Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!)

[nicmos]

la la la la la can get annoying, but otherwise it's a great catchy tune.

[King Postwhore]

My Dad had the 45 and it was my introduction to Elton so of course I like this tune a ton.

[KevShmev]

I worked with a guy once on a construction project for a parking garage, putting the foundations in.

One day he sang the "la la la la" part of Crocodile Rock for six straight hours.

I hate that fucking song now. 

 

[Cool Chris]

Good Billy Squire song. Saw him open for Bad Company and Styx, he put on a fun show.

I hate that Elton song, hate it, hate it, hate it. Unlike Kev, I cannot see why anyone would like it.

[masterthes]

It's a hell of a catchy song. I enjoy it

[hefdaddy42]

No love for Crocodile Rock here.

[KevShmev]

The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

This song contains one of the most well-known riffs in rock history and, some would say, the first monster riff in a popular rock song.  It's hard to argue with that, being that it came out in 1965, and given how recognizable the song and riff both are.  I like the song, but I can't say it's ever been a favorite.  Its classic status is more than deserved, regardless.

[jingle.boy]

The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

This song contains one of the most well-known riffs in rock history and, some would say, the first monster riff in a popular rock song.  It's hard to argue with that, being that it came out in 1965, and given how recognizable the song and riff both are.  I like the song, but I can't say it's ever been a favorite.  Its classic status is more than deserved, regardless.

Spot on.  Probably a lot of people of my generation were introduced to the Stones through this song.  It's one of (if not) the first Stones tunes I remember hearing.  In the mid-80s this (along with a handful of others) were the staples playing on the rock stations I listened to, and usually the top Stones tune on the regular Top (insert # here) songs of all time countdowns.

[Orbert]

Yep, that about sums it up.  Sometimes you just had to be there, and then.

[JayOctavarium]

Meh

[Cool Chris]

Yep, that about sums it up.  Sometimes you just had to be there, and then.

Usually true, but this is one of those songs that people 100 years from now are going to look back on as one of the best songs in that nebulous genre of 'rock n roll.'

If you held a gun to my head and told me to pick the greatest rock song ever, and I didn't pick Stairway to Heaven, I would pick this.

[masterthes]

There are other greater Stones songs in my view, but there's still no denying how influential this song is

[hefdaddy42]

Definitely big, definitely influential, and if I never heard it again, that definitely be OK with me.

[jingle.boy]

There are other greater Stones songs in my view, but there's still no denying how influential this song is

Most certainly.  There are LOTS of Stones songs that are better.

[KevShmev]

The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

I like this song, but I don't love it.  It always seems like most people love it to death, largely because of the epic guitar solo by Eric Clapton, but while I think it is cool, it simply doesn't make it a Beatles song I revisit very often.  Maybe it gets lost for me in the middle of all of those great lesser-known songs on Disc 1 of the White Album, but it's always been I song I just liked.

[jingle.boy]

For me, this suffers the same fate as Rocky Mountain Way.  It was covered by Jeff Healey back in the day, and so now, Canadian radio stations only play that version to contribute to their Canadian content requirements.  Can't remember the last time I heard the Beatles version.

And I hate Jeff Heaely.

[Orbert]

I kinda thought Jeff Healey was cool when he first came on the scene years ago.  He had a cool sound, bluesy, kinda dirty.  But it didn't take long for me to realize that all his songs sounded like that, and to me that made them all sound the same.  When I hear his version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", I don't hear the song, I hear Jeff Healey.  Anything he does, I don't hear the song, I just hear Jeff Healey.

Anyway, I like this song a lot.  I always thought it was interesting that it's a George Harrison song, but it starts with a classic piano line by Paul, and features a solo not by George.

Trivia: George and Eric were good friends of course, and George asked Eric to play the solo, but the one thing he could not do was use a wah-wah pedal.  Wah-wah was everywhere at the time, and would have been perfect for a "weeping guitar" sound, but that's exactly why George didn't want it.  Too cliché.  So Eric came up with a sound and a way to play the solo to sound reminiscent of a weeping guitar without using a wah-wah pedal.

