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Title: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: sans culottes on July 29, 2009, 09:44:47 PM

ITT: Post awesome rock'n'roll songs from the 50s or early 60s.

Eddie Cochran - Something Else
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgQg4ze1_KU
baddood;

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: Title on July 29, 2009, 09:48:55 PM

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: sans culottes on July 29, 2009, 10:01:41 PM

Quote from: Title on July 29, 2009, 09:48:55 PM
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Great song. Chuck is the man. My favorites by him are Maybellene, School Days, Carol, and Roll Over Beethoven.

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: Samus Aran on July 29, 2009, 10:19:09 PM

[spoiler=Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OG3uPULQRs[/youtube][/spoiler]

[spoiler=The Everly Brothers - All I Have to is Dream][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fW7MoINvQc[/youtube][/spoiler]

[spoiler=Bo Diddley][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HICsPNm2ARY[/youtube][/spoiler]

This is Bo playing both "Hey, Bo Diddley" and "Bo Diddley." The latter song, as well as the two first videos I posted, are my favorite songs from the 50s.

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: Title on July 29, 2009, 10:40:55 PM

After I realized that most "Classic" rock was pretty shitty (the cheesy 70's/80's shit) and my music tastes turned more contemporary, I started listening to the REAL classics (Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry) and how realized how damn awesome that era was for music.

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: sans culottes on July 29, 2009, 11:00:25 PM

The definition of classic rock is pretty vague. Almost every popular rock song in the 80s sucked, and a lot of 70s rock hits were awful as well. Mainstream rock was awesome in the 50s/60s and some of the 70s, but since then it's been pretty weak.

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: Houdini on July 29, 2009, 11:12:43 PM

The Bobby Fuller Four's version of "I Fought the Law" is pretty great.

[spoiler][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPXnoLAEUSQ[/youtube][/spoiler]

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: sans culottes on July 30, 2009, 10:01:18 AM

You're not a real band until you play I Fought the Law or Louie Louie. I've found that most versions of those two songs are pretty good. Speaking of which, the Kingsmen's Louie Louie is awesome.

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on July 30, 2009, 11:24:17 AM

Rock this town - The Stray Cats

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: Travis on July 30, 2009, 11:54:02 AM

Quote from: NautSyd on July 30, 2009, 11:24:17 AM
Rock this town - The Stray Cats

that was made in 1982

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on July 30, 2009, 11:55:45 AM

Quote from: Trav on July 30, 2009, 11:54:02 AM
that was made in 1982

get outta town

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: YPrrrr on July 30, 2009, 02:47:53 PM

[spoiler=Shout - The Isley Brothers]http://www.youtube.com/v/VL9xOLpwI0I&hl=en&fs=1&[/spoiler]

Title: Re: 50's rock'n'roll
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on July 31, 2009, 08:23:02 AM

Any Buddy Holly. I could listen to that bastard all day.
Carl Perkins had some great songs in his prime.
The Coasters
Roy Orbison was a beast.

Look up Screamin' Jay Hawkins. He was probably the first shock rocker. He'd put on elaborate shows where he'd jump out of coffins and do voodo stuff all the time. Plus, the guy has a ridiculous voice.

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