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Bands' best, overrated, underrated songs

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The Beatles
Best song: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
Overrated Song: Come Together
Underrated Song: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

The Rolling Stones
Best song: Gimme Shelter
Overrated song: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Underrated song: Happy

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Best song: The Waiting
Overrated song: Mary Jane's Last Dance
Underrated song: Magnolia

Bruce Springsteen
Best song: Jungleland
Overrated song: Dancing in the Dark
Underrated song: Your Own Worst Enemy

Def Leppard
Best song: Photograph
Overrated song: Pour Some Sugar on Me
Underrated song: Lady Strange

The Who
Best song: Baba O'Riley
Overrated song: My Generation
Underrated song: 5:15

Journey
Best song: Don't Stop Believin
Overrated song: Open Arms
Underrated song: Feelin' that Way/Anytime

The Cars
Best song: Just What I Needed
Overrated song: You Might Think
Underrated song: All Mixed Up
 
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The Cars
Best song: Just What I Needed
Overrated song: You Might Think
Underrated song: Dangerous Type
 
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Kiss
Best song: Strutter
Overrated song: Rock and Roll All Nite
Underrated song: Sure Know Something
 
Michael Jackson

Best song Billie Jean
Overrated song bad
Underrated song wanna be starting something ( my favorite) but probably the way you make me feel which saved that album
 
Queen

Best song bohemian rhapsody
Overrated song another one bites the dust, and Flash Gordon soundtrack
Underrated song. Well imo Highlander sound track
 
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Paul McCartney (and Paul McCartney & Wings)
Best song: Maybe I'm Amazed
Overrated song: Ebony and Ivory
Underrated song: Back Seat of My Car; Little Lamb Dragonfly; Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
 
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kevina001 said:
The Beatles
Best song: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
Overrated Song: Come Together
Underrated Song: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

The Rolling Stones
Best song: Gimme Shelter
Overrated song: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Underrated song: Happy

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Best song: The Waiting
Overrated song: Mary Jane's Last Dance
Underrated song: Magnolia

Bruce Springsteen
Best song: Jungleland
Overrated song: Dancing in the Dark
Underrated song: Your Own Worst Enemy

Def Leppard
Best song: Photograph
Overrated song: Pour Some Sugar on Me
Underrated song: Lady Strange

The Who
Best song: Baba O'Riley
Overrated song: My Generation
Underrated song: 5:15

Journey
Best song: Don't Stop Believin
Overrated song: Open Arms
Underrated song: Feelin' that Way/Anytime

The Cars
Best song: Just What I Needed
Overrated song: You Might Think
Underrated song: All Mixed Up
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As a huge Beatles fan I have a hard time picking a best song. Probably anything off of Ruber Soul or Across the Universe
Overrated song: Hey Jude
Underated: The Night Before
 
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BBrown said:
As a huge Beatles fan I have a hard time picking a best song. Probably anything off of Ruber Soul or Across the Universe
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I had a hard time picking an overrated one. I love Come Together, but it's not my of my favorites of theirs. But I think it's regarded as one of their best. I have to disagree on Hey Jude. It's highly rated, but deserved in my opinion.
 
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Nitt1300 said:
Rush
Best- Limelight
Overrated- Tom Sawyer
Underrated- Subdivisions
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Agree with all of this. Tom Sawyer got played to death when it came out. I might be able to enjoy it if I hadn't heard it about 5000 times already. I think I'm good.
I also think 2112 as a whole, and some of the songs on it are underrated in that they don't get .01 the air play that Tom Sawyer gets.
 
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kevina001 said:
Paul McCartney (and Paul McCartney & Wings)
Best song: Maybe I'm Amazed
Overrated song: Ebony and Ivory
Underrated song: Back Seat of My Car; Little Lamb Dragonfly; Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
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Paul McCartney is my favorite. I would add as underrated, silly love songs. It is the Quintessential 1970’s (1976) pop song. I can still see the 45 spinning on my record player.
 
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kevina001 said:
The Beatles
Best song: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
Overrated Song: Come Together
Underrated Song: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

The Rolling Stones
Best song: Gimme Shelter
Overrated song: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Underrated song: Happy

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Best song: The Waiting
Overrated song: Mary Jane's Last Dance
Underrated song: Magnolia

Bruce Springsteen
Best song: Jungleland
Overrated song: Dancing in the Dark
Underrated song: Your Own Worst Enemy

Def Leppard
Best song: Photograph
Overrated song: Pour Some Sugar on Me
Underrated song: Lady Strange

The Who
Best song: Baba O'Riley
Overrated song: My Generation
Underrated song: 5:15

Journey
Best song: Don't Stop Believin
Overrated song: Open Arms
Underrated song: Feelin' that Way/Anytime

The Cars
Best song: Just What I Needed
Overrated song: You Might Think
Underrated song: All Mixed Up
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IMO, "Can't you hear me Knockin" is the most underrated Stones and rock song. It has everything. Killer riff, nasty vocals, great solo section at the end.

