Okay, what easier way to score a couple of cheap hits and comments than with a meaningless list of my favorite rock songs? This is actually just an cut-and-paste job for me since I’ve been hashing this out in an ongoing debate with a friend sparked by his shocking and completely unreasonable refusal to admit that “Free Bird” is indeed one of the great rock anthems ever written. Yes, I know, it’s one of the most overplayed songs of all time. But I’ve been going through a Skynyrd phase recently and exploring the rest of their catalog, and it really does stand out as an amazing song, all the more so when you realize it came on their first album.
Anyway, I’ll admit one shortcoming of the list is a lack of anything after the late ’70s. I’ve focused on classic rock tunes since those still form the bulk of my formative musical memories. But even pulling in the ’80s and ’90s, I’m not sure there’s anything that would crack the top 10. “And Justice For All”, “Paradise City”, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, and “Even Flow” are great, but do they beat any of the songs below?
