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The most underrated member of each rock
band (Results
from different polls taken, vote in this week's poll so your voice will
be heard, see link below to vote!) |
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| The Rolling Stones - Bill Wyman (with 34.6%) |
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The Beatles - George Harrison (with 72.3%) |
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The Who - John Entwistle (with 50.2%) |
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Led Zeppelin - John Paul Jones (with 96.6%) |
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AC/DC - Malcolm Young (with 33.9%) |
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Pink Floyd - Rick Wright (with 59.4%) |
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The Kinks - Dave Davies (with 25.9%) |
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The Doors - Robby Krieger (with 33.9%) |
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Fleetwood Mac - Christine McVie (with 26.2%) |
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Queen - John Deacon (with 35%) |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Doug Clifford (with 33.5%) |
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Graham Nash (with 32.5%) |
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Aerosmith - Brad Whitford (with 37.5%) |
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Grateful Dead - Phil Lesh (with 15.8%) |
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Cream - Jack Bruce (with 78.9%) |
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Benmont Tench (with 20.3%) |
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Van Halen - Michael Anthony (with 45.8%) |
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Billy Powell (with 20%) |
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The Byrds - Gene Clark (with
31.9%) |
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Black Sabbath - Tony Iommi
(with 31.1%) |
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The Moody Blues - Ray Thomas
(with 15.7%) |
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Deep Purple - Jon Lord (with 29%) |
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The Allman Brothers Band - Lamar Williams (with
17.1%) |
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Jethro
Tull - Martin Barre (with 31.8%) |
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Alice
Cooper - Michael Bruce (with 25.1%) |
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The
Yardbirds - Keith Relf (with 55.4%) |
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Chicago - Terry Kath (with 20%) |
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The Monkees - Peter Tork (with 33.1%) |
| The Small Faces/Faces - Ian McLagan
(with 23.4%) |
| Derek and the Domions - Bobby Whitlock (with
32.7%) |
| The Eagles - Bernie Leadon (with 25.4%) |
| The Traveling Wilburys - Jeff Lynne (with
43.6%) |
The Band - Garth Hudson (with 24.3%)
The Beach Boys - Carl Wilson
(with 19.6%) |
| The Mamas & The Papas - Denny Doherty
(with 36.2%) |
| The Clash - Mick Jones (with 34.8%) |
| The Pretenders - James Honeyman-Scott
(with 54.5%) |
Steely Dan - Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
(with 31.6%)
Marshall Tucker Band - Tommy Cardwell (with 20.3%)
Guns 'n Roses - Izzy Stradlin
(with 51%)
The Guess Who - Jim Kale (with 49.4%)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Robbie Bachman (with 33.1%)
The Animals - Hilton Valentine (with
41.4%)
Traffic - Chris Wood (with 31.7%)
The Doobie Brothers -
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter & John McFee (both tied, with 23.3% each)
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Rock Songs
that are the most misunderstood
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Sept 7, 2020) |
Rockers who had the most bizarre or unusual deaths (Results
from a poll taken the week of May 6, 2019) |
| 1 |
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen - Not a song
about or containing obscenities, but just poorly recorded w/
misunderstood lyrics that weren't really dirty at all. |
1 |
Taylor Mitchell -
Killed while on tour in 2009
by a pack of coyotes in Nova Scotia, the only known fatal coyote attack on
a human in Canada |
| 2 |
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen - Not a
patriotic US anthem about American pride. A put-down song and the
total opposite of what many thought, including being about
mistreatement of Vietnam Vets |
2 |
Brian Jones (Stones) - More than likely was
murdered by his handyman on July 3, 1969, in his pool. Death ruled a
'misadventure' |
| 3 |
Blackbird - The Beatles - Not about a
blackbird that flies, but about black people and the U.S. civil rights
movement of the late 1960s |
3 |
Bobby Fuller - Found July '66 in his car w/
multiple stab wounds and covered in gasoline. Believed murdered by the
Mafia, final ruling was he died from 'accidental asphyxiation' |
| 4 |
Hey Jude - The Beatles - When this came
out, everybody knew it was about a heroin user. It wasn't, but written
by Paul to John's son to comfort the boy after his parent's break-up |
4 |
Keith Relf - The singer was electrocuted by
his electric guitar at his home on May 14, 1976. |
| 5 |
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Beatles -
Not about LSD (nor is the title), as was assumed when released. Just a
title of a drawing John Lennon's 5 year old son Julian made & named
after his friend at school |
5 |
Mike Edwards (ELO) - Killed by a bale of hay
weighing 1,300 pounds that rolled down a hillside and collided with his van
on Sept 3, 2010 |
| 6 |
Last Train To Clarksville - Monkees - 2
meanings. 1 about a U.S.draftee being shipped off to Vietnam-other about
a
draft-dodger. 'I don’t know if I’m ever coming home', is about
fleeing to Canada to avoid the draft & not being allowed to come back
home |
6 |
Marvin Gaye -
Shot dead by his own father in 1984, a preacher,
who was jelious of his son's success |
| 7 |
Every Breath You Take - The Police -
Mistaken for a tender, romantic song by some who didn't pay attention
to the lyrics; but it's about stalking an ex-lover.