I'll nominate "She Said, She Said" as underrated Beatles song. Interesting tidbit - the song is about an annoying acid experience with Peter Fonda.
 
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kevina001 said:
I had a hard time picking an overrated one. I love Come Together, but it's not my of my favorites of theirs. But I think it's regarded as one of their best. I have to disagree on Hey Jude. It's highly rated, but deserved in my opinion.
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Inf its any consolation I think John hated Come Together too. LOL.
Yea I was just never a fan of Hey Jude.
 
psuro said:
I would consider Stairway to be Overrated.

Best - Kashmir
Overrated - Stairway to Heaven
Underated - Lemon Song
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Overrated because it's overplayed?

Musically, the song is really unbelievable. The contrary motion of the guitar line in the beginning (bass note walks down and highest pitch walks up) shows Page's understanding of classical composition. The song has what, 4 or 5 different parts which build through the song. Complex chords - I doubt any other rock song uses a major/minor 9th. Great lyrics. It's the whole package.
 
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Grant Green said:
IMO, "Can't you hear me Knockin" is the most underrated Stones and rock song. It has everything. Killer riff, nasty vocals, great solo section at the end.

I'll nominate "She Said, She Said" as underrated Beatles song. Interesting tidbit - the song is about an annoying acid experience with Peter Fonda.
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Rumor had it that Fonda came to a party and was telling everyone he knew what it was like to be dead.
 
Grant Green said:
Overrated because it's overplayed?

Musically, the song is really unbelievable. The contrary motion of the guitar line in the beginning (bass note walks down and highest pitch walks up) shows Page's understanding of classical composition. The song has what, 4 or 5 different parts which build through the song. Complex chords - I doubt any other rock song uses a major/minor 9th. Great lyrics. It's the whole package.
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So to drift off topic but @Grant Green, check out my post about "Rumble" and Native American Guitar players.
You probably know all of it but I thought it was excellent.
 
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Overrated because it's overplayed?

Musically, the song is really unbelievable. The contrary motion of the guitar line in the beginning (bass note walks down and highest pitch walks up) shows Page's understanding of classical composition. The song has what, 4 or 5 different parts which build through the song. Complex chords - I doubt any other rock song uses a major/minor 9th. Great lyrics. It's the whole package.
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Technically - great. But I just think Led Zep did more with other songs - like Kashmir. Sorry - but I think it's overrated.
 
Grant Green said:
I'll nominate "She Said, She Said" as underrated Beatles song
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There are dozens of Beatles songs that you could list as underrated.

Lovely Rita
Sexy Sadie
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Oh Darling
Because
Two of Us
Girl
I Need You
You're Gonna Lose That Girl
The Night Before
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
I'm a Loser
I'll Follow the Sun
I'll be Back
Fixing a Hole
This Boy
And Your Bird Can Sing
All I've Got to Do

That's just off the top of my head. They have tons of great stuff you rarely will ever hear on the radio.
 
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INXS :

Best Song : Need You Tonight
Overrated : New Sensation
Underrated : Don’t Change

Depeche Mode:

Best Song : Policy of Truth
Overrated Song : Behind the Wheel (I don’t find any of their singles bad actually).
Underrated Song : Shake the Disease

Alice In Chains :

Best Song : Nutshell
Overrated Song - ehhh Rooster?
Underrated : Rotten Apple
 
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razpsu said:
Queen

Best song bohemian rhapsody
Overrated song another one bites the dust, and Flash Gordon soundtrack
Underrated song. Well imo Highlander sound track
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I always thought Hammer to fall was Underrated.
 
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The Cars
Best song: Just What I Needed
Overrated song: You Might Think
Underrated song: All Mixed Up
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I was fully prepared to mock your selections - but your Cars’ selection simply nailed it... though All Mixed Up is not only underrated, it’s their best song (and among my favorites of all time... I was in 8th grade when that album came out and got to 2nd base listening to that song)
 
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Beatles:

Best: Norwegian Wood
Overrated: Hey Jude
Underrated: Everbody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
 
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Springsteen:

Best: Thunder Road
Overrated: Dancing in the Dark
Underrated: Girls in Their Summer Clothes
 
U2

Best Song: Bad or One Tree Hill
Overated: With or Without You
Underated: Where the Street Have No Name & B Sides from Joshua Tree
 
Hugh Manatee said:
Van Halen
Best: Ain’t Talkin Bout Love
Most Overrated: Running with the Devil
Most Underrated: Light up the Sky or Atomic Punk
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Huge VH fan and can't argue with your list. I would like to add these as other possibilities

Van Halen
Best: Unchained
Most Overrated: Hot for Teacher (I blame MTV for this)
Most Underrated: (Can't argue with yours, but from the Van Hagar songs) Dreams or Humans Being
 
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