# Epic Song Madness **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661 "2008-07-24T21:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/21 "2008-07-25T15:00:28Z")
[QUOTE=KGS] Disappointed that there’s no Jethro Tull, Rush, Yes, Bruce Springsteen or Iron Maiden represented…OTOH I see this is based on a _Rolling Stone_ list so I’m not surprised. 😉 [/QUOTE] There’s no Grateful Dead either. I’m not a big Deadhead but I’m sure at least one of their extended suites should be in a competition like this - the whole Cryptical Envelopment/The Other One would be my pick. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/22 "2008-07-25T15:07:25Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 10 **Walk This Way** - Run DMC 8 **Planet Rock** - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 15 **Bittersweet Symphony** - The Verve 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 4 **Heroes** - David Bowie 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 5 **Love And Happiness** - Al Green 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 10 **Sweet Child O’ Mine** - Guns N’ Roses 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/23 "2008-07-25T15:08:35Z")
No Heart, either – Mistral Wind is 6:40 and certainly epic. (In the sense of pompous and far-reaching, that is. It’s one of my guilty pleasures.) ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/24 "2008-07-25T16:23:58Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin 12 **Cortez The Killer** - Neil Young 6 **Both Sides Now** - Joni Mitchell 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 15 **Whipping Post** - The Allman Brothers Band \<\<\\>\> 14 **Marquee Moon** - Television 13 **The End** - The Doors 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/25 "2008-07-25T18:26:44Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 15 **Bittersweet Symphony** - The Verve 14 **Wild Horses** - The Rolling Stones 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 13 **The End** - The Doors 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 10 **Sweet Child O’ Mine** - Guns N’ Roses 9 **Lose Yourself** - Eminem [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/26 "2008-07-25T20:12:30Z")
Division A 16 **I Feel Love** - Donna Summer\* 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 6 **Both Sides Now** - Joni Mitchell 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin\*\* 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 9 **Desolation Row** - Bob Dylan Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 15 **Bittersweet Symphony** - The Verve 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 11 **Pictures Of You** - The Cure 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 9 **Lose Yourself** - Eminem - I have a feeling I’ll be one of, if not the, only one to pick this one–but I’ve never been a big Beatles fan. \*\* This was the only hard one for me. I love both “Stairway” and “Sandman”. But the former is older and more classic, so there you go. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/27 "2008-07-25T20:18:21Z")
[QUOTE=winterhawk11] - I have a feeling I’ll be one of, if not the, only one to pick this one–but I’ve never been a big Beatles fan. [/QUOTE] I didn’t pick it only because I never heard it. I didnt answer that one because I refuse to vote for Hey Jude because I really dislike it, especially _since_ this is an Epic Poll and the worst part about it is its length – if it were cut to around 2/2 1/2 minutes I might even like it. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/28 "2008-07-25T20:40:05Z")
Division A 1 Hey Jude - The Beatles 15 Tiny Dancer - Elton John pass 4 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 5 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley 6 Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell 10 Walk This Way - Run DMC 9 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin 15 White Room - Cream 3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones 4 Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan 5 Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who 6 Purple Rain - Prince pass 8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations Division C 16 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple pass 3 A Day In The Life - The Beatles pass 5 The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel pass 7 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 8 Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 2 Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 3 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 4 Hotel California - The Eagles 12 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd pass pass pass ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/29 "2008-07-25T23:09:55Z")
Division A 1 Hey Jude - The Beatles 2 Layla - Derek And The Dominos 3 Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan (Because I really hate _Baba O’Riley_.) 13 Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown (not a huge Zeppelin fan either.) 5 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (I like Neil Young but huh?) 6 Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell 7 The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King 9 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin 16 Enter Sandman - Metallica (This is tough - I don’t care for either song. Pass.) 15 White Room - Cream Also tough, I like both songs.) 3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones 13 That’s The Way Of The World - Earth Wind & Fire 5 Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who 12 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart (Neither one is worthy of a vote. Pass.) 6 Purple Rain - Prince 10 Good Times - Chic (Probably wouldn’t dislike _Lust for Life_ so much were it not for that cruise commercial.) 