Letters to the Editor

Rolling Stone hits the big 4-0 The list-loving music magazine picks the 40 songs "that changed the world" as part of its 40th-birthday celebration. [2007-04-23]

• Missing and/or Changes?

  Hm. Well, these discussions are generally silly, but I'm game.

  For one, I'm surprised that "My Generation," by The Who isn't on there. And for the Ramones, I think "I Wanna Be Sedated" would be a better choice.

  I also question the lack of a Talking Heads or Peter Gabriel song, as both artists were out in front of the World Music movement. And one might also consider something like Paul Simon's "Graceland," for the same reason.

  And there's no question that Bowie had a profound impact, but was it "Ziggy Stardust" that had that impact? I dunno.

  And can we really leave off R.E.M.? I mean, when we're talking impact, R.E.M. is hard to ignore. I may not have understood "Radio Free Europe," but I listened to it like 1000 times. And I can't speak for anyone else, obviously, but The Police had a lot more influence on *me* than Black Flag. Not to mention The (English) Beat.

  Just a few random thoughts.

  -- Douglas Moran
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