OceanofPDF.com What makes a song great? I s i t t h e m e l o d y, t h e l y r i c s ? Can a song’s greatness be measured by its cultural impact or its influence on other musicians? Or can we just say a song is great because it makes us want to dance? Or, just because... Choosing the 100 greatest songs was an overwhelming proposition so VH1 sent ballots to over 700 musicians, songwriters, disc jockeys and radio programmers and asked them to vote on the 100 greatest songs of rock and roll. The votes were calculated and the songs were ranked, producing the following list. While it’s possible to debate the placement of some of these songs (too high or too low is an argument for you to enjoy), it’s difficult to deny that each is an achievement on some level and deserving of the accolade “a great song,” as these are truly great songs. OceanofPDF.com 9781458431059 For all works contained herein: Unauthorized copying, arranging, adapting, recording or public performance is an infringement of copyright. Infringers are liable under the law. Visit Hal Leonard Online at www.halleonard.com OceanofPDF.com Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s All Along The Watchtower All Shook Up Beat It American Pie Blowin’ In The Wind Blue Suede Shoes Born To Be Wild Bohemian Rhapsody Born To Run Bridge Over Troubled Water Brown Eyed Girl California Dreamin’ California Girls Crazy The Dock Of The Bay A Day In The Life Dream On Every Breath You Take Fire And Rain For What It’s Worth Gloria Free Bird Gimme Some Lovin’ God Only Knows Good Golly Miss Molly Good Vibrations Great Balls Of Fire A Hard Day’s Night Heartbreak Hotel Hotel California Hey Jude Hound Dog I Got You I Heard It Through The Grapevine I Want To Hold Your Hand Imagine In The Midnight Hour Jailhouse Rock Johnny B. Goode Jump La Bamba OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com ALL ALONG THE WAT C H T O W E R Words and Music by BOB DYLAN OceanofPDF.com ALL SHOOK UP Words and Music by OTIS BLACKWELL and ELVIS PRESLEY OceanofPDF.com B E AT I T Words and Music by MICHAEL JACKSON OceanofPDF.com AMERICAN PIE Words and Music by DON McLEAN Additional Lyrics 2. Now for ten years we’ve been on our own, And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone But that’s not how it used to be When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean And a voice that came from you and me Oh and while the king was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned, No verdict was returned And while Lenin read a book on Marx The quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died We were singin’... bye-bye... etc. 3. Helter-skelter in the summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and fallin’ fast, it landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass, With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While the sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance But we never got the chance ’Cause the players tried to take the field, The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died We started singin’... bye-bye... etc. 4. And there we were all in one place, A generation lost in space With no time left to start again So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick ’Cause fire is the devil’s only friend And as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could break that Satan’s spell And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died He was singin’... bye-bye... etc. OceanofPDF.com BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND Words and Music by BOB DYLAN OceanofPDF.com BLUE SUEDE SHOES Words and Music by CARL LEE PERKINS OceanofPDF.com BORN TO BE WILD Words and Music by MARS BONFIRE OceanofPDF.com B O H E M I A N R H A P S O DY Words and Music by FREDDIE MERCURY OceanofPDF.com BORN TO RUN Words and Music by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN OceanofPDF.com BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WAT E R Words and Music by PAUL SIMON OceanofPDF.com BROWN EYED GIRL Words and Music by VAN MORRISON Additional Lyrics 2. Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow Going down the old mine with a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing Hiding behind a rainbow’s wall Slipping and a-sliding All along the water fall With you, my brown eyed girl You, my brown eyed girl. Do you remember when we used to sing: Chorus 3. So hard to find my way, now that I’m all on my own I saw you just the other day, my, how you have grown Cast my memory back there, Lord Sometime I’m overcome thinking ‘bout Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium With you, my brown eyed girl With you, my brown eyed girl. Do you remember when we used to sing: Chorus OceanofPDF.com CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ Words and Music by JOHN PHILLIPS and MICHELLE PHILLIPS OceanofPDF.com CALIFORNIA GIRLS Words and Music by BRIAN WILSON and MIKE LOVE OceanofPDF.com CRAZY Words and Music by WILLIE NELSON OceanofPDF.com (Sittin’ On) T H E D O C K O F T H E B AY Words and Music by STEVE CROPPER and OTIS REDDING OceanofPDF.com A D AY I N T H E L I F E Words and Music by JOHN LENNON and PAUL McCARTNEY OceanofPDF.com DREAM ON Words and Music by STEVEN TYLER OceanofPDF.com E V E RY B R E AT H Y O U TA K E Written and Composed by G.M. SUMNER OceanofPDF.com FIRE AND RAIN Words and Music by JAMES TAYLOR OceanofPDF.com F O R W H AT I T ’ S W O RT H Words and Music by STEPHEN STILLS OceanofPDF.com GLORIA Words and Music by VAN MORRISON OceanofPDF.com FREE BIRD Words and Music by ALLEN COLLINS and RONNIE VAN ZANT OceanofPDF.com GIMME SOME LOVIN’ Words and Music by STEVE WINWOOD, MUFF WINWOOD and SPENCER DAVIS OceanofPDF.com G O D O N LY K N O W S Words and Music by BRIAN WILSON and TONY ASHER OceanofPDF.com G O O D G O L LY M I S S M O L LY Words and Music by ROBERT BLACKWELL and JOHN MARSCALCO OceanofPDF.com G O O D V I B R AT I O N S Words and Music by BRIAN WILSON and MIKE LOVE OceanofPDF.com G R E AT B A L L S O F F I R E Words and Music by OTIS BLACKWELL and JACK HAMMER OceanofPDF.com A H A R D D AY ’ S N I G H T Words and Music by JOHN LENNON and PAUL MCCARNEY OceanofPDF.com HEARTBREAK HOTEL Words and Music by MAE BOREN AXTON, TOMMY DURDEN and ELVIS PRESLEY OceanofPDF.com HOTEL CALIFORNIA Words and Music by DON HENLEY, GLENN FREY and DON FELDER OceanofPDF.com HEY JUDE Words and Music by JOHN LENNON and PAUL McCARTNEY OceanofPDF.com HOUND DOG Words and Music by JERRY LEIBER and MIKE STOLLER OceanofPDF.com I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) Words and Music by JAMES BROWN OceanofPDF.com I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Words and Music by NORMAN J. WHITFIELD and BARRETT STRONG OceanofPDF.com I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND Words and Music by JOHN LENNON Moderately and PAUL McCARTNEY OceanofPDF.com IMAGINE Words and Music by JOHN LENNON OceanofPDF.com IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Words and Music by STEVE CROPPER and WILSON PICKETT OceanofPDF.com JAILHOUSE ROCK from SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE Words and Music by JERRY LEIBER and MIKE STOLLER Additional Lyrics 2. Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone Little Joe was blowin’ on the slide trombone. The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang; The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang. (Chorus) 3. Number Forty-seven said to number Three: “You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see. I sure would be delighted with your company, Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me”. (Chorus) 4. The sad sack was a-sittin’on a block of stone, Way over in the comer weeping all alone. The warden said:“Hey, Buddy, don’t you be no square, If you can’t find a partner, use a wooden chair’! (Chorus) 5. Shifty Henry said to Bugs:“For heaven’s sake, No one’s lookin’, now’s our chance to make a break.” Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said:“Nix, nix; I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks”. (Chorus) OceanofPDF.com JOHNNY B. GOODE Words and Music by CHUCK BERRY OceanofPDF.com JUMP Words and Music by EDWARD VAN HALEN, ALEX VAN HALEN, MICHAEL ANTHONY and DAVID LEE ROTH OceanofPDF.com LA BAMBA By RITCHIE VALENS OceanofPDF.com
