CLWASSIC rock songs played to death on the radio that you STILL LIKE

[Bossy Monkey]

Not terribly long ago somebody ran the poll for the obverse: songs you may or may not like, but which you'd just as happily never hear again. Here's some (no doubt some of the same, although the only one I remember for sure was my vote in the prior poll, Hotel California) to see who still likes these after all these years. Feel free to vote Other and supply your own replies below. Or if you can go for more than one of these.

[DODI]

1. Take the Money and Run

Never get tired of Steve Miller.

[Bossy Monkey]

2. Now I have to reply sheepishly to my own poll...

Um, I still like all of them. (Ducking, hiding, running away)

[Pepperbelly]

9. me, too...

[walkon]

3. All Right Now

Great song by Free.

Every song by the Beatles.

Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James
Roundabout - Yes

[Bossy Monkey]

15. Obviously, this should have been on the poll rather than "Jump"

It slipped my mind. Also I should have picked a different Stones number, such as "Start Me Up" (although I hate it). Ah well.

[zekeson]

4. Just Walk Away Renee

though its more an oldie...

[yankeeinlouisiana]

5. Decisions, decisions...

Let's see now, Fleetwood Mac, Springsteen or Clapton??? Three of my favorites!


:think:

I think I'll go with Clapton this time. :-)

[liberalhistorian]

6. For 26 years, I have never, never,

ever gotten tired of Hotel California. I was twelve years old the summer it came out, and that was a great summer. Whenever I hear the song, it makes me think of one of the best summers I ever had!

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. Every time I hear "Hotel California"

I can't help but play the drums on the table, my lap, the desk. a convenient small furry woodland creature, anything -- while thinking of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" where I first got hit in the back of the head by a piece of toast while leering at Susan Sarandon. Can't get enough of it.

(It's sad when your synapses start fusing together, isn't it?)

[SPICYHOT]

26. this song is my favorite of all time

and the more i listen to it the more i like it

[MnFats]

7. which brings up another potential poll....

what songs evoke specific memories for you?
for me, the long version of "Light My Fire" brings back the summer of 1967. I & my buddies had our driver's licenses and greatly expanded the area we could cover looking for insane things do to and meeting girls. The resorts were crowded with them and they actually wanted to meet us....(the girls in our own school having become tired of us...but that's another story) Swim & hang out all day, fine night-life, few responsibilities, skinny-dipping in the moonlight with your pals and some girls from...Detroit Lakes or Hibbing you met at the dance...)
that summer there was a disc jockey with great taste in music that we could pick up on our cars' crummy AM radios...this was when disc jockies were still allowed to pick the music they liked...and this guy played the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, obscure Beatles songs and even a little James Brown. but "Light My Fire" was the signature song.
the disc jockey was gone to a bigger station after about 5-6 months, but we were sure hip during that time...
anybody else?

Oh, as to the above poll.....Springsteen, Clapton, Stones, can listen to them forever ("Forty Licks' YES!) Dump the rest.

[Bossy Monkey]

13. Would be a great post; not sure how you'd make it a poll

but if you can come up with 9 or 10 songs you'd like on it PM them to me and I'll post it for you in poll form

[Kat45]

10. Clapton & Springsteen - can't get sick of those 2 songs.

[SiouxJ]

11. There's 3 on there that I still like

Could only vote for one though.

Let's just say that I took the Stairway, out of the Hotel, and Jumped over Layla on my way to finally Free that goddamn Bird, who told me he was Born to Run not fly.

[LynneSin]

12. Ironically this LedHead HATES Stairway to Heaven

But I'll always vote for my lucky song: "You can't always get what you want"

[dawg]

18. You know, I love Zep but don't listen to Stairway ...

'cause of the backwards Satan stuff. And folks, you don't have to tell me how stupid that is .... I know. But I avoid the song, anyway - with full knowledge of how silly I am being.

[mitchum]

14. any AC/DC...

I don't see how anyone can't like them

[dawg]

16. I voted for Roundabout ...

Even thought is isn't really overplayed on radio, at least not down here.

"In and around the lake, mountains come out of the sky and they stand there!"

Did y'all know that the lake in that lyric is actually Loch Ness? Well, now you do!

[wyldwolf]

17. "25 or 6 to 4" and "Carry On Wayward Son"

[newyawker99]

27. Congrats wyldwolf!! 600 posts

:toast:

[disgruntella]

19. Is that "Jump" as in Van Halen or Pointer Sisters?

Or am I showing my 1980s bias here.

[Bossy Monkey]

20. Van Halen; I dunno if Pointer Sisters get tons of play on these stations

and most people call that song "Jump For My Love" (although the Internet has it three ways: that one; "Jump (For My Love)" and just "Jump")

[catpower2000]

21. Other: Sweet Home Alabama nt

[AmandaRuth]

22. Gimme three steps

years ago my brother had a dalliance with a women named Linda Lou, no kidding. It was years before I stopped singing that song in his face, finally quit out of deference to his wife

[Rooktoven]

23. Jump? WTF?

That signalled the end of Van Halen as we knew them.

And they never were that great a band, despite eruption on the first album.

[FlaGranny]

24. You kids are at it again, aren't you?

Classic rock is from the 50's and very, very early 60's. ;-)

[theemu]

25. Crazy Train

I don't really like Ozzy, but every time I hear the local rock station play this song (which is, approximately, um, every day), I have to crank it up.