# Classic rock song suggestions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337 "2004-03-15T02:03:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/1 "2004-03-15T02:03:49Z")
Hey guys, I’m burning a comp CD of classic rock songs (60s, 70s) but I don’t have enough to fill the 80 min CD even half. The thing is, I’ve got the majority of what you would called the real classics of classic rock, I need some more suggestions for songs! Stuff I’m into (although I am flexible): Pink Floyd (got the lot) Led Zep (99% of songs I’ll have) Hendrix (99% of songs I’ll have) Rolling Stones (Have the more well-known songs) The Doors (Have the moe well-know songs) I also have sporadic classics, stuff like Imagine, Dream on, American pie and the like. Dopers, my CD is in your hands. ---
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/2 "2004-03-15T02:53:39Z")
What, no Who songs? I would definitely put in a few of their classics, like “Won’t Get Fooled Again” or “Baba O’Reiley” I’d also put some very early Police songs and maybe one from The Cars’ first album. Maybe something from “The Yesalbum”…“All Good People” or Starship Troupers" ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/3 "2004-03-15T03:12:12Z")
Sorry, double posted! > **[Classic rock song suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=245079)** > > Hey guys, I’m burning a comp CD of classic rock songs (60s, 70s) but I don’t have enough to fill the 80 min CD even half. The thing is, I’ve got the majority of what you would called the real classics of classic rock, I need some more suggestions for... ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/4 "2004-03-15T03:21:06Z")
You can’t fill a single CD? What’s wrong with you, man? From my mp3 list: Bad Company’s “Shooting Star” Elton John “Funeral For the Dying” The Who: anything from “Tommy” You do have “Layla”, dontcha? “Woodstock”, “Judy Blue Eyes”, and “Love the One You’re With” by CSNY Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” Eric Clapton and George Harrison: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” Elton John “Tiny Dancer” Grateful Dead “Touch of Grey” Procol Harum “Whiter Shade of Pale” David Bowie “Major Tom” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/5 "2004-03-15T07:52:00Z")
The Dead recorded Touch of Grey in 1987. If you want some 60s or 70s stuff, you can get most of their classic stuff, like Uncle John’s Band, St. Stephen, Box of Rain, Friend of the Devil, Truckin’, Unbroken Chain, Terrapin Station, etc. And of course I’d recommend anything Allman Brothers-related. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leechboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Leechboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leechboy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/6 "2004-03-15T09:23:23Z")
Being from Oz, I’ll give you a sample of what constitutes classic 70’s Aus Rock - Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock Spectrum - I’ll Be Gone Madder Lake - 12lb Tootbrush Chain - Black & Blue Billy Thorpe - Most People I Know Zoot - Elanor Rigby Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn. Russell Morris - The Real Thing Stevie Wright - Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3. If you a Doors fan, try searching for Ships Without Sails, one of my favourites of theirs, possibly because it’s from one of the albums without Morrison. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/7 "2004-03-15T11:30:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Elton John “Funeral For the Dying” That’s “Funeral for a Friend”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/8 "2004-03-15T12:03:38Z")
Since you’ve already got Zep/Floyd/Hendrix… Bowie: Rebel Rebel, Suffragette City, Heroes The Who: **Gail** ’s suggestions plus My Generation, Pinball Wizard, too many others to list Thin Lizzy: The Boys are Back in Town, The Rocker (preferably off Live and Dangerous) I’m not a fan of all the other stuff the following acts have done but these are classic tracks. Deep Purple: Child in Time, Burn, Mistreated (can’t bring myself to mention Smoke o…ach ::chokes:🙂 Free: Alright Now, Mr Big Mike Oldfiled: Tubular Bells - admittedly a bit tricky to fit in ACDC: Let There be Rock, Whole Lotta Rosie Status Quo: Caroline, Down Down (maybe a little cheezy 🙂 ) Having re-read the OP: Are you asking for suggestions out of your Floyd/Zep/etc collection? In which case we’re all barking up the wrong tree here. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/9 "2004-03-15T12:33:12Z")
> [@Leechboy](#): > > Being from Oz, I’ll give you a sample of what constitutes classic 70’s Aus Rock - > > Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock > Spectrum - I’ll Be Gone > Madder Lake - 12lb Tootbrush > Chain - Black & Blue > Billy Thorpe - Most People I Know > Zoot - Elanor Rigby > Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn. > Russell Morris - The Real Thing > Stevie Wright - Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3. Thanks for the memories. I’ve seen all of them live. Since it’s 60s or 70s I’d throw in: Masters Apprentices - Do What You Wanna Do, Undecided, Buried and Dead. Easybeats - Friday On My Mind, Sorry, Wedding Ring, Come and See Her etc Skyhooks - Livin’ In the Seventies, Million Dollar Riff, Women In Uniform etc. The Saints - I’m Stranded Rose Tattoo - Bad Boy For Love and dozens more. Great times. You have reminded me what a thrill it has been to see so many great bands live. ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/10 "2004-03-15T15:58:56Z")
