bohemian rhapsody (not quite) the greatest ever rock song

waunakonor wrote:
Agree with most of the comments here. All I have to add is that Hell's Bells should be higher. I think I like that song better than any of the other AC/DC tunes on here.
Oh, also, I wouldn't expect most fans of rock in general to know that much about Queen's back catalogue, but I would expect them to know that they have better songs than We Will Rock You.

Good call on Hell's Bells. IMO It's Late is Queen's classiest hard rock song, but it's no surprise the average joe would vote for a "Greatest Hit". Rock fans might be expected to be a bit more selective. The Livekillers version of WWRY is held in high esteem by rock fans, for example.

brENsKi wrote:
take your point about Wish You Were Here...
i had a stomach op last november and the anaesthetist was really into rock music, and said i could have any tune i liked to "go under" to
i chose Wish You Were Here...he did say "you won't get to hear the first line of vocals on that one" he was right i have a vague recollection of the tune starting up, and the surgical team and myself discussing it, while he ribbed the young assistant about her not even being born when the song came out...next thing i wake up on the ward
brilliant tune to have copius amounts of drugs administered to

It's also a bit of a "Stairway to Heaven" in guitar shops, as I found out last time I was in one!