The Most Beautiful Songs of the Rock and Roll Era

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1) Alone - Heart

“A perfect song, given life by a perfect voice.”

jerryw08

“A perfect song, given life by a perfect voice.”

jerryw08

“This is the number song - LOL”

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2) Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin

“the BEST of the BEST!”

3) Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

“Cindy Lauper is really good. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is a perfect song to dance to and "Time After Time" is a song to dream to.”

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rsItems( 4) Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

“Great song writing from the most innovative guitarist ever.”

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5) Every Breath You Take - The Police

“IMHO - should be # 1!!! Yeah! Delicious!”

ColdNordicGirl

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rsItems( 6) God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

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7) Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

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8) Layla - Derek and the Dominos

“Move this one way up!”

mdp1970

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rsItems( 9) Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

“There is a reason why this song has been remade over and over again, and there is a reason why not a single remake has come close to surpassing this version. It is an amazing song paired with the perfect voice to give it wings.”

“I once heard someone sing it as beautifully as the Righteous Brothers. It was just an unknown black man who was singing it along with the piano in my dorm. He didn’t know anyone was listening. I instantly fell in love with the guy.”

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rsItems( 10) Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

“Well it should be Top 10 it was my cousins Wedding song”

Greenday

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11) Love of My Life - Queen

“Simply amazing, especially live versions.”

“Brings tears to my eyes evertime I hear Freddie Mercury sing this... so heartfelt and beautiful.”

12) Unholy Confessions - Avenged Sevenfold

13) Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins

“This song has so much emotion/power, just undiscribeble”

14) Never My Love - The Association

15) Theme From Mohagony - Diana Ross

16) November Rain - Guns N’ Roses

“not one of the best ever, THE best ever... from the piano solo to the guitar solo, we are blessed to have this song!!!”

“come on, one of the best ever
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17) Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men

“Unlike many of the other "boy bands" that have popped up over the years, these guys were extremely talented. Water Runs Dry is proof of that.”

18) Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

19) Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

“Beautiful lyrics written by Leonard Cohen. The only song I love that I don’t sing along with. I’m in awe every time I hear it.”

20) Here, There and Everywhere - The Beatles

21) Always on My Mind - Willie Nelson

22) Heaven - Bryan Adams

“Gorgeous”

Bec

23) Perfect - The Smashing Pumpkins

“Hehe everytime i hear this song it puts me in a carefree mood”

24) Let There Be Love - Oasis

25) Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

“The beginning of the song is amazingly beautiful in every right.”

26) With or Without You - U2

“Discussion begins here with Hotel California and also Hey Jude. These are rock songs.”

klander4

27) Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

28) I Need You - America

29) I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf

30) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

31) Nowhere Warm - Kate Havnevik

“If you haven’t heard this song, buy it. It’s beautiful.”

32) Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

“This song could save your life.”

33) Bed Of Roses - Bon Jovi

34) Echoes - Pink Floyd

35) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

36) Dumb - Nirvana

“Most beautiful song ever in the history of PUNK!”

37) Blackbird - The Beatles

“The sweetest, most beautiful thing I have ever heard.”

“yes it truly is a beautiful song. One of my favorites. The Beatles are the best!”

38) Don’t Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra

“Great way to play.”

Baltimore1993

39) A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harem

“Totally agree that this song makes the list. There is something that is just special about this song from the voice to the music.”

“An incredibly beautiful song that still sends shivers up my spine after forty years.”

40) Do This Anymore - Nickelback

“Awesome song from the best band out there”

Bec

41) Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues

42) Holding Back the Years - Simply Red

“Simply perfect.”

43) Always With You, Always With Me - Joe Satriani

“Great song, I havenâ€™t met one person who doesnâ€™t like this song. beautiful song is all I have to say.”

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