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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)
Blind Faith - Ric Grech (with 79%)
The Cars - Benjamin Orr (with
31.3%)
The Jefferson Airplane - Jack Casady (with 15.1%)
The Jefferson Starship - David Freiberg
(with 17.6%)
The Buffalo Springfield - Richie Furay (with 32.1%)
The Electric Light Orchestra - Bev Bevan
(with 21.8%)
The (Young) Rascals - Dino Danelli (with 25.1%)
The Velvet Underground
- John Cale (with 31.4%)
The Temptations - Melvin Franklin & Paul
Williams (both tied, with 23.9% each)
Grand Funk Railroad - Mel Schacher
(with 26%)
Yes - Alan White (with 19%)
Free - Andy Fraser (with
32.2%)
Bad Company - Raymond "Boz" Burrell (with 33.5%)
Derek and the Dominos - Bobby Whitlock (with 49.8%)
Foreigner
- Al Greenwood (with 31.7%)
Cheap Trick - Tom Petersson (with 49.8%)
Kansas - Robby Steinhardt (with 20.6%)
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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
|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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) |
|
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 |
|
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) |
|
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
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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)
|
|
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) |
|
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) |
|
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? (Results
from a poll taken the week of Jan 18, 2021)
Top 8 only* |
| 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 |
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones - Keith Richards
wrote it and at first Jagger/Richards hated it. The other 3 Stones
loved it, and the band ended up releasing it after a 3-2 vote |
| 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 |
Let It Be - The Beatles - John Lennon hated it, saying: 'I don't
know what Paul's thinking when he writes 'Let It Be'' |
| 3 |
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 |
Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders - Chrissie Hynde, who wrote it,
hated it. She didn’t want the song to be released; she thought it
was bad & told her producer 'you'll release it over my dead body' |
| 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 |
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin - Jimmy Page: 'it’s not loved by the
band as it is by the public' Robert Plant: 'I’d break out in hives if
I had to sing that song at every show' |
| 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 |
When I’m Sixty-Four - The Beatles - Written by Paul McCartney, John
Lennon hated it and said it was one of his least favorite Beatle
tracks. He called it 'granny music' |
| 6 |
*Note: Only the Top 5 songs are
listed, since the rest of the songs in the poll didn't receive enough
votes to be listed here. |
6 |
Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp - Mellencamp said:'This is a terrible
record. When I play it on guitar by myself, it sounds great; but I
could never get the band to play along with me' |
| 7 |
|
7 |
Heart of Gold - Neil Young - On his first #1, Young noted: 'It put
me in the middle of the road. Traveling there soon became a bore, so
I headed for the ditch' |
| 8 |
|
8 |
What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner - Producers had to twist
Turner’s arm to get her to sing it. It became one of her greatest
hits and won three Grammy’s in 1985 |
| 9 |
|
9 |
|
|
10 |
|
10 |
*Note: Only the Top
8 songs are
listed, since the rest of the songs in the poll didn't receive enough
votes to be listed here. |
|
Of the 2 drummer Rock bands, the ones that had the best drum sound
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Jan 25, 2021) |
The best lead vocals sung in a song by a band's drummer
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Feb 1, 2021) |
| 1 |
The Allman Brothers Band |
1 |
Hotel California - The Eagles - Lead vocals by Don Henley |
| 2 |
Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention |
2 |
Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees - Lead vocals by Micky Dolenz |
| 3 |
Foreigner |
3 |
I'm In
Love With My Car - Queen - Lead vocals by Roger Taylor |
| 4 |
T. Rex |
4 |
With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles - Lead vocals by
Ringo Starr |
| 5 |
The Grateful Dead |
5 |
I’m a Believer - The Monkees - Lead vocals by Micky Dolenz |
| 6 |
The Moody Blues |
6 |
Sister Christian - Night Ranger - Lead vocals by Kelly Keagy |
| 7 |
Phil Collins (his solo band) |
7 |
Up on Cripple Creek - The Band - Lead vocals by Levon Helm (tie
for 7th place with.... |
| 8 |
Steely Dan (4 way tie for 8th place
with.... |
7 |
We're An Americian Band - Grand Funk Railroad - Lead vocals by Don
Brewer (tie) |
| 8 |
Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen (tie) |
9 |
Get Ready - Rare Earth - Lead vocals by Peter Hoorelbeke (3
way tie for 9th place with.... |
| 8 |
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (tie)
The Doobie Brothers
(tie) |
9 |
Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
- Lead vocals by Micky Dolenz
What I Like About You - The Romantics -
Lead vocals by Jimmy Marinos |
Top 10 all time grestest Drummers list is
here.
