Greatest Rock Songs Ever?

Okay, so, yesterday, I wrote a little bit about the controversial history of what many consider to be the greatest rock song in history, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", as well as another song that could very well be a contender on that list, the Animals "House of the Rising Sun", which celebrated 50 years since being recorded yesterday.

And it got me to thinking: what might be the best songs of all time? I mentioned that many people believe Led Zep's song to be the single greatest rock song in history, and that I happen to agree with that. But obviously, this is not definitive. Music is a matter of taste, and everyone has differing opinions.

Yet, we might reach some consensus at least on some of the songs that find themselves perennial candidates on the list of greatest rock songs in history.

So, I decided to dedicate this blog entry to some of the songs that I think deserve, at the very least, honorable mention. You may or may not agree with these, but they are as follows (in no particular order):

"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

"House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals

"Imagine" by John Lennon

"Mercy, Mercy Me" by Marvin Gaye

"Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan

'Hey Jude" by The Beatles

"Yesterday" by The Beatles

"A Day in the Life" by The Beatles

"All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix (cover of Bob Dylan)

"Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel

"Telegraph Road" by Dire Straits

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd

"Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

"Money" by Pink Floyd

"Gimmie Shelter" by The Rolling Stones

"Wild Horses" by The Rolling Stones

"Respect" by Aretha Franklin

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkenl

"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel

"One" by U2

"One" by Metallica

"Layla" by Eric Clapton

"Dust in the Wind" by Kansas

"Hotel California" by The Eagles

"When the Doves Cry" by Prince

"Purple Rain" by Prince

"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson

"Every Breath You Take" by The Police

"You Shook me All Night Long" by AC/DC

"Spirit Of The Radio " by Rush

"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding

"Space Oddity" by David Bowie

"London Calling" by The Clash

"Runnin' Down a Dream" by Tom Petty

"Free Falling" by Tom Petty

"Keep on Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young

"Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns 'N Roses

"Every Rose Has a Thorn" by Poison

"Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor

"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple

"Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers