Rolling Stone: "40 Songs That Changed The World"

[BITEYOASS]

[PumpedUpMidget]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
I said it was stupid and ignorant to deny a band's/artists influence just because you're personal preference doesn't include them.

I'm pretty sure if a 65 year old said to you "Van Halen don't deserve to be in such a list because they suck" you would say something along the same lines.

And what the fuck has my age got to do with it anyways?

Maybe you're just like all the other ignorant, senile old people in the world.

You know, I have never had any kind of beef with you, I have always thought of you as a cool dude (Wasn't it you that came up with "Napalm Up Yo Ass"?)--I just do not appreciate being called either stupid or senile--Living in Minnesota, I have heard about Dylan my whole life, and like Ford said, he is an acquired taste (Fortunately, not mine), and as far as the Ramones go, the Clash were vastly superior in my mind.....

[DeadMan1984]

Originally posted by FORD
You gotta be kidding!

Dylan influenced an entire generation of songwriters, not the least of which was one John Lennon. The Byrds and Hendrix had bigger hits with his songs than he did. Dylan's singing voice is an "acquired taste", but you can't knock him as a lyricist.

As for the Ramones, again far more influential than their record sales would have you believe. Millions may not have bought their albums, but a lot of those who did buy them, formed their own bands. Starting with all the English kids who saw them in 1976, on up to more current bands like Green Day and The Donnas.

You don't have to like 'em, but you can't deny the impact. Shit, I can't stand Michael Jackson, but that don't mean I can pretend "Thriller" didn't sell 40 million copies. (Let alone the role of one Edward Van Halen in that horrible album)

Calling Thriller horrible is just as bad as calling Van Halen I horrible.

[FORD]

Originally posted by DeadMan1984
Calling Thriller horrible is just as bad as calling Van Halen I horrible.

No it isn't.

[Combat Ready]

Originally posted by DeadMan1984
Calling Thriller horrible is just as bad as calling Van Halen I horrible.

Umm....Nope---Calling Thriller horrible is accurate and calling Van Halen 1 horrible is idiotic.

[SA ME WHO]

What it appears to me, which means nothing (I realize that), is that some people are talking about how much they like or dislike a song.

This isn't asking what song is the most popular or likable, it's which song were the most influential, in terms of changing the world (of music, I assume, more specifically). While I disagree with the White Stripes and don't know enough about a couple songs to dispute them, I think most of the songs have pretty decent merit to be in the list.

I agree there are some that deserve to be there and aren't there. I also question the logic (implied by myself or other readers) used to place some of the songs on here. But, I hope like or dislike of a song isn't coloring anyone's opinion toward it being on this list. If criteria used to place it here is used to disprove it, fine. Like or dislike, not so.

[pflo]

Rolling Stone is irrelevant , and has been since 1980. Pay it no mind.

[Loons The Great]

Originally posted by pflo
pfwo is irrelevant , and has been since 1980. Pay it no mind.

Nah you talkin'!!

[pflo]

Blind Lemon Loons is also irrellevant. ......

[Loons The Great]

Shut up you insignificunt little fuck bastardo.

[pflo]

Originally posted by Loons The Great
I fuck birds! Loons have the tightest twats! Better than ducks even! They dont tell anyone what I did to them because they have beaks.

Thats just disgusting..for shame...

[Loons The Great]

Originally posted by pflo
Thats just disgusting..for shame...

Little alias bitch. To chicken to post under your real name? Chickenshit douchebag.

What a worthless, sick bastid you are. Sho' 'Nuff.

[FORD]

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
So some Elvis song I've never heard of is No. 1

You serious??

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[Loons The Great]

Awww, sing it Arthur Crudup!!

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
So some Elvis song I've never heard of is No. 1; "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts club band", "All you need is love" or some other more worthy Beatles songs aren't even on there; BoRap isn't higher; no "Stairway to Heaven"; no MC5; and worst of all NO VAN HALEN WTF?!?! :MAD:

Its in chronological order, not order of importance.

[Vinnie Velvet]

CVH and Sabbath should be on this list.

CVH changed the way guitar players played-- fuck it changed the way SONGS were played.

And Sabbath made way for a new sound -- distinct from Zeppelin -- METAL.

And those are good enough to say that they too changed the world.

[pflo]

Originally posted by Loons The Great
Little alias bitch. To chicken to post under your real name? Chickenshit douchebag.

What a worthless, sick bastid you are. Sho' 'Nuff.

And your name is "Loons the Great" ? Or is THAT an alias? Momma didnt like you much, huh? 100 years old and black. Issues......

[Loons The Great]

Originally posted by pslo
And your name is "Loons the Great" ? Or is THAT an alias? Momma didnt like you much, huh? 100 years old and black. Issues......

Is yer name pflo? Is that French for fuckstain?

"Momma didn't like me much, huh?" We gotta God damn Sigmund Fucking Freud here!!

I'm not really 100 years old, idiot. It's a state of mind/triflin' pieces of trash like you make me feel 100.

When did I say I was black? I guess because I'm a blues fan that means I'm saying I'm black? Wrong.

Was your mattress down at the shelter a lil' too lumpy for you?

[pflo]

Its Paul Floyd. Pflo. Get it?? How many people here post their real names?? EVERYONE has an alias....thats how its done, dipshit, whats yer problem? Whats your name? Care to step up? A friendly tip for ya- THINKING youre great does NOT make you great..........

[FORD]

pflag, get a life

[Loons The Great]

Originally posted by pfwo
Its Paul Floyd. Pfwo. Get it?? How many people here post their real names?? EVERYONE has an alias....thats how its done, dipshit, whats yer problem? Whats your name? Care to step up? A friendly tip for ya- THINKING youre great does NOT make you great....

May your nose be plugged with smog and your leg humped by a dirty dog.

[Seshmeister]

Not really sure what 'Changed the world' means but I don't think that Sweet Child infuenced anyone very much.

And why 'When Dove's Cry'?

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by pflo
Its Paul Floyd. Pflo. Get it?? How many people here post their real names??

I do.

[Wawazat]

Originally posted by pflo
THINKING youre great does NOT make you great..........

A theory you'll never have to worry about anyway.

[Loons The Great]

Originally posted by Wawazat
A theory you'll never have to worry about anyway.

LMAO!! 5 stars nah.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Not really sure what 'Changed the world' means but I don't think that Sweet Child infuenced anyone very much.

And why 'When Dove's Cry'?

"Sweet Child" probably made the list because it was the first GnR single in the US. I don't think "When Doves Cry" is the best representation of Prince though. I would have went with "1999". Maybe even "Controversy".

[Seshmeister]

But how did their first big single(Welcome to the Jungle was before that and in the UK at least 'It's so Easy' was their 1st) change the world?

GNR were very big but I don't think they influenced much they were just the culmination of what had went before in the LA scene.

I know this is a pointless argument but Rolling Stone journalists really should know what the hell they are talking about.

[Seshmeister]

That all said I think the biggest ommision is Sabbath.

You could argue they invented Heavy Metal and they were hugely influential for all the thrash, death, Nu, and generally upset metal I don't like much that came after.