Here's the countdown from io9's site:
41-50:
50. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
49. An American Werewolf In London (1981)
48. Midnight Meat Train (2008)
47. Re-Animator (1985)
46. Cat People (1942)
45. La Conquête du Pôle ("The Conquest of the Pole") (1912)
44. The Birds (1963)
43. The Blob (1958)
42. The Crazies (2010)
41. The Mist (2007)
31-40:
40. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
39. Hellraiser (1987)
38. Frankenstein (1931)
37. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
36. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
35. Drag Me To Hell (2009)
34. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
33. Cloverfield (2008)
32. Predator (1987)
31. Candyman (1992)
21-30:
30. Suspiria (1977)
29. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
28. Nosferatu (1922)
27. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
26. Rec (2007)
25. Signs (2002)
24. The Omen (1976)
23. The Last Exorcism (2010)
22. Pet Sematary (1989)
21. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
11-20:
20. The Ruins (2008)
19. Cabin Fever (2002)
18. Insidious (2011)
17. Friday The 13th (1980)
16. 28 Days Later (2002)
15. Blair Witch Project (1999)
14. The Haunting (1963)
13. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
12. Event Horizon (1997)
11. Carrie (1976)
1-10:
10.The Descent (2005)
9. The Ring (2002)
8. Phantasm (1979)
7. Paranormal Activity (2007)
6. The Fly (1986)
5. The Thing (1982)
4. The Exorcist (1973)
3. Poltergeist (1982)
2. The Shining (1980)
1. Alien (1979)
I've seen the few in bold print.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Silent Night, Bloody Night
Silent Night, Bloody Night is a 1974 horror film starring Patrick O'Neal, Mary Woronov (Babylon 5) and John Carradine. Candy Darling is also here. This one was worth watching, and I'd be happy to watch it again with anyone else who might want to see it.
Internet Archive has it, as does youtube:
The Spinning Image doesn't give it a positive review but does say, "there's something about that mood that stays with you like a Christmas Eve ghost story". AMCtv has some information.
Internet Archive has it, as does youtube:
The Spinning Image doesn't give it a positive review but does say, "there's something about that mood that stays with you like a Christmas Eve ghost story". AMCtv has some information.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Top 15 Underrated Horror Movies
SF Signal links to a Buzzfeed list of horror films, none of which I've seen and only one of which (Suspiria) I have in my to-be-watched stack:
Martin
May
The Last House on the Left (Original)
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death
Black Christmas (Original)
House
I Spit On Your Grave
Ginger Snaps
Jacob’s Ladder
Lake Mungo
Suspiria
Alice, Sweet Alice
Pin
Curtains
The Blood-Spattered Bride
Every time I think I'm making some headway, I come across another list!
Martin
May
The Last House on the Left (Original)
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death
Black Christmas (Original)
House
I Spit On Your Grave
Ginger Snaps
Jacob’s Ladder
Lake Mungo
Suspiria
Alice, Sweet Alice
Pin
Curtains
The Blood-Spattered Bride
Every time I think I'm making some headway, I come across another list!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Man Made Monster
Man Made Monster is a 1941 horror film starring Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney, Jr. in his horror movie debut, Anne Nagel, Frank Albertson, Samuel S. Hinds, famed stuntman David Sharpe, Russell Hicks and Byron Foulger. George Waggner directs.
1000 Misspent Hours says,
1000 Misspent Hours says,
There’s honestly very little, good or bad, to be said for Man-Made Monster. I would be hard pressed to think of a more perfectly generic early-40’s mad scientist flick, and if it weren’t for its significance as the start of Lon Chaney Jr.’s career in horror films, it would surely be even more completely forgotten than it is today....Spinning Image says, "It's no classic, but it is unexpectedly endearing." Variety calls it "mighty successful" in a 1941 review. MSN, TCM and AMC each have some information.
It isn’t that Man-Made Monster is a notably bad movie— it’s competently made all around, and with a running time noticeably under an hour if you factor out the time spent on credits and production slates, there’s just no way for it to be boring— but there is nothing about it that lingers in the memory,...
Ghosts of Hanley House
Ghosts of Hanley House is a 1968 haunted house horror film starring Elsie Baker. One of the actors credited is listed as "Nosmo King" and the make-up is by Eni Nassa. It's one of the slowest films I've seen, with lots of padding to fill out the 1:25 run time. The music brings back memories from '60's past.
"Did you see my car keys?" "Why, no. [turns to next person] Did you see the car keys?" "No, did you?" This went all the way around the table. Later, women in nighties and men in pajama bottoms stare at each other and listen to eerie sounds. The actors spend an awful lot of time in pause mode. And then a seance: "Is there anyone there who wishes to speak with anyone here? Is there anyone there who wishes to speak with anyone here? Is there ..." This may be the most repetitive movie I've ever seen.
The Spinning Image says it "fails on damn near every level." Film Obscurities gives a detailed plot description and says, "It looks awful, sounds awful. This has an extremely limited appeal." AMCtv has an overview.
"Did you see my car keys?" "Why, no. [turns to next person] Did you see the car keys?" "No, did you?" This went all the way around the table. Later, women in nighties and men in pajama bottoms stare at each other and listen to eerie sounds. The actors spend an awful lot of time in pause mode. And then a seance: "Is there anyone there who wishes to speak with anyone here? Is there anyone there who wishes to speak with anyone here? Is there ..." This may be the most repetitive movie I've ever seen.
