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chapter one chapter four “Cross Road Blues” as recorded by Robert “Shake, Rattle and Roll” as recorded by Joe Johnson (1936) 8 Turner (1954) 46 “Lost Your Head Blues” as recorded by Bessie “Shake, Rattle and Roll” as recorded by Bill Smith, Joe Smith, and Fletcher Henderson Haley and the Comets (1954) 46 (1926) 9 “Hound Dog” as recorded by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (1952) 50 chapter two “Hound Dog” as recorded by (1956) 50 “Three O’Clock Blues” as recorded by “Burning Love” as recorded by Elvis Presley B. B. King (1951) 19 (1972) 51 “(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man” as recorded “Blue Suede Shoes” as recorded by Carl by Muddy Waters (1954) 22 Perkins (1956) 52 “” as recorded by Bo Diddley “” as recorded by Eddie (1955) 26 Cochran (1958) 53 “Peggy Sue” as recorded by Buddy Holly (1957) 55 chapter three “I’m Walkin’” as recorded by Fats Domino “How Far Am I from Canaan?” as recorded by (1956) 57 the Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke (1952) 31 “School Day” as recorded by “Oh Happy Day” as recorded by the Edwin (1957) 59 Hawkins Singers (1969) 32 “Long Tall Sally” as recorded by Little Richard “Crying in the Chapel” by the Orioles (August (1956) 61 1953) 34 “Sh-Boom” as recorded by the Chords (1954) 35 “Sh-Boom” as recorded by the Crew-Cuts chapter“Tutti-Frutti” as recordedfi ve by Little Richard (1954) 35 (1955) 72 “There Goes My Baby” as recorded by the “Tutti-Frutti” as recorded by Pat Boone Drifters (1959) 37 (1956) 72 “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” as “Venus” as recorded by Frankie Avalon recorded by Hank Williams (1952) 41 (1959) 73 “I ” as recorded by “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” as recorded by (1956) 42 the Shirelles (1960) 75

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“Be My Baby” as recorded by the Ronettes “Kicks” as recorded by Paul Revere and the (1963) 77 Raiders (1966) 126 “Misirlou” as recorded by Dick Dale and The “Red House” as recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Del-Tones (1961) 79 Experience (1967) 127 “Sweet Little Sixteen” as recorded by Chuck Berry (1958) 80 “Surfi n’ U.S.A.” as recorded by chapter“Tom Dooley” asnine recorded by The Kingston (1963) 80 Trio (1958) 133 “Blowin’ in the Wind” as recorded by Peter, chapter six Paul, and Mary (1963) 134 “What’d I Say (Part Two)” as recorded by Ray “Mr. Tambourine Man” as recorded by Bob Charles (1959) 86 Dylan (1965) 138 “Please, Please, Please” as recorded by James “Mr. Tambourine Man” as recorded by the Brown and the Famous Flames (1956) 87 Byrds (1965) 138 “In the Midnight Hour” as recorded by Wilson “Sounds of Silence” as recorded by Simon and Pickett (1965) 88 Garfunkel (1965) 139 “Respect” as recorded by Aretha Franklin “Eve of Destruction” as recorded by Barry (recorded in 1966, released in 1967) 90 McGuire (1965) 140 “My Girl” as recorded by the Temptations “Ohio” as recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and (1965) 93 Young (1970) 141 “What’s Going On” as recorded by Marvin “Fire and Rain” as recorded by James Gaye (1971) 95 Taylor 143 “Help Me” as recorded by Joni Mitchell (1974) 144 chapter“I Want to Hold sevenYour Hand” by (1964) 101 chapter ten “Norwegian Wood” as recorded by the Beatles “Dark Star” as recorded by the Grateful Dead (1965) 103 (1970) 150 “A Day in the Life” by the Beatles (1967) 105 “Uncle John’s Band” as recorded by the “Not Fade Away” by Buddy Holly (1957) 108 Grateful Dead (1970) 151 “Not Fade Away” by the Rolling Stones “White Rabbit” as recorded by Jefferson (1964) 108 Airplane (1967) 153 “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” as recorded by “Light My Fire” as recorded by the Doors the Rolling Stones (1965) 109 (1967) 155 “Miss You” as recorded by the Rolling Stones “All Along the Watchtower” as recorded by (1978) 112 Bob Dylan (1968) 156 “All Along the Watchtower” as recorded by chapter eight Jimi Hendrix (1968) 156 “You Really Got Me” as recorded by the Kinks (1964) 115 chapter eleven “My Generation” as recorded by the Who “Lyin’ Eyes” as recorded by the Eagles (1965) 117 (1975) 168 “Crossroads” as recorded by Cream “Ramblin’ Man” as recorded by the Allman (1968) 122 Brothers Band (1973) 171 “Louie Louie” as recorded by the Kingsmen “The South’s Gonna Do It (Again)” as recorded (1963) 124 by the Charlie Daniels Band (1975) 172