|
The best singing drummers
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Feb 8, 2021) |
The best performance by a Choir singing on a Rock song (Results
from a poll taken the week of Feb 15, 2021) |
| 1 |
Don Henley of The Eagles |
1 |
You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones - Choir: London
Bach Choir |
| 2 |
Levon Helm of The Band |
2 |
Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd - Choir: Children's
chior from a school in Islington, England |
| 3 |
Micky Dolenz of The Monkees |
3 |
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner - Choir: The New Jersey Mass
Choir |
| 4 |
Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters |
4 |
School's Out - Alice Cooper - Choir: Unnamed children's choir put
together by producer Bob Ezrin for the song |
| 5 |
Phil Collins of Genesis |
5 |
Salt Of The Earth - Rolling Stones - Choir: Watts Street Gospel
Choir |
| 6 |
Ringo Starr of The Beatles |
6 |
Black and White - Three Dog Night - Choir: Unnamed children's choir
put together for the song |
| 7 |
Roger Taylor of Queen |
7 |
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens - Choir: Children's choir from
second-grade class from Oak Hill Elementary School in Nashville,
Tennessee |
| 8 |
Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad |
8 |
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker - Choir: The
Wheetman Sisters Gospel Choir |
| 9 |
Peter Hoorelbeke of Rare Earth (tied for
9th w/.... |
9 |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon - Choir: Harlem Community
Children's Choir (tied for
9th w/.... |
| 9 |
Nigel Olsson of Elton John's band and solo
(tie)
Albert Bouchard of Blue Öyster Cult (tie) |
10 |
I Am The Walrus - The Beatles - Choir:
The Mike Sammes Singers (tie)
The Long
and Winding Road - The Beatles - Choir: The Mike Sammes Singers
(tie) |
|
The best Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, or Flapamba
played in a rock song
(Results
from a poll taken the week of March 8, 2021) |
The nicest rockers in the business (Results
from a poll taken the week of March 15, 2021) |
| 1 |
Under My Thumb - The Stones - Marimba by Brian Jones |
1 |
Paul McCartney (The Beatles/solo) |
| 2 |
Out of Time - Rolling Stones - Marimba by Brian Jones |
2 |
Arlo Guthrie (solo) |
| 3 |
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - Vibraphone by Gary DeCarlo |
3 |
Tom Petty (Heartbreakers/Traveling Wilburys/solo) |
| 4 |
Yesterday's Papers - The Rolling Stones - Marimba by Brian Jones |
4 |
Alice Cooper (Alice Cooper [Band]/solo)
(tied w/.... |
| 5 |
Island Girl - Elton John - Marimba by Ray Cooper (tied
with... |
4 |
Harry Claplin (solo) (tied for 4th) |
| 5 |
Monkey Man - Stones - Vibraphone by Bill Wyman
(tied for 5th) |
6
|
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead/New Riders of the Purple Sage) |
| 7 |
I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes - Vibraphone by The Funk Brothers |
7 |
Cat Stevens (solo) (tied w/... |
| 8 |
Yadig? - The James Gang - Vibraphone by Dale Peters |
7 |
Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Montrose, solo) (tied for
7th) |
| 9 |
All Summer Long - The Beach Boys - Marimba by Brian Wilson
(tied for 9th w... |
9 |
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) |
| 9 |
Aja - Steely Dan - Vibraphone by Victor Feldman and Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan - Flapamba
by Victor Feldman (tie) |
10
| Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
(4 way tie w...
Elvis Presley (solo)
Janis Joplin (Big Brother/Kozmic
Blues Band/Full Tilt Boogie Band/solo)
Joe Cocker (The Grease Band/solo) |
|
The Rockers who are/were the biggest assholes
(Results
from a poll taken the week of March 22, 2021) |
The Rockers who were the craziest (Results
from a poll taken the week of March 29, 2021) |
| 1 |
Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes/solo) |
1 |
Keith Moon (The Who) |
| 2 |
Axel Rose (Guns 'n Roses) |
2 |
Jim Gordon (Derek and the Dominos, Traffic, session player) |
| 3 |
Kanye West (solo) |
3 |
Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath, solo) |
| 4 |
Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) |
4 |
Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) |
| 5 |
Gene Simmons (KISS) |
5 |
Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd/solo) |
| 6 |
John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival/solo) |
6
|
G.G. Allin (solo/numerious bands) (tied
w/... |
| 7 |
Mike Love (The Beach Boys) |
6 |
Jim Morrison (The Doors) (tied for 6th
place) |
| 8 |
Ginger Baker (Graham Bond Organisation/ Cream/Ginger Baker's Air
Force/Blind Faith |
8 |
Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention/solo) |
| 9 |
David Lee Roth (Van Halen) |
9 |
Wendy O. Williams (the Plasmatics) |
| 10 |
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) (tied
with....
