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Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones is class.

Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce, whilst not classic rock is also just an awesome song.

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i LOVE jim croce... Box #10 is an s tier classic

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Class song. You obviously have a very good taste in music! It's a shame he died at 30!

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we were so robbed

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We always are when it comes to talented musicians. Just look at some like Freddie Mercury. What's your favorite song if you have one?

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that’s such a hard question......... it will probably forever oscillate between don’t fear the reaper, bad moon rising, baba oriley, and (the wild card) kill all your friends by my chemical romance... a very cheery bunch of tunes

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It is a hard question lol. It's why I love asking it. It's almost as hard (if not harder) than "what's your favorite movie". I think mine would be Toxicity by SOAD. Plug in Baby by Muse. The Bartender and the Thief by Stereophonics and Til Kingdom come by Coldplay. I also have a secret top love song that is my favorite by I never reveal that.

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Ah, I love classic rock, and I love opinions. Thanks for this!

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it’s a topic i’m 100% guaranteeing i will bring back again!

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Oct 11, 2023Liked by Katie Nissen

Wish you were here is perhaps my favorite classic rock song for all reasons you mention. Remarkable

My considerations in no order:

Piano Man - the ultimate melody

Dream On - lyrically great, includes a great transition from soft to loud rock and roll

Stairway to Heaven - epic

Kashmir - definition of rock and roll

I’d Love to Change the World - under the radar but epic guitar

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dynamite list, and hey, it's so good you might just see a few of these suggestions crop up in the third edition! (or maybe not, who's to say?)

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if you like this you're gonna love being a Stumpie... if there's one thing I can promise it's classic rock content

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Oct 8, 2023Liked by Katie Nissen

“everything is a little silly, a little strange, and you don’t quite ‘get it,’” actually describes my headspace most of the time

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i could absolutely see you being besties with the beatles back in the day

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Oct 8, 2023Liked by Katie Nissen

Consistency IS relative !! 🙌🙌

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I love your review of Wish You Were Here! It seems like such an easy song to write but they worded AND played it perfectly. I worked in a record store when I was 16 years old until I was 20. Still to this day I love listening to music and can even remember some reviews from Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines.

Any thoughts on Genesis? One of my favorites.

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