(tied
for 7th) |
7 |
Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) - Killed in December of
'04 by a gunman while on stage performing with his new band, Damageplan |
| 7 |
Fortunate Son - Credance Clearwater Revival -
Not about greedy US rich people so much,
but everything else wrong with them in the '60s. Rich boys didn't get
drafted, only poor kids did-like the song's writer, John Fogerty (tied
for 7th) |
8 |
Eldon Hoke (aka El
Duce, lead singer of The Mentors) - Decapitated
by a train in 1997 |
| 7 |
Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon -
While the song is about the loss of a parent, the title wasn't at all.
It was from a dish listed on a Chinese restaurant menu that Simon saw.
(tied for 7th) |
9 |
Sandy Denny -
Either fell or jumped down a stairway (one of
several such falls), hitting her head on concrete, in 1978 |
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10 |
American Girl - Tom Petty - Not about a gal
in Florida who died by suicide, as most claimed. Petty made this
clear;said it was about people who are longing for a better life
(tied for 7th)
Imagine - John Lennon -Not
a hymn about peace & love so much. About encouraging people to use
revolutionary methods, to be anti-religious, anti-nationalistic,
anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic (tied w/...)
Total
Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler -
Songwriter Jim Steinman says the song is about the power of darkness -
and vampires of all things! (tied for 10th) |
10 |
Rory Storm -
In 1972 he and his mother were both found dead together; suicide was ruled
out and their deaths ruled accidental |
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Best vocals for singing non traditional lyrics in a Rock song (Results from a poll taken the week of May
13, 2019) |
| 1 |
Blue Moon - "Bomp baba bomp, ba bomp ba bomp bomp,
bbaba bomp baba bomp, da dang da dang dang, da ding and dong ding",
sang by the Marcels' Cornelius Harp |
| 2 |
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys - "Bar bar bar, Bar
bar ba-ran"
sang over and over by the entire band |
| 3 |
Hey Jude
- Beatles - "Na, Na Na Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Jude" sung by
entire band. (Tied for 3rd with... |
| 3 |
Only You - Harry Nilsson's backing humming throughtout the song,
on Ringo Starr's cover
(Tied for 3rd also with... |
| 3 |
You’ve Lost
That Lovin’ Feelin’ - Cher's
high pitched backing vocal - on the
Righteous Brothers cover |
| 6 |
Girl - Beatles - Backround vocals
sung by John, Paul and George: "tit, tit, tit, tit, tit, tit, tit"
(Tied for 6th with... |
| 6 |
Who Put The Bomp - Barry Mann sang "Who put the bop in the bop
shoo bop shoo bop' and a lot more of stuff like that in the song"
(Tied for 6th
with... |
| 6 |
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - "Na Na
Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey hey, Goodbye" sung
over and over by
Gary DeCarlo |
| 9 |
I Am The Walrus - The Beatles -
"Goo Gooo a-chew" sung by John Lennon |
| 10 |
Ob-la-di ob-la-da - The Beatles: "Ob-la-di
ob-la-da.....brahhh" sung over and over by entire band
(tied for 10th place with...
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens: "A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,
a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh" sang over and over again
by the entire group |
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Who sang the worst vocals in a Rock or Pop song?
(Results from a poll taken the week of May
20, 2019) |
The most anti-women/chauvinistic/misogyny Rock (non Rap) song?
