As I have repeatedly made clear to all of my friends and family, I have vowed nearly absolute hatred for pop music. I can’t stand how everything is a carbon copy of everything else and there’s nearly no more real instruments played on mainstream radio waves. This is NOT to say that all pop music is unoriginal, lacks musical integrity or talent playing it, but to be honest, I really do dislike it with a burning passion.
Today is just one of those days where I’m feeling so strongly about the subject that I am refusing to listen to anything less than 15 years old. It is on days like today where I go through my iTunes library and create for myself a little musical haven; a happy place, if you will, of music from a time where music meant more than just corporate earnings.
Moneytalks – AC/DC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xD5dHC2jgw
AC/DC is iconic, and Moneytalks was the band’s highest charting US single. Probably one of the only songs that every hit the Top 40 you’ll ever catch me listening to.
Mama Kin – Aerosmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcNGjUEkhkM
This was probably the first Aerosmith song I appreciated for the guitar more than anything else.
Mama Let Him Play – Doucette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGTA-kkf2o
One thing I love more than classic rock: CANADIAN classic rock. With Justin Bieber and Nickelback, Canada really gets a bad reputation that it doesn’t really deserve.
Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
Arguably one of the most easily recognizable songs by Def Leppard, and without a doubt one I will shamelessly sing along to.
Basket Case – Green Day
Nothing like a little bit of the original Green Day, even if one may not quite consider it classic rock yet.
Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtN8oBjMr_E
You can’t get much more classic than Led Zeppelin.
Don’t Go Away – Oasis
Although maybe not the oldest song on this list, it’s still one of the most touching.
Money – Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are known for their use of sound effects in their music, and this is no exception.
Spread Your Wings – Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cCJHfhpKmE
Look, if you don’t like the song, at least appreciate Freddie Mercury’s glasses.
Shiny Happy People – R.E.M.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQ0vDAbF7s
I first heard this song in Marley and Me, and haven’t looked back since. Also, the music video just makes me happy. Is that ironic?
