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This is a beautiful, poignant song, telling about a selfless love in terms of both strengths and sacrifices. The love described transcends earthly limitations. This is a heart-breaking and yet inspirational work of music.
It's amazing that this song was released so long ago, and yet has become even more applicable to modern life. With the fascination people have with scandal and sleaze that supports TV tabloid and "Entertainment" shows, TMZ, and similar websites, it does indeed appear that the love of "Dirty Laundry" has not diminished in the past 25 years. We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry!'
For Opening Day of the baseball season, this song seems appropriate. It's John Fogerty's most popular hit post-Creedence, and is a popular staple at most of the baseball stadiums. With Fogerty's light-hearted guitar playing and the song's recognizable hook, it's hard not to like this song. It's remained a popular staple in Fogerty's live shows for more than 20 years, and it mentions three of the most famous center fielders in baseball history: Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, and Willie Mays; and it makes a passing reference to the famous poem "Casey At the Bat." How can it get any better than this?
This is probably one of the most lyrically meaningful songs that I've ever heard. Not only is the main acoustic riff interestingly catchy, but the drums and bass just give off a feel of wonder. "The 3rd Planet is sure that their being watched by an eye in the sky that can't be stopped, and when you get to the promise land, you're gonna shake that eye's hand."
The first track from Wheels Of Fire - Live at the Fillmore is a Cream favorite, and Eric Clapton's guitar riff is instantly recognizable. The song has been hailed as one of the greatest live tracks in rock music, and Clapton's explosive guitar solos have been ranked one of the greatest guitar solos, if not the greatest, ever. The song has been covered by numerous artists since, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rush, and several musicians at Harmonix Music Systems for the first Guitar Hero video game. After "Sunshine of Your Love," this is probably my favorite Cream song.
With her usual love of freaky costumes and belted out lyrics, Björk shines in this song that sounds surprisingly religious from a Buddhist. The entire album from which this song originates (Medúlla) is computer tweakage of purely vocal songs, and Who Is It is no exception. The beatboxing bass-n-drums have hip-hop sensibilities while Björk's own vocals are transformed into flutes and more as accompaniment. All in all, an amazing ride.
Clocking in at just under half an hour, it's ELP's longest studio track. Split into three "Impressions," the most recognizable section is Part II of the First Impression. The song is a classic example of the progressive rock genre, and it's an amazing piece of work.
Peaking at the number 1 spot on the Modern Rock Billboard chart, blink 182's second single from their untitled album is one of their best songs because it throws you on an emotional roller coaster with powerful lyrics and beautiful acoustic playing. This song expresses a common feeling that one goes through when they can't forget about that special person that they are in love with. Truly an amazing song.
This song makes me feel so happy and cheerful when I am down. The music is so beautiful and it tells you to always be happy and never give up and always fulfill your dreams. This song also tells you to cherish and love the person you care about. No matter how tough life gets, never give up.
Coming from the start of the astounding B side Recordings, this song's lyrics and melody paint a picture of melancholy and futility that is sure to rouse even the strongest person's emotions. At a total length of 10:26, this song includes musical sections for everyone, including soft acoustic guitar, experimental keyboard melodies, and a guitar solo. The chorus will remain in my books one of the most simple yet emotional melodies ever written. This song is a beautiful and haunting piece from an excellent band which everyone should listen to at least once in their lives.
With the release of Guitar Hero 3, people have forgotten that this is the original song. The violin skill displayed in it is also incredible.
This song teaches me that friendship is something that one should keep sacred. It shows how love quickly comes and goes. It helps you realize that with love, sometimes you are in over your head.
The precursor of the garage rock era, the song is raw guitar power. Anchored by Jeff Beck's guitar work, it set the framework for future generations of music.
"Bring Me To Life" is a very powerful song with a lot of meaning, saying you need someone to save you before you fall. It's a good song to listen to, one of Evanescence's best.
Joe Perry's guitar riff is incredibly catchy, and most people can identify the song within moments of hearing it. As Aerosmith's third single, it didn't make an impact on the charts, but it remains a staple in their live shows, and is a favorite on classic rock stations.
