my friend and i were talking about what the Best Rock Song of all time should be, and i actually never thought it would be this hard to make (what seems like ) such an easy decision(.....which it isnt ) ...

my friend said it should be "Johnny B.Goode" by Chack Berry, which i can understand....but i thought the best Rock song is "Bohemion Rhapsody" by Queen (....which i stiil believe it is, despite what he says)

what do you think? What is The Best Rock Song OF ALL TIME???
(and only pick one )

OHHHH tough one. You would first have to decide what the essence of rock is. Is it an instantly recognizable guitar riff? drawn out soloing? aggressive beat? haunting vocals? catchy tune? highly influential?

I'd go with Bohemian Rhapsody...just because it's fun.

I'd have to say Stairway To Heaven by Led Zepplin

Stairway To Heaven

Has been and always will be

Hell yeah!

Oh, that's a hard one - I'm gonna go for Elvis and In the Ghetto - it makes me cry every time I hear it.

Ditto... and did you hear DC say that he would love to play with Led Zepplin (when asked what "older" groups would he want to play with). His immediate answer was Zep, Beatles, and Stones.

Yes - the King of Rock 'N' Roll himself.

umm the answer is THERE ISNT ONE. there are so many awesome rock songs out there that its impossible to choose 1 to be the best.

The man has taste

I really wanted to go se Zep when they played in the Isle of Wight festival last year and no one would come with me!

Jimmy Page = legend

Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway to Heaven, and Layla (by Cream) always seem to be the top ones. I'll have to go with BoRhap. the song is silly, has great vocals, catchy lyrics and music!

i wish freddie mercury was still alive, he's before my time, but i've seen pics and vids of his performances, just love the energy he has when performing and his voice!!!! like no other!!!!

OK, the thought of DC sharing the stage with Rock God Robert Plant makes me all kinds of woozy. Holy crap, what i wouldn't give to see that! I was lucky enough to see Plant in his "Tall Cool One" days. HOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!

As far as rock song, I'll have to go with "Jump" by Van Halen. It's my favorite anyway. It puts me in a good mood every time I hear it. And Roth ALWAYS makes me smile!

100% agreement

AMEN!!!


its so true, Freddie Mercury had amazing talent ...(imagine a duet between him and Cook... either terrific, or odd..i haven't made up my mind yet ) - but 'stairway to heaven' was my second choice as well

is i don't wanna miss a thingby aerosmith rock?
well, if it is then there goes my answer..
it may not really be the very best but it's the first thing that comes up in my mind..

and yeah guns and roses songs and bon jovi's songs too, + iris by goo goo dolls ....
it's so hard to choose..!!

i feel like their songs we're immortalize, i'm young and their way back from the 80's and 90's but i still love their music, it's so rockin good.. i feel like i would never get tired listening to it even in the years to come..

some of the best songs are
Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
Stairway to Heaven Led Zepp
Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
I Dont Want to Miss A Thing Aerosmith
Living On A Prayer Bon Jovi
J.O.S Green Day
Smoke On the water Deep Purple
Under the Bridge RHCP
all are in my top 15 fave songs of all time

pfft, without reading any of the other posts (yet ) and because i'm a zephead.

i'd say....

Stairway to Heaven

most definitely.

ETA but haha, really, the real answer to this would vary to the people you'd ask.
my heart did a little dance when DC said that. he'd love to perform with Zep, and i wouldn't entirely mind seeing that at all! LOL! XD

haii... DC + RP + JP + JPJ = love!

ETA 2 yep, Bohemian Rhapsody is a frikin' kickass killer song too! haii, it's right up there!

Yup Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway and Smells Like Teen Spirit are the top 3 best songs - 3 songs which i listen to alot too and i think its really cool that Cookie said that he wants to perform with Zep.Cookie is one of my fave singers and Zep is one of my most fave bands of all time

I second that.

So, thus far the general consensus seems to be: Stairway To Heaven - Led Zepplin.

It's tough because so many sub genres fall under 'rock' (ska, punk, metal etc)

But I narrowed it down to these few; (in my opinion obviously)
Stairway To Heaven- Led Zepplin
Another Brick in the Wall- Pink Floyd
We are the Champions- Queen (just think LiveAid)
Leila- Eric Clapton
Sweet Child O Mine- Guns N Roses
Purple Haze- Jimi Hendrix
Smell Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
Heroes- David Bowie

Thats my list!

^^^ thats a good list.

Heres my top 10

1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeplin
2. Hotel California- The Eagles
3. Superstition- Stevie Wonder
4. Dream On- Aerosmith
5. Imagine- John Lennon
6. Let It Be- The Beetles
7. Free Bird- Lynard Skynard
8. December- Collective Soul (don't know if this qualifys as greatest EVER but I LOVE this song!)
9. Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
10. Papa Was a Rollin Stone- The Temptaions

and I have to give Livin On a Prayer by Bon Jovi an honorable mention here!

Showing my age, but Satisfaction and the Stones can't be beat! No one before or since stirred the minds and hearts of rockers like the Stones for so long and Satisfaction was, and always will be, unmistakeable rock at it's
very best!

Oh Lord would I love to hear David do it!

The Stones were and amazingly still are awesome. We can only hope for such musical longevity for David!

Another group that deserves honorable mention for great rock is Cream. Definitely pegging myself as a geezer rocker here, LOL. But Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker? Sunshine of Your Love and White Room? Good stuff! Saw them live back in '68. Yep, I know, major geezerdom!

Hotel California-Eagles
Comfortably Numb-Pink Floyd
Rock and Roll All Night-Kiss

Yea! Pink Floyd is awesome! Love The Wall! And... "Careful with that axe, Eugene..."

And how about some Steve Miller, "Fly Like an Eagle".

Yeah, I'd have to go with "Stairway to Heaven," but honors also to "Dream On", "Hotel California," and I would also have to add "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues.

Oh, I can so hear David singing "Nights in White Satin" in my head!

Yeah, I've thought about that, too...a lot...

OH me too, that's a good one.

My vote for best rock song of all time is Jungleland by Springsteen followed very closely by Born to Run.

Oh, I just saw Bruce in concert about 6 weeks ago and "Jungleland" was phenomenal! And, yes, add "Born to Run" to my list!

Hmm thats a tough one..i would also have to say Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

oh this is a tough one hmmm,

I would have to with You give love a bad name- Bon Jovi lol I just can't get enough of this song! And Blake Lewis did a wonderful version of it too!!

wow...thats a really good list
love every song on there

Best song of all time is "Dream On" by Aerosmith. Who could forget that one (if you grew up in the 70's, of course!).


Others that could be recognized for sure:

"Walk this Way" by Aerosmith

"We Are The Champions" by Queen

"Sweet Emotion" Aerosmith

"Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet

"Slow Ride" Foghat

"Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Brown Sugar" Rolling Stones

"Hotel California" by The Eagles

"More than A Feeling by Boston

"Born to be My Baby" by Bon Jovi

"Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley

"Surrender" by Cheap Trick

"Careless Whisper" by Wham

"Lady" by Styx

"Dreams" by Van Halen

"Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix (that's one to remember for sure)

"Ride the wind" Poison

"All you need is love" by the Beatles

"School's Out" by Alice Cooper

"Barracuda" by Heart

"Carry on Wayward Son" by Kansas

"Play that Funky Music" Wild Cherry

"Pinball Wizard" The Who

"Suzie Q" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Okay, that's it for now, but I may think of more that are worthy!

The Sweetest Thing by U2 (I told ya I'd find another one I'd have to include in best rock song of all time)

Everything by CCR

November Rain - Guns N' Roses

One - Metallica

Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

Estranged - Guns N' Roses

Jump - Van Halen

Shot Through The Heart - Bon Jovi

Get A Haircut and Get A Real Job - George Thorogood

Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth

Map Of The Problematique - MUSE

Nemo - Nightwish

The Show Must Go On - Queen

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

my top 10 would be
1.Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
2.Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
3.Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
4.Imagine John Lennon
5.Yesterday The Beatles
6.Jesus of Suburbia Green Day
7.Dream On Aerosmith
8.One Metallica
9.Living On a Prayer Bon Jovi
10.Wonderwall Oasis

Hmmm... was just thinking that maybe a couple of decades or so in the future, on some fan forum, this same topic will come up, and people will be responding with a David Cook song!

Woah! Everyone has a list... cool!


Really?

Oh that is a good choice! I love that song!!

My first response was Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. Others on my list include:

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - CSN&Y
Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
Hotel California - Eagles
American Pie - Don McLean
Layla - Derek & the Dominos (Eric Clapton)
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Let It Be - The Beatles
Roundabout - Yes
Old Man - Neil Young
Dream On - Aerosmith
Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac
Forever Young - Bob Dylan
The Weight - The Band

I'm pretty sure this doesn't count but I think the best rock song ever is "Song To Me" by Midwest Kings!!! My second choice would have 2 b "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls, I'd love 2 hear David sing that!