600 Greatest Rock Songs

Tim · **Joined:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:47 pm **Posts:** 11198

Isn't it extremely small pool sample? I mean, at least acclaimedmusic compile tons of different lists but eight? It's no more objective than asking some random guys on the street of what best song of all time is.

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:00 am **Posts:** 3702

DDD TOP 500 Songs wrote:

462. Tequila - Champs

This song is really top 500 of all time?

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:31 pm

Bruno wrote:

DDD TOP 500 Songs wrote:

462. Tequila - Champs

This song is really top 500 of all time?

Yes. It was already a big record but it became HUGE all over again after the Pee Wee Herman movie. The various videos of the song on youtube add up to well over 10 million plays.

pauldrach · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:42 am

Tiny Tim wrote:

Isn't it extremely small pool sample? I mean, at least acclaimedmusic compile tons of different lists but eight? It's no more objective than asking some random guys on the street of what best song of all time is.

It's objective in that it objectively tries to compile the lists from these sources into an overall ranking. I don't think it's supposed to be any more objective than that.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 13572

Why is Tutti Frutti the highest for Little Richard? I'd think that Good Golly Miss Molly or Long Tall Sally would be better choices, especially the latter since it was covered by Elvis and the Beatles.

Tim · **Joined:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:47 pm **Posts:** 11198

Here we go again. Being covered by both Beatles and Elvis isn't sole indicator of song's greatness and not particulary important in grand scheme of things. Tutti Frutti is Little Richard's breakthrough single, his most well known song and his highest on acclaimedmusic.net

Brett Alan · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:17 pm **Posts:** 6333

One word: awopbopaloomopalopbamboom.

"Tutti Frutti" is just so iconic.

Brian · **Joined:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:52 pm **Posts:** 4300

Tiny Tim wrote:

Here we go again. Being covered by both Beatles and Elvis isn't sole indicator of song's greatness and not particulary important in grand scheme of things. Tutti Frutti is Little Richard's breakthrough single, his most well known song and his highest on acclaimedmusic.net

Especially when Elvis also covered "Tutti Frutti".

Tim · **Joined:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:47 pm **Posts:** 11198

Is it too early to add "Get Lucky" to our list? It's clearly widely acclaimed and was a worldwide phenomenon.

jfauser · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:11 am

We can probably measure its initial popularity and acclaim. Lasting popularity and influence is another thing, but that hasn't stopped other popular songs to get on here not long after they come out.

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:20 am

Tiny Tim wrote:

Is it too early to add "Get Lucky" to our list? It's clearly widely acclaimed and was a worldwide phenomenon.

I was thinking about that and will discuss it with Brett and Brian sometime before the end of the year.

Brett Alan · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:17 pm **Posts:** 6333

It's certainly worth considering. Last year actually had four huge records--"Get Lucky", "Happy", "Blurred Lines", and "Royals" (which doesn't have Pharrell at all!), not necessarily in that order. "Get Lucky" is the most acclaimed of the four, although I think "Happy" might actually be the most popular. T-C would probably argue that "Get Lucky" should be the lowest because it's the only one not parodied on the new Weird Al album. :biggrin:

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 1:40 pm

Brett Alan wrote:

It's certainly worth considering. Last year actually had four huge records--"Get Lucky", "Happy", "Blurred Lines", and "Royals" (which doesn't have Pharrell at all!), not necessarily in that order. "Get Lucky" is the most acclaimed of the four, although I think "Happy" might actually be the most popular. T-C would probably argue that "Get Lucky" should be the lowest because it's the only one not parodied on the new Weird Al album. :biggrin:

If we add "Get Lucky" what should be dropped?

I'm thinking maybe "Genius of Love."

Brian · **Joined:** Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:52 pm **Posts:** 4300

Dropping "Genius of Love" would be fine with me.

Bruce · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:08 pm

Brian wrote:

Dropping "Genius of Love" would be fine with me.

It's now #627 at AM.

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