The Spinning Image says it "fails on damn near every level." Film Obscurities gives a detailed plot description and says, "It looks awful, sounds awful. This has an extremely limited appeal." AMCtv has an overview.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Night of the Lepus
Night of the Lepus is a 1972 horror movie starring Star Trek icon DeForest Kelley, Stuart Whitman and Janet Leigh. The film starts off with a talking head environmental lecture.
trailer:
My favorite quotes:
trailer:
My favorite quotes:
Calm down, Jack, the rabbit's gone.And the sheriff on a bullhorn to the audience at the drive-in theater:
Attention! Attention! Ladies and Gentlemen! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help. Roll up your windows...Slant Magazine calls it "a radically dull riff on the nature-run-amok genre utilizing what must've been the only animal not yet exploited for scares. And scares are exactly what the filmmakers didn't get". Moria gives it a single star and calls it "a film that has attained a legendary reputation as a genuine Golden Turkey". 1000 Misspent Hours seems stunned by its badness and asks: "how on Earth could this movie have gotten made?" Weird Wild Realm begins with this: "One of the goofiest excuses for a horror film was Night of the Lepus (1972) about giant killer rabbits" and concludes
Most inept movies are bad & quickly forgotten & leave one regretting the wasted time. This one will stick with you, like witnessing a train wreck, more entertainingly ridiculous than most of the many giant animal & nature-attack films that proliferated at the time.DVD Talk says, "The reason it's not effective is immediately obvious. No matter how you photograph and light groups of bunny rabbits, they look cute, and not in the least bit threatening." Time Out admires it. EW says, "any movie that features mutant bunnies being shot, blowtorched, and electrocuted makes for a hopping good time".
500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
Some time ago I found this list and starting making the occasional post on songs found on it. Now the list as I have it is not at that site, and the list that is there is different. Some songs on the list below aren't even on the list I see on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame site now. I'm not sure what I'll do. I may start working on somebody else's list and hope it sticks around long enough for me to work my way through it.
This list is from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (which has a Facebook page):
A
* A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
* A Day in the Life - The Beatles
* A Teenager In Love - Dion And The Belmonts
* A Well Respected Man - The Kinks
* A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
* ABC - Jackson 5
* After Midnight - Eric Clapton
* Ain’t That a Shame - Fats Domino
* Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
* All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
* All I Have to Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
* All Right Now - Free
* All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
* Am I Asking Too Much - Dinah Washington
* American Girl - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
* American Pie - Don McLean
* Anarchy In The U.K. - Sex Pistols
* Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
* Aqualung - Jethro Tull
* At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors
* Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp
* Autobahn - Kraftwerk
* A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon
B
* Baba O’Riley - The Who
* Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
* Baby Please Don’t Go - Big Joe Williams
* Back In Black - AC/DC
* Ball ‘N’ Chain - Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton
* Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
* Be My Baby - The Ronettes
* Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
* Beat It - Michael Jackson
* Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
* Been Caught Stealin’ - Jane’s Addiction
* Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
* Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed
* Big Girls Don’t Cry - The 4 Seasons
* Biko - Peter Gabriel
* Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
* Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Santana
* (I Belong To The) Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids
* Blowin’ in the Wind - Bob Dylan
* Blue Moon - The Marcels
* Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
* Blue Yodel No. 9 - Jimmie Rodgers
* Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
* Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
* Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
* Bony Maronie - Larry Williams
* Boogie Chillun - John Lee Hooker
* Book Of Love - The Monotones
* Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
* Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
* Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
* Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
* Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
* Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel
* Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
* Bring It On Home to Me - Sam Cooke
* Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
* Brown Shoes Don’t Make It - The Mothers Of Invention (with Frank Zappa)
* Bus Stop - The Hollies
* By And By - The Soul Stirrers
* Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
C
* C’mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
* C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis
* Caldonia - Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
* California Dreamin’ - The Mamas And The Papas
* California Girls - The Beach Boys
* Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
* Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
* Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
* Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
* Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings
* Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
* Crossroads - Cream
* Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles
D
* Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) - The Crystals
* Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
* Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
* Dancing In The Street - Martha And The Vandellas
* Dark Star - The Grateful Dead
* Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
* Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
* Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
* Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels
* Dirty Water - The Standells
* Disco Inferno - The Trammps
* Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
* (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
* Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin’ Spoonful
* Do You Love Me - The Contours
* Don’t Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
* Don’t You Want Me? - Human League
* Down By the River - Neil Young
* Downhearted Blues - Bessie Smith
* Dream On - Aerosmith
* Driftin’ Blues - Charles Brown
* Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
* Dust My Broom - Elmore James
E
* Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
* Eight Miles High - The Byrds
* Enter Sandman - Metallica
* Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
* Every Breath You Take - The Police
* Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - Solomon Burke
F
* Fame - David Bowie
* Fever - Little Willie John
* (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party) - The Beastie Boys
* Fight the Power - Public Enemy
* Fire And Rain - James Taylor
* Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
* Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
* For What It’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield
* Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
G
* Gee - The Crows
* Get Up Stand Up - The Wailers
* Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group
* Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
* Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon
* Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
* Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
* Gloria (in Excelsis Deo) - Patti Smith
* Gloria - The Shadows Of Knight
* Go To The Mirror Boy - The Who
* Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
* God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
* God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
* Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles
* Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
* Good Lovin’ - The Young Rascals
