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The 500 Greatest Songs Of The1950s Complete List
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The Greatest Song Of The 1950s Revealed
the harbinger of something wild
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 10 – 2
the Horatio Alger story of rock & roll
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 20 – 11
upped the freewheeling wildness of it
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 30 – 21
Sam Phillips: “It was the greatest thing I ever did on Elvis”
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 40 – 31
shave and a haircut, two bits
Ultimate Fakebook’s “The Preserving Machine” Reviewed
more skill, wit, energy, and excitement than ever
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 50 – 41
fast enough to let it rock, slow enough to allow the tale of teenage frustration time to brew
In Memory of John Prine, An Old Review Of “For Better or Worse”
The difference between a “good” and an “effective” singing voice
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 60 – 51
a delicious sweet-and-sour dissonance
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 70 – 61
an unflinching statement of lifelong commitment
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 80 – 71
Every singer in the world owes Louis Armstrong because he taught everybody to sing with swing
Review of Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine (Backer Cut)
focuses primarily on publisher Barry Kramer, original editor/writer Dave Marsh, and writer/editor Lester Bangs
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 90 – 81
shot with a jolt of electricity
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 100 – 91
Walking can be hazardous to your health
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 110 – 101
rip the keys
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 120 – 111
This is a pop record, daddy-o!
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 130 – 121
a key link between the era of the Delta blues and the blues based rock of the British Invasion
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 140 – 131
a patriotic anthem regardless of the original political intent
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 170 – 161
a straight-up slow burner
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 160 – 151
The big man bellows with hip-swiveling and tranquility-defying buoyancy
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 180 – 171
It’s almost spooky how much Roger Miller would later sound like the Don Gibson vocally
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 190 – 181
If I had any ambition, it was to be as good as Arthur Crudup
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 200 – 191
a Latin dance rhythm putting emphasis on the latter parts of the beat pattern
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 210 – 201
rocking, ripping, shaking, and balling
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 220 – 211
a love song for the ages
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 230 – 221
an important, even defiant, statement for the much maligned youth movement
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 240 – 231
yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip mum mum mum mum mum mum sha na na doo wop classic
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 250 – 241
The budding guitarist/farm laborer/truck driver relocated to Bakersfield
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 260 – 251
Well, give me $5.00, and I can probably come up with something
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 270 – 261
“ultra-rubbery Telecaster break”
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 280 – 271
sung by the mixed-race Creoles of New Orleans at Mardi Gras
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 290 – 281
a leisurely and enjoyable stroll
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 300 – 291
the hurt lover
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 310 – 301
A fierce statement of intent
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 320 – 311
a catchphrase used by young black men in Georgia
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 330 – 321
a classic guitar riff with a horn section that sounds like heavy artillery
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 340 – 331
Happy 1950s
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 350 – 341
Just a bunch of guys humming in harmony
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 360 – 351
a dynamic piece of music
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 380 – 371
not even Hank Williams monopolized the country popularity charts as did Webb Pierce
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 390 – 381
brought the quiet storm to the bobby sox generation
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 400 – 391
recorded in Martin’s pre-suave era
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 410 – 401
Price crossed over to pop success
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 420 – 411
It’s a tale of a working class badass, fighting a system that can never be beaten
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 430 – 421
classic tear jerker
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 440 – 431
an irresistible urgency and an oddly modern sounD
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 450 – 441
more playful than lascivious
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 460 – 451
Buddy offered to teach Paul guitar if Paul would write him a song
The 500 Greatest Songs of the 1950s: 480 – 471
pretty eye catching
