Rolling Stone's Top 5 Songs

[BryceC]

Yeah, I'm not the most musically versed person out there but I think the Dylan song is the only one that fits. No Zepplin, no Beatles (who I'm not really a fan of), no Nirvana (who I'm also not a fan of), no Elvis (who I'm also not a fan of)?

Like or dislike the above bands, they radically changed the music landscape in America.

Marvin Gaye? Please.

[heitclone]

Rolling stone is to music what ESPN is to sports. A dog and pony show that shoves agenda's down your throat, its tough to take anything that comes from that rag seriously.

[Knownothing]

Where was Twisted Sister. I mean come one.

[WalkingCY]

Where is "Let It Be?" or "Hey Jude?" The Beatles only had the most #1 Hit songs of all time....you would think one of them would be in there.

Imagine from John Lennon was one I immediatly thought of as well.

Stairway To Heaven should have been listed. Billie Jean from Michael Jackson?

Pianoman from Billy Joel?

Satisfaction from The Rolling Stones?

What's going on and Respect? Are you kidding me?

What about the Thong Song....COME ON!!!

[Psyclone Brian]

No "Stairway?" ...yes that was a shocker! In fact, I thought that was the most popular song in any era, or genre.

[Go2Guy]

In all fairness, Elvis wasn't a song writer

I take that back - songwriting was not a prerequisite for making the list;"RESPECT" was written by Otis Redding, so Oldman is correct, an Elvis song definitely needs to be in that list.

[Al_4_State]

No particular order:

1) Stairway

2) Baba O'Reilly

3) Sympathy for the Devil

4) Johnny B. Goode

5) Hound Dog

[Wesley]

These RS people are out of touch on greatness.

[flynnhicks03]

1) "The Weight" - The Band
2) "Baba O'Riley" - The Who
3) "Like a Rolling Stone" - Dylan
4) "Hey Jude" - Beatles
5) "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - Stones

[drlove]

All 5 are great, but for me, I've long said Sympathy for the Devil is #1.

Have you checked out the reissue of Exile on Main Street?

[TxCycloneFan]

Where is Lady Gaga and the Wiggles? I will never buy Rolling Stone again!

[LindenCy]

Those 5 were chosen by an ex-hippie trying to relive the glory years. The songs are sampled from a very tight window and don't respect different genres at all.

[JP4CY]

I'd have to definitely put "Maggie May" in my top 5.

[Cydar]

All 5 are great, but for me, I've long said Sympathy for the Devil is #1.

Have you checked out the reissue of Exile on Main Street?

I bought it last week. Very nice.

[cyclones500]

Marvin Gaye? Please.

The only problem I have putting "What's Going On?" in the top 5 is, it isn't close to the best Motown song, and not even the best Marvin Gaye song (arguably "I Heard it Through the Grapevine.")

RS likes it because the lyrics were in touch with the social upheaval of the period.