* Good Morning (Little) School Girl - Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson
* Good Rockin’ Tonight - Wynonie Harris
* Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
* Goodnight Irene - The Weavers
* Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
* Graceland - Paul Simon
* Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
* Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG’s
* Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Groovin’ - The Young Rascals
H
* Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles
* Hanky Panky - Tommy James And The Shondells
* He’s A Rebel - The Crystals
* Heart Of Glass - Blondie
* Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
* Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
* (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha And The Vandellas
* Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now - The Smiths
* Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
* Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
* Help Me - Joni Mitchell
* HELP! - The Beatles
* Heroin - Velvet Underground
* Hey Jude - The Beatles
* Hickory Wind - The Byrds
* Hide Away - Freddy King
* (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
* Highway to Hell - AC/DC
* Hillbilly Boogie - The Delmore Brothers
* Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans
* Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
* Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett
* Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
* Hotel California - The Eagles
* Hound Dog - Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton
* How Do You Do It? - Gerry and The Pacemakers
* How High The Moon - Les Paul and Mary Ford
* How I Got Over - Clara Ward & The Ward Singers
* Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
I
* I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore - Phil Ochs
* I Can’t Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
* I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
* I Fought The Law - The Bobby Fuller Four
* I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
* I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
* I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
* I Love Rock ‘N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
* I Never Loved A Man (the Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
* I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
* I Put a Spell On You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
* I Shot The Sheriff - The Wailers (with Bob Marley)
* I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
* I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
* I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
* I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
* I Want You Back - Jackson 5
* I Will Dare - The Replacements
* I’ll Live Again - The Dixie Hummingbirds
* I’m A Believer - The Monkees
* I’m Eighteen - Alice Cooper
* I’m Not A Juvenile Delinquent - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
* If I Didn’t Care - The Ink Spots
* If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) - Peter, Paul And Mary
* Imagine - John Lennon
* In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
* In The Still Of The Nite - The 5 Satins
* In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
* Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Lennon
* Iron Man - Black Sabbath
* It Ain’t Me Babe - The Turtles
* It’s Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
J
* Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
* Jeremy - Pearl Jam
* Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker
* Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
* Juke - Little Walter
* Jump - Van Halen
* Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
* Just Like Me - Paul Revere & The Raiders
* Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
K
* Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
L
* La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
* Ladies First - Queen Latifah
* Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees
* Late For The Sky - Jackson Browne
* Laugh Laugh - The Beau Brummels
* Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
* Layla - Derek and the Dominos
* Le Freak - Chic
* Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
* Legalize It - Peter Tosh
* Legs - ZZ Top
* Let’s Go Trippin’ - Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
* Let’s Have A Party - Amos Milburn
* Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
* Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
* Light My Fire - The Doors
* Like A Virgin - Madonna
* Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
* Little Johnny Jewel - Television
* Little Red Corvette - Prince
* Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley And The Wailers
* Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
* Lola - The Kinks
* London Calling - The Clash
* Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
* Los Angeles - X
* Loser - Beck
* Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
* Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
* Love in Vain - Robert Johnson
* Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
* Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
* Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
* Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
* Love Train - O’Jays
* Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
M
* Madame George - Van Morrison
* Maggie May - Rod Stewart
* Mama Said Knock You Out - L.L. Cool J
* Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
* Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
* Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
* Master Blaster (Jammin’) - Stevie Wonder
* Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
* Matchbox - Carl Perkins
* Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney
* Maybellene - Chuck Berry
* Me Myself And I - De La Soul
* Mercy Mercy - Don Covey
* Midnight Stomp - Jimmy Yancey
* Miss You - The Rolling Stones
* Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong
* Money Honey - The Drifters
* Money - Pink Floyd
* Moondance - Van Morrison
* More Than A Feeling - Boston
* Motherless Children - Blind Willie Johnson
* Move It - Cliff Richard And The Drifters
* Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson
* Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
* Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
* My Generation - The Who
* My Girl - The Temptations
* My Guy - Mary Wells
* My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) - Neil Young
* Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
N
* Needles and Pins - The Searchers
* New Rose - The Damned
* Night Moves - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
* Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
* 96 Tears - Question Mark And The Mysterians
* No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley And The Wailers
* Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
* Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang - Dr. Dre
O
* Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
* Oh, What A Night - The Dells
* Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
* Omaha - Moby Grape
* Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
* One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic
P
* Packing Up - Marion Williams
* Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations
* Paranoid - Black Sabbath
* Party Doll - Buddy Knox
* Pastures Of Plenty - Woody Guthrie
* Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
* People Get Ready - The Impressions
* Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
* Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin)
* Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie - Pinetop Perkins
* Pipeline - The Chantays
* Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa
* Please Please Please - James Brown
* Plynth (Water Down The Drain) - Jeff Beck Group
* Pressure Drop - Toots & The Maytals
* Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie
* Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
* Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
* Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Prove It On Me - Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
* Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five
* Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
* Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
* Pushin’ Too Hard - The Seeds
Q
* Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
R
* Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.
