Posted on 08/05/2005 8:50:42 AM PDT by nuconvert
Dylan Song 'Changed the World' - Poll
Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" topped a poll on Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of musicians, actors and industry experts.
Dylan's 1965 single beat Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" into second place in the survey for "Uncut" magazine.
Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Robert Downey Jr, Rolling Stone Keith Richards and Lou Reed were among those who gave their views for the poll.
"I absolutely remember where I was when I first heard it. It got me through adolescence," rocker Patti Smith said of the winning song.
Ex-Beatle McCartney picked "Heartbreak Hotel" as his number one choice.
"It's the way (Presley) sings it as if he is singing from the depths of hell," McCartney said. "His phrasing, use of echo, it's all so beautiful. Musically, it's perfect."
The Beatles' song "She Loves You" ranked at number three, followed by the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" emerged as the most influential film at number five, followed by "The Godfather" and "The Godfather II" films in sixth place.
"The Prisoner" was the top-ranking TV series at number 10, while Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" was the highest-ranking book, in 19th place.
Actor Edward Norton and ex-Beach Boy Brian Wilson also took part in the poll, marking the magazine's 100th issue.
My first thought was that it was going to be "Lay Lady Lay".
How about Don Mclean's "American Pie?"
http://www.rareexception.com/Garden/American.php
For instance,
A-Wop-bop-a-loo-lop a-lop-bam-boo
Tutti Frutti, all over rootie,
Tutti Frutti, all over rootie,
Tutti Frutti, all over rootie,
Tutti Frutti, all over rootie,
A-wop-bop-a-loo-lop a-lop bam boo
Robert Zimmerman: Songwriter, gun owner, all round cool old dude...
I always said that polls are meaningless. This is a prime example. :)
I am NOT a number, I AM A FREE MAN!
The odd thing was that Dylan DID NOT take part in the antiwar movement.
Aha ha ha ha ha ha.......
How about MacArthur Park? Did you ever see anyone leave a cake out in the rain after that? It made the world a better place. Or at least a less gooey, disgusting place.
Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" was the highest-ranking book, in 19th place.
As Truman Capote said of Kerouac – “That’s not writing. That’s typing.”
“On the Road” is one of those books that people like to say they read, but few really do.
As a person who has actually read it, I can tell you that nobody could possibly read it and think it was a great book. Back and forth, across the country, waiting for something to happen. Relentless tedium, highlighted only by sections that are somewhat less tedious than the others.
"changed the world"
So then this mess we're in now is HIS fault...
"The Times They are a-Changin'" would have been a better pick but "changing the world" is reminiscient of something like saying:
"The 1st time I dropped acid, I saw God, mannnnnnnnnn!!!"
HA! HA! HA! HA! I lived alone. My mind was blank. I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind... Maiden Rulz
I read it too, and even THE DHARMA BUMS for good measure. But that was it for me and Jack Kerouac!
The target is not "great", it's "influential". That book turned more people off reading than any other.
And about the only thing I really remember from ON THE ROAD is one of the characters remarking 'there must be a lot of Italians in Sausalito'!
OOPS! Wrong song!
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