[Big Hath]

And I hate Jeff Heaely.

no love for Angel Eyes?

[Jaq]

Gonna go for a less obvious cover version: the instrumental version by Vinnie Moore from his Time Odyssey album, an album which featured keyboards by one Mr. Jordan Rudess. 

Great song, of course. Remember as a youngster hearing this song, not knowing Clapton played the solo-hell at the time I may have been at best vaguely aware Eric Clapton existed-and yet still figuring out none of the Beatles played it. 

[hefdaddy42]

Great song, and I also like Jeff Healey and his cover of it, so bite me lol

[King Postwhore]

The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

I like this song, but I don't love it.  It always seems like most people love it to death, largely because of the epic guitar solo by Eric Clapton, but while I think it is cool, it simply doesn't make it a Beatles song I revisit very often.  Maybe it gets lost for me in the middle of all of those great lesser-known songs on Disc 1 of the White Album, but it's always been I song I just liked.

Love this tune.

And I hate Jeff Heaely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqWADN0UubA

[Podaar]

I like this song, but I don't love it.  It always seems like most people love it to death, largely because of the epic guitar solo by Eric Clapton, but while I think it is cool, it simply doesn't make it a Beatles song I revisit very often.  Maybe it gets lost for me in the middle of all of those great lesser-known songs on Disc 1 of the White Album, but it's always been I song I just liked.

Exactly this. Well said 

[El Barto]

The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

This song contains one of the most well-known riffs in rock history and, some would say, the first monster riff in a popular rock song.  It's hard to argue with that, being that it came out in 1965, and given how recognizable the song and riff both are.  I like the song, but I can't say it's ever been a favorite.  Its classic status is more than deserved, regardless.

I like Devo's version better. It's more suited to their style.

[KevShmev]

The Who - Behind Blue Eyes

I've always liked this song a lot.  I really like the contract of the soft acoustic parts and the rocking middle section; the song is very dynamic in that respect.  Of the well-known songs from Who's Next, this is easily my 2nd favorite (behind the already-discussed Baba O'Riley).

[hefdaddy42]

LOVE this song, and was thrilled to see them play it as one of the encores during their Quadrophenia tour in the 90s.

[Podaar]

In my mind, this is the best The Who song ever put to tape! In fact, Who's Next is the only album of theirs I currently own largely on the strength of this song. Awesome vocal performance by Daltrey!

[Cool Chris]

Fantastic song, and one that sometimes gets lost in their list of 'greatest hits' despite deserving a top 3 spot. This one will never get old.

[KevShmev]

Yep, I should have mentioned more about Daltrey's vocals, but this is definitely a great performance.  I love his voice starts to show a little fury in the 2nd verse, as the music stays soft; it's like it's letting you know that the song is on the verge of exploding.  "And I blame you!"

[Orbert]

Not much to add.  Great song from a great album.

[KevShmev]

Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again

Good song, from my favorite Ozzy solo album.  Maybe it's because I was so nutty about the non-hits when I first got Diary of a Madman, but this has always been a song I viewed as good, but not one I really went out of my way to hear.  Granted, classic rock radio played the shit out of it back in my radio listening days, so I never really had to go out of my way to hear it.

[Podaar]

Completely love this one. And it was so true of our life-style at the time. A truly relevant anthem for my generation and completely kicks @ss.

 

[Orbert]

I'm not a huge fan of Ozzy's solo stuff, but I kinda like this one.  Great guitar work, good beat, catchy song overall.

[hefdaddy42]

Not bad, for Ozzy.  Not a huge fan.

[jingle.boy]

One of my faves from OO.  Crazy Train always got more air time up here, so it was a special treat when this got into the radio rotation.  Love this track.

[Jaq]

While I prefer Blizzard of Ozz, Flying High Again was actually the first song with Randy Rhoads playing on it I ever heard, and was the source of my first "holy shit who is that guy playing guitar?" moment involving him, so it will always have a soft spot in my musical heart. There's actually a ton of songs on Diary I like better than it, though-Over The Mountain, You Can't Kill Rock And Roll, Tonight, the title track-which says a lot about how good Diary was.