* Rainin’ In My Heart - Slim Harpo
* Ramblin’ Man - The Allman Brothers Band
* Rapper’s Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
* Reach Out I’ll Be There - The Four Tops
* Rebel-’Rouser - Duane Eddy
* Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
* Red Hot - Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
* Reelin’ In The Years - Steely Dan
* Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
* Respect - Aretha Franklin
* Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
* River Deep, Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
* Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
* Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss
* Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin
* (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
* Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
* Rock Lobster - The B-52’s
* Rock My Soul - Golden Gate Quartet
* Rock This Town - Stray Cats
* Rock ‘N’ Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
* Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie-Woogie Flu - Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & His Clowns
* Rollin’ Stone - Muddy Waters
* Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) - Bruce Springsteen
* Roundabout - Yes
* Roxanne - The Police
* Roxanne, Roxanne - U.T.F.O.
* Rumble - Link Wray
* Runaway - Del Shannon
* Runnin’ With the Devil - Van Halen
S
* Sail Away - Randy Newman
* (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
* Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
* Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud - James Brown
* Search And Destroy - Iggy And The Stooges
* See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
* September Gurls - Big Star
* Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
* Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
* Shake - Otis Redding
* Shake, Rattle And Roll - Big Joe Turner
* Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds
* She’s About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet
* Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Ramones
* Shotgun - Jr. Walker and the All Stars
* Shout - Pts. 1 & 2 - The Isley Brothers
* Sin City - The Flying Burrito Brothers
* Sincerely - The Moonglows
* Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
* Slippin’ Into Darkness - War
* Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
* Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
* Smokestack Lightnin’ - Howlin’ Wolf
* Solo Flight - Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Orchestra
* Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
* Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
* Soul Man - Sam & Dave
* Space Oddity - David Bowie
* Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
* Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
* Spoonful - Howlin’ Wolf
* Stack O’ Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
* Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
* Stand By Me - Ben E. King
* Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell
* Stayin’ Alive - The Bee Gees
* Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
* Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
* Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
* Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
* Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
* Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
* Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
* Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
* Sunshine Superman - Donovan
* Super Freak - Rick James
* Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
* Superstition - Stevie Wonder
* Surf City - Jan & Dean
* Surfin’ U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
* Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
* Suzy-Q - Dale Hawkins
* Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
* Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
* Sweet Little Angel - B.B. King
* Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
T
* Take It Easy - The Eagles
* Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
* Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth
* Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
* Tell Mama - Etta James
* Tennessee - Arrested Development
* Tequila - The Champs
* Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone
* That’ll Be the Day - Buddy Holly And The Crickets
* That’s All Right - Elvis Presley
* The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
* The End - The Doors
* The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die-Rag - Country Joe and The Fish
* The Great Pretender - The Platters
* The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
* The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
* The Letter - The Box Tops
* The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
* The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
* The Midnight Special - Lead Belly
* The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
* The Red Rooster - Howlin ‘Wolf
* The Sounds Of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel
* The Spirit Of Radio - Rush
* The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
* The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
* The Times They Are A-Changin’ - Bob Dylan
* The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles
* The Train Kept A-Rollin’ - Johnny Burnette Trio
* The Twist - Chubby Checker
* The Weight - The Band
* There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
* This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
* This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
* Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
* Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club
* Time Is On My Side - The Rolling Stones
* Tipitina - Professor Longhair
* Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
* Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
* Turn On the News - Husker Du
* Turn On Your Love - Bobby Blue Bland
* Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
U
* U Can’t Touch This - MC Hammer
* Uncle John’s Band - The Grateful Dead
* Up On The Roof - The Drifters
* Uptight (Everything’s Alright) - Stevie Wonder
V
* Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
W
* Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff And The Smoky Mountain Boys
* Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
* Walk Don’t Run - The Ventures
* Walk Like A Man - The 4 Seasons
* Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
* Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
* War - Edwin Starr
* We Are Family - Sister Sledge
* We Got The Beat - Go-Go’s
* We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
* We’re An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
* We’re Gonna Rock - Cecil Gant
* Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N’ Roses
* West End Blues - Louis Armstrong
* What’d I Say - Ray Charles
* What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
* When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
* When Doves Cry - Prince
* Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Pete Seeger
* Whip It - Devo
* Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
* White Light / White Heat - Velvet Underground
* White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
* Who Do You Love - Quicksilver Messenger Service
* Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
* Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On - Jerry Lee Lewis
* Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
* Wild Thing - The Troggs
* Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
* Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis
* Wipe Out - The Surfaris
* With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
* Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs
* Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
Y
* Yakety Yak - The Coasters
* Yesterday - The Beatles
* You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes
* You Really Got Me - The Kinks
* You Send Me - Sam Cooke
* You’ve Got A Friend - Carole King
* You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - The Righteous Brothers
* You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
* Young Blood - The Coasters
* Your Song - Elton John
Z
* Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
This list is from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (which has a Facebook page):
A
* A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
* A Day in the Life - The Beatles
* A Teenager In Love - Dion And The Belmonts
* A Well Respected Man - The Kinks
* A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
* ABC - Jackson 5
* After Midnight - Eric Clapton
* Ain’t That a Shame - Fats Domino
* Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
* All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
