
The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #85: Fall on Me
Lyrics R.E.M. from Life’s Rich Pageant (1986) “You’ve had a disproportionate number of message songs on this list so far. Is that a...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #86: I'll Be There
Lyrics The Jackson 5 from Third Album (1970) “You know what’s interesting?” Peggy said. “This is the second artist on your list already...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #87: Homeward Bound
Lyrics Simon & Garfunkel from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) “Do you know which word shows up most amongst the titles of the...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #88: Superstition
Lyrics Stevie Wonder from Talking Book (1972) “Do you think there’s any rock superstar with more range than Stevie Wonder?” Peggy said....

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #89: Wide Open Spaces
Lyrics Dixie Chicks from Wide Open Spaces (1998) “This is your first big chorus song,” Peggy said. “That’s surprising, because I always...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #91: You and I
Lyrics Stevie Wonder from Talking Book (1972) “Do you know this is the first truly romantic song on your list?” Peggy said. “You don’t...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #92: Won't Get Fooled Again
Lyrics The Who from Who’s Next (1971) “The CSI:Miami theme song made your top 100 list?” Peggy said. I laughed. “You know, I’ll bet there...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #93: Dear Mr. Fantasy
Lyrics Traffic from Mr. Fantasy (1967) “Steve Winwood: top-five rock voice ever?” Peggy said. “Not counting R&B singers? Yeah, I wouldn’t...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #94: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Lyrics Nirvana from Nevermind (1991) “There’s a handful of before-and-after moments in rock history,” Peggy said. “This is one of them.”...

The 100 Greatest Songs of the Rock Era: #95: I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Lyrics Marvin Gaye from In the Groove (1968) “So what’s worse,” Peggy said, “hearing it through the grapevine or getting a breakup text?”...