8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations Division C 16 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple 2 What’d I Say Parts I & II - Ray Charles (I really wanted to vote for both.) 3 A Day In The Life - The Beatles 13 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 5 The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 6 Kashmir - Led Zeppelin (It’s not Madonna’s awesomeness, but the choir behind her, that makes this a tough choice.) 7 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 8 Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (I don’t like this song, but I’ve never heard the other one. Hard to call it an epic for me if I don’t know it.) Division D 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (Dislike both.) 2 Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 3 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 4 Hotel California - The Eagles (Not a huge fan of this song, but dislike _The End_ more.) 12 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (Sorry, Al. Not up against Pink Floyd.) 11 Pictures Of You - The Cure 10 Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses (Oh, Maggie, I wish I’d never heard that song.) 8 Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/30 "2008-07-25T23:15:11Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 3 **Tangled Up In Blue** - Bob Dylan 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 6 **Both Sides Now** - Joni Mitchell 10 **Walk This Way** - Run DMC 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 16 **Enter Sandman** - Metallica 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 13 **That’s The Way Of The World** - Earth Wind & Fire 12 **Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?** - Rod Stewart 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 4 **Heroes** - David Bowie 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 9 **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugar Hill Gang Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 11 **Pictures Of You** - The Cure 10 **Sweet Child O’ Mine** - Guns N’ Roses 9 **Lose Yourself** - Eminem I feel that Bob Dylan was overrepresented in this Madness. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/31 "2008-07-26T01:29:25Z")
Very cool idea for a Madness thread! Division A 1 Hey Jude - The Beatles 16 I Feel Love - Donna Summer 2 Layla - Derek And The Dominos 15 Tiny Dancer - Elton John 3 Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan 14 Baba O’Riley - The Who 4 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 13 Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown 5 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley 12 Cortez The Killer - Neil Young 6 Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell 11 Stan - Eminem 7 The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King 10 Walk This Way - Run DMC 8 Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force 9 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin 16 Enter Sandman - Metallica 2 Light My Fire - The Doors 15 White Room - Cream 3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones 14 I Cant Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt 4 Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan 13 That’s The Way Of The World - Earth Wind & Fire PASS: 5 Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who 12 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart 6 Purple Rain - Prince 11 Love Shack - The B-52’s 7 Lust For Life - Iggy Pop 10 Good Times - Chic 8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations 9 Desolation Row - Bob Dylan Division C 1 Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan 16 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple 2 What’d I Say Parts I & II - Ray Charles 15 Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve 3 A Day In The Life - The Beatles 14 Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones 4 Heroes - David Bowie 13 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 5 The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 12 Iron Man - Black Sabbath 6 Kashmir - Led Zeppelin _I hate hate hate hate this song!_ 11 Like a Prayer - Madonna 7 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 10 Paranoid Android - Radiohead 8 Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 9 Rapper’s Delight - The Sugar Hill Gang _Toughest choice–neither one really grab me_ Division D 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 16 Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan 2 Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 15 Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band 3 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 14 Marquee Moon - Television 4 Hotel California - The Eagles 13 The End - The Doors PASS: 5 Love And Happiness - Al Green 12 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd PASS: 6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 11 Pictures Of You - The Cure 7 Maggie May - Rod Stewart 10 Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses 8 Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor 9 Lose Yourself - Eminem ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/32 "2008-07-26T02:33:28Z")
