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Choose The 100 Greatest Rock SongsSongs from the Sixties and Seventies, Golden Era of Rock
When making a list of 100 greatest rock songs the majority will probably be rock music from the sixties and the seventies.
Which songs would you choose if you had to make a list of the 100 greatest rock songs? DigitalDreamDoor.com has a list of 300 of the greatest rock songs with Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin at number one and You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) at number 300. Making a List of 100 Top Rock SongsWhen asked to compile a list of 100 top rock songs, it would certainly help to look at a comprehensive list like this also and to listen to the top 100 greatest rock songs on NuTsie. Sure, some of the music on the lists is more rock ‘n roll; other songs are certainly more soul or R&B and artists like the Mammas & Pappas, Michael Jackson, Elton John and the Beach Boys would certainly fit better in a pop music category than in a rock music one. For most people, the contents of their personal top 100 rock songs list would depend on their age and on the era in which they listened to and enjoyed rock music most – probably their teens and twenties. Golden Era of Rock MusicMany would argue that the sixties (60’s) and the seventies (70’s) were the olden era of rock music. By the late 1960s, rock music was blended with folk music to create folk rock; it was fused with blues to create blues-rock and with jazz, to create jazz-rock fusion. The hippie culture gave birth to psychedelic rock. In the super seventies, as some called it, rock incorporated influences from soul, funk and latin music, which gave birth to disco and the Philly Soul sound. Also in the 1970s, rock music developed a number of subgenres; soft rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock and punk rock. Here are a few of the greatest hits from the 60’s and the 70’s to help with the list. Sixties Rock MusicA list of top 100 greatest rock songs from the sixties (60’s) would certainly include the following: A Hard Days Night. Hey Jude. Norwegian Wood. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles Suspicious Minds – Elvis Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin Satisfaction – Rolling Stones I heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye River Deep, Mountain High - Tina Turner (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival Seventies Rock MusicIn addition, a list of top 100 greatest rock songs of the seventies (70’s) would probably include the following: Light My Fire – Doors Maggie May -Rod Stewart Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple Bohemian Rhapsody -Queen Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd Hotel California – The Eagles Pinball Wizard – The Who Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits Billie Jean - Michael Jackson Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd Cocaine - Eric Clapton Call Me - Blondie
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