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The most underrated member of each rock
band (Results
from different polls taken, with more to be listed here in time) |
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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%) |
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soon! |
Top
Ratings for Rock Videos
(Zero thru 10, with 10 being the highest
score)
(From different
weekly polls that started up in 2017) |
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Video |
Top Rating |
% of vote |
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(click on link
for video) |
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John Lennon's "Imagine"
| 10 |
69.2% |
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The Who's "See Me, Feel Me" |
10 |
46.7% |
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Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" |
10 |
44.9% |
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Teach Your Children" |
10 |
44.5% |
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Arlo Guthrie's "Coming Into Los Angeles" |
10 |
44.1% |
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David
Bowie's "Starman" |
10 |
40.3% |
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Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
10 |
33.1% |
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Alice Cooper's
"I'm 18" |
10 |
32.9% |
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J Geils Band's
"Centerfold" |
10 |
32.7% |
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Grateful Dead's
"Touch of Grey" |
10 |
31.8% |
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Joe Cocker's
"The Letter
" |
10 |
31.6% |
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Badfinger's
"Baby
Blue" |
10 |
31.3% |
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Janis Joplin's
"Get it While You Can" |
10 |
31.0% |
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Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" |
10 |
30.9% |
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The Who's "Who Are You" |
10 |
30.4% |
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The Monkees's "I'm a Believer" |
10 |
30.1% |
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Rod Stewart's "Forever Young" |
10 |
26.2% |
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Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" |
10 |
25.1% |
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Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" |
10 |
25.0% |
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The Raspberries' "Go All the Way" |
10 |
23.0% |
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Van
Halen's "Hot for Teacher" |
10 |
19.4% |
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Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" |
10 |
16.5% |
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AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" |
9 |
40.7% |
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Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" |
9 |
30.1% |
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Badfinger's "Come And Get It" |
9 |
29.9% |
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The Kinks' "Apeman" |
9 |
29.5% |
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Warren Zevon's "Werewolves Of London" |
9 |
25.0% |
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Elton John's "Crocodile Rock" |
9 |
24.7% |
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Aerosmith's "Dude
(Looks Like A Lady)" |
8 |
24.8% |
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Blues Image's "Ride Captain Ride" |
7 |
20.0% |
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This week's video
question is:
Rate Eddy Grant's official music video of "Electric Avenue” Vote
today! |
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- Beatles video ratings are found here |
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Stones video ratings
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are found here
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Best Rock song about or set in the springtime (Results from a poll taken the week of April
29, 2019) |
Rockers who had the most bizarre or unusual deaths (Results
from a poll taken the week of May 6, 2019) |
| 1 |
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles |
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 |
Time of the Season - The Zombies |
2 |
Brian Jones (Stones) - More than likely was
murdered by his handyman on July 3, 1969, in his pool. Death ruled a
'misadventure' |
| 3 |
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel |
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 |
Daydream - Lovin' Spoonful |
4 |
Keith Relf - The singer was electrocuted by
his electric guitar at his home on May 14, 1976. |
| 5 |
Love Ain't for Keeping - The Who |
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 |
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens |
6 |
Marvin Gaye -
Shot dead by his own father in 1984, a preacher,
who was jelious of his son's success |
| 7 |
Grazing in the Grass - The Friends Of Distinction |
7 |
Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) - Killed in December of
'04 by a gunman while on stage performing with his new band, Damageplan |
| 8 |
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra |
8 |
Eldon Hoke (aka El
Duce, lead singer of The Mentors) - Decapitated
by a train in 1997 |
| 9 |
The Boys Are Back in Town — Thin Lizzy |
9 |
Sandy Denny -
Either fell or jumped down a stairway (one of
several such falls), hitting her head on concrete, in 1978 |
| 10 |
MacArthur Park - Richard Harris |
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, Hay 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, Hay hay, 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 7 songs tied for 4th) |
9 |
Long Black Veil -
The Band - covers this Country song originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell. |
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Best cover of a Rock Song by a Country artist
(Results from a poll taken the week of Oct
7, 2019) |
What is the best Rock song about Venereal Disease?
(voting underway now!) |
| 1 |
Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt covers The Rolling Stones |
1 |
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| 2 |
Landslide - Dixie Chicks, originally by Fleetwood Mac |
2 |
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| 3 |
Take It To The Limit - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jenkins cover the Eagles |
3 |
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| 4 |
No Expectations - Johnny Cash covers the Rolling Stones |
4 |
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| 5 |
Stairway to Heaven - Dolly Parton covers Led Zeppelin |
5 |
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| 6 |
The Fever - Garth Brooks remake of Aerosmith's "Could it be Fever" |
6 |
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| 7 |
Hard Luck Woman - Garth Brooks, originally done by by KISS |
7 |
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| 8 |
Tiny Dancer - Tim McGraw covers Elton John |
8 |
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| 9 |
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Martina McBride covers Pat Benetar |
9 |
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| 10 |
You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles |
9 |
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This week's Rock poll
question is:
What is the best Rock song about Venereal Disease? .. Take part in
having your say in these lists by voting in our
polls!
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