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AA's Top 400 "Rock" Songs of the 1970s
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It always amuses me to see "Paranoid" rank so highly considering it was basically a throwaway last minute addition to the album.
"The song "Paranoid" was written as an afterthought. We basically needed a 3-minute filler for the album, and Tony came up with the riff. I quickly did the lyrics, and Ozzy was reading them as he was singing."
"The song "Paranoid" was written as an afterthought. We basically needed a 3-minute filler for the album, and Tony came up with the riff. I quickly did the lyrics, and Ozzy was reading them as he was singing."
Okay, yeah, it's overplayed but I went into this with "virgin ears" and the greatness of this song still cannot be denied.
No. 1 should now be obvious if you've been paying attention (but don't spoil)
2. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin (1971)
No. 1 should now be obvious if you've been paying attention (but don't spoil)
2. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin (1971)
And to think I "overrated" it compared to a lot of these types of lists“Bat Out of Hell” was 323 spots too low but that’s OK, there’s still six other songs from that record to occupy the top spot.