Division A 1 Hey Jude - The Beatles 16 I Feel Love - Donna Summer Hey Jude - The Beatles; Donna Summer ??? 2 Layla - Derek And The Dominos 15 Tiny Dancer - Elton John Layla - Derek And The Dominos, epic song 3 Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan 14 Baba O’Riley - The Who Tough choice, Baba O’Riley - The Who 4 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 13 Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin 5 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley 12 Cortez The Killer - Neil Young Cortez The Killer - Neil Young 6 Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell 11 Stan - Eminem Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell; rap sucks 7 The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King 10 Walk This Way - Run DMC The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King 8 Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force 9 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Huh ?? Division B 1 Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin 16 Enter Sandman - Metallica Surprisingly tough choice; but gotta go with Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin 2 Light My Fire - The Doors 15 White Room - Cream You’re killing me on this one, Light My Fire - The Doors 3 You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones 14 I Cant Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt Since I can’t get **Gimme Shelter** I’ll have to pass 4 Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan 13 That’s The Way Of The World - Earth Wind & Fire Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan 5 Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who 12 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who 6 Purple Rain - Prince 11 Love Shack - The B-52’s Love Shack - The B-52’s 7 Lust For Life - Iggy Pop 10 Good Times - Chic pass 8 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations 9 Desolation Row - Bob Dylan Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations, great song Division C 1 Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan 16 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple 2 What’d I Say Parts I & II - Ray Charles 15 Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve pass 3 A Day In The Life - The Beatles 14 Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones A Day In The Life - The Beatles 4 Heroes - David Bowie 13 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 5 The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 12 Iron Man - Black Sabbath You’re killing me on this one too, two wildly different- but great songs- The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel 6 Kashmir - Led Zeppelin 11 Like a Prayer - Madonna Kashmir - Led Zeppelin 7 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 10 Paranoid Android - Radiohead Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen 8 Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 9 Rapper’s Delight - The Sugar Hill Gang Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd; raps sucks Division D 1 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 16 Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 2 Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 15 Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band Now I am dead, Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 3 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 14 Marquee Moon - Television Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel 4 Hotel California - The Eagles 13 The End - The Doors The End - The Doors 5 Love And Happiness - Al Green 12 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd 6 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 11 Pictures Of You - The Cure Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 7 Maggie May - Rod Stewart 10 Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses Maggie May - Rod Stewart 8 Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor 9 Lose Yourself – Eminem rap sucks, and so does Sinead O’Connor, pass ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/33 "2008-07-26T15:10:35Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 10 **Walk This Way** - Run DMC 8 **Planet Rock** - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 10 **Good Times** - Chic 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 1 **Like A Rolling Stone** - Bob Dylan 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel 11 **Like a Prayer** - Madonna 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 9 **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugar Hill Gang Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 15 **Whipping Post** - The Allman Brothers Band 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 10 **Sweet Child O’ Mine** - Guns N’ Roses 8 **Nothing Compares to You** - Sinnead O’Connor ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/34 "2008-07-26T20:23:46Z")
Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 10 **Walk This Way** - Run DMC 8 **Planet Rock** - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force Division B 16 **Enter Sandman** - Metallica 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 1 **Like A Rolling Stone** - Bob Dylan 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath 11 **Like a Prayer** - Madonna 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 9 **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugar Hill Gang Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 14 **Marquee Moon** - Television 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 11 **Pictures Of You** - The Cure 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661/35 "2008-07-26T20:36:13Z")
Division A 16 **I Feel Love** - Donna Summer 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 6 **Both Sides Now** - Joni Mitchell 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King I detest Hey Jude. Three minutes or so of monotonous tune and three minutes of utter boredom. I don’t know either of the songs in the last clash, so I’ll abstain. Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 15 **White Room** - Cream 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Again, there are pairings I don’t know either of. At least this division has a clear favourite. Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 15 **Bittersweet Symphony** - The Verve 14 **Wild Horses** - The Rolling Stones 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd This division is heading for one single tough fight - Bohemian Rhaphsody vs Free Bird. Division D 15 **Whipping Post** - The Allman Brothers Band 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 11 **Pictures Of You** - The Cure 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor I’d have liked to see a Yes song in this. Roundabout would be the song that most would have heard of. But the selection criterion was what it was, and thus the song didn’t appear. ---