(Results from a poll taken the week of May
27, 2019) |
| 1 |
My Way - Sex Pistols - Sung by Sid Vicious |
1 |
Under My Thumb - The Rolling Stones |
| 2 |
Disco Duck - Sung by Rick Dees |
2 |
Stupid Girl - The Rolling Stones |
| 3 |
Who Let the Dogs Out - Sung by Baha Men |
3 |
Catholic Girls - Frank Zappa |
| 4 |
Drunk and Hot Girls - Sung by Kanye West (tied
with... |
4 |
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix |
| 4 |
Open Your Box - Sung by Yoko Ono |
5 |
He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss) - the Crystals |
| 6 |
Love Shack - B52s - Vocal part sung by Fred Schneider |
6 |
All About You - The Rolling Stones |
| 7 |
Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice - Sung by Robert Van Winkle
(tied with... |
7 |
Stay With Me - Faces |
| 7 |
TipToe Through the Tulips with Me - Sung by Tiny Tim |
8 |
American Woman - Guess Who |
| 9 |
Driftin’ Too Far From Shore - Sung by Bob Dylan
(tied with... |
9 |
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan |
| 10 |
Good Loving - Grateful Dead - Vocals sung by B. Weir, J. Garcia, K
Godchaux |
10 |
Run For Your Life - The Beatles |
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The
best tribute song made for a late Rocker
(Results from a poll taken the week of June
3, 2019) |
The funniest or most strange
Rock song title
(Results
from a poll taken the week of June 10, 2019) |
| 1 |
All Those Years Ago - George Harrison (w/Paul & Ringo) - written
about John Lennon |
1 |
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave
and Grooving with a Pict – Pink Floyd |
| 2 |
Shine a Light - Rolling Stones - written about bandmate Brian Jones |
2 |
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? – Frank Zappa |
| 3 |
The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young - written about the
death of bandmate Danny Whitten |
3 |
In-A-Gadda-da-Vida - Iron Butterfly |
| 4 |
Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders - written by Chrissie Hynde
for bandmates Pete Farndon & James Honeyman-Scott |
4 |
Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye - Ray
Stevens |
| 5 |
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) - Elton John - written about John
Lennon |
5 |
D'Yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (tied w/.... |
| 6 |
Back in Black - AC/DC - LP and song written about/for bandmate Bon
Scott |
5 |
Pow R. Toc. H - Pink Floyd (tied for 5th) |
| 7 |
Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks - half of the song is written about
John Lennon |
7 |
My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I Don't Love Jesus - Jimmy Buffett |
| 8 |
American Pie - Don McLean - First part of song is about Buddy Holly |
8 |
You’re the Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly - Cyndi Lauper |
| 9 |
Rock and Roll Heaven - The Righteous Brothers - written for Jimi
Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, and Bobby Darin |
9 |
The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) - Tom Waits |
| 10 |
Free As A Bird - Beatles - written/sung by John Lennon, music recorded
in his honor by his bandmates after his death |
10 |
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp -
Led Zeppelin |
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The
best
Rock Song about being lazy
(Results from a poll taken the week of June
17, 2019) |
The most unusual song made by a Rock band or Artist?*
(Results
from a poll taken the week of June 24, 2019)
(*Note: "unusual" for them or
their band) |
| 1 |
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks |
1 |
Revolution 9 - Beatles-
Experimental Avant-garde music/sounds/recordings |
| 2 |
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding |
2 |
Coconut - Harry Nilsson -
Calypso music from Mr Nilsson |
| 3 |
Day Dream - The Lovin' Spoonful |
3 |
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
- 1950s doo-woop and rockabity music made in 1972 |
| 4 |
Long Haired Country Boy - Charlie Daniels |
4 |
Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle - Electric Light Orchestra
- Heavy metal music from a band you won't expect it from |
| 5 |
100 Years Ago - The Rolling Stone |
5 |
Hocus Pocus - Focus
- Bavarian yodeling in a rock song? But hey, it somehow worked! |
| 6 |
Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren |
6 |
Stand By Your Man - Lemmy and Wendy O. Williams
cover Tammy Wynette while playing punk-metal music |
| 7 |
Social Disease - Elton John |
7 |
Happy Trails - Janis Joplin
- Last song she ever recorded, made for John Lennon's birthday. |
| 8 |
Ballad of Curtis Loew - Lynyrd Skynyrd |
8 |
A Taste of Honey - Beatles
- A jazz crooner tune, even Paul disliked it! Most fans hated it,
but some dug it (tied w/..... |
| 9 |
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
(tied with... |
8 |
Desperado - Alice Cooper Band
- Outlaw county song from a band known for their hard to metal music |
| 9 |
I’m Only Sleeping – The Beatles (tied for
9th) |
10 |
Sun Arise - Alice
Cooper Band - A sing-along, almost a chanting
song, with New Age lyrics
The Trial - Pink Floyd -
Starts off sounding like circus music and stays weird for the rest of the
way (2 way tie for 10th) |
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Of the most unusual songs made
by a Rock band/Artist*, the ones that were best
(Results from a poll taken the week of July
1, 2019)
(*Note: "unusual" for them or their band) |
Of the most unusual songs made
by a Rock band/Artist*, the ones that were the worst
(Results
from a poll taken the week of July 8, 2019)
(*Note: "unusual" for them or their band |
| 1 |
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
- 1950s doo-woop and rockabity music made in 1972 |
1 |
