From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!lanl-a!cac Newsgroups: net.music Title: Most Requested Rock Article-I.D.: lanl-a.161 Posted: Sat Sep 4 11:00:57 1982 Received: Sun Sep 5 05:23:56 1982 According to the radio show "Rolling Stone's Continuous History of Rock and Roll", being played on the local radio station this weekend, these are the rock and roll songs requested most often (in 1982). Counting Down... 15 Born To Run Bruce Springsteen 14 Jumping Jack Flash Rolling Stones 13 Layla Derek and the Dominoes 12 Roundabout Yes 11 Highway to Hell AC/DC 10 A Day In The Life Beatles 9 Cocaine Eric Clapton 8 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 7 Light My Fire Doors 6 Won't Get Fooled Again Who 5 Satisfaction Rolling Stones 4 Hey Jude Beatles 3 Another Brick In The Wall Pink Floyd 2 Free Bird Lynard Skynard 1 Stairway To Heaven Led Zepplin Here are some thoughts I have about this list, what do you think? Many of these songs are "long" (>5 minutes). A number are from groups who, for some reason or another, haven't made music in more than 10 years. None of these songs are from the 80's (unless I'm wrong in thinking that both AC/DC's and Pink Floyd's albums are from 1979). None of these songs are from earlier than 1965. What do you think? Are these truly the best rock songs since the 50's, or in 2000 will we be mostly requesting songs from the 70's and 80's? Any other ideas or thoughts? Charley Cox {cmcl2, lbl-unix, purdue, utah-cs}!lanl-a!cac lanl-a!cac@lbl-unix