# Rolling Stone Best Songs Over 7 Minutes. They miss any? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418 "2014-11-12T04:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/1 "2014-11-12T04:38:02Z")
> **[Rolling Stone Magazine Fifty Best Songs Over Seven Minutes Long](https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/rolling-stone-magazine-fifty-best-songs-over-seven-minutes-long.133756/)** > > Here is a new list by Rolling Stone Magazine. > www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17504918/ > > In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers Band > Bella... (Its from 7 years ago) Here’s some I think they missed: Ten Years After _Going Home_ Doors _Light my Fire_ Allman Brothers _Jessica_, _Dreams_ CSN _Sweet Judy Blue Eyes_ CCR _Heard It From the Grapevine_ Joe Walsh _Life’s Been Good_ Led Zep _Kashmir_, _Stairway_, _How Many More Times_ Neil Young _Down By The River_, _Cowgirl In The Sand_ Pink Floyd _Us and Them_, _Breath_ Traffic _Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys_ Any others? ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/2 "2014-11-12T04:44:08Z")
Prince - D.M.S.R., It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night James Brown - The Payback Husker Du - Reoccurring Dreams Rush - La Villa Strangiato U2 - Bad (Live) [from _Wide Awake in America_] The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/3 "2014-11-12T04:56:39Z")
It says 50 Best, so it’s not meant to be all-inclusive, but I’ll add: Roll Over Beethoven by the Electric Light Orchestra Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/4 "2014-11-12T05:10:28Z")
_Rosalita_ - Bruce Springsteen There were three other songs over seven minutes from the same album, _The Wild, the Innocent, & the E-Street Shuffle_: _KItty’s Back_, _New York City Serenade_ and _Incident on 57th Street._ All great songs, imo. Love that album. Here’s a live version of [New York City Serenade.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-IZWISZ8CY) ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/5 "2014-11-12T05:10:46Z")
Some more: My Bloody Valentine - Soon Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) The Stooges - Dirt The Church - Life Speeds Up Stevie Wonder - Love’s In Need Of Love Today Outkast - Spottieottiedopaliscious Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel No. 2 Buzzcocks - I Believe The Coup - Me and Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night Parliament - Flashlight Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name Slint - Good Morning, Captain Public Image Ltd. - Pop Tones ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/6 "2014-11-12T05:43:44Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > My Bloody Valentine - Soon Good one. One of my favorite songs, period. (Although it might be missing because, depending on where you look, its length is anywhere from 6:58-7:01.) My first thought was Television’s “Marquee Moon.” But I see that Rolling Stone got that one. so, I’ll go with: Kanye West - Runaway Stone Roses - Fools Gold Van Morrison - Madame George Neu! - Hallogallo Smashing Pumpkins - For Martha ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/7 "2014-11-12T05:51:56Z")
The Quarrymen - I Want You (She’s So Heavy) ---
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The Who - A Quick One (While He’s Away) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/9 "2014-11-12T06:50:11Z")
I don’t think there’s any songs on my playlist that are _under_ seven minutes. Just a sampling of what they missed: The Beatles “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” (7:47) Billy Joel “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” (7:36) Deep Purple “Child in Time” (10:15) The Devin Townsend Project “The Mighty Masturbator” (16:38) Dream Theater “A Change of Seasons” (23:08) Edge of Sanity “Crimson” (40:00) Emerson, Lake & Palmer “Karn Evil 9” (29:32) Fates Warning “The Ivory Gate of Dreams” (21:25) Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Welcome to the Pleasuredome” (13:40) Genesis “In the Cage (Medley: Cinema Show/Slippermen)” from 3 Sides Live (11:52) Golden Earring “Twilight Zone” (7:55) Helloween “Keeper of the Seven Keys” (13:37) Iron Maiden “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (13:45) Jethro Tull “Thick as a Brick (part 1)” (22:45) Kansas “Song for America” (10:03) King Crimson “21st Century Schizoid Man” (7:20) Mercyful Fate “Satan’s Fall” (11:21) Metallica “Master of Puppets” (8:38) Molly Hatchet “Fall of the Peacemakers” (8:03) Moonsorrow “Jäästä Syntynyt/Varjojen Virta (Born of Ice/Stream of Shadows)” (30:10) Motorhead “Just 'Cos You’ve Got the Power” (7:30) Opeth “Deliverance” (13:36) Peter Frampton “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)” (14:17) Peter Gabriel “Biko” (7:27) Pink Floyd “Interstellar Overdrive” (9:41) Porcupine Tree “The Sky Moves Sideways (Alternate Version)” (34:42) Queen “The Prophet’s Song” (8:20) Queensryche “Suite Sister Mary” (10:41) Renaissance “Ashes Are Burning” (11:20) Sleep “Dopesmoker” (63:31) Sunn O))) “Ra at Dusk” (14:43) Transatlantic “The Whirlwind” (77:54) X-Japan “Art of Life” (29:00) Yes “Close to the Edge” (18:50) Justin Timberlake…wtf??? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/10 "2014-11-12T07:10:28Z")
Light My Fire comes in several versions. The album version is just over at 7:05, but the long radio version appears to be 4:40. While I like that song, I don’t think the length adds much, while the End it is necessary. Same with Blue Monday: the 1988 version was just over 4 minutes. I’d consider them both to count because of the album version, but whatever. Looks like they were going with “single best long song by artists.” And Sister Ray has its moments, but Heroin is better. Off Tool’s Ænima, Eulogy, Pushit, and Third Eye are all long enough. I’d probably vote that first one personally. Plus a bunch more of theirs qualify off other albums. What no “Disgustipated”? 🙂 The Damned - Curtain Call – 17:13 Huh, Dead Flag Blues is only 6 minutes, seems longer. Cortez the Killer - great song, stupid lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/11 "2014-11-12T07:33:29Z")
Grateful Dead - Dark Star, Wharf Rat, and many, many others. Neil Young - Like A Hurricane, Down By The River, Cowgirl In The Sand, and many others. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/12 "2014-11-12T07:36:58Z")
Thought of a few more: The Cure “Disintegration” (8:18) Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” (8:24) Guns N’ Roses “November Rain” (8:53) Led Zeppelin “In My Time of Dying” (11:04) Rush “Xanadu” (11:07) Steely Dan “Deacon Blues” (7:36) ---
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I assume the lack of Sigur Rós songs is because most of the song names are too hard to type. 🙂 If I had to choose one, I think I’d personally go for “Sæglópur” over “Untitled 8” and most of _Ágætis byrjun_. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/14 "2014-11-12T14:34:58Z")
[Epitaph](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWtOz7GVxJM)- King Crimson [Phoenix](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIwkijLCAo)- Wishbone Ash [Sabre Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyvy9tORfSc) - Love Sculpture And, too many to list from [Godspeed You Black Emperor](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=godspeed+you+black+emperor). ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/15 "2014-11-12T15:00:22Z")
“Living for the City” by Stevie Wonder. Wikipedia says it was #105 in Rolling Stone’s list of the best songs of all time. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/16 "2014-11-12T15:07:27Z")
What about the long version of Billy Idol’s White Wedding? I always liked it much more than the short version. ---
**Author:** ![Abracadebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Abracadebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abracadebra)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/17 "2014-11-12T16:26:42Z")
Hey Jude. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/18 "2014-11-12T16:36:18Z")
Well, with the passing of Big Bank Hank, I’d like to throw up a mention of the long version of “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418/19 "2014-11-12T16:46:31Z")
> [@Abracadebra](#): > > Hey Jude. That one’s on the Rolling Stone list. ---
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> [@Kimble](#): > > I assume the lack of Sigur Rós songs is because most of the song names are too hard to type. 🙂 If I had to choose one, I think I’d personally go for “Sæglópur” over “Untitled 8” and most of _Ágætis byrjun_. Svgen-g-englar is on the Rolling Stone list. That along with Olsen Olsen & Ágætis byrjun (the song) are hard to pick a single favorite from myself. More recently: Ára bátur. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-best-songs-over-7-minutes-they-miss-any/704418.md?page=2)