I tend to stay away from the tried and true with rock mixes. Some great, great songs that rarely, if ever, make it to “classic” rock radio: “I’m a Mover” Free “Two Trains,” Little Feat “Hot 'n Nasty,” Humble Pie “Shinin’ On,” Grand Funk “Never in My Life,” Mountain “Empty Pages,” Traffic “Minstrel in the Gallery,” Jethro Tull “Love Machine,” Uriah Heep “Telegram Sam,” T. Rex “All Down the Line,” Rolling Stones “Raped and Freezin’,” Alice Cooper “Bo Diddley (live),” Bob Seger “Golden Age of Leather,” Blue Oyster Cult “All the Young Girls Love Alice,” Elton John “Fancy Space Odyssey,” Bloodrock “Robot Man,” Scorpions “Jealous Lover,” Rainbow “Mr. Speed,” Kiss “Woman of the World,” Aerosmith “Dragon Attack,” Queen (In my humble opinion, the worst enemy of classic rock is classic rock radio. You’d think Bad Company had a grand total of three songs in their ouvere.) ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/11 "2004-03-15T16:29:50Z")
You mentioned “Dream On,” which is great, of course, but Aerosmith had a lot of other awesome music in the ‘70s. You might want to consider Mama Kin (a must have), Same Old Song & Dance, Train Kept a Rollin’, Sweet Emotion, Back in the Saddle, and Last Child. There are many more, but you get the picture. Also, don’t forget Iron Man (Black Sabbath). It’s the ultimate head-banging-in-the-car song. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/12 "2004-03-15T20:03:33Z")
Why don’t you close it out with the greatest song of 1979, Rainbow’s version of “Since You’ve Been Gone”? ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/13 "2004-03-15T21:21:42Z")
You have to have some **Emerson, Lake and Palmer** in there. While they’re best known for songs like “Still, You Turn Me On”, “From the Beginning” and “Karnevil No. 9” (“Welcome my friends, to the show that never ends…”) They have plenty of other good tracks. I was also going to suggest **Boston** , but classic rock radio stations tend to play the hell out of Boston. **Styx** should also be on your list (anything before _Paradise Theater_ was released). ---
**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/14 "2004-03-15T21:55:51Z")
Moody Bastard mentioned “Raped And Freezin’” by Alice Cooper, which is one of their many lesser-known “classics”. But, for a relatively accurate sampling of their best-known mainstream “classics”, you can always get their greatest hits compilation… “I’m Eighteen” (_Love It To Death_ 1971) “Is It My Body” (_Love It To Death_ 1971) “Desperado” (_Killer_ 1971) “Under My Wheels” (_Killer_ 1971) “Be My Lover” (_Killer_ 1971) “School’s Out” (_School’s Out_ 1972) “Hello Hooray” (_Billion Dollar Babies_ 1973) “Elected” (_Billion Dollar Babies_ 1973) “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (_Billion Dollar Babies_ 1973) “Billion Dollar Babies” (_Billion Dollar Babies_ 1973) “Teenage Lament '74” (_Muscle of Love_ 1973) “Muscle Of Love” (_Muscle of Love_ 1973) And, you shouldn’t forget Alice Cooper’s best known solo-work - “Welcome To My Nightmare” (from the 1975 album of the same name). Also, I don’t think Mr. Kobayashi is looking for “classic rock ballads”, but here are four consecutive “classic” hits from Alice the Man… “Only Women Bleed” (_Welcome To My Nightmare_ 1975) “I Never Cry” (_Goes To Hell_ 1976) “You And Me” (_Lace And Whiskey_ 1977) “How You Gonna See Me Now” (_From The Inside_ 1978) Anyhoo… ---
**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/15 "2004-03-15T21:58:15Z")
For the record, “I’m Eighteen”, “School’s Out”, “Welcome To My Nightmare”, and “Only Women Bleed” are, IMO, Alice Cooper’s best known “classic” hits. Anyhoo… ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/16 "2004-03-15T22:05:48Z")
Blimey, **TOTPB.** I sudddenly have an uncontrollable hankering for the Coop. ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/17 "2004-03-15T22:07:08Z")
Doh, sorry. **TOTBP.** ---
**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/18 "2004-03-15T22:22:53Z")
What about some The Steve Miller Band’s Space Cowboy? ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/19 "2004-03-15T22:47:07Z")
Her Strut – Bob Seger Touch Too Much – AC/DC Red – Sammy Hagar Barracuda – Heart Fool For The City – Fog Hat Dont Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult Mississippi Queen – Mountain Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple Iron Man – Black Sabath Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337/20 "2004-03-15T23:45:52Z")
> [@TOTBP](#): > > For the record, “I’m Eighteen”, “School’s Out”, “Welcome To My Nightmare”, and “Only Women Bleed” are, IMO, Alice Cooper’s best known “classic” hits. > > Anyhoo… How could you possibly leave _Poison_ out of that list? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-suggestions/234337.md?page=2)