Question of the day 4/14/13

[nurktwin 2,143]

This is gonna be hard, so you can list more than 1 song. What do you think is the most influential rock n roll song of all time?

[Mudcrutch 285]

What's the Stones song they EVERY movie set in the 60s has in it?

[SingsInFrench 262]

Dylan's, "Like a Rolling Stone"

[TomFest 576]

Probably one of the earliest Beatles hits - "I Want To Hold Your Hand", or "I Saw Her Standing There". I've heard many music artists of the mid to late 60's that cite the Beatles as the reason they started playing.

[Mikeyt 136]

I think I'd be looking to Chuck Berry and beyond.

[Szafira 62]

I check my personal 100 Greatest Songs Ever and I think this is "Hey Jude" by The Beatles.

[agirl 0]

The Beatles "I want to Hold Your Hand". The first time I heard that song music changed for me.

[Rick 156]

Not an original answer, but I'd say Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88."

[Liberty 191]

I think I'd be looking to Chuck Berry and beyond.

This is what I was thinking. Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Elvis... some really early rock n roll.

Without them, we really wouldn't have The Stones, The Beatles, Eric Clapton, or any of those great bands.

"Rock Around the Clock," maybe? Or "That's All Right, Mama."

Yeah, there's Jumpin Jack Flash and Stairway to Heaven, and all of that, but I think you'd have to look back further than Zeppelin or Stones to get the most influential rock song.

[Patty Petty 9]

I'm going to go with Chuck Berry's "Rock and Roll Music."

[GoldenRose 18]

I agree with 'Rock Around the Clock' and Chuck Berry. They're not particular favourites of mine but influence-wise I think they are huge. Maybe Buddy Holly too and definitely Elvis.

[Magnolia 171]

I'm going to have to go with an early Beatles song also. I think that music changed the landscape of music forever.