Sunday, May 20, 2007
Stephen King's Best Rock Songs Ever in EW
Here's the link to the story with some fun youtube videos attached. Disagree with many, but some great.
24. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly
23. Dead Flowers Rolling Stones
22. Needles and Pins The Searchers
21. I Get Around The Beach Boys
20. On the Dark Side John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
19. You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry
18. I Want to Help You Ann The Lyres
17. Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress The Hollies
16. Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley
15. Ain't No Fun (Waiting Around to be a Millionaire) AC/DC
14. Sixty Minute Man The Dominoes
13. Mass. Ave. Willie Alexander
12. The Girl Can't Help It Little Richard
11. She Loves You The Beatles
10. A Big Hunk o' Love Elvis Presley
9. Bip Bop Boom Mickey Hawks
8. Let's Have a Party Wanda Jackson
7. New Orleans Gary U.S. Bonds
6. Ramrod Bruce Springsteen
5. C'Mon Everybody Eddie Cochran
4. Stupid Cupid Connie Francis
3. Mystery Dance Elvis Costello
2. Burning Love Elvis Presley
1. Anarchy in the UK The Sex Pistols
A QUIZ
Who covered which of these songs? The Sex Pistols, Nighthawks, The Ramones, The Cast of Oil City Symphony, Patsy Cline, Peter Sellers, Jan & Dean, Cheap Trick, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?
There may be multiple answers, i.e. songs may be covered by more than one artist. Here's the link to some of them.
Meanwhile, at the official Crowded House website, you can stream the band's new single which features a guess appearance by Johnny Marr. Thank you to Jefito for the head's up on this.