Kelley Marks (author) from Sacramento, California on November 19, 2019: It looks so funny to see some of these old pictures, and the styles that were in fashion at the time - hair and clothing. Kelly Ann Christensen from Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas on February 01, 2020: Thanks for the comment, Kelly Ann Christensen! I've really enjoyed writing this article the traffic has been great, and it's gotten even better as I add more songs to it, creating what could be called an epic hub!. Kelley Marks (author) from Sacramento, California on February 02, 2020: This music is great and quite listenable, but it is music for the masses Why is Jailhouse Rock not at number one? and why is every rock n roll band with members who look like john Lennon and with no originality however placed on top of Hound Dog? for the love of Common Sense! please change this list Question: Not even one of Buddy Holly's songs, did you forget him?Īnswer: Buddy Holly definitely produced some very good tunes, but I think he died well before hitting his prime songwriting years.īeatles over rated. Question: Did you almost pick a song by Bill Haley and the Comets for this list of classic rock songs?Īnswer: I almost picked "Rock Around the Clock," a classic rock tune from the 1950s. Question: Where would you put “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens in a list?Īnswer: I would put "La Bamba," definitely a very popular tune, somewhere in the top 100 but I'm not sure where. Question: Is "Hard Days Night" the top-rated Beatles song?Īnswer: "Hard Days Night" is definitely one of the highest selling singles for the Beatles.
But I almost picked Bill Haley and the Comet's "Rock Around the Clock." Question: Is the Buddy Holly song "That'll Be the Day" not worthy of top 25?Īnswer: It's not worthy. Question: Why is Nirvana in a classic rock list?Īnswer: As I stated in the introduction, all of these classic rock tunes were released before 2000, which seems classic to me.
Question: Is "Bohemian Rhapsody" rock n roll?Īnswer: Yes, I'm sure most people consider it rock and roll.
This awesome song is a prime example of the astonishing range of expression in rock and roll! Then in 2004, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Astonishingly, the song was re-released in 1992, after the death of Mercury, and did almost as well as before. Not surprisingly, after released, “Bohemian Rhapsody” hit the top of the UK Singles Chart, selling more than nine million copies and kicked butt in the US as well. Written by vocalist/pianist Freddy Mercury and performed by Queen, the song is a six-minute suite, including an operatic passage, of all things, and multiple key and tempo changes, and may be the most original of all songs on this stellar list. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a prime example of 1970s’ progressive rock.