Too Much Blood (long disco version) - The Stones -
Super, super disco music |
| 2 |
Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle - Electric Light Orchestra
-
Heavy metal music from a band you won't expect it from |
2 |
Revolution 9 - The Beatles- Experermantal
Avant-garde music/sounds/recordings |
| 3 |
Coconut - Harry Nilsson
- Calypso music from Harry |
3 |
Goodnight Tonight - Paul McCartney- Paul
does a dance-disco song |
| 4 |
Happy Trails - Janis Joplin
- Last song she ever recorded; made for John Lennon's birthday |
4 |
Your Cheatin' Heart - James Brown - The
Soulman takes a Country song and tries to make it a Jazz number |
| 5 |
Hocus Pocus - Focus
- Bavarian
yodeling in a rock song? Yep. |
5 |
A Taste of Honey - The Beatles - A jazz
crooner tune |
| 6 |
Boris the Spider - The Who
- This one is a song about a spider, named Boris |
6 |
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy - Rod Stewart - Rod
the Mod embraces disco |
| 7 |
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - Doors
- Lyrics are half spoken, but it's not rap, either |
7 |
Ben - Michael Jackson - A song about a
little boy who loves his pet....err... rat |
| 8 |
Desperado - Alice Cooper Band -
Outlaw county song from a band known for their hard to metal music |
8 |
Rock and a Hard Place (hard disco version) - The Rolling Stones
- Super disco music |
| 9 |
Sun Arise - Alice Cooper Band
- A sing-along, almost a chanting song, with New Age lyrics |
9 |
Crazy Horses - The Osmonds - A protest
song containing near Heavy Metal music |
| 10 |
Revolution 9 - Beatles -
Experermantal Avant-garde music/sounds/recordings |
10 |
The Trial - Pink
Floyd -- Starts off sounding like circus music and
stays unusual for the rest of the way |
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Best songs sung in a non-English or bilingual language that was a hit in English speaking countries
(Results from a poll taken the week of Sept
16, 2019) |
Favorite songs that has an instrument noted in its title
(Results from a poll taken the week of Sept
9, 2019) |
| 1 |
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens; Language: Spanish |
1 |
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles |
| 2 |
Oye Como Va – Santana; Language: Spanish |
2 |
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds |
| 3 |
Michelle - Beatles; Languages: English and French |
3 |
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex |
| 4 |
Sun King - The Beatles; Language: English, w/ Italian, Spanish,
Portuguese and gibberish at the end |
4 |
Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart |
| 5 |
Saturday in the Park - Chicago; Languages: English and Pidgin
Italian |
5 |
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan |
| 6 |
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want to Hold Your Hand) - The Beatles;
Language: German |
6 |
Piano Man - Billy Joel |
| 7 |
Guantanamera - The Sandpipers - Language: Spanish |
7 |
Different Drum - Linda Ronstadt |
| 8 |
C'est La Vie - Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Languages: English and French |
8 |
Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
(tied with... |
| 9 |
Volare - Domenico Modugno; Language: Italian |
8 |
Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan |
| 10 |
(Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star - Bill Wyman; Languages: English and French
(tied for 10th w/....
Con le mie
lacrime (As Tears Go By) - Rolling Stones; Language: Italian |
10 |
Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers (tied
with...
Squeeze Box - The Who |
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The best New-Age/World music Rock songs
(Results from a poll taken the week of Sept
23, 2019) |
Best non-Rock songs recorded by a Rock band or
artrist?
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Sept 30, 2019!) |
| 1 |
Gomper - Rolling Stones (tied w/...* |
1 |
Far Away Eyes - Rolling Stones - Pure Country from a band that
actually played a good number of Country songs |
| 1 |
Instant Karma - John Lennon (tied w/...* |
2 |
Me and Bobby Magee - Janis Joplin - A pure Country tune written for
Janis but not about her |
| 1 |
Within You Without You - The Beatles* |
3 |
Always on My Mind - Elvis Presley - Most think of Willie Nelson when
they hear this Country tune |
| 4 |
And When I Die - Blood, Sweat & Tears |
4 |
NY State of Mind - Billy Joel - A Jazz number from Billy |
| 4 |
And You And I - Yes |
5 |
What a Wonderful World - Joey Ramone - with Marky Ramone on drums,
covering Louie Armstrong |
| 4 |
Art of Dying - George Harrison |
6 |
Act Naturatly - The Beatles - cover Buck Owens, with Ringo singing
the lead |
| 4 |
Cosmic Dancer - T-Rex |
7 |
Desperrado - Alice Cooper (band) - The Metal band goes Country -
well, Outlaw Country |
| 4 |
Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
Diamonds on the
Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon |
8 |
Your Cheatin' Heart - James Brown - covers Hank Williams, not as a
Country tune, but as a Jazz number |
| 4 |
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens |
9 |
In The Hall of the Mountain King - Electric Light Orchestra -
Orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg in 1875
(tied w/ |
| 4 |
Sun Arise - Alice Cooper (the Band)
Sun King - The Beatles
(last 10 songs tied for 4th) |
9 |
Long Black Veil -
The Band - covers this Country song originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell. |
* Tiebreaking vote held on 12-2-19 and
"Instant Karma" won
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Best covers of a Rock Song by a Country artist
(Results from a poll taken the week of Oct
7, 2019) |
The best Rock songs about Venereal Disease
