User talk:Rentastrawberry/archive 4
Talk page
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No worries mate, and I have fixed your top bar (you had line break after the — where you wanted just a white space. Cheers -- Ianblair23 (talk) 05:33, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
Top 10 Classic Rock Songs
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I'm interested in taking part, but I'm not really sure what counts as classic rock. Some authorities seem to think it's just stuff from 60s and early 70s, others include contemporary artists. Also, should I aim to list stuff I think of as perfect songs, but am sick of, or weaker stuff that I actually still like to listen to? For example, I think Wuthering Heights is one of the best songs ever written, but I've not listened to it for years. On the other hand, I play the Gorillaz song Dare all the time, but I'd hardly describe it as one of the best songs ever written. So, am I aiming for stuff I actually like, or stuff I just think other people should like? Either way, a top ten is a bit tough. Magicalsushi 15:11, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
COTW Project
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You voted for Invasion, this week's Collaboration of the week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 18:24, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
Scouting Barnstarn
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Did you see this proposal? Scouting Barnstarn --evrik 20:33, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Dia Duit
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Hi there! If you're ever short of a few subjects to do, we'd be more than happy to see you at Wikipedia:Irish Wikipedians' notice board. There's not that many of us, and we need all the help and opinions we can get. Cheers!Fergananim 21:24, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Don't fear the reaper's Top Ten
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(And strangely enough, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" isn't number 1.)
- "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones
- "Helter Skelter" by The Beatles
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
- "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith
- "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
- "Back in Black" by AC/DC
- "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
- "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan
- "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO
- "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos
There they are. Thanks for inviting me to participate! Don't fear the Reaper 02:30, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
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This may not be my real top ten, there are some I forget, but these all are great songs.
- Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
- The Musical Box - Genesis
- Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
- Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry/The Beatles/ELO
- Wind of Change - The Scorpions
- Candle in the Wind - Elton John
- Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead
- Purple Haze - Jimmy Hendrix
- Into Temptation - Crowded House
- La Pistola y el Corazón - Los Lobos
++Lar: t/c 03:41, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
- The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
- Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
- More Than a Feeling – Boston
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- God Only Knows - Beach Boys
- Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
- Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
- Running on Empty – Jackson Browne
- Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
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Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn's top ten
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In no particlular order, and leaving loads out
- Hells Bells
- Ride on
- Rock’n’roll ain noise pollution – all by ACDC
- Heartache tonight The Eagles
- Fat bottomed girls Queen
- All right now Free
- Civil War Guns’n’Roses
- Tribute Tenacious D (modern by in a classic rock style)
- Lola The Kinks
- Jumpin' Jack flash The Rolling Stones
Kafziel's Top Ten
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- Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
- Bring It On Home - Led Zeppelin
- Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
- White Room - Cream
- Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young
- Let It Be (the original vinyl version, not the lame-ass CD version) - The Beatles
- The Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
- Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
- Late for the Sky - Jackson Browne
- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, and Nash
I just want to note that I don't consider any bands or songs from the 80s and 90s (Like Guns 'n' Roses, Soundgarden, or Pearl Jam) classic rock yet, because those bands peaked when I was in high school and I don't consider myself so old that my music is now "classic". Kafziel 14:20, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
Put a date on User:Rentastrawberry/Classic Rock Full List when you update it
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so we can tell if you added our songs or not! Because clearly this project is critically important to the success of the 'pedia! ++Lar: t/c 15:30, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
Sure thing! Thats a good idea that I should start doing. I get really tied up sometimes so I can't always do it right away. I'll try to do it today, but I doubt I'll have enough time. RENTA FOR LET? 01:29, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
- The list has been updated. RENTA FOR LET? 03:33, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
- (I watch where I start so you can reply here)... Do you take everyone's entire list? I did a spot check and at least 2 of my songs (#9 Into Temptation - Crowded House and #10 La Pistola y el Corazón - Los Lobos) aren't on the giant overall list. Not that it matters really, it's all in fun. Thanks for doing this, neat idea. ++Lar: t/c 05:40, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
- My personal feel was that those two songs were not true classic rock. If you have strong feelings that they are however, I'd be happy to put them in. RENTA FOR LET? 06:06, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
- Well, it's your list! Your call! But in my view they are, at least as much as "Ring of Fire", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", or "Scarborough Fair" are... That said, your list, your call, no worries! ++Lar: t/c 06:32, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Barnstar
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Hey, present for you!
bsd987's Top 10
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If Don Henley and Eagles count as two different artists:
- 10. Perfect Circle by R.E.M.
