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Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » December 6, 2004 1:55 pm

I know I'll get grief for hitting after the flag but I'm really p*** about Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest. No JB, no Jim Croce, no Grateful Dead, no Jerry Jeff Walker (Mr Bojangles), no Steve Goodman (City of New Orleans), no John Prine!. This is bogus. If I had a subscription I'd cancel it.

parrothead338 · Post by **parrothead338** » December 6, 2004 2:32 pm

Hmmm... I thought there were a couple of Dead songs. Guess I was wrong.

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » December 6, 2004 2:42 pm

You should have seen Bob Dylan's interview on 60 Minutes last night and heard his thoughts about Rolling Stone's Top 500 list. Priceless.

CaribbnSoul · Post by **CaribbnSoul** » December 6, 2004 2:44 pm

Jahfin wrote:You should have seen Bob Dylan's interview on 60 Minutes last night and heard his thoughts about Rolling Stone's Top 500 list. Priceless.

Is there anyplace you could find a transcript of that interview?

Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » December 6, 2004 2:51 pm

Jahfin

Matter of fact I did see Bob on 60 Minutes. He said to the effect that recognition was fleeting. Today they celebrate your numerous hits on the list, tomorrow it's Bob who?

Of course Jimmy is immune to all the above. Little official recognition besides the artificial bs buzz of LTC and 5 O'Clock but he don't need it. Nobody works his fans harder than JB

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » December 6, 2004 3:18 pm

I have to do disagree about Buffett's recognition. Folks tend to forget he enjoyed quite a bit of success back in the 70s. As far as lists like the Rolling Stone one are concerned, I honestly never expected to see any of his songs included on there anyway. That's not to say I don't think any of them are worthy, just that I would have been surprised to see any of them on there.

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » December 6, 2004 3:38 pm

How many songs by the Clash are on the list?

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » December 6, 2004 3:57 pm

CaribbnSoul wrote:
Jahfin wrote:You should have seen Bob Dylan's interview on 60 Minutes last night and heard his thoughts about Rolling Stone's Top 500 list. Priceless.
Is there anyplace you could find a transcript of that interview?

According to 60 Minutes' web site you can request one by calling this number: 1-800-777-TEXT

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » December 6, 2004 3:58 pm

a1aara wrote:How many songs by the Clash are on the list?

I have no idea but here's a link to the list:

http://www.rollingstone.com/500songs

PHBeerman · Post by **PHBeerman** » December 6, 2004 4:06 pm

Jahfin wrote:
a1aara wrote:How many songs by the Clash are on the list?
I have no idea but here's a link to the list:

http://www.rollingstone.com/500songs

I only had to read down to 9 to see that the list was really bad.

Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » December 6, 2004 4:07 pm

Please don't tell me Clarence Carter- "Patches" didn't make the grade!!

PHBeerman · Post by **PHBeerman** » December 6, 2004 4:41 pm

Only 3 Otis Redding songs?????

Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » December 6, 2004 4:46 pm

No Doobie Brothers. No Leon Russell. No Gordon Lightfoot. No Poco.

Take the list and put it in the birdcage!

Mr Play · Post by **Mr Play** » December 6, 2004 4:55 pm

I was curious (and bored) so I did some quick analysis. Here is everyone with 5 or more songs on the list;

Artist...............................Songs
The Beatles......................23
The Rolling Stones............14
Bob Dylan........................12
Elvis Presley.....................11
Jimi Hendrix......................7
The Beach Boys................7
Prince...............................6
U2....................................6
James Brown....................6
Sly & the Family Stone.......6
Led Zeppelin......................6
Chuck Berry......................6
Little Richard.....................5
Buddy Holly......................5
The Who...........................5
Elton John.........................5
The Clash.........................5
The Drifters......................5
Ray Charles......................5

Here are the top ten years according to the list;
Year.....Songs
1965.....35
1966.....31
1967.....27
1969.....25
1968.....24
1964.....23
1970.....22
1971.....20
1956.....20
1957.....19

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » December 6, 2004 4:59 pm

I think if we all did our own lists they would all differ greatly and we'd see that there is no universal list we'd all agree on. Thank God.

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » December 6, 2004 5:05 pm

Jahfin wrote:I have to do disagree about Buffett's recognition. Folks tend to forget he enjoyed quite a bit of success back in the 70s. As far as lists like the Rolling Stone one are concerned, I honestly never expected to see any of his songs included on there anyway. That's not to say I don't think any of them are worthy, just that I would have been surprised to see any of them on there.

yeah, but he only had 2.5 hits in the 70s, and only one was really a "smash hit". I think we can all agree that his income has gone up exponentally since the 70s.

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » December 6, 2004 5:07 pm

DsilCaribe wrote:
Jahfin wrote:I have to do disagree about Buffett's recognition. Folks tend to forget he enjoyed quite a bit of success back in the 70s. As far as lists like the Rolling Stone one are concerned, I honestly never expected to see any of his songs included on there anyway. That's not to say I don't think any of them are worthy, just that I would have been surprised to see any of them on there.
yeah, but he only had 2.5 hits in the 70s, and only one was really a "smash hit". I think we can all agree that his income has gone up exponentally since the 70s.

2.5 hits? How does one do that? Not to mention, the chart position of his hits is not what's being referred to but his overall popularity. Some folks seem to think License to Chill is his first flirtation with popularity of any kind when it's not.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » December 6, 2004 5:11 pm

The local classic rock station here in NYC, WAXQ 104.3, just did a listener survey to get the top 1043 classic rock songs of all time. Buffett had 3 songs on the list (unless I missed some, the list isn't searchable and my eyes were starting to glaze over). Margaritaville was somewhere around #240, Why Don't We Get Drunk was #921 and Fins was #1023. One thing I noticed while I was going through the list, Sinatra was #665 with New York, New York. I didn't think that was a rock song.

phenwayparrothead · Post by **phenwayparrothead** » December 6, 2004 5:16 pm

It seems alot og the great singer song writers got a raw deal here

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » December 6, 2004 5:16 pm

If Joy Division

can get a song on that list, then Jimmy should of had at least 3

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