OK, maybe this is the second greatest rock ‘n’ roll song
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Without opening, I was going to reply "Second to Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" No lie. Mick Taylor was everything.
I probably don’t need to post it, but OBVIOUSLY. 
, “We Built This City” is first.
, “We Built This City” is first.Gimme Shelter is number one for my money
Stranglehold! We used that as our entry theme for our wrestling team...mostly just the music not the words...
I’m not much of a Stones fan really, but I am shocked to realize I have made it through 55+ years of life and have no recollection of ever before hearing (or hearing of) this song.
Now watch… somehow it will probably come onto my radar three more times in the next week alone.
Now watch… somehow it will probably come onto my radar three more times in the next week alone.
I probably don’t need to post it, but OBVIOUSLY.
What are you smoking, Bob? Clearly it’s “Mr. Roboto!”
This is why it's impossible to rank them. You can make an argument for dozens of epically great songs. Gimme Shelter does it for me, mainly because I still react to it every single time I hear it. The same can't be said for many of the others, even though they are masterpieces without question.
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Any of you guys grow up in eastern PA and remember the WZZO Z95 annual rock polls? For best song all time, every single year you could count on Stairway to Heaven and Freebird being the top 2. Third place was usually random depending on the time, like Hells Bells, The Grand Illusion, Crazy Train or something like that.
Over on the other side of the state, Yes; Roundabout was typically up there in the top 5 of the top 10
For me, freebird is right there at the tippy top tier but stairway is no better than the third best song on “Led Zeppelin IV”
But, you can never go wrong spinning some Rolling Stones……
Nothing against the Stones but that wouldn't be my pick. There are so many songs and the top 10 lists are subjective.
A couple of years ago my wife and I were in a bar/restaurant that had a very good musician who was playing songs from the late 60s to the early 80s. I looked at her and asked what our kids were going to do when they get old because their music sucks.
