I assume the live Tom Thumb is from the Royal Albert Hall/Manchester shows from 1966. So that.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 14:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Towering greatness at the top of the list...Yeah, it must be Royal Albert Hall; I have an old bootleg, but don't recall that specifically. The studio version would be my #1; as is, I'll go 1. "Fortunate Son," 2. "Tumbling Dice," 3. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues." I'm betting "Superstition" wins, possibly even by a wide margin.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
A word for "Crusin'," please.
― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 15:12 (fourteen years ago) link
These are getting suckier and suckier.
j/k
I voted for "He's A Rebel," one of Spector's few masterpieces (yeah yeah yeah) although I wish Pitney had sung it. The MC5 and Stones cuts sound better on their respective albums. In fact, CCR and Green (and Sly & The Family Stone and The Stylistics and) make more sense to me on a greatest hits album than on individual singles, i.e. I wouldn't know how to rank the singles so convenient and/or perfect are their greatest hits, ya know?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 5 January 2010 15:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I want to love Lauper's "Money Changes Everything" as much as Marsh, Marcus, et al, but I just like it.
― Hell is other people. In an ILE film forum. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link
bump
― President Keyes, Friday, 8 January 2010 10:29 (fourteen years ago) link
"Superstition"
― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Friday, 8 January 2010 17:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Lots of good stuff on here. I think I need to hear a few things (e.g., the Little Richard version of "Rip It Up") before I could vote in good conscience.
― o. nate, Friday, 8 January 2010 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 9 January 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Tons of good stuff. But I'll give a vote for Sonny & Cher. Don't want them to get shut out.
― jetfan, Saturday, 9 January 2010 00:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Bob for me.
― seandalai, Saturday, 9 January 2010 00:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Everly Brothers for me. Getting harder as the countdown continues.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 9 January 2010 01:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Cyndi or Searchers or Dylan or Al or Smokey or Beach Boys. Leaning towards Smokey or Cyndi (my favourite song of '84, pretty sure).
― sw00ds, Saturday, 9 January 2010 01:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, this might be the one for me (though Cyndi is really close -- greatest hard rock/synthpop track ever?). I've always loved the story about Springsteen filling out an entire cassette with "Cruisin'" just so he could listen to it over and over again in the car. True or not, it really is exactly that kind of song, you can never get too far lost in the thing.
― sw00ds, Saturday, 9 January 2010 01:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 10 January 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm putting out an APB for President Keyes...Our work is not finished; we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the completion of the Heart of Rock and Soul polls.
― clemenza, Monday, 18 January 2010 01:34 (fourteen years ago) link
YES
― Luz, a saucy taco slinger (hmmmm), Monday, 18 January 2010 02:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay okay
― President Keyes, Monday, 18 January 2010 10:53 (fourteen years ago) link