Hoodoo Gurus
Could You Be The One? Hüsker Dü
Land of Canaan Indigo Girls
Don’t Change INXS
Bubble Toes Jack Johnson
Boulevard Jackson Browne
In the City The Jam
Sometimes James
Funk No. 49 James Gang
Carolina in My Mind James Taylor
Settled Down Like Rain The Jayhawks
Partytime The Jazz Butcher
Beck’s Bolero Jeff Beck
Nothing Is Certain The Jennifer Jennings Band
Heaven On Their Minds Jesus Christ Superstar
Right Here Right Now Jesus Jones
Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of the New Day) Jethro Tull
Am I Standing Still Jewel
Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels) Jim Croce
Come Monday Jimmy Buffett
The Middle Jimmy Eat World
Lesson In Leavin’ Jo Dee Messina
Ladder Joan Osborne
Home Town Joe Jackson
The Eagle and the Hawk John Denver
Jealous Guy John Lennon
No Such Thing John Mayer
Jackie Brown John Mellencamp
Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody John Prine
Cavatina (theme from Deer Hunter) John Williams
Jackson (With June Carter) Johnny Cash
Sunshine Jonathan Edwards
Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell
Stone In Love Journey
My Sister Juliana Hatfield
Never Miss a Beat Kaiser Chiefs
Everybody’s Changing Keane
Patio Lanterns Kim Mitchell
This Beat Goes On The Kings
Use Somebody Kings of Leon
Come Dancing The Kinks
Other Side of the World KT Tunstall
There She Goes The La’s
Ozone Baby Led Zeppelin
Holiday Road Lindsey Buckingham
Rock Me Liz Phair
What About Now Lonestar
Brandy Looking Glass
Portland, Oregon (feat. Jack White) Loretta Lynn
I Got Loaded Los Lobos
I’ll Set You Free Lowen & Navarro
Metal Firecracker Lucinda Williams
Delirious Luka Bloom
For Love Lush
If I Had a Boat Lyle Lovett
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
Our House Madness
This Is Us (with Emmylou Harris) Mark Knopfler
Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw
What’s Going On Marvin Gaye
I’ve Been Waiting Matthew Sweet
Ain’t It Heavy Melissa Etheridge
Everywhere Michelle Branch
Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked
The Impression That I Get (Edited) The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Can You Dig It? The Mock Turtles
Last Train to Clarksville The Monkees
The Voice The Moody Blues
Golden My Morning Jacket
Don’t Forget About Me Nanci Griffith
Cracklin’ Rosie Neil Diamond
Sugar Mountain Neil Young
Hold On, Hold On Neko Case
Pink Moon Nick Drake
Cruel to Be Kind Nick Lowe
Photograph Nickelback
On A Plain Nirvana
Stay In Time Off Broadway
Here It Goes Again OK Go
Nineteen Old 97′s
Growing Old The Origin
Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
Shadows of the Night Pat Benatar
Timber, I’m Falling in Love Patty Loveless
Figure Of Eight Paul McCartney
Father and Daughter Paul Simon
The Fixer Pearl Jam
Keep Me Turning Pete Townshend
Evolution Pete Townshend
Life On a Chain Pete Yorn
Solsbury Hill (Live) Peter Gabriel
Cuts You Up Peter Murphy
Don’t Look Back (Featuring Mick Jagger) Peter Tosh
Let Your Love Flow Petra Haden
Like China Phil Collins
1901 Phoenix
Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
Here Comes Your Man Pixies
The Sunny Side of the Street The Pogues
Canary in a Coalmine The Police
Message Of Love The Pretenders
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers
Amy Pure Prairie League
Go with the Flow Queens of the Stone Age
Gardening At Night R.E.M.
