# Your top three rock and roll songs of all time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 28, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884 "2024-11-28T01:07:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/101 "2024-12-05T14:57:09Z")
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry Twist & Shout - The Beatles Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf ---
**Author:** ![We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/102 "2024-12-05T15:26:50Z")
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Radio Free Europe - R.E.M. New Year’s Day - U2 ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/103 "2024-12-05T16:07:59Z")
Pulling things a little more modern since the classic era is well trod in this thread… Ball and a Biscuit - White Stripes 46 and 2 - Tool Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/104 "2024-12-05T16:26:58Z")
[Whammer Jammer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gdvgjLvi6c) [Rock and Roll (Zeppelin)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2lSwosw9xY) [Great Balls of Fire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VJ1NuAbEBI) ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/105 "2024-12-05T16:50:39Z")
Scrolling through my Spotify playlist, I kept saying “Ooo. Got to include that one”. Then there would be another, and another that I just “Had to include”. I finally narrowed it down to three. Tool - Lateralus (a perfect song) Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (also a perfect song) Pink Floyd - Us and Them (the only thing keeping this from perfection is every time I hear it I want to listen to the rest of the album or it doesn’t feel complete) ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/106 "2024-12-05T17:03:24Z")
Like a Rolling Stone - Dylan Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who House of the Rising Sun - The Animals ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/107 "2024-12-06T19:37:24Z")
Since I agree that it’s impossible to list just three and the very top changes depending on my mood, I’m going to go with three that I’m pretty sure haven’t been mentioned: _4th of July_ - X _Already Gone_ - The Eagles _God is a Bullet_ - Concrete Blonde ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/108 "2024-12-06T19:51:24Z")
Yeah, no. “List 3 songs that haven’t been listed yet” would be some other thread. It may be impossible for _you_ to list your three favorite rock and roll songs, but over 100 people here seem to have no problem with the concept. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/109 "2024-12-06T21:04:49Z")
“Highway to Hell” - AC/DC “Sweet Child Of Mine” -Guns N Roses “House of the Rising Sun” – The Animals I am posting again not because I have changed my mind but because there so many GREAT songs and on any given day I am asked this question I could have three different answers depending on my mood and what songs come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/110 "2024-12-06T21:22:24Z")
My current 3 favorites to play are: ‘Can’t Get There from Here’ - R.E.M. '(What’s so Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, & Understanding’ - Elvis Costello version ‘In the Meantime’ - Spacehog ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/111 "2024-12-06T21:50:43Z")
> [@irae](#): > > '(What’s so Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, & Understanding’ - Elvis Costello version Good one! My favorite Costello song (yeah, I know Nick Lowe wrote it, but EC’s version, produced by Nick, is much better than the Brinsley Schwarz recording). ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/112 "2024-12-07T04:51:28Z")
I could list a million, but I think these three are essential: Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/113 "2024-12-07T05:04:58Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Like a Rolling Stone - Dylan I do not get the love for this song. Was it because Rolling Stone listed it as the greatest song of all time? > [@Biffster](#): > > Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp Yes! ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/114 "2024-12-07T05:34:37Z")
Yes, Concrete Blonde songs are definitely in the running; Johnette Napolitano and James Mankey are a unique rock combo, whoever their drummer is at the time. So I’ll offer this as my current top 3 rock’n’roll songs of all time Free -Concrete Blonde Freewill - Rush Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group ---
**Author:** ![CoolHandCox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coolhandcox/32/16233_2.png) [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/115 "2024-12-07T06:09:57Z")
Great question…. “Never In Vain” - Bloodkin “Everybody Needs Love” - Drive-By Truckers “Dancing in the Dark” - Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/116 "2024-12-14T21:53:34Z")
“Like a Rolling Stone” - Bob Dylan “Angie” - Rolling Stones “White Rabbit” - Jefferson Airplane > [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > > [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > > > Like a Rolling Stone - Dylan > > I do not get the love for this song. Was it because Rolling Stone listed it as the greatest song of all time? The poignant lyrics can resonate on a very personal level, even without a strict parallel to the listener’s own story. There’s a tendency to reject clichés. But often a cliché is correct: _Casablanca_ really is the greatest film ever. Marilyn Monroe really is the sexiest actress ever. Albert Einstein really is the most creative genius of the 20th century. . . . And “Like a Rolling Stone” really is one of the very greatest songs of all time. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/117 "2024-12-14T22:21:37Z")
No for Casablanca, no for Monroe, and probably for Einstein. And hell no for Dylan. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/118 "2024-12-15T15:07:33Z")
This morning: “Gimme Shelter” - Stones “Whippin’ Post” - Allman Bros ‘96 Tears” - ? and the Mysterians ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/119 "2024-12-15T19:00:02Z")
> [@irae](#): > > ‘In the Meantime’ - Spacehog That opening bass-line is Pure Magic! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884/120 "2024-12-16T14:49:14Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > > [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > > > Like a Rolling Stone - Dylan > > I do not get the love for this song. Was it because Rolling Stone listed it as the greatest song of all time? It was also covered by the Rolling Stones. It’s Rolling Stones all the way down! Speaking of the Rolling Stones, I think “Gimme Shelter” is the thread winner so far, at 10 mentions according to a thread search. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884.md?page=7)