For one, I wanted to get out the actual title of this song, since it seems to have a lot of names. It's a total departure from Petty's other work, mostly upbeat and fast-paced, but this song is very mellow in the wake of his divorce. It's always going to be best known for the controversial "roll another joint" line, but people need to look beyond that and see a well-written piece about dealing with problems and losses in life.
"All the Fools Sailed Away" is the eleventh single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing as the fourth track on their 1987 LP, Dream Evil. It is one of the best ballads written by Ronnie James Dio. Beautiful lyrics, and great guitar parts. Let’s sail away with Dio. :) .
I think it's one of the best anti-war songs to come out of the 70s. The music is great, and Alvin Lee's guitar solo is surprisingly short; only about thirty seconds. And I also found it interesting that the band didn't play it at Woodstock, until I learned the song wasn't written and released until several years after the concert. But I like it anyway, and I think other people will, too.
The band was named after the Rosetta Stone, an Egyptian historical artifact, and the band uses quite a bit of ancient mythological imagery, especially in their earlier work. The song is amazing - such a weird array of sounds and the vocals have a very sci-fi ghost-like quality to them. Overall it just sounds like you're in the brain of a ghost robot and that's a good place to be. This song and others can be heard here.
Steppenwolf's other hit on the charts, its popularity is passed only by "Born to Be Wild." The song is a great product of the psychedelic rock era from the late '60s, and the lyrics definitely sound like they were written some mind-altering drug. The song is heavily referenced in pop culture; probably most memorably in Star Trek: First Contact, in which James Cromwell's character explains that he can't leave without it. A classic song in almost every sense of the word.
This song is nominated to pay tribute to lead vocalist Brad Delp who passed away a year ago today. (March 9, 2007)
A great, up-beat song that's perfect to start the day, has a good message, and NEEDS to stop being at the bottom of lists and under-rated.
The song describes very accurately my personal life with the vast majority of my friends, especially the line "I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people," as well as my love life. It tends to have a mentally sobering affect on me, and makes me think heavily on my actions. Check out the audio here
Steppenwolf's most popular hit on the charts will forever be remembered as the song playing over the Easy Rider beginning credits. Michael Monarch's guitar riff and John Kay's distinctive voice make it an instant classic, and the cymbal crash that opens the song is instantly recognizable. Like The Allman Brothers' "Jessica" and Golden Earring's "Radar Love," it's one of the best songs to listen to in the car.
This song has a great beat and sounds awesome. It also has hilarious lyrics. (It's a love/life song that makes no sense! =D) It was performed by RIVO DREI, but the lyrics were written by Scott Adams (the creator of Dilbert!).
With its bluesy guitar work by Duane Allman and Dicky Betts, it's one of the Allman Brothers' signature songs. Released on their 1969 debut album, it doesn't sound like Southern rock at all. But along with the blues guitar and Gregg Allman's vocals, it makes up for it in spades. An epic twenty-three minute version appears on the band's breakthrough album At Fillmore East, and it shows what an influence the band has been on the Southern rock genre.
Sara became famous because of her amazing hit, "Love Song." However, she has some truly amazing and moving songs on her newest album, Little Voice, and "Between the Lines" is one of them. This song is soulful, and the message behind the lyrics is deeply stirring. The first time I heard it, I cried- it's that good.
One of the best examples of the San Francisco counterculture, I don't think there are any lyrics as unique as "driving that train/high on cocaine." And the music itself is quite unique; I haven't heard anything like it before or since. And Jerry Garcia's guitar playing is absolutely superb.
"Holy Diver" was the first single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing on their 1983 LP, Holy Diver. Though it only reached #40 on the charts, it is one of Dio's most popular songs. The music video seems inspired by the film Conan the Barbarian; Dio is featured as a barbarian adventuring through a desolate town, First he strikes with his sword two rascals, but instead of killing them he turns them into rats. Then he later visits a blacksmith who reforges his sword.
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