- 9. Baba O'Reilly by The Who
- 8. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
- 7. Wasted Time by Eagles
- 6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 5. Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2
- 4. Peaceful Easy Feeling by Eagles
- 3. The End of the Innocence by Don Henley
- 2. Nightswimming by R.E.M.
- 1. The Last Resort by Eagles
If Don Henley and Eagles count as the same artist:
- 10. Veneer by The Verve Pipe
- 9. Perfect Circle by R.E.M.
- 8. Baba O'Reilly by The Who
- 7. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
- 6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 5. Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2
- 4. Peaceful Easy Feeling by Eagles
- 3. The End of the Innocence by Don Henley
- 2. Nightswimming by R.E.M.
- 1. The Last Resort by Eagles
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Yeah, I know it's unsolicited, but I figured... why not?
Favorite is at the top.
- You Give Love A Bad Name, Bon Jovi
- Don't Tell Me You Love Me, Night Ranger
- Wheel in the Sky, Journey
- Runaway, Bon Jovi
- Don't Believe Her, Scorpions
- Play The Game Tonight, Kansas
- Street of Dreams, Rainbow
- Burning for You, Blue Öyster Cult
- Dream On, Aerosmith
- Twilight Zone, Golden Earring
Thanks for your time! Matt Yeager ♫ (Talk?) 05:09, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
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Difficult poll. But here goes:
- U2: Gloria
- The Police: When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
- Pink Floyd: San Tropez
- Eagles: Tequila Sunrise
- Dire Straits: So far away from me
- Fleetwood Mac: Dreams
- Pink Floyd:Breathe
- Pink Floyd:Wish You were here
- U2: Pride ( In The Name Of Love )
- Queen: We are the champions
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You tried to answer one of Ilyanep's questions. Are we supposed to answer now? Fetofs Hello! 22:28, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
- You said that many people lost interest but your page is not complete yet. The more we have, the more we'll incentivate those that haven't completed their ones. Flcelloguy gave a few tips to Ilyanep on how to create questions on the talk page. Let's start this competition! Fetofs Hello! 12:37, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
Litefantastic's Top Ten
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I think these all fall under some category of Rock. I'm a big fan of the LP, so this may look a tad dated.
- Ballroom Blitz (Various)
- Ring of Fire (Various)
- Door Into Summer (Monkees)
- Free the People (Olivia Newton John)
- Ride on a Shooting Star (the pillows)
- Faster Horses (Tom T. Hall)
- Bossa Nova Baby (Elvis)
- The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
- Born to Run (Springsteen)
- Tub Thumping (Chumbawamba)
Reference style for "Invasion"
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Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thanks for your work creating the footnotes, and I hope you saw the discussion and explanation for going back to the "Harvard style" references on the talk page of the FAC page. It seems the guy from the peer review who wanted footnotes was outnumbered and it really made everything else more complicated to do it right. Still, it's a good thing to know how to do for future reference. Thanks again. Kafziel 08:17, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
Re: Battle of Los Angeles
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The color scheme was actually abandoned more than six months ago ;-) If you check the documentation for {{Infobox Military Conflict}} (which replaced the older {{Battlebox}}), you'll notice that there's no color parameter. —Kirill Lokshin 15:04, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
Mind Benders
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Hi Renta! Just wanted to know the status of your WP:MIND questions. In case you're really lost, you can follow this simple hints:
1-Do you know a riddle you like very much? Adapt it to the context of yor article and create a question on it.