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Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 10 **Walk This Way** - Run DMC 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 16 **Enter Sandman** - Metallica 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 10 **Good Times** - Chic 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 1 **Like A Rolling Stone** - Bob Dylan 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 4 **Heroes** - David Bowie 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 16 **Visions of Johanna** - Bob Dylan 15 **Whipping Post** - The Allman Brothers Band 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 5 **Love And Happiness** - Al Green 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
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Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King … Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 15 **White Room** - Cream 14 **I Cant Make You Love Me** - Bonnie Raitt 13 **That’s The Way Of The World** - Earth Wind & Fire 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 14 **Wild Horses** - The Rolling Stones 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin mwahahahahaha…holy shit that one made me laugh 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 9 **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugar Hill Gang Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
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Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 3 **Tangled Up In Blue** - Bob Dylan 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown 12 **Cortez The Killer** - Neil Young 6 **Both Sides Now** - Joni Mitchell 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King 8 **Planet Rock** - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force Division B 16 **Enter Sandman** - Metallica 2 **Light My Fire** - The Doors 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 13 **That’s The Way Of The World** - Earth Wind & Fire 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 11 **Love Shack** - The B-52’s 10 **Good Times** - Chic 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 1 **Like A Rolling Stone** - Bob Dylan 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 4 **Heroes** - David Bowie 12 **Iron Man** - Black Sabbath 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 9 **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugar Hill Gang Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 14 **Marquee Moon** - Television 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 10 **Sweet Child O’ Mine** - Guns N’ Roses 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
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Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 2 **Layla** - Derek And The Dominos 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 13 **Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine** - James Brown 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 6 **Both Sides Now** - Joni Mitchell 7 **The Thrill Is Gone** - B.B. King 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 15 **White Room** - Cream 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 5 **Won’t Get Fooled Again** - The Who 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 1 **Like A Rolling Stone** - Bob Dylan 2 **What’d I Say Parts I & II** - Ray Charles 14 **Wild Horses** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Heroes** - David Bowie 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel 6 **Kashmir** - Led Zeppelin 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 8 **Free Bird** - Lynyrd Skynyrd Division D 16 **Visions of Johanna** - Bob Dylan 15 **Whipping Post** - The Allman Brothers Band 14 **Marquee Moon** - Television 13 **The End** - The Doors 5 **Love And Happiness** - Al Green 6 **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 7 **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart 8 **Nothing Compares 2 U** - Sinead O’Connor ---
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Wow, this was tough! I found myself sorely wishing some pairings were different, a few times I had to choose between songs I adore while others were more eenie meenie miney. Division A 1 **Hey Jude** - The Beatles 15 **Tiny Dancer** - Elton John 14 **Baba O’Riley** - The Who 4 **Whole Lotta Love** - Led Zeppelin 5 **Suspicious Minds** - Elvis Presley 11 **Stan** - Eminem 10 **Walk This Way** - Run DMC 9 **Hallelujah** - Jeff Buckley Division B 1 **Stairway To Heaven** - Led Zeppelin 15 **White Room** - Cream 3 **You Can’t Always Get What You Want** - The Rolling Stones 4 **Mr. Tambourine Man** - Bob Dylan 12 **Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?** - Rod Stewart 6 **Purple Rain** - Prince 7 **Lust For Life** - Iggy Pop 8 **Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone** - The Temptations Division C 16 **Smoke On The Water** - Deep Purple 15 **Bittersweet Symphony** - The Verve 3 **A Day In The Life** - The Beatles 13 **Wish You Were Here** - Pink Floyd 5 **The Boxer** - Simon & Garfunkel 11 **Like a Prayer** - Madonna 7 **Bohemian Rhapsody** - Queen 9 **Rapper’s Delight** - The Sugar Hill Gang Division D 1 **Smells Like Teen Spirit** - Nirvana 2 **Sympathy For The Devil** - The Rolling Stones 3 **Bridge Over Troubled Water** - Simon & Garfunkel 4 **Hotel California** - The Eagles 12 **Comfortably Numb** - Pink Floyd 11 **Pictures Of You** - The Cure 10 **Sweet Child O’ Mine** - Guns N’ Roses 9 **Lose Yourself** - Eminem [/QUOTE] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness/457661.md?page=3)