25 greatest Rock anthems?

The Final Countdown...enough said

 

1. Led Zeppelin / Stairway To Heaven / 1971

2. The Rolling Stones / (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction / 1965

3. Eagles / Hotel California / 1976

4. Queen / Bohemian Rhapsody / 1975

5. John Lennon / Imagine / 1971

6. The Doors / Light My Fire / 1967

7. Derek & The Dominos / Layla / 1970

8. Bob Dylan / Like A Rolling Stone / 1965

9. Steppenwolf / Born To Be Wild / 1968

10. Don McLean / American Pie / 1971

11. Police / Every Breath You Take / 1983

12. The Beatles / Hey Jude / 1968

13. Bruce Springsteen / Born To Run / 1975

14. The Rolling Stones / Brown Sugar / 1971

15. Aerosmith / Dream On / 1973

16. The Rolling Stones / Jumpin’ Jack Flash / 1968

17. Jimi Hendrix / Purple Haze / 1967

18. Jimi Hendrix / All Along The Watchtower / 1968

19. The Rolling Stones / Sympathy For The Devil / 1968

20. Van Morrison / Brown Eyed Girl / 1967

21. The Beatles / Yesterday / 1965

22. Creedence Clearwater Revival / Proud Mary / 1969

23. Lynyrd Skynyrd / Free Bird / 1973

24. The Who / My Generation / 1965

25. The Animals / House Of The Rising Sun / 1964

26. The Beatles / Day In The Life / 1967

27. Queen / We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions / 1977

28. The Rolling Stones / Honky Tonk Women / 1969

29. Buffalo Springfield / For What It’s Worth / 1967

30. Aerosmith / Walk This Way / 1975

31. The Beatles / Let It Be / 1970

32. The Who / Won’t Get Fooled Again / 1971

33. Boston / More Than A Feeling / 1976

34. Rod Stewart / Maggie May / 1971

35. The Beatles / I Want To Hold Your Hand / 1963

36. Fleetwood Mac / Go Your Own Way / 1977

37. The Beatles / Strawberry Fields Forever / 1967

38. Police / Roxanne / 1978

39. The Beatles / Come Together / 1969

40. Led Zeppelin / Whole Lotta Love / 1969

41. Lynyrd Skynyrd / Sweet Home Alabama / 1974

42. Elton John / Your Song / 1970

43. Pink Floyd / Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 / 1979

44. Aretha Franklin / Respect / 1967

45. Led Zeppelin / Rock & Roll / 1971

46. Beach Boys / Good Vibrations / 1966

47. Kinks / You Really Got Me / 1964

48. Moody Blues / Nights In White Satin / 1972

49. The Beatles / Revolution / 1968

50. Pink Floyd / Money / 1973

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This list is as ok as any.



Cruds, not sure if you are planning to make the competition the same as the band one a few years ago, but I think it would be cool to make a 32 song bracket. That way you could set up a poll for each one with youtube clips of both songs. Just a suggestion, do whatever the hell ya want.

Also, I suggest limiting one song per band. Makes it a lot more difficult to pick which song. You could have a "play-in" game to make the tournament with the two best Pink Floyd songs, two best beatles songs, etc...


(I have watched too much march madness today, bracket fever)

 

Cruds, I guess I understand what you mean by anthem...

R.O.C.K. In the USA - John Cougar Mellancamp
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Welcome to the Jungle - G 'n' R
Thunder Kiss '65 - White Zombie
Get It On - T-Rex
Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
Break on Through - The Doors
We Built This City - Starship

 

The more I think here, Rush should have some anthems included.

Bastille Day, Working Man, Spirit of Radio, etc