Songs For Your Ipod: The List

41. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II (1969) - 4:24

Led Zeppelin created a mind blowing track with "Ramble On." Although they are famous for other songs, it is this one that brings shivers down your spine. The tempo changes are the key. Even though a song tempo that begins slow and then kicks it into high gear has become mildly cliché in the rock world it wasn't back in 1969 and with this song it still succeeds. It is also cool how they added a Lord of the Rings reference into what essentially is a break-up song.

42. Pop Goes the World - Men Without Hats Pop Goes the World (1987) - 3:43

Everyone knows "The Safety Dance" but it is this song off their third release that is the catchiest. The Montreal band mixed angst for the fleeting nature of fame with a wistfully synth-driven and light-heated sound of an unforgettable pop tune. Once its heard, it is hard to expel from the brain.

43. Apple Tree - Wolfmother Wolfmother (2006) - 3:30

How can you not love a song that mixes in the best of 70s metal with a White Stripes influence? This Australian band has a singer who reminds us of why Ozzy Osbourne was so awesome and chords played by a guitarist who brings us back to the days of Zeppelin. Although Wolfmother is not a trailblazer, this song kicks serious rock ass.

44. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band Good-byes & Butterflies (1970) - 4:03

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if you didn't see the English language printed on pieces of plastic or wood attached to fences, buildings or other perpendicular structures? This Ottawa band thinks the world would be a better place. They got tired of inanimate objects telling them what to do, and don't we all know just how they feel?

45. Get the Fuck Out - Skid Row Slave to the Grind (1991) - 4:02

One of the great unknown hard rock songs, "Get the Fuck Out" is a tongue and cheek display disguised as tough guy posturing. It's hard not to burst out laughing when hearing lyrics from this bombastic song ("I ain't gonna buy you breakfast/so keep your mouth busy/wrap your lips around my attitude") Sebastian Bach and the guys raise the volume on their second album and "Get the Fuck Out" is a highlight. An ode to a groupie who doesn't know when to depart, "Get the Fuck Out" begs hitting the repeat button on the remote control.

46. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen A Night at the Opera (1975) - 5:55

Like "Stairway to Heaven" or "Hotel California," "Bohemian Rhapsody" is overplayed leading to "song fatigue" in many radio listeners. But it still is one of the greatest songs ever made. If you can get the picture of Wayne and Garth head banging to it in their pansy car out of your mind and listen to the song you will instantly realize its greatness. The Who liked the rock-opera as spectacle; Queen perfected it with one song.

47. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow (1967) - 2:33

The short song by Grace Slick and the boys is a masterwork in psychedelic rock. Coming out of Haight Ashbury culture of 60s San Francisco, the Airplane was the most popular bands on a scene that included the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service. The song is about the feelings one gets from consuming LSD and uses Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland as a theme.

48. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane My Favorite Things (1960) - 13:47

This instrumental featuring Coltrane's tenor sax interpreting a song made famous by Julie Andrews in the musical The Sound of Music is one of the catchiest (you will have difficulty not humming along) songs coming out of the 60s jazz scene. Coltrane's work on this song is brilliant and shows why the sax is such a listenable instrument.

49. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley Bo Diddley (1957) - 2:44

Could this be the most copied song in rock and roll history? Everyone from Johnny Otis, Buddy Holly, and Bow Wow Wow used the rhythm to create some of their best music. The song is hard to forget once heard and even if the original lyrics were tamed down for this Chess release, it is still one of the greatest rock songs of all time.

50. Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) - 3:31

One of the greatest rebellion songs in rock history, "Anarchy in the UK" caused violent behaviour when ever it was sung live by Johnny Rotten. The simple lyrics and chord structure played very loud put a fear in the conservative British public and record companies (EMI specifically) that the record was taken off the shelf after selling 50,000 copies in 1976. It was later added to Never Mind the Bollocks, the band's only album in 1977.

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