What is the single best rock song of all time?

[pigpen65]

Not an easy topic, but it could be a fun debate. Leave one nominee and i will start a poll after a bunch are in. One nominee, not an entire list.

Mine: Lynyrd Skynyrd: Simple Man.

[pigpen65]

wrong forum too, can someone move this to asylum?

[nehemiah]

Bruce Springsteen: Thunder Road

[sukie]

Just thinking of driving guitars and a beat and bassline that get ya moving... Thin Lizzy's Boys are back in town is pretty damn timeless.

[Matt]

I'm not going to nominate this one, but I think you should add it to the poll as it is the reigning champion of sorts. Rolling Stone's #1 Rock song of all time is "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan.

My nomination:

"Voodoo Child", Jimi Hendrix

[TRIPLE P]

Hey Joe...Hendirx

[Al Davis]

Tough...

"Free Bird", and "All along the watch tower" first came too mind but I'll say...

CSNY- Wooden Ships

[emo]

stairway to heaven, what do I win?

[smashingt2312]

I dont think that there is just one song, but simple man is a great choice, some of mine would be

Led zeppelin-the ocean
black sabbath-war pigs
the kinks-all day and all of the night
the who-baba o reilly
pink floyd-comfortably numb

All bigs hits i know, but definitely if you had to say whats rock, these are good choices.

[JLB]

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Dylan Lay Lady Lay

[uppy]

stairway to heaven, what do I win?

Yup ..

[JLB]

stairway to heaven, what do I win?

Great choice I saw you took it so I grabbed Dylan's Lay Lady Lay.

[nehemiah]

I dont think that there is just one song, but simple man is a great choice, some of mine would be

Led zeppelin-the ocean
black sabbath-war pigs
the kinks-all day and all of the night
the who-baba o reilly
pink floyd-comfortably numb

All bigs hits i know, but definitely if you had to say whats rock, these are good choices.all worthy candidates, but only one can be nominated.

:arizona:

[smashingt2312]

all worthy candidates, but only one can be nominated.

:arizona:

Understood, zeppelin-the ocean

[Ru]

Stairway to Heaven was stolen from Spirit, but it is a great tune. I would find it hard to vote for a ripped off song as the greatest though.

This is a damn tough question, and I honestly can't come up with a favorite.

[lavuuk153]

Hotel California - The Eagles

[K-Gun]

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[Buffal0B1LLs_fan]

I'll let Gil choose "Crossroads" so I don't have to. :)

No way I can say one is the best, but I'll pick one out of a hat:

My Generation | The Who

[uppy]

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[rob on the job]

The Beatles: "Revolution"

http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/the-beatles-949.jpg

[unklechucky]

Allman Brothers....Whipping Post

[Green Lantern]

The Beatles: "Revolution"

http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/the-beatles-949.jpg

Man, you're old.

[Shakespeare]

A great song, one of my personal favorites but not necessarily at the very top, yet worthy of consideration for best of all time...

Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who.

[rob on the job]

Man, you're old.

How many times have I told you kids to stop throwing that football around in my yard?

Now, skeedaddle, you darned hooligans.

[Green Lantern]

Hooligans... now there is an album.

[Buffal0B1LLs_fan]

Allman Brothers....Whipping Post
Live at the Fillmore. Nice.

[Carl J. Ironsides]

No ****ing contest...

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[Matt]

Allman Brothers....Whipping Post

Damn, I forgot about that. I second this vote. That is a good ****ing song.

[JLB]

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Buddy

[JLB]

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That'll be the day Buddy Holly

[shulafan]

No question; Gloria by Them

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MxiExQEmimE

[shulafan]

However, this is a good one, too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ep9zzBz3lTk

[gilchristfan]

I'll let Gil choose "Crossroads" so I don't have to. :)

That's definitely a great one. But I'm like you...


No way I can say one is the best, but I'll pick one out of a hat:



My hatpick would be..

Allman Brothers....Whipping Post

If nothing else, its the greatest song in the world to get a lap dance to. And frankly, that's about as good as any criteria to judge a song.

[pmoon6]

Since most of my favorites have all been nominated, I'll throw this one out there.

I Can't Get No (Satisfaction)

[BlackRockBills]

Great thread. All of these are great choices.

How about...

War Pigs by Black Sabbath.