Kid Rock (solo).....
....for 10th place) |
10
| Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) |
|
The best Rock songs dealing with race problems and/or prejudice
(Results
from a poll taken the week of April 4, 2021) |
The best Rock songs about freedom (Results
from a poll taken the week of April 26, 2021) |
| 1 |
Living for the City - Stevie Wonder |
1 |
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen |
| 2 |
Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone |
2 |
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf |
| 3 |
Black and White - Three Dog Night |
3 |
Blackbird - The Beatles |
| 4 |
Southern Man - Neil Young |
4 |
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 5 |
People Got to Be Free - The Rascals |
4 |
Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin |
| 6 |
Blackbird - The Beatles (tied with.... |
6
|
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke (4 way
tie for 6th) |
| 6 |
Why Can't We Be Friends - War (Iied for
6th) |
6 |
If I
Had a Hammer - Peter Paul and Mary
(tied for 6th) |
| 8 |
Indian Reservation - The Raiders |
6 |
One Love – Bob Marley (tied for 6th) |
| 9 |
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke (tied w/ |
6 |
People Got to Be Free - The Rascals
(tied for 6th) |
| 9 |
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (tie)
Hurricane - Bob
Dylan
(tie for 9th) |
10
| Call Me The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
(2 way tie for 10th)
Imagine - John
Lennon (tie) |
|
The most bizarre and outrageous Rock album covers
(Results
from a poll taken the week of May 3, 2021) |
Songs with a false ending that have the best false ending to them
(Results
from a poll taken the week of May 10, 2021) |
| 1 |
The Dawn of the Black Hearts - Mayhem -
Showed pic of the dead body of
their lead singer after he commited suicide by slicing his wrists,
neck, and shot himself in the head |
1 |
Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles |
| 2 |
Yesterday and Today - The Beatles –
The 'butcher cover' featured the band
dressed in white smocks and covered with decapitated baby dolls and
pieces of meat |
2 |
Helter Skelter - The Beatles |
| 3 |
Christ Illusion - Slayer – Cover
depicts a mutilated, stoned Christ in a sea of blood w/ mutilated
heads, causing outrage from some Christians |
3 |
Piggies - The Beatles |
| 4 |
In Utero - Nirvana
– Some retailers refused to
sell the LP because of the back cover artwork which featured model
fetuses and other cut-up body parts |
4 |
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley |
| 5 |
Virgin Killer - Scorpions - Featured a frontal image of a nude
pubescent girl |
5 |
Hello Goodbye - The Beatles |
| 6 |
Appetite for Destruction
- Guns N' Roses – Orinigal
cover depicted an open-shirted woman after being raped by robotic
rapist |
6
|
Get Back (single version only) - The Beatles |
| 6 |
Mom's Apple Pie – Mom's Apple Pie
- Shows a woman holding pie w/
a slice removed showing a depiction of a woman's vulva, w/ semen
leaking from pie |
7 |
Shout! - Isley Brothers |
| 8 |
Heavy Petting Zoo - NOFX
– Features 2 covers, 1 shows
man cuddling a sheep's genitalia w/ his hand;other features man in a
69 position with the sheep |
8 |
Good Lovin’ - The Young Rascals |
| 9 |
Dick Sandwich
- Frenzal Rhomb – Cover shows 3
severed penises, 2 of which are being used as filling in a sandwich |
9 |
Centerfold - J Geils Band (tied for 9th with... |
| 9 |
No Love Deep Web - Death Grips –
Cover shows the erect penis of drummer Zach
Hill with the LP's title written in black marker on it |
9
| Monday, Monday - The Mamas and The
Papas (tie) |
|
The nicest Rock songs about breaking up
(Results
from a poll taken the week of May 17, 2021) |
Of the Bands/Artists who only released one studio album, which
LPs were the best?