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Oct 14, 2019) |
| 1 |
Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt covers The Rolling Stones |
1 |
Poison Ivy - The Coasters |
| 2 |
Landslide - Dixie Chicks, originally by Fleetwood Mac |
2 |
Don't Give A Dose To The One You Love Most - Dr Hook & the Medicine
Show |
| 3 |
Take It To The Limit - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jenkins cover the Eagles |
3 |
Three Time Loser - Rod Stewart |
| 4 |
No Expectations - Johnny Cash covers the Rolling Stones |
4 |
Poison Ivy - The Rolling Stones |
| 5 |
Stairway to Heaven - Dolly Parton covers Led Zeppelin |
5 |
The Jack - AC/DC |
| 6 |
The Fever - Garth Brooks remake of Aerosmith's "Could it be Fever" |
6 |
Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera |
| 7 |
Hard Luck Woman - Garth Brooks, originally done by by KISS |
7 |
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? - Frank Zappa |
| 8 |
Tiny Dancer - Tim McGraw covers Elton John |
8 |
VD Blues - Woody Guthrie |
| 9 |
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Martina McBride covers Pat Benetar |
9 |
VD Gunner's Blues (Landlady) - Bob Dylan |
| 10 |
You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles |
10 |
Needle Up My Cock
- GG Allin |
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Best Rock/Pop songs that has food in its title
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Nov 18, 2019) |
Best Rock/Pop songs about junk food
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Oct 28, 2019) |
| 1 |
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones |
1 |
Savoy Truffle - The Beatles |
| 2 |
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles |
2 |
Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet |
| 3 |
American Pie - Don McLean |
3 |
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (on the Bedpost Over Night) -
Lonnie Donegan |
| 4 |
Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles |
4 |
Unfinished Sweet - Alice Cooper (band) |
| 5 |
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino |
5 |
Eat It - Weird Al Yankovic |
| 6 |
Breakfast In America - Supertramp |
6 |
TV Dinners - ZZ Top |
| 7 |
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - The Four Tops |
7 |
Ice Cream Man - Van Halen |
| 8 |
Custard Pie - Led Zeppelin |
8 |
Ice Cream Man - Tom Waits |
| 8 |
Sugar Magnolia - The Grateful Dead |
9 |
Maximum Consumption - The Kinks |
| 10 |
My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small |
10 |
MacArthur Park -
Richard Harris |
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Best
songs about the Baby Boomers getting older
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Nov 25, 2019) |
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon.
Who do you think this song is about?*
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Dec 2, 2019) |
| 1 |
Touch of Grey - The Grateful Dead |
1 |
Warren Beatty |
| 2 |
Changes - David Bowie |
2 |
Mick Jagger |
| 3 |
When I'm Sixty-Four - The Beatles |
3 |
Somebody not
famous |
| 4 |
Time Waits for No One - The Rolling Stones |
4 |
James Taylor |
| 5 |
End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys |
5 |
Dan Armstrong |
| 6 |
Grow Old With Me - John Lennon (tie) |
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| 6 |
Old Hippie - The Bellamy Brothers (tie) |
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Top 3 Favorite New Year's songs
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Dec 30, 2019) |
| 6 |
You Got That Right - Lynyrd Skynyrd (tie) |
1 |
New Year's Day - U2 |
| 9 |
Against the Wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
2 |
Ding Dong, Ding Dong - George Harrison |
| 10 |
Too Old To Rock And Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull |
3 |
1999 -
Prince |
*Since there were only 10 choices in the poll, only the Top 5
will be shown here
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Best
Songs about being Stoned
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Jan 6, 2020) |
The
worst Number 1 Rock/Pop songs ever made?
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Jan 13, 2020) |
| 1 |
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd |
1 |
Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots |
| 2 |
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane |
2 |
(You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
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| 3 |
Illegal Smile - John Prine |
3 |
Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice |
| 4 |
Dead Flowers - The Rolling Stones |
4 |
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy - Ohio Express |
| 5 |
Day Tripper - The Beatles |
5 |
Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond |
| 6 |
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix |
6 |
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 6 |
Long Haired Country Boy - Charlie Daniels Band |
7 |
Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men |
| 6 |
Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan |
8 |
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 9 |
Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash |
9 |
Higher - Creed |
| 10 |
Don’t Bogart Me (aka 'Don't Bogart That Joint') - Fraternity Of Man
(tied with...
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles |
10 |
Just Like Paradise
- David Lee Roth (tied for 10th w/...
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco |
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Best
Rock Song written about horses, or has 'horse' in its title
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Jan 27, 2020) |
Best Rock Song written about dogs, or has
'dog' in it's title?
