20 best rock songs
By definition, Classic Rock is an album-oriented genre. Still, each of us has our favorite individual
songs. What constitutes the "best" of something is largely a matter of individual opinion, and few of
us have 500 favorites of anything.
You will see that several of these bands are influenced by other bands that either made this list,
or are pioneers of Rock music altogether. In several cases, the musicians are outspoken
liberals. On other hand it was very difficult to make list of best
rock songs for all time and to have everyone favorite song here.
1. Winds of Change - Scorpions
This song is one which never fails to give me shivers all over - This powerful rock ballad, with the most amazing vocals by lead singer Klaus Meine was written to commemorate the breaking down of the Berlin Wall.
2. November Rain - Guns ’n Roses
November Rain is one of the best known rock ballads the world over - This epic ballad was written and performed by Guns ’N Roses at the height of their fame. The song is backed by some amazing lead and rhythm guitar, with Axl Rose’s very typical vocals.
3. Bridge over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkel
Another ballad which sends shivers down your spine when you hear it, Paul Simons vocals take this ballad to a new height , the words are amazing When you?re weary, feeling small ; When tears are in your eyes, I’ll dry them all.. I?m on your side, oh, when times get rough ; And friends just can?t be found Like a bridge over troubled water ; I will lay me down .
4. Everything I do - Bryan Adams
This all time favourite ballad from the motion picture ’Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ sees Bryan Adams at his absolute best. A combination of moving lyrics and music, along with harder rock sections makes this a must have for any one who is in to hard rock.
5. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Again, GNR at their height - a brilliant rock song and a great melody which you love to hear over and over again ...
6. I would do anything for love - Meat Loaf
A truly ’monster’ ballad - Held the top of the charts for a very long time when it was released in 1993. If you havent heard it, listen to it, and if you don’t have it, download it, steal it, buy it, do something !!! Great piano introduction and highs and lows, crescendos which thunder in and steal quietly out.
7. Broken Wings - Mister Mr
A moving song, brilliant lyrics, was released in 1985 and is one of those songs which takes you to a different plane. Was the theme song for Formula 1 for some time , I think in 1999...
8. Kiss - I was made for loving you
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a hard rock/disco song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album.The song draws heavily from the disco style that was popular in the United States in the late 1970s.Kiss guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley has stated that "I Was Made For Lovin' You" was a conscious effort on his part to prove how easy it was to write and record a hit disco song .
9. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
It was first released in 1991 on the self-titled Black Album. Many long-standing Metallica fans, who were used to the harsh lyrical nature of the first three Metallica ballads, did not appreciate the inclusion of a love song.Regardless, the song is now very popular among Metallica fans and hit #11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Charts in 1992.
10. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Is a song by the British rock group Led Zeppelin, composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant, and recorded on their fourth studio album .The song was completed by the addition of lyrics by Robert Plant during the sessions for Led Zeppelin at Headley Grange, Hampshire, in 1971 "Stairway to Heaven" is the biggest-selling single piece of sheet music clocking up an average of 15,000 copies yearly.
11. I Can’t Tell You Why - Eagles
Is a song from the Eagles which appeared on their 1979 album The Long Run . The studio version became a Top 10 hit in early 1980; the song also appears in live versions on Eagles Live in 1980 and Hell Freezes Over in 1994. The song was written by Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley, and was the first Eagles song to feature Schmit (bass guitar) on lead vocals.
12. The Long and Winding Road - Beatles
is a pop ballad written by Paul McCartney that originally appeared on The Beatles' album Let It Be. It became The Beatles' last number-one song in the United States on June 13, 1970.
13. I don’t want to miss a thing - Aerosmith
Even if you are not a rock fan, you would have seen the Bruce Willis starrer - ’’Armageddon’’. This contains the evergreen song from Aerosmith , a great love rock ballad .
14. Stand - Poison
This is one of my favourite rock ballads, this uses a real choir along with the rock band and the harmonies and vocals on this song are brilliant. A very uplifting song. We all carry the cross and speak what we’re taught Lies and money become the white man’s god We’ve burned all our bridges one too many times The time has come now to draw the line
Chorus: You know you’ve got to ; Stand, stand, stand for what you believe
15. It's My Life - Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi has been nominated for Grammy Awards for their 2000 smash hit It's My Life. " became the most successful Bon Jovi single, hitting #1 across many countries and most importantly, becoming a symbol of band's longevity as they prevailed through many different changes in the mainstream rock scene with admirable success. Their first single in five years, "It's My Life" was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Jay Orpin and Max Martin.
16. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
I personally wouldn’t classify this as an out and out rock ballad, but this is one of the most amazing songs ever performed. The bass on this song is one of the best of all times, right up there with ’I want to Break Free’ and ’Eye of the Tiger’. Very sultry, very sexy, and a great song.
17. Blood Red Skies- Judas Priest
UN believable intro vocals, high pitched and very very powerful, in minor chords As the sun goes down, I move around....Under blood red skies The ’’skies’’ part climbs to an unbelievable high Please,Please listen to this song !!
18. Don’t Speak - No Doubt
People might not like this song making the list, but hey, Gwen Stefani is awesome, and the song is one of the best I’ve heard......
19. Megadeath - A Tout Le Monde
Is the fourth song on Megadeth's 1994 album Youthanasia . Beginning with a melancholy acoustic rhythm and Dave Mustaine's softly spoken vocals, the subject of the song ponders a life that, for whatever reason has clearly approached the end.
