Blowin’ In The Wind
98. Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In The Wind” is certainly among the best protest songs ever written, even though Dylan claimed, […]
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
97. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is a song by Roberta Flack that was written by Ewan
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Bird On A Wire
96. “Bird On A Wire” is a song by Leonard Cohen. Although the song is open to numerous interpretations and
Octopus’s Garden
95. “Octopus’ Garden” is only one of two songs written by Ringo Starr as drummer for the Beatles. The other
Road To Nowwhere
94. “Road to Nowhere” is a song by The Talking Heads that was written by David Byrne. It’s an upbeat
Piggies
93. “Piggies” is song by the Beatles that was written by George Harrison. The song was written to “pork” fun
Ripple
92. “Ripple” is a song by The Grateful Dead that was written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. The song
Mighty Wings
91. “Mighty Wings” by the band Cheap Trick was written by Harold Faltermeyer and Mark Spiro. The song was first
The Ballad of Curtis Loew
90. “The Ballad of Curtis Loew” was written by Allen Collins and Ron Van Zant and recoded by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Cold Cold Heart
89. “Cold Cold Heart” is a bluesy ballad written by Hank Williams to describe his first wife, Audrey, disposition. Each
Frankenstein
88. The song “Frankenstein” was written by Edgar Winter. This monstrous instrumental was the last song on the album They
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
87. The Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. I know
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Black Magic Woman
86. “Black Magic Woman” was originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac as written by band member Peter Green. The song became
Living in the Past
85. Jethro Tull was an inventor who perfected the seed drill in 1700 that made it easier sowed seeds in
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Night Moves
84. “Night Moves” is a song performed by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band that was written by Bob
Joy to the World
83. “Joy to the World” was written by Hoyt Axton and recorded by Three Dog Night. Who doesn’t love a
Sam Stone
82. “Sam Stone” by John Prine tells the sad story of a soldier returning from Viet Nam with a little
I Shall Be Released
81. “I Shall Be Released” was written by Bob Dylan in 1967 and first released by The Band on their
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Magic Bus
80. “Magic Bus” is a song by The Who that was written by Peter Townshend and Dennis Blandfor. The song
Killer Queen
79. “Killer Queen” was written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen. The song is about a very high-class prostitute
Bang A Gong (Get It On)
78. “Bang A Gong (Get It On) is a song by the glam rock song that was written by Marc
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Woodstock
77. Although Joni Mitchell didn’t attend the festival, she wrote the song, ‘Woodstock”, which tells the story of a festival
Up On the Roof
76. “Up On the Roof” is a song made famous by The Drifters. It was written by Carole King &