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Feb 17, 2020) |
| 1 |
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones |
1 |
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley |
| 2 |
Widfire - Michael Martin Murphey |
2 |
Black Dog – Led Zeppelin |
| 3 |
Chestnut Mare - The Byrds |
3 |
Hey Bulldog - The Beatles
(tied with.. |
| 4 |
Back in the
Saddle Again - Aerosmith |
3 |
Walking the Dog - The Rolling Stones |
| 5 |
Run for the Roses - Dan
Fogelberg |
5 |
Jet - Paul McCartney |
| 6 |
A Horse with No Name - America |
6 |
Diamond Dogs - David Bowie |
| 7 |
Dark Horse - George Harrison |
7 |
Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth |
| 8 |
Pony Boy - The Allman
Brothers Band |
8 |
Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
(tied with.. |
| 9 |
Horse Latitudes - The Doors |
8 |
Martha My Dear - The Beatles |
| 10 |
One Trick Pony - Paul Simon |
10 |
I'm Gonna Buy Me a
Dog - The Monkees |
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Best
Rock Song written about cats, or has 'cat' in its title
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Feb 24, 2020) |
Worst Disco Song made by a Classic, non-disco Rock band or
Artist
(Results
from a poll taken the week of March 16, 2020) |
| 1 |
Stray Cat Blues - The Rolling Stones |
1 |
My Generation (Deep Love disco remix) - The Who |
| 2 |
Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin |
2 |
Sussudio [Extended Mix] - Phil Collins |
| 3 |
Honky Cat - Elton John |
3 |
Hot Stuff - The Rolling Stones |
| 4 |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens |
4 |
Rock The Casbah (12 inch disco version) - The Clash |
| 5 |
Stray Cat Strut - The Stray Cats |
5 |
Rock and a Hard Place (hard disco version) - Stones |
| 6 |
Year of the Cat - Al Stewart |
6 |
Here Comes The Night - The Beach Boys
(tied w/... |
| 7 |
One Love (Song of the Lion) - Pat Benatar |
6 |
Goodnight Tonight - Paul McCartney |
| 8 |
What's New, Pussycat? - Tom Jones |
8 |
Heart of Glass - Blondie |
| 9 |
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor |
9 |
I Was Made for Lovin' You - KISS |
| 10 |
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat - Bob Dylan
(tied for 10th with....
Look What the Cat Dragged In - Poison |
10 |
Alive Again -
Chicago |
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Best Rock Songs written about
history
(Results
from a poll taken the week of April 6, 2020) |
Rock Songs with overall lyrics that makes no sense at all?
(Results
from a poll taken the week of April 13, 2020) |
| 1 |
Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones |
1 |
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da - The Police |
| 2 |
American Pie - Don McLean |
2 |
Zich - The Monkees |
| 3 |
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
3 |
I Am the Walrus - The Beatles |
| 4 |
Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations |
4 |
Mcarther Park - Richard Harris |
| 5 |
Abraham, Martin and John - Dion |
5 |
Jump - Van Halen (3 way tie for
5th with.... |
| 6 |
The Boy in the Bubble - Paul Simon |
5 |
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
(tie) |
| 7 |
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 |
5 |
Tutti Frutti - Little Richard (tie) |
| 8 |
For What it's Worth - Buffalo Springfield |
8 |
A Horse With No Name - America (tied for
8th with.... |
| 9 |
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez (tied with... |
8 |
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
(tie) |
| 9 |
Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
10 |
Burning Down the
House - The Talking Heads (tie)
My Humps
- Black Eyed Peas (tie for 10th) |
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Best Rock Songs with Numbers in their title
(Results
from a poll taken the week of June 1, 2020) |
The Best Cover Songs ever made (Results
from a poll taken the week of Aug 31, 2020) |
| 1 |
2000 Light Years From Home - Rolling Stones |
1 |
The Animals cover of 'The House of the Rising Sun', traditional
folk/blues song, writer unknown |
| 2 |
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles |
2 |
The Byrds' cover of 'Mr. Tambourine Man', written by Bob Dylan |
| 3 |
Two Of Us - The Beatles |
3 |
Janis Joplin's cover of 'Me and Bobby McGee', written by Kris
Kristofferson & Fred Foster |
| 4 |
Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull (tied
w/.... |
4 |
Elvis Presley's cover of 'Don't Be Cruel', written by Otis Blackwell |
| 4 |
I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper Group (tied for
4th) |
5 |
Arlo Guthrie's cover of 'City of New Orleans', written by Steve
Goodman |
| 6 |
1999 - Prince (tied w/... |
6 |
The Rolling Stones' cover of 'Little Red Rooster', written by Willie
Dixon |
| 6 |
19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones
(tie) |
7 |
The Beatles' cover of 'Twist and Shout', written by Phil Medley and
Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell) |
| 8 |
25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago (tied
with..... |
8 |
Elvis Presley's cover of 'Jailhouse Rock', written by Jerry Leiber
and Mike Stoller |
| 8 |
5:15 - The Who (tied for 8th) |
9 |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's cover of 'Woodstock', written by Joni
Mitchell |
| 8 |
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel
(tied for 8th)
If 6
was 9 - Jimi Hendrix
(tied for 8th) |
10 |
The Who's cover of
'Summertime Blues', written by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart |
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The best Acid Rock Guitar songs ever made (Results
from a poll taken the week of Oct 5, 2020) |
The
best Acid Guitar Players ever
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Oct 12, 2020) |
| 1 |
Revolution - The Beatles - Acid guitar by John Lennon |
1 |
Jimi Hendrix (solo, The Experience) |
| 2 |
Cold Turkey - John Lennon - Acid guitars by Eric Clapton and John
Lennon |
2 |
Jimmy Page (solo, Donovan, Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Firm,
Honeydrippers) |
| 3 |
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin - Acid guitar by Jimmy Page |
3 |
Neil Young (solo, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) |
| 4 |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones - Acid guitar by Keith
Richards |
4 |
John Lennon (solo, The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band) |
| 5 |
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan - Acid guitar by Jimmy Page |
5 |
Eric Clapton (solo, Yardbirds, Cream, Derek 'n the Dominos) |
| 6 |
Have You Seen Your Mother Baby (Standing in the Shadow) - Rolling
Stones - Acid guitar by Brian Jones |
6 |
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) |
| 7 |
Ma-Ma-Ma Belle - Electric Light Orchestra w/ Marc Bolen - Acid
guitar by Marc Bolen |
7 |
Dave Davies (solo, The Kinks) |
| 8 |
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers - Acid guitar by Willie
Chambers (Tied for 8th w.....) |
8 |
Sam Andrew (Big Brother & The Holding Company, Kozmic Blues Band) |
| 8 |
Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix - Acid guitar by Jimi Hendrix
(tied for 8th) |
9 |
Joe Walsh (solo, The James Gang, The Eagles) |
| 10 |
Helter Skelter -
The Beatles - Acid guitars by Paul McCartney and George Harrison
(Tied for 10th w/... )
You Really Got
Me - The Kinks - Acid guitar by Dave Davies
(tied for 10th) |
10 |
Jerry Garcia (solo, Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage) |
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Best Rock song about or set in the springtime (Results from a poll taken the week of April
29, 2019) |
Best Rock song about or set in the fall
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Oct 26, 2020) |
| 1 |
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles |
1 |
Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie |
| 2 |
Time of the Season - The Zombies |
2 |
Maggie May - Rod Stewart |
| 3 |
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel |
3 |
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot |
| 4 |
Daydream - Lovin' Spoonful |
4 |
Moondance - Van Morrison |
| 5 |
Love Ain't for Keeping - The Who |
5 |
Harvest Moon - Neil Young (tied for 5th
w/.... |
| 6 |
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens |
5 |
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin (tie) |
| 7 |
Grazing in the Grass - The Friends Of Distinction |
7 |
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley |
| 8 |
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra |
8 |
Autumn Almanac - The Kinks (tied for 8th
w/.... |
| 9 |
The Boys Are Back in Town — Thin Lizzy |
8 |
Forever Autumn – The Moody Blues (tie) |
| 10 |
MacArthur Park - Richard Harris |
10 |
Leaves That Are
Green - Simon & Garfunkel |
Best summer songs are listed
here;
Best winter songs are listed
here
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Of the four favorite songs chosen as the best for each season,
which one is the best of the bunch? (Results
from a poll taken the week of Nov 9, 2020) |
Uncomfortable songs: The hardest songs for a Rock performer to play on (Results
from a poll taken the week of Nov 2, 2020) |
| 1 |
Fall: Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie (25.2%) |
1 |
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac - Stevie Nicks sang on this song
about her cheating on her exlover, Lindsey Buckingham, who wrote the song |
| 2 |
Spring: Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles (25.1%) |
2 |
You Got the Sliver - Rolling Stones - Brian Jones played autoharp on
this love song about his ex-lover, whom the singer, Keith Richards,
stole away from him |
| 3 |
Winter: California Dreamin’ - The Mamas and the Papas
(24.9%) |
3 |
Creeque Alley - The Mamas & the Papas - Mama Cass had to sing about
herself being fat in this song written by Papa John, whom she
knew didn't like her |
| 4 |
Summer: Summer in the City - Loving Spoonful (24.8%) |
4 |
So Long Frank Lloyd Wright - Simon & Garfunkel -Simon wrote this final
S&G song about Garfunkel, whom he disliked. Simon noted in'82 the real
title was "So Long Already, Artie!" |
| 5 |
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5 |
Aja - Steely Dan -Donald Fagen/Walter Becker stole the band away
from the others. Lone member Denny Dias, while unhappy, stayed on &
played guitar w/them for awhile after; this was his last song w/them |
| 6 |
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6 |
Badge - Cream - Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker flat out hated each
other, even before Eric Clapton put the band together. This was the
last song the 2 had to put up with each other in the studio for |
| 7 |
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7 |
Lola - The Kinks -Dave Davies claimes he wrote the music to this
song & his brother Ray, wrote the lyrics, & refused to credit him
for his work. |
| 8 |
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8 |
Sweet Hitchhiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival - John Fogerty
