4.8.07

list of 100 best songs of all time

ok, here's how this works: i post a list of my favorite songs of all time, and you tell me in the comments why my taste sucks. ok? ok. only sort of in order:



  1. Woodstock- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

  2. Riders On The Storm- The Doors

  3. Louie Louie- The Kingsmen

  4. Hello Operator- The White Stripes

  5. Sweet Jane- The Velvet Underground

  6. Welcome To The Machine- Pink Floyd

  7. Happiness Is A Warm Gun- The Beatles

  8. Just What I Needed- The Cars

  9. Paint It Black- The Rolling Stones

  10. Into The Mystic- Van Morrison

  11. My Generation- The Who

  12. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised- Gil Scott-Heron

  13. Conquistadore Rides Again- Santana

  14. Are You Gonna Be My Girl- Jet

  15. Breaking The Girl- Red Hot Chili Peppers

  16. Heart In A Cage- The Strokes

  17. Jumble, Jumble- The White Stripes

  18. Where Is My Mind?- Pixies

  19. Once In A Lifetime- Talking Heads

  20. Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana

  21. Rebel Rebel- David Bowie

  22. Sympathy For The Devil- The Rolling Stones

  23. Hey Joe- Jimi Hendrix

  24. I Can’t Explain- The Who

  25. Bone Machine- Pixies

  26. You Really Got Me- The Kinks

  27. Harold Land- Yes

  28. Maps- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  29. Dear Prudence- The Beatles

  30. Karma Police- Radiohead

  31. Get Yourself High- The Chemical Brothers

  32. Incinerate- Sonic Youth

  33. Run Like Hell- Pink Floyd

  34. The Air Near My Fingers- The White STripes

  35. All Along The Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix

  36. Walk Idiot Walk- The Hives

  37. Teen Age Riot- Sonic Youth

  38. Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen

  39. Gone Daddy Gone- Gnarls Barkley

  40. Y Control- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  41. Here Comes The Sun- The Beatles

  42. Suffragette City- David Bowie

  43. Won’t Get Fooled Again- The Who

  44. Whip It- Devo

  45. Ana Ng- They Might Be Giants

  46. Train In Vain- The Clash

  47. Lady Madonna- The Beatles

  48. I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor- Arctic Monkeys

  49. B.O.B.- Outkast

  50. Psycho Killer- Talking Heads

  51. Here Comes Your Man- Pixies

  52. Who’s Yehoodi?- Cab Calloway

  53. Blitzkrieg Bop- The Ramones

  54. Soma- The Strokes

  55. Blackbird- The Beatles

  56. And She Was- Talking Heads

  57. Positively Fourth Street- Bob Dylan

  58. My Best Friend’s Girl- The Cars

  59. Mr. Brightside- The Killers

  60. We’re Not Gonna Take It- Twisted Sister

  61. Dream On- Aerosmith
  62. Ballroom Blitz- Sweet

  63. Under Pressure- David Bowie & Queen

  64. London Calling- The Clash

  65. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is- Jet

  66. Ever Fallen In Love?- The Buzzcocks

  67. Give Peace A Chance- John Lennon

  68. Superstition Stevie Wonder

  69. I’m Not Down- The Clash

  70. Hate To Say I Told You So- The Hives

  71. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones

  72. Clampdown- The Clash

  73. Debaser- Pixies

  74. She Blinded Me With Science- Thomas Dolby

  75. Hey Now, Hey Now- Cab Calloway

  76. Death Or Glory- The Clash

  77. What I Like About You- The Romantics

  78. Roadrunner- Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

  79. Gigantic- Pixies

  80. Fire- Jimi Hendrix

  81. Roxanne- The Police

  82. Crazy Train- Ozzy Osbourne

  83. Communication Breakdown- Led Zeppelin

  84. Lost In The Supermarket- The Clash

  85. Beautiful Day- U2

  86. A Quick One, While He’s Away- The Who

  87. Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes

  88. Bad Reputation- Joan Jett

  89. Walk Like An Egyptian- The Bangles

  90. Back In Black- AC/DC

  91. Immigrant Song- Led Zeppelin

  92. Pride (In The Name Of Love)- U2

  93. Born In the USA- Bruce Springsteen

  94. Nearly Lost You- Screaming Trees

  95. Mr. Tambourine Man- Bob Dylan

  96. I Wanna Be Sedated- Fight The Power

  97. Fight The Power- Public Enemy

  98. Heroes- David Bowie

  99. I Melt With You- Modern English

  100. All Alone- Gorillaz