(Results
from a poll taken the week of May 24, 2021) |
| 1 |
Angie -The Rolling Stones |
1 |
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominos |
| 2 |
Wild World - Cat Stevens |
2 |
Blind Faith - Blind Faith |
| 3 |
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones |
3 |
Seconds of Pleasure - Rockpile |
| 4 |
Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin |
4 |
Grace - Jeff Buckley |
| 5 |
Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow - Fleetwood Mac |
5 |
Hollywood Dream' - Thunderclap Newman |
| 6 |
Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes |
6
|
Pacific Ocean Blue - Dennis Wilson |
| 7 |
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan |
7 |
Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols - The Sex
Pistols |
| 8 |
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon |
8 |
The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon' - Frankie Lymon & the
Teenagers |
| 9 |
You Are Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley |
9 |
Oar (1969) - Skip Spence |
| 10 |
Early 1970 - Ringo Starr |
10 |
Apple - Mother Love Bone |
|
Favorite songs about a misfit
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Sept 13, 2021) |
What is the Most Gloomy Rock song?
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Oct 11, 2021) |
| 1 |
Aqualung - Jethro Tull |
1 |
Alone Again, Naturally — Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 2 |
Old Hippie - The Bellamy Brothers |
2 |
Love Hurts - Nazareth |
| 3 |
Almost Cut My Hair - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
3 |
Down by the River - Neil Young (tied
w/...... |
| 4 |
Nowhere Man - The Beatles |
3 |
Patches — Clarence Carter (tied for 3rd) |
| 5 |
I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel |
5 |
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who |
| 6 |
Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson |
6
|
Shades of Grey - The Monkees |
| 7 |
Long Harried Country Boy - Charlie Daniels Band |
7 |
Mother - John Lennon (tied w/...... |
| 8 |
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed |
8
9 |
Sam Stone - John Prine
As Tears Go By - The Rolling Stones (tied w/...... |
| 9 |
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan |
9 |
In the Ghetto - Elvis
Presley (tied for 9th) |
| 10 |
Authority Song - John Mellencamp &
Vincent - Don McLean
(both tied for 10th place) |
9 |
Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
(tied for 9th)
|
|
The worst Rock Managers ever?
(Results
from a poll taken the week of Oct 18, 2021) |
What's the Best Song about Desire or Longing for another person
(Voting
under way right now!) |
| 1 |
Allen Klein - At first he was looked at as a saint, but became the devil
to both the Beatles and the Stones, and perhaps stole money from the
benefit concert, The Concert for Bangladesh. |
1 |
|
| 2 |
Andrew Loog
Oldham - Made a name for himself by producing/managing the Stones, while
not knowing what he was doing most of the time. The Stones made him
famous, it wasn't the other way around. (Tie) |
2 |
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Don Arden -
Ripped off The Small Faces, ELO, and attacked and caused his daughter
Sharon Osbourn, to miscarry her baby after attacking her over her
'stealing' Ozzy Osbourn away from him.
(Tie) |
3 |
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| 2 |
Morris Levy - With
his mob connections, he ripped off acts of millions of dollars including
Tommy James in the '60s, and also the band The Teenagers, in the 1950s.
(Tie) |
4 |
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| 5 |
Colonel Tom Parker - Ripped off Elvis Presley by
overcharging him as his manager. He also didn't care that Elvis was sick
in the 1970s, and forced him to work so he coud keep making money off
him. |
5 |
|
| 6 |
Dee Anthony - Ripped off Humble Pie, when band leader Steve Marriott
challenged him, Anthony set his mafia family, the Gambino Crime
Family, on him to shut him up |
6
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| 7 |
Frank Weber-
Stoled $90 million from Billy Joel, who filed a series of lawsuits
against him but only got $8 million back in the end. |
7 |
|
| 8 |
Sean
Combs (aka 'Puff Daddy'or whatever he’s calling himself this week) -
Been accused of exploitation by many rappers for millions of dollars. |
8
|
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| 9 |
Stan Polley - Totally ripped off Badfiner for most of their
earnings, which lead directly to the suicide deaths of band members Pete
Ham and Tom Evans. |
9 |
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| 10 |
Malcolm McLaren - The Sex Pistols had
major issues with him, Johnny Rotten called him 'the most evil man in
the world', and the entire band sued him for mismanagement. |
10 |
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