I Wanna Be Sedated The Ramones
Round and Round Ratt
Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles
Snow (Hey Oh) Red Hot Chili Peppers
Roll With The Changes REO Speedwagon
Can’t Hardly Wait The Replacements
1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Stay With Me Rod Stewart
Tamacun Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Waiting for a Friend Roger Daltrey
Happy The Rolling Stones
More Than This Roxy Music
Limelight Rush
New York, New York Ryan Adams
I Need Love Sam Phillips
A Real Fine Place To Start Sara Evans
Sweet Surrender Sarah McLachlan
Bless Me Father The Saw Doctors
Closing Time Semisonic
Trouble (Live) Shawn Colvin
My Favorite Mistake Sheryl Crow
April Come She Will Simon & Garfunkel
The Emperor’s New Clothes Sinéad O’Connor
Kiss Me Sixpence None The Richer
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths
Run Snow Patrol
Bad Luck Social Distortion
Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello Something Happens
Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight Spinal Tap
I Got You Split Enz
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb Spoon
Pulling Mussels From the Shell Squeeze
Dirty Work Steely Dan
Dakota Stereophonics
Someday Steve Earle
Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band
While You See a Chance Steve Winwood
Leather and Lace (with Don Henley) Stevie Nicks
Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying Sting
My Ever Changing Moods The Style Council
Big Chief The Subdudes
If I Can’t Change Your Mind Sugar
Outbound Plane Suzy Bogguss
Naive Melody Talking Heads
This Is the Day The The
Ana Ng They Might Be Giants
The Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy
Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind
Big Sur The Thrills
Something in the Air Thunderclap Newman
Even the Losers Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Steppin’ Out With My Baby Tony Bennett
Fast Car Tracy Chapman
One Tree Hill U2
Sister Havana Urge Overkill
A-Punk Vampire Weekend
Beautiful Girls Van Halen
Redwood Tree Van Morrison
The Difference The Wallflowers
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) Waylon Jennings
Dreaming From The Waist (Live At Swansea Football Ground, 1976) The Who
Hate It Here Wilco
Put the Message in the Box World Party
Leave The Pieces The Wreckers
Earn Enough for Us XTC
Tomorrow People Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Time of the Season The Zombies
Hold On Loosely .38 Special
chuckls
June 10, 2010 1:38 pm
Somebody needs a hobby!
GJ
June 10, 2010 3:37 pm
I, along with everyone posting here and everyone that works at XRT, am a proud music geek.
Michael Markham
June 10, 2010 2:47 pm
Pride (In the Name of Love) – U2
I Want To Hold Your Hand -Beatles
One – U2
Satellite of Love – Lou Reed
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Michael Markham
June 10, 2010 2:56 pm
Pride (In the Name of Love) – U2
I Want To Hold Your Hand -Beatles
One – U2
Satellite of Love – Lou Reed
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
jerry catalano
June 10, 2010 3:16 pm
good vibrations-the beach boys
born to run -bruce sprinsteen
stairway to heavan-led zepplin
puple haze-jimi hendrix
hard days night-the beatles
Tom
June 11, 2010 9:23 am
Let it Loose – Rolling Stones
It’s all over now, baby blue – Bob Dylan
TV Eye – Stooges
Get up, Get into it, Get Involved – James Brown
Sister Ray – Velvet Underground
Brett Hesterberg
June 11, 2010 12:33 pm
After The Gold Rush – Neil Young
Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Rolling Stones
Me In Honey – REM
Rock & Roll – Led Zeppelin
Simple Song – Lyle Lovett
Other close candidates include “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” (Pink Floyd), “Border Song” (Elton John), “Tupelo Honey” (Van Morrison), “10th Avenue Freezeout” (Bruce Springsteen) and “Alive” (Pearl Jam).
Cindy B.
June 12, 2010 12:47 pm
Not Dead Yet – Bad Examples (Chicago)
Joe C
June 12, 2010 3:22 pm
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
How Soon Is Now, The Smiths
Fall on Me – R.E.M
Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead
A Day in the Life -The Beatles
Glenn Poyer
June 12, 2010 3:48 pm
A day in the Life- Beatles
Hey Joe- Jimi Hendrix
Going Down – Jeff Beck
Give me back my Wig – Hound Dog Taylor
Pathway To Glory- Loggins and Messina
Adam Carston
June 12, 2010 9:59 pm
Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay- Otis Redding
The Weight- The Band
Dead Flowers- Rolling Stones
Rudie Can’t Fail- The Clash
This is really impossible to do.
Skip Lubinski
June 14, 2010 9:05 am
When and where can we view the vote tally?
dan labonte
June 14, 2010 9:34 pm
mother of pearl–roxy music
suppers ready–genesis
a quick one–the who
bertha–grateful dead
tangled up in blue–bob dylan
Lombard Len
June 15, 2010 1:08 pm
After looking at all of these lists I’ve come to the conclusion that there are thousands upon thousands of songs that I’ve enjoyed over the years. I have a great many of the songs listed here on albums, cassette tapes and CD’s.
