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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

By Andrew HickeyMusic, Music History, Society & CultureEnglish

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Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 1938 to 1999, looking at five hundred songs that shaped the genre.

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  1. Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

    2 h 40 min

  2. Song 185: “Peaches En Regalia” by Frank Zappa

    2 h 39 min

  3. Teaser Trailer: It’s a Superpower??

    Trailer2 min

  4. Song 184: “The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes” by the GTOs

    1 h 30 min

  5. Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, Part 2: “His Disciples Lead Him In”

    2 h 4 min

  6. Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, part 1: Always Playing Clean

    1 h 44 min

  7. Song 182: “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff

    1 h 50 min

  8. Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

  9. Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

  10. Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains the Same

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  1. PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle

  2. PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake

  3. PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull

  4. PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo

  5. PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers

  6. Announcing Pledge Week 2025

    Bonus

  7. Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)

  8. Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Two: “I Have no Thought of Time”

  9. Song 178: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part One, Going Electric

  10. Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 4: “Sometimes I Have A Great Notion”

  11. Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 3: “Mister, Can You Give Me Some Direction?”

  12. Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part Two — “Is it True What They Say About Dixie?”

  13. Next Episode Coming Soon

    Trailer

  14. Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part One, Old Folks at Home

  15. Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Breaks a Butterfly?””

  16. Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every Cop is a Criminal and All the Sinners Saints”

  17. Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps for Troubadours

  18. Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste

  19. PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr

  20. PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People

  21. PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield

  22. PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius

  23. PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum

  24. ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024

    Trailer

  25. Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Beliefs Are In My Song”

  26. Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different Strokes For Different Folks

  27. Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”

  28. Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”

  29. An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me

    Bonus

  30. Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late

  31. Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”

  32. Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 4, Hour of Darkness

  33. Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 3, The Parsons Tale

  34. Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part Two, Of Submarines and Second Generations

  35. Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part One, Ushering in a New Dimension

  36. Announcement Regarding Schedule

    Bonus

  37. Episode 171: “Hey Jude” by the Beatles

    Episode 172

  38. Episode 170: “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison

    Episode 170

  39. Episode 169: “Piece of My Heart” by Big Brother and the Holding Company

    Episode 169

  40. Episode 168: “I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin

    Episode 168

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