2-Redundant questions are always a good way to improve your count. Ask about something interesting or controversial in your article.
3-You can modify your article to put a code in it, then ask what is the meaning of the code you put there (of course, it will be hidden).
Fetofs Hello! 13:07, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
You can evaluate other pages, just like you did with yours. Please do that truthfully. Fetofs Hello! 22:19, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Acebocks top 8 (have no more)
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- . the sound of silence by simon and garfunkel
- . piggies by the beatles
- . blackbird by the beatles
- . come together by the beatles
- . who'll stop the rain by creedence clearwater revival
- . have you ever seen the rain by creedence clearwater revival
- . bad moon rising by creedence clearwter revival
- . the battle of evermore by led zepplin
I strike you
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I'm awarding you three strikes automatically after your comments to me on a non-personal subject. You are obviously too immature to understand the difference between a personal attack & constructive critisism. Goodbye. Spawn Man 07:32, 18 February 2006 (UTC). BTW, After three strikes, a person feels my full wrath. P.S. You have 3 strikes....
HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
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I owe you an apology. I mean who was I to tell you to put footnotes in the Invasion article? Honestly, I know nothing & you knew better than me! Therefore you shouldn't put the footnotes in. Oh? What? Someone just told me you did put footnotes in?! That would make me.... Right? And you would be? Wrong? A know-it-all? Hmmm... I guess I did know better than you & Kaf-man aye? I guess you shouldn't have put me down all those times & maybe done the job I asked you to do earlier? Have a nice time kicking youself.... Spawn Man 01:20, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
My first barnstar!
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Thanks so much, and not just for the barnstar but for the support and help with everything. I'm still going to do what I can with Invasion, but even if it doesn't pass the FAC, it's been great working with you and getting to know you. I hope we can work on more articles together in the future. Kafziel 06:17, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
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With apologies for the impersonal AWB-ness of the message... Thanks for your support on my recent request for adminship. It passed at 91/1/0, and I hope I can continue to deserve the community's trust. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you, and if I make a mistake be sure to tell me. My talk page is always open. (ESkog)(Talk) 02:37, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
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Hey, Rent, it looks great to me! What bothers it about you—can you give me an example of a list you want it to look like? Is it because you're using a table instead of a bulleted list? If so, I agree with using the table format. I can't think of anything to add, although I am not very familiar with Hitchcock's work. I added a link to it from Alfred Hitchcock. Good to see you've been keeping busy. — Knowledge Seeker দ 21:56, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, I think it's also a good list. Thank you! I wonder if you could just keep an eye on disambiguation. There's a few you've done already (though they point to movie, instead of film), but you've missed a few. I would do them myself, but I've DABbed these articles so many times now, I think it's more fruitful to make sure more people know about it. Thanks again. :) The JPS 23:16, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- Duplicate article alert: List of Hitchcock cameo appearances This is an alphabetical list rather than chronological (I'm more in favour of the chronological one) The JPS 23:24, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
YEAH!!
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We did it! Raul654 just gave Invasion the big thumbs-up! I don't know whether I'm happy to have succeeded or just relieved that it's over... but either way, it's 3 in the morning and I'm going to bed. :)
Thanks again for all your help with everything. Kafziel 07:55, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
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You have shown (A LOT OF) interest in classic rock so you seem a natural to invite early... please consider joining and helping shape the project... ++Lar: t/c 19:28, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
Hastily assembled
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My top 10 classic rock songs:
- The Velvet Underground - Heroin
- David Bowie - Heroes
- Brian Eno - Third Uncle
- The Beach Boys - Do It Again
- Pink Floyd - Echoes
- The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
- Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities
- Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
- ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
- Cheap Trick - Surrender
and now i feel guilty for leaving loads out. There you go! Jdcooper 20:10, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
Re. your song list
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I fixed a link from Somebody to Love to Somebody to Love (Queen song) - the page used to be for the Jefferson Airplane song, and is now a disambiguation page. Ral315 (talk) 08:27, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
Top Ten
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- Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
- A Day in the Life by The Beatles
- Something by The Beatles
- Money by Pink Floyd
- Iron Man by Black Sabbath
- Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
- Helter Skelter by The Beatles
- Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
- Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love by Van Halen
- Walk This Way by Aerosmith
--Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 04:25, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
- Well, you apparently don't believe that some of these songs are classic rock. Well, this site, probably the best defining resource we have as to what is and isn't classic rock, disagrees. Would you please enlighten us as to how you define the genre?--Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 03:13, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- I do disagree, but since my reasoning conflicts with yours, I'll just pick something else.--Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 11:57, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
Stars in album templates
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I notice you've changed the text in some of these to stars. The WikiProject Albums decided recently that the text was better, so if you see stars anywhere you might want to change them in the opposite direction. Cheers. Flowerparty■ 00:07, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
AKMask's Top 10
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Really no paticular order here outside of the Top 3, and you may disqualify some of these as not classic rock, although I'm fairly certain that they're all Iconic and old enough to get in with a nebulous definition of Rock.