20. More than Words - Extreme
O K this is not really a rock ballad, but one of the best songs ever written and performed. The song is entirely on an acoustic guitar, with brilliant vocals by the lead singer Nuno cortez. Very difficult to play, very easy to listen and sing along....
1. Winds of Change - Scorpions
This song is one which never fails to give me shivers all over - This powerful rock ballad, with the most amazing vocals by lead singer Klaus Meine was written to commemorate the breaking down of the Berlin Wall.
2. November Rain - Guns ’n Roses
November Rain is one of the best known rock ballads the world over - This epic ballad was written and performed by Guns ’N Roses at the height of their fame. The song is backed by some amazing lead and rhythm guitar, with Axl Rose’s very typical vocals.
3. Bridge over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkel
Another ballad which sends shivers down your spine when you hear it, Paul Simons vocals take this ballad to a new height , the words are amazing When you?re weary, feeling small ; When tears are in your eyes, I’ll dry them all.. I?m on your side, oh, when times get rough ; And friends just can?t be found Like a bridge over troubled water ; I will lay me down .
4. Everything I do - Bryan Adams
This all time favourite ballad from the motion picture ’Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ sees Bryan Adams at his absolute best. A combination of moving lyrics and music, along with harder rock sections makes this a must have for any one who is in to hard rock.
5. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Again, GNR at their height - a brilliant rock song and a great melody which you love to hear over and over again ...
6. I would do anything for love - Meat Loaf
A truly ’monster’ ballad - Held the top of the charts for a very long time when it was released in 1993. If you havent heard it, listen to it, and if you don’t have it, download it, steal it, buy it, do something !!! Great piano introduction and highs and lows, crescendos which thunder in and steal quietly out.
7. Broken Wings - Mister Mr
A moving song, brilliant lyrics, was released in 1985 and is one of those songs which takes you to a different plane. Was the theme song for Formula 1 for some time , I think in 1999...
8. Kiss - I was made for loving you
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a hard rock/disco song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album.The song draws heavily from the disco style that was popular in the United States in the late 1970s.Kiss guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley has stated that "I Was Made For Lovin' You" was a conscious effort on his part to prove how easy it was to write and record a hit disco song .
9. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
It was first released in 1991 on the self-titled Black Album. Many long-standing Metallica fans, who were used to the harsh lyrical nature of the first three Metallica ballads, did not appreciate the inclusion of a love song.Regardless, the song is now very popular among Metallica fans and hit #11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Charts in 1992.
10. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Is a song by the British rock group Led Zeppelin, composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant, and recorded on their fourth studio album .The song was completed by the addition of lyrics by Robert Plant during the sessions for Led Zeppelin at Headley Grange, Hampshire, in 1971 "Stairway to Heaven" is the biggest-selling single piece of sheet music clocking up an average of 15,000 copies yearly.
11. I Can’t Tell You Why - Eagles
Is a song from the Eagles which appeared on their 1979 album The Long Run . The studio version became a Top 10 hit in early 1980; the song also appears in live versions on Eagles Live in 1980 and Hell Freezes Over in 1994. The song was written by Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley, and was the first Eagles song to feature Schmit (bass guitar) on lead vocals.
12. The Long and Winding Road - Beatles
is a pop ballad written by Paul McCartney that originally appeared on The Beatles' album Let It Be. It became The Beatles' last number-one song in the United States on June 13, 1970.
13. I don’t want to miss a thing - Aerosmith
Even if you are not a rock fan, you would have seen the Bruce Willis starrer - ’’Armageddon’’. This contains the evergreen song from Aerosmith , a great love rock ballad .
14. Stand - Poison
This is one of my favourite rock ballads, this uses a real choir along with the rock band and the harmonies and vocals on this song are brilliant. A very uplifting song. We all carry the cross and speak what we’re taught Lies and money become the white man’s god We’ve burned all our bridges one too many times The time has come now to draw the line
Chorus: You know you’ve got to ; Stand, stand, stand for what you believe
15. It's My Life - Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi has been nominated for Grammy Awards for their 2000 smash hit It's My Life. " became the most successful Bon Jovi single, hitting #1 across many countries and most importantly, becoming a symbol of band's longevity as they prevailed through many different changes in the mainstream rock scene with admirable success. Their first single in five years, "It's My Life" was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Jay Orpin and Max Martin.
16. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
I personally wouldn’t classify this as an out and out rock ballad, but this is one of the most amazing songs ever performed. The bass on this song is one of the best of all times, right up there with ’I want to Break Free’ and ’Eye of the Tiger’. Very sultry, very sexy, and a great song.
17. Blood Red Skies- Judas Priest
UN believable intro vocals, high pitched and very very powerful, in minor chords As the sun goes down, I move around....Under blood red skies The ’’skies’’ part climbs to an unbelievable high Please,Please listen to this song !!
18. Don’t Speak - No Doubt
People might not like this song making the list, but hey, Gwen Stefani is awesome, and the song is one of the best I’ve heard......
19. Megadeath - A Tout Le Monde
Is the fourth song on Megadeth's 1994 album Youthanasia . Beginning with a melancholy acoustic rhythm and Dave Mustaine's softly spoken vocals, the subject of the song ponders a life that, for whatever reason has clearly approached the end.
20. More than Words - Extreme
O K this is not really a rock ballad, but one of the best songs ever written and performed. The song is entirely on an acoustic guitar, with brilliant vocals by the lead singer Nuno cortez. Very difficult to play, very easy to listen and sing along....
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