SMX presents The Top 100 Classic Rock Songs

SinisterMinisterX said:
The first verse is sung twice...
#31. The Rolling Stones, "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
"Third verse, same as the first" is an old rock and roll tradition, and it seems that's where most of you were going. But the Stones put the same verse twice in a row: sung first by a choir, then by Mick. The single omitted the choir, and some radio stations do the same.
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I need a giant facepalm picture right now. Literally right before you posted I thought about guessing this one but then decided not to.
 
Based on a true story. -- Smoke on the Water

Starts with sound effects --  Money by Pink Floyd (Time's already on the list, Knife Master)

I think Knife Master and Wasted already nailed the other three, though Hotel California could conceivably be the answer to the "not on the Stairway to Heaven" clue, since I've read some interpretations of Hotel California as a metaphor for hell. 
 
Oh, good one!  I'm a little concerned with the 'Sultans of Swing'.  I didn't really think it'd be that high on the list.  But, who knows!?
 
Wouldn't surprise me if Sultans is in the Top 30.  What does surprise me, though -- a lot -- is that "A Day in the Life" and "Hey Jude" can't both be on the list.  SMX wrote in an early post that the Beatles only had 7 songs on the list, and six have already been named (nos. 94, 79, 62, 44, 42 & 40).  I remember when my local radio station did a list like this when I was in high school, both were in the Top 10, and A Day in the Life was #1 (beating out Stairway).  Odd that one would be left off this list completely.

Speaking of that local radio station, Wasted, do you remember the old KY-102 in K.C.?  That was a GREAT radio station.  Sadly, it's no longer on the air. 
 
Yeah, I do remember that one! It was a good one. I listen to 98.9 now. Do you remember the AM station KBZR? It was like a syndicated metal station.
 
Damn you all to hell! When I finally know the songs I get beat to it :P

Dire Streits- sultans of swing for the turbans

I'm hoping for hotel california to be higher on the list so I'll say AC/DC Highway to Hell

the others took some thought, but I won't guess as the other folks probably have them right and it would I feel like a cheater lol.
 
Wasted CLV said:
Yeah, I do remember that one! It was a good one. I listen to 98.9 now. Do you remember the AM station KBZR? It was like a syndicated metal station.
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Don't know that one.  Didn't really listen to AM, but surprised I hadn't heard about it. 

Onhell said:
Damn you all to hell! When I finally know the songs I get beat to it :P
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SMX is right, at this point the clues will likely get easier because we all pretty much  know what the top 20 should be.  So whoever logs on first will probably get most of the answers. 
 
cornfedhick said:
What does surprise me, though -- a lot -- is that "A Day in the Life" and "Hey Jude" can't both be on the list.  SMX wrote in an early post that the Beatles only had 7 songs on the list, and six have already been named (nos. 94, 79, 62, 44, 42 & 40).
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Oops. Looks like I counted wrong, then. Because you're right: it would be very odd for both of those to be missing. :innocent:
If you're not on the Stairway To Heaven, you're probably here... (+5 to mosh)
#30. AC/DC, "Highway To Hell"
The clue was not a coincidence; AC/DC deliberately picked that name as a satire of Stairway.

They might wear turbans... (+5 to Wasted)
#29. Dire Straits, "Sultans Of Swing"
I personally disagree with this one. I think Dire Straits is a boring, overrated bunch of wankers.

I have smokes but no matches; help, please... (+5 to mosh)
#28. The Doors, "Light My Fire"
All the interesting trivia about this song was well-covered in the Doors movie. One notable aspect to the song is Krieger's guitar solo, and the "eastern" flavor it has. Back in 1967, this sound was new to rock. Krieger didn't invent it, but was one of the first to use it.

Starts with sound effects... (+5 to cfh)
#27. Pink Floyd, "Money"
Those sound effects are obviously on a tape loop. If you haven't heard the story, that tape loop was spooled halfway around the studio to get it to play right. Such were the adventures of analog recording.

Based on a true story... (+5 to cfh)
#26. Deep Purple, "Smoke On The Water"
The Zappa show where "some stupid with a flare gun" burned down the joint is a notorious Zappa bootleg. I have a copy around here somewhere...


Let's see how many you can guess before cornfedhick checks the site...

Title contains a color.
A type of emotion.
It's a euphemism for sex.
A song by the father, but not about the son.
This one is about the son.
 
SinisterMinisterX said:
Title contains a color.
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Procol Harum, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"?

A song by the father, but not about the son.
This one is about the son.
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A song about a son could be "Hey Jude", which was written for John Lennon's son Julian, by Paul McCartney. So a song about the father would be a Lennon song. "Imagine"?
 
Euphinism: Walk This Way maybe. I can't think of anything right now.
 
Title contains a color: Back in Black - AC/DC or Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
This one is about the son: Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
 
A song by the father, but not about the son. -- Imagine
This one is about the son. -- Hey Jude

Whoops, Shadow guessed that first.
 
Title contains a color. -- Black Dog
A type of emotion. -- Sweet Emotion :blink:  [EDIT:  Wait, that's been guessed already too.  I'll say Whole Lotta Love.]  
It's a euphemism for sex. -- Satisfaction or You Shook Me All Night Long
Forostar said:
"Imagine" (A song by the father, but not about the son.)
"Hey Jude" (This one is about the son.)
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cornfedhick said:
A song by the father, but not about the son. -- Imagine
This one is about the son. -- Hey Jude
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Looks like Shadow beat us to it.  
 
Well, it seems when I know some of these, I'm the last one to check here.

Euphamism for sex -- You Shook Me All Night Long (though I think it could be higher as this is the rock song, the only rock song played at social events in my experience so it could be higher).  If so, Walk this Way would be #2.

Emotion - Sweet Emotion
Colour - Back in Black
 
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