Saturday, July 4, 2026

Rolling Stone's 500 Best Songs Pool Boy Redux: 74-26

 We're into the thick of it now and every song on the list received an A+ rating, so I'll be leaving that part off the listings. I'll still post the original rank and some things the boys said or some fun facts. With that in mind, here's part 3 of our list.


74. "Cruel Summer"-Taylor Swift (Original Rank 400)


73. "Hotline Bling"-Drake (Originally 373)

72. "Sweet Dreams"-Eurythmics (Originally 354)

71. "Ponta de Lanca Africano"-Jorge Ben (Originally 352)

What was said: This is such a fun song. I don't speak Portuguese, but who needs to when it slaps like this.


70. "I'm a Believer"-The Monkees (Originally 342)

What Was Said: This is a personal favorite for the boys to play on the jukebox at Mom's Diner.


69. "Tears of a Clown"-Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Originally 313)

68. "I Put a Spell on You"-Scream' Jay Hawkins (Originally 299)
What Was Said: This was the very last song that we listened to and the voice, the name, the whole package was a big hit.


67. "School's Out"-Alice Cooper (Originally 293)

What Was Said: Shout out Mr. V for belting this song at the end of every school year.


66. "You Shook Me All Night Long"-AC/DC (Originally 287)

65. "Great Balls of Fire"-Jerry Lee Lewis (Originally 242)

64. "Are You That Somebody"-Aaliyah (Originally 238)

What Was Said: I told the boys to listen for a baby in the beat of the song. Instant hit.


63. "Beat It"-Michael Jackson (Originally 185)
What Was Said: This was the only song that was made into a Weird Al song that survived the harsh critique of Crosby that it wasn't by the polka king.

62. "Jump"-Van Halen (Originally 177)

61. "Baba O'Riley"-The Who (Originally 159)

60. "Hey Jude"-The Beatles (Originally 89)
What Was Said: Is there a better Side A/Side B than Hey Jude/Revolution?


59. "Sweet Child O Mine"-Guns N Roses (Originally 88)
What Was Said: Crosby loves this song because it was in a Thor movie, Max likes this song, along with many others, because they play it while he's warming up for baseball.


58. "Jolene"-Dolly Parton (Originally 63)

57. "Seven Nation Army"-The White Stripes (Originally 36)

56. "Johnny B. Goode"-Chuck Berry (Originally 55)

55. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"-The Beatles (Originally 15)

54. "Fight the Power"-Public Enemy (Originally 2)

53. "Loser"-Beck (Originally 458)

52. "In Da Club"-50 Cent (Originally 444)

51. "Sheena is a Punk Rocker"-The Ramones (Originally 434)

50. "Bring the Noize"-Public Enemy feat Anthrax (Originally 397)

What Was Said: Ok, so the original version is the one that was on the Rolling Stone's list. However, the remix with Anthrax is 100x better and that's the one we're going with.


49. "Hotel California"-The Eagles (Originally 311)

48. "Wouldn't it Be Nice"-The Beach Boys (Originally 297)

47. "Won't Get Fooled Again"-The Who (Originally 295)


46. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"-Gill-Scott Heron (Originally 258)

45. "Fortunate Son"-Creedence Clearwater Revival (Originally 227)

44. "Jailhouse Rock"-Elvis Presley (Originally 216)

43. "Lose Yourself"-Eminem (Originally 167)

42. "Creep"-Radiohead (Originally 118)

41. "As it Was"-Harry Styles (Originally 500)
What Was Said: No song had a bigger jump than this song from the original list.


40. "Stronger"-Kanye West (Originally 493)

39. "House of the Rising Sun"-The Animals (Originally 471)

38. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"-Blue Oyster Cult (Originally 449)
What Was Said: I also showed them the more cowbell skit from SNL. Now when this comes on, they bang on their water bottles.


37. "Sugar We're Going Down"-Fall Out Boy (Originally 443)

36. "Ace of Spades"-Motorhead (Originally 442)

What Was Said: Thanks to Tony Hawk Pro Skater for the boost on this one.


35. "Rapper's Delight"-Sugarhill Gang (Originally 427)

34. "No Diggity"-Blackstreet feat Dr. Dre (Originally 424)

33. "Green Onions"-Booker T and the MGs (Originally 418)

32. "Everlong"-Foo Fighters (Originally 409)


31. "Enter Sandman"-Metallica (Originally 390)

30. "Party Up"-DMX (Originally 388)

What Was Said: The kids really loved the 15 seconds I played of this song.


29. "Mr. Brightside"-The Killers (Originally 378)

What Was Said: Good thing I didn't tell Crosby that they sing this at the end of the 3rd quarter in Ann Arbor.


28. "Could You Be Loved"-Bob Marley (Originally 363)


27. "Iron Man"-Black Sabbath (Originally 345)


26. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"-U2 (Originally 322)

What Was Said: You can thank Sing 2 for this being as high as it is.

















































































No comments:

Post a Comment

Rolling Stone's 500 Best Songs Pool Boy Redux: 74-26

 We're into the thick of it now and every song on the list received an A+ rating, so I'll be leaving that part off the listings. I...