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Related: About this forumIf a Martian came to Earth and asked me to play one song that exemplifies our rock 'n' roll...
This is what Id play...
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If a Martian came to Earth and asked me to play one song that exemplifies our rock 'n' roll... (Original Post)
hangaleft
May 2020
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Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)1. Great choice!
Johnny B. Goode would be another good one too.
hangaleft
(649 posts)2. Maybellline, No Particular Place To Go, can't go wrong with Chuck :)
And Johnny B Goode is certainly one of his best. Been covered so many times, there must be a reason why
Roll Over Beethoven!
empedocles
(15,751 posts)4. Johnny B. Goode was so good by CB, no covers seem to have been effective
Chipper Chat
(9,678 posts)3. Any Chuck.
House of Roberts
(5,168 posts)5. Gimme Some Lovin - The Spencer Davis Group
hangaleft
(649 posts)8. That's thinking outside the box
But I love it! Only Steve Winwood song I ever liked. He peaked with his first release at 18
Chipper Chat
(9,678 posts)6. Early quasi-rock and roll songs my parents hated but I liked:
Kokomo by Perry Como
Sixty Minute Man by the Dominos
Shake Rattle and Roll by Joe Turner
Blue Yodel #9 - cant remember who by. Bill Monroe?
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,425 posts)7. Wasn't it Jimmie Rodgers for that last one? NT
Chipper Chat
(9,678 posts)9. Yup yup yup.yessiree.