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“Sweet Home Alabama” as recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974) 174 “Spinning Wheel” as recorded by Blood, Sweat chapter fi fteen “Heroin” as recorded by the Velvet and Tears (1968) 177 Underground (1966) 227 “Personality Crisis” as recorded by the New chapter twelve York Dolls (1973) 229 “Sunshine of Your Love” as recorded by Cream “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” as recorded by The (1967) 182 Ramones (1977) 231 “Magic Man” as recorded by Heart (1976) 183 “God Save the Queen” as recorded by the Sex “Whole Lotta Love” as recorded by Led Pistols (1977) 233 Zeppelin (1969) 185 “Kill the Poor” as recorded by the Dead “Paranoid” as recorded by Black Sabbath Kennedys (1980) 236 (1970, released in 1971) 186 “Jocko Homo” as recorded by Devo “Victim of Changes” as recorded by Judas (1976) 238 Priest (1976) 189 “Radio Radio” as recorded by Elvis Costello “School’s Out” as recorded by Alice Cooper and the Attractions (1978) 240 (1972) 192 “You Really Got Me” as recorded by Van Halen chapter sixteen (1978) 194 “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” as recorded by “ All Nite (live)” as recorded by James Brown (1965) 244 Kiss (1975) 196 “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” as recorded by Sly and the Family Stone chapter thirteen (1970) 245 “Nights in White Satin” as recorded by the “Freddie’s Dead” as recorded by Curtis Moody Blues (1967) 200 Mayfi eld (1972) 247 “Roundabout” as recorded by Yes “Flash Light” as recorded by Parliament (1971) 203 (1978) 249 “Money” as recorded by Pink Floyd “Hot Stuff” as recorded by Donna Summer (1973) 206 (1979) 251 “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow” (single version) “Stayin’ Alive” as recorded by the Bee Gees as recorded by Frank Zappa (1974) 208 (1977) 252 “New World Man” as recorded by Rush “Good Times” as recorded by Chic (1979) 253 (1982) 211 “Space Oddity” as recorded by David Bowie (1968) 212 chapter seventeen “Rapper’s Delight” as recorded by the Sugarhill “Bohemian Rhapsody” as recorded by Queen Gang (1979) 265 (1975) 214 “The Message” as recorded by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, featuring Melle Mel chapter fourteen and Duke Bootee (1982) 266 “007 (Shanty Town)” as recorded by Desmond “It’s Like That” as recorded by Run-DMC Dekker and the Aces (1967) 219 (1983) 267 “I Shot the Sheriff ” as recorded by Bob Marley “911 Is a Joke” as recorded by Public Enemy and the Wailers (1973) 221 (1990) 269 “Concrete Jungle” as recorded by the Specials “Straight Outta Compton” as recorded by (1979) 223 N.W.A. (1988) 271

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“La Raza (La Raza Mix)” as recorded by Kid Frost (1990) 272 chapter twenty chapter eighteen “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as recorded by Nirvana (1991) 309 “Billie Jean” as recorded by Michael Jackson “When I Come Around” as recorded by Green (1983) 277 Day (1994) 310 “Little Red Corvette” as recorded by Prince “Don’t Speak” as recorded by No Doubt (1982) 279 (1995) 312 “Papa Don’t Preach” as recorded by Madonna “What Would You Say” as recorded by the (1986) 281 Dave Matthews Band (1994) 314 “Karma Chameleon” as recorded by Boy “Karma Police” as recorded by Radiohead George and the Culture Club (1983) 282 (1997) 316 “Nothin’ But a Good Time” as recorded by “Bulls on Parade” as recorded by Rage Against Poison (1988) 283 the Machine (1996) 317 “With or Without You” as recorded by U2 “Freak on a Leash” as recorded by Korn (1987) 285 (1998) 319 “Everyday Is Like Sunday” as recorded by Morrissey (1988) 286 chapter twenty-one “Yellow” as recorded by Coldplay chapter nineteen (2000) 330 “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” as recorded by Bauhaus “Girlfriend” as recorded by Avril Lavigne (1979) 290 (2007) 331 “Straight Edge” as recorded by Minor Threat “The Middle” as recorded by Jimmy Eat World (1981) 291 (2001) 333 “Stigmata” as recorded by Ministry (1988) 293 “Schism” as recorded by Tool “Master of Puppets” as recorded by Metallica (2001) 334 (1986) 295 “B.Y.O.B.” as recorded by System of a Down “Angel of Death” as recorded by Slayer (2006) 335 (1986) 296 “Use Somebody” as recorded by Kings of Leon “Born in the U.S.A.” as recorded by Bruce (2008) 336 Springsteen (1984) 298

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