Top 3
Other 7
Please help!!!!
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I know I haven't spoken to you in a while, but I really need your help. One of my subpages (User:Spawn Man/Reviews) has been picked out by a big time editor & is now up for deletion here, Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Spawn Man/Reviews. I know it may sound like I only come around when I need something, but this is really important to me. I only did this as a last resort. Please vote to keep the page & I'll do anything, eat your shoes, clean your toilets for a year, even wear one of those t shirts that say I'm stupid! I just want my page which I've spent so much time on to be left alone. Thanks, Spawn Man 01:16, 21 March 2006 (UTC). BTW, If my page gets deleted, it opens the doors for pages like your "Top 200 Rock Songs" page to be deleted!! Basically, they start deleting everyone else's next!
- Tension? What tension? I never felt any tension? :) :).. Spawn Man 01:41, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
Classic Rock Song
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...what's a Classic Rock Song? Anyways, here are some (no particular order):
- Layla - Derek and the Dominos
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
- You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
- Enter Sandman - Metallica
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (and countless others ever since)
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
- Let it be - The Beatles
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
- Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) - Ludwig van Beethoven (Hey, it's a classic, and it certainly rocks you with those initial beats!)
- Light My Fire - The Doors
Many of my overall favourite bands don't make it because no single brilliant song stands out (e.g. Alan Parsons Project, Pink Floyd), or because the outstanding feature is not (only) songwriting, but performance (Queen).--Stephan Schulz 12:07, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
Happy Spring celebration / Easter (as your preferences and beliefs dictate)
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Bottom 200
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In the early 1990s, humorist Dave Barry compiled a survey of the worst songs ever. Following in his footsteps, and inspired by you, I'd like to compile my own list of Bottom 200+ songs, rock or otherwise. If you know of no other Wikipedian doing this, I invite you to be the first to submit a list of Ten Worst, and send me off on my little party cruise down the Styx. -Litefantastic 23:26, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Re: Our Unholy Alliance
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The vote is underway! User:Litefantastic/Bad Music -Litefantastic 01:16, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
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I'll try again - as you has been on Wikistory - thought you might be interested in this - and it helps to have a proper link! Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! (Whisper...) 06:49, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
AreJay's Top Ten
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Others have touched on the vagueness of the term "classic rock". The most popular conception of the term--1970's AOR--finds exactly zero entries on my list, so I wasn't sure if I should even post this. But because of the vagueness of the term, and because I do see my list yields some overlap with those of other users, I will proceed. I will take "classic rock" to mean anything recorded in the "rock and roll" idiom up to and including 1980. (A somewhat canny definition, admittedly, since I listen to hardly anything after 1980.)
- "Teenage Kicks" - The Undertones
- "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks
- "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding
- "The Tracks of My Tears" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- "September Gurls" - Big Star
- "Walk Away Renee" - The Left Banke
- "Friday on My Mind" - The Easybeats
- "Boy About Town" - The Jam
- "Shangri-La" - The Kinks
- "Starry Eyes" - The Records (seriously!)
