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.