It starts with the sound of an actual shotgun blast, and the rest is one single, perfect chord-the A-flat seventh, to be precise-for the whole track.

Recorded in 1964 at Hitsville, USA in Detroit. 'Shotgun!' – Junior Walker and the All-Stars There should be a subgenre called “dream rock,” and this should be in it. 'Out of My League' – Fitz and the Tantrums The youngish (49) indie rocker and the old (74) Chicago bluesman have collaborated on two albums, and “She Got Kick” kicks. 'She Got Kick' – Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite 'Crosstown Traffic' – Jimi Hendrix Experienceġ968 is showing up quite a bit on this list. Kim Basinger as a (dead) Indiana girl on an Indiana night. 'Mary Jane’s Last Dance' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

'Just Dropped In (To See What Condition my Condition Was In)' – The First Editionįrontman Kenny Rogers singing about the dangers of LSD, which explains the head-scratcher title. Funky it is, and studies show that funkiness is important when cleaning a garage. 'Funky Kingston' – Toots and the MaytalsĮarly reggae (1972 initial release), before most people outside of Kingston knew what reggae was. 'All the Young Dudes' – Mott the Hoopleĭavid Bowie was a huge fan of these guys, and reportedly wrote this song for the band when they were about to break up. The influence they had in that short time was immeasurable, including this blues-rock masterpiece. Van Morrison fronted this Irish band for just two years before becoming Van Morrison. 'Get Out of My Life Woman' – Solomon Burke 'Playing In the Band' – Bob Weirīob Weir’s first solo album apart from the Grateful Dead-kind of. And yet-just look at the photo of the dudes on the album cover. On the surface, they are singing about the flesh of the mango fruit. When you’re waist-deep in dirty boxes, sometimes you need a little silly. Fun fact: John Fogerty had never been to Lodi when he wrote it. The B-side of “Bad Moon Rising,” “Lodi” is one of the best songs ever about being in a rock band.

I was thinking about another beer.” Sounds kinda perfect. This new song had us from the opening line: “I was sitting at a bar in New England. 'New Birth in New England' – Phosphorescent In the 1998 book Bowie: The Loving Alien, author Christopher Sandford quotes Bowie saying that he offered “Golden Years” to Elvis Presley, but that Elvis turned it down. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play 'Setting Me Up' – Dire Straitsĭire Straits goes rockabilly.

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