The Top 25 Songs Ruined by Classic Rock Radio

The Top 25 Songs Ruined by Classic Rock Radio

Can any of you out there even remember how you felt when you first heard "Stairway to Heaven"? It's been played so many times by classic rock stations that I can't bear to hear it any more..... I take that back. I no longer hate it; instead it has become almost a "non song" - no surprises, every note tired and stale.

The tragedy is that this has happened to so many other brilliant songs which have been literally played to death over the decades. Sadly, it doesn't have to be this way. Oftentimes, these artists have huge catalogs of songs to choose from, but the stations pick the same shit over and over. Why? Will people turn away if they hear a song they aren't instantly familiar with?

I understand, you can't just play obscure B-sides and expect big audiences. But would it kill these classic rock stations to slip in Steely Dan's "Any Major Dude" instead of "Do It Again"?

Regardless of the reason and who is to blame. There's a plethora of songs rendered unlistenable. Here's my top 25.

1. "More Than a Feeling" by Boston
2. "Hotel California" by The Eagles
3. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
4. "Carry On My Wayward Son" by Kansas
5. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
6. "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey
7. "American Woman" by The Guess Who
8. "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Man's Earth Band
10. "Renegade" by Styx
11. "Feels Like the First Time" by Foreigner
12. "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company
13. "Fly Like an Eagle" by The Steve Miller Band
14. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
15. "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
16. "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers
17. "Tom Sawyer" by Rush
18. "Take It Easy" by The Eagles
19. "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
20. "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith
21. "Barracuda" by Heart
22. "All Right Now" by Free
23. "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes
24. "Baba O'Reilly" by The Who
25. "Back in Black" by AC/DC