* All I Have to Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
* All Right Now - Free
* All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
* Am I Asking Too Much - Dinah Washington
* American Girl - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
* American Pie - Don McLean
* Anarchy In The U.K. - Sex Pistols
* Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
* Aqualung - Jethro Tull
* At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors
* Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp
* Autobahn - Kraftwerk
* A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon
B
* Baba O’Riley - The Who
* Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
* Baby Please Don’t Go - Big Joe Williams
* Back In Black - AC/DC
* Ball ‘N’ Chain - Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton
* Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
* Be My Baby - The Ronettes
* Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
* Beat It - Michael Jackson
* Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
* Been Caught Stealin’ - Jane’s Addiction
* Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
* Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed
* Big Girls Don’t Cry - The 4 Seasons
* Biko - Peter Gabriel
* Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
* Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Santana
* (I Belong To The) Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids
* Blowin’ in the Wind - Bob Dylan
* Blue Moon - The Marcels
* Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
* Blue Yodel No. 9 - Jimmie Rodgers
* Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
* Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
* Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
* Bony Maronie - Larry Williams
* Boogie Chillun - John Lee Hooker
* Book Of Love - The Monotones
* Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
* Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
* Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
* Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
* Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
* Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel
* Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
* Bring It On Home to Me - Sam Cooke
* Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
* Brown Shoes Don’t Make It - The Mothers Of Invention (with Frank Zappa)
* Bus Stop - The Hollies
* By And By - The Soul Stirrers
* Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
C
* C’mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
* C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis
* Caldonia - Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
* California Dreamin’ - The Mamas And The Papas
* California Girls - The Beach Boys
* Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
* Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
* Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
* Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
* Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings
* Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
* Crossroads - Cream
* Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles
D
* Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) - The Crystals
* Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
* Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
* Dancing In The Street - Martha And The Vandellas
* Dark Star - The Grateful Dead
* Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
* Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
* Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
* Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels
* Dirty Water - The Standells
* Disco Inferno - The Trammps
* Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
* (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
* Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin’ Spoonful
* Do You Love Me - The Contours
* Don’t Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
* Don’t You Want Me? - Human League
* Down By the River - Neil Young
* Downhearted Blues - Bessie Smith
* Dream On - Aerosmith
* Driftin’ Blues - Charles Brown
* Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
* Dust My Broom - Elmore James
E
* Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
* Eight Miles High - The Byrds
* Enter Sandman - Metallica
* Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
* Every Breath You Take - The Police
* Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - Solomon Burke
F
* Fame - David Bowie
* Fever - Little Willie John
* (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party) - The Beastie Boys
* Fight the Power - Public Enemy
* Fire And Rain - James Taylor
* Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
* Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
* For What It’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield
* Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
G
* Gee - The Crows
* Get Up Stand Up - The Wailers
* Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spencer Davis Group
* Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
* Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon
* Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
* Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
* Gloria (in Excelsis Deo) - Patti Smith
* Gloria - The Shadows Of Knight
* Go To The Mirror Boy - The Who
* Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
* God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
* God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
* Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles
* Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
* Good Lovin’ - The Young Rascals
* Good Morning (Little) School Girl - Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson
* Good Rockin’ Tonight - Wynonie Harris
* Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
* Goodnight Irene - The Weavers
* Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters
* Graceland - Paul Simon
* Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
* Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG’s
* Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Groovin’ - The Young Rascals
H
* Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles
* Hanky Panky - Tommy James And The Shondells
* He’s A Rebel - The Crystals
* Heart Of Glass - Blondie
* Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
* Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
* (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha And The Vandellas
* Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now - The Smiths
* Hellhound On My Trail - Robert Johnson
* Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
* Help Me - Joni Mitchell
* HELP! - The Beatles
* Heroin - Velvet Underground
* Hey Jude - The Beatles
* Hickory Wind - The Byrds
* Hide Away - Freddy King
* (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
* Highway to Hell - AC/DC
* Hillbilly Boogie - The Delmore Brothers
* Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans
* Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
* Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett
* Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
* Hotel California - The Eagles
* Hound Dog - Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton
* How Do You Do It? - Gerry and The Pacemakers
* How High The Moon - Les Paul and Mary Ford
* How I Got Over - Clara Ward & The Ward Singers
* Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
I
* I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore - Phil Ochs
* I Can’t Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
* I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
* I Fought The Law - The Bobby Fuller Four
* I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
* I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
* I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
* I Love Rock ‘N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
* I Never Loved A Man (the Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
* I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
* I Put a Spell On You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
* I Shot The Sheriff - The Wailers (with Bob Marley)
* I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
* I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
* I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
* I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
* I Want You Back - Jackson 5
* I Will Dare - The Replacements
* I’ll Live Again - The Dixie Hummingbirds
* I’m A Believer - The Monkees
* I’m Eighteen - Alice Cooper
* I’m Not A Juvenile Delinquent - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
* If I Didn’t Care - The Ink Spots
* If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) - Peter, Paul And Mary
* Imagine - John Lennon
