Most influential rock songs ever...

tonadax

i´m big rock music fan, so which are your songs...
for me, in no order

stairway to heaven- led zeppelin
war pigs- black sabbath
helter skelter- the beatles ´i think it was the first alternative punk song´
master of puppets- metallica ´young metal kids anthem´
walk this way- run dmc,aerosmith ´rap metal crap´
basketcase- green day ´i think this song started all pop punk music´
you really got me- the kinks


and Eddie vedder as a singer´just thinking how many vedders copycat´s are in the musical scene right now´....

sapperskunk

There's only two bands worth a shit on your list and of which would be considered influential. I'll let you guess who I think they are.

Indian Summer

well....for me, Jimi Hendix's version of "All Along the Watchtower" inspired me to explore classic rock.

nocode23

My Generation-The Who

bee_boy

- Yesterday
- Baba O' Riley
- Another Brick on the Wall
- Stairway to Heaven
- Where The Streets Have No Name
- Jeremy
- Tonight Tonight

and as much as I hate to admit it, Smells Like Teen Spirit

Klumpie

Bill Haley - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
Elvis Presley - Paralyzed
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night and Sgt.Pepper
Led Zeppelin - Dazed And Confused
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
The Who - Tommy (album)
King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King
The Clash - White Riot
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
Metallica - The Four Horseman
Slayer - Black Magic

Edit: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (album)

Brainofdz

too broad a topic but
some thoughts

Jerry Lee Lewis- Grat Balls of Fire
Bill Haley- Rock around the clock
Little Richard- Tutti Fruity
Chuck Berry- Mabeline
Ronnetes- Be my Baby (first use of the wall of sound)
? and the Mysterians- 96 tears
Bob Dylan- The times, they are a changin
The Who- I can't explain
The Stones- Satisfaction
The Velvet Underground- Heroin
The Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop
Blondie- Rapture
Grand Master Flash- The Message
Talking Heads- Once in a lifetime
Nirvana- Smells like teen spirit

intodeep

Brainofdz wrote:

Nirvana- Smells like teen spirit

Beat me to it

My My Hey Hey- Neil Young

is another i woudl consider