they only make these lists to piss people off, i swear...

Now which is worse?

Rolling Stone's stupidity

Or

Pitchfork's pretentiousness?

I was just thinking that was the worst inclusion in the top 10. Horrible song.

Rolling Stone's stupidity.

I am sure you could. I might even tend to agree with you. But here is where I think the use of music in advertising can be so damaging. A lot of people I know can't hear that song anymore without thinking of those stupid sunkist commercials. And it ruins it for them. I am not one of them. But I understand why they might feel that way.

[Edited on Jun 29, 2005 by thejuanupsman]

Rolling Stone has lost it. I knew this when they gave Neil Young's yawner of an album, Are You Passionate?...four stars.

I would have instead titled it...Are You Breathing?

Easily.
Especially considering how far RS has fallen.

I would agree with the last poster on that blog and say that this list is too wrong not to be a fake. I'm not buying it.

I really admire Rolling Stone for having the strength and courage and conviction to come out with the truth that none of us have been willing to acknowledge: The Beach Boys have never written a song as good as Mmm Bop.

Go on Brian. Admit it. Caroline, No ain't got nothin'.

I agree.

Surely I'm not the only one who was tempted to do this:

1. "I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5
2. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys
3. "Eight Days a Week" - The Beatles
4. "The Tracks of My Tears" - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
5. "My Girl" - The Temptations
6. "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
7. "ABC" - The Jackson 5
8. "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
9. "Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners (token '80s song)
10. "Waterfalls" - TLC (token '90s song)


And as a bonus, The Top Ten Crappiest Pop Songs That Wonks From MTV and Rolling Stone Think Are Any Good:

1. "I Will Always Love You" - credited to Whitney Houston, although I have it on good authority that she was sick the day of recording and the vocal track was actually supplied by a vacuum cleaner.
2. "Ironic" - Alanis Morrisette
3. "Nasty" - Janet Jackson (Miss Jackson if ya nasty)
4. "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
5. "Iris" - Goo Goo Dolls. It is illegal to listen to this song while operating a motor vehicle, since it will stone put your lights out.
6. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel. I don't even know if I've heard this song, I just have it in for Billy Joel.
7. "I Need Love" - LL Cool J. I can live without my radio if it's going to play this crap -- okay, so I'm reaching. You try.
8. "I Want It That Way" - The Backstreet Boys
9. "Bye Bye Bye" - 'NSync
10. "Vogue" - Madonna. PLENTY of better Madonna songs, even if they didn't inspire short-lived dance crazes.

I think these lists are worthless and getting mad over them is even more worthless. It's impossible to measure greatness, especially with something that is completely subjective like music. It's like making songwriting into a competition, which it shouldn't be.

I laugh at people who make big deals about stuff like this, as if they're some kind of music expert themselves.