Music for Roctober - #1 - The Beatles
Who else? There is The Beatles and then there are all the others. Honest. The best musical purchase I ever made was that of the Remastered Beatles releases - fourteen great albums to be played from start to finish with nary a hesitation (actually my boss and I each purchased seven).
But I digress. On with the countdown and our numero uno greatest rock song: "Hey Jude". Written by Paul McCartney either for young Julian Lennon as a song of comfort and encouragement during his mother and father's divorce or to get himself through a breakup. The song was written and recorded in 1968, was the longest single (at 7:11) to ever top the U.K. charts and stayed at the top of the U.S. charts longer than any other song by The Beatles - nine weeks. In three weeks, the song sold one million copies. The B-side of "Hey Jude" was "Revolution".
It is an intricate and beautiful song. . .na-na-na-na. . .
Let's build back up:
2. "Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones - 1965
3. "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys - 1966
4. "Hotel California" - Eagles - 1977
5. "Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen - 1975
6. "American Pie" - Don McLean - 1971
7. "My Generation" - The Who - 1965
8. "Like A Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan - 1965
9. "Let It Be" - The Beatles - 1970
10. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin - 1971
11. "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1974
12. "Purple Haze" - Jimi Hendrix - 1967
13. "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds - 1965
14. "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas and the Papas - 1965
15. "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks - 1964
16. "Layla" - Derek & The Dominos - 1970
17. "Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who - 1971
18. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles - 1963
19. "Me and Bobbie McGee" - Janis Joplin - 1971
20. "Gimme Some Lovin'" - The Spencer Davis Group - 1966
21. "Moondance" - Van Morrison - 1970
22. "Louie Louie" - The Kingsmen - 1963
23. "Train in Vain" - The Clash - 1979
24. "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath - 1970
25. "Dream On" - Aerosmith - 1973
26. "25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago - 1970
27. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen - 1975
28. "New Year's Day" - U2 - 1983
29. "Highway to Hell" - AC/DC - 1979
30. "For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield - 1967
31. "Wild Thing" - The Troggs - 1966
And there you have it. Whew.
But I digress. On with the countdown and our numero uno greatest rock song: "Hey Jude". Written by Paul McCartney either for young Julian Lennon as a song of comfort and encouragement during his mother and father's divorce or to get himself through a breakup. The song was written and recorded in 1968, was the longest single (at 7:11) to ever top the U.K. charts and stayed at the top of the U.S. charts longer than any other song by The Beatles - nine weeks. In three weeks, the song sold one million copies. The B-side of "Hey Jude" was "Revolution".
It is an intricate and beautiful song. . .na-na-na-na. . .
Let's build back up:
2. "Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones - 1965
3. "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys - 1966
4. "Hotel California" - Eagles - 1977
5. "Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen - 1975
6. "American Pie" - Don McLean - 1971
7. "My Generation" - The Who - 1965
8. "Like A Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan - 1965
9. "Let It Be" - The Beatles - 1970
10. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin - 1971
11. "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1974
12. "Purple Haze" - Jimi Hendrix - 1967
13. "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds - 1965
14. "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas and the Papas - 1965
15. "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks - 1964
16. "Layla" - Derek & The Dominos - 1970
17. "Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who - 1971
18. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles - 1963
19. "Me and Bobbie McGee" - Janis Joplin - 1971
20. "Gimme Some Lovin'" - The Spencer Davis Group - 1966
21. "Moondance" - Van Morrison - 1970
22. "Louie Louie" - The Kingsmen - 1963
23. "Train in Vain" - The Clash - 1979
24. "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath - 1970
25. "Dream On" - Aerosmith - 1973
26. "25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago - 1970
27. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen - 1975
28. "New Year's Day" - U2 - 1983
29. "Highway to Hell" - AC/DC - 1979
30. "For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield - 1967
31. "Wild Thing" - The Troggs - 1966
And there you have it. Whew.
Great job Kurt. Thanks so much. E.
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