"Let's Stay Together," "Maggie May," "Family Affair," "Black Dog"--I'll vote for one of them. Some of this stuff I think of more as '72.
― clemenza, Friday, 3 January 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
Family Affair
― oldbowie (WilliamC), Friday, 3 January 2014 17:11 (ten years ago) link
Stairway To Heaven
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 3 January 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
Won't Get Fooled Again for a variety of reasons, but primarily:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnVjpymrbIY
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 3 January 2014 17:28 (ten years ago) link
'maggie may'
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 3 January 2014 17:33 (ten years ago) link
These are all pretty great, but decided to go with "Maggie May", just for that glorious mandolin solo.
― jetfan, Friday, 3 January 2014 18:06 (ten years ago) link
That image at the top just made me "get" (not that it's a joke per se) Thomas Dolby's stage name. It only took over three decades.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 3 January 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
MM is one of the very very few classic rock staples of this era that's never even once sounded tired or overplayed to me, still sounds just as perfect -- weary, mournful, yet joyous -- as ever. that said i love almost everything on this list, even 'stairway.'
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 3 January 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link
"Family Affair"
What a weird hit song! I can't imagine something this low-key and downcast getting any kind of play today. Clearly folks were in a much different state of mind in '71.
― Ornate Coleman (Moodles), Friday, 3 January 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
At first instinct, I wanna say "Famous Blue Raincoat"
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Friday, 3 January 2014 19:25 (ten years ago) link
Maggie May
― Darin, Friday, 3 January 2014 19:45 (ten years ago) link
Another vote for Family Affair here.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 3 January 2014 20:14 (ten years ago) link
stairway
― balls, Saturday, 4 January 2014 00:23 (ten years ago) link
maggie may is one of my least favorite songs, it sounded tired and overplayed by the millionth time i heard it at age 4
― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Saturday, 4 January 2014 01:23 (ten years ago) link
it is kind of great that Led Zeppelin (the bookends of this poll) are on Spotify:
https://play.spotify.com/user/frazze/playlist/5yW8xuQsarDmPbF66LRNrB
― Bee OK, Saturday, 4 January 2014 03:55 (ten years ago) link
three Zep songs and no Levee
― lisa...Grampsy??? (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 5 January 2014 06:37 (ten years ago) link
Led Zeppelin IV is just so solid. "When the Levee Breaks" actually finished at number 38 on this list.
― Bee OK, Monday, 6 January 2014 00:04 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
voting "Black Dog" which is funny to me. i hated Zeppelin growing up and never really gave them a chance. i finally decided to really give their albums a chance and see if they are in fact way overrated. well instead i became a fan and finally understood why they are who they are.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 14:32 (ten years ago) link
became a fan and finally understood why they are who they are.
Would love to know this secret!
― oldbowie (WilliamC), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 14:42 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
Even the songs with 0 votes would make a very tasty playlist.
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 05:19 (ten years ago) link