* In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
* In The Still Of The Nite - The 5 Satins
* In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
* Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Lennon
* Iron Man - Black Sabbath
* It Ain’t Me Babe - The Turtles
* It’s Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
J
* Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
* Jeremy - Pearl Jam
* Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker
* Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
* Juke - Little Walter
* Jump - Van Halen
* Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
* Just Like Me - Paul Revere & The Raiders
* Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
K
* Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
L
* La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
* Ladies First - Queen Latifah
* Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees
* Late For The Sky - Jackson Browne
* Laugh Laugh - The Beau Brummels
* Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
* Layla - Derek and the Dominos
* Le Freak - Chic
* Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
* Legalize It - Peter Tosh
* Legs - ZZ Top
* Let’s Go Trippin’ - Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
* Let’s Have A Party - Amos Milburn
* Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
* Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
* Light My Fire - The Doors
* Like A Virgin - Madonna
* Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
* Little Johnny Jewel - Television
* Little Red Corvette - Prince
* Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley And The Wailers
* Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
* Lola - The Kinks
* London Calling - The Clash
* Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
* Los Angeles - X
* Loser - Beck
* Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
* Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
* Love in Vain - Robert Johnson
* Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music
* Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
* Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
* Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
* Love Train - O’Jays
* Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
M
* Madame George - Van Morrison
* Maggie May - Rod Stewart
* Mama Said Knock You Out - L.L. Cool J
* Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
* Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
* Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
* Master Blaster (Jammin’) - Stevie Wonder
* Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
* Matchbox - Carl Perkins
* Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney
* Maybellene - Chuck Berry
* Me Myself And I - De La Soul
* Mercy Mercy - Don Covey
* Midnight Stomp - Jimmy Yancey
* Miss You - The Rolling Stones
* Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong
* Money Honey - The Drifters
* Money - Pink Floyd
* Moondance - Van Morrison
* More Than A Feeling - Boston
* Motherless Children - Blind Willie Johnson
* Move It - Cliff Richard And The Drifters
* Move On Up A Little Higher - Mahalia Jackson
* Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
* Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
* My Generation - The Who
* My Girl - The Temptations
* My Guy - Mary Wells
* My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) - Neil Young
* Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
N
* Needles and Pins - The Searchers
* New Rose - The Damned
* Night Moves - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
* Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
* 96 Tears - Question Mark And The Mysterians
* No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley And The Wailers
* Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
* Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang - Dr. Dre
O
* Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
* Oh, What A Night - The Dells
* Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
* Omaha - Moby Grape
* Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
* One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic
P
* Packing Up - Marion Williams
* Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations
* Paranoid - Black Sabbath
* Party Doll - Buddy Knox
* Pastures Of Plenty - Woody Guthrie
* Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
* People Get Ready - The Impressions
* Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
* Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin)
* Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie - Pinetop Perkins
* Pipeline - The Chantays
* Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa
* Please Please Please - James Brown
* Plynth (Water Down The Drain) - Jeff Beck Group
* Pressure Drop - Toots & The Maytals
* Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie
* Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
* Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
* Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Prove It On Me - Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
* Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five
* Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
* Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
* Pushin’ Too Hard - The Seeds
Q
* Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
R
* Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.
* Rainin’ In My Heart - Slim Harpo
* Ramblin’ Man - The Allman Brothers Band
* Rapper’s Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
* Reach Out I’ll Be There - The Four Tops
* Rebel-’Rouser - Duane Eddy
* Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
* Red Hot - Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
* Reelin’ In The Years - Steely Dan
* Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
* Respect - Aretha Franklin
* Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
* River Deep, Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
* Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
* Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss
* Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin
* (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
* Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
* Rock Lobster - The B-52’s
* Rock My Soul - Golden Gate Quartet
* Rock This Town - Stray Cats
* Rock ‘N’ Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
* Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie-Woogie Flu - Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & His Clowns
* Rollin’ Stone - Muddy Waters
* Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) - Bruce Springsteen
* Roundabout - Yes
* Roxanne - The Police
* Roxanne, Roxanne - U.T.F.O.
* Rumble - Link Wray
* Runaway - Del Shannon
* Runnin’ With the Devil - Van Halen
S
* Sail Away - Randy Newman
* (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
* Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
* Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud - James Brown
* Search And Destroy - Iggy And The Stooges
* See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
* September Gurls - Big Star
* Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
* Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
* Shake - Otis Redding
* Shake, Rattle And Roll - Big Joe Turner
* Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds
* She’s About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet
* Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Ramones
* Shotgun - Jr. Walker and the All Stars
* Shout - Pts. 1 & 2 - The Isley Brothers
* Sin City - The Flying Burrito Brothers
* Sincerely - The Moonglows
* Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
* Slippin’ Into Darkness - War
* Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
* Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
* Smokestack Lightnin’ - Howlin’ Wolf
* Solo Flight - Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Orchestra
* Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
* Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
* Soul Man - Sam & Dave
* Space Oddity - David Bowie
* Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
* Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
* Spoonful - Howlin’ Wolf
* Stack O’ Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
* Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
* Stand By Me - Ben E. King
* Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell
* Stayin’ Alive - The Bee Gees
* Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
* Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
* Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
* Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
* Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
* Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
* Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
* Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
* Sunshine Superman - Donovan
* Super Freak - Rick James
* Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
* Superstition - Stevie Wonder
* Surf City - Jan & Dean
* Surfin’ U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
* Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
* Suzy-Q - Dale Hawkins
* Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
* Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
* Sweet Little Angel - B.B. King
* Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
T
* Take It Easy - The Eagles
* Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
* Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth
* Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
* Tell Mama - Etta James
* Tennessee - Arrested Development
* Tequila - The Champs
* Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone
* That’ll Be the Day - Buddy Holly And The Crickets
* That’s All Right - Elvis Presley
* The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
* The End - The Doors
* The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die-Rag - Country Joe and The Fish
* The Great Pretender - The Platters
* The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
* The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
* The Letter - The Box Tops
* The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
* The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
* The Midnight Special - Lead Belly
* The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
* The Red Rooster - Howlin ‘Wolf
* The Sounds Of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel
* The Spirit Of Radio - Rush
* The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
* The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
* The Times They Are A-Changin’ - Bob Dylan
* The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles
* The Train Kept A-Rollin’ - Johnny Burnette Trio
* The Twist - Chubby Checker
* The Weight - The Band
* There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
* This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
* This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
* Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
* Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club
* Time Is On My Side - The Rolling Stones
* Tipitina - Professor Longhair
* Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
* Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
* Turn On the News - Husker Du
* Turn On Your Love - Bobby Blue Bland
* Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
U
* U Can’t Touch This - MC Hammer
* Uncle John’s Band - The Grateful Dead
* Up On The Roof - The Drifters
* Uptight (Everything’s Alright) - Stevie Wonder
V
* Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
W
* Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff And The Smoky Mountain Boys
* Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
* Walk Don’t Run - The Ventures
* Walk Like A Man - The 4 Seasons
* Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
* Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
* War - Edwin Starr
* We Are Family - Sister Sledge
* We Got The Beat - Go-Go’s
* We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
* We’re An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
* We’re Gonna Rock - Cecil Gant
* Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N’ Roses
* West End Blues - Louis Armstrong
* What’d I Say - Ray Charles
* What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
* When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
* When Doves Cry - Prince
* Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Pete Seeger
* Whip It - Devo
* Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
* White Light / White Heat - Velvet Underground
* White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
* Who Do You Love - Quicksilver Messenger Service
* Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
* Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On - Jerry Lee Lewis
* Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
* Wild Thing - The Troggs
* Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
* Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis
* Wipe Out - The Surfaris
* With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
* Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs
* Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
Y
* Yakety Yak - The Coasters
* Yesterday - The Beatles
* You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes
* You Really Got Me - The Kinks
* You Send Me - Sam Cooke
* You’ve Got A Friend - Carole King
* You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - The Righteous Brothers
* You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
* Young Blood - The Coasters
* Your Song - Elton John
Z
* Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Am I Asking Too Much
Am I Asking Too Much is a 1948 R&B song by Dinah Washington.
This song was on the list of Songs that shaped Rock and Roll from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum when I first started this project, but I don't see it there now. I didn't expect this list to change over time.
This song was on the list of Songs that shaped Rock and Roll from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum when I first started this project, but I don't see it there now. I didn't expect this list to change over time.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Samson vs. the Vampire Women
Samson vs. the Vampire Women is a 1962 Spanish horror film with an irresistible title. And it's got the Samson character in what looks for all the world to be an actual real-life wrasslin' match. I mean how can you not watch it!
Perhaps not surprisingly, reviews are a bit scarce.
Perhaps not surprisingly, reviews are a bit scarce.
Eternal Evil
Eternal Evil is a 1985 horror film also known as The Blue Man. It stars Karen Black, John Novak (who voiced a character in Key the Metal Idol) and Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny). It is dated, and I don't mean that in a good way. Whatever it might once have had hasn't held up well. The ending wasn't completely unexpected, but I thought it was worth having watched the rest of the movie to see.
watch it from youtube:
or at the internet archive.
Moria calls is "undistinguished and bland". Weird Wild Realm tells plot details and closes by saying:
watch it from youtube:
or at the internet archive.
Moria calls is "undistinguished and bland". Weird Wild Realm tells plot details and closes by saying:
Although the film ls cheezy, it's also entertaining, & it is just about the most horrific of several horror roles Karen Black has undertaken. She's makes an fabulous monster.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Wolfman (2010)
I picked this DVD to watch tonight. It's one The Husband, The Younger Son and I have been meaning to see. The Wolfman is a 2010 remake of the 1941 Lon Chaney, Jr. classic. It does take significant liberties with the original film. This one stars Benicio del Toro in the Lon Chaney role, Anthony Hopkins as his father, Emily Blunt as the love interest (in this one she's the fiancee of the recently deceased elder brother) and Hugo Weaving plays a detective from Scotland Yard. Danny Elfman did the music. I liked it. I will say I liked it best as it adhered more closely to the original and liked it less the more it strayed.
trailer:
Moria gives a mixed review and closes by saying that "for what it aims for, The Wolfman achieves modestly and effectively." The New York Times does not like it. DVD Talk doesn't like it either, closing its review with this:
trailer:
Moria gives a mixed review and closes by saying that "for what it aims for, The Wolfman achieves modestly and effectively." The New York Times does not like it. DVD Talk doesn't like it either, closing its review with this:
Because, you know, a werewolf is about an Id unleashed, howling at the moon, tearing stuff up. The Wolfman is none of these things. It's timid and boring. It's a pretty lady in a bodice that never gets ripped. It howls, but it does so quietly, afraid that someone might hear. The Wolfman is a quarter moon kind of movie, not a full one.Roger Ebert gives it a generally positive review except for the special effects. The Guardian gives it a lowly 2 out of a possible 5 stars. EW says
Del Toro, with his melancholy-brute features, endows this raging beast with some of the ''Why me?'' poignance you may remember from Lon Chaney Jr.'s performance in the original. Lawrence, you see, has no desire to be a werewolf. He doesn't get off on the power of the dark side; he just wants to be free of it. And that lends The Wolfman, hokey and uneven though it is, the kind of authentic emotional hook that too many horror movies today don't have.
