# Define Rock 'n' Roll in 20 seconds **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495 "2007-11-15T04:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495/21 "2007-11-15T21:59:14Z")
For me, it’s the opening riff of [Money for Nothing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDpMqKSrr7Y&feature=related) (1:50 to 2:16). Nothing beats that except maybe Chuck Berry. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495/22 "2007-11-15T22:17:30Z")
[Ten Years After.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHw9b4BBV9Y) The song starts at :26. Great thread! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495/23 "2007-11-16T04:08:57Z")
I surprised myself when I decided to use [this](http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf-Q2rDd6Tw) as my example. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495/24 "2007-11-16T04:18:01Z")
**Blondebear** took mine. So here’s some [Ministry](http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBKTo5K14M). 23 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495/25 "2007-11-16T05:23:38Z")
[QUOTE=ForumBot] WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (scream for 20 seconds) [/QUOTE] We won’t get fooled again! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495/26 "2007-11-16T05:26:17Z")
I think that WGFA is more like YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! **DUMP-DAH-DUMMMMM** … ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495/27 "2007-11-16T05:32:16Z")
Johnny B Goode was what I thought of too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-rock-n-roll-in-20-seconds/426495.md?page=1)