The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #85: Fall on Me
Lyrics R.E.M. from Life’s Rich Pageant (1986) “You’ve had a disproportionate number of message songs on this list so far. Is that a...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #88: Superstition
Lyrics Stevie Wonder from Talking Book (1972) “Do you think there’s any rock superstar with more range than Stevie Wonder?” Peggy said....
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #90: Beast of Burden
Lyrics The Rolling Stones from Some Girls (1978) “Well, so much for the romance,” Peggy said. “Hey, we talked about how hard it is to get...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #92: Won't Get Fooled Again
Lyrics The Who from Who’s Next (1971) “The CSI:Miami theme song made your top 100 list?” Peggy said. I laughed. “You know, I’ll bet there...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #93: Dear Mr. Fantasy
Lyrics Traffic from Mr. Fantasy (1967) “Steve Winwood: top-five rock voice ever?” Peggy said. “Not counting R&B singers? Yeah, I wouldn’t...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #94: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Lyrics Nirvana from Nevermind (1991) “There’s a handful of before-and-after moments in rock history,” Peggy said. “This is one of them.”...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #95: I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Lyrics Marvin Gaye from In the Groove (1968) “So what’s worse,” Peggy said, “hearing it through the grapevine or getting a breakup text?”...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #96: Rolling in the Deep
Lyrics Adele from 21 (2011) “So I see your entire list isn’t going to be music made by guys a long time ago,” Peggy said. “Not entirely,...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #97: Stairway to Heaven
Lyrics Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin IV (1971) “Masses of teenage boys from the seventies are en route to picket your house because of...
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #98: Yesterday
Lyrics The Beatles (well, at least one of them and George Martin) from Help! (1965) “How do you think Paul McCartney feels when he sings...
