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Greatest Rock Song

Bushleaguer28Bushleaguer28 Posts: 776
edited October 2007 in Other Music
I apologize if this has already been a thread but i cant find it if it is - im interested to hear what people would say they think is the single greatest rock song of all time. One that epitomizes rock music at its finest.

I have two in mind so ill put both - Roadhouse Blues by the Doors and Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. Doesnt get much better then that IMO.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,154
    Born to Run

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  • hendrix78hendrix78 Posts: 507
    Machine Gun - Hendrix - the absolute pinnacle of rock music in my opinion. Hell, pretty much the pinnacle of music period as far as I'm concerned.
  • Bushleaguer28Bushleaguer28 Posts: 776
    hendrix78 wrote:
    Machine Gun - Hendrix - the absolute pinnacle of rock music in my opinion. Hell, pretty much the pinnacle of music period as far as I'm concerned.

    That is an incredible song - hard to disagree
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  • Its Evolution BabyIts Evolution Baby Posts: 849
    Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who.

    Can't get more Rock then that song.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Enjoy this, the only BoG version of Machine Gun yet to be officially released, of the four:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=475_Zzixj5M
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Thunder Road-Bruce Springsteen

    man that was easy.
  • tofatofa Posts: 51
    Paradise City - GNR - No matter how many times you hear it it's still fuckin great!!
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    where the streets have no name-u2-best intro to a song ever, i love how it just builds and builds and then BAM bono comes in with i wanna run
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Born to Run

    PBM
    for sure. just totally encapsulates rock music.
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  • OdinOdin Posts: 599
    Rockin' In The Free World
  • Bushleaguer28Bushleaguer28 Posts: 776
    Im surprised nobody has mentioned anything by Zeppelin yet - Stairway would be to easy but what about something like When the Levee Breaks?
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  • somebodyelsessky2020somebodyelsessky2020 Posts: 1,173
    black dog or rock n roll
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    Release me
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    somebodyelse'ssky wrote:
    black dog or rock n roll

    Yeah, Rock n Roll by Led Zeppelin. Perfect rock song.
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Kiss - Rock and Roll All Nite
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,199
    Stairway To Heaven

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    Hotel California

    Any one of those would do

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  • webberf1webberf1 Posts: 160
    Its Evolution Baby wrote:
    Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who.

    Can't get more Rock then that song.
    coming into this thread i wasn't sure what i would go with, there seemed way too many great songs to choose from.

    but i think you hit the nail on the head. that song encapsulates what rock is all about, more than anything else i can think of right now.

    also, PJ's "Alive"
    watch this video to be re-reminded of what rock is all about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_LQU2-GOXY
  • Edved82Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    For me its Led zeppelin's Nobody's Fault But Mine - great riff, excellent harmonica solo and one of Jimmy Page's best guitar solos
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    somebodyelse'ssky wrote:
    black dog or rock n roll

    Black Dog

    But Born to Run too.

    I'd say Black Dog is the greatest, Born to Run is the ultimate :D
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Easy peasy......."Shamans' Blues" by The Doors. Who else,but Jim Morrison could effectively write & sing about indian mysticism.
  • chittychitty Posts: 609
    Probably b/c it was my welcome to rock music and also, it captures melody with pure rage and adrenaline.....and yes I may get called on this, but

    Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana

    Amazing intro
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    Flagg wrote:
    Yeah, Rock n Roll by Led Zeppelin. Perfect rock song.

    amen

    paint it black aint to bad either.
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    LukinFan wrote:
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    haha. It's strange to see that listed here, but after thinking about it, it's totally justified.

    There are so many great rock songs, I could never pick a #1.
  • hguz73hguz73 Posts: 245
    A whole bunch but the first one that comes into my mind is "Little Wing" by "maestro" Jimmy Hendrix
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bM_l443VV4
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bM_l443VV4

    Good choice but I liked Motley Crue's version better. :D

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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Mama Kin - Aerosmith

    Nothing is more rock than that.
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Stairway to Heaven & Rock N Roll - Zep
    Alive - PJ
  • fanch75fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Top three, they are all equal in my head.

    Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (interesting trivia - on the '96 Kiss Reunion Tour, the big "KISS" curtain dropped and lights went down in synch with Daltrey's blood-curling scream)

    Deuce - Kiss

    GIVEN TO FLY - Pearl Jam
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