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Charicature
Age: 49
Location: Vermont 
- #11
- Posted: 11/22/2011 17:53
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| 19loveless91 wrote: | @Charicature - When you say defining the decade of rock and roll, do you mean that these songs defined rock and roll in each decade? Or did you just use the "rock and roll" part instead of saying "music from 1950s onwards" - I'm curious because of your picks for 1970s and 80s (defined the decade perhaps, but not very RnR)
Can't think of any 1950s song, haven't really listened much of this decade. |
You're overthinking this 
I know there's a lot of leeway to interpret this, but I was kind of going for the song that most definitively defines everything about the decade. And yes, from the era of RnR, not necessarily RnR songs.
| 19loveless91 wrote: | Sorry, couldn't do just one song per decade  .. I'll think about it and come back. The ones above were from the top of my head. |
I know, it's pretty hard to boil the decade down into one song...but that's the challenge of this exercise.
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Charicature
Age: 49
Location: Vermont
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- Posted: 11/22/2011 17:55
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| itsit wrote: |
I copuldn't do just one song, for example in the early 80's that would mean ignoring either R&B/pop or new wave/post punk. |
You're cheating One song per decade...really push yourself.
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alelsupreme
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Age: 27
- #13
- Posted: 11/22/2011 18:09
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if I have to
60's: Strawberry Fields Forever (changed my mind)
70's: Bohemian Rhapsody
80's: Beat It (represent metal as well through the van halen solo!)
90's: Smells Like Teen Spirit
00's: Hey Ya!- Outkast
EDIT: How on earth did I forget hey ya? thanks for the reminder naples.
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RFNAPLES
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Gender: Male
Age: 75
Location: Durham, NC, USA
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CellarDoor
Shoe-Punk Loner
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Location: Marseille 
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- Posted: 11/22/2011 19:52
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| RFNAPLES wrote: | | 1980s-Love Will Tear Us Apart-Joy Division |
Which poll says so ? (I want a list)
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Necharsian
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- Posted: 11/22/2011 19:52
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Interesting to see that Smells like Teen Spirit basically has a monopoly on the 90s.
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19loveless91
mag. druž. inf
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- Posted: 11/22/2011 20:00
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| Necharsian wrote: |
Interesting to see that Smells like Teen Spirit basically has a monopoly on the 90s. |
I'd say that this song defines the grunge movement and the alternative scene of the late 1980s. Hard to say it defines the whole 1990s, but it's a fitting candidate
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40footwolf
Gender: Male
Age: 33
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- Posted: 11/22/2011 20:11
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Johnny B. Goode-Chuck Berry
You Really Got Me-The Kinks
Baba O'Reily-The Who
Don't You Want Me-The Human League
Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana
Rebellion(Lies)-Arcade Fire
Not necessarily the best, mind.
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CellarDoor
Shoe-Punk Loner
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Age: 39
Location: Marseille
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- Posted: 11/22/2011 20:32
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My selection :
50s - Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
60s - The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
70s - David Bowie - Life on Mars?
80s - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
90s - Beck - Loser
00s - LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
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- #20
- Posted: 11/22/2011 20:36
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60's: Rolling Stones- Satisfaction
70's: David Bowie- Heroes
80's: Michael Jackson- Billie Jean
90's: Pulp- Common People
2000's: LCD Soundsystem- All My Friends
The 70's was tough to choose between Heroes or Maggot Brain or Living for the City
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