Here are a few eclectic choices that have also played a big part in the history of ROCK.
21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic
Too Rolling Stoned by Robin Trower
Money by Pink Floyd
Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics
OOPS, forgive me – that’s six!! But I’m sure I could go on and on and on, etc.
Willie Holmes
June 15, 2010 6:23 pm
“Bad Company”-Bad Company
“I Am the Walrus”-The Beatles
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”-The Rolling Stones
“Beginnings”-Chicago
“Inner City Blues”-Marvin Gaye
Mark Zimanek
June 16, 2010 8:02 am
Won’t Get Fooled Again-The Who
Voodoo Child-Jimi Hendrix
Jumpin Jack Flash-The Rolling Stones
Rock & Roll-Led Zeppelin
I Want to Hold Your Hand-Beatles
Michelle Maneechote
June 16, 2010 10:35 am
Oh, what a nice list. Better than your original!!
Beth Trudeau
June 16, 2010 8:10 am
“Gimme Shelter” – Rolling Stones
“Into the Mystic” – Van Morrison
“High and Dry” – Radiohead
“Thank You” – Led Zeppelin
“Jesus, Etc.” – Wilco
“One” – Metallica
Beth Trudeau
June 16, 2010 8:30 am
“Gimme Shelter” – Rolling Stones
“Into the Mystic” – Van Morrison
“High and Dry” – Radiohead
“Thank You” – Led Zeppelin
“Jesus, Etc.” – Wilco
“One” – Metallica
b.brown
June 16, 2010 3:29 pm
Love Song -The Cure
Eminence Front – The Who
California Stars/Sky Blue Sky – Wilco
My City Was Gone – The Pretenders
Way Over Yonder – Carole King
Running to Stand Still – U2
LA Woman – The Doors
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Satellite of Love – Lou Reed
Wild World – Cat Stevens
William
June 16, 2010 6:37 pm
Dylan- Tangled up in Blue
U2- One tree hill
Stones- Gimme Shelter
Pearl Jam- Release
G.Dead – China/Rider ( Europe 72)
Tom Burkdoll
June 18, 2010 12:23 pm
1.purple haze-Jimi Hendrix 2.Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club band -The Beatles 3.a man needs a maid-Neil Young 4.a forest-the Cure 5.gimme shelter-the rolling Stones
Jen
June 18, 2010 12:43 pm
Runnin Down a Dream – Tom Petty
The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
Southern Cross – Crosby Stills & Nash
Head Like a Hole – Nine Inch Nails
Blackbird – The Beatles
Lets not forget Tom Petty!!!!
Shelley
June 18, 2010 12:54 pm
‘Layla’ by Derek and the Dominos…..My personal all time favorite… followed by George Harrison’s ‘What is Life’
Kass Stone
June 18, 2010 3:09 pm
Waterloo Sunsets – The Kinks
A Quick One – The Who
It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding – Bob Dylan
Mother – John Lennon
Mongolid – DEVO
Tom Liss
June 18, 2010 7:20 pm
Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
Good Vibrations – Beach Boys
Johnny B Good – Chuck Berry
Layla – Derrick and the Dominoes
Bob Wilson
June 20, 2010 8:04 am
Zor and Zam the Monkees
Running Up That Hill Kate Bush
Boy Golden Palominos
Battle Of Evermore Led Zeppelin
Lose This Skin The Clash
jack stephens
June 20, 2010 6:20 pm
Desolation Row – Bob Dylan
Imagine – John Lennon
Let It Be – The Beatles
Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
Mark L
June 21, 2010 7:28 am
And how many years ago was Stairway to Heaven an XRT commercial spoof with John Cleese holding pizza and basically saying you’ll never hear it on XRT.
Oreo Cookie
September 6, 2010 4:30 pm
What does Alanis Morrisette have in common with Kiefer Sutherlund?
Bob Bykowski
April 7, 2011 6:56 pm
1) Won’t Get Fooled Again — The Who
2) Jumping Jack Flash — The Rolling Stones
3) Rosalita — Bruce Springsteen
4) Strawberry Fields Forever — The Beatles
5) God Only Knows — The Beach Boys