“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”“War.”“For the Love of Money.” The best funk songs of the 70s often did both. And, as the decade rolled to a conclusion, there was one song that signaled the beginning of something new that would slowly conquer the world: “Rapper’s ...
There was a variety within the rock world that was unrivaled with other decades, and here we're taking you back in time to revisit the 75 Best Rock Songs of the '90s. READ MORE:Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the '90s While the hair metal that dominated the late '80s started t...
this outer-borough everyguy sells paint and bickers with his Italian-American family. But when the sun goes down and the lights at the local discotheque go up, Tony is a god. John Badham’s movie is so closely associated with the late ’70s disco craze that if you look the word in t...
In lesser hands, this would be a dour record, but Monks’ songs are alternately relaxed and intimate and distorted rave-ups that remind a listener of the power that rock music can have. Proclaiming any band to be “saviors” of a genre, but if there needed to be someone to revive rock...
lasting impact in the rock world. Throughout this list, you'll see certain bands definitely having a peak period with multiple entries close together, starting off at the top of the list withLed Zeppelinplacing a pair of songs as the best in the first two years. Do you know what they ...
Their groundbreaking single "The Message," addressing the harsh realities of life in the inner city, has often been hailed as one of the most influential songs in hip-hop history. The lasting impact of this legendary group on the music world is evident in the countless...
Though the phrase “music video” didn’t take hold until the late 1970s, the prototype for the form and its promotional possibilities came with the Beatles’ simple short films for “Paperback Writer” and “Rain,” songs they were loath to recreate live (thevideo packagesent to “Ed Sull...
Dance music’s dramatic rise in mainstream popularity in the United States during the last decade has seen more and more artists trying to pull off this achievement, with many succeeding mildly and a select few creating bodies of work that serve as both artifacts of the era and projects that...
Welcome to our list of the 200 best songs of the 1980s. A great deal of today's music looks to the '80s for inspiration, but there are so many different ideas of what "'80s" as a descriptor can mean. Here we return to the source material. Hot Links A daily roundup of the most...
release date in the 90s. The song utilizes an excellent sample from Judy Clay and William Bell’s 1968 hit “Private Number,” with a guitar line that effortlessly highlights Rappin’ 4-Tay’s silk voice, equal parts mysterious and confident. Easily one of the best hip hop songs of the ...