lacked respect for felow bandmates Stu Cook & Doug Clifford, which
made recording this song miserable for them. |
| 9 |
|
9 |
I Got A Feeling - Beatles - Paul McCartney & George Harrision got
into a bad argument over the guitar riff to this song that Paul
wrote. The blowup was caught on film & shown inthe movie Let it
Be |
|
10 |
|
10 |
The Final Cut -
Pink Floyd - David Gilmour flat out hated Roger Waters (and vice versa) by
the time this title cut from their last LP together was finished being
recorded |
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Best played viola in a Rock Song
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Nov 16, 2020) |
The best cello heard in a Rock Song
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Nov 24, 2020) |
| 1 |
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles - Violas by Stephen Shingles and John
Underwood |
1 |
Moonlight Mile - Rolling Stones - Cello by Paul Buckmaster |
| 2 |
Paper In Fire - John Mellencamp - Viola by Lisa Germano |
2 |
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles - Cellos by Derek Simpson and Stephen
Lansberry |
| 3 |
Black Water - The Doobie Brothers - Viola by Novi Novog |
3 |
10538 Overture - Electric Light Orchestra - Cello by Roy Wood |
| 4 |
Dust in the Wind - Kansas - Viola by Robby Steinhardt |
4 |
Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra - Cello by Hugh McDowell |
| 5 |
She's Leaving Home - The Beatles – Violas by John Underwood and
Stephen Shingles |
5 |
Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones - Cello by Bill Wyman |
| 6 |
Venus in Furs - The Velvet Underground – Viola by John Cale |
6 |
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra - Cello by Hugh McDowell |
| 7 |
For a Dancer - Jackson Browne – Viola by David Lindley |
7 |
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles - Cellos by Lionel Ross and Jack
Holmes (3 way tie for 7th w....) |
| 8 |
Good Night - The Beatles – Violas by the George Martin Orchestra |
7 |
Hold On - Kansas - Cello by Robby Steinhardt
(tie) |
| 9 |
Heroin - The Velvet Underground – Viola by John Cale |
7 |
I Am the Walrus - The Beatles - Cellos by George Martin Orchestra
(tie)
|
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10 |
(I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Chicago - Viola by Jimmie Haskell |
10 |
As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones - Cello by ? (arrangement: Mike Leander)
(tied for 10th w....
She's
A Rainbow - Rolling Stones - Cello by ? (arrangement: John Paul Jones)
(tie) |
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The most underrated songwriters in Rock music
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Dec 14, 2020) |
The Best songs about Joy and/or Happiness (Results from a poll taken the week of Jan
4, 2021) |
| 1 |
Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac) |
1 |
Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones |
| 2 |
Harry Chapin (solo) |
2 |
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles |
| 3 |
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones, movie soundtrack) |
3 |
A Beautiful Morning - The Rascals |
| 4 |
John Entwistle (The Who, solo) |
4 |
What A Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong |
| 5 |
Lou Reed (Velvet Underground, solo) |
5 |
Do You Believe In Magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 6 |
John Prine (solo) |
6 |
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel |
| 7 |
Marc Bolan (T-Rex) |
7 |
Groovin' - The Young Rascals |
| 8 |
Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) |
8 |
Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles |
| 9 |
Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper Band) (tied
w.... |
9 |
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra |
|
9 |
Robbie Robertson (The Band)
(tied for 9th place) |
10 |
Blue, Red, And
Grey - The Who (tied w....
Happy
Together - The Turtles
(tied w....
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night (tied for
10th) |
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Of hit songs that artists wish they never wrote, which one is really the worst
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Jan 11, 2021)
Top 5 only* |
Of hit songs that artists wish they never wrote, which one is
the best? (Voting
underway for this question right now!) |
| 1 |
Bad Boys - Wham - George Michael, who wrote it, said: 'I hate it. It’s
like an albatross around my neck… Those couple of months making that
record was the worst point in my career' |
1 |
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| 2 |
Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith - Run-D.M.C. never liked the
song at all. Steven Tyler was upset that Run-D.M.C. didn’t even know
the original words |
2 |
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Wonderwall - Oasis - Writter Noel Gallagher saids of it: 'I can’t fu*kin'
stand that gdamn song! Every time I have to sing it I want to gag' |
3 |
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| 4 |
Like A Virgin - Madonna - She hates it & admitts that she doesn’t ever
want to sing it again; she also can’t bear to hear it anymore |
4 |
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| 5 |
Cherry Pie - Warrant - Frontman Janie Lane noted about their biggest
hit: 'I hate that song. I could shoot myself in the fu*kin' head for
writing that song' |
5 |
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