Immediate runners-up:
- 11. "Hey Jude" - The Beatles. Or, for that matter, almost anything by The Beatles. The most influential rock group of all time and one of my personal favorites, but their discography is so maddeningly consistent that nothing really towers above the rest, hence their absence from the Top 10.
- 12. "Maybe Tomorrow" - The Chords (UK)
- 13. "Ambition" - TV21. TV21 were an incredibly obscure late '70s Scottish outfit with two indomitable punk/mod/power pop singles, this one and "Playing with Fire". I'd start the article myself but I don't even think they meet WP:MUSIC!
- 14. "The Kids Are Alright" - The Who. Or virtually any other Who single between 1965 and 1967.
- 15. "Shake Some Action" - The Flamin' Groovies
- 16. "The Tears of a Clown" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 17. "Days" - The Kinks
- 18. "I Am the Cosmos" - Chris Bell
- 19. "Street Fighting Man" - The Rolling Stones
- 20. "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry. Or any other '50s classic by Berry, Holly, Cochran, etc. But this is much more than a token 1950's entry; this is an all-time classic even fifty years later.
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- Janis Joplin - Piece of my Heart
- The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
- Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
- Bob Dylan - Tangled up in Blue
- Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
- Credence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
- Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze
- Steve Miller Band - Gangster of Love
- Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
· Katefan0(scribble)/poll 19:44, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
- I am shocked, nay scandalized, that Piece of my Heart isn't higher. Pshaw! $2 pistol 02:17, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
Woohookitty's top 10
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I'm with StarryEyes above. If you just include what radio considers classic rock, my list would be sparse. So I'm going to include anything you might hear on an 60s-70s oldies station.
- Stevie Wonder - Superstition
- The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire
- The Supremes - Nathan Jones
- CCR - It Came Out of the Sky (album cut)
- CCR - Fortunate Son
- Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar
- Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (At San Quentin version)
- Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein (long version)
- The Beatles - Day Tripper
And a second 10
- The Supremes - Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears of a Clown
- The Beatles - Paperback Writer
- The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko
- John Lennon - Imagine
- Dennis Coffey and his Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio
- Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
- Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
- Rocky Burnette - Tired of Toein' The Line (1980 but it's my list!)
- Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 1
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WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter Issue 1 - May 2006 | ||
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Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Beatles WikiProject's newsletter! We hope that this newsletter will help members—especially those who may be unable to keep up with some of the rapid developments that tend to occur—find new things to do within the project that they may wish to participate in. Please consider this inital issue to be a prototype; as always, any comments and suggestions are quite welcome. We would like to emphasise that this is a collaborative Project and all editors are equal - so next month the newsletter editor might be you! kingboyk, LessHeard vanU and Lar | |
The Project has got off to a great start but we really need your help to keep it going. Here's a few things you can do:
Complete Todo List:
As the project is currently just starting, our more experienced editors are working on the project infrastructure, classifying articles, and listing/assessing red links. Your assistance is welcome. If you would prefer to just edit - and why wouldn't you? - we have a choice selection of red links to turn blue and articles to clean! Now let's get busy.
If you complete one of these tasks, please remove it from the list and add your achievement to the project log. |
Want to help on next month's newsletter? Don't want to receive these in future? Don't want it subst'd next time? - It's all here
Love the List
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Hey, just wanted to tell you that I love the idea of finding the great Classic Rock songs! There are so many good ones out there. Just getting into the music and your list is helping me find the good ones. thanks! ~Arline
69.145.122.209's list
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Dunno if you accept anon IP lists, but I love the idea and want to help.
- . Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
- . Walk This Way by Aerosmith
- . Where the Streets Have No Name by U2*
- . It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by REM
- . Hey Jude by The Beatles
- . Everlong by Foo Fighters*
- . Drive My Car by The Beatles
- . Drops of Jupiter by Train*
- . Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
- . Layla by Derek and the Dominoes
*Not sure if you would call these songs 'classic rock', but they're my favorites.