I was revisiting some older music in my iTunes library lately and something struck me. I realized there are a lot of songs that have become so popular and so well-known that most people don’t listen to them anymore. If they come up on your iPod, you immediately skip them. In a few cases it is even ‘uncool’ to listen to some of them because they have become so played.
But this phenomenon bothers me. I feel as though we are taking these songs for granted. They have achieved the status they have for a reason: they are great songs. People know them by heart and play them endlessly because they are so damn good. And if you go back and re-listen (and I mean really listen) you can recapture the magic they exude.
So here are a few examples of songs that grew so big we now ignore them. But I urge you go back, clear your mind and try to pretend you are hearing them for the first time. Then you’ll realize what a sin it is to immediately skip over them while shuffling. (I tried to mix in different time periods and genres but classic rock still dominates, sorry.)
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Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
The Distance - Cake
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Can’t Get No Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Louie Louie - The Kingsman
Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel
More Than A Feeling - Boston
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Rocket Man - Elton John
Who Do You Love - George Thorogood
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
Pardon Me - Incubus
