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November 18, 2004

Like another list

Via Eric, I see that Bob Dylan's 'Like A Rolling Stone' has come first in a poll 'to find the greatest 500 songs of all time'. This shows that the normblog voters were right about the best Bob Dylan song. Or does it? Here, anyway, are the Top 20:

Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Imagine - John Lennon
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
What'd I Say - Ray Charles
My Generation - The Who
A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
Yesterday - The Beatles
Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan
London Calling - The Clash
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Maybellene - Chuck Berry
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Let It Be - The Beatles
Glad to see The Beach Boys getting due recognition - except, if I'd been voting, I'd probably have had 'Good Vibrations' at number one. (Update: The full list is here.)

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