re: "rolling stone" has updated their 500 best songs of all time list

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1. Aretha Franklin, 'Respect'

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Deserves consideration for one of the greatest songs of all time, but I'm not sure it is Top 5.

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3. Sam Cooke, 'A Change Is Gonna Come'

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I'm not sure it is even Sam Cooke's best song.

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4. Bob Dylan, 'Like a Rolling Stone'

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Rank homerism, Dylan songs are more influential than they are objectively great (particularly when you get outside the lyrical content.)

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5. Nirvana, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

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Like Dylan songs, more influential than "great".

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6. Marvin Gaye, 'What’s Going On'

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Great song.

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7. The Beatles, 'Strawberry Fields Forever'

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Maybe the best song on this list, but not even the Beatles best song.

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9. Fleetwood Mac, 'Dreams'

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Considered by some to be the "perfect" song, again, might not be Fleetwood Mac's best.

The list descends into parody with Public Enemy, Missy Elliott and Outkast (for different reasons, of course). Ignoring legendary black artists like Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, etc., for these entries (and I like Outkast, make no mistake, and this song in particular) for the Top 10, is pretty telling. I'm not even going to look at the balance of the rest because I can predict how much more stupid it gets from here.