The Mummy's Tomb
The Husband picked this one to follow The Mummy's Hand, having bought them on dvd not long ago. The Mummy's Tomb is a true sequel to The Mummy's Hand, but the mummy is played by Lon Chaney, Jr. in this one. George Zucco reprises his role as high priest. I liked it better if only because it didn't pepper itself with comic relief.
Moria says it's
Moria says it's
the dreariest of them all. The plot is the most routine and least standout of the series. Sadly, the most exciting the film ever gets is during the footage that has been taken direct from The Mummy’s Hand.1000 Misspent Hours closes by praising the lack of comic relief and opens by saying it's
probably the strongest of the Universal mummy movies. Like its immediate predecessor, it features a blazingly fast pace and a short running time, but its more serious tone, better monster makeup, and higher quotient of mummy action make it far superiorWeird Wild Realm liked The Mummy's Hand better. The New York Times was not impressed when it was released in 1942.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Mummy's Hand
The Husband chose this and we watched it Saturday afternoon. He picked it up on dvd recently. I hadn't seen it before. The Mummy's Hand re-tells the story of the mummy, played in the original by Boris Karloff. George Zucco stars as the high priest who pulls the mummy's strings. It's much more like an Abbott and Costello movie than it is like the original Mummy movie, except it's not nearly as funny as Abbott and Costello. I watched the whole thing but nothing could convince me ever to do that again.
Moria calls it "modestly effective". 1000 Misspent Hours says,
Moria calls it "modestly effective". 1000 Misspent Hours says,
What prevents it from rising above the level of its dottering, flabby cousin from the 30’s is a combination of its dumbed-down script and that deadliest bane of the pre-60’s B-movie-- comic relief!Weird Wild Realm actually liked it. The audience rating at Rotten Tomatoes is 56%.
Monday, October 24, 2011
God Bless American Baseball Games?
What does it say about me that I'm sick to death of God Bless America at baseball games and find it extremely irritating? I much prefer the traditional Take Me Out to the Ball Game:
Predator
The Younger Son picked Predator to watch with The Husband and me this past Friday night. Except for the token female I got a kick out of this one. Predator is a 1987 sf/horror film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Jesse Ventura.
trailer:
Roger Ebert says it's "filmed very well". Moria says,
trailer:
Roger Ebert says it's "filmed very well". Moria says,
For a film that makes no pretence to anything other than action, the results emerge particularly well. The appearances of the Predator and its digital camouflage are unworldly. The combat is staged with an exhilaratingly pyrotechnic kick. The military manoeuvers are directed with considerable style – clearly, either McTiernan or some advisor behind the scenes had had hands-on military training as the way the soldiers move looks like they are in the midst of real action.Rotten Tomatoes seems to like it.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
Jekyll & Hyde is a 1990 tv movie starring Michael Caine in the dual title role. Cheryl Ladd is his sister-in-law and illicit love interest, a character I don't remember from the book. Lionel Jeffries plays Jekyll's father. I don't like this one, even though I like Michael Caine in almost everything. This version has entirely too much unrelated romance and romantic scandal thrown in to suit me. I haven't finished watching it, and I may not.
trailer:
The New York Times has a review.
trailer:
The New York Times has a review.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Oren Peli's Favorite Horror Films
Fearnet reports that director Oren Peli has named his favorite 5:
The Exorcist
The Blair Witch Project
The Others
Rosemary's Baby
A Nightmare on Elm Street
I've seen the ones in bold print. All one of them. I am so far behind....
The Exorcist
The Blair Witch Project
The Others
Rosemary's Baby
A Nightmare on Elm Street
I've seen the ones in bold print. All one of them. I am so far behind....
Friday, October 21, 2011
Bennie and the Jets
Bennie and the Jets is an Elton John song from the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, which was released in 1973.
This song is on the list of Songs that shaped Rock and Roll from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. This link has changed since I started working my way through the list, and the list itself is ordered alphabetically by artist, which is not how I have mine. I wonder if the songs have changed at all from the list as I first saw it.
This song is on the list of Songs that shaped Rock and Roll from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. This link has changed since I started working my way through the list, and the list itself is ordered alphabetically by artist, which is not how I have mine. I wonder if the songs have changed at all from the list as I first saw it.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
I. Monster
I, Monster is Christopher Lee's 1971 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, except that the Jekyll/Hyde names have been changed. I wonder why. Peter Cushing is in it, too.
poor kitty.
Moria thinks it's a faithful version of the story, says the sets are good and praises Lee's performance. 1000 Misspent Hours says that Lee's performance is the film's greatest strength.
HT: Need Coffee
poor kitty.
Moria thinks it's a faithful version of the story, says the sets are good and praises Lee's performance. 1000 Misspent Hours says that Lee's performance is the film's greatest strength.
HT: Need Coffee
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1955)
This version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was aired in 1955 as part of the Climax! tv series. It is directed by Allen Reisner and stars Michael Rennie in the title roles, Cedric Hardwicke and Mary Sinclair. It was adapted by Gore Vidal from the R.L. Stevenson story, which can be read online. I've never before